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Resolution accepting the Illinois State Board of Elections Voter Registration State Grant 2025 and authorizing an emergency appropriation in the amount of $601,373.77 for the specific purpose of assisting in the maintenance and other costs associated with the County's voter registration system to facilitate communication with the centralized statewide voter registration system, and physical 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 $601,373.77 in grant funding was not previously appropriated because the grant resources were secured after the County's adoption of the Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 budget.
* This 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 is for the period July 1, 2024, through June 30, 2025.
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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 $601,373.77 in grant funding has not been previously appropriated, having been awarded after adoption of the FY 2024 budget.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by this County Board of Lake County, Illinois, that an emergency appropriation in the amount o...
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