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 1                    AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 955

 2        AMENDMENT NO.     .  Amend Senate Bill 955,  AS  AMENDED,
 3    with  reference  to  page and line numbers of House Amendment
 4    No. 1, on page 1, by replacing line 5 with the following:
 5    "Section 7-8 and by adding Section 1A-25 as follows:

 6        (10 ILCS 5/1A-25 new)
 7        Sec. 1A-25. Tax levy to implement the Help  America  Vote
 8    Act of 2002.
 9        (a)  For the purpose of funding the implementation of the
10    federal   Help  America  Vote  Act  of  2002,  the  corporate
11    authorities of each county or, in the  case  of  a  municipal
12    election  authority,  a  municipality  may  levy  and collect
13    annually a tax of not  to  exceed  0.04%  of  the  value,  as
14    equalized  or  assessed  by the Department of Revenue, of all
15    taxable  property  in  the   county   or   municipality,   as
16    appropriate.  This  tax shall be levied and collected in like
17    manner as the general taxes for the county  or  municipality.
18    The tax shall be in addition to all other taxes authorized by
19    law  to be levied and collected in the county or municipality
20    and shall not be  included  within  any  limitation  of  rate
21    contained  in any other law, but shall be excluded therefrom,
22    in addition thereto, and in excess thereof.
23        (b)  This Section is repealed 4 years after the effective
 
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 1    date of this amendatory Act of the 93rd General Assembly.".