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| | 101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2019 and 2020
HB3526 Introduced , by Rep. Anne Stava-Murray SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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Amends the Election Code. Creates the Digital Petition Task Force. Provides that the Task Force shall explore what is required to modernize the petition process and allow voters to digitally sign and submit petitions for candidates. Provides that the Task Force may seek assistance from the Department of Innovation and Technology. Provides that the Task Force shall submit its recommendations to the General Assembly on or before December 31, 2020. Dissolves the Task Force on January 1, 2022.
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| | HB3526 | | LRB101 10624 SMS 55730 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,
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| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
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| 4 | | Section 5. The Election Code is amended by adding Section |
| 5 | | 1-25 as follows:
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| 6 | | (10 ILCS 5/1-25 new) |
| 7 | | Sec. 1-25. Digital Petition Task Force. |
| 8 | | (a) The Digital Petition Task Force is created. |
| 9 | | (b) The Task Force shall be composed of 10 members that |
| 10 | | shall be appointed as follows: |
| 11 | | (1) 2 members appointed by the Governor; |
| 12 | | (2) 2 members appointed by the Speaker of the House of |
| 13 | | Representatives; |
| 14 | | (3) 2 members appointed by the Minority Leader of the |
| 15 | | House of Representatives; |
| 16 | | (4) 2 members appointed by the President of the Senate; |
| 17 | | and |
| 18 | | (5) 2 members appointed by the Minority Leader of the |
| 19 | | Senate. |
| 20 | | (c) The Task Force shall choose its chairperson from among |
| 21 | | its members and any other officers it deems appropriate. |
| 22 | | (d) The Task Force may seek the assistance of the |
| 23 | | Department of Innovation and Technology in performing its |