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93RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2003 and 2004
SB2914
Introduced 2/6/2004, by Ira I. Silverstein SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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Amends the Election Code. Permits a county clerk, rather than a county canvassing board, to perform the canvass of votes after a consolidated primary election or a consolidated election.
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A BILL FOR
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SB2914 |
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LRB093 19867 JAM 45610 b |
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| AN ACT concerning elections.
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| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| represented in the General Assembly:
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| Section 5. The Election Code is amended by adding Section |
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| 22-1.5 as follows:
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| (10 ILCS 5/22-1.5 new) |
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| Sec. 22-1.5. County clerk sole canvasser option. Following |
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| a consolidated primary election or a consolidated election, a |
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| county clerk may choose to conduct the canvass of returns |
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| without a county canvassing board. If a county clerk so |
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| chooses, no county canvassing board shall be appointed as |
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| provided in this Article and the duties and responsibilities of |
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| the county canvassing board shall be the duties and |
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| responsibilities of the county clerk. References in this Code |
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| or any other statute to the county canvassing board shall be |
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| construed to mean the county clerk when a county clerk has |
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| chosen to perform the canvass as described in this Section.
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