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Illinois State Board of Elections met Sept. 17.

Here is the agenda provided by the board:

Pledge of Allegiance.

Roll call.

1. Approval of the minutes of the August 23 meeting. (pgs.1-3)

2. Recess the State Board of Elections and reconvene as the State Officers Electoral Board. Roll call for the State Officers Electoral Board.

3. Approval of the minutes of the August 23 SOEB meeting. (pgs.4-7)

4. Adjourn the State Officers Electoral Board and reconvene as the State Board of Elections. Roll call

for the State Board of Elections.

5. Report of the General Counsel

a. Campaign Disclosure

Settlement Offers

1) SBE v. Warren County Republican Central Committee, 324, 23DQ006; (pgs.8-11)

2) SBE v. Friends of Wayne Domke, 32368, 23AM028; (pgs.12-15)

3) SBE v. Friends of Gina Meeks, 36372, 23NF174; (pgs.16-20)

4) SBE v. Friends of Jim Jorgensen, 36674, 23NF051; (pgs.21-23)

5) SBE v. Committee to Elect Nicole Bennett, 38838, 23AJ044; (pgs.24-26)

Appeals of campaign disclosure fines – H.O. recommendation: granted

6) SBE v. Whiteside County Republican Central Committee, 115, 23AD002; (pgs.27-37)

7) SBE v. Illinois Pharmacists PAC, 12604, 23AD011; (pgs.38-41)

8) SBE v. Vernon Township Republicans, 19724, 23AS015; (pgs.42-49)

9) SBE v. Citizens for Tom Klein, 20531, 23AD015; (pgs.50-55)

Appeals of campaign disclosure fines – H.O. recommendation: granted & denied

10) SBE v. Friends of Jessie Fuentes, 38831, 23AD001; (pgs.56-61)

Appeals of campaign disclosure fines – H.O. recommendation: denied

11) SBE v. Friends of Mark Stephens, 7465, 23AS009; (pgs.62-68)

12) SBE v. Friends of Walter Burnett, Jr., 10591, 23AM010; (pgs.69-75)

13) SBE v. People United for Action, 27246, 23AJ022; (pgs.76-80)

14) SBE v. Friends of Curtis Tarver II, 34112, 22AJ045, 23MQ086; (pgs.81-91)

15) SBE v. Teamsters Local Union No. 50 DRIVE Fund, 35512, 23AD022; (pgs.92-96)

16) SBE v. Citizens for Donahue, 36708, 23DQ119; (pgs.97-101)

17) SBE v. Democrats for the Illinois House, 36786, 22AS048; (pgs.102-107)

18) SBE v. JudgeJohnAnderson.com, 37075, 23AJ037; (pgs.108-112)

19) SBE v. Pam Davidson for 17th State Central Committeewoman, 37340, 23AS043; (pgs.113-117)

20) SBE v. Citizens for Terrence Stuber, 37541, 23JQ183; (pgs.118-138)

21) SBE v. Friends of Larry J. Lloyd, 38565, 23DQ142; (pgs.139-142)

22) SBE v. Glen Hughs for Mayor, 39166, 23AJ047, 23DQ165; (pgs.143-152)

23) SBE v. Citizens for Hampshire Park District Referendum, 39198, 23SQ207; (pgs.153-157)

24) SBE v. Committee to Elect Mike Lehman, 39284, 23SQ209; (pgs.158-163)

25) SBE v. ZPACT, 39489, 23AS049, 23AD038; (pgs.164-173)

Other campaign disclosure items

26) Assessments/board orders; (pgs.174-177)

27) Random audits of political committees – informational; (pgs.178-179)

28) Payment of civil penalty assessments – informational; (pg.180)

Complaints following closed preliminary hearing (separate packet; may be conducted in closed executive session pursuant to Section 9-21 of the Election Code, 10 ILCS 5/9-21, and Section 2(c)(4) of the Open Meetings Act, 5 ILCS 120/2(c)(4)). Verify room is clear and roll call for executive session. 29) Jury v. Jury, 24CD006. (pgs.1-12)

Arise from executive session.

Ratification of Board action taken on complaints following closed preliminary hearing.

6. Report of the Executive Director

a. Voting system modifications;

1) Consideration of final approval of ES&S EVS 5.5.0.3 Election Management System;

2) Hart Verity 2.7IL Engineering Change Orders – informational; (pgs.184-185)

b. Voting system pre-election testing; (pgs.186-189)

c. Legislative update; (oral report)

d. Voter registration activity – informational; (pgs.190-194)

e. Grant funding update – informational; (pg.195)

f. FY24/FY25 fiscal status reports – informational; (pgs.196-201)

g. Two year plan of staff activity for the months of September & October – informational. (pgs.202-205)

7. Other business.

8. Comments from the general public.

9. Executive session for the purpose of discussing the minutes of the August 23, 2024 executive session meeting and pending litigation pursuant to Sections 2(c)(11) and 2(c)(21) of the Open Meetings Act, 5 ILCS 120. Verify room is clear.

a. Roll call for executive session.

b. Approval of the minutes of the August 23, 2024 executive session meeting.

c. Arise from executive session.

10. Roll call.

11. Ratification of Board action taken in executive session;

a. Ratification of the approval of the executive session minutes.

12. Next board meeting scheduled for Wednesday, October 16, 2024 at 10:00 a.m.

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