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IL HB1131
Bill
Status
1/8/2013
Primary Sponsor
Jim Watson
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AI Summary
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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.
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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.
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Mandates that all election authorities have voting systems compatible with the under-vote notification requirement by the 2014 general primary election.
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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.
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Effective immediately upon enactment.
Legislative Description
ELEC CD-UNDER-VOTE EQUIPMENT
Last Action
Session Sine Die
1/8/2013