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<title>Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for SB 1459         </title>
<shortdesc>ELEC CD-EQUIPMENT/AUDITS</shortdesc>
<sponsor>
<sponsorhead1>Senate Sponsors</sponsorhead1><sponsors>Sen. Michael Noland</sponsors>
</sponsor>
<lastaction>
<statusdate>1/13/2015</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
</lastaction>
<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>2/6/2013</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Filed with Secretary by Sen. Michael Noland</action>
<statusdate>2/6/2013</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>First Reading</action>
<statusdate>2/6/2013</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Referred to Assignments</action>
<statusdate>2/14/2013</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Assigned to Executive</action>
<statusdate>2/28/2013</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>To Subcommittee on Election Law</action>
<statusdate>3/13/2013</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Postponed - Subcommittee on Election Law</action>
<statusdate>3/22/2013</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments</action>
<statusdate>1/13/2015</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
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