HB1982 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2007 and 2008
HB1982

Introduced 2/26/2007, by Rep. Bill Mitchell

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

10 ILCS 5/24B-1
10 ILCS 5/Art. 24 rep.
10 ILCS 5/Art. 24A rep.
10 ILCS 5/Art. 24C rep.

Amends the Election Code. Prohibits the use of voting equipment or systems other than optical scan technology voting systems.

FISCAL NOTE ACT MAY APPLY

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 changing Section 24B-1 as follows:

(10 ILCS 5/24B-1)

Sec. 24B-1. Purpose. The purpose of this Article is to require authorize the use of Precinct Tabulation Optical Scan Technology voting systems approved by the State Board of Elections. In using Precinct Tabulation Optical Scan Technology, the voters or precinct judges record votes by means of inserting marked ballots in scanning and tabulating machines, which machines have voting defect identification capability, and are so designed that ballots will be counted by such machines at one or more counting places. This Article does not apply to voting systems without voting defect identification technology capability. This Article requires authorizes the use of Precinct Tabulation Optical Scan Technology voting systems for both central counting and in-precinct counting applications.

On and after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 95th General Assembly, notwithstanding any provision of this Code to the contrary, the use of any ballots and voting equipment and systems other than as provided in this Article is prohibited.

(Source: P.A. 89-394, eff. 1-1-97.)

(10 ILCS 5/Art. 24 rep.)

(10 ILCS 5/Art. 24A rep.)

(10 ILCS 5/Art. 24C rep.)

Section 10. The Election Code is amended by repealing Articles 24, 24A, and 24C.