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IL HB1131

Bill

Status

Failed

1/8/2013

Primary Sponsor

Jim Watson

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Origin

House of Representatives

97th General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Requires voting equipment to notify voters when they have under-voted for a statewide constitutional office, with the equipment indicating only to the voter which specific office was under-voted.

  • Allows election authorities to petition the State Board of Elections for an exemption from the under-vote notification requirement if their existing voting equipment cannot meet this requirement.

  • Mandates that all election authorities have voting systems compatible with the under-vote notification requirement by the 2014 general primary election.

  • Applies the under-vote notification requirements to all voting equipment types used in Illinois elections, including voting machines, electronic voting systems, and optical scan technology.

  • Effective immediately upon enactment.

Legislative Description

ELEC CD-UNDER-VOTE EQUIPMENT

Last Action

Session Sine Die

1/8/2013

Committee Referrals

Rules3/17/2011
Elections & Campaign Reform2/14/2011
Rules2/7/2011

Full Bill Text

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