Bill Text: IL SB2612 | 2017-2018 | 100th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the Election Code. Provides that by January 31 of each year, each election authority shall submit a form with specified information to the State Board of Elections. Provides that the Board, in coordination with advocacy groups, shall develop the form an election authority shall use to submit the specified information. Provides that the Board shall provide a way for an election authority to submit the form online, by mail, or by facsimile. Provides that the Board shall make the information collected available to the public on request.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Failed) 2019-01-09 - Session Sine Die [SB2612 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2017-SB2612-Introduced.html

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100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2017 and 2018 SB2612 Introduced 2/7/2018, by Sen. Melinda Bush SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
10 ILCS 5/1-17 new
Amends the Election Code. Provides that by January 31 of each year, each election authority shall submit a form with specified information to the State Board of Elections. Provides that the Board, in coordination with advocacy groups, shall develop the form an election authority shall use to submit the specified information. Provides that the Board shall provide a way for an election authority to submit the form online, by mail, or by facsimile. Provides that the Board shall make the information collected available to the public on request.
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A BILL FOR
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AN ACT concerning elections.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The Election Code is amended by adding Section
1-17 as follows:
(10 ILCS 5/1-17 new)
Sec. 1-17. Election authorities; annual submission to
State Board of Elections. By January 31 of each year, each
election authority shall submit a form with the following
information to the State Board of Elections:
(1) the methods the jurisdiction uses for outreach to
populations who may have difficulty voting or accessing
polling places;
(2) the training materials for poll workers;
(3) the methods the jurisdiction engages in to recruit
poll workers, the jurisdiction's number of poll workers,
and the compensation levels for poll workers; and
(4) the communication plan for early voting procedures
and sites.
The State Board of Elections, in coordination with advocacy
groups, shall develop the form an election authority shall use
to submit the information required under this Section. The
State Board of Elections shall provide a way for an election

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authority to submit the form online, by mail, or by facsimile.
The State Board of Elections shall make the information
collected under this Section available to the public on
request.