Bill Text: IL SB3006 | 2017-2018 | 100th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Amends the Election Code. Provides that no voting machine used, adopted, or purchased by an election authority may be made, manufactured, or assembled outside the United States or constructed with parts made, manufactured, or assembled outside the United States, including, but not limited to, any hardware or software. In provisions concerning voting machines, precinct tabulation optical scan technology voting systems, and direct recording electronic voting systems, provides that the State Board of Elections shall not approve any voting equipment or system that is made, manufactured, or assembled outside the United States or constructed with parts made, manufactured, or assembled outside the United States, including, but not limited to, any hardware or software.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Failed) 2019-01-09 - Session Sine Die [SB3006 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2017-SB3006-Introduced.html
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1 | AN ACT concerning elections.
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2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | Section 5. The Election Code is amended by changing | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | Sections 24A-16, 24B-16, and 24C-16 and by adding Section | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
6 | 24-2.1 as follows:
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7 | (10 ILCS 5/24-2.1 new) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | Sec. 24-2.1. Foreign voting machines prohibited. No voting | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
9 | machine used, adopted, or purchased by an election authority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
10 | may be made, manufactured, or assembled outside the United | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
11 | States or constructed with parts made, manufactured, or | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
12 | assembled outside the United States, including, but not limited | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
13 | to, any hardware or software.
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14 | (10 ILCS 5/24A-16) (from Ch. 46, par. 24A-16)
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15 | Sec. 24A-16. The State Board of Elections shall approve all | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
16 | voting
systems provided by this Article. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
17 | No voting system shall be approved
unless it fulfills the | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
18 | following requirements:
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19 | (1) It enables a voter to vote in absolute secrecy;
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20 | (2) (Blank);
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21 | (3) It enables a voter to vote a ticket selected in | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
22 | part from the
nominees of one party, and in part from the |
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1 | nominees of any or all parties,
and in part from | ||||||
2 | independent candidates and in part of candidates whose
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3 | names are written in by the voter;
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4 | (4) It enables a voter to vote a written or printed | ||||||
5 | ticket of his own
selection for any person for any office | ||||||
6 | for whom he may desire to vote;
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7 | (5) It will reject all votes for an office or upon a | ||||||
8 | proposition when
the voter has cast more votes for such | ||||||
9 | office or upon such proposition than
he is entitled to | ||||||
10 | cast;
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11 | (5.5) It will identify when a voter has not voted for | ||||||
12 | all statewide constitutional offices;
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13 | (6) It will accommodate all propositions to be | ||||||
14 | submitted to the voters
in the form provided by law or, | ||||||
15 | where no such form is provided, then in
brief form, not to | ||||||
16 | exceed 75 words;
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17 | (7) It will accommodate the tabulation programming | ||||||
18 | requirements of Sections 24A-6.2, 24B-6.2, and 24C-6.2. | ||||||
19 | The State Board of Elections shall not approve any voting | ||||||
20 | equipment or system that includes an external Infrared Data | ||||||
21 | Association (IrDA) communications port.
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22 | The State Board of Elections shall not approve any voting | ||||||
23 | equipment or system that is made, manufactured, or assembled | ||||||
24 | outside the United States or constructed with parts made, | ||||||
25 | manufactured, or assembled outside the United States, | ||||||
26 | including, but not limited to, any hardware or software. |
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1 | The State Board of Elections is authorized to withdraw its | ||||||
2 | approval of a
voting system if the system fails to fulfill the | ||||||
3 | above requirements.
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4 | The vendor, person, or other private entity shall be solely | ||||||
5 | responsible for the production and cost of: all application | ||||||
6 | fees; all ballots; additional temporary workers; and other | ||||||
7 | equipment or facilities needed and used in the testing of the | ||||||
8 | vendor's, person's, or other private entity's respective | ||||||
9 | equipment and software.
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10 | Any voting system vendor, person, or other private entity | ||||||
11 | seeking the State Board of Elections' approval of a voting | ||||||
12 | system shall, as part of the approval application, submit to | ||||||
13 | the State Board a non-refundable fee. The State Board of | ||||||
14 | Elections by rule shall establish an appropriate fee structure, | ||||||
15 | taking into account the type of voting system approval that is | ||||||
16 | requested (such as approval of a new system, a modification of | ||||||
17 | an existing system, the size of the modification, etc.). No | ||||||
18 | voting system or modification of a voting system shall be | ||||||
19 | approved unless the fee is paid.
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20 | No vendor, person, or other entity may sell, lease, or | ||||||
21 | loan, or have a written contract, including a contract | ||||||
22 | contingent upon State Board approval of the voting system or | ||||||
23 | voting system component, to sell, lease, or loan, a voting
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24 | system or voting system component to any election jurisdiction | ||||||
25 | unless the
voting system or voting system component is first | ||||||
26 | approved by the State
Board of Elections pursuant to this |
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1 | Section.
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2 | (Source: P.A. 98-115, eff. 7-29-13; 98-756, eff. 7-16-14.)
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3 | (10 ILCS 5/24B-16)
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4 | Sec. 24B-16. Approval of Precinct Tabulation Optical Scan
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5 | Technology Voting Systems; Requisites. The State Board of
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6 | Elections shall approve all Precinct Tabulation Optical Scan
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7 | Technology voting systems provided by this Article.
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8 | No Precinct Tabulation Optical Scan Technology voting | ||||||
9 | system
shall be approved unless it fulfills the following | ||||||
10 | requirements:
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11 | (a) It enables a voter to vote in absolute secrecy;
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12 | (b) (Blank);
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13 | (c) It enables a voter to vote a ticket selected in | ||||||
14 | part
from the nominees of one party, and in part from the | ||||||
15 | nominees of
any or all parties, and in part from | ||||||
16 | independent candidates, and
in part of candidates whose | ||||||
17 | names are written in by the voter;
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18 | (d) It enables a voter to vote a written or printed | ||||||
19 | ticket
of his or her own selection for any person for any | ||||||
20 | office for whom he or she
may desire to vote;
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21 | (e) It will reject all votes for an office or upon a
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22 | proposition when the voter has cast more votes for the | ||||||
23 | office or
upon the proposition than he or she is entitled | ||||||
24 | to cast;
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25 | (e-5) It will identify when a voter has not voted for |
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1 | all statewide constitutional offices; and
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2 | (f) It will accommodate all propositions to be | ||||||
3 | submitted to
the voters in the form provided by law or, | ||||||
4 | where no form is
provided, then in brief form, not to | ||||||
5 | exceed 75 words.
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6 | The State Board of Elections shall not approve any voting | ||||||
7 | equipment or system that includes an external Infrared Data | ||||||
8 | Association (IrDA) communications port.
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9 | The State Board of Elections shall not approve any voting | ||||||
10 | equipment or system that is made, manufactured, or assembled | ||||||
11 | outside the United States or constructed with parts made, | ||||||
12 | manufactured, or assembled outside the United States, | ||||||
13 | including, but not limited to, any hardware or software. | ||||||
14 | The State Board of Elections is authorized to withdraw its
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15 | approval of a Precinct Tabulation Optical Scan Technology | ||||||
16 | voting
system if the system fails to fulfill the above | ||||||
17 | requirements.
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18 | The vendor, person, or other private entity shall be solely | ||||||
19 | responsible for the production and cost of: all application | ||||||
20 | fees; all ballots; additional temporary workers; and other | ||||||
21 | equipment or facilities needed and used in the testing of the | ||||||
22 | vendor's, person's, or other private entity's respective | ||||||
23 | equipment and software.
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24 | Any voting system vendor, person, or other private entity | ||||||
25 | seeking the State Board of Elections' approval of a voting | ||||||
26 | system shall, as part of the approval application, submit to |
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1 | the State Board a non-refundable fee. The State Board of | ||||||
2 | Elections by rule shall establish an appropriate fee structure, | ||||||
3 | taking into account the type of voting system approval that is | ||||||
4 | requested (such as approval of a new system, a modification of | ||||||
5 | an existing system, the size of the modification, etc.). No | ||||||
6 | voting system or modification of a voting system shall be | ||||||
7 | approved unless the fee is paid.
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8 | No vendor, person, or other entity may sell, lease, or | ||||||
9 | loan, or have a written contract, including a contract | ||||||
10 | contingent upon State Board approval of the voting system or | ||||||
11 | voting system component, to sell, lease, or loan, a
voting | ||||||
12 | system or Precinct Tabulation Optical Scan Technology
voting | ||||||
13 | system component to any election jurisdiction unless the
voting | ||||||
14 | system or voting system component is first approved by the
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15 | State Board of Elections pursuant to this Section.
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16 | (Source: P.A. 94-1000, eff. 7-3-06; 95-699, eff. 11-9-07.)
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17 | (10 ILCS 5/24C-16)
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18 | Sec. 24C-16. Approval of Direct Recording Electronic | ||||||
19 | Voting
Systems; Requisites. The State Board of Elections shall | ||||||
20 | approve
all Direct Recording Electronic Voting Systems that | ||||||
21 | fulfill the
functional requirements provided by Section 24C-11 | ||||||
22 | of this Code,
the mandatory requirements of the federal voting | ||||||
23 | system
standards pertaining to Direct Recording Electronic | ||||||
24 | Voting
Systems promulgated by the Federal Election Commission | ||||||
25 | or the
Election Assistance Commission, the testing |
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1 | requirements of an
approved independent testing authority and | ||||||
2 | the rules of the
State Board of Elections.
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3 | The State Board of Elections shall not approve any Direct | ||||||
4 | Recording Electronic Voting System that includes an external | ||||||
5 | Infrared Data Association (IrDA) communications port.
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6 | The State Board of Elections shall not approve any voting | ||||||
7 | equipment or system that is made, manufactured, or assembled | ||||||
8 | outside the United States or constructed with parts made, | ||||||
9 | manufactured, or assembled outside the United States, | ||||||
10 | including, but not limited to, any hardware or software. | ||||||
11 | The State Board of Elections is authorized to withdraw its
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12 | approval of a Direct Recording Electronic Voting System if the
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13 | System, once approved, fails to fulfill the above requirements.
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14 | The vendor, person, or other private entity shall be solely | ||||||
15 | responsible for the production and cost of: all application | ||||||
16 | fees; all ballots; additional temporary workers; and other | ||||||
17 | equipment or facilities needed and used in the testing of the | ||||||
18 | vendor's, person's, or other private entity's respective | ||||||
19 | equipment and software.
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20 | Any voting system vendor, person, or other private entity | ||||||
21 | seeking the State Board of Elections' approval of a voting | ||||||
22 | system shall, as part of the approval application, submit to | ||||||
23 | the State Board a non-refundable fee. The State Board of | ||||||
24 | Elections by rule shall establish an appropriate fee structure, | ||||||
25 | taking into account the type of voting system approval that is | ||||||
26 | requested (such as approval of a new system, a modification of |
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1 | an existing system, the size of the modification, etc.). No | ||||||
2 | voting system or modification of a voting system shall be | ||||||
3 | approved unless the fee is paid.
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4 | No vendor, person, or other entity may sell, lease, or | ||||||
5 | loan, or have a written contract, including a contract | ||||||
6 | contingent upon State Board approval of the voting system or | ||||||
7 | voting system component, to sell, lease, or loan, a
Direct | ||||||
8 | Recording Electronic Voting System or system component to
any | ||||||
9 | election jurisdiction unless the system or system component
is | ||||||
10 | first approved by the State Board of Elections pursuant to
this | ||||||
11 | Section.
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12 | (Source: P.A. 94-1000, eff. 7-3-06; 95-699, eff. 11-9-07.)
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