SR0684 100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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SENATE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The Presidential Advisory Commission on Election Integrity was purportedly established by executive order to investigate vulnerabilities in voting systems and practices used for federal elections that could lead to improper voter registrations and improper voting, including fraudulent voter registrations and fraudulent voting; and

WHEREAS, President Donald Trump has consistently maintained, without evidence, that three to five million illegal votes were cast in the 2016 presidential election for the Democratic candidate, Hillary Clinton; and

WHEREAS, President Trump's Advisory Commission on Election Integrity has requested the personal data and voting history of every American voter; and

WHEREAS, It is the duty of the State Board of Elections to ensure the integrity of our elections and to protect voting rights and the privacy of Illinois voters; and

WHEREAS, Illinois law allows voter data to be obtained by political committees, which use it to develop their voter databases, and by governmental agencies for governmental purposes; however, Illinois law prohibits release of the more personal information associated with voters, such as Social Security numbers, driver's license numbers, and digital copies of voter signatures; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that the State Board of Elections is urged to decline any request to turn over or share personal data or confidential voter registration data to the Advisory Commission on Election Integrity; and be it further

RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be delivered to the President and Vice President of the United States, United States Senator Richard Durbin, United States Senator Tammy Duckworth, the entire Illinois Congressional Delegation, Governor Rauner, and the Illinois State Board of Elections.