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| | 100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2017 and 2018
HB0286 Introduced , by Rep. Mike Fortner SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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| 10 ILCS 5/1-25 new | | 55 ILCS 5/3-2020 new | |
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Amends the Election Code. Provides that, notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, whenever an election authority is required to publish or post information to the public, the election authority may satisfy that requirement by publishing via a newspaper or on its website. Amends the Counties Code. Provides that, notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, whenever a county clerk is required to publish or post election information to the public, the clerk may satisfy that requirement by publishing via a newspaper or on its website. Effective immediately.
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| | HB0286 | | LRB100 05598 MLM 15612 b |
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning elections.
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| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
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| 4 | | Section 5. The Election Code is amended by adding Section |
| 5 | | 1-25 as follows:
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| 6 | | (10 ILCS 5/1-25 new) |
| 7 | | Sec. 1-25. Publishing online. Notwithstanding any other |
| 8 | | provision of law to the contrary, whenever an election |
| 9 | | authority is required to publish or post information to the |
| 10 | | public, the election authority may satisfy that requirement by |
| 11 | | publishing via a newspaper or on its website.
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| 12 | | Section 10. The Counties Code is amended by adding Section |
| 13 | | 3-2020 as follows:
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| 14 | | (55 ILCS 5/3-2020 new) |
| 15 | | Sec. 3-2020. Publishing online. Notwithstanding any other |
| 16 | | provision of law to the contrary, whenever a county clerk is |
| 17 | | required to publish or post election information to the public, |
| 18 | | the clerk may satisfy that requirement by publishing via a |
| 19 | | newspaper or on its website.
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| 20 | | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon |