Bill Text: IL HB4556 | 2015-2016 | 99th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the Election Code. Provides that, in counties with a population of less than 100,000, an election authority is only required to provide early voting in the county clerk's office.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2016-01-27 - Referred to Rules Committee [HB4556 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2015-HB4556-Introduced.html

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99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2015 and 2016 HB4556 Introduced 1/27/2016, by Rep. Thomas Bennett SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
10 ILCS 5/19A-10
Amends the Election Code. Provides that, in counties with a population of less than 100,000, an election authority is only required to provide early voting in the county clerk's office.
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A BILL FOR
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AN ACT concerning elections.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The Election Code is amended by changing Section
19A-10 as follows:
(10 ILCS 5/19A-10)
Sec. 19A-10. Permanent polling places for early voting.
(a) An election authority may establish permanent polling
places for early voting by personal appearance at locations
throughout the election authority's jurisdiction, including
but not limited to a municipal clerk's office, a township
clerk's office, a road district clerk's office, or a county or
local public agency office. Any person entitled to vote early
by personal appearance may do so at any polling place
established for early voting.
(b) (Blank).
(c) During each general primary and general election, each
election authority in a county with a population over 250,000
shall establish at least one permanent polling place for early
voting by personal appearance at a location within each of the
3 largest municipalities within its jurisdiction. If any of the
3 largest municipalities is over 80,000, the election authority
shall establish at least 2 permanent polling places within the

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municipality. All population figures shall be determined by the
federal census.
(d) During each general primary and general election, each
board of election commissioners established under Article 6 of
this Code in any city, village, or incorporated town with a
population over 100,000 shall establish at least 2 permanent
polling places for early voting by personal appearance. All
population figures shall be determined by the federal census.
(e) During each general primary and general election, each
election authority in a county with a population of over
100,000 but under 250,000 persons shall establish at least one
permanent polling place for early voting by personal
appearance. The location for early voting may be the election
authority's main office or another location designated by the
election authority. The election authority may designate
additional sites for early voting by personal appearance. All
population figures shall be determined by the federal census.
(f) No permanent polling place required by this Section
shall be located within 1.5 miles from another permanent
polling place required by this Section, unless such permanent
polling place is within a municipality with a population of
500,000 or more.
(g) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the
contrary, in counties with a population of less than 100,000,
an election authority is only required to provide early voting
in the county clerk's office.

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(Source: P.A. 98-691, eff. 7-1-14; 98-1171, eff. 6-1-15.)