Bill Text: IL SB0825 | 2021-2022 | 102nd General Assembly | Engrossed
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Bill Title: Amends the Election Code. Provides dates for the 2022 general primary election and dates to prepare for the 2022 general election. Repeals the provisions on January 1, 2023. Provides that in a county with a population of less than 3,000,000, the sheriff may establish a temporary branch polling place at the county jail. Limits eligibility to a resident of a county who is in custody at the county jail and who has not been convicted of the offense for which the resident is in custody. Allows an elector to be added to a list of permanent vote by mail status voters who receive an official vote by mail ballot for all subsequent elections. Provides that a voter whose application for permanent vote by mail status is accepted by the election authority shall remain on the permanent vote by mail list until the voter requests to be removed from permanent vote by mail status, the voter provides notice to the election authority of a change in registration, or the election authority receives confirmation that the voter has subsequently registered to vote in another county. Provides the notice to be sent by election authorities to all qualified voters before a general election for the option to be placed on the list of permanent vote by mail status voters. Provides the application form for permanent vote by mail status. Allows an election authority to combine the applications for single election vote by mail and permanent vote by mail status on one form. Provides that a political committee selected to conduct an audit shall only be required to conduct the audit if it was required to file at least one quarterly report during the period to be covered by the audit and has a fund balance of $10,000 or more, an average closing fund balance of $10,000 or more on quarterly reports, or average total receipts of $10,000 or more on quarterly reports. Requires a political committee owing unpaid fines at the time of its random selection to conduct an audit. Amends the Public Officer Simultaneous Tenure Act. Provides that a unit of local government may not adopt an ordinance or resolution that requires a member of the General Assembly to resign his or her office in order to be eligible to seek elected office in the unit of local government and that any such ordinance or resolution is void. Provides that the prohibition applies to ordinances or resolutions adopted on or after November 8, 2016. Limits home rule powers. Amends the Counties Code. Provides that a sheriff shall enter upon the duties of his or her office on the December 1 following his or her election (rather than on the first day in the month of December following his or her election on which the office of the sheriff is required, by statute or by action of the county board, to be open). Amends the Township Code. Makes changes in a provision concerning notice of a political party caucus in a township. Amends the Illinois Municipal Code. Provides that when a person who intends to be a write-in candidate for an uncontested nonpartisan office has not timely filed nomination papers but has filed a written statement or notice of his or her intent, no primary ballot shall be printed (rather than requiring a primary ballot to be prepared and a primary election held if the write-in candidate is the fifth candidate filed). Provides that where no primary is held, a person intending to become a write-in candidate shall refile a declaration of intent to be a write-in candidate for the general election with the appropriate election authority or authorities. Removes language: concerning requirements for the written statement or notice; and providing that an election authority has no duty to conduct a primary and prepare a ballot for an uncontested office, unless the written statement or notice is filed in a timely manner. Amends the Revised Cities and Villages Act of 1941. In the provisions concerning the prohibition on the city treasurer serving 2 terms in succession, allows the city to establish different succession terms by ordinance. Amends various Acts and Codes. Changes all statutory references of alderman and aldermen to alderperson and alderpersons. Changes all statutory references of congressman to congressperson. Makes other and conforming changes. Effective immediately, except certain provisions of the Election Code are effective on July 1, 2023.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 9-0)
Status: (Passed) 2021-06-17 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 102-0015 [SB0825 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2021-SB0825-Engrossed.html
Bill Title: Amends the Election Code. Provides dates for the 2022 general primary election and dates to prepare for the 2022 general election. Repeals the provisions on January 1, 2023. Provides that in a county with a population of less than 3,000,000, the sheriff may establish a temporary branch polling place at the county jail. Limits eligibility to a resident of a county who is in custody at the county jail and who has not been convicted of the offense for which the resident is in custody. Allows an elector to be added to a list of permanent vote by mail status voters who receive an official vote by mail ballot for all subsequent elections. Provides that a voter whose application for permanent vote by mail status is accepted by the election authority shall remain on the permanent vote by mail list until the voter requests to be removed from permanent vote by mail status, the voter provides notice to the election authority of a change in registration, or the election authority receives confirmation that the voter has subsequently registered to vote in another county. Provides the notice to be sent by election authorities to all qualified voters before a general election for the option to be placed on the list of permanent vote by mail status voters. Provides the application form for permanent vote by mail status. Allows an election authority to combine the applications for single election vote by mail and permanent vote by mail status on one form. Provides that a political committee selected to conduct an audit shall only be required to conduct the audit if it was required to file at least one quarterly report during the period to be covered by the audit and has a fund balance of $10,000 or more, an average closing fund balance of $10,000 or more on quarterly reports, or average total receipts of $10,000 or more on quarterly reports. Requires a political committee owing unpaid fines at the time of its random selection to conduct an audit. Amends the Public Officer Simultaneous Tenure Act. Provides that a unit of local government may not adopt an ordinance or resolution that requires a member of the General Assembly to resign his or her office in order to be eligible to seek elected office in the unit of local government and that any such ordinance or resolution is void. Provides that the prohibition applies to ordinances or resolutions adopted on or after November 8, 2016. Limits home rule powers. Amends the Counties Code. Provides that a sheriff shall enter upon the duties of his or her office on the December 1 following his or her election (rather than on the first day in the month of December following his or her election on which the office of the sheriff is required, by statute or by action of the county board, to be open). Amends the Township Code. Makes changes in a provision concerning notice of a political party caucus in a township. Amends the Illinois Municipal Code. Provides that when a person who intends to be a write-in candidate for an uncontested nonpartisan office has not timely filed nomination papers but has filed a written statement or notice of his or her intent, no primary ballot shall be printed (rather than requiring a primary ballot to be prepared and a primary election held if the write-in candidate is the fifth candidate filed). Provides that where no primary is held, a person intending to become a write-in candidate shall refile a declaration of intent to be a write-in candidate for the general election with the appropriate election authority or authorities. Removes language: concerning requirements for the written statement or notice; and providing that an election authority has no duty to conduct a primary and prepare a ballot for an uncontested office, unless the written statement or notice is filed in a timely manner. Amends the Revised Cities and Villages Act of 1941. In the provisions concerning the prohibition on the city treasurer serving 2 terms in succession, allows the city to establish different succession terms by ordinance. Amends various Acts and Codes. Changes all statutory references of alderman and aldermen to alderperson and alderpersons. Changes all statutory references of congressman to congressperson. Makes other and conforming changes. Effective immediately, except certain provisions of the Election Code are effective on July 1, 2023.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 9-0)
Status: (Passed) 2021-06-17 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 102-0015 [SB0825 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2021-SB0825-Engrossed.html
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| 1 | AN ACT concerning elections.
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| 2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, | ||||||
| 3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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| 4 | Section 5. The Election Code is amended by changing | ||||||
| 5 | Section 19A-20 as follows:
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| 6 | (10 ILCS 5/19A-20)
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| 7 | Sec. 19A-20. Temporary branch polling places.
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| 8 | (a) In addition to permanent polling places for early | ||||||
| 9 | voting, the election
authority may establish temporary branch | ||||||
| 10 | polling places for early voting.
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| 11 | (b) The provisions of subsection (b) of Section 19A-15 do | ||||||
| 12 | not apply to a
temporary polling place. Voting at a temporary | ||||||
| 13 | branch polling place may be
conducted on any one or more days | ||||||
| 14 | and during any hours within the period for
early voting by | ||||||
| 15 | personal appearance that are determined by the election
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| 16 | authority.
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| 17 | (c) The schedules for conducting voting do not need to be | ||||||
| 18 | uniform among the
temporary branch polling places.
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| 19 | (d) The legal rights and remedies which inure to the owner | ||||||
| 20 | or lessor of
private property are not impaired or otherwise | ||||||
| 21 | affected by the leasing of the
property for use as a temporary | ||||||
| 22 | branch polling place for early voting, except
to the extent | ||||||
| 23 | necessary to conduct early voting at that location.
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| 1 | (e) In a county with a population of: | ||||||
| 2 | (1) 3,000,000 or more, the election authority in the | ||||||
| 3 | county shall establish a temporary branch polling place | ||||||
| 4 | under this Section in the county jail. Only a resident of a | ||||||
| 5 | county who is in custody at the county jail and who has not | ||||||
| 6 | been convicted of the offense for which the resident is in | ||||||
| 7 | custody is eligible to vote at a temporary branch polling | ||||||
| 8 | place established under this paragraph (1) subsection. The | ||||||
| 9 | temporary branch polling place established under this | ||||||
| 10 | paragraph (1) subsection shall allow a voter to vote in | ||||||
| 11 | the same elections that the voter would be entitled to | ||||||
| 12 | vote in where the voter resides. To the maximum extent | ||||||
| 13 | feasible, voting booths or screens shall be provided to | ||||||
| 14 | ensure the privacy of the voter. | ||||||
| 15 | (2) less than 3,000,000, the sheriff may establish a | ||||||
| 16 | temporary branch polling place at the county jail. Only a | ||||||
| 17 | resident of a county who is in custody at the county jail | ||||||
| 18 | and who has not been convicted of the offense for which the | ||||||
| 19 | resident is in custody is eligible to vote at a temporary | ||||||
| 20 | branch polling place established under this paragraph (2), | ||||||
| 21 | and only inmate access is permitted at such a temporary | ||||||
| 22 | polling location. | ||||||
| 23 | All provisions of this Code applicable to pollwatchers | ||||||
| 24 | shall apply to a temporary branch polling place under this | ||||||
| 25 | subsection (e), subject to approval from the election | ||||||
| 26 | authority and the county jail, except that nonpartisan | ||||||
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| 1 | pollwatchers shall be limited to one per division within the | ||||||
| 2 | jail instead of one per precinct. A county that establishes a | ||||||
| 3 | temporary branch polling place inside a county jail in | ||||||
| 4 | accordance with this subsection (e) shall adhere to all | ||||||
| 5 | requirements of this subsection (e). All requirements of the | ||||||
| 6 | federal Voting Rights Act of 1965 and Sections 203 and 208 of | ||||||
| 7 | the federal Americans with Disabilities Act shall apply to | ||||||
| 8 | this subsection (e). | ||||||
| 9 | (Source: P.A. 101-442, eff. 1-1-20.)
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