HB 3657

Abstract

Amends the Election Code. Provides that collection sites for vote by mail ballots shall be established only on the grounds of a public building in which a unit of local government conducts its ordinary business and in which there are no residential dwelling units. Provides that those collection sites shall be recorded by security cameras, and the security camera recordings shall be retained by the election authority for a period of 90-days after each election. Provides that the State's Attorney shall confirm that the security cameras are working at least once per week until election day starting when the first vote by mail ballots have been mailed. Amends the Freedom of Information Act to provide that those recordings are public records subject to inspection and copying by the public during that 90-day period. Effective immediately.