Illinois's 9th Congressional District
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In Illinois's 9th Congressional District
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Across Illinois
2017
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Governor Rauner signs automatic voter registration (SB 1933)
Illinois Public Media reported that Governor Bruce Rauner signed the automatic voter registration bill, SB 1933, on August 28, 2017. The enrolled bill became Public Act 100-0464 and took effect upon becoming law.
- Rauner Signs Automatic Voter Registration Bill ↗ News report, Illinois Public Media (WILL)
- Public Act 100-0464 (SB 1933 Enrolled), as posted by the Sangamon County Clerk ↗
Source last checked Oct 20, 2026
2016
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Illinois Supreme Court keeps the Independent Map redistricting initiative off the 2016 ballot
On August 25, 2016, in Hooker v. Illinois State Board of Elections, the Illinois Supreme Court affirmed a Cook County circuit court judgment that the redistricting initiative petition submitted by Support Independent Maps failed to comply with article XIV, section 3 of the Illinois Constitution, precluding its place on the November 8, 2016 ballot. Four justices joined the majority and three dissented; rehearing was denied September 12, 2016.
Source last checked Oct 20, 2026
2015
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Court enters consent decree on special election schedule for the 18th Congressional District
On April 14, 2015 the court entered a consent decree in United States v. State of Illinois, resolving a UOCAVA complaint that Illinois law on scheduling special elections would prevent ballots reaching military and overseas voters by the 45th day before the 2015 special primary and special election for the Eighteenth Congressional District. An earlier supplemental decree entered October 31, 2013 followed a complaint about the Second Congressional District special primary.
Congressional districts named: IL-18, IL-2
Source last checked Oct 20, 2026
2014
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Illinois voters add a ban on voter discrimination to the state constitution
The Illinois Constitution, Article III, Section 8, titled "Voter Discrimination," states: "No person shall be denied the right to register to vote or to cast a ballot in an election based on race, color, ethnicity, status as a member of a language minority, national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, or income." The General Assembly's text of the Constitution gives its source as an amendment adopted at the general election of November 4, 2014.
Source last checked Oct 24, 2026
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Governor Quinn signs same-day voter registration and expanded early voting for 2014
Public Act 98-0691 (House Bill 105) has an effective date of July 1, 2014, and its text says that "During the 2014 general election, an unregistered qualified elector may register to vote ... in person at any permanent polling place for early voting ... through election day." It also extends early voting by personal appearance for the 2014 general election through the second day before election day and requires election authorities to offer voting on a public university campus. The Chicago Tribune reported that Governor Pat Quinn signed the measure on July 1, 2014, and that it also removed the photo ID requirement for early voting. The changes applied to the November 4, 2014 general election.
- Illinois General Assembly: Public Act 98-0691 (HB 105), Effective Date 07/01/2014 (archived copy read) ↗
- Quinn signs same-day voter registration bill ↗ News report, Chicago Tribune
- Kane County Connects: Voters can register right up to November Election Day (Aug. 11, 2014), quoting the Illinois statute ↗
Source last checked Oct 21, 2026
2011
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Three-judge court enters judgment for the State on challenges to the 2011 congressional map
On December 15, 2011, a three-judge federal court dismissed with prejudice and entered final judgment for the Illinois State Board of Elections in Committee for a Fair and Balanced Map v. Illinois State Board of Elections. The suit by Republican members of Congress, a committee and voters alleged intentional vote dilution of Latino voters and unconstitutional partisan districting against Republican voters; the court had earlier let the Latino vote-dilution counts proceed and dismissed the First Amendment claim.
Source last checked Oct 20, 2026
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Three-judge court grants judgment to the State on challenge to the 2011 legislative map
On December 7, 2011, a three-judge federal court granted the defendants' motion for summary judgment in Radogno v. Illinois State Board of Elections, a challenge filed July 20, 2011 by voters and Republican legislators to the legislative redistricting plan enacted after the 2010 census.
Source last checked Oct 20, 2026
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Illinois enacts the Congressional Redistricting Act of 2011
A federal court opinion records that the Illinois Congressional Redistricting Act of 2011 (P.A. 97-14), which became law on June 24, 2011, adopted a map for the eighteen remaining congressional districts after Illinois lost one seat in the 2010 census. The Illinois House passed it on May 30 and the Senate on May 31, 2011.
- Committee for a Fair and Balanced Map v. Illinois State Board of Elections, No. 11 C 5065 (N.D. Ill. Nov. 1, 2011) ↗
- Committee for a Fair and Balanced Map v. Illinois State Board of Elections (N.D. Ill. Oct. 12, 2011) ↗
Source last checked Oct 20, 2026
2010
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Illinois enters consent decree over late ballots to military and overseas voters
On October 22, 2010 the court entered a consent decree in United States v. State of Illinois, resolving a complaint that numerous Illinois election authorities failed to transmit ballots 45 days before the general election to military and overseas voters who had timely requested them. The decree gave six counties (Boone, Hancock, Jersey, Massac, Schuyler and St. Clair) additional time beyond the state's November 16, 2010 deadline for receiving those ballots. On January 26, 2012 the court approved a supplemental consent decree.
Source last checked Oct 24, 2026
Nationwide
2019
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House passes Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2019; no Senate vote follows
On December 6, 2019, the House passed H.R. 4, the Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2019, by 228 to 187 (Roll no. 654). It was received in the Senate on December 9, 2019 and referred to the Judiciary Committee; the bill record lists no Senate vote, and it did not become law.
Source last checked Oct 20, 2026
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Supreme Court decides Department of Commerce v. New York, on a census citizenship question
On June 27, 2019, the U.S. Supreme Court decided a challenge to the Commerce Secretary's decision to add a citizenship question to the 2020 census. The syllabus says "The Enumeration Clause permits Congress, and by extension the Secretary, to inquire about citizenship on the census questionnaire," and the judgment was "affirmed in part, reversed in part, and remanded."
Source last checked Oct 20, 2026
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Supreme Court decides Rucho v. Common Cause
On June 27, 2019, the U.S. Supreme Court decided cases from North Carolina and Maryland in which voters challenged congressional maps as partisan. The Court held that such claims present "political questions beyond the reach of the federal courts."
Source last checked Oct 20, 2026
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House passes For the People Act of 2019; no Senate vote follows
On March 8, 2019, the House passed H.R. 1, the For the People Act of 2019, by 234 to 193 (Roll no. 118). The bill was received in the Senate on March 12, 2019 and placed on the Senate calendar; the bill record lists no Senate vote on passage, and it did not become law.
Source last checked Oct 20, 2026
2018
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President signs Executive Order 13848 on foreign interference in U.S. elections
Executive Order 13848, dated September 12, 2018, imposes sanctions authority in the event of foreign interference in a U.S. election. The order says "there has been no evidence of a foreign power altering the outcome or vote tabulation in any United States election" and declares a national emergency over the threat of interference.
Source last checked Oct 20, 2026
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Supreme Court decides Gill v. Whitford
On June 18, 2018, the U.S. Supreme Court reviewed a challenge to Wisconsin's state legislative map as a partisan one. The Court held that "The plaintiffs have failed to demonstrate Article III standing."
Source last checked Oct 23, 2026
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Supreme Court decides Husted v. A. Philip Randolph Institute
On June 11, 2018, the U.S. Supreme Court held that "The process that Ohio uses to remove voters on change-of-residence grounds does not violate the Failure-to-Vote Clause or any other part of the NVRA."
- Husted v. A. Philip Randolph Institute, 584 U.S. 756 (2018), U.S. Reports, Volume 584 (Supreme Court) ↗
- Husted v. A. Philip Randolph Institute, No. 16-980 (U.S. June 11, 2018), syllabus and opinions (Cornell Legal Information Institute copy) ↗
Source last checked Oct 22, 2026
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President terminates the Presidential Advisory Commission on Election Integrity
Executive Order 13820, dated January 3, 2018 and published January 8, 2018, revoked Executive Order 13799 and states that "the Presidential Advisory Commission on Election Integrity is accordingly terminated."
Source last checked Oct 20, 2026
2017
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Supreme Court decides Cooper v. Harris
On May 22, 2017, the U.S. Supreme Court reviewed North Carolina's congressional Districts 1 and 12. The syllabus says the lower court "did not err in concluding that race furnished the predominant rationale for District 1's redesign and that the State's interest in complying with the VRA could not justify that consideration of race."
Source last checked Oct 23, 2026
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President establishes the Presidential Advisory Commission on Election Integrity
Executive Order 13799, dated May 11, 2017 and published May 16, 2017, established the Presidential Advisory Commission on Election Integrity, chaired by the Vice President, to "study the registration and voting processes used in Federal elections."
Source last checked Oct 20, 2026
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Homeland Security designates election infrastructure as critical infrastructure
On January 6, 2017, Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson said he had determined "that election infrastructure in this country should be designated as a subsector of the existing Government Facilities critical infrastructure sector." The statement defines election infrastructure as including "storage facilities, polling places, and centralized vote tabulations locations" and voter registration databases and voting machines.
Source last checked Oct 20, 2026
2016
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Supreme Court decides Evenwel v. Abbott
On April 4, 2016, the U.S. Supreme Court held that "a State or locality may draw its legislative districts based on total population," according to its syllabus.
Source last checked Oct 23, 2026
2013
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Supreme Court decides Shelby County v. Holder
On June 25, 2013, the U.S. Supreme Court held that Section 4 of the Voting Rights Act is unconstitutional and that its formula can no longer be used as a basis for requiring places to get federal approval ("preclearance") before changing voting procedures.
Source last checked Oct 23, 2026
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Supreme Court decides Arizona v. Inter Tribal Council of Arizona
On June 17, 2013, the U.S. Supreme Court held that "Arizona's evidence-of-citizenship requirement, as applied to Federal Form applicants, is pre-empted by the NVRA's mandate that States 'accept and use' the Federal Form."
Source last checked Oct 23, 2026
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President establishes the Presidential Commission on Election Administration
Executive Order 13639, dated March 28, 2013 and published April 3, 2013, established the Presidential Commission on Election Administration. The order says the commission "shall identify best practices and otherwise make recommendations to promote the efficient administration of elections."
Source last checked Oct 20, 2026
How this timeline is built
Every entry rests on at least one source that was opened and read, and that source states the date and the fact. Courts, legislatures, election offices, the Justice Department, the Census Bureau, the Federal Register and Congress.gov come first. A news report is used only when no official page states the fact, and it is labeled with the outlet's name. Encyclopedias are not used as sources. History starts in 1965 with the Voting Rights Act. County names come from the Census Bureau's 2024 Gazetteer. Congressional district numbers are those in use for the 2026 election; an event is tagged to a district only when its source names that congressional district.
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