Bill Title: Amends the Election Code. Provides that each local election authority shall, within 2 weeks of election day, deliver to the State Board of Elections a list of all voters that requested vote by mail ballots and either voted early or was given a provisional ballot at their precinct on election day. Provides that the State Board of Elections, in consultation with the State's Attorney with jurisdiction over the election authority, shall review the lists and investigate to determine whether any voter's intent when voting early or requesting such provisional ballots on election day was to vote more than once. Provides that, if such investigation reveals that the voter knowingly attempted to vote more than once, he or she shall be guilty of a Class 3 felony.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2015-03-27 - Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee [HB1563 Detail]

Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

---

Sponsors

Name	Type	Sponsorship	District	Financial	Encyclopedia	Biography
Representative Bill Mitchell [R]	Primary	Sponsored Bills	HD-101	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart

Social Comments on IL HB1563