101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY

 

State of Illinois

 

2019 and 2020   

HB5761

 

Introduced ,  by Rep. Gregory Harris - Robert Rita

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

 

Appropriates $21,635,000 from the General Revenue Fund to the State Board of Elections for operational expenses, grants, and reimbursements. Appropriates $4,986,500 to the State Board of Elections from the Personal Property Tax Replacement Fund for its ordinary and contingent expenses. Reappropriates $28,561,900 from the Help Illinois Vote Fund to the State Board of Elections for implementation of the Help America Vote Act of 2002. Effective July 1, 2020.

 

 

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    AN ACT concerning appropriations.

 

        Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly:

 

    Section 5. In addition to other sums appropriated, the sum of $21,635,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the General Revenue Fund to the State Board of Elections for operational expenses, grants, reimbursements for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021.

 

    Section 10. The following amounts, or so much of those amounts as may be necessary, respectively, are appropriated from the Personal Property Tax Replacement Fund to the State Board of Elections for its ordinary and contingent expenses as follows:

For reimbursement to counties for increased compensation

  judges and other election officials, as provided in

  Public Acts 81-850, 81-1149, and 90-672 – Election

  Day Judges only................................ 4,200,000

For payment of lump sum awards to county clerks,

 County recorders, and chief election clerks as

 compensation for additional duties required of

 such officials by consolidation of elections law,

 as provided in Public Acts 82-691 and 90-713...... 786,500

    Total                                             $4,986,000

 

    Section 15. The following amounts, or so much thereof as may be necessary, are reappropriated from the Help Illinois Vote Fund to the State Board of Elections for implementation of the Help America Vote Act of 2002:

For the implementation of the Statewide Voter

 Registration System, as required by Section

 1A-25 of the Election Code, including

 maintenance of the IDEA/VISTA program........... 1,223,100

For administrative costs and discretionary grants

 to local election authorities under Section 101

 of the Help America Vote Act of 2002.............. 206,500

For administrative costs and discretionary grants

 to local election authorities under the 2018

  and 2020 HAVA Election Security Grant......... 27,132,300

    Total                                          $28,561,900

 

Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect July 1, 2020.