Rep. La Shawn K. Ford
Filed: 5/30/2021
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1 | AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 828
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2 | AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 828, AS AMENDED, | ||||||
3 | immediately above Section 5, by inserting the following:
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4 | "Section 3. The Illinois Administrative Procedure Act is | ||||||
5 | amended by adding Section 5-45.8 as follows: | ||||||
6 | (5 ILCS 100/5-45.8 new) | ||||||
7 | Sec. 5-45.8. Emergency rulemaking; Election Code. To | ||||||
8 | provide for the expeditious and timely implementation of the | ||||||
9 | changes made to Section 1-18, 3-5, and 19A-20 of the Election | ||||||
10 | Code and Sections 3-14-1 and 5-5-5 of the Unified Code of | ||||||
11 | Corrections by this amendatory Act of the 102nd General | ||||||
12 | Assembly, emergency rules implementing the changes made to | ||||||
13 | Sections 1-18, 3-5, and 19A-20 of the Election Code and | ||||||
14 | Sections 3-14-1 and 5-5-5 of the Unified Code of Corrections | ||||||
15 | by this amendatory Act of the 102nd General Assembly may be | ||||||
16 | adopted by the State Board of Elections in accordance with |
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1 | Section 5-45, except that the 24-month limitation on the | ||||||
2 | adoption of emergency rules and the provisions of Sections | ||||||
3 | 5-115 and 5-125 do not apply to rules adopted under this | ||||||
4 | Section. The adoption of emergency rules authorized by Section | ||||||
5 | 5-45 and this Section is deemed to be necessary for the public | ||||||
6 | interest, safety, and welfare. | ||||||
7 | This Section is repealed one year after the effective date | ||||||
8 | of this amendatory Act of the 102nd General Assembly. "; and | ||||||
9 | in the introductory clause of Section 5, by replacing "Section | ||||||
10 | 1-18" with "Sections 1-18 and 1-19"; and | ||||||
11 | in Section 5, Sec. 1-18, subsection (b), by deleting " or not | ||||||
12 | later than 5 days before the first primary, general, | ||||||
13 | consolidated, or special election immediately following his or | ||||||
14 | her conviction, whichever is earlier "; and | ||||||
15 | in Section 5, Sec. 1-18, subsection (g), by deleting " number | ||||||
16 | and location of ballot drop boxes established, "; and | ||||||
17 | in Section 5, Sec. 1-18, immediately below subsection (h), by | ||||||
18 | inserting the following: | ||||||
19 | " (i) The provisions of this Section shall apply to all | ||||||
20 | elections beginning with the general primary election in 2022. | ||||||
21 | (j) The State Board of Elections may adopt rules, | ||||||
22 | including emergency rules, to implement the provisions of this |
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1 | Section. "; and | ||||||
2 | immediately below Sec. 1-18 of Section 5, by inserting the | ||||||
3 | following: | ||||||
4 | "(10 ILCS 5/1-19 new) | ||||||
5 | Sec. 1-19. Post-Conviction Task Force. | ||||||
6 | (a) The Post-Conviction Task Force is created to implement | ||||||
7 | the provisions of Section 1-18 that restores the right to vote | ||||||
8 | for a person convicted of a felony, or otherwise under | ||||||
9 | sentence in a correctional institution or jail and provides | ||||||
10 | access to vote while under sentence in a correctional | ||||||
11 | institution. | ||||||
12 | (b) The members of the Task Force shall be as follows: | ||||||
13 | (1) the chair of the State Board of Elections, or his | ||||||
14 | or her designee, who shall serve as chair of the Task | ||||||
15 | Force; | ||||||
16 | (2) the Director of Corrections, or his or her | ||||||
17 | designee; | ||||||
18 | (3) a representative from a statewide organization | ||||||
19 | that represents county clerks, appointed by the chair of | ||||||
20 | the State Board of Elections; | ||||||
21 | (4) a representative from an Illinois organization | ||||||
22 | advocating against voter disenfranchisement, appointed by | ||||||
23 | the chair of the State Board of Elections; and | ||||||
24 | (5) 4 members from the General Assembly, with one |
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1 | member appointed by the President of the Senate, one | ||||||
2 | member appointed by the Senate Minority Leader, one member | ||||||
3 | appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, | ||||||
4 | and one member appointed by the House Minority Leader. | ||||||
5 | (c) The State Board of Elections shall provide | ||||||
6 | administrative and other support to the Task Force. | ||||||
7 | (d) On or before December 31, 2021, the Task Force shall | ||||||
8 | prepare a report that summarizes its work and makes | ||||||
9 | recommendations on the implementation of restoring voting | ||||||
10 | rights to a person convicted of a felony, or otherwise under | ||||||
11 | sentence in a correctional institution or jail, and providing | ||||||
12 | access to vote while under sentence in a correctional | ||||||
13 | institution. | ||||||
14 | (e) The Task Force is dissolved and this Section is | ||||||
15 | repealed on January 1, 2023. "; and
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16 | in Section 99, by replacing "July 1, 2022" with "upon becoming | ||||||
17 | law".
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