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ACCEPTANCE AND APPROPRIATION OF THE
HELP AMERICA VOTE ACT - POLLING PLACE ACCESSIBILITY GRANT PY26
COMPANY 5000 - ACCOUNTING UNIT 1071
$3,686
(Under the administrative direction of the DuPage County Clerk-Election Division)
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WHEREAS, the County of DuPage, through the DuPage County Clerk-Election Division, has been notified by the Illinois State Board of Elections that grant funds in the amount of $3,686.00 (THREE THOUSAND SIX HUNDRED EIGHTY-SIX AND NO/100 DOLLARS) are available through the Help America Vote Act of 2002 (HAVA), to provide additional resources to make improvements to Illinois polling places for voters with disabilities; and
WHEREAS, to receive said grant funds, the County of DuPage, through the DuPage County Clerk-Election Division, must enter into a Grant Acceptance Agreement with the Illinois State Board of Elections, a copy of which is attached to and incorporated as a part of this resolution by reference (ATTACHMENT II); and
WHEREAS, the grant period of the Grant Acceptance Agreement is from July 1, 2025 to June 30, 2026; and
WHEREAS, no additional County funds are required to receive this funding; and
WHEREAS, acceptance of this grant does not add any additional subsidy from the County; and
WHEREAS, the DuPage County Board finds that the need to appropriate said grant funds creates an emergency within the meaning of the Counties Act, Budget Division, (55 ILCS 5/6-1003).
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the DuPage County Board that the Grant Acceptance Agreement (ATTACHMENT II) between DuPage County and the Illinois State Board of Elections is hereby accepted; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED by the DuPage County Board that the additional appropriation on the attached sheet (ATTACHMENT I) in the amount of $3,686.00 (THREE THOUSAND SIX HUNDRED EIGHTY-SIX ...
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