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Illinois State Board of Elections met May 20.

Here is the agenda provided by the board:

Pledge of Allegiance.

Roll call.

1. Approval of the minutes of the April 15 meeting.

2. Report of the General Counsel

a. Campaign Disclosure

Motion for reconsideration

1) Vote Lisle Twp Dems, 39977, 25CD004;

Settlement offers

2) SBE v. Committee on Affirmative Leadership IL Coal Assn., 1091, 24AS008;

3) SBE v. 36th Ward Dems, 36448, 23AD027;

4) SBE v. Jenna DeYong for City Clerk, 36632, 24SQ106;

5) SBE v. Friends of Marcus Herbert, 37245, 24SQ118;

6) SBE v. Neighbors for Miquel Lewis, 39849, 24SQ182;

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

7) SBE v. End Homelessness, supporting Bring Chicago Home, 35451, 24AM029;

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

8) SBE v. Livingston County Republican Central Committee, 297, 24AM005;

9) SBE v. Bridge Struc & Rein IW LU #1 PAC, 1035, 24SQ010;

10) SBE v. Friends of Mayor Terry R. Wells, 4334, 24SQ013;

11) SBE v. Steven Doughterty for Mayor, 25226, 24SQ048;

12) SBE v. Iron Workers Local Union No 1 PEF Fund, 25736, 24SQ051;

13) SBE v. Friends of Kyle Thompson, 32688, 24SQ071;

14) SBE v. Friends of Hadiya, 34352, 24JQ075;

15) SBE v. Good Government Illinois, 34631, 24AJ023;

16) SBE v. Friends of Paul A. Mallo, 35341, 24SQ086;

17) SBE v. Friends of Melissa Mouritsen, 37149, 24JQ136;

18) SBE v. Friends of Lamont Williams, 37248, 24AS051;

19) SBE v. Iron Workers Local 1 Political Organization Fund, 37495, 24SQ123;

20) SBE v. Kristian for 22nd Ward, 38894, 24NF091;

Other campaign disclosure items

21) Assessments/Board Orders;

22) Payment of civil penalty assessments – informational;

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.

23) Benoit v. Zinanni, 25CD037;

24) Shamsie v. Ropp, 25CD038;

25) Leoni v. Lisle Forward, 25CD039;

26) Matthews v. Friends of Kathleen Lorenz, 25CD040.

Arise from executive session.

Vote on Board action for complaints following closed preliminary hearing.

b. Consideration of proposed administrative rules;

1) Part 216 Registration of Voters – Address Confidentiality Program;

2) Part 207 Miscellaneous – Requirements for Computer-Based Voter Registration Systems.

3. Report of the Executive Director

a. Legislative update;

b. Results of the 2025 Consolidated Election for Fox Waterway Agency and Fox Water

Reclamation District – informational;

c. Six month review of executive session minutes;

d. Voter registration activity – informational;

e. Grant funding update – informational;

f. FY25 fiscal status reports – informational;

g. Two year plan of staff activity for the months of May & June – informational.

4. Other business.

5. Comments from the general public.

6. Executive session for the purpose of discussing the appointment, employment, compensation, performance, or dismissal of specific employees, pending litigation and the minutes of the April

15 executive session meeting pursuant to Sections 2(c)(1), 2(c)(11) and 2(c)(21) of the Open Meetings Act, 5 ILCS 120. Verify room is clear and roll call for executive session.

a. Approval of the minutes of the April 15 executive session meeting. Arise from executive session.

7. Vote on board action discussed in executive session.

a. Approval of the minutes of the April 15 executive session meeting.

8. Next board meeting scheduled for Tuesday, June 17, 2025 at 10:00 a.m.

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