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| | 99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2015 and 2016
HB4699 Introduced , by Rep. Eddie Lee Jackson, Sr. SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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Creates the Internet Voting Commission Act.
Creates a commission appointed by the legislative leaders to study
and recommend to the General Assembly a system of
voting via the Internet at elections in 2020 and thereafter.
Abolishes the commission and repeals the Act January 1, 2018. Effective
immediately.
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| | HB4699 | | LRB099 17745 MLM 42107 b |
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning elections.
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| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, |
| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
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| 4 | | Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the |
| 5 | | Internet Voting
Commission Act.
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| 6 | | Section 5. Commission created. The Internet Voting |
| 7 | | Commission is created,
consisting of 12 members of the General |
| 8 | | Assembly. The
President and Minority Leader of the Senate and |
| 9 | | the Speaker and Minority Leader
of the House of Representatives |
| 10 | | shall each appoint 3 legislative members.
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| 11 | | The Internet Voting Commission shall study and recommend to |
| 12 | | the General
Assembly a system of voting
via the Internet at |
| 13 | | elections in 2020 and thereafter.
The Internet system of voting |
| 14 | | shall supplement and not replace existing voting
systems.
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| 15 | | The Commission shall
designate a chairman from among its |
| 16 | | number, shall meet as frequently as
necessary at the call of |
| 17 | | the chair, and shall report its findings to the
General |
| 18 | | Assembly as expeditiously as possible.
Commission |
| 19 | | recommendations shall take effect upon the effective date of a
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| 20 | | Public Act that enacts them.
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| 21 | | Commission members shall receive no compensation but shall |
| 22 | | be reimbursed
for expenses incurred in the performance of their |
| 23 | | duties from funds
appropriated for that purpose.
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