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92_SR0153enr 92SR0153 Enrolled SRS92SR0021GHbm 1 STATE OF ILLINOIS 2 NINETY-SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY 3 SENATE 4 Senate Resolution No. 153 5 Offered by Senator Kirk Dillard 6 WHEREAS, The Illinois Constitution provides that the 7 Illinois General Assembly shall ensure the secrecy of voting 8 and the integrity of the election process for all qualified 9 voters of Illinois; and 10 WHEREAS, The laws and procedures governing voter 11 registration should be strictly enforced, and a judicious 12 review of the accuracy of voter registration procedures and 13 the maintenance of such voter lists should be conducted; and 14 WHEREAS, The citizens of Illinois deserve a full and fair 15 investigation into the conduct of elections in Illinois, just 16 as the election officials of Illinois have the right to an 17 open forum to provide information on voting procedures 18 applied within each jurisdiction; and 19 WHEREAS, The sanctity of the polling place and the 20 voter's right to vote a secret ballot that will be counted 21 are inherent rights of all voters and should be protected by 22 application of Illinois law; and 23 WHEREAS, It is in the best interests of all Illinois 24 citizens that election officials and election judges shall be 25 knowledgeable of and trained to the fullest extent possible 26 as to the laws and procedures governing the conduct of voting 27 on Election Day; and 28 WHEREAS, Every qualified Illinois voter is entitled to be 29 fully informed of his or her rights and responsibilities as a 30 voter; therefore, be it 92SR0153 Enrolled -2- SRS92SR0021GHbm 1 RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SECOND GENERAL 2 ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that the Senate Task Force 3 on Integrity in Voting is hereby created to be composed of 4 eleven members, seven appointed by the Senate President and 5 four appointed by the Senate Minority Leader; and be it 6 further 7 RESOLVED, That of the seven members appointed by the 8 President, three shall be public members who have expertise 9 in the election process and four shall be members of the 10 Illinois Senate (one of whom shall be designated as 11 Chairperson); and be it further 12 RESOLVED, That of the four members appointed by the 13 Minority Leader, one shall be a public member who has 14 expertise in the election process and three shall be members 15 of the Illinois Senate; and be it further 16 RESOLVED, That members of the Task Force shall serve 17 without compensation; and be it further 18 RESOLVED, That the Task Force may make expenditures, hire 19 staff, and enter into contracts to facilitate its study; and 20 be it further 21 RESOLVED, That the Task Force shall meet at the call of 22 the Chairperson; and be it further 23 RESOLVED, That the Task Force shall examine various 24 issues relating to voting procedures and elections technology 25 including, but not limited to: voter registration, Election 26 Day procedures, voting machine technology, absentee voting, 27 and voter education; and be if further 92SR0153 Enrolled -3- SRS92SR0021GHbm 1 RESOLVED, That the Task Force on Integrity in Voting 2 shall submit an interim report to the Senate on or before 3 November 1, 2001 and a final report on April 1, 2002. 4 Adopted by the Senate, May 31, 2001. 5 _______________________ 6 President of the Senate 7 _______________________ 8 Secretary of the Senate