Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for SB0172

Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Election Code. Makes changes to the process of absentee voting (now "voting by mail"), the approval of election judges, the dissemination of election information online, provisions concerning voter registration, and provisions concerning registration grace periods. Provides that the State Board of Elections shall enter into an agreement with the Electronic Registration Information Center effective June 15, 2016, for the purpose of maintaining a statewide voter registration database. Provides that the State Board of Elections shall comply with the requirements of the Electronic Registration Information Center Membership Agreement. Makes corresponding changes. Provides that each complaint about specified violations of the Act shall be accompanied by a $50 filing fee. Provides that if the filing fee is not tendered at the time the complainant presents the complaint, the complaint shall not be accepted. Provides that if the complaint is received between 31 and 15 days before an election about which the complaint is filed, then the State Board of Elections shall, at a minimum, hold the closed preliminary hearing and make the determination of whether the complaint was filed upon justifiable grounds, prior to the election. Provides that the complaint must be personally served on the respondent by the complainant and proof of service must be included with the complaint filed with the Board. Provides that complaints involving any conduct that relates to an upcoming election shall not be accepted 14 or fewer business days before that election. Provides that, in other cases, the Board shall render its final judgment within 60 days of the date the complaint is filed. Amends the Illinois Identification Card Act. Provides that the Secretary of State may release personally identifying information or highly restricted personal information only to the State Board of Elections for the purpose of providing the signatures required by a local election authority to register a voter through an online voter registration system or as may be required by an agreement the State Board of Elections has entered into with a multi-state voter registration list maintenance system. Amends the Revised Cities and Villages Act of 1941. Provides that, for the election following the redistricting of wards, and each election thereafter until the next redistricting of wards, petitions for nominations of candidates shall be signed by the number of legal voters of the ward as will aggregate not less than 4% of the total number of votes cast for mayor at the last preceding municipal election divided by the number of wards.

Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Election Code. Makes changes to the process of absentee voting (now "voting by mail"), the approval of election judges, the dissemination of election information online, provisions concerning voter registration, and provisions concerning registration grace periods. Provides that the State Board of Elections shall enter into an agreement with the Electronic Registration Information Center effective January 1, 2016, for the purpose of maintaining a statewide voter registration database. Provides that the State Board of Elections shall comply with the requirements of the Electronic Registration Information Center Membership Agreement. Makes corresponding changes. Provides that the Secretary of State may release personally identifying information or highly restricted personal information only to the State Board of Elections for the purpose of providing the signatures required by a local election authority to register a voter through an online voter registration system or as may be required by an agreement the State Board of Elections has entered into with a multi-state voter registration list maintenance system. Makes other changes. Amends the Revised Cities and Villages Act of 1941. Provides that, for the election following the redistricting of wards, and each election thereafter until the next redistricting of wards, petitions for nominations of candidates shall be signed by the number of legal voters of the ward as will aggregate not less than 4% of the total number of votes cast for mayor at the last preceding municipal election divided by the number of wards. Amends the Illinois Identification Card Act, the Revised Cities and Villages Act of 1941, the Illinois Public Aid Code, the Senior Citizens and Disabled Persons Property Tax Relief Act, and the Unemployment Insurance Act making corresponding changes to meet the requirements of the Electronic Registration Information Center Membership Agreement.

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