Bill Text: IL SB1253 | 2019-2020 | 101st General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Amends the Election Code. Requires a permanent polling place for early voting to remain open beginning the 22nd day (rather than the 15th day) before an election. Makes changes to the hours a permanent polling place for early voting must remain open. Requires certain permanent polling places to be open a total of at least 16 hours (rather than 14 hours) on the final weekend during the early voting period. Effective immediately.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Failed) 2021-01-13 - Session Sine Die [SB1253 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2019-SB1253-Introduced.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,
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3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | Section 5. The Election Code is amended by changing Section | |||||||||||||||||||
5 | 19A-15 as follows:
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6 | (10 ILCS 5/19A-15)
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7 | Sec. 19A-15. Period for early voting; hours.
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8 | (a) The period for early voting by personal appearance | |||||||||||||||||||
9 | begins the 40th day preceding a general primary, consolidated | |||||||||||||||||||
10 | primary, consolidated, or
general election and extends through | |||||||||||||||||||
11 | the end of the day before election day.
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12 | (b) Except as otherwise provided by this Section, a | |||||||||||||||||||
13 | permanent polling place for early voting must remain open | |||||||||||||||||||
14 | beginning the 22nd 15th day before an election through the end | |||||||||||||||||||
15 | of the day before election day during the
hours of 8:30 a.m. to | |||||||||||||||||||
16 | 4:30 p.m., or 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., on weekdays, except that | |||||||||||||||||||
17 | beginning 11 8 days before election day, a permanent polling | |||||||||||||||||||
18 | place for early voting must remain open during the hours of | |||||||||||||||||||
19 | 8:30 a.m. to 7:00 p.m., or 9:00 a.m. to 7:30 7:00 p.m., | |||||||||||||||||||
20 | everyday and
9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. on Saturdays and holidays, | |||||||||||||||||||
21 | and 10:00 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sundays ; except that, in addition | |||||||||||||||||||
22 | to the hours required by this subsection, a permanent polling | |||||||||||||||||||
23 | place designated by an election authority under subsections |
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1 | (c), (d), and (e) of Section 19A-10 must remain open for a | ||||||
2 | total of at least 8 hours on any holiday during the early | ||||||
3 | voting period and a total of at least 16 14 hours on the final | ||||||
4 | weekend during the early voting period.
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5 | (c) Notwithstanding subsection (b), an election authority | ||||||
6 | may close an early voting polling place if the building in | ||||||
7 | which the polling place is located has been closed by the State | ||||||
8 | or unit of local government in response to a severe weather | ||||||
9 | emergency or other force majeure. The election authority shall | ||||||
10 | notify the State Board of Elections of any closure and shall | ||||||
11 | make reasonable efforts to provide notice to the public of an | ||||||
12 | alternative location for early voting. | ||||||
13 | (d) (Blank). | ||||||
14 | (Source: P.A. 97-81, eff. 7-5-11; 97-766, eff. 7-6-12; 98-4, | ||||||
15 | eff. 3-12-13; 98-115, eff. 7-29-13; 98-691, eff. 7-1-14; | ||||||
16 | 98-1171, eff. 6-1-15 .)
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17 | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||||||
18 | becoming law.
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