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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, | ||||||
3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | Section 5. The Election Code is amended by changing Section | ||||||
5 | 1A-8 as follows:
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6 | (10 ILCS 5/1A-8) (from Ch. 46, par. 1A-8)
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7 | Sec. 1A-8. The State Board of Elections shall exercise the | ||||||
8 | following
powers and perform the following duties in addition | ||||||
9 | to any powers or duties
otherwise provided for by law:
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10 | (1) Assume all duties and responsibilities of the State | ||||||
11 | Electoral Board
and the Secretary of State as heretofore | ||||||
12 | provided in this Act;
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13 | (2) Disseminate information to and consult with | ||||||
14 | election authorities
concerning the conduct of elections | ||||||
15 | and registration in accordance with the
laws of this State | ||||||
16 | and the laws of the United States;
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17 | (3) Furnish to each election authority prior to each | ||||||
18 | primary and general
election and any other election it | ||||||
19 | deems necessary, a manual of uniform
instructions | ||||||
20 | consistent with the provisions of this Act which shall be | ||||||
21 | used
by election authorities in the preparation of the | ||||||
22 | official manual of
instruction to be used by the judges of | ||||||
23 | election in any such election. In
preparing such manual, | ||||||
24 | the State Board shall consult with representatives
of the | ||||||
25 | election authorities throughout the State. The State Board | ||||||
26 | may
provide separate portions of the uniform instructions | ||||||
27 | applicable to
different election jurisdictions which | ||||||
28 | administer elections under different
options provided by | ||||||
29 | law. The State Board may by regulation require
particular | ||||||
30 | portions of the uniform instructions to be included in any
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31 | official manual of instructions published by election | ||||||
32 | authorities. Any
manual of instructions published by any |
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1 | election authority shall be
identical with the manual of | ||||||
2 | uniform instructions issued by the Board, but
may be | ||||||
3 | adapted by the election authority to accommodate special or | ||||||
4 | unusual
local election problems, provided that all manuals | ||||||
5 | published by election
authorities must be consistent with | ||||||
6 | the provisions of this Act in all
respects and must receive | ||||||
7 | the approval of the State Board of Elections
prior to | ||||||
8 | publication; provided further that if the State Board does | ||||||
9 | not
approve or disapprove of a proposed manual within 60 | ||||||
10 | days of its
submission, the manual shall be deemed | ||||||
11 | approved.
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12 | (4) Prescribe and require the use of such uniform | ||||||
13 | forms, notices, and
other supplies not inconsistent with | ||||||
14 | the provisions of this Act as it shall
deem advisable which | ||||||
15 | shall be used by election authorities in the conduct
of | ||||||
16 | elections and registrations;
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17 | (5) Prepare and certify the form of ballot for any | ||||||
18 | proposed amendment to
the Constitution of the State of | ||||||
19 | Illinois, or any referendum to be
submitted to the electors | ||||||
20 | throughout the State or, when required to do so
by law, to | ||||||
21 | the voters of any area or unit of local government of the | ||||||
22 | State;
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23 | (6) Require such statistical reports regarding the | ||||||
24 | conduct of elections
and registration from election | ||||||
25 | authorities as may be deemed necessary;
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26 | (7) Review and inspect procedures and records relating | ||||||
27 | to conduct of
elections and registration as may be deemed | ||||||
28 | necessary, and to report
violations of election laws to the | ||||||
29 | appropriate State's Attorney;
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30 | (8) Recommend to the General Assembly legislation to | ||||||
31 | improve the
administration of elections and registration;
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32 | (9) Adopt, amend or rescind rules and regulations in | ||||||
33 | the performance of
its duties provided that all such rules | ||||||
34 | and regulations must be consistent
with the provisions of | ||||||
35 | this Article 1A or issued pursuant to authority
otherwise | ||||||
36 | provided by law;
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1 | (10) Determine the validity and sufficiency of | ||||||
2 | petitions filed under
Article XIV, Section 3, of the | ||||||
3 | Constitution of the State of Illinois of 1970;
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4 | (11) Maintain in its principal office a research | ||||||
5 | library that includes,
but is not limited to, abstracts of | ||||||
6 | votes by precinct for general primary
elections and general | ||||||
7 | elections, current precinct maps and current precinct
poll | ||||||
8 | lists from all election jurisdictions within the State. The | ||||||
9 | research
library shall be open to the public during regular | ||||||
10 | business hours. Such
abstracts, maps and lists shall be | ||||||
11 | preserved as permanent records and shall
be available for | ||||||
12 | examination and copying at a reasonable cost;
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13 | (12) Supervise the administration of the registration | ||||||
14 | and election laws
throughout the State;
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15 | (13) Obtain from the Department of Central Management | ||||||
16 | Services,
under Section 405-250 of the Department of | ||||||
17 | Central Management
Services Law (20 ILCS 405/405-250),
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18 | such use
of electronic data processing equipment as may be | ||||||
19 | required to perform the
duties of the State Board of | ||||||
20 | Elections and to provide election-related
information to | ||||||
21 | candidates, public and party officials, interested civic
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22 | organizations and the general public in a timely and | ||||||
23 | efficient manner; and
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24 | (14) To take such action as may be necessary or | ||||||
25 | required to give
effect to directions of the national | ||||||
26 | committee or State central committee of an established
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27 | political party under Sections 7-8, 7-11 and 7-14.1 or such | ||||||
28 | other
provisions as may be applicable pertaining to the | ||||||
29 | selection of delegates
and alternate delegates to an | ||||||
30 | established political party's national
nominating | ||||||
31 | conventions or, notwithstanding any candidate | ||||||
32 | certification
schedule contained within the Election Code, | ||||||
33 | the certification of the
Presidential and Vice
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34 | Presidential candidate selected by the established party's | ||||||
35 | national nominating
convention in 2004 .
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36 | The Board may by regulation delegate any of its duties or
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1 | functions under this Article, except that final determinations | ||||||
2 | and orders
under this Article shall be issued only by the | ||||||
3 | Board.
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4 | The requirement for reporting to the General Assembly shall | ||||||
5 | be satisfied
by filing copies of the report with the Speaker, | ||||||
6 | the Minority Leader and
the Clerk of the House of | ||||||
7 | Representatives and the President, the Minority
Leader and the | ||||||
8 | Secretary of the Senate and the Legislative Research
Unit, as | ||||||
9 | required by Section 3.1 of "An Act to revise the law in | ||||||
10 | relation
to the General Assembly", approved February 25, 1874, | ||||||
11 | as amended, and
filing such additional copies with the State | ||||||
12 | Government Report Distribution
Center for the General Assembly | ||||||
13 | as is required under paragraph (t) of
Section 7 of the State | ||||||
14 | Library Act.
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15 | (Source: P.A. 91-239, eff. 1-1-00.)
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16 | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||||||
17 | becoming law.
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