According to an employee of the Illinois legislature, the two interesting election law bills that were supposed to have been passed by July 31, will each get an extension into August. The bills are HB 1685 (the National Popular Vote Plan for presidential elections) and HB 1752 (timid ballot access reform).

Since the Illinois legislature is operating in special session, deadlines for enacting bills are in force. Both bills have passed both houses of the Illinois legislature, but both are in slightly different versions, so concurrence is needed.