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1 AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 955
2 AMENDMENT NO. . Amend Senate Bill 955, AS AMENDED,
3 with reference to page and line numbers of House Amendment
4 No. 1, on page 1, by replacing line 5 with the following:
5 "Section 7-8 and by adding Section 1A-25 as follows:
6 (10 ILCS 5/1A-25 new)
7 Sec. 1A-25. Tax levy to implement the Help America Vote
8 Act of 2002.
9 (a) For the purpose of funding the implementation of the
10 federal Help America Vote Act of 2002, the corporate
11 authorities of each county or, in the case of a municipal
12 election authority, a municipality may levy and collect
13 annually a tax of not to exceed 0.04% of the value, as
14 equalized or assessed by the Department of Revenue, of all
15 taxable property in the county or municipality, as
16 appropriate. This tax shall be levied and collected in like
17 manner as the general taxes for the county or municipality.
18 The tax shall be in addition to all other taxes authorized by
19 law to be levied and collected in the county or municipality
20 and shall not be included within any limitation of rate
21 contained in any other law, but shall be excluded therefrom,
22 in addition thereto, and in excess thereof.
23 (b) This Section is repealed 4 years after the effective
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1 date of this amendatory Act of the 93rd General Assembly.".