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<title>Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for HB 431          </title>
<shortdesc>ELEC CD-PHOTOGRAPH BALLOT</shortdesc>
<sponsor>
<sponsorhead1>House Sponsors</sponsorhead1><sponsors>Rep. La Shawn K. Ford-Will Guzzardi-Michael J. Zalewski</sponsors>
</sponsor>
<lastaction>
<statusdate>1/10/2017</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
</lastaction>
<synopsis>
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<reference>10 ILCS 5/29-9</reference><aliasreference>from Ch. 46, par. 29-9</aliasreference><SynopsisText>     Amends the Election Code. Provides that a person is not prohibited from photographing his or her own ballot at any time during the voting process or from viewing a photograph of a completed or partially completed ballot. Provides that a person who gives, promises to give, or receives any money or other valuable consideration in connection with the dissemination or viewing of such a photograph is guilty of a Class 4 felony.</SynopsisText></synopsis>
<actions>
<statusdate>1/28/2015</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Filed with the Clerk by Rep. La Shawn K. Ford</action>
<statusdate>1/30/2015</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>First Reading</action>
<statusdate>1/30/2015</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>2/4/2015</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Will Guzzardi</action>
<statusdate>2/4/2015</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. La Shawn K. Ford</action>
<statusdate>2/13/2015</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Assigned to Executive Committee</action>
<statusdate>2/26/2015</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael J. Zalewski</action>
<statusdate>3/27/2015</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>8/24/2015</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. La Shawn K. Ford</action>
<statusdate>8/24/2015</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Remove Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. La Shawn K. Ford</action>
<statusdate>8/24/2015</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Will Guzzardi</action>
<statusdate>1/10/2017</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
</actions>
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