We intend to get the answers our constituents rightly deserve.
Pursue answers from the Illinois State Board of Elections about voter roll integrity and compliance with federal election law.
Occurrences
This bill puts commonsense safeguards in place by requiring proof of citizenship to register, photo ID to cast a ballot, and real accountability to clean up voter rolls.
We intend to get the answers our constituents rightly deserve.
Evidence
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"Today, Congresswoman Mary Miller (IL-15) led a letter with Congressman Mike Bost (IL-12) and Congressman Darin LaHood (IL-16) to the Illinois State Board of Elections requesting answers regarding the accuracy of the state’s voter rolls and its compliance with federal election law." Bost said: "We intend to get the answers our constituents rightly deserve."
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The House Administration Committee said it was holding a hearing on "Oversight with Secretaries of State: List Maintenance and Eligibility Verification" and linked responses to the January 22, 2026 letters for Minnesota and Kansas. The page states the committee continues its oversight of federal elections and focuses on voter list maintenance and eligibility verification.
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The signed February 2, 2026 letter to Illinois State Board of Elections Chair Laura Donahue states that Mike Bost, Mary Miller, and Darin LaHood wrote to highlight concerns about Illinois voter-roll integrity and NVRA compliance, repeated nine oversight questions from the House Administration Committee, and urged the Board to reply by February 5, 2026.
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The Committee on House Administration said letters were sent to ten states, including Illinois, seeking answers on how each state conducts voter list maintenance and whether it has policies to verify citizenship; the committee noted its broad oversight of federal elections.
Assessments
The promise was to pursue answers, not necessarily to obtain a final response or secure a policy change. During the same federal House term, Bost directly joined a signed congressional letter to the Illinois State Board of Elections asking about voter-roll accuracy and compliance with federal election law, with specific oversight questions and a response deadline. That materially fulfills the promised oversight action.
Bost materially pursued the promised oversight action while in federal office by joining a formal congressional letter to the Illinois State Board of Elections requesting answers about voter-roll accuracy and compliance with federal election law. Because the promise was to pursue answers, not necessarily to secure a final public response or policy change, the documented letter satisfies the core commitment in the same term.