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<title>Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for HB 1246   </title>
<shortdesc>ELEC CD-EQUIPMENT/AUDITS</shortdesc>
<sponsor>
<sponsorhead1>House Sponsors</sponsorhead1><sponsors>Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez-Linda Chapa LaVia</sponsors>
</sponsor>
<lastaction>
<statusdate>1/8/2013</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
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<synopsis>
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<reference>10 ILCS 5/19A-75</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><reference>10 ILCS 5/Art. 21B heading new</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><reference>10 ILCS 5/21B-5 new</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><reference>10 ILCS 5/21B-10 new</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><reference>10 ILCS 5/21B-15 new</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><reference>10 ILCS 5/21B-20 new</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><reference>10 ILCS 5/21B-25 new</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><reference>10 ILCS 5/21B-30 new</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><reference>10 ILCS 5/21B-35 new</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><reference>10 ILCS 5/21B-40 new</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><reference>10 ILCS 5/21B-45 new</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><reference>10 ILCS 5/21B-50 new</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><reference>10 ILCS 5/21B-55 new</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><reference>10 ILCS 5/21B-60 new</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><reference>10 ILCS 5/21B-65 new</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><reference>10 ILCS 5/21B-70 new</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><reference>10 ILCS 5/21B-75 new</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><reference>10 ILCS 5/21B-80 new</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><reference>10 ILCS 5/21B-85 new</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><reference>10 ILCS 5/21B-90 new</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><reference>10 ILCS 5/21B-95 new</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><reference>10 ILCS 5/24B-2</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><reference>10 ILCS 5/24B-16</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><reference>10 ILCS 5/24C-2</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><reference>10 ILCS 5/24C-9</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><reference>10 ILCS 5/24C-16</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><SynopsisText>     Amends the Election Code. Requires that each election authority (i) conduct an election day audit of a random sample of 10% of votes cast and (ii) provide by contract or employment for the performance by one or more independent auditors of post-election parallel tabulations and audits. Provides for the scope of the audits and the resulting reports. Requires that optical scan technology and direct recording electronic voting systems meet certain federal and independent testing standards. With respect to early voting, requires that an election authority using only direct recording electronic voting systems have paper ballots available for voters wishing to use them.</SynopsisText></synopsis>
<actions>
<statusdate>2/8/2011</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez</action>
<statusdate>2/8/2011</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>First Reading</action>
<statusdate>2/8/2011</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>2/14/2011</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Assigned to Elections &amp; Campaign Reform Committee</action>
<statusdate>3/1/2011</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia</action>
<statusdate>3/17/2011</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>1/8/2013</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
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