Sec. 10. Definitions.

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(a)As used in this Act:

"Electronic notification delivery system" means a computer program that notifies interested parties of a unit of local government's action and that may have features that confirm physical addresses and email addresses, confirm ownership, and confirm receipt of an electronic notification.

"Electronic notification recipient" means a person who affirmatively informs a unit of local government or county officer that he or she would like to receive electronically a notification that would have been sent by the unit of local government or county officer via United States mail.

(b)For the purposes of this Act, an identity is confirmed if:

(1)the electronic notification recipient provides a birthdate and Social Security

number that can be matched with the records of the Secretary of State or the county clerk;

(2)a mailing sent by United States mail to the electronic notification recipient is

responded to digitally with a unique code;

(3)the electronic notification recipient uses an electronic signature as defined in the

Uniform Electronic Transactions Act; or

(4)the electronic notification recipient signs up in person with the unit of local

government or county officer and provides a government-issued identification.

(c)For the purposes of this Act, a physical address of an electronic notification recipient is confirmed if the electronic notification recipient's address is matched with the records of the Secretary of State and an email address of an electronic notification recipient is confirmed when an email to that email address has been delivered and affirmatively responded to in a way that can be tracked by the electronic notification delivery system.

(d)For the purposes of this Act, an electronic notification recipient's ownership is confirmed if his or her name is matched with the records of the county recorder of deeds.

(e)For the purposes of this Act, the receipt of an electronic notification is confirmed if an electronic notification recipient:

(1)responds to the electronic notification; or

(2)reads the electronic notification in an electronic notification delivery system that

is able to track that an email has been opened.