HB2703 101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2019 and 2020
HB2703

Introduced , by Rep. Ann M. Williams

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

10 ILCS 5/1A-60 new

Amends the Election Code. Requires the State Board of Elections to provide a single, consolidated report to the Governor and General Assembly that includes a detailed analysis and accounting from all divisions of the Board of all activities from the preceding 12 months, the current state of each division, and a detailed statement of goals and expectations for the coming year. Provides that the Board's report shall contain the methodology used in gathering and analyzing the data. Provides that the Executive Director of the State Board of Elections shall certify that the data included in the Board's report is accurate and reliable. Provides that the Board shall publish its report on its website. Requires the General Assembly to request the Executive Director and all division heads to provide an in-person briefing to a committee of each chamber of the General Assembly concerning the information provided in the report. Effective immediately.

A BILL FOR

AN ACT concerning elections.

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

Section 5. The Election Code is amended by adding Section 1A-60 as follows:

(10 ILCS 5/1A-60 new)

Sec. 1A-60. State Board of Elections transparency and reporting.

(a) On or by February 15 of each year, the State Board of Elections shall provide a single, consolidated report to the Governor and the General Assembly that includes the information required under subsection (b) from the following divisions of the State Board of Elections: Office of Executive Director, Office of the General Counsel, Election Operations, Information Technology, Voting and Registrations Systems, and Campaign Disclosure.

(b) The State Board of Elections' report must include a detailed analysis and accounting from all divisions of all activities from the preceding 12 months, the current state of each division, and a detailed statement of goals and expectations for the coming year.

(c) The Voting and Registrations Systems division must include in the report an analysis of all activities from the preceding 12 months undertaken to maintain the State's voter registration system and changes resulting from those activities. This analysis shall encompass activities undertaken to update voter registration information and voter status based on:

(1) deaths and Social Security Administration data;

(2) data exchanged with neighboring states as part of a bilateral data sharing agreement;

(3) data exchanged as part of a multi-state data sharing agreement;

(4) felony convictions;

(5) federal convictions;

(6) adjudicated incompetent persons;

(7) noncitizens;

(8) voter cancellations;

(9) change of address;

(10) the current state of automatic voter registration; and

(11) an analysis of all bilateral and multi-state voter registration data sharing programs to demonstrate compliance with the governance, data quality, and security standards set forth in the Electronic Registration Information Center Membership Agreement.

(c) The State Board of Elections' report shall contain the methodology used in gathering and analyzing the data.

(d) The Executive Director of the State Board of Elections shall certify that the data included in the State Board of Elections' report is accurate and reliable.

(e) The State Board of Elections shall post its report on its website on or before February 15.

(f) On or before March 31 of each year, the General Assembly shall request the Executive Director of the State Board of Elections and all division heads serving underneath the Executive Director to provide an in-person briefing to a committee of each chamber of the General Assembly, as determined by the leadership of each chamber, concerning the information provided in the report required under this Section.

Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon becoming law.