IL HB3969 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on February 17 2023 - 25% progression
Action: 2023-02-17 - Referred to Rules Committee
Pending: House Rules Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Summary

Amends the Conduct of Elections and Making Returns Article of the Election Code. Provides that in the case of an emergency or if the State Board of Elections determines that all potential polling places have been surveyed by the election authority and that no accessible polling place is available within a precinct nor is the election authority able to make a polling place within the precinct temporarily accessible, the Board is authorized to grant an exemption from the voting accessibility requirements under specified federal law. Provides that any voter with a temporary or permanent disability who is unable to access or enter the polling place may request that 2 judges of election of opposite party affiliation deliver a ballot to him or her at the point where he or she is unable to continue forward motion toward the polling place. Provides that a ballot shall not be delivered to the voter beyond 50 feet of the entrance to the building in which the polling place is located. Makes other changes.

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Title

ELECTIONS-CURBSIDE VOTING

Sponsors


History

DateChamberAction
2023-02-17HouseReferred to Rules Committee
2023-02-17HouseFirst Reading
2023-02-17HouseFiled with the Clerk by Rep. Nabeela Syed

Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
10517-13.5Amended CodeCitation Text

Illinois State Sources


Bill Comments

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