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SB3523 100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

  
  

 


 
100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2017 and 2018
SB3523

 

Introduced 2/16/2018, by Sen. Don Harmon

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
10 ILCS 5/1-17 new
10 ILCS 5/1A-8  from Ch. 46, par. 1A-8

    Amends the Election Code. Provides that every 2 years, each election authority shall submit specified information on the voting equipment used within the jurisdiction of the election authority to the State Board of Elections. Requires each election authority and the State Board of Elections to post the information online.


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FISCAL NOTE ACT MAY APPLY

 

 

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 changing Section
51A-8 and by adding Section 1-17 as follows:
 
6    (10 ILCS 5/1-17 new)
7    Sec. 1-17. Election authority voting equipment
8information. Every 2 years, each election authority shall
9submit information on the voting equipment used within the
10jurisdiction of the election authority to the State Board of
11Elections. The information must include:
12        (1) the age and functionality of each item of voting
13    equipment; and
14        (2) a formal letter containing a general description of
15    the status of the voting equipment, the election
16    authority's perceived need for new voting equipment, and
17    the costs associated with obtaining new equipment.
18Each election authority must publish the information submitted
19under this Section online.
 
20    (10 ILCS 5/1A-8)  (from Ch. 46, par. 1A-8)
21    Sec. 1A-8. The State Board of Elections shall exercise the
22following powers and perform the following duties in addition

 

 

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1to any powers or duties otherwise provided for by law:
2        (1) Assume all duties and responsibilities of the State
3    Electoral Board and the Secretary of State as heretofore
4    provided in this Code Act;
5        (2) Disseminate information to and consult with
6    election authorities concerning the conduct of elections
7    and registration in accordance with the laws of this State
8    and the laws of the United States;
9        (3) Furnish to each election authority prior to each
10    primary and general election and any other election it
11    deems necessary, a manual of uniform instructions
12    consistent with the provisions of this Code Act which shall
13    be used by election authorities in the preparation of the
14    official manual of instruction to be used by the judges of
15    election in any such election. In preparing such manual,
16    the State Board shall consult with representatives of the
17    election authorities throughout the State. The State Board
18    may provide separate portions of the uniform instructions
19    applicable to different election jurisdictions which
20    administer elections under different options provided by
21    law. The State Board may by regulation require particular
22    portions of the uniform instructions to be included in any
23    official manual of instructions published by election
24    authorities. Any manual of instructions published by any
25    election authority shall be identical with the manual of
26    uniform instructions issued by the Board, but may be

 

 

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1    adapted by the election authority to accommodate special or
2    unusual local election problems, provided that all manuals
3    published by election authorities must be consistent with
4    the provisions of this Code Act in all respects and must
5    receive the approval of the State Board of Elections prior
6    to publication; provided further that if the State Board
7    does not approve or disapprove of a proposed manual within
8    60 days of its submission, the manual shall be deemed
9    approved.
10        (4) Prescribe and require the use of such uniform
11    forms, notices, and other supplies not inconsistent with
12    the provisions of this Code Act as it shall deem advisable
13    which shall be used by election authorities in the conduct
14    of elections and registrations;
15        (5) Prepare and certify the form of ballot for any
16    proposed amendment to the Constitution of the State of
17    Illinois, or any referendum to be submitted to the electors
18    throughout the State or, when required to do so by law, to
19    the voters of any area or unit of local government of the
20    State;
21        (6) Require such statistical reports regarding the
22    conduct of elections and registration from election
23    authorities as may be deemed necessary;
24        (7) Review and inspect procedures and records relating
25    to conduct of elections and registration as may be deemed
26    necessary, and to report violations of election laws to the

 

 

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1    appropriate State's Attorney or the Attorney General;
2        (8) Recommend to the General Assembly legislation to
3    improve the administration of elections and registration;
4        (9) Adopt, amend or rescind rules and regulations in
5    the performance of its duties provided that all such rules
6    and regulations must be consistent with the provisions of
7    this Article 1A or issued pursuant to authority otherwise
8    provided by law;
9        (10) Determine the validity and sufficiency of
10    petitions filed under Article XIV, Section 3, of the
11    Constitution of the State of Illinois of 1970;
12        (11) Maintain in its principal office a research
13    library that includes, but is not limited to, abstracts of
14    votes by precinct for general primary elections and general
15    elections, current precinct maps and current precinct poll
16    lists from all election jurisdictions within the State. The
17    research library shall be open to the public during regular
18    business hours. Such abstracts, maps and lists shall be
19    preserved as permanent records and shall be available for
20    examination and copying at a reasonable cost;
21        (12) Supervise the administration of the registration
22    and election laws throughout the State;
23        (13) Obtain from the Department of Central Management
24    Services, under Section 405-250 of the Department of
25    Central Management Services Law (20 ILCS 405/405-250),
26    such use of electronic data processing equipment as may be

 

 

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1    required to perform the duties of the State Board of
2    Elections and to provide election-related information to
3    candidates, public and party officials, interested civic
4    organizations and the general public in a timely and
5    efficient manner;
6        (14) To take such action as may be necessary or
7    required to give effect to directions of the national
8    committee or State central committee of an established
9    political party under Sections 7-8, 7-11, and 7-14.1 or
10    such other provisions as may be applicable pertaining to
11    the selection of delegates and alternate delegates to an
12    established political party's national nominating
13    conventions or, notwithstanding any candidate
14    certification schedule contained within this the Election
15    Code, the certification of the Presidential and Vice
16    Presidential candidate selected by the established
17    political party's national nominating convention;
18        (15) To post all early voting sites separated by
19    election authority and hours of operation on its website at
20    least 5 business days before the period for early voting
21    begins; and
22        (16) To post on its website the statewide totals, and
23    totals separated by each election authority, for each of
24    the counts received pursuant to Section 1-9.2; and .
25        (17) To post on its website, in a downloadable format,
26    the information received from each election authority

 

 

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1    under Section 1-17.
2    The Board may by regulation delegate any of its duties or
3functions under this Article, except that final determinations
4and orders under this Article shall be issued only by the
5Board.
6    The requirement for reporting to the General Assembly shall
7be satisfied by filing copies of the report with the Speaker,
8the Minority Leader, and the Clerk of the House of
9Representatives, and the President, the Minority Leader, and
10the Secretary of the Senate, and the Legislative Research Unit,
11as required by Section 3.1 of the General Assembly Organization
12Act "An Act to revise the law in relation to the General
13Assembly", approved February 25, 1874, as amended, and filing
14such additional copies with the State Government Report
15Distribution Center for the General Assembly as is required
16under paragraph (t) of Section 7 of the State Library Act.
17(Source: P.A. 98-1171, eff. 6-1-15; revised 9-21-17.)