On July 27, Illinois Pat Quinn signed HB 2418, an omnibus election law bill. Among other things, it doubles the petition requirement for candidates for Chicago Alderman, from 2% of the last vote cast, to 4%. The Governor would have been free to line out this part of the 217-page bill, but he didn’t. The bill has many other provisions, including one to let individuals register to vote on-line. See this story.