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Illinois Statutes § 5/1A-55 (Text of Section from P.A. 100-623 and P.A. 101-2) Cyber security efforts

⤴ Up to Article 1A: State Board of Elections

Statute Text

The Board shall adopt rules, after at least 2 public hearings of the Board and in consultation with election authorities, establishing a cyber navigator program to support election authorities' efforts to defend against cyber breaches and detect and recover from cyber attacks. The rules shall include the Board's plan to allocate any resources received in accordance with the federal Help America Vote Act and provide that no less than half of any funds received under the federal Help America Vote Act shall be allocated to the cyber navigator program. The cyber navigator program shall be designed to provide equal support to all elections authorities with some modifications allowable based on need. The remaining half of the federal Help America Vote Act funds shall be distributed as the Board sees fit, but no grants may be made to election authorities that do not participate in the cyber navigator program managed by the Board.
In distribution of the remaining funds received under the federal Help America Vote Act, the Board may make such funds available to election authorities for the maintenance of secure collection sites for the return of vote by mail ballots.

History

Amended by P.A. 102-0001 , § 5 , eff. 4/2/2021 .

Added by P.A. 100-0623 , § 5 , eff. 7/20/2018 .

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