Illinois State Board of Elections met Jan. 19.
Here is the agenda provided by the board:
Pledge of Allegiance.
Roll call.
1. Chair’s declaration that an in-person meeting is not practical or prudent pursuant to Section 7(e) of the Open Meetings Act because of a disaster: rising COVID infection rates and hospitalization rates throughout Illinois. 5 ILCS 120/7(e).
2. Swearing-in ceremony for newly appointed Board Member Tonya L. Genovese by the Honorable Leslie J. Graves, Retired Circuit Judge, 7th Judicial Circuit.
3. Presentation of Retirement Resolution to Cheryl Hobson.
4. Approval of the minutes from the December 21 meeting.
5. Report of the General Counsel
a. Campaign Disclosure
Appeals of campaign disclosure fines – H.O. recommendation: denied
1) SBE v. Friends of LaPointe, 35544, 20MA082;
2) SBE v. Taylor Made for Lisle, 36518, 21MQ195;
Appeals of campaign disclosure fines – H.O. recommendation: granted & denied
3) SBE v. Citizens for Gregory Harris, 19853, 20MA062;
Appeals of campaign disclosure fines – H.O. recommendation: granted & denied & amend
4) SBE v. Citizens for Debbie Meyers Martin, 24887, 20MA066;
5) SBE v. Friends of Scott Stoll, 35807, 20MA088;
Other campaign disclosure items
6) Payment of civil penalty assessments – informational;
b. Consideration of proposed amended rules;
1) Part 100 Campaign Financing;
2) Part 125 Practice and Procedure. (separate cover)
6. Report of the Executive Director
a. Consideration of proposed Employee Policy Manual update;
b. Report on Advisory Committee Meeting;
c. Consideration of voting system modification request – Hart InterCivic Verity 2.6;
d. Legislative update;
e. Redistricting procedures – informational;
f. IVRS update;
g. National Association of Secretaries of State (NASS) Tech Talk & Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) Cyber Navigator Forum – informational;
h. Voter registration activity – informational;
i. Consideration of amended FY22 Board Meeting Schedule;
j. FY22 fiscal status reports – informational;
1) GRF month ending December 31;
2) Help Illinois Vote Fund;
k. Two year plan of staff activity for the months of January & February – informational.
7. Other business.
8. Comments from the general public.
9. Executive session.
10. Next board meeting scheduled for Tuesday, February 15, 2022 in Chicago.
https://www.elections.il.gov/AboutTheBoard/Agenda.aspx?MID=%2buymEtd8mlc%3d&T=637790771838751706
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