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SB82 Engrossed                       LRB093 04300 JAM 04346 b

 1        AN ACT in relation to voting equipment.

 2        Be  it  enacted  by  the People of the State of Illinois,
 3    represented in the General Assembly:

 4        Section  5.  The  Election  Code  is  amended  by  adding
 5    Section 1A-20 as follows:

 6        (10 ILCS 5/1A-20 new)
 7        Sec. 1A-20. Help Illinois Vote Fund.  The  Help  Illinois
 8    Vote Fund is created as a special fund in the State treasury.
 9    All   federal   funds   received   by   the  State  from  the
10    implementation of the federal Help America Vote Act  of  2002
11    shall  be  deposited into the Help Illinois Vote Fund. Moneys
12    from any other source may be deposited into the Help Illinois
13    Vote Fund. The Help Illinois Vote Fund shall be  appropriated
14    solely  to  the  State  Board  of  Elections  for  use in the
15    performance of activities and programs authorized or mandated
16    by or in accordance with the federal Help America Vote Act of
17    2002.

18        Section 10.  The State Finance Act is amended  by  adding
19    Section 5.595 as follows:

20        (30 ILCS 105/5.595 new)
21        Sec. 5.595. The Help Illinois Vote Fund.

22        Section  99.  Effective date.  This Act takes effect upon
23    becoming law.