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<title>Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for HB 1631   </title>
<shortdesc>ELEC-PROVISIONAL BALLOTS</shortdesc>
<sponsor>
<sponsorhead1>House Sponsors</sponsorhead1><sponsors>Rep. Cynthia Soto</sponsors>
</sponsor>
<lastaction>
<statusdate>1/11/2005</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
</lastaction>
<synopsis>
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<reference>10 ILCS 5/1A-20 new</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><SynopsisText>     Amends the Election Code. Requires that the State Board of Elections adopt, and election authorities implement, rules for the casting and counting of provisional ballots by persons whose valid voter registration cannot be verified at the polling place on election day. Establishes standards for attempting to verify registration before the ballot is cast and standards for verifying registration before the ballot is counted. Requires that a person whose provisional ballot is not counted because he or she lacks valid registration must be notified of the steps necessary to properly register.</SynopsisText></synopsis>
<actions>
<statusdate>2/10/2003</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Cynthia Soto</action>
<statusdate>2/10/2003</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>First Reading</action>
<statusdate>2/10/2003</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>2/11/2003</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Assigned to Executive Committee</action>
<statusdate>3/13/2003</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>1/11/2005</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
</actions>
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