ELEC CD-VOTE BY MAIL House SponsorsRep. Ryan Spain, Tony McCombie, Chris Miller, Andrew S. Chesney, Mark Luft and Tim Butler 1/10/2023HouseSession Sine Die 10 ILCS 5/19-7from Ch. 46, par. 19-7 Amends the Election Code. Provides that an election authority shall appoint panels as needed of 3 election judges from the list of election judges submitted by the county parties to compare the voter's signature on the certification envelope of the vote by mail ballot with the signature of the voter on file in the office of the election authority. Provides the procedure for verifying or rejecting the signature. Provides that if a vote by mail ballot is rejected, the election authority shall notify the voter within 2 days after the rejection or within one day if the rejection occurs after election day and in all cases before the close of the period for counting provisional ballots. Allows a voter to submit a statement confirming the vote if the signature was rejected. Allows a voter to cast a new ballot if the vote by mail ballot was rejected because the envelope was delivered opened. 2/17/2021HouseFiled with the Clerk by Rep. Ryan Spain 2/19/2021HouseFirst Reading 2/19/2021HouseReferred to Rules Committee 3/9/2021HouseAssigned to Ethics & Elections Committee 3/18/2021HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Tony McCombie 3/27/2021HouseRule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee 4/6/2021HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Chris Miller 11/4/2021HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Andrew S. Chesney 2/10/2022HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Mark Luft 2/24/2022HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Tim Butler 1/10/2023HouseSession Sine Die