Public Act 093-0686
 		





SB2123 Enrolled
SRS093 00124 PLM 00124 b






    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 changing Section 
1A-8 as follows:
 



    (10 ILCS 5/1A-8)  (from Ch. 46, par. 1A-8)



    Sec. 1A-8. The State Board of Elections shall exercise the 
following
powers and perform the following duties in addition 
to any powers or duties
otherwise provided for by law:


        (1) Assume all duties and responsibilities of the State 
    Electoral Board
and the Secretary of State as heretofore 
    provided in this Act;


        (2) Disseminate information to and consult with 
    election authorities
concerning the conduct of elections 
    and registration in accordance with the
laws of this State 
    and the laws of the United States;


        (3) Furnish to each election authority prior to each 
    primary and general
election and any other election it 
    deems necessary, a manual of uniform
instructions 
    consistent with the provisions of this Act which shall be 
    used
by election authorities in the preparation of the 
    official manual of
instruction to be used by the judges of 
    election in any such election. In
preparing such manual, 
    the State Board shall consult with representatives
of the 
    election authorities throughout the State. The State Board 
    may
provide separate portions of the uniform instructions 
    applicable to
different election jurisdictions which 
    administer elections under different
options provided by 
    law. The State Board may by regulation require
particular 
    portions of the uniform instructions to be included in any

    official manual of instructions published by election 
    authorities. Any
manual of instructions published by any 
    election authority shall be
identical with the manual of 
    uniform instructions issued by the Board, but
may be 
    adapted by the election authority to accommodate special or 
    unusual
local election problems, provided that all manuals 
    published by election
authorities must be consistent with 
    the provisions of this Act in all
respects and must receive 
    the approval of the State Board of Elections
prior to 
    publication; provided further that if the State Board does 
    not
approve or disapprove of a proposed manual within 60 
    days of its
submission, the manual shall be deemed 
    approved.


        (4) Prescribe and require the use of such uniform 
    forms, notices, and
other supplies not inconsistent with 
    the provisions of this Act as it shall
deem advisable which 
    shall be used by election authorities in the conduct
of 
    elections and registrations;


        (5) Prepare and certify the form of ballot for any 
    proposed amendment to
the Constitution of the State of 
    Illinois, or any referendum to be
submitted to the electors 
    throughout the State or, when required to do so
by law, to 
    the voters of any area or unit of local government of the 
    State;


        (6) Require such statistical reports regarding the 
    conduct of elections
and registration from election 
    authorities as may be deemed necessary;


        (7) Review and inspect procedures and records relating 
    to conduct of
elections and registration as may be deemed 
    necessary, and to report
violations of election laws to the 
    appropriate State's Attorney;


        (8) Recommend to the General Assembly legislation to 
    improve the
administration of elections and registration;


        (9) Adopt, amend or rescind rules and regulations in 
    the performance of
its duties provided that all such rules 
    and regulations must be consistent
with the provisions of 
    this Article 1A or issued pursuant to authority
otherwise 
    provided by law;


        (10) Determine the validity and sufficiency of 
    petitions filed under
Article XIV, Section 3, of the 
    Constitution of the State of Illinois of 1970;


        (11) Maintain in its principal office a research 
    library that includes,
but is not limited to, abstracts of 
    votes by precinct for general primary
elections and general 
    elections, current precinct maps and current precinct
poll 
    lists from all election jurisdictions within the State.  The 
    research
library shall be open to the public during regular 
    business hours.  Such
abstracts, maps and lists shall be 
    preserved as permanent records and shall
be available for 
    examination and copying at a reasonable cost;


        (12) Supervise the administration of the registration 
    and election laws
throughout the State;


        (13) Obtain from the Department of Central Management 
    Services,
under Section 405-250 of the Department of 
    Central Management
Services Law (20 ILCS 405/405-250),

    such use
of electronic data processing equipment as may be 
    required to perform the
duties of the State Board of 
    Elections and to provide election-related
information to 
    candidates, public and party officials, interested civic

    organizations and the general public in a timely and 
    efficient manner; and


        (14) To take such action as may be necessary or 
    required to give
effect to directions of the national 
    committee or State central committee of an established

    political party under Sections 7-8, 7-11 and 7-14.1 or such 
    other
provisions as may be applicable pertaining to the 
    selection of delegates
and alternate delegates to an 
    established political party's national
nominating 
    conventions or, notwithstanding any candidate 
    certification
schedule contained within the Election Code, 
    the certification of the
Presidential and Vice

    Presidential candidate selected by the established party's 
    national nominating
convention in 2004.

    The Board may by regulation delegate any of its duties or

functions under this Article, except that final determinations 
and orders
under this Article shall be issued only by the 
Board.

    The requirement for reporting to the General Assembly shall 
be satisfied
by filing copies of the report with the Speaker, 
the Minority Leader and
the Clerk of the House of 
Representatives and the President, the Minority
Leader and the 
Secretary of the Senate and the Legislative Research
Unit, as 
required by Section 3.1 of "An Act to revise the law in 
relation
to the General Assembly", approved February 25, 1874, 
as amended, and
filing such additional copies with the State 
Government Report Distribution
Center for the General Assembly 
as is required under paragraph (t) of
Section 7 of the State 
Library Act.

(Source: P.A. 91-239, eff. 1-1-00.)

 

    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
becoming law.