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1 STATE OF ILLINOIS
2 NINETY-SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY
3 SENATE
4 Senate Resolution No. 153
5 Offered by Senator Kirk Dillard
6 WHEREAS, The Illinois Constitution provides that the
7 Illinois General Assembly shall ensure the secrecy of voting
8 and the integrity of the election process for all qualified
9 voters of Illinois; and
10 WHEREAS, The laws and procedures governing voter
11 registration should be strictly enforced, and a judicious
12 review of the accuracy of voter registration procedures and
13 the maintenance of such voter lists should be conducted; and
14 WHEREAS, The citizens of Illinois deserve a full and fair
15 investigation into the conduct of elections in Illinois, just
16 as the election officials of Illinois have the right to an
17 open forum to provide information on voting procedures
18 applied within each jurisdiction; and
19 WHEREAS, The sanctity of the polling place and the
20 voter's right to vote a secret ballot that will be counted
21 are inherent rights of all voters and should be protected by
22 application of Illinois law; and
23 WHEREAS, It is in the best interests of all Illinois
24 citizens that election officials and election judges shall be
25 knowledgeable of and trained to the fullest extent possible
26 as to the laws and procedures governing the conduct of voting
27 on Election Day; and
28 WHEREAS, Every qualified Illinois voter is entitled to be
29 fully informed of his or her rights and responsibilities as a
30 voter; therefore, be it
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1 RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SECOND GENERAL
2 ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that the Senate Task Force
3 on Integrity in Voting is hereby created to be composed of
4 eleven members, seven appointed by the Senate President and
5 four appointed by the Senate Minority Leader; and be it
6 further
7 RESOLVED, That of the seven members appointed by the
8 President, three shall be public members who have expertise
9 in the election process and four shall be members of the
10 Illinois Senate (one of whom shall be designated as
11 Chairperson); and be it further
12 RESOLVED, That of the four members appointed by the
13 Minority Leader, one shall be a public member who has
14 expertise in the election process and three shall be members
15 of the Illinois Senate; and be it further
16 RESOLVED, That members of the Task Force shall serve
17 without compensation; and be it further
18 RESOLVED, That the Task Force may make expenditures, hire
19 staff, and enter into contracts to facilitate its study; and
20 be it further
21 RESOLVED, That the Task Force shall meet at the call of
22 the Chairperson; and be it further
23 RESOLVED, That the Task Force shall examine various
24 issues relating to voting procedures and elections technology
25 including, but not limited to: voter registration, Election
26 Day procedures, voting machine technology, absentee voting,
27 and voter education; and be if further
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1 RESOLVED, That the Task Force on Integrity in Voting
2 shall submit an interim report to the Senate on or before
3 November 1, 2001 and a final report on April 1, 2002.
4 Adopted by the Senate, May 31, 2001.
5 _______________________
6 President of the Senate
7 _______________________
8 Secretary of the Senate
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