Bill Text: IL HB0388 | 2017-2018 | 100th General Assembly | Engrossed
Bill Title: Amends the Election Code. Provides that a person is not prohibited from photographing his or her own ballot at any time during the voting process or from viewing a photograph of a completed or partially completed ballot. Provides that a person who gives, promises to give, or receives any money or other valuable consideration in connection with the dissemination or viewing of such a photograph is guilty of a Class 4 felony. Effective immediately.
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 12-3)
Status: (Failed) 2019-01-08 - Session Sine Die [HB0388 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2017-HB0388-Engrossed.html
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1 | AN ACT concerning elections.
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2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | Section 5. The Election Code is amended by changing Section | ||||||
5 | 29-9 as follows:
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6 | (10 ILCS 5/29-9) (from Ch. 46, par. 29-9)
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7 | Sec. 29-9. Unlawful observation of voting. Except as | ||||||
8 | permitted by this Code, any person who knowingly marks his
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9 | ballot or casts his vote on a voting machine or voting device | ||||||
10 | so that it
can be observed by another person, and any person | ||||||
11 | who knowingly observes
another person lawfully marking a ballot | ||||||
12 | or lawfully casting his vote on a
voting machine or voting | ||||||
13 | device, shall be guilty of a Class 4 felony. Nothing in this | ||||||
14 | Section shall prohibit a person from photographing his or her | ||||||
15 | own ballot at any time during the voting process or from | ||||||
16 | viewing a photograph of a completed or partially completed | ||||||
17 | ballot; however, a person who gives, promises to give, or | ||||||
18 | receives any money or other valuable consideration in | ||||||
19 | connection with the dissemination or viewing of such a | ||||||
20 | photograph shall be guilty of a Class 4 felony.
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21 | (Source: P.A. 78-887.)
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22 | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon |
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1 | becoming law.
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