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By Dave Dahl
SPRINGFIELD – Primary election day will be in late June in 2022, if Gov. JB Pritzker signs the bill the legislature sent him in the waning hours of session. It’s part of an election bill which can make vote-by-mail permanent for some. The primary date shift is because the congressional map is delayed by the late Census results.
Republicans claim an ethics package falls too far short, especially when it comes to the “revolving door” between being a lawmaker and being a lobbyist. There’s a six-month buffer, but the legislature only meets half the year anyway.
The Senate has yet to take up a gambling package headlined by the legalization of betting on Illinois college sports.
SB 521 (ethics) has passed the Senate, 59-0, and the House, 113-5, and awaits the governor’s action.
SB 539 (gambling) has passed the House, 96-11-1.
SB 825 (election) has passed the Senate, 41-18, and the House, 72-46, and awaits the governor’s action.
Dave Dahl can be reached at [email protected]