SB2123ham005 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Rep. Katie Stuart

Filed: 5/24/2023

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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 2123

AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 2123, AS AMENDED, with reference to page and line numbers of House Amendment No. 4, on page 5, line 12, after "Sections", by inserting "1-19,"; and

on page 5, line 13, by deleting "12A-10,"; and

on page 5, line 15, by replacing "1-23" with "1-23, 1-24, 1-25,"; and

on page 5, immediately below line 15, by inserting the following:

"(10 ILCS 5/1-19)

(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2024)

Sec. 1-19. Access to Voting for Persons with Disabilities Advisory Task Force.

(a) The Access to Voting for Persons with Disabilities Advisory Task Force is hereby created to review current laws and make recommendations to improve access to voting for persons with disabilities. Members of the Task Force shall be appointed as follows:

(1) Three members appointed by the Governor, one of whom shall serve as chair, and at least one with experience representing or working with persons with physical disabilities and one with experience representing or working with person with neurological or mental disabilities;

(2) Three members appointed by the President of the Senate, including at least one attorney with election law experience;

(3) Three members appointed by the Senate Minority Leader, including at least one attorney with election law experience;

(4) Three members appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, including at least one attorney with election law experience;

(5) Three members appointed by the Minority Leader of the House of Representatives, including at least one attorney with election law experience.

(b) The Task Force shall hold a minimum of 4 meetings. No later than August 1, 2022, the Task Force shall produce and the State Board of Elections shall publish on its website a report with a summary of the laws and resources available for persons with disabilities seeking to exercise their right to vote. The Task Force shall produce a report with recommendations for changes to current law or recommendations for election authorities submit the report to the Governor and General Assembly no later than December 15, 2022.

(c) The Members shall serve without compensation. If a vacancy occurs on the Task Force, it shall be filled according to the guidelines of the initial appointment. At the discretion of the chair, additional individuals may participate as non-voting members in the meetings of the Task Force.

(d) The State Board of Elections shall provide staff and administrative support to the Task Force.

(e) This Section is repealed on July 1, 2025 January 1, 2024.

(Source: P.A. 102-668, eff. 11-15-21.)"; and

on page 7, line 23, after "compensation", by inserting "but may be reimbursed for their expenses incurred in performing their duties"; and

on page 10, by replacing lines 3 through 8 with the following:

"(3) 4 members, appointed by the Minority Leader of the Senate, including 2 members of the Senate and 2 members of the public;

(4) 4 members, appointed by the Minority Leader of the House of Representatives, including 2 members of the House of Representatives and 2 members of the public;"; and

on page 10, line 11, by replacing "; and" with "."; and

on page 10, by deleting line 12; and

on page 10, immediately below line 26, by inserting the following:

"(10 ILCS 5/1-24 new)

Sec. 1-24. 2024 Election Day State holiday. Notwithstanding any other provision of State law to the contrary, the 2024 general election shall be a State holiday known as 2024 General Election Day and shall be observed throughout this State. The 2024 general election shall be deemed a legal school holiday for purposes of the School Code. Any school closed under this amendatory Act of the 103rd General Assembly and Section 24-2 of the School Code shall be made available to an election authority as a polling place for 2024 General Election Day. This Section is repealed on January 1, 2025.

(10 ILCS 5/1-25 new)

Sec. 1-25. The Security of Remote Vote by Mail Task Force.

(a) The Security of Remote Vote by Mail Task Force is hereby created for the purposes described in subsection (b). Members of the Task Force shall be appointed as follows:

(1) 2 members who identify as a voter with a print disability appointed by the Governor;

(2) 2 members who have experience with absent military and naval service voting appointed by the Governor;

(3) one member with expertise in cybersecurity appointed by the Governor;

(4) one member with expertise in election security appointed by the Governor;

(5) one member with expertise in administering elections appointed by the Governor;

(6) 2 members appointed by the President of the Senate;

(7) 2 members appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives;

(8) 2 members appointed by the Minority Leader of the Senate; and

(9) 2 members appointed by the Minority Leader of the House of Representatives.

(b) The Task Force shall study the feasibility of implementing a remote vote by mail system that would allow an election authority to transmit a vote by mail ballot electronically to a voter, and allow the voter to mark, verify, and return the ballot to the election authority electronically. In conducting its study, the Task Force shall consider whether implementing such a system of remote vote by mail is a safe and secure way to vote; what methods of remote voting exist within the United States; and what factors, if any, mitigate security related concerns in relation to implementing a remote vote by mail system. The Task Force shall also suggest changes to current law that would be necessary to implement a remote vote by mail system that would allow an election authority to transmit a vote by mail ballot electronically to a voter, and allow the voter to mark, verify, and return the ballot to the election authority electronically.

(c) The Task Force shall complete its study no later than June 30, 2025 and shall report its findings to the Governor and the General Assembly as soon as possible after the study is complete.

(d) The members shall serve without compensation. If a vacancy occurs on the Task Force, it shall be filled according to the guidelines of the initial appointment.

(e) The State Board of Elections shall provide staff and administrative support to the Task Force.

(f) This Section is repealed on July 1, 2026."; and

on page 11 by replacing lines 3 through 13 with the following:

"(a) The Department of Human Services shall coordinate with each United States District Court in Illinois for a representative or representatives of the Department of Human Services to offer voter registration information, provide voter registration applications, and collect completed voter registration applications, including electronic voter registration applications, from all eligible citizens after a judicial naturalization ceremony, as allowed by the United States District Court presiding over the naturalization.

(b) The Department of Human Services shall coordinate with the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services in Illinois which would allow a representative or representatives of the Department of Human Services to offer voter registration information, provide voter registration applications, and collect completed voter registration applications, including electronic voter registration applications, from all eligible citizens after an administrative naturalization ceremony, as allowed by the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services presiding over the naturalization.

(c) The Department of Human Services may adopt rules to implement this Section."; and

on page 14, by replacing lines 17 through 21 with the following:

"(6) Beginning no later than January 1, 2024, the statewide voter registration list shall be updated on a monthly basis by no sooner than the first of every month; however, the information required in paragraph (5) shall be updated at least every 24 hours and made available upon request to permitted entities as described in this Section."; and

on page 16, lines 5 and 8, after "registration" each time it appears, by inserting "application"; and

on page 41, by replacing lines 9 through 14 with the following:

"Beginning on the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 103rd General Assembly, a State central committee organized under Alternative B shall include as an honorary member any person affiliated with the same political party and serving as the Governor, President of the Senate, or Speaker of the House of Representatives."; and

on page 41, by replacing lines 17 and 18 with "for in Alternative B with respect to the Governor, President of the Senate, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives, under"; and

on page 42, line 8, after "committeewoman" by inserting ", except for honorary members,"; and

on page 56, line 26, by replacing "ex officio" with "honorary"; and

on page 57, by replacing line 2 with "and serving as the Governor, President of the Senate, and the Speaker of the House"; and

on page 69, by replacing lines 3 through 11 with the following:

"(a) For a State central committee organized under Alternative A, on On the 29th day next succeeding the primary at which committeepersons are elected, the county central committee of each political party shall meet within the county and proceed to organize by electing from its own number a chair and either from its own number, or otherwise, such other officers as such committee may deem necessary or expedient. For a State central committee organized under Alternative B, on a date that is not earlier than the 29th day after, nor later than the 50th day after, the date of the primary at which committeepersons are elected, the county central committee of each political party shall meet within the county and proceed to organize by electing from its own number a chair and either from its own number, or otherwise, such other officers as such committee may deem necessary or expedient. Such meeting of the county central committee shall be known as the county convention."; and

on page 74, by replacing lines 2 through 5 with "serve as though elected; however, for a State central committee organized under Alternative A, no such appointment may be made between the general primary election and the 30th day after the general primary election and for a State central committee organized under Alternative B, no such appointment may be made between the general primary election and the county convention following the general primary election."; and

on page 90, line 16, by replacing "or" with "and"; and

by deleting line 14 on page 95 though line 21 on page 97; and

on page 106, by replacing lines 18 through 23 with "so named to be added or amended in the Constitution. Such separate ballot shall be printed upon paper of a distinctly blue color and shall, as near as may be practicable, be of uniform size and blue color, but any variation in the size of such ballots or in the tincture of blue employed shall not affect or impair the validity thereof. Preceding each proposal"; and

on page 110, line 2, by replacing "city or town" with "municipality"; and

on page 111, line 22, by replacing "city or town" with "municipality"; and

on page 115, line 12, by replacing "city or town" with "municipality"; and

on page 116, line 8, by replacing "city or town" with "municipality"; and

on page 134 by replacing lines 4 though 8 with the following:

"For any member of the Board appointed after April 1, 2023 and before May 15, 2023, that Board membership position is terminated 6 months after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 103rd General Assembly. Beginning December 15, 2023, a new membership position to the Board is created, which appointment shall be made by the Mayor. The Mayor and Governor shall not have the authority to make an appointment to the Board within the last 45 days of his or her term, except when the Mayor or Governor is re-elected and that re-election is certified by the relevant election authority.".