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IL SB2877

Bill

Status

Introduced

2/17/2016

Primary Sponsor

Chris Nybo

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Origin

Senate

99th General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Amends the Election Code to make voting more than once on the same election day a Class 3 felony when a person files an application to vote, accepts a ballot, or enters a voting machine on multiple occasions where ballots or machines list any of the same candidates and issues.

  • Carves out exceptions to the voting twice prohibition for persons legally giving assistance, replacing spoiled or rejected ballots, or acting at the direction of a judge of elections.

  • Allows prosecution for voting violations in any county where an element of the offense was committed.

  • Makes knowingly making false statements material to any issue in affidavits, certificates, or sworn oral declarations required by the Election Code a Class 3 felony.

  • Permits indictments for perjury alleging contradictory statements to proceed without specifying which statement is false, and allows prosecutors to prove perjury without establishing which contradictory statement is false.

Legislative Description

ELEC CD-VIOLATIONS

Last Action

Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments

5/13/2016

Committee Referrals

Assignments5/13/2016
Election Law3/10/2016
Executive3/2/2016
Assignments2/17/2016

Full Bill Text

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