SOTO-DELGADO-BOLAND-COLVIN-YARBROUGH AND HOWARD. 10 ILCS 5/1A-20 new Amends the Election Code. Requires that the State Board of Elections adopt, and election authorities implement, rules for the casting and counting of provisional ballots by persons whose valid voter registration cannot be verified at the polling place on election day. Establishes standards for attempting to verify registration before the ballot is cast and standards for verifying registration before the ballot is counted. Requires that a person whose provisional ballot is not counted because he or she lacks valid registration must be notified of the steps necessary to properly register. HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 1. Deletes everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Election Code. Reinserts the provisions of the bill with the following changes: requires that after provisional ballots are cast, (i) election authorities must review provisional ballot applications and make timely and good faith efforts to include verified and validated provisional ballots within abstracts and canvasses of votes and (ii) officials shall complete abstracts of votes within 14 days after the election. FEB-05-2002 H FILED WITH CLERK FEB-05-2002 H ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR SOTO FEB-05-2002 H FIRST READING FEB-05-2002 H REFERRED TO HOUSE RULES COMMITTEE RULES FEB-06-2002 H ASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE ELEC CAMP REF FEB-14-2002 H DO PASS/STANDARD DEBATE 006-003-000 HECR FEB-14-2002 H PLACED CAL 2ND READING-STANDARD DEBATE FEB-15-2002 H SECOND READING-STANDARD DEBATE FEB-15-2002 H PLCD CAL ORDER 3RD READING-STNDRD DEBATE FEB-15-2002 H ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR BOLAND APR-03-2002 H PRIMARY SPONSOR CHANGED TO SOTO APR-03-2002 H JOINT-SPONSOR CHANGED TO DELGADO APR-04-2002 H RECLLD TO SECOND READING-STANDARD DEBATE APR-04-2002 H AMENDMENT NO. 01-SOTO APR-04-2002 H AMENDMENT REFERRED TO HRUL APR-04-2002 H HELD CAL ORDER 2ND READING-STANDARD DBT APR-05-2002 H AMENDMENT NO. 01-SOTO APR-05-2002 H RECOMMENDS BE ADOPTED HRUL/004-000-000 APR-05-2002 H ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR COLVIN APR-05-2002 H ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR YARBROUGH APR-05-2002 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR HOWARD APR-05-2002 H AMENDMENT NO. 01-SOTO APR-05-2002 H ADOPTED APR-05-2002 H PLCD CAL ORDER 3RD READING-STNDRD DEBATE APR-05-2002 H THIRD READING/STANDARD DEBATE/LOST 042-067-004 END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Summary