$HB5706 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

AN ACT concerning appropriations.

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly:

Section 5. The following amounts, or so much of those amounts as may be necessary, respectively, are appropriated to the State Board of Elections for its ordinary and contingent expenses as follows:

The Board

For Contractual Services............................ 26,350

For Travel.......................................... 20,200

For Equipment.......................................... 500

TOTAL $47,050

Administration

For Personal Services.............................. 568,000

For Employee Retirement Contributions

Paid By Employer................................ 22,800

For State Contributions to State Employees'

Retirement System............................... 65,500

For State Contributions to

Social Security................................. 43,500

For Contractual Services........................... 387,500

For Travel.......................................... 18,900

For Commodities..................................... 14,200

For Printing......................................... 9,500

For Equipment....................................... 12,400

For Telecommunications............................. 109,100

For Operation of Automotive Equipment................ 3,900

TOTAL $1,255,300

Elections

For Personal Services............................ 1,449,500

For Employee Retirement Contributions

Paid By Employer................................ 58,000

For State Contributions to State

Employees' Retirement System................... 167,100

For State Contributions to Social Security......... 110,900

For Contractual Services............................ 55,300

For Travel.......................................... 45,050

For Printing........................................ 26,300

For Equipment........................................ 2,000

For Purchase of Election Codes...................... 15,000

For HAVA Maintenance of Effort

Contribution-State............................. 550,000

For Reimbursement to Counties for Increased

Compensation to Judges and other Election

Officials, as provided in Public Acts

81-850, 81-1149, and 90-672.................. 3,200,000

For Payment of Lump Sum Awards to County Clerks,

County Recorders, and Chief Election

Clerks as Compensation for Additional

Duties required of such officials

by consolidation of elections law,

as provided in Public Acts 82-691

and 90-713.................................... 812,500

For Payment to Election Authorities for expenses

in supplying voter registration tapes to

the State Board of Elections pursuant to

Public Act 85-958............................... 20,250

TOTAL $6,511,900

General Counsel

For Personal Services.............................. 261,400

For Employee Retirement Contributions

Paid By Employer................................ 10,500

For State Contributions to State

Employees' Retirement System.................... 30,200

For State Contributions to

Social Security................................. 20,000

For Contractual Services........................... 108,400

For Travel.......................................... 10,000

For Equipment........................................ 1,000

TOTAL $441,500

Campaign Disclosure

For Personal Services.............................. 698,900

For Employee Retirement Contributions

Paid By Employer................................ 28,000

For State Contributions to State

Employees' Retirement System.................... 80,600

For State Contributions to

Social Security................................. 53,500

For Contractual Services............................ 11,000

For Travel.......................................... 11,000

For Printing........................................ 16,900

For Equipment.......................................... 800

TOTAL $900,700

Information Technology

For Personal Services.............................. 529,900

For Employee Retirement Contributions

Paid By Employer................................. 21,200

For State Contributions to State Employees'

Retirement System............................... 61,100

For State Contributions to Social Security.......... 40,600

For Contractual Services........................... 353,750

For Travel.......................................... 11,300

For Commodities..................................... 25,500

For Printing........................................... 700

For Equipment...................................... 112,500

TOTAL $1,156,550

Section 10. The following amounts, or so much thereof as may be necessary, are appropriated from the Help Illinois Vote Fund to the State Board of Elections for Implementation of the Help America Vote Act of 2002:

For distribution to Local Election

Authorities under Section 251 of the

Help America Vote Act......................... 80,950,000

For the implementation of the Statewide

Voter Registration System as required by

Section 1A-25 of the Illinois Election

Code, including maintenance of the

IDEA/VISTA program............................. 8,650,000

For distribution to Local Election Authorities

for replacement of punch-card voting

systems under Section 102 of the Help

America Vote Act.............................. 11,500,000

For administrative costs and discretionary

grants to Local Election Authorities

under Section 101 of the Help America

Vote Act....................................... 6,700,000

Total $107,800,000

Section 15. The amount of $150,000, or as much of that amount as may be necessary, is appropriated to the State Board of Elections from the Voters’ Guide Fund for the operations of that Fund.

Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect July 1, 2006.