House Sponsors: OSTERMAN. Short description: ELEC CD-VOTERS GUIDE Synopsis of Bill as introduced: Amends the Election Code. Provides that the State Board of Elections must post on its World Wide Web site a voters' guide containing candidate portraits and statements of candidates for the offices of Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General, Secretary of State, Comptroller, and Treasurer. Sets the requirements for material that may be included in the voters' guide. Provides that the Board may charge fees for the inclusion of material in the guide. Contains other provisions. Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Requires sealed bids for license plate numbers 1 through 10,000, first letters A through Z, first letters AA through ZZ, and first letters AAA through ZZZ. Provides that moneys from the bid go into the Voters' Guide Fund. Establishes procedures for the bidding. Amends the State Finance Act. Creates the Voters' Guide Fund as a trust fund outside the State treasury and provides that the State Treasurer is the custodian of the Fund. Provides that moneys in the Fund may be used the State Board of Elections for costs associated with posting the voters' guide. FISCAL NOTE (State Board of Elections) HB 1764 would cost the Board approximately (1) $145,000 for additional equipment to handle the expected increase of traffic to the Web site at a peak time of the election cycle, (2) $6,000 per year to provide Internet connection enhancement, and (3) $50,000 to pay costs associated with one additional data processing analyst. Last action on Bill: SESSION SINE DIE Last action date: JAN-07-2003 Location: House Amendments to Bill: AMENDMENTS ADOPTED: HOUSE - 0 SENATE - 0 END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Status