Illinois response to "elections integrity" request

Yay for Illinois!

Link to PDF of response letter at : http://www.elections.il.gov/NewsDetail.aspx?ID=i%2bdxdFxzE4c%3d



"Re: Information Request of June 28, 2017

Vice Chair Kobach:

On July 5, 2017, the Illinois Secretary of State received your letter dated June 28, 2017, wherein the Presidential Advisory Commission on Election Integrity (the “Commission”) requests information relating to elections in Illinois.

I am writing today in response to the request for the publicly available voter data roll for the State of Illinois. The Illinois Election Code, at 10 ILCS 5/1A-25, 4-8, 5-7 and 6-35, protects the confidentiality and privacy of voter registration data, limiting its release to registered political committees for political purposes and to governmental entities for governmental purposes, subject to the restriction that voter data not be released to the public. Your letter indicates that any information and voter registration data provided to the Commission will be made available to the public.

In short, the State of Illinois does not have a publicly available voter roll. Therefore, our agency does not have any material responsive to the Commission’s request.

We look forward to providing a supplemental response at a later date addressing the seven questions set forth in your letter.

If you have any questions or comments, please do not hesitate to contact me.

Respectfully submitted,

Kenneth R. Menzel General Counsel,
State Board of Elections"