101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2019 and 2020
HB5473

 

Introduced , by Rep. John Connor

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
10 ILCS 5/24-24 new

    Amends the Election Code. Requires an individual or entity proposing to provide or providing specified election services to the State (an election infrastructure vendor) to be approved by the State Board of Elections and to disclose any owners or shareholders with a 5% or greater interest or share in the company. Requires the election infrastructure vendor to report any known or suspected security incidents involving election systems to the local election authority and the Board no later than 10 days after the known or suspected incident. Provides that an election infrastructure vendor that fails to seek approval or fails to report an incident shall be subject to a penalty of not more than $10,000 for the first offense and not more than $20,000 for the second or subsequent offense to be paid to the State Board of Elections. Effective immediately.


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A BILL FOR

 

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1    AN ACT concerning elections.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Election Code is amended by adding Section
524-24 as follows:
 
6    (10 ILCS 5/24-24 new)
7    Sec. 24-24. Election infrastructure vendors.
8    (a) As used in this Section:
9    "Election infrastructure" means storage facilities,
10polling places, and centralized vote tabulation locations used
11to support the administration of elections for public office,
12as well as related information and communications technology,
13including electronic voting systems, voter registration
14databases, voting machines, electronic mail and other
15communications systems, and other systems used to manage the
16election process and to report and display election results on
17behalf of a local election authority or the State Board of
18Elections.
19    "Election infrastructure vendor" means and includes any
20individual, firm, joint venture, partnership, corporation, or
21company proposing to assist or assisting the State or a
22political subdivision of the State by providing, maintaining,
23and supporting election infrastructure.

 

 

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1    (b) An election infrastructure vendor that provides
2services used in an election in this State shall be approved by
3the State Board of Elections and disclose any owners or
4shareholders with a 5% or greater interest or share in the
5company, in any subsidiary companies, or in the vendor's parent
6company. An election infrastructure vendor shall have a
7continuing duty to report to the State Board of Elections and
8obtain approval whenever another owner or shareholder attains a
95% or greater interest. An election infrastructure vendor
10approved by the State Board of Elections shall not be required
11to suspend its activities in the State while seeking continuing
12approval.
13    (c) An election infrastructure vendor approved by the State
14Board of Elections to provide election services in this State
15shall report any known or suspected security incidents
16involving election systems to the local election authority and
17the State Board of Elections no later than 10 days after the
18vendor first knows or suspects that the incident occurred.
19    (d) An election infrastructure vendor that fails to seek
20approval or fails to report an incident shall be subject to a
21penalty of not more than $10,000 for the first offense and not
22more than $20,000 for the second or subsequent offense to be
23paid to the State Board of Elections.
 
24    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
25becoming law.