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91_HB0940eng HB0940 Engrossed LRB9100881PTpk 1 AN ACT to amend the Election Code by changing Sections 2 4-33, 5-43, and 6-79. 3 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 4 represented in the General Assembly: 5 Section 5. The Election Code is amended by changing 6 Sections 4-33, 5-43, and 6-79 as follows: 7 (10 ILCS 5/4-33) 8 Sec. 4-33. Computerization of voter records. 9 (a) The election authority may develop and implement a 10 system to prepare, use, and maintain a computer-based voter 11 registration file that includes a computer-stored image of 12 the signature of each voter. The computer-stored image of the 13 signature of each voter shall be captured pursuant to State 14 Board of Elections' rule and shall not be reduced or altered. 15 16 The computer-based voter registration file may be used 17 for all purposes for which the original registration cards 18 are to be used, provided that a system for the storage of at 19 least one copy of the original registration cards remains in 20 effect. 21 (b) Any system created, used, and maintained under 22 subsection (a) of this Section shall meet the following 23 standards: 24 (1) Access to any computer-based voter registration 25 file shall be limited to the State Board of Elections and 26 to those persons authorized by the election authority. 27 The ability to alter data shall be limited to only those 28 persons authorized by the election authority., andEach 29 access to the computer-based voter registration file, 30 other than an access solely for inquiry, shall be 31 recorded by identifying the person, time, date, and any HB0940 Engrossed -2- LRB9100881PTpk 1 change made to the file. Any access solely for inquiry 2 shall not provide access to any social security data or 3 vital records data. 4 (2) No copy, summary, list, abstract, or index of 5 any computer-based voter registration file that includes 6 any computer-stored image of the signature of any 7 registered voter shall be made available to the public 8 outside of the offices of the election authority. 9 (3) Any copy, summary, list, abstract, or index of 10 any computer-based voter registration file that includes 11 a computer-stored image of the signature of a registered 12 voter shall be produced in such a manner that it cannot 13 be reproduced. 14 (4) Each person desiring to vote shall sign an 15 application for a ballot, and the signature comparison 16 authorized in Articles 17 and 18 of this Code may be made 17 to a copy of the computer-stored image of the signature 18 of the registered voter. 19 (5) Any voter list produced from a computer-based 20 voter registration file that includes computer-stored 21 images of the signatures of registered voters and is used 22 in a polling place during an election shall be preserved 23 by the election authority in secure storage until the end 24 of the second calendar year following the election in 25 which it was used. 26 (c) Before the first election in which the election 27 authority elects to use a voter list produced from the 28 computer-stored images of the signatures of registered voters 29 in a computer-based voter registration file for signature 30 comparison in a polling place, the State Board of Elections 31 shall certify that the system used by the election authority 32 complies with the standards set forth in this Section. The 33 State Board of Elections may request a sample poll list 34 intended to be used in a polling place to test the accuracy HB0940 Engrossed -3- LRB9100881PTpk 1 of the list and the adequacy of the computer-stored images of 2 the signatures of the registered voters. 3 (d) With respect to a jurisdiction that has copied all 4 of its voter signatures into a computer-based registration 5 file, all references in this Act or any other Act to the use, 6 other than storage, of paper-based voter registration records 7 shall be deemed to refer to their computer-based equivalents. 8 (Source: P.A. 89-40, eff. 6-23-95.) 9 (10 ILCS 5/5-43) 10 Sec. 5-43. Computerization of voter records. 11 (a) The election authority may develop and implement a 12 system to prepare, use, and maintain a computer-based voter 13 registration file that includes a computer-stored image of 14 the signature of each voter. The computer-stored image of the 15 signature of each voter shall be captured pursuant to State 16 Board of Elections' rule and shall not be reduced or altered. 17 18 The computer-based voter registration file may be used 19 for all purposes for which the original registration cards 20 are to be used, provided that a system for the storage of at 21 least one copy of the original registration cards remains in 22 effect. 23 (b) Any system created, used, and maintained under 24 subsection (a) of this Section shall meet the following 25 standards: 26 (1) Access to any computer-based voter registration 27 file shall be limited to the State Board of Elections and 28 to those persons authorized by the election authority. 29 The ability to alter data shall be limited to only those 30 persons authorized by the election authority., andEach 31 access to the computer-based voter registration file, 32 other than an access solely for inquiry, shall be 33 recorded by identifying the person, time, date, and any HB0940 Engrossed -4- LRB9100881PTpk 1 change made to the file. Any access solely for inquiry 2 shall not provide access to any social security data or 3 vital records data. 4 (2) No copy, summary, list, abstract, or index of 5 any computer-based voter registration file that includes 6 any computer-stored image of the signature of any 7 registered voter shall be made available to the public 8 outside of the offices of the election authority. 9 (3) Any copy, summary, list, abstract, or index of 10 any computer-based voter registration file that includes 11 a computer-stored image of the signature of a registered 12 voter shall be produced in such a manner that it cannot 13 be reproduced. 14 (4) Each person desiring to vote shall sign an 15 application for a ballot, and the signature comparison 16 authorized in Articles 17 and 18 of this Code may be made 17 to a copy of the computer-stored image of the signature 18 of the registered voter. 19 (5) Any voter list produced from a computer-based 20 voter registration file that includes computer-stored 21 images of the signatures of registered voters and is used 22 in a polling place during an election shall be preserved 23 by the election authority in secure storage until the end 24 of the second calendar year following the election in 25 which it was used. 26 (c) Before the first election in which the election 27 authority elects to use a voter list produced from the 28 computer-stored images of the signatures of registered voters 29 in a computer-based voter registration file for signature 30 comparison in a polling place, the State Board of Elections 31 shall certify that the system used by the election authority 32 complies with the standards set forth in this Section. The 33 State Board of Elections may request a sample poll list 34 intended to be used in a polling place to test the accuracy HB0940 Engrossed -5- LRB9100881PTpk 1 of the list and the adequacy of the computer-stored images of 2 the signatures of the registered voters. 3 (d) With respect to a jurisdiction that has copied all 4 of its voter signatures into a computer-based registration 5 file, all references in this Act or any other Act to the use, 6 other than storage, of paper-based voter registration records 7 shall be deemed to refer to their computer-based equivalents. 8 (Source: P.A. 89-40, eff. 6-23-95.) 9 (10 ILCS 5/6-79) 10 Sec. 6-79. Computerization of voter records. 11 (a) The election authority may develop and implement a 12 system to prepare, use, and maintain a computer-based voter 13 registration file that includes a computer-stored image of 14 the signature of each voter. The computer-stored image of the 15 signature of each voter shall be captured pursuant to State 16 Board of Elections' rule and shall not be reduced or altered. 17 18 The computer-based voter registration file may be used 19 for all purposes for which the original registration cards 20 are to be used, provided that a system for the storage of at 21 least one copy of the original registration cards remains in 22 effect. 23 (b) Any system created, used, and maintained under 24 subsection (a) of this Section shall meet the following 25 standards: 26 (1) Access to any computer-based voter registration 27 file shall be limited to the State Board of Elections and 28 to those persons authorized by the election authority. 29 The ability to alter data shall be limited to only those 30 persons authorized by the election authority., andEach 31 access to the computer-based voter registration file, 32 other than an access solely for inquiry, shall be 33 recorded by identifying the person, time, date, and any HB0940 Engrossed -6- LRB9100881PTpk 1 change made to the file. Any access solely for inquiry 2 shall not provide access to any social security data or 3 vital records data. 4 (2) No copy, summary, list, abstract, or index of 5 any computer-based voter registration file that includes 6 any computer-stored image of the signature of any 7 registered voter shall be made available to the public 8 outside of the offices of the election authority. 9 (3) Any copy, summary, list, abstract, or index of 10 any computer-based voter registration file that includes 11 a computer-stored image of the signature of a registered 12 voter shall be produced in such a manner that it cannot 13 be reproduced. 14 (4) Each person desiring to vote shall sign an 15 application for a ballot, and the signature comparison 16 authorized in Articles 17 and 18 of this Code may be made 17 to a copy of the computer-stored image of the signature 18 of the registered voter. 19 (5) Any voter list produced from a computer-based 20 voter registration file that includes computer-stored 21 images of the signatures of registered voters and is used 22 in a polling place during an election shall be preserved 23 by the election authority in secure storage until the end 24 of the second calendar year following the election in 25 which it was used. 26 (c) Before the first election in which the election 27 authority elects to use a voter list produced from the 28 computer-stored images of the signatures of registered voters 29 in a computer-based voter registration file for signature 30 comparison in a polling place, the State Board of Elections 31 shall certify that the system used by the election authority 32 complies with the standards set forth in this Section. The 33 State Board of Elections may request a sample poll list 34 intended to be used in a polling place to test the accuracy HB0940 Engrossed -7- LRB9100881PTpk 1 of the list and the adequacy of the computer-stored images of 2 the signatures of the registered voters. 3 (d) With respect to a jurisdiction that has copied all 4 of its voter signatures into a computer-based registration 5 file, all references in this Act or any other Act to the use, 6 other than storage, of paper-based voter registration records 7 shall be deemed to refer to their computer-based equivalents. 8 (Source: P.A. 89-40, eff. 6-23-95.) 9 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 10 becoming law.