SB2612 100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2017 and 2018
SB2612

Introduced 2/7/2018, by Sen. Melinda Bush

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

10 ILCS 5/1-17 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.

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 1-17 as follows:

(10 ILCS 5/1-17 new)

Sec. 1-17. 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;

(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 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.