100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2017 and 2018
SB2612
 
Introduced 2/7/2018, by Sen. Melinda Bush
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 

 
10 ILCS 5/1-17 new

     Amends the Election Code. Provides that by January 31 of each year, each election authority shall submit a form with specified information to the State Board of Elections. Provides that the Board, in coordination with advocacy groups, shall develop the form an election authority shall use to submit the specified information. Provides that the Board shall provide a way for an election authority to submit the form online, by mail, or by facsimile. Provides that the Board shall make the information collected available to the public on request.
  


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A BILL FOR
 

  
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1    AN ACT concerning elections.
  
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
3represented in the General Assembly:
  
 
 
4    Section 5. The Election Code is amended  by adding Section 
51-17 as follows:
 
6    (10 ILCS 5/1-17 new)
7    Sec. 1-17. Election authorities; annual submission to 
8State Board of Elections. By January 31 of each year, each 
9election authority shall submit a form with the following 
10information to the State Board of Elections:
11        (1) the methods the jurisdiction uses for outreach to 
12    populations who may have difficulty voting or accessing 
13    polling places;
14        (2) the training materials for poll workers;
15        (3) the methods the jurisdiction engages in to recruit 
16    poll workers, the jurisdiction's number of poll workers, 
17    and the compensation levels for poll workers; and
18        (4) the communication plan for early voting procedures 
19    and sites. 
20    The State Board of Elections, in coordination with advocacy 
21groups, shall develop the form an election authority shall use 
22to submit the information required under this Section. The 
23State Board of Elections shall provide a way for an election 
 
 
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1authority to submit the form online, by mail, or by facsimile.
2    The State Board of Elections shall make the information 
3collected under this Section available to the public on 
4request.