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Title:	Access to Voting for Persons with Disabilities Advisory Task Force
Meeting Information:	Meetings will be held four times a year
Contact Name:	State Board of Elections
Contact Comments:
Function:	The Task Force will review current laws and create a report to provide recommendations to improve access to voting for the disabled community in the State of Illinois.
Term:	N/A
Senate Confirmation:	No
Qualifications:	At least one member must have experience representing or working with people with physical disabilities; at least one member must have experience working with people with neurological disabilities; at least four members must be attorneys with election law experience.
Compensation:	Unsalaried
Composition:	Three members appointed by the Governor, one of whom shall serve as chair, and at least one with experience representing or working with persons with physical disabilities and one with experience representing or working with person with neurological or mental disabilities; Three members appointed by the President of the Senate, including at least one attorney with election law experience; Three members appointed by the Senate Minority Leader, including at least one attorney with election law experience; Three members appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, including at least one attorney with election law experience; Three members appointed by the Minority Leader of the House of Representatives, including at least one attorney with election law experience.
Authority:	10 ILCS 5/1-19

Member Names

Name (Last, First)	Term Expires	Member Since	Appointed By	Position	Title
Ammons, Aaron		3/23/2022	Speaker of the House	Member
Bennett, Sen. Scott	1/11/2023	4/22/2022	President of the Senate	Member
Blum, Emily		8/5/2022	Governor	Member	Experience representing or working with persons with physical disabilities
Casson, Luke	1/11/2023	4/22/2022	President of the Senate	Member	Attorney with election law experience
Cox, Steve		7/15/2022	Minority Leader of the Senate	Member	Attorney with election law experience
Cray, Cristina		3/25/2021	Minority Leader of the Senate	Member
Fogarty, John		4/29/2022	Minority Leader of the House	Member	Attorney with election law experience
Gordon, Jr., Timotheus		9/19/2022	Governor	Member	Experience representing or working with person with neurological or mental disabilities
Gray, Don		5/6/2022	Minority Leader of the House	Member
Helander, William		5/3/2022	Minority Leader of the Senate	Member
Morrison, Sen. Julie	1/11/2023	4/22/2022	President of the Senate	Member
Morrison, Theresa		3/23/2022	Speaker of the House	Member
Nelson-Jaworski, Tiffany		7/13/2022	Speaker of the House	Member	Attorney with election law experience
Novich, Bebe		9/23/2022	Governor	Chair
VACANT			Minority Leader of the House	Member