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Resolution accepting the Voter Registration State Grant 2024 from the Illinois State Board of Elections and authorizing an emergency appropriation in the amount of $291,655 for the specific purpose of assisting in the maintenance and other costs associated with the County’s voter registration system in order for it to communicate with the centralized statewide voter registration system, and some election security related expenses.
Staff Summary
• The County Clerk’s Office has received a grant from the Illinois State Board of Elections for the purposes of election security and assisting in the maintenance and other costs associated with its voter registration system. This facilitates communication with the Centralized Statewide Voter Registration System as required by Title III Section 303 of the Help America Vote Act of 2002.
• The $291,655 in grant funding was not previously appropriated because the grant resources were secured after the County’s adoption of the Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 budget.
• The grant is a reimbursement grant, whereby purchases are made by the County Clerk, and upon presentation of invoices and proof of payment, and approval by the Grants Program Manager, the County is reimbursed for qualified expenses.
• The grant award will be for the period July 1, 2023, through June 30, 2024.
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RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, the Lake County Clerk’s Office has received a grant from the Illinois State Board of Elections for election security and costs associated with its voter registration system; and
WHEREAS, these grant funds facilitate communication with the Centralized Statewide Voter Registration System as required by Title III Section 303 of the Help America Vote Act of 2002; and
WHEREAS, this grant amount of $291,655 in grant funding has not been previously appropriated, having been awarded after adoption of the FY 2023 budget.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by this County Board of Lake County, Illinois, that an emergency appropriation in the amount of $291,655 is hereby authorized in the County Clerk’s budget as identified on the listing of expense and revenue budget modifications attached hereto and made part hereof.
DATED at Waukegan, Illinois, on August 8, 2023.