---
type: "Bill"
title: "ELEC CD-VOTING EQUIPMENT"
description: "Amends the Election Code. With respect to voting equipment, (i) requires that vendors pay the costs of ballots and temporary workers for equipment tests; (ii) after an election, authorizes the State Board of Elections to destroy programs (now, return them to election authorities) when there is no election contest; and (iii) authorizes the State Board to select an election jurisdiction's precincts for random retabulation of votes after election day."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "94th"
identifier: "SB 2340"
citation: "Illinois SB 2340 (94th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 45
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2006-01-12"
last_action: "2006-12-26"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1e7cba12-3877-4c5e-be80-1d37da1ee73c"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2340&GAID=8&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=23039&SessionID=50&GA=94"
source_hash: "b283bc4ffdca36d31538466808b99ef8bb27ec1ad4c77e99692a572070b022ab"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-il"]
---

# Illinois SB 2340 (94th) — ELEC CD-VOTING EQUIPMENT

Amends the Election Code. With respect to voting equipment, (i) requires that vendors pay the costs of ballots and temporary workers for equipment tests; (ii) after an election, authorizes the State Board of Elections to destroy programs (now, return them to election authorities) when there is no election contest; and (iii) authorizes the State Board to select an election jurisdiction's precincts for random retabulation of votes after election day.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400SB2340&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=23039&DocNum=2340&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400SB2340eng&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=23039&DocNum=2340&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400SB2340enr&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=23039&DocNum=2340&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **111–0** (pass) · lower
- Concurrence — **58–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **59–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- M. Maggie Crotty — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2006-01-12** Filed with Secretary by Sen. M. Maggie Crotty `filing`
- **2006-01-12** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2006-01-12** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2006-02-03** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Martin A. Sandoval
- **2006-02-08** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Pamela J. Althoff
- **2006-02-08** Assigned to Local Government `referral-committee`
- **2006-02-09** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. M. Maggie Crotty `amendment-introduction`
- **2006-02-09** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2006-02-14** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Local Government
- **2006-02-14** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Cheryl Axley
- **2006-02-14** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2006-02-15** Do Pass as Amended Local Government; 010-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2006-02-15** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading February 16, 2006
- **2006-02-22** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2006-02-22** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading February 23, 2006
- **2006-02-23** Third Reading - Passed; 059-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2006-02-23** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2006-02-23** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2006-03-14** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2006-03-14** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Harry Osterman
- **2006-03-14** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2006-03-16** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Charles E. Jefferson
- **2006-11-02** Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) January 9, 2007
- **2006-11-02** Assigned to Elections & Campaign Reform Committee `referral-committee`
- **2006-11-14** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Elections & Campaign Reform Committee `amendment-introduction`
- **2006-11-14** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Elections & Campaign Reform Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2006-11-14** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Elections & Campaign Reform Committee; 007-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2006-11-14** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2006-11-14** Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Michael K. Smith
- **2006-11-14** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2006-11-14** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2006-11-15** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 111-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2006-11-16** Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 01
- **2006-11-16** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 01-November 28, 2006
- **2006-11-28** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. M. Maggie Crotty `filing`
- **2006-11-28** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2006-11-28** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Local Government `referral-committee`
- **2006-11-28** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. George P. Shadid
- **2006-11-28** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Local Government; 007-000-000
- **2006-11-29** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 058-000-000
- **2006-11-29** Passed Both Houses
- **2006-12-12** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2006-12-26** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2006-12-26** Effective Date December 26, 2006
- **2006-12-26** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 94-1073 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/1e7cba12-3877-4c5e-be80-1d37da1ee73c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).