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type: "Bill"
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title: "ABSENTEE BALLOT POSTMARK"
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description: "Amends the Election Code. With respect to absentee ballots, provides that those returned by mail must be postmarked by midnight preceding election day, for counting no later than during the period for counting provisional ballots."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
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legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
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session: "96th"
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identifier: "HB 3972"
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citation: "Illinois HB 3972 (96th)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: []
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version_count: 3
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action_count: 43
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vote_count: 2
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first_action: "2009-02-26"
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last_action: "2009-08-11"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c1f50773-0961-4bc5-b197-fc52aa7d66ef"
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source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=3972&GAID=10&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=46813&SessionID=76&GA=96"
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source_hash: "d56033eae143412d0d19491aebea59fbcb570256712662c3ab7c8498e7244c24"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-il"]
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---
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# Illinois HB 3972 (96th) — ABSENTEE BALLOT POSTMARK
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Amends the Election Code. With respect to absentee ballots, provides that those returned by mail must be postmarked by midnight preceding election day, for counting no later than during the period for counting provisional ballots.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600HB3972&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=46813&DocNum=3972&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
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2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600HB3972eng&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=46813&DocNum=3972&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
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3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600HB3972enr&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=46813&DocNum=3972&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
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## Votes
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- Third Reading — **54–0** (pass) · upper
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- Third Reading — **115–0** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Eddie Lee Jackson, Sr. — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2009-02-26** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Eddie Lee Jackson, Sr. `filing`
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- **2009-02-26** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2009-02-26** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2009-03-03** Assigned to Elections & Campaign Reform Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2009-03-05** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Mark L. Walker
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- **2009-03-05** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Naomi D. Jakobsson
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- **2009-03-05** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Lou Lang
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- **2009-03-05** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Thomas Holbrook
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- **2009-03-05** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Ron Stephens
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- **2009-03-05** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Boland
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- **2009-03-05** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Elaine Nekritz
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- **2009-03-05** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jehan A. Gordon
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- **2009-03-05** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Karen A. Yarbrough
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- **2009-03-10** Do Pass / Short Debate Elections & Campaign Reform Committee; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
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- **2009-03-11** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2009-03-17** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
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- **2009-03-17** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2009-03-18** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. William Davis
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- **2009-03-18** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Deborah L. Graham
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- **2009-03-18** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Marlow H. Colvin
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- **2009-03-18** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks
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- **2009-03-18** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Keith Farnham
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- **2009-03-18** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Esther Golar
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- **2009-03-18** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Charles E. Jefferson
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- **2009-03-18** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 115-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
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- **2009-03-19** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
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- **2009-03-19** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 24, 2009 `reading-1`
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- **2009-03-25** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. James F. Clayborne, Jr.
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- **2009-03-26** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2009-03-26** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
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- **2009-04-22** Assigned to Elections `referral-committee`
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- **2009-04-23** Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Emil Jones, III
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- **2009-04-29** Postponed - Elections
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- **2009-05-06** Do Pass Elections; 008-000-000 `committee-passage`
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- **2009-05-06** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 7, 2009
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- **2009-05-13** Second Reading `reading-2`
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- **2009-05-13** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 14, 2009
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- **2009-05-14** Third Reading - Passed; 054-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
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- **2009-05-14** Passed Both Houses
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- **2009-06-12** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2009-08-11** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
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- **2009-08-11** Effective Date January 1, 2010
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- **2009-08-11** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-0312 `became-law`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c1f50773-0961-4bc5-b197-fc52aa7d66ef`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).
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