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<title>Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for SB 2476         </title>
<shortdesc>ELECTIONS-VOTE BY MAIL BALLOTS</shortdesc>
<sponsor>
<sponsorhead1>Senate Sponsors</sponsorhead1><sponsors>Sen. Terry Link</sponsors>
</sponsor>
<lastaction>
<statusdate>1/9/2019</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
</lastaction>
<synopsis>
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<reference>10 ILCS 5/19-3</reference><aliasreference>from Ch. 46, par. 19-3</aliasreference><SynopsisText>Amends the Election Code. Provides that any campaign, party, or other organization or individual that engages in a vote by mail operation in which voters are sent applications for vote by mail ballots shall also provide the voter with a postage-paid return envelope addressed only to the appropriate local election authority for that registered voter. Provides that removing, tampering with, or otherwise knowingly making the postmark on the application unreadable by the election authority shall establish a rebuttable presumption of a violation.</SynopsisText></synopsis>
<actions>
<statusdate>1/30/2018</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Filed with Secretary by Sen. Terry Link</action>
<statusdate>1/30/2018</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>First Reading</action>
<statusdate>1/30/2018</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Referred to Assignments</action>
<statusdate>2/7/2018</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Assigned to Executive</action>
<statusdate>2/8/2018</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>To Subcommittee on Election Law</action>
<statusdate>4/13/2018</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As April 27, 2018</action>
<statusdate>4/27/2018</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments</action>
<statusdate>1/9/2019</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
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