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1 HOUSE RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, The Members of the Illinois House of
3 Representatives would like to honor Katherine C. Schultz,
4 McHenry County Clerk, State of Illinois, for her research and
5 implementation of optical scanning voting machines; and
6 WHEREAS, Clerk Katherine Schultz should be recognized for
7 her commitment and dedication in advancing the integrity and
8 the security of the electoral process of the State of
9 Illinois; and
10 WHEREAS, Clerk Katherine Schultz through her perseverance
11 and insight to provide McHenry County with leading technology
12 in voting systems is a forerunner in the statewide
13 implementation of optical scanning voting machine technology;
14 and
15 WHEREAS, Clerk Katherine Schultz has been involved in a
16 six-year research effort, monitoring other state systems in
17 Wisconsin and Michigan to ensure that implementation of an
18 Illinois system would be beneficial to all citizens of the
19 State of Illinois; and
20 WHEREAS, Clerk Katherine Schultz has pursued the McHenry
21 County Board for four years, providing the Board with
22 exhaustive research and procedure for approval and
23 implementation of optical scanning voting machine technology;
24 and
25 WHEREAS, Clerk Katherine Schultz was instrumental in
26 providing the voters of McHenry County with leading-edge
27 optical scanning voting equipment for the primary and general
28 elections in the year 2000; and
29 WHEREAS, Clerk Katherine Schultz provided satellite
30 locations and modem capabilities for the three largest
31 townships in McHenry County; and
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1 WHEREAS, Clerk Katherine Schultz effectively proved the
2 advantages of optical scanning machine technology through
3 three exemplary factors: (1) Where the voter places the
4 finished ballot in the register; (2) The existence of a
5 secure memory card system with voter record; and (3) An
6 immediate tape print out at the voting precinct; therefore,
7 be it
8 RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
9 NINETY-SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
10 we honor and commend Katherine C. Schultz for her years of
11 commitment, perseverance and insight in implementing a safe,
12 secure and effective means of providing technology to the
13 electoral process in the great State of Illinois; and be it
14 further
15 RESOLVED, That the individual counties of the State of
16 Illinois recognize the efforts of Clerk Katherine Schultz and
17 proceed forward in adopting like optical scanning technology;
18 and be it further
19 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
20 presented to Katherine C. Schultz, the Honorable McHenry
21 County Clerk, State of Illinois, as an expression of our
22 esteem.