Full Text of SB0063 97th General Assembly
SB0063eng 97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY |
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning elections.
| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
| 4 | | Section 5. The Election Code is amended by changing Section | 5 | | 1A-8 as follows:
| 6 | | (10 ILCS 5/1A-8) (from Ch. 46, par. 1A-8)
| 7 | | Sec. 1A-8. The State Board of Elections shall exercise the | 8 | | following
powers and perform the following duties in addition | 9 | | to any powers or duties
otherwise provided for by law:
| 10 | | (1) Assume all duties and responsibilities of the State | 11 | | Electoral Board
and the Secretary of State as heretofore | 12 | | provided in this Act;
| 13 | | (2) Disseminate information to and consult with | 14 | | election authorities
concerning the conduct of elections | 15 | | and registration in accordance with the
laws of this State | 16 | | and the laws of the United States;
| 17 | | (3) Furnish to each election authority prior to each | 18 | | primary and general
election and any other election it | 19 | | deems necessary, a manual of uniform
instructions | 20 | | consistent with the provisions of this Act which shall be | 21 | | used
by election authorities in the preparation of the | 22 | | official manual of
instruction to be used by the judges of | 23 | | election in any such election. In
preparing such manual, |
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| 1 | | the State Board shall consult with representatives
of the | 2 | | election authorities throughout the State. The State Board | 3 | | may
provide separate portions of the uniform instructions | 4 | | applicable to
different election jurisdictions which | 5 | | administer elections under different
options provided by | 6 | | law. The State Board may by regulation require
particular | 7 | | portions of the uniform instructions to be included in any
| 8 | | official manual of instructions published by election | 9 | | authorities. Any
manual of instructions published by any | 10 | | election authority shall be
identical with the manual of | 11 | | uniform instructions issued by the Board, but
may be | 12 | | adapted by the election authority to accommodate special or | 13 | | unusual
local election problems, provided that all manuals | 14 | | published by election
authorities must be consistent with | 15 | | the provisions of this Act in all
respects and must receive | 16 | | the approval of the State Board of Elections
prior to | 17 | | publication; provided further that if the State Board does | 18 | | not
approve or disapprove of a proposed manual within 60 | 19 | | days of its
submission, the manual shall be deemed | 20 | | approved.
| 21 | | (4) Prescribe and require the use of such uniform | 22 | | forms, notices, and
other supplies not inconsistent with | 23 | | the provisions of this Act as it shall
deem advisable which | 24 | | shall be used by election authorities in the conduct
of | 25 | | elections and registrations;
| 26 | | (5) Prepare and certify the form of ballot for any |
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| 1 | | proposed amendment to
the Constitution of the State of | 2 | | Illinois, or any referendum to be
submitted to the electors | 3 | | throughout the State or, when required to do so
by law, to | 4 | | the voters of any area or unit of local government of the | 5 | | State;
| 6 | | (6) Require such statistical reports regarding the | 7 | | conduct of elections
and registration from election | 8 | | authorities as may be deemed necessary;
| 9 | | (7) Review and inspect procedures and records relating | 10 | | to conduct of
elections and registration as may be deemed | 11 | | necessary, and to report
violations of election laws to the | 12 | | appropriate State's Attorney or the Attorney General;
| 13 | | (8) Recommend to the General Assembly legislation to | 14 | | improve the
administration of elections and registration;
| 15 | | (9) Adopt, amend or rescind rules and regulations in | 16 | | the performance of
its duties provided that all such rules | 17 | | and regulations must be consistent
with the provisions of | 18 | | this Article 1A or issued pursuant to authority
otherwise | 19 | | provided by law;
| 20 | | (10) Determine the validity and sufficiency of | 21 | | petitions filed under
Article XIV, Section 3, of the | 22 | | Constitution of the State of Illinois of 1970;
| 23 | | (11) Maintain in its principal office a research | 24 | | library that includes,
but is not limited to, abstracts of | 25 | | votes by precinct for general primary
elections and general | 26 | | elections, current precinct maps and current precinct
poll |
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| 1 | | lists from all election jurisdictions within the State. The | 2 | | research
library shall be open to the public during regular | 3 | | business hours. Such
abstracts, maps and lists shall be | 4 | | preserved as permanent records and shall
be available for | 5 | | examination and copying at a reasonable cost;
| 6 | | (12) Supervise the administration of the registration | 7 | | and election laws
throughout the State;
| 8 | | (13) Obtain from the Department of Central Management | 9 | | Services,
under Section 405-250 of the Department of | 10 | | Central Management
Services Law (20 ILCS 405/405-250),
| 11 | | such use
of electronic data processing equipment as may be | 12 | | required to perform the
duties of the State Board of | 13 | | Elections and to provide election-related
information to | 14 | | candidates, public and party officials, interested civic
| 15 | | organizations and the general public in a timely and | 16 | | efficient manner , provided that, no later than 2 business | 17 | | days following the last day to file an objection to a | 18 | | candidate for judicial office, the State Board of Elections | 19 | | shall remove the home residence address of each Supreme, | 20 | | Appellate, or Circuit Judge, and each candidate for | 21 | | Supreme, Appellate, or Circuit Judge, listed on its | 22 | | website ; and
| 23 | | (14) To take such action as may be necessary or | 24 | | required to give
effect to directions of the national | 25 | | committee or State central committee of an established
| 26 | | political party under Sections 7-8, 7-11 and 7-14.1 or such |
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| 1 | | other
provisions as may be applicable pertaining to the | 2 | | selection of delegates
and alternate delegates to an | 3 | | established political party's national
nominating | 4 | | conventions or, notwithstanding any candidate | 5 | | certification
schedule contained within the Election Code, | 6 | | the certification of the
Presidential and Vice
| 7 | | Presidential candidate selected by the established | 8 | | political party's national nominating
convention.
| 9 | | The Board may by regulation delegate any of its duties or
| 10 | | functions under this Article, except that final determinations | 11 | | and orders
under this Article shall be issued only by the | 12 | | Board.
| 13 | | The requirement for reporting to the General Assembly shall | 14 | | be satisfied
by filing copies of the report with the Speaker, | 15 | | the Minority Leader and
the Clerk of the House of | 16 | | Representatives and the President, the Minority
Leader and the | 17 | | Secretary of the Senate and the Legislative Research
Unit, as | 18 | | required by Section 3.1 of "An Act to revise the law in | 19 | | relation
to the General Assembly", approved February 25, 1874, | 20 | | as amended, and
filing such additional copies with the State | 21 | | Government Report Distribution
Center for the General Assembly | 22 | | as is required under paragraph (t) of
Section 7 of the State | 23 | | Library Act.
| 24 | | (Source: P.A. 95-6, eff. 6-20-07; 95-699, eff. 11-9-07.)
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