ELECT CODE-MAIL BALLOTS House SponsorsRep. Tony McCombie, Adam Niemerg and Paul Jacobs 1/10/2023HouseSession Sine Die 10 ILCS 5/19-2.4 new10 ILCS 5/19-2.5 new Amends the Election Code. Prohibits an election authority from administering a policy that permits the direct mailing of ballots to prospective voters under certain circumstances. Prohibits an election authority from administering a policy that includes the mass mailing of voter applications for an official ballot without such a policy being first approved by the electorate of that election authority's jurisdiction in a referendum. Provides that the election authority may submit a proposition to the voters at any election, including a special election in accordance with the general election law. Provides the form for the ballot. Provides that if a majority of the voters voting upon the proposition vote in favor of the mass mailing of applications by the election authority, then the election authority may administer such a policy in any future elections; but if a majority of the voters voting upon the proposition vote against the proposition, the election authority may not utilize mass mailing of applications. Effective immediately. 2/16/2021HouseFiled with the Clerk by Rep. Tony McCombie 2/17/2021HouseFirst Reading 2/17/2021HouseReferred to Rules Committee 3/9/2021HouseAssigned to Ethics & Elections Committee 3/12/2021HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Adam Niemerg 3/19/2021HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Paul Jacobs 3/27/2021HouseRule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee 1/10/2023HouseSession Sine Die