How SB 1299 changes current law

Compared against the Illinois Compiled Statutes as published AI-generated reading aid — verify against the official bill.

The bill requires election authorities to provide paper ballots at early voting for jurisdictions using Direct Recording Electronic Voting Systems and mandates audits of election day votes.

• 10 ILCS 5/19A-75

  use whatever method the election authority uses for vote by mail balloting; → use whatever method the election authority uses for absentee balloting conducted by mail;

  Changes the terminology from 'vote by mail balloting' to 'absentee balloting conducted by mail'.

• 10 ILCS 5/19A-75

  may either use those voting systems to conduct early voting or, so long as at least one Direct Recording Electronic Voting System device is available at each early voting polling place, → may (i) either use those voting systems to conduct early voting, provided that each early voting polling place shall have available sufficient paper ballots for those voters who request them, consistent with the limitations set forth in subsection (b) of Section 19A-10, or (ii), so long as at least one Direct Recording Electronic Voting System device is available at each early voting polling place,

  Mandates that if election authorities use Direct Recording Electronic Voting Systems, they must also provide sufficient paper ballots for voters upon request.