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HB0085 Engrossed |
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LRB096 03092 JAM 13108 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 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the |
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| Internet Voting
Commission Act.
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| Section 5. Commission created. The Internet Voting |
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| Commission is created within the State Board of Elections,
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| consisting of 12 members of the General Assembly. The
President |
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| and Minority Leader of the Senate and the Speaker and Minority |
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| Leader
of the House of Representatives shall each appoint 3 |
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| legislative members.
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| The Internet Voting Commission shall study and recommend to |
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| the General
Assembly a system of voting
via the Internet at |
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| elections in 2012 and thereafter.
The Internet system of voting |
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| shall supplement and not replace existing voting
systems.
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| The Commission shall
designate a chairman from among its |
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| number, shall meet as frequently as
necessary at the call of |
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| the chair, and shall report its findings to the
General |
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| Assembly as expeditiously as possible.
Commission |
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| recommendations shall take effect upon the effective date of a
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| Public Act that enacts them.
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| Commission members shall receive no compensation but shall |
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| be reimbursed
for expenses incurred in the performance of their |