SB0828ham002 102ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Rep. La Shawn K. Ford

Filed: 5/30/2021

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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 828

AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 828, AS AMENDED, immediately above Section 5, by inserting the following:

"Section 3. The Illinois Administrative Procedure Act is amended by adding Section 5-45.8 as follows:

(5 ILCS 100/5-45.8 new)

Sec. 5-45.8. Emergency rulemaking; Election Code. To provide for the expeditious and timely implementation of the changes made to Section 1-18, 3-5, and 19A-20 of the Election Code and Sections 3-14-1 and 5-5-5 of the Unified Code of Corrections by this amendatory Act of the 102nd General Assembly, emergency rules implementing the changes made to Sections 1-18, 3-5, and 19A-20 of the Election Code and Sections 3-14-1 and 5-5-5 of the Unified Code of Corrections by this amendatory Act of the 102nd General Assembly may be adopted by the State Board of Elections in accordance with Section 5-45, except that the 24-month limitation on the adoption of emergency rules and the provisions of Sections 5-115 and 5-125 do not apply to rules adopted under this Section. The adoption of emergency rules authorized by Section 5-45 and this Section is deemed to be necessary for the public interest, safety, and welfare.

This Section is repealed one year after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 102nd General Assembly."; and

in the introductory clause of Section 5, by replacing "Section 1-18" with "Sections 1-18 and 1-19"; and

in Section 5, Sec. 1-18, subsection (b), by deleting "or not later than 5 days before the first primary, general, consolidated, or special election immediately following his or her conviction, whichever is earlier"; and

in Section 5, Sec. 1-18, subsection (g), by deleting "number and location of ballot drop boxes established,"; and

in Section 5, Sec. 1-18, immediately below subsection (h), by inserting the following:

"(i) The provisions of this Section shall apply to all elections beginning with the general primary election in 2022.

(j) The State Board of Elections may adopt rules, including emergency rules, to implement the provisions of this Section."; and

immediately below Sec. 1-18 of Section 5, by inserting the following:

"(10 ILCS 5/1-19 new)

Sec. 1-19. Post-Conviction Task Force.

(a) The Post-Conviction Task Force is created to implement the provisions of Section 1-18 that restores the right to vote for a person convicted of a felony, or otherwise under sentence in a correctional institution or jail and provides access to vote while under sentence in a correctional institution.

(b) The members of the Task Force shall be as follows:

(1) the chair of the State Board of Elections, or his or her designee, who shall serve as chair of the Task Force;

(2) the Director of Corrections, or his or her designee;

(3) a representative from a statewide organization that represents county clerks, appointed by the chair of the State Board of Elections;

(4) a representative from an Illinois organization advocating against voter disenfranchisement, appointed by the chair of the State Board of Elections; and

(5) 4 members from the General Assembly, with one member appointed by the President of the Senate, one member appointed by the Senate Minority Leader, one member appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, and one member appointed by the House Minority Leader.

(c) The State Board of Elections shall provide administrative and other support to the Task Force.

(d) On or before December 31, 2021, the Task Force shall prepare a report that summarizes its work and makes recommendations on the implementation of restoring voting rights to a person convicted of a felony, or otherwise under sentence in a correctional institution or jail, and providing access to vote while under sentence in a correctional institution.

(e) The Task Force is dissolved and this Section is repealed on January 1, 2023."; and

in Section 99, by replacing "July 1, 2022" with "upon becoming law".