Illinois 97th Regular Session Status: Enacted 3 D cosponsors

SB 98 — ELECTIONS-VETERANS HOMES

Last action — Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0275

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    Introduced
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  3. ✓
    Passed Senate
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    Passed House
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 27, 2011. Enacted.

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Likely to advance 82% · moderate confidence

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High

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  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 11 sponsors

    0 primary, 11 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (3 D).

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 2 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

Amends the Election Code. Extends the "incapacitated voter" provisions to residents of State-operated and federally-operated veterans' homes, hospitals, and facilities located in Illinois in order to qualify for absentee ballots in multiple elections and to require that absentee voting be conducted at the homes, hospitals, and facilities.

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SB0098 Engrossed LRB097 00015 JAM 40070 b AN ACT concerning elections.
SB0098 Enrolled LRB097 00015 JAM 40070 b AN ACT concerning elections.
For the purposes of this Section, "federally operated veterans' home, SB0098 Engrossed - 2 - LRB097 00015 JAM 40070 b hospital, or facility" means the long-term care facilities at the Jesse Brown VA Medical Center, Illiana Health Care System, Edward Hines, Jr.
For the purposes of this Section, "federally operated veterans' home, SB0098 Enrolled - 2 - LRB097 00015 JAM 40070 b hospital, or facility" means the long-term care facilities at the Jesse Brown VA Medical Center, Illiana Health Care System, Edward Hines, Jr.
Such identification cards shall be issued for a period of 5 years, upon the expiration of which time the voter may secure a new card by making application in the same manner as is prescribed SB0098 Engrossed - 3 - LRB097 00015 JAM 40070 b for the issuance of an original card, accompanied by a new affidavit of the attending physician.
Such identification cards shall be issued for a period of 5 years, upon the expiration of which time the voter may secure a new card by making application in the same manner as is prescribed SB0098 Enrolled - 3 - LRB097 00015 JAM 40070 b for the issuance of an original card, accompanied by a new affidavit of the attending physician.
The ballot envelope shall SB0098 Engrossed - 4 - LRB097 00015 JAM 40070 b be the same as that prescribed in Section 19-5 for physically disabled voters, and the manner of voting and returning the ballot shall be the same as that provided in this Article for other absentee ballots, except that a statement to be subscribed to by the voter but which need not be sworn to shall be placed on the ballot envelope in lieu of the affidavit prescribed by Section 19-5.
The ballot envelope shall SB0098 Enrolled - 4 - LRB097 00015 JAM 40070 b be the same as that prescribed in Section 19-5 for physically disabled voters, and the manner of voting and returning the ballot shall be the same as that provided in this Article for other absentee ballots, except that a statement to be subscribed to by the voter but which need not be sworn to shall be placed on the ballot envelope in lieu of the affidavit prescribed by Section 19-5.
Voting by physically incapacitated electors who have made proper application to the election authority not later than 5 days before the regular primary and general election of 1980 and before each election thereafter shall be SB0098 Engrossed - 5 - LRB097 00015 JAM 40070 b conducted on the premises of (i) federally operated veterans' homes, hospitals, and facilities located in Illinois or (ii) facilities licensed or certified pursuant to the Nursing Home Care Act or the MR/DD Community Care Act for the sole benefit of residents of such homes, hospitals, and facilities.
Voting by physically incapacitated electors who have made proper application to the election authority not later than 5 days before the regular primary and general election of 1980 and before each election thereafter shall be SB0098 Enrolled - 5 - LRB097 00015 JAM 40070 b conducted on the premises of (i) federally operated veterans' homes, hospitals, and facilities located in Illinois or (ii) facilities licensed or certified pursuant to the Nursing Home Care Act or the MR/DD Community Care Act for the sole benefit of residents of such homes, hospitals, and facilities.
(1) from the panel of judges appointed for the precinct in which such home, hospital, or facility is located, or from a panel of judges appointed for any other precinct within the jurisdiction of the election authority in the same ward or township, as the case may be, in which the home, hospital, or facility is located or, only in the case where a judge or judges from the precinct, township or ward are unavailable to serve, (3) from a panel of judges appointed for any other precinct within the jurisdiction of the election SB0098 Engrossed - 6 - LRB097 00015 JAM 40070 b authority.
(1) from the panel of judges appointed for the precinct in which such home, hospital, or facility is located, or from a panel of judges appointed for any other precinct within the jurisdiction of the election authority in the same ward or township, as the case may be, in which the home, hospital, or facility is located or, only in the case where a judge or judges from the precinct, township or ward are unavailable to serve, (3) from a panel of judges appointed for any other precinct within the jurisdiction of the election SB0098 Enrolled - 6 - LRB097 00015 JAM 40070 b authority.
Immediately thereafter, the judges shall bring the sealed envelope to the office of the election authority who shall deliver such ballots to the SB0098 Engrossed - 7 - LRB097 00015 JAM 40070 b election authority's central ballot counting location prior to the closing of the polls on the day of election.
Immediately thereafter, the judges shall bring the sealed envelope to the office of the election authority who shall deliver such ballots to the SB0098 Enrolled - 7 - LRB097 00015 JAM 40070 b election authority's central ballot counting location prior to the closing of the polls on the day of election.
The lists, and shall indicate the approved bed capacity and the name of the chief administrative officer of SB0098 Engrossed - 8 - LRB097 00015 JAM 40070 b each such home, hospital, or facility, and the State Board of Elections shall certify the same to the appropriate election authority within 20 days thereafter.
The lists, and shall indicate the approved bed capacity and the name of the chief administrative officer of SB0098 Enrolled - 8 - LRB097 00015 JAM 40070 b each such home, hospital, or facility, and the State Board of Elections shall certify the same to the appropriate election authority within 20 days thereafter.
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Action History

  1. Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0275

  2. Effective Date January 1, 2012

  3. Governor Approved

  4. Sent to the Governor

  5. Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly

  6. Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. David Harris

  7. Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Greg Harris

  8. Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol A. Sente

  9. Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia

  10. Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Keith Farnham

  11. Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks

  12. Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Derrick Smith

  13. Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Sandra M. Pihos

  14. Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Kay Hatcher

  15. Passed Both Houses

  16. Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 114-000-000

  17. Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Chad Hays

  18. Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Arthur Turner

  19. Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Rita Mayfield

  20. Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Karen A. Yarbrough

  21. Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate

  22. Second Reading - Short Debate

  23. Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate

  24. Do Pass / Short Debate Elections & Campaign Reform Committee; 006-000-000

  25. Assigned to Elections & Campaign Reform Committee

  26. Referred to Rules Committee

  27. First Reading

  28. Chief House Sponsor Rep. Chris Nybo

  29. Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading

  30. Arrived in House

  31. Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000

  32. Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Martin A. Sandoval

  33. Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. M. Maggie Crotty

  34. Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Gary Forby

  35. Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 12, 2011

  36. Second Reading

  37. Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 17, 2011

  38. Do Pass as Amended Executive; 012-000-000

  39. Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted

  40. Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Executive

  41. Reported Back To Executive; 003-000-000

  42. Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments

  43. Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Christine Radogno

  44. Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Pamela J. Althoff

  45. To Executive Subcommittee on Election Law

  46. Assigned to Executive

  47. Referred to Assignments

  48. First Reading

  49. Filed with Secretary by Sen. Christine Radogno

Sponsors

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Sponsors (0)

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Co-sponsors (11)

Not signed on (172)

172 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

Third Reading

Passed 114 Yea · 0 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 95004
Democrat 13000
Republican 6000
Total 114004
% of votes cast 97%0%0%3%
How each member voted (118)
Member Party Vote
Brauer — Yea
Brown — Yea
Burns — Not Voting
Coladipietro — Yea
Cole — Yea
Colvin — Yea
Connelly — Yea
McAsey — Yea
Morthland — Yea
Fortner — Yea
Hatcher — Yea
Jackson — Yea
Jakobsson — Yea
Jefferson — Yea
Nekritz — Yea
Mathias — Yea
McAuliffe — Yea
McCarthy — Yea
Reitz — Yea
Lyons — Yea
McGuire — Yea
Dugan — Yea
Dunkin — Yea
Durkin — Yea
Eddy — Yea
Farnham — Yea
Lang — Yea
Bradley — Yea
Leitch — Yea
Brady — Yea
Mitchell, Bill — Yea
Madigan — Yea
Mell — Yea
Mitchell, Jerry — Yea
Moffitt — Yea
Mulligan — Yea
Burke, Daniel — Yea
Harris, David — Yea
Burke, Kelly — Yea
Harris, Greg — Yea
Sullivan — Yea
Osmond — Yea
Pihos — Yea
Senger — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Sente — Yea
Sommer — Yea
Howard — Yea
Thapedi — Yea
Tryon — Yea
Watson — Yea
Turner — Yea
Williams — Yea
Jones — Yea
Unes — Yea
Verschoore — Yea
Winters — Yea
Davis, Monique — Yea
Cavaletto — Yea
Cross — Yea
Currie — Yea
D'Amico — Yea
Franks — Yea
Golar — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Hays — Yea
Holbrook — Yea
Kay — Yea
Kosel — Yea
Yarbrough — Yea
Zalewski — Yea
Mendoza — Not Voting
Flowers — Not Voting
Nybo — Yea
Osterman — Not Voting
Phelps — Yea
Poe — Yea
Pritchard — Yea
Ramey — Yea
Reboletti — Yea
Reis — Yea
Riley — Yea
Roth — Yea
Sacia — Yea
Saviano — Yea
Schmitz — Yea
Soto — Yea
Acevedo — Yea
Arroyo — Yea
Barickman — Yea
Beaubien — Yea
Beiser — Yea
Bellock — Yea
Berrios — Yea
Biss — Yea
Mautino — Yea
Bost — Yea
May — Yea
Chapa LaVia — Yea
Anthony DeLuca Democrat Yea
Bill Cunningham Democrat Yea
Camille Y. Lilly Democrat Yea
Fred Crespo Democrat Yea
Julie A. Morrison Democrat Yea
La Shawn K. Ford Democrat Yea
Michelle Mussman Democrat Yea
Nicholas K. Smith Democrat Yea
Rita Mayfield Democrat Yea
Robert "Bob" Rita Democrat Yea
Robyn Gabel Democrat Yea
Sara Feigenholtz Democrat Yea
William "Will" Davis Democrat Yea
Brad Stephens Republican Yea
Chapin Rose Republican Yea
Jil Tracy Republican Yea
Joe C. Sosnowski Republican Yea
Norine K. Hammond Republican Yea
Wayne A. Rosenthal Republican Yea

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Third Reading

Passed 56 Yea · 0 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democrat 9001
Unaffiliated 44002
Republican 3000
Total 56003
% of votes cast 95%0%0%5%
How each member voted (59)
Member Party Vote
Kotowski — Yea
LaHood — Yea
Lauzen — Yea
Link — Not Voting
Luechtefeld — Yea
Brady — Yea
Maloney — Yea
McCann — Yea
Jacobs — Yea
Johnson, C. — Yea
Johnson, T. — Yea
McCarter — Yea
Meeks — Yea
Sullivan — Yea
Jones, J. — Yea
Millner — Not Voting
Mulroe — Yea
Muñoz — Yea
Cullerton — Yea
Noland — Yea
Radogno — Yea
Schoenberg — Yea
Silverstein — Yea
Steans — Yea
Trotter — Yea
Wilhelmi — Yea
Clayborne — Yea
Crotty — Yea
Cultra — Yea
Dillard — Yea
Duffy — Yea
Forby — Yea
Frerichs — Yea
Garrett — Yea
Haine — Yea
Hutchinson — Yea
Pankau — Yea
Raoul — Yea
Righter — Yea
Sandack — Yea
Sandoval — Yea
Landek — Yea
Althoff — Yea
Martinez — Yea
Bivins — Yea
Bomke — Yea
David Koehler Democrat Yea
Don Harmon Democrat Yea
Emil Jones, III Democrat Yea
Eva-Dina Delgado Democrat Yea
Kimberly A. Lightford Democrat Yea
Lakesia Collins Democrat Yea
Lakesia Collins Democrat Not Voting
Laura M. Murphy Democrat Yea
Linda Holmes Democrat Yea
Mattie Hunter Democrat Yea
Dave Syverson Republican Yea
Kevin Schmidt Republican Yea
Sue Rezin Republican Yea

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 98 do?
Amends the Election Code. Extends the "incapacitated voter" provisions to residents of State-operated and federally-operated veterans' homes, hospitals, and facilities located in Illinois in order to qualify for absentee ballots in multiple elections and to require that absentee voting be conducted at the homes, hospitals, and facilities.
Who sponsors SB 98?
SB 98 is sponsored by Christine Radogno, Kay Hatcher, Sandra M. Pihos, Derrick Smith, Jack D. Franks, Keith Farnham, Carol A. Sente, Camille Y. Lilly (Democrat), Napoleon Harris III (Democrat), and Chapa LaVia.
What is the current status of SB 98?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 27, 2011. Enacted.
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