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92_SB0460

 
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 1        AN ACT in relation to voting machines and systems.

 2        Be it enacted by the People of  the  State  of  Illinois,
 3    represented in the General Assembly:

 4        Section  5.  The  Election  Code  is  amended by changing
 5    Sections 24-1, 24A-4, and 24B-4 as follows:

 6        (10 ILCS 5/24-1) (from Ch. 46, par. 24-1)
 7        Sec. 24-1. The election authority  in  all  jurisdictions
 8    when  voting  machines  are  used  shall, except as otherwise
 9    provided in this Code, provide a  voting  machine  or  voting
10    machines for any or all of the election precincts or election
11    districts,  as  the  case  may  be,  for  which  the election
12    authority is by law charged with the duty  of  conducting  an
13    election   or   elections.   A  voting  machine  or  machines
14    sufficient in number to provide a machine for each 400 voters
15    or  fraction  thereof  shall  be  supplied  for  use  at  all
16    elections. However, no such voting  machine  shall  be  used,
17    purchased,  or  adopted  until  the  board  of voting machine
18    commissioners  hereinafter  provided  for,  or   a   majority
19    thereof,  shall  have made and filed a report certifying that
20    they have examined such machine; that it affords each elector
21    an opportunity to vote in absolute secrecy; that  it  enables
22    each  elector  to  vote  a  ticket  selected in part from the
23    nominees of one party, and in part from the nominees  of  any
24    or  all  other parties, and in part from independent nominees
25    printed in the columns of candidates for public  office,  and
26    in part of persons not in nomination by any party or upon any
27    independent  ticket;  that  it enables each elector to vote a
28    written or printed ballot  of  his  own  selection,  for  any
29    person for any office for whom he may desire to vote; that it
30    enables  each  elector to vote for all candidates for whom he
31    is entitled to vote, and prevents him  from  voting  for  any
 
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 1    candidate  for  any  office  more  than  once,  unless  he is
 2    lawfully  entitled  to  cast  more  than  one  vote  for  one
 3    candidate, and in that event permits him to cast only as many
 4    votes for that candidate as he is by  law  entitled,  and  no
 5    more;  that it prevents the elector from voting for more than
 6    one person  for  the  same  office,  unless  he  is  lawfully
 7    entitled  to  vote  for more than one person therefor, and in
 8    that event permits him to vote for as many persons  for  that
 9    office  as  he is by law entitled, and no more; and that such
10    machine will register correctly by means  of  exact  counters
11    every  vote cast for the regular tickets thereon; and has the
12    capacity to contain the  tickets  of  at  least  5  political
13    parties  with  the  names  of  all  the  candidates  thereon,
14    together  with  all propositions in the form provided by law,
15    where such form is prescribed, and where no such provision is
16    made for the form thereof, then in brief form, not to  exceed
17    75  words;  that  all  votes cast on the machine on a regular
18    ballot or ballots shall be registered; that  voters  may,  by
19    means  of  irregular ballots or otherwise vote for any person
20    for any office,  although  such  person  may  not  have  been
21    nominated  by  any  party and his name may not appear on such
22    machine; that when a vote is cast for any person for any such
23    office, when his name does not appear  on  the  machine,  the
24    elector cannot vote for any other name on the machine for the
25    same  office;  that  each  elector  can,  understandingly and
26    within the  period  of  4  minutes  cast  his  vote  for  all
27    candidates  of his choice; that the machine is so constructed
28    that the candidates for presidential electors  of  any  party
29    can  be  voted  for  only  by  voting  for  the  ballot label
30    containing a bracket  within  which  are  the  names  of  the
31    candidates  for  President and Vice-President of the party or
32    group; that the machine is provided with a lock or  locks  by
33    the  use  of  which any movement of the voting or registering
34    mechanism is  absolutely  prevented  so  that  it  cannot  be
 
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 1    tampered  with  or  manipulated  for  any  purpose;  that the
 2    machine is susceptible of being closed during the progress of
 3    the voting so that no person can see or know  the  number  of
 4    votes  registered  for  any  candidate;  that each elector is
 5    permitted to vote for or against any question, proposition or
 6    amendment upon which he is entitled to vote, and is prevented
 7    from voting for  or  against  any  question,  proposition  or
 8    amendment  upon  which  he  is not entitled to vote; that the
 9    machine is capable of adjustment by the  election  authority,
10    so  as to permit the elector, at a party primary election, to
11    vote only  for  the  candidates  seeking  nomination  by  the
12    political  party  in  which  primary  he is entitled to vote:
13    Provided, also that no such  machine  or  machines  shall  be
14    purchased,  unless the party or parties making the sale shall
15    guarantee in writing to keep the machine or machines in  good
16    working  order  for 5 years without additional cost and shall
17    give a sufficient bond conditioned to that effect.
18        Voting machines approved for use under this  Article  may
19    have  the  capability  to  inform  a voter that he or she has
20    overvoted or spoiled his or her ballot before the  ballot  is
21    cast  and  provide  the  voter  with an opportunity to obtain
22    another ballot from the judges of election and to revote.
23    (Source: P.A. 89-700, eff. 1-17-97.)

24        (10 ILCS 5/24A-4) (from Ch. 46, par. 24A-4)
25        Sec. 24A-4. Voting  systems  may  be  used  in  elections
26    provided  that  such  systems enable the voter to cast a vote
27    for all offices and on all measures on which he  is  entitled
28    to  vote,  and that the automatic tabulating equipment may be
29    set to reject all votes for any office or  measure  when  the
30    number  of  votes therefor exceeds the number which the voter
31    is entitled to cast,  and  provided  that  such  systems  are
32    approved for use by the State Board of Elections.
33        So  far  as applicable, the procedure provided for voting
 
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 1    paper ballots shall apply when electronic voting systems  are
 2    used.
 3        Voting  systems  approved  for use under this Article may
 4    have the capability to inform a voter  that  he  or  she  has
 5    overvoted  or  spoiled his or her ballot before the ballot is
 6    cast and provide the voter  with  an  opportunity  to  obtain
 7    another ballot from the judges of election and to revote.
 8    (Source: P.A. 84-862.)

 9        (10 ILCS 5/24B-4)
10        Sec.  24B-4.   Use  of  Precinct  Tabulation Optical Scan
11    Technology   System;   Requisites;   Applicable    procedure.
12    Precinct  Tabulation  Optical  Scan Technology voting systems
13    may  be  used  in  elections  provided  that   the   Precinct
14    Tabulation  Optical  Scan Technology systems enable the voter
15    to cast a vote for all offices and on all measures  on  which
16    he  or  she  is  entitled  to  vote,  and  that the automatic
17    Precinct  Tabulation  Optical  Scan   Technology   tabulating
18    equipment  may be set to return any ballot sheet on which the
19    number of votes for an  office  or  proposition  exceeds  the
20    number  of  votes which the voter is entitled to cast, or any
21    ballot sheet which cannot be read by the automatic tabulating
22    equipment, and provided that such systems  are  approved  for
23    use by the State Board of Elections.
24        So  far  as applicable, the procedure provided for voting
25    paper ballots shall apply when  Precinct  Tabulation  Optical
26    Scan Technology electronic voting systems are used.  However,
27    the provisions of this Article 24B will govern when there are
28    conflicts.
29        Precinct   Tabulation   Optical  Scan  Technology  voting
30    systems approved for use under  this  Article  may  have  the
31    capability  to inform a voter that he or she has overvoted or
32    spoiled his or her ballot  before  the  ballot  is  cast  and
33    provide  the  voter  with  an  opportunity  to obtain another
 
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 1    ballot from the judges of election and to revote.
 2    (Source: P.A. 89-394, eff. 1-1-97.)

 3        Section 99.  Effective date.  This Act takes effect  upon
 4    becoming law.

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