Date	Chamber	Action
1/11/2005	Senate	Session Sine Die

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance

New Act

Synopsis As Introduced
Creates the Accessible Voting Technology for the Blind Act of 2004. Requires that the State Board of Elections ensure that the voting technology and systems throughout the State provide blind and visually impaired voters access and privacy equivalent to that provided to other voters. Applies to equipment and technology as it is procured, upgraded, or replaced. Grants injunctive relief to a person injured by a violation of the Act. Effective immediately.

Senate Floor Amendment No. 1
Removes from the definition of "access" the ability to determine spellings and to control the speed of synthesized speech. Requires that technology and systems purchased after the bill's effective date comply with specified Federal Elections Commission standards. Requires the State Board of Elections to make necessary rules and requires that those rules comport with the federal Help America Vote Act of 2002 and that recommendations of blind consumers be considered. Removes the right to seek injunctive relief for injuries under the Act.

Actions 

Date	Chamber	Action
2/3/2004	Senate	Filed with Secretary by Sen. John J. Cullerton
2/3/2004	Senate	First Reading
2/3/2004	Senate	Referred to Rules
2/10/2004	Senate	Assigned to Local Government
2/19/2004	Senate	Do Pass Local Government; 007-000-000
2/19/2004	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading February 20, 2004
2/20/2004	Senate	Second Reading
2/20/2004	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading February 24, 2004
2/20/2004	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. John J. Cullerton
2/20/2004	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules
3/23/2004	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Local Government
3/24/2004	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Be Approved for Consideration Local Government; 007-000-000
3/25/2004	Senate	Recalled to Second Reading
3/25/2004	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Cullerton
3/25/2004	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
3/25/2004	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter
3/25/2004	Senate	Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000
3/26/2004	House	Arrived in House
3/26/2004	House	Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading
3/29/2004	House	Chief House Sponsor Rep. Mike Boland
3/29/2004	House	Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Constance A. Howard
3/29/2004	House	First Reading
3/29/2004	House	Referred to Rules Committee
4/29/2004	House	Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jim Watson
1/11/2005	Senate	Session Sine Die

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