94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

 

State of Illinois

 

2005 and 2006

SB3177

 

Introduced 3/7/2006, by Sen. Donne E. Trotter

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

 

Makes appropriations to the State Board of Elections for its ordinary and contingent expenses and for expenses related to the Help America Vote Act and the Voters’ Guide Fund. Effective July 1, 2006.

 

 

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    AN ACT concerning appropriations.

 

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

 

Section 5.  The following amounts, or so much of those amounts as may be necessary, respectively, are appropriated to the State Board of Elections for its ordinary and contingent expenses as follows:

The Board

For Contractual Services............................ 26,350

For Travel.......................................... 20,200

For Equipment.......................................... 500

    TOTAL                                           $47,050

Administration

For Personal Services.............................. 568,000

For Employee Retirement Contributions

    Paid By Employer................................ 22,800

For State Contributions to State Employees'

    Retirement System............................... 65,500

For State Contributions to

    Social Security................................. 43,500

For Contractual Services........................... 387,500

For Travel.......................................... 18,900

For Commodities..................................... 14,200

For Printing......................................... 9,500

For Equipment....................................... 12,400

For Telecommunications............................. 109,100

For Operation of Automotive Equipment................ 3,900

    TOTAL                                        $1,255,300

Elections

For Personal Services............................ 1,449,500

For Employee Retirement Contributions

    Paid By Employer................................ 58,000

For State Contributions to State

    Employees' Retirement System................... 167,100

For State Contributions to Social Security......... 110,900

For Contractual Services............................ 55,300

For Travel.......................................... 45,050

For Printing........................................ 26,300

For Equipment........................................ 2,000

For Purchase of Election Codes...................... 15,000

For HAVA Maintenance of Effort

    Contribution-State............................. 550,000

For Reimbursement to Counties for Increased

    Compensation to Judges and other Election

    Officials, as provided in Public Acts

    81-850, 81-1149, and 90-672.................. 3,200,000

For Payment of Lump Sum Awards to County Clerks,

    County Recorders, and Chief Election

    Clerks as Compensation for Additional

    Duties required of such officials

    by consolidation of elections law,

    as provided in Public Acts 82-691

    and 90-713.................................... 812,500

For Payment to Election Authorities for expenses

    in supplying voter registration tapes to

    the State Board of Elections pursuant to

    Public Act 85-958............................... 20,250

    TOTAL                                        $6,511,900

General Counsel

For Personal Services.............................. 261,400

For Employee Retirement Contributions

    Paid By Employer................................ 10,500

For State Contributions to State

    Employees' Retirement System.................... 30,200

For State Contributions to

    Social Security................................. 20,000

For Contractual Services........................... 108,400

For Travel.......................................... 10,000

For Equipment........................................ 1,000

    TOTAL                                          $441,500

Campaign Disclosure

For Personal Services.............................. 698,900

For Employee Retirement Contributions

    Paid By Employer................................ 28,000

For State Contributions to State

    Employees' Retirement System.................... 80,600

For State Contributions to

    Social Security................................. 53,500

For Contractual Services............................ 11,000

For Travel.......................................... 11,000

For Printing........................................ 16,900

For Equipment.......................................... 800

    TOTAL                                          $900,700

Information Technology

For Personal Services.............................. 529,900

For Employee Retirement Contributions

   Paid By Employer................................. 21,200

For State Contributions to State Employees'

    Retirement System............................... 61,100

For State Contributions to Social Security.......... 40,600

For Contractual Services........................... 353,750

For Travel.......................................... 11,300

For Commodities..................................... 25,500

For Printing........................................... 700

For Equipment...................................... 112,500

    TOTAL                                        $1,156,550

 

    Section 10. The following amounts, or so much thereof as may be necessary, are appropriated from the Help Illinois Vote Fund to the State Board of Elections for Implementation of the Help America Vote Act of 2002:

For distribution to Local Election

  Authorities under Section 251 of the

  Help America Vote Act......................... 80,950,000

For the implementation of the Statewide

  Voter Registration System as required by

  Section 1A-25 of the Illinois Election

  Code, including maintenance of the

  IDEA/VISTA program............................. 8,650,000

For distribution to Local Election Authorities

  for replacement of punch-card voting

  systems under Section 102 of the Help

  America Vote Act.............................. 11,500,000

For administrative costs and discretionary

  grants to Local Election Authorities

  under Section 101 of the Help America

  Vote Act....................................... 6,700,000

    Total                                      $107,800,000

 

    Section 15. The amount of $150,000, or as much of that amount as may be necessary, is appropriated to the State Board of Elections from the Voters’ Guide Fund for the operations of that Fund.

 

Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect July 1, 2006.