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91_HB4089eng HB4089 Engrossed LRB9109042JMdvA 1 AN ACT creating the Internet Voting Commission. 2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 3 represented in the General Assembly: 4 Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the 5 Internet Voting Commission Act. 6 Section 5. Commission created. The Internet Voting 7 Commission is created, consisting of 8 members of the General 8 Assembly and 8 public members. The President and Minority 9 Leader of the Senate and the Speaker and Minority Leader of 10 the House of Representatives shall each appoint 2 legislative 11 members and 2 public members. 12 The Internet Voting Commission shall study and recommend 13 to the General Assembly a system of voting via the Internet 14 at elections in 2002 and thereafter. The Internet system of 15 voting shall supplement and not replace existing voting 16 systems. 17 The Commission shall designate a chairman from among its 18 number, shall meet as frequently as necessary at the call of 19 the chair, and shall report its findings to the General 20 Assembly as expeditiously as possible. Commission 21 recommendations shall take effect upon the effective date of 22 a Public Act that enacts them. 23 Commission members shall receive no compensation but 24 shall be reimbursed for expenses incurred in the performance 25 of their duties from funds appropriated for that purpose. 26 The Commission is abolished January 1, 2003. 27 Section 10. Repeal. This Act is repealed January 1, 28 2003. 29 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon HB4089 Engrossed -2- LRB9109042JMdvA 1 becoming law.