104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2025 and 2026
HB3943
 
Introduced 2/25/2025, by Rep. Robyn Gabel
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 


    Appropriates $32,196,800 from the General Revenue Fund to the State Board of Elections for operational expenses, grants, and reimbursements for the 2026 fiscal year. Appropriates $1,000,000 from the Elections Special Projects Fund to the State Board of Elections for operational expenses, grants, and reimbursements. Appropriates $3,511,000 from the Personal Property Tax Replacement Fund to the State Board of Elections for its ordinary and contingent expenses. Appropriates $11,661,100 from the Help Illinois Vote Fund to the State Board of Elections for implementation of the Help America Vote Act of 2002. Effective July 1, 2025.


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1    AN ACT concerning appropriations.
  
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. In addition to other sums appropriated, the sum 
5of $32,196,800, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is 
6appropriated from the General Revenue Fund to the State Board 
7of Elections for operational expenses, grants, and 
8reimbursements for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026.
 
9    Section 10. The sum of $1,000,000, or so much thereof as 
10may be necessary, is appropriated from the Elections Special 
11Projects Fund to the State Board of Elections for operational 
12expenses, grants, and reimbursements, except that this amount 
13shall not exceed funds made available.
 
 
14    Section 15. The following amounts, or so much of those 
15amounts as may be necessary, respectively, are appropriated 
16from the Personal Property Tax Replacement Fund to the State 
17Board of Elections for its ordinary and contingent expenses as 
18follows:
 
19  For reimbursement to counties for increased 
20  compensation for judges and other election
21  officials, as provided in Public Acts 81-850,
 
 
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1  81-1149, 90-672, 95-699, and 103-8 - Election Day 
2  Judges only....................................$2,763,500
 
3  For payment of lump sum awards to
4  counties, as provided in subsection (d) of Section 4-6001 
5of the Counties Code.................................$747,500
6    Total                                          $3,511,000
 
7    Section 20. The following amounts, or so much thereof as 
8may be necessary, are appropriated from the Help Illinois Vote 
9Fund to the State Board of Elections for implementation of the 
10Help America Vote Act of 2002:
 
11  For the maintenance of the statewide 
12  voter registration system, as required 
13  by Section 1A-25 of the Election 
14  Code, including administrative and 
15  programmatic costs associated with 
16  voter registration activities..................$1,036,100
 
17  For administrative costs and discretionary 
18  grants to local election authorities 
19  under the HAVA Election Security Grant........$10,625,000
20    Total                                         $11,661,100
 
21    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect July 1, 
222025.