Democrats replace child welfare bill with changes to election law

(The Center Square) – A child welfare bill was gutted just moments before going to the Illinois House floor and replaced with an omnibus election bill.

House sponsor of Senate Bill 2412, State Rep. Jay Hoffman, D-Swansea, said the bill does three things.

“It places three non-binding referendums on the General Election ballot, eliminates the slating process to place candidates on the ballot in certain circumstances and moves up petition deadlines by 28 days,” said Hoffman. “With regard to the slating process, currently a party can slate an individual 75 days after the primary, even if that candidate didn’t file for the petitions for the primary election or did not conduct a write-in campaign at the primary election. This [bill] would remove this ability of a legislative

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