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| | 102ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2021 and 2022
SB2495 Introduced 2/26/2021, by Sen. Ram Villivalam SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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| 5 ILCS 312/7-110 new | | 10 ILCS 5/29-12.5 new | |
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Amends the Illinois Notary Public Act. Provides that any person who performs a notarial act concerning election nominating papers, petitions of objections to nominating papers, or certificates of withdrawal of candidacy, and is not otherwise authorized to perform notarial acts, shall, in addition to any penalties which may be imposed under the Act, also be in violation of the Election Code. Amends the Election Code. Provides that any person who performs unauthorized notarial acts concerning election nominating papers, petitions of objections to nominating papers, or certificates of withdrawal of candidacy in violation of the Illinois Notary Public Act, is also in violation of the Code, and shall be subject to a specified penalty.
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| | SB2495 | | LRB102 16394 RJF 21783 b |
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning government.
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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 Illinois Notary Public Act is amended by |
| 5 | | adding Section 7-110 as follows:
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| 6 | | (5 ILCS 312/7-110 new) |
| 7 | | Sec. 7-110. Unauthorized notarization of nominating |
| 8 | | papers. Any person who performs a notarial act concerning |
| 9 | | election nominating papers, petitions of objections to |
| 10 | | nominating papers, or certificates of withdrawal of candidacy, |
| 11 | | and is not otherwise authorized to perform notarial acts under |
| 12 | | this Act, shall, in addition to any penalties which may be |
| 13 | | imposed under this Act, also be in violation of the Election |
| 14 | | Code.
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| 15 | | Section 10. The Election Code is amended by adding Section |
| 16 | | 29-12.5 as follows:
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| 17 | | (10 ILCS 5/29-12.5 new) |
| 18 | | Sec. 29-12.5. Unauthorized notarization of nominating |
| 19 | | papers. Any person who performs unauthorized notarial acts |
| 20 | | concerning election nominating papers, petitions of objections |
| 21 | | to nominating papers, or certificates of withdrawal of |