SB1503 101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2019 and 2020
SB1503

Introduced 2/15/2019, by Sen. Robert Peters

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

10 ILCS 5/1-18 new

Amends the Election Code. Provides that by January 31 of each year, each election authority shall submit a form with specified information to the State Board of Elections. Provides that the Board, in coordination with advocacy groups, shall develop the form an election authority shall use to submit the specified information. Provides that the Board shall provide a way for an election authority to submit the form online, by mail, or by facsimile. Provides that the Board shall make the information collected available to the public on request. Provides that the information submitted by an election authority to the State Board of Elections shall include any testing documents used to certify poll workers, the number of early voting sites, and the location and hours of operation for each early voting site.

A BILL FOR

AN ACT concerning elections.

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly:

Section 5. The Election Code is amended by adding Section 1-18 as follows:

(10 ILCS 5/1-18 new)

Sec. 1-18. Election authorities; annual submission to State Board of Elections. By January 31 of each year, each election authority shall submit a form with the following information to the State Board of Elections:

(1) the methods the jurisdiction uses for outreach to populations who may have difficulty voting or accessing polling places;

(2) the training materials for poll workers, including, but not limited to, any testing documents used to certify poll workers;

(3) the methods the jurisdiction engages in to recruit poll workers, the jurisdiction's number of poll workers, and the compensation levels for poll workers; and

(4) the communication plan for early voting procedures and sites, the number of early voting sites, and the location and hours of operation for each early voting site.

The State Board of Elections, in coordination with advocacy groups, shall develop the form an election authority shall use to submit the information required under this Section. The State Board of Elections shall provide a way for an election authority to submit the form online, by mail, or by facsimile.

The State Board of Elections shall make the information collected under this Section available to the public on request.