Bill Text: IL HB2703 | 2019-2020 | 101st General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the Election Code. Requires the State Board of Elections to provide a single, consolidated report to the Governor and General Assembly that includes a detailed analysis and accounting from all divisions of the Board of all activities from the preceding 12 months, the current state of each division, and a detailed statement of goals and expectations for the coming year. Provides that the Board's report shall contain the methodology used in gathering and analyzing the data. Provides that the Executive Director of the State Board of Elections shall certify that the data included in the Board's report is accurate and reliable. Provides that the Board shall publish its report on its website. Requires the General Assembly to request the Executive Director and all division heads to provide an in-person briefing to a committee of each chamber of the General Assembly concerning the information provided in the report. Effective immediately.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 15-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-05-22 - Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jonathan "Yoni" Pizer [HB2703 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2019-HB2703-Introduced.html

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101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2019 and 2020 HB2703 Introduced , by Rep. Ann M. Williams SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
10 ILCS 5/1A-60 new
Amends the Election Code. Requires the State Board of Elections to provide a single, consolidated report to the Governor and General Assembly that includes a detailed analysis and accounting from all divisions of the Board of all activities from the preceding 12 months, the current state of each division, and a detailed statement of goals and expectations for the coming year. Provides that the Board's report shall contain the methodology used in gathering and analyzing the data. Provides that the Executive Director of the State Board of Elections shall certify that the data included in the Board's report is accurate and reliable. Provides that the Board shall publish its report on its website. Requires the General Assembly to request the Executive Director and all division heads to provide an in-person briefing to a committee of each chamber of the General Assembly concerning the information provided in the report. Effective immediately.
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A BILL FOR
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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 adding Section
1A-60 as follows:
(10 ILCS 5/1A-60 new)
Sec. 1A-60. State Board of Elections transparency and
reporting.
(a) On or by February 15 of each year, the State Board of
Elections shall provide a single, consolidated report to the
Governor and the General Assembly that includes the information
required under subsection (b) from the following divisions of
the State Board of Elections: Office of Executive Director,
Office of the General Counsel, Election Operations,
Information Technology, Voting and Registrations Systems, and
Campaign Disclosure.
(b) The State Board of Elections' report must include a
detailed analysis and accounting from all divisions of all
activities from the preceding 12 months, the current state of
each division, and a detailed statement of goals and
expectations for the coming year.
(c) The Voting and Registrations Systems division must
include in the report an analysis of all activities from the

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preceding 12 months undertaken to maintain the State's voter
registration system and changes resulting from those
activities. This analysis shall encompass activities
undertaken to update voter registration information and voter
status based on:
(1) deaths and Social Security Administration data;
(2) data exchanged with neighboring states as part of a
bilateral data sharing agreement;
(3) data exchanged as part of a multi-state data
sharing agreement;
(4) felony convictions;
(5) federal convictions;
(6) adjudicated incompetent persons;
(7) noncitizens;
(8) voter cancellations;
(9) change of address;
(10) the current state of automatic voter
registration; and
(11) an analysis of all bilateral and multi-state voter
registration data sharing programs to demonstrate
compliance with the governance, data quality, and security
standards set forth in the Electronic Registration
Information Center Membership Agreement.
(c) The State Board of Elections' report shall contain the
methodology used in gathering and analyzing the data.
(d) The Executive Director of the State Board of Elections

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shall certify that the data included in the State Board of
Elections' report is accurate and reliable.
(e) The State Board of Elections shall post its report on
its website on or before February 15.
(f) On or before March 31 of each year, the General
Assembly shall request the Executive Director of the State
Board of Elections and all division heads serving underneath
the Executive Director to provide an in-person briefing to a
committee of each chamber of the General Assembly, as
determined by the leadership of each chamber, concerning the
information provided in the report required under this Section.
Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
becoming law.