Elections & Campaign Reform Committee
Filed: 4/18/2007
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1 | AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 1753
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2 | AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 1753 by replacing | ||||||
3 | everything after the enacting clause with the following:
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4 | "Section 5. The Election Code is amended by adding Section | ||||||
5 | 1A-40 as follows: | ||||||
6 | (10 ILCS 5/1A-40 new) | ||||||
7 | Sec. 1A-40. Election Day Voter Registration Commission. | ||||||
8 | (a) The Election Day Voter Registration Commission is | ||||||
9 | created,
consisting of 4 members of the General Assembly and 4 | ||||||
10 | public members. The
President and Minority Leader of the Senate | ||||||
11 | and the Speaker and Minority Leader
of the House of | ||||||
12 | Representatives shall each appoint one legislative member and | ||||||
13 | one
public member. | ||||||
14 | The Election Day Voter Registration Commission shall study | ||||||
15 | and report to the State Board of Elections and the General
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16 | Assembly on the possible implementation of election day voter |
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1 | registration.
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2 | (b) The Commission shall
designate a chairman from among | ||||||
3 | its number, shall meet as frequently as
necessary at the call | ||||||
4 | of the chair, and shall report its findings to the
State Board | ||||||
5 | of Elections and the General Assembly as expeditiously as | ||||||
6 | possible.
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7 | (c) Commission members shall receive no compensation but | ||||||
8 | shall be reimbursed
for expenses incurred in the performance of | ||||||
9 | their duties from funds
appropriated to the State Board of | ||||||
10 | Elections for that purpose. The State Board of Elections shall | ||||||
11 | provide the Commission with staff and technical assistance.
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12 | (d) The Commission is abolished January 1, 2009. This | ||||||
13 | Section is repealed January 1, 2009.
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14 | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||||||
15 | becoming law.".
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