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| | 102ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2021 and 2022 HB2601 Introduced 2/19/2021, by Rep. Ryan Spain SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: |
| 10 ILCS 5/1A-60 new | | 10 ILCS 5/19-7 | from Ch. 46, par. 19-7 |
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Amends the Election Code. Requires an election authority to record the number of vote by mail ballots received before election day, on election day, after election day postmarked on election day or before, and after election day postmarked after election day. Requires the State Board of Elections to create a statewide reporting system for election authorities to record the receipt of the vote by mail ballots.
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| | A BILL FOR |
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| | HB2601 | | LRB102 12094 SMS 17431 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 changing |
5 | | Section 19-7 and by adding Section 1A-60 as follows: |
6 | | (10 ILCS 5/1A-60 new) |
7 | | Sec. 1A-60. Vote by mail ballots; reporting. The State |
8 | | Board of Elections shall create a statewide reporting system |
9 | | for election authorities to record the receipt of vote by mail |
10 | | ballots as required by subsection (c) of Section 19-7.
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11 | | (10 ILCS 5/19-7) (from Ch. 46, par. 19-7)
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12 | | Sec. 19-7.
(a) Upon receipt of such vote by mail voter's |
13 | | ballot, the election
authority shall forthwith enclose the |
14 | | same unopened, together with the
application made by said vote |
15 | | by mail voter in a large or carrier envelope
which shall be |
16 | | securely sealed and endorsed with the name and official
title |
17 | | of such officer and the words, "This envelope contains a vote |
18 | | by mail ballot and must be opened on election day," together |
19 | | with the number and
description of the precinct in which said |
20 | | ballot is to be voted, and
such officer shall thereafter |
21 | | safely keep the same in his office until
counted by him as |
22 | | provided in the next section.
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