Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker signals he supports an election ominbus bill headed his way that Democrats sprung up suddenly on Wednesday to the surprise of Republicans.
Senate Bill 2412 originally started as a measure impacting child welfare, but late Wednesday, House Democrats gutted the bill to bring about an elections measure. House Republicans voted present and walked off the floor in protect. Asked about it Thursday at an unrelated event, Governor Pritzker said he hasn’t read the measure fully.
Among other things, the measure ends the process of Republicans or Democrats putting candidates on the General Election ball for the state legislature if no one from the party ran in the primary. On concurrences in the Senate Thursday where it also passed, State Senator Erica Harriss said the measure encompasses everything wrong with Illinois.
The measure can now be sent to the Governor for his signature.
Story from Illinois Radio Network
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