Full Text of SB2123 93rd General Assembly
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| AN ACT concerning elections.
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| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, | 3 |
| represented in the General Assembly:
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| Section 5. The Election Code is amended by changing Section | 5 |
| 1A-8 as follows:
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| (10 ILCS 5/1A-8) (from Ch. 46, par. 1A-8)
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| 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:
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| (1) Assume all duties and responsibilities of the State | 11 |
| Electoral Board
and the Secretary of State as heretofore | 12 |
| provided in this Act;
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| (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;
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| (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, | 24 |
| the State Board shall consult with representatives
of the | 25 |
| election authorities throughout the State. The State Board | 26 |
| may
provide separate portions of the uniform instructions | 27 |
| applicable to
different election jurisdictions which | 28 |
| administer elections under different
options provided by | 29 |
| law. The State Board may by regulation require
particular | 30 |
| portions of the uniform instructions to be included in any
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| official manual of instructions published by election | 32 |
| authorities. Any
manual of instructions published by any |
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| election authority shall be
identical with the manual of | 2 |
| uniform instructions issued by the Board, but
may be | 3 |
| adapted by the election authority to accommodate special or | 4 |
| unusual
local election problems, provided that all manuals | 5 |
| published by election
authorities must be consistent with | 6 |
| the provisions of this Act in all
respects and must receive | 7 |
| the approval of the State Board of Elections
prior to | 8 |
| publication; provided further that if the State Board does | 9 |
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approve or disapprove of a proposed manual within 60 | 10 |
| days of its
submission, the manual shall be deemed | 11 |
| approved.
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| (4) Prescribe and require the use of such uniform | 13 |
| forms, notices, and
other supplies not inconsistent with | 14 |
| the provisions of this Act as it shall
deem advisable which | 15 |
| shall be used by election authorities in the conduct
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| elections and registrations;
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| (5) Prepare and certify the form of ballot for any | 18 |
| proposed amendment to
the Constitution of the State of | 19 |
| Illinois, or any referendum to be
submitted to the electors | 20 |
| throughout the State or, when required to do so
by law, to | 21 |
| the voters of any area or unit of local government of the | 22 |
| State;
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| (6) Require such statistical reports regarding the | 24 |
| conduct of elections
and registration from election | 25 |
| authorities as may be deemed necessary;
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| (7) Review and inspect procedures and records relating | 27 |
| to conduct of
elections and registration as may be deemed | 28 |
| necessary, and to report
violations of election laws to the | 29 |
| appropriate State's Attorney;
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| (8) Recommend to the General Assembly legislation to | 31 |
| improve the
administration of elections and registration;
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| (9) Adopt, amend or rescind rules and regulations in | 33 |
| the performance of
its duties provided that all such rules | 34 |
| and regulations must be consistent
with the provisions of | 35 |
| this Article 1A or issued pursuant to authority
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| provided by law;
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| (10) Determine the validity and sufficiency of | 2 |
| petitions filed under
Article XIV, Section 3, of the | 3 |
| Constitution of the State of Illinois of 1970;
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| (11) Maintain in its principal office a research | 5 |
| library that includes,
but is not limited to, abstracts of | 6 |
| votes by precinct for general primary
elections and general | 7 |
| elections, current precinct maps and current precinct
poll | 8 |
| lists from all election jurisdictions within the State. The | 9 |
| research
library shall be open to the public during regular | 10 |
| business hours. Such
abstracts, maps and lists shall be | 11 |
| preserved as permanent records and shall
be available for | 12 |
| examination and copying at a reasonable cost;
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| (12) Supervise the administration of the registration | 14 |
| and election laws
throughout the State;
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| (13) Obtain from the Department of Central Management | 16 |
| Services,
under Section 405-250 of the Department of | 17 |
| Central Management
Services Law (20 ILCS 405/405-250),
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| such use
of electronic data processing equipment as may be | 19 |
| required to perform the
duties of the State Board of | 20 |
| Elections and to provide election-related
information to | 21 |
| candidates, public and party officials, interested civic
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| organizations and the general public in a timely and | 23 |
| efficient manner; and
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| (14) To take such action as may be necessary or | 25 |
| required to give
effect to directions of the national | 26 |
| committee or State central committee of an established
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| political party under Sections 7-8, 7-11 and 7-14.1 or such | 28 |
| other
provisions as may be applicable pertaining to the | 29 |
| selection of delegates
and alternate delegates to an | 30 |
| established political party's national
nominating | 31 |
| conventions or, notwithstanding any candidate | 32 |
| certification
schedule contained within the Election Code, | 33 |
| the certification of the
Presidential and Vice
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| Presidential candidate selected by the established party's | 35 |
| national nominating
convention in 2004 .
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| The Board may by regulation delegate any of its duties or
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| functions under this Article, except that final determinations | 2 |
| and orders
under this Article shall be issued only by the | 3 |
| Board.
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| The requirement for reporting to the General Assembly shall | 5 |
| be satisfied
by filing copies of the report with the Speaker, | 6 |
| the Minority Leader and
the Clerk of the House of | 7 |
| Representatives and the President, the Minority
Leader and the | 8 |
| Secretary of the Senate and the Legislative Research
Unit, as | 9 |
| required by Section 3.1 of "An Act to revise the law in | 10 |
| relation
to the General Assembly", approved February 25, 1874, | 11 |
| as amended, and
filing such additional copies with the State | 12 |
| Government Report Distribution
Center for the General Assembly | 13 |
| as is required under paragraph (t) of
Section 7 of the State | 14 |
| Library Act.
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| (Source: P.A. 91-239, eff. 1-1-00.)
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| Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | 17 |
| becoming law.
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