Prairie State Wire

Illinois State Board of Elections met Oct. 16.

Here is the agenda provided by the board:

Pledge of Allegiance.

Roll call.

1. Approval of the minutes of the September 17 meeting. (pgs.1-5)

2. Report of the General Counsel

a. Campaign Disclosure

Motion for reconsideration

1) SBE v. 36th Ward Dems, 36448, 23AD027; (pgs.6-11)

Settlement Offers

2) SBE v. Stephenson County Democratic Party, 136, 24AM001; (pgs.12-14)

3) SBE v. Massac County Republican Central Committee, 1030, 22MQ004; (pgs.15-17)

4) SBE v. Friends of Wayne Domke, 32368, 23AM028; (pgs.18-23)

5) SBE v. People’s Choice Party, 35135, 23SQ096; (pgs.24-26)

6) SBE v. Friends of LaTonya Ruffin, 36889, 22SQ138; (pgs.27-29)

7) SBE v. Citizen Farmers Combine PAC, 36919, 23AD029; (pgs.30-33)

8) SBE v. Progressive Dems for Jessie Fuentes, 39498, 23AD039; (pgs.34-36)

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

9) SBE v. Kankakee County Democratic Central Committee, 325, 23AD003; (pgs.37-49)

10) SBE v. Citizens for Risa Lanier, 39560, 23AD042; (pgs.50-62)

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

11) SBE v. Godrey District 1 Republicans, 7453, 24MQ014; (pgs.63-67)

12) SBE v. Committee to Elect Daniel P. Conness, 9153, 24AM015; (pgs.68-74)

13) SBE v. Friends of Joe Cook, 31741, 24MQ055; (pgs.75-82)

14) SBE v. Friends of Matt Grandone, 34055, 24MQ072; (pgs.83-87)

15) SBE v. Minooka 201 – Building for the Future, 34416, 24MQ083; (pgs.88-93)

16) SBE v. Citizens for Cassandra J. Matz, 36548, 24MQ107; (pgs.94-97)

17) SBE v. Citizens for Chris Watkins, 37137, 24AM039; (pgs.98-102)

18) SBE v. Lamont Robinson for Alderman, 38916, 23AM059, 23AJ045; (pgs.103-112)

Complaints following public hearing

19) Lundeen v. Naperville Forward, 23CD027; (pgs.113-167)

Other campaign disclosure items

20) Assessments/board orders; (pgs.168-174)

21) Payment of civil penalty assessments – informational. (pg.175)

3. Report of the Executive Director

a. Preparations for the November 5, 2024 General Election;

1) Election day staffing plan; (pgs.176-177)

2) Election judge training schools – informational; (pgs.176-177)

3) Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act (UOCAVA) 45 Day Ballot Transmission; (oral report)

4) General Election outreach – informational; (pgs.178-179)

b. Voting system modifications – Dominion Democracy Suite 5.6-E Engineering Change Orders – informational; (pgs.180-181)

c. Administrative Services activities; (pgs.182-186)

d. Cyber Navigator Program Annual Report – informational; (pgs.187-200)

e. Voter registration activity – informational; (pgs.201-205)

f. Grant funding update – informational; (pgs.206-209)

g. FY25 fiscal status reports – informational; (pgs.210-212)

h. Two year plan of staff activity for the months of October & November – informational. (pgs.213-215)

4. Other business.

5. Comments from the general public.

6. Executive session for the purpose of discussing the minutes of the September 17, 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 September 17, 2024 executive session meeting.

c. Arise from executive session.

7. Roll call.

8. Ratification of Board action taken in executive session – approval of the executive session minutes.

9. Next board meeting scheduled for Tuesday, November 19, 2024 at 10:00 a.m.

https://www.elections.il.gov/AboutTheBoard/AgendaAll.aspx