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104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2025 and 2026
HB4506

Introduced 1/26/2026, by Rep. Maurice A. West, II

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

10 ILCS 5/1A-70 new
30 ILCS 105/5.1038 new

Amends the Election Code. Creates the Secure Elections Infrastructure
Fund as a special fund in the State treasury. Provides that, subject to
appropriation, moneys in the Fund shall be distributed by the State Board
of Elections as grants to election authorities for: voting machine
replacement; electronic poll book upgrades; cybersecurity hardening; voter
accessibility upgrades; infrastructure for secure ballot transport and
storage; and capital improvements to election authority facilities that
are necessary to maintain safe, secure, and effective election
administration. Provides that the State Board of Elections shall establish
and use a formula to distribute moneys in the Fund to election authorities.
LRB104 19773 SPS 33223 b

A BILL FOR

HB4506
LRB104 19773 SPS 33223 b
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AN ACT concerning elections.

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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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represented in the General Assembly:

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Section 5.
The Election Code is amended by adding Section
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1A-70 as follows:

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(10 ILCS 5/1A-70 new)
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Sec. 1A-70.
Secure Elections Infrastructure Fund.
The
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Secure Elections Infrastructure Fund is created as a special
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fund created in the State treasury. Subject to appropriation,
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moneys in the Fund shall be distributed by the State Board of
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Elections as grants to election authorities for: voting
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machine replacement; electronic poll book upgrades;
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cybersecurity hardening, including the purchase of hardware
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and software and vendor vetting; voter accessibility upgrades;
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infrastructure for secure ballot transport and storage; and
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capital improvements to election authority facilities that are
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necessary to maintain safe, secure, and effective election
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administration, including life-safety, environmental,
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structural, or operational upgrades. The State Board of
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Elections shall distribute moneys in the Fund to election
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authorities using a formula determined by the State Board of
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Elections that accounts for: the number of registered voters
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located in each voting district; the number of voting

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LRB104 19773 SPS 33223 b
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districts under the jurisdiction of the election authority;
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the average age and condition of voting equipment operated by
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the election authority; appropriations received by the
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election authority in the previous 10 years; and demonstrated
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accessibility or cybersecurity needs.

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Section 10.
The State Finance Act is amended by adding
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Section 5.1038 as follows:

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(30 ILCS 105/5.1038 new)
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Sec. 5.1038.
The Secure Elections Infrastructure Fund.

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