STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS
STATE OF ILLINOIS
2329 S. MacArthur Blvd.
Springfield, Illinois 62704-4503
217/782-4141
Fax: 217/782-5959

BOARD MEMBERS
William J. Cadigan, Chairman
John R. Keith, Vice Chairman
Andrew K. Carruthers
Ian K. Linnabary
William M. McGuffage
Katherine S. O’Brien
Charles W. Scholz
Casandra B. Watson

James R. Thompson Center
100 W. Randolph St., Ste. 14-100
Chicago, Illinois 60601-3232
312/814-6440
Fax: 312/814-6485
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Steven S. Sandvoss

July 7, 2017
Hon. Kris W. Kobach
Vice Chair
Presidential Advisory Commission on Election Integrity
C/o ElectionIntegrityStaff@ovp.eop.gov
Re: Information Request of June 28, 2017
Vice Chair Kobach:
On July 5, 2017, the Illinois Secretary of State received your letter dated June 28, 2017,
wherein the Presidential Advisory Commission on Election Integrity (the “Commission”)
requests information relating to elections in Illinois.
I am writing today in response to the request for the publicly available voter data roll for the
State of Illinois. The Illinois Election Code, at 10 ILCS 5/1A-25, 4-8, 5-7 and 6-35, protects the
confidentiality and privacy of voter registration data, limiting its release to registered political
committees for political purposes and to governmental entities for governmental purposes,
subject to the restriction that voter data not be released to the public. Your letter indicates that
any information and voter registration data provided to the Commission will be made available
to the public.
In short, the State of Illinois does not have a publicly available voter roll. Therefore, our agency
does not have any material responsive to the Commission’s request.
We look forward to providing a supplemental response at a later date addressing the seven
questions set forth in your letter.
If you have any questions or comments, please do not hesitate to contact me.
Respectfully submitted,

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Kenneth R. Menzel
General Counsel,
State Board of Elections
www.elections.il.gov