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| | 97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2011 and 2012
HB3043 Introduced 2/23/2011, by Rep. Daniel Biss SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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Amends the Election Code. Defines "local ballot insert". Authorizes local election
authorities to produce or to arrange with the Board for production of local
inserts into the guide to contain information on local candidates,
questions, and voting. Permits candidates to
submit photographs and personal statements for inclusion in the guide. |
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning voter's guides.
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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 |
| 5 | | Sections 12A-2 and 12A-10 and by adding Section 12A-30 as |
| 6 | | follows:
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| 7 | | (10 ILCS 5/12A-2)
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| 8 | | Sec. 12A-2. Definitions. As used in this Article, unless |
| 9 | | the context
otherwise
requires:
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| 10 | | "Board" means the State Board of Elections.
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| 11 | | "Internet Guide" refers to information disseminated by the |
| 12 | | State Board of
Elections on a website, pursuant to Section |
| 13 | | 12A-5.
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| 14 | | "Local election authority" means a county clerk or board of |
| 15 | | election
commissioners.
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| 16 | | "Local ballot insert" refers to information disseminated |
| 17 | | by the State Board of Elections through the Internet guide |
| 18 | | pursuant to Section 12A-30. |
| 19 | | "Public question" or "question" means any question, |
| 20 | | proposition, or
referendum
submitted to the voters under |
| 21 | | Article 28 of this Code.
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| 22 | | "Statewide candidate" means any candidate who runs for a |
| 23 | | statewide office,
including Governor, Lieutenant Governor, |
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| 1 | | Attorney General, Secretary of State,
Treasurer, Comptroller, |
| 2 | | United States President, or United States Senator.
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| 3 | | "Voters' guide" means any information disseminated by the |
| 4 | | State Board of
Elections pursuant to
Section 12A-5.
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| 5 | | (Source: P.A. 94-645, eff. 8-22-05.)
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| 6 | | (10 ILCS 5/12A-30 new)
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| 7 | | Sec. 12A-30. Local ballot inserts.
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| 8 | | (a) Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, the |
| 9 | | Board may choose to enter into intergovernmental
agreements
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| 10 | | with local election authorities to include local ballot inserts |
| 11 | | with the voter's guide, which may be accessed through the |
| 12 | | Illinois State Board of Election's voter's guide search engine |
| 13 | | by voters who provide their zip code.
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| 14 | | (b) Local ballot inserts qualifying for inclusion with the |
| 15 | | voter's guide must
include the
following information:
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| 16 | | (1) The names and party affiliations of qualified |
| 17 | | candidates for United
States Representative,
Illinois |
| 18 | | Appellate Court Judge, State Senator, and State |
| 19 | | Representative.
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| 20 | | (2) The names and party affiliations of qualified |
| 21 | | candidates for other offices on the ballot, at the |
| 22 | | discretion of the local election
authority.
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| 23 | | (3) Personal statements of candidates named in the |
| 24 | | guide, submitted in
accordance
with subsection (c).
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| 25 | | (4) The location of polling places. This list may |
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| 1 | | indicate which polling
places are
handicapped accessible.
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| 2 | | (5) The rights of handicapped voters in non-accessible |
| 3 | | polling places.
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| 4 | | (6) A change of address form for electors who have |
| 5 | | moved within the
boundaries
of the jurisdiction of the |
| 6 | | local election authority.
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| 7 | | (7) A judge of elections application.
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| 8 | | (8) How an elector can qualify for and obtain an |
| 9 | | absentee ballot.
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| 10 | | (9) A description of the type of voting equipment used |
| 11 | | by the local
election
authority and the instructions for |
| 12 | | using that equipment.
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| 13 | | (10) Information on early and absentee voting. |
| 14 | | (11) Other information at the Board's discretion.
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| 15 | | (c) The Board may set standards for including candidate |
| 16 | | statements and
photographs in the local ballot insert,
provided |
| 17 | | that:
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| 18 | | (1) The standards are substantially similar to the |
| 19 | | standards for inclusion
in the
voter's guide.
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| 20 | | (2) No candidate may appear in a local ballot insert if |
| 21 | | he or she declines to
submit a
statement
to the voter's |
| 22 | | guide.
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| 23 | | (d) The Board may allow a local election authority to |
| 24 | | submit different
inserts
for
different portions of its |
| 25 | | jurisdiction, provided that:
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| 26 | | (1) Every part of the jurisdiction receives |
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| 1 | | information about the same
offices on
the ballot.
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| 2 | | (2) The division follows a rational basis related to |
| 3 | | the work of the local
election
authority, such as dividing |
| 4 | | the jurisdiction along congressional district
lines.
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| 5 | | (3) The division serves to tailor the
information
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| 6 | | included to the individual ballots of voters in different |
| 7 | | parts of the
jurisdiction.
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| 8 | | (e) The Board may specify the style, format, and design of |
| 9 | | the local insert
to ensure
uniformity with the voter's guide.
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