Sen. David Koehler

Filed: 11/16/2010

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 362

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 362 by replacing
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:
 
4    "Section 5. The Election Code is amended by changing
5Section 24C-12 as follows:
 
6    (10 ILCS 5/24C-12)
7    Sec. 24C-12. Procedures for Counting and Tallying of
8Ballots. In an election jurisdiction where a Direct Recording
9Electronic Voting System is used, the following procedures for
10counting and tallying the ballots shall apply:
11    Before the opening of the polls, the judges of elections
12shall assemble the voting equipment and devices and turn the
13equipment on. The judges shall, if necessary, take steps to
14activate the voting devices and counting equipment by inserting
15into the equipment and voting devices appropriate data cards
16containing passwords and data codes that will select the proper

 

 

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1ballot formats selected for that polling place and that will
2prevent inadvertent or unauthorized activation of the
3poll-opening function. Before voting begins and before ballots
4are entered into the voting devices, the judges of election
5shall cause to be printed a record of the following: the
6election's identification data, the device's unit
7identification, the ballot's format identification, the
8contents of each active candidate register by office and of
9each active public question register showing that they contain
10all zero votes, all ballot fields that can be used to invoke
11special voting options, and other information needed to ensure
12the readiness of the equipment and to accommodate
13administrative reporting requirements. The judges must also
14check to be sure that the totals are all zeros in the counting
15columns and in the public counter affixed to the voting
16devices.
17    After the judges have determined that a person is qualified
18to vote, a voting device with the proper ballot to which the
19voter is entitled shall be enabled to be used by the voter. The
20ballot may then be cast by the voter by marking by appropriate
21means the designated area of the ballot for the casting of a
22vote for any candidate or for or against any public question.
23The voter shall be able to vote for any and all candidates and
24public measures appearing on the ballot in any legal number and
25combination and the voter shall be able to delete, change or
26correct his or her selections before the ballot is cast. The

 

 

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1voter shall be able to select candidates whose names do not
2appear upon the ballot for any office by entering
3electronically as many names of candidates as the voter is
4entitled to select for each office.
5    Upon completing his or her selection of candidates or
6public questions, the voter shall signify that voting has been
7completed by activating the appropriate button, switch or
8active area of the ballot screen associated with end of voting.
9Upon activation, the voting system shall record an image of the
10completed ballot, increment the proper ballot position
11registers, and shall signify to the voter that the ballot has
12been cast. Upon activation, the voting system shall also print
13a permanent paper record of each ballot cast as defined in
14Section 24C-2 of this Code. This permanent paper record shall
15(i) be printed in a clear, readily readable format that can be
16easily reviewed by the voter for completeness and accuracy and
17(ii) either be self-contained within the voting device or be
18deposited by the voter into a secure ballot box. No permanent
19paper record shall be removed from the polling place except by
20election officials as authorized by this Article. All permanent
21paper records shall be preserved and secured by election
22officials in the same manner as paper ballots and shall be
23available as an official record for any recount, redundant
24count, or verification or retabulation of the vote count
25conducted with respect to any election in which the voting
26system is used. The voter shall exit the voting station and the

 

 

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1voting system shall prevent any further attempt to vote until
2it has been properly re-activated. If a voting device has been
3enabled for voting but the voter leaves the polling place
4without casting a ballot, 2 judges of election, one from each
5of the 2 major political parties, shall spoil the ballot.
6    Throughout the election day and before the closing of the
7polls, no person may check any vote totals for any candidate or
8public question on the voting or counting equipment. Such
9equipment shall be programmed so that no person may reset the
10equipment for reentry of ballots unless provided the proper
11code from an authorized representative of the election
12authority.
13    The precinct judges of election shall check the public
14register to determine whether the number of ballots counted by
15the voting equipment agrees with the number of voters voting as
16shown by the applications for ballot. If the same do not agree,
17the judges of election shall immediately contact the offices of
18the election authority in charge of the election for further
19instructions. If the number of ballots counted by the voting
20equipment agrees with the number of voters voting as shown by
21the application for ballot, the number shall be listed on the
22"Statement of Ballots" form provided by the election authority.
23    The totals for all candidates and propositions shall be
24tabulated. One copy of an "In-Precinct Totals Report" shall be
25generated by the automatic tabulating equipment for return to
26the election authority. One copy of an "In-Precinct Totals

 

 

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1Report" shall be generated and posted in a conspicuous place
2inside the polling place, provided that any authorized
3pollwatcher or other official authorized to be present in the
4polling place to observe the counting of ballots is present.
5The judges of election shall provide, if requested, a set for
6each authorized pollwatcher or other official authorized to be
7present in the polling place to observe the counting of
8ballots. In addition, sufficient time shall be provided by the
9judges of election to the pollwatchers to allow them to copy
10information from the copy which has been posted.
11    In Until December 31, 2007, in elections at which
12fractional cumulative votes are cast for candidates, the
13tabulation of those fractional cumulative votes may be made by
14the election authority at its central office location, and 4
15copies of a "Certificate of Results" shall be printed by the
16automatic tabulation equipment and shall be posted in 4
17conspicuous places at the central office location where those
18fractional cumulative votes have been tabulated.
19    If instructed by the election authority, the judges of
20election shall cause the tabulated returns to be transmitted
21electronically to the offices of the election authority via
22modem or other electronic medium.
23    The precinct judges of election shall select a bi-partisan
24team of 2 judges, who shall immediately return the ballots in a
25sealed container, along with all other election materials and
26equipment as instructed by the election authority; provided,

 

 

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1however, that such container must first be sealed by the
2election judges with filament tape or other approved sealing
3devices provided for the purpose in a manner that the ballots
4cannot be removed from the container without breaking the seal
5or filament tape and disturbing any signatures affixed by the
6election judges to the container. The election authority shall
7keep the office of the election authority, or any receiving
8stations designated by the authority, open for at least 12
9consecutive hours after the polls close or until the ballots
10and election material and equipment from all precincts within
11the jurisdiction of the election authority have been returned
12to the election authority. Ballots and election materials and
13equipment returned to the office of the election authority
14which are not signed and sealed as required by law shall not be
15accepted by the election authority until the judges returning
16the ballots make and sign the necessary corrections. Upon
17acceptance of the ballots and election materials and equipment
18by the election authority, the judges returning the ballots
19shall take a receipt signed by the election authority and
20stamped with the time and date of the return. The election
21judges whose duty it is to return any ballots and election
22materials and equipment as provided shall, in the event the
23ballots, materials or equipment cannot be found when needed, on
24proper request, produce the receipt which they are to take as
25above provided.
26(Source: P.A. 94-645, eff. 8-22-05; 94-1073, eff. 12-26-06;

 

 

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195-699, eff. 11-9-07.)
 
2    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
3becoming law.".