Illinois Senate Bill 1785
Session 102nd
Elec Cd-Ranked Choice Voting
Active
Failed in Senate on Jan 10, 2023
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill Number
1785
State
Illinois
Session
102nd
Senate votes are unavailable for this bill.
Summary
Amends the Election Code. Provides that members of the General Assembly and the offices of Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General, Secretary of State, Comptroller, and Treasurer shall be elected by ranked-choice voting. Provides for ranked-choice ballots to be produced. Provides that voters may rank their choice for candidates for those offices and provides for interpretations of certain ballot marks. Provides that tallying ranked-choice votes proceeds in rounds. Provides that in each round, the number of votes for each continuing candidate must be counted, that each continuing ballot counts as one vote for its highest-ranked continuing candidate for that round, and that exhausted ballots are not counted for any continuing candidate. Provides that if only 2 candidates remain, the candidate with the higher vote total wins, and that if more than 2 candidates remain, the last-place candidate is eliminated and another round of tallying is to commence. Provides that rounds continue until a winner is found. Makes conforming changes.
Introduced
01/10/2023
Senate
Session Sine Die
02/10/2022
Senate
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments
02/10/2022
Senate
Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments
02/07/2022
Senate
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 To Executive- Elections
02/07/2022
Senate
To Executive- Elections
01/05/2022
Senate
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Executive
01/05/2022
Senate
Re-assigned to Executive
07/16/2021
Senate
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Pursuant to Senate Rule 3-9(b) / Referred to Assignments
05/21/2021
Senate
Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments
05/11/2021
Senate
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Executive
05/11/2021
Senate
Re-assigned to Executive
05/11/2021
Senate
Rule 2-10 Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Established As May 21, 2021
05/07/2021
Senate
Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments
05/05/2021
Senate
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
05/05/2021
Senate
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Laura M. Murphy
04/30/2021
Senate
Rule 2-10 Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Established As May 7, 2021
04/29/2021
Senate
Re-assigned to Executive
04/28/2021
Senate
Rule 2-10 Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Established As April 30, 2021
04/22/2021
Senate
Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Cristina H. Pacione-Zayas
04/16/2021
Senate
Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments
04/16/2021
Senate
Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Sara Feigenholtz
04/15/2021
Senate
Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura Fine
04/15/2021
Senate
Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Ann Gillespie
04/12/2021
Senate
Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Scott M. Bennett
04/09/2021
Senate
Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Robert Peters
03/24/2021
Senate
To Executive- Elections
03/16/2021
Senate
Assigned to Executive
03/02/2021
Senate
Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Mike Simmons
02/26/2021
Senate
Referred to Assignments
02/26/2021
Senate
First Reading
02/26/2021
Senate
Filed with Secretary by Sen. Laura M. Murphy
Sources
IL Legislature
Record Created
Feb 26, 2021 11:35:13 PM
Record Updated
Feb 1, 2023 7:40:15 AM