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SB1716 99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

  
  

 


 
99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2015 and 2016
SB1716

 

Introduced 2/20/2015, by Sen. Chapin Rose

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
10 ILCS 5/4-34 new

    Amends the Election Code. Prohibits the publishing of information concerning an individual's voting history with the intent to harass, embarrass, or shame the individual. Provides that any person in violation of this provision shall be guilty of a Class A misdemeanor.


LRB099 09550 MGM 29759 b

 

 

A BILL FOR

 

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1    AN ACT concerning elections.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Election Code is amended by adding Section
54-34 as follows:
 
6    (10 ILCS 5/4-34 new)
7    Sec. 4-34. Voter shaming. No person shall publish
8information concerning an individual's voting history with the
9intent to harass, embarrass, or shame the individual. Any
10person in violation of this Section shall be guilty of a Class
11A misdemeanor.