HB5473 101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2019 and 2020
HB5473

Introduced , by Rep. John Connor

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

10 ILCS 5/24-24 new

Amends the Election Code. Requires an individual or entity proposing to provide or providing specified election services to the State (an election infrastructure vendor) to be approved by the State Board of Elections and to disclose any owners or shareholders with a 5% or greater interest or share in the company. Requires the election infrastructure vendor to report any known or suspected security incidents involving election systems to the local election authority and the Board no later than 10 days after the known or suspected incident. Provides that an election infrastructure vendor that fails to seek approval or fails to report an incident shall be subject to a penalty of not more than $10,000 for the first offense and not more than $20,000 for the second or subsequent offense to be paid to the State Board of Elections. Effective immediately.

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 24-24 as follows:

(10 ILCS 5/24-24 new)

Sec. 24-24. Election infrastructure vendors.

(a) As used in this Section:

"Election infrastructure" means storage facilities, polling places, and centralized vote tabulation locations used to support the administration of elections for public office, as well as related information and communications technology, including electronic voting systems, voter registration databases, voting machines, electronic mail and other communications systems, and other systems used to manage the election process and to report and display election results on behalf of a local election authority or the State Board of Elections.

"Election infrastructure vendor" means and includes any individual, firm, joint venture, partnership, corporation, or company proposing to assist or assisting the State or a political subdivision of the State by providing, maintaining, and supporting election infrastructure.

(b) An election infrastructure vendor that provides services used in an election in this State shall be approved by the State Board of Elections and disclose any owners or shareholders with a 5% or greater interest or share in the company, in any subsidiary companies, or in the vendor's parent company. An election infrastructure vendor shall have a continuing duty to report to the State Board of Elections and obtain approval whenever another owner or shareholder attains a 5% or greater interest. An election infrastructure vendor approved by the State Board of Elections shall not be required to suspend its activities in the State while seeking continuing approval.

(c) An election infrastructure vendor approved by the State Board of Elections to provide election services in this State shall report any known or suspected security incidents involving election systems to the local election authority and the State Board of Elections no later than 10 days after the vendor first knows or suspects that the incident occurred.

(d) An election infrastructure vendor that fails to seek approval or fails to report an incident shall be subject to a penalty of not more than $10,000 for the first offense and not more than $20,000 for the second or subsequent offense to be paid to the State Board of Elections.

Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon becoming law.