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SB1863ham005 101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Rep. Gregory Harris

Filed: 5/19/2020

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 1863

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 1863 by replacing
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:
 
4    "Section 5. The Illinois Administrative Procedure Act is
5amended by adding Section 5-45.1 as follows:
 
6    (5 ILCS 100/5-45.1 new)
7    Sec. 5-45.1. Emergency rulemaking; 2020 general election.
8To provide for the expeditious and timely implementation of
9Article 2B of the Election Code, emergency rules implementing
10Article 2B of the Election Code may be adopted in accordance
11with Section 5-45 by the State Board of Elections. The adoption
12of emergency rules authorized by Section 5-45 and this Section
13is deemed to be necessary for the public interest, safety, and
14welfare.
15    This Section is repealed on January 1, 2021.
 

 

 

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1    Section 10. The Election Code is amended by adding Article
22B as follows:
 
3    (10 ILCS 5/Art. 2B heading new)
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ARTICLE 2B. CONDUCT OF THE 2020 GENERAL ELECTION

 
5    (10 ILCS 5/2B-1 new)
6    Sec. 2B-1. Purpose. Whereas protecting the health and
7safety of Illinoisans is among the most important functions of
8State government, and whereas the Coronavirus Disease 2019
9(COVID-19) has resulted in declarations that COVID-19 presents
10a severe public health emergency by the World Health
11Organization, the United States government, and the Governor of
12Illinois, the General Assembly therefore declares it necessary
13and appropriate to make certain modifications to the
14administration and conduct of the elections for the November
152020 general election. The provisions of this Article are
16deemed necessary to protect the safety, health, and rights of
17the people of Illinois.
 
18    (10 ILCS 5/2B-5 new)
19    Sec. 2B-5. Application of Article.
20    (a) In addition to the provisions of this Code and
21notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, the provisions
22in this Article shall govern the process and procedures for the
232020 general election. The provisions of this Code shall

 

 

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1control any aspect of the administration or conduct of the 2020
2general election that is not provided for in this Article,
3provided that in the event of conflict between this Article and
4any other provision of this Code or any other law, the
5provisions of this Article shall control.
6    (b) The provisions of this Article shall apply to all
7election authorities, including, but not limited to, those
8under the jurisdiction of a Board of Election Commissioners.
9    (c) The provisions of this Article shall apply for the
10administration and conduct of the 2020 general election only
11and the provisions of this amendatory Act of the 101st General
12Assembly shall be in effect through January 1, 2021.
 
13    (10 ILCS 5/2B-10 new)
14    Sec. 2B-10. Election Day State holiday. Notwithstanding
15any other provision of State law to the contrary, November 3,
162020 shall be a State holiday known as 2020 General Election
17Day and shall be observed throughout the State. November 3,
182020 shall be deemed a legal school holiday for purposes of the
19School Code, State Universities Civil Service Act, and any
20other law designating a holiday. All government offices, with
21the exception of election authorities, shall be closed unless
22authorized to be used as a location for election day services
23or as a polling place.
24    Any school closed pursuant to this amendatory Act of the
25101st General Assembly and Section 24-2 of the School Code

 

 

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1shall be made available to an election authority as a polling
2place for 2020 General Election Day. The election authority and
3the school shall comply with all safety and health practices
4established by the Illinois Department of Public Health
5pursuant to subsection (a) of Section 2B-35. The election
6authority shall be eligible for reimbursement of such
7reasonable cleaning expenses incurred as a result of using a
8school as a polling place for 2020 General Election Day,
9subject to the receipt and availability of federal funds,
10pursuant to subsection (d) of Section 2B-55.
 
11    (10 ILCS 5/2B-15 new)
12    Sec. 2B-15. Changes to vote by mail application process for
13the 2020 general election.
14    (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of State law to the
15contrary, beginning on the effective date of this Amendatory
16Act of the 101st General Assembly, any elector may by personal
17delivery, mail, email, or electronically on the website of the
18appropriate election authority make application for an
19official ballot for the 2020 general election to be sent to the
20elector through mail. Notwithstanding any other provision of
21law to the contrary, the URL address at which an elector may
22electronically request a vote by mail ballot shall be fixed by
23each election authority no later than the effective date of
24this Amendatory Act of the 101st General Assembly. An election
25authority shall accept any application submitted by an elector,

 

 

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1including, but not limited to, the application prepared by the
2State Board of Elections, the election authority, or any other
3application submitted in a form substantially similar to that
4required by Section 19-3, including any substantially similar
5production or reproduction generated by any source or the by
6the applicant.
7    (b) No later than August 1, 2020, every election authority
8shall mail or email an application for an official vote by mail
9ballot for the 2020 general election to any elector who applied
10to vote an official ballot, whether by mail or in person, for
11any of the following elections: (1) 2018 general election; (2)
122019 consolidated election; or (3) the 2020 general primary
13election. No later than August 1, 2020, every election
14authority shall mail or email an application for an official
15ballot for the 2020 general election to any elector who has
16registered to vote or changed his or her registration address
17after the 2020 general primary election through July 31, 2020.
18    (c) In addition to providing electors with the application,
19the election authority shall provide any notices required by
20law and the following: (1) notice the elector may complete the
21application and return it through personal delivery, mail,
22email, or visit the election authority's URL to request an
23official ballot; (2) notice that upon completion of the
24application, the elector will receive an official ballot no
25more than 40 days and no less than 30 days before the election;
26(3) an explanation that following submission of the application

 

 

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1the elector will receive a ballot at his or her registered
2address or the mailing address requested by the elector, and
3such ballot must be completed and returned no later than
4election day; (4) a phone number or email address to contact
5the election authority if the elector does not receive an
6official ballot or if the elector has questions; and (5) a
7website or phone number the elector can use to confirm receipt
8of his or her official ballot. A copy of the application and
9the notice shall be made available on the election authority's
10website.
11    (d) The application and notice required by this Section
12shall be mailed to the elector's registered address and any
13other mailing address the election authority may have on file,
14including a mailing address to which a prior vote by mail
15ballot was mailed.
 
16    (10 ILCS 5/2B-20 new)
17    Sec. 2B-20. Changes for vote by mail official ballot
18mailing and processing.
19    (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the
20contrary, an election authority shall mail official ballots to
21any elector requesting an official ballot no earlier than
22September 24, 2020. Any elector submitting an application on or
23before October 1, 2020 shall receive a ballot no later than
24October 6, 2020. An election authority shall mail official
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1October 1, 2020 no later than 2 business days after receipt of
2the application.
3    (b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the
4contrary, any vote by mail ballot received by an election
5authority shall be presumed to meet the requirements of
6Articles 17, 18, and 19 and the voter shall be deemed otherwise
7qualified to cast a vote by mail ballot unless deemed invalid
8as provided in this Section.
9    (c) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the
10contrary, within 2 days after a vote by mail ballot is
11received, but in all cases before the close of the period for
12counting provisional ballots, the election authority shall
13appoint panels as needed of 3 election judges, of which no more
14than 2 shall be from the same political party, from the list of
15election judges submitted by the county parties for this
16specific purpose to compare the voter's signature on the
17certification envelope of the vote by mail ballot with the
18signature of the voter on file in the office of the election
19authority. The signature shall be presumed to match unless 3
20out of 3 election judges determine that the 2 signatures do not
21match. A vote by mail ballot may only be rejected by a vote of 3
22of 3 election judges and only for the following reasons: (1)
23the signature on the certification envelope and the signature
24used by the election authority for verification purposes do not
25match or the certification envelope contains no signature; (2)
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1already cast a ballot; (4) if the voter voted in person on
2election day; or (5) the voter is not a duly registered voter
3in the precinct. If 3 of 3 election judges determine the ballot
4should be rejected for any reasons stated in this subsection
5(c), the judges shall mark across the face of the certification
6envelope the word "rejected" and the date and names of the
7judges voting to reject the ballot.
8    (d) If a vote by mail ballot is rejected, the election
9authority shall notify the voter within 2 days after the
10rejection or within one day if the rejection occurs after
11election day and in all cases before the close of the period
12for counting provisional ballots. The voter shall be notified
13through mail or email, or both, and the notice shall inform the
14voter of the reason or reasons the ballot was rejected. If the
15ballot was rejected based on the signature or lack of a
16signature, the voter shall be permitted to submit a statement
17the voter cast the ballot, and upon receipt the ballot shall be
18determined valid and counted before the close of the period for
19counting provisional ballots. If the ballot was rejected
20because the envelope was delivered opened, the voter shall be
21permitted to vote in person or request to receive another vote
22by mail ballot, provided the voter submits an application and
23casts a new ballot prior to the close of polls on election day.
24    (e) Election authorities shall accept any vote by mail
25ballot returned, including ballots returned with insufficient
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1the postage-free return of vote by mail ballots. Any election
2authority establishing such a collection site pursuant to this
3subsection (c) shall collect all ballots submitted each day at
4close of business and process them as required by this Code,
5including noting the day on which the ballot was submitted.
6Ballots submitted to such collection sites after close of
7business shall be dated as delivered the next day, with the
8exception of ballots delivered on election day, which shall be
9dated as received on election day. Election authorities shall
10permit electors to return vote by mail ballots on election day
11up until the close of the polls.
12    (f) In accordance with Section 19-7, within one day after
13receipt of a vote by mail ballot, the election authority shall
14transmit notification of receipt to the State Board of
15Elections. If a vote by mail ballot is rejected, the election
16authority must notify the State Board of Elections within one
17day. Upon request by a state or local political committee,
18within 2 days an election authority must electronically provide
19the names and addresses of any vote by mail ballots received
20and any vote by mail ballots marked rejected.
 
21    (10 ILCS 5/2B-25 new)
22    Sec. 2B-25. Changes for first time registrants or change of
23address registrations.
24    (a) Beginning on the effective date of this amendatory Act
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1registration application or submitting a change of address
2shall be notified of the option to receive a vote by mail
3ballot. Upon request of the elector, the registration shall
4serve as an application to receive an official vote by mail
5ballot and the individual need not complete an application.
6Upon processing the registration, the election authority shall
7provide the individual with an official ballot.
8    (b) Upon request of the registrant, an election authority
9shall accept a completed voter registration form as a valid
10application and mail the elector an official ballot.
11    (c) Any person whose registration is incomplete or pending
12may provide any required documentation online or in person to
13the election authority prior to applying to vote in order to
14complete his or her registration.
15    (d) This Section shall not apply to an individual
16registering to vote in person at an election authority or an
17early voting site if the elector has the option and chooses to
18exercise the option to vote in person at the time of
19registration or in his or her precinct on election day.
 
20    (10 ILCS 5/2B-30 new)
21    Sec. 2B-30. Public dissemination of information prior to
22the 2020 general election.
23    (a) Beginning on the effective date of this amendatory Act
24of the 101st General Assembly through October 30, 2020, all
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1registering to vote and encouraging electors to vote by mail or
2during early voting with any pamphlet, brochure, flyer, or
3newsletter related to the 2020 General Election. Any such
4documents shall substantially include the following, "Due to
5COVID-19, all 2020 General Election voters are encouraged to
6cast a ballot prior to Election Day, either by mail or during
7early voting. Voting by mail is an easy option for voters and
8you can request a vote by mail ballot through email, mail, or
9in person. An application is available from your local election
10authority or at https :// elections.il.gov/
11electionoperations/ VotingByMail.aspx. To register to vote or
12check your registration status, visit https://
13ova.elections.il.gov.".
14    (b) The Secretary of State shall include in any pamphlet or
15materials produced in accordance with the Illinois
16Constitutional Amendment Act the following language, "Due to
17COVID-19, all 2020 General Election voters are encouraged to
18cast a ballot prior to Election Day, either by mail or during
19early voting. Voting by mail is an easy option for voters and
20you can request a vote by mail ballot through email, mail, or
21in person. An application is available from your local election
22authority or at https://
23elections.il.gov/electionoperations/VotingByMail.aspx. To
24register to vote or check your registration status, visit
25https:// ova.elections.il.gov.".
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1State shall send a notice to any elector who received an
2application but has not yet applied for a vote by mail ballot.
3The list of electors to receive the notification shall be
4provided by the State Board of Elections. The notice shall
5include, at a minimum: (1) notice that the elector previously
6received correspondence from the applicable election authority
7with information on how to apply for a vote by mail ballot,
8that the election authority has indicated the elector has not
9yet applied for a ballot, and the elector still has time to
10request a vote by mail ballot; and (2) a reference to a phone
11number, email address, and website the elector can visit to
12complete an application, return an application, or get
13additional information about vote by mail.
14    (d) No later than October 15, 2020, the Secretary of State
15shall send a notice to any elector who received the notice
16required in subsection (c) but has not yet applied for a vote
17by mail ballot. The notice shall include, at a minimum: (1) a
18statement that the elector has time to request a vote by mail
19ballot; and (2) a reference to a phone number, email address,
20and website the elector can visit to complete an application,
21return an application, or get additional information about vote
22by mail.
 
23    (10 ILCS 5/2B-35 new)
24    Sec. 2B-35. Early voting and election day requirements.
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1and election day safety and health practices established in
2written guidance provided to the election authorities by the
3Illinois Department of Public Health.
4    (b) Election authorities may establish curb-side voting
5for individuals to cast a ballot during early voting or on
6election day. A curb-side voting program shall designate at
7least 2 election judges from opposite parties per vehicle and
8the individual must have the option to mark the ballot without
9interference from the election judges.
10    (c) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, election
11authorities shall establish one location to be located at an
12office of the election authority or in the largest municipality
13within its jurisdiction where all voters in its jurisdiction
14are allowed to vote on election day during polling place hours,
15regardless of the precinct in which they are registered. An
16election authority establishing such a location pursuant to
17this subsection (c) shall identify the location, hours of
18operation, and health and safety requirements by the 40th day
19preceding 2020 General Election Day and certify such to the
20State Board of Election.
21    (d) In addition to the requirements of Section 19A-15,
22beginning the 15th day preceding 2020 General Election Day, all
23permanent polling places for early voting shall remain open
24during the hours of 8:30 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. on weekdays and 9:00
25a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays. Election
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1those required by this subsection (d) to accommodate voters to
2whom COVID-19 presents increased health risks, including, but
3not limited to, the administration of a curb-side voting
4program established by the election authority pursuant to this
5Section.
6    (e) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, a provisional
7ballot cast under item (7) of subsection (a) of Section 18A-5
8shall be deemed valid and counted as a vote if the voter
9provides the election authority with the necessary
10documentation within 14 days of election day.
 
11    (10 ILCS 5/2B-40 new)
12    Sec. 2B-40. Judges of election.
13    (a) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, any individual
14may be appointed to serve as an election judge if, as of the
15date of the election at which the person serves as judge, he or
16she:
17        (1) has attained the age of 16, is a U.S. Citizen, and
18    has been a resident of Illinois for at least 30 days
19    preceding the date at which he or she will serve as a judge
20    of election;
21        (2) has satisfactorily completed the training course
22    for judges of election described in Sections 13-2.1,
23    13-2.2, and 14-4.1 as applicable;
24        (3) is of good repute and character and not subject to
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1    Registration Act;
2        (4) is able to speak, read, and write in the English
3    language;
4        (5) is skilled in the 4 fundamental rules of
5    arithmetic;
6        (6) be of good understanding and capable; and
7        (7) is not a candidate for any office at the election
8    or an elected committeeperson.
9    No more than one election judge qualifying under this
10subsection (a) may serve per political party per precinct.
11Prior to appointment, a judge qualifying under this subsection
12(a) must certify in writing to the election authority the
13political party the judge chooses to affiliate with.
14    (b) All public and private secondary schools, community
15colleges, and universities shall publish notification on their
16publicly accessible websites and notify their students of the
17opportunity to serve as an election judge for the 2020 general
18election and the qualifications provided in subsection (a).
19    (c) The Department of Employment Security shall publish
20notification on its publicly accessible website that anyone
21receiving unemployment insurance may apply to serve as an
22election judge for the 2020 general election and the
23qualifications provided in subsection (a).
24    (d) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, counties
25having a population of less than 250,000 pursuant to the 2010
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1of the 5 judges of election required by this Code for the 2020
2general election, unless such judges of election are appointed
3by election commissioners.
 
4    (10 ILCS 5/2B-45 new)
5    Sec. 2B-45. Electronic service of objections. Election
6authorities may authorize service of objections to candidate
7nominations through electronic mail in lieu of personal service
8if the election authority responsible for convening the
9electoral board:
10        (1) requires candidates to provide an electronic mail
11    address where notices of objections and electoral board
12    proceedings may be sent electronically in lieu of personal
13    service;
14        (2) requires objectors to provide an electronic mail
15    address where notices and electoral board proceedings may
16    be sent electronically in lieu of personal service; and
17        (3) publishes notice of its decision to utilize this
18    Section on its website within 5 business days of the
19    effective date of this amendatory Act of the 101st General
20    Assembly.
 
21    (10 ILCS 5/2B-50 new)
22    Sec. 2B-50. Additional duties of election authorities.
23    (a) Each election authority shall comply with the
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1provide the following to the State Board of Elections as it
2relates to Section 2B-15: (1), no later than August 2, 2020,
3each election authority shall provide to the State Board of
4Elections written confirmation that the election authority
5complied with subsections (b), (c), and (d) of Section 2B-15
6and provide an electronic list of the names and addresses of
7every elector sent the required application and notice; (2) no
8later than September 2, 2020, each election authority shall
9provide the State Board of Elections with an electronic list of
10the names and addresses of every elector sent the required
11application and notice who has submitted the application and
12will receive an official ballot; and (3) no later than October
132, 2020, each election authority shall provide the State Board
14of Elections with an updated list of the names and addresses of
15every elector sent the required application and notice who has
16submitted the application and will receive an official ballot.
17Any list submitted to the State Board of Elections shall be
18accessible to State and local political candidates and
19committees.
20    (b) No later than 75 days prior to the 2020 general
21election, each election authority shall provide public notice
22of its services and equipment available to assist elderly
23voters and voters with disabilities. The notice shall include,
24but is not limited to, the availability of vote by mail ballots
25in braille and large format, assistance in marking the ballot,
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1for voting early by personal appearance.
2    (c) Each election authority shall comply with the
3requirements of this amendatory Act of the 101st General
4Assembly. The State Board of Elections may withhold any
5reimbursements for election related costs if an election
6authority is found to have failed to comply with the provisions
7of this amendatory Act of the 101st General Assembly.
 
8    (10 ILCS 5/2B-55 new)
9    Sec. 2B-55. Additional duties of the State Board of
10Elections.
11    (a) No later than 2 business days after the effective date
12of this amendatory Act of the 101st General Assembly, the State
13Board of Elections shall post on its official website an
14application for an official vote by mail ballot for the 2020
15general election. The application shall be available at
16https:// elections.il.gov/
17electionoperations/VotingByMail.aspx. Any applications
18received by the State Board of Elections shall be transmitted
19within 2 business days of receipt to the appropriate election
20authority.
21    (b) Within 5 business days of the effective date of this
22amendatory Act of the 101st General Assembly, the State Board
23of Elections shall modify the online voter registration system
24to allow any new registrant to apply for a vote by mail ballot
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1that requests a vote by mail ballot when registering shall be
2eligible to request and receive a vote by mail ballot for the
32020 general election without submitting an additional
4application.
5    (c) Within 10 business days of the effective date of this
6amendatory Act of the 101st General Assembly, the State Board
7of Elections shall provide notice to all election authorities
8of the provisions of this amendatory Act of the 101st General
9Assembly and the actions each election authority must take to
10comply with this amendatory Act of the 101st General Assembly.
11A copy of this notice shall be made available on the State
12Board of Election's official website.
13    (d) Subject to receipt and availability of federal funds,
14the State Board of Elections shall adopt emergency rules
15subject to the provisions of Section 5-45 of the Illinois
16Administrative Procedure Act to establish a program to provide
17reimbursement to election authorities for expenses related to
18the 2020 general election incurred as a result of COVID-19 and
19the requirements of this amendatory Act of the 101st General
20Assembly that are deemed necessary for the safety of the public
21and in response to COVID-19.
22    (e) The State Board of Elections shall transmit to the
23Secretary of State, in the format requested by the Secretary of
24State, a complete list of the names and addresses submitted to
25the State Board of Elections by the election authorities in
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1transmission shall be sent no later than September 5, 2020 and
2the second transmission no later than October 5, 2020. Upon
3request, the lists shall also be made available by the State
4Board of Elections to State and local political committees and
5candidates upon request.
6    (f) Except as provided in this Article, the State Board of
7Elections does not need to adopt rules to administer or enforce
8the duties and requirements set forth in this amendatory Act of
9the 101st General Assembly but may adopt such emergency rules
10if deemed necessary by the State Board of Elections. The
11absence of rules or emergency rules does not eliminate or
12reduce the rights, duties, or responsibilities set forth in
13this amendatory Act of the 101st General Assembly.
 
14    (10 ILCS 5/2B-60 new)
15    Sec. 2B-60. 2020 county party conventions. In any instance
16where more than one person has filed with the State Board of
17Elections to become chair of a county central committee as of
18May 1, 2020, the county central committee shall reconvene and
19take a public vote to determine the chair of the county central
20committee, no later than July 1, 2020.
 
21    (10 ILCS 5/2B-90 new)
22    Sec. 2B-90. Repeal. This Article shall repeal on January 1,
232021.
 

 

 

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1    Section 15. The Illinois Procurement Code is amended by
2changing Section 15-45 as follows:
 
3    (30 ILCS 500/15-45)
4    Sec. 15-45. Computation of days. The time within which any
5act provided in this Code is to be done shall be computed by
6excluding the first day and including the last, unless the last
7day is Saturday or Sunday or is a holiday, and then it shall
8also be excluded. If the day succeeding a Saturday, Sunday, or
9holiday is also a holiday, a Saturday, or a Sunday, then that
10succeeding day shall also be excluded. For the purposes of this
11Code, "holiday" means: New Year's Day; Dr. Martin Luther King,
12Jr.'s Birthday; Lincoln's Birthday; President's Day; Memorial
13Day; Independence Day; Labor Day; Columbus Day; Veterans' Day;
14Thanksgiving Day; Christmas Day; and any other day from time to
15time declared by the President of the United States or the
16Governor of Illinois to be a day during which the agencies of
17the State of Illinois that are ordinarily open to do business
18with the public shall be closed for business.
19    Notwithstanding any other provision of State law to the
20contrary, November 3, 2020 shall be a State holiday known as
212020 General Election Day and shall be observed throughout the
22State pursuant to this amendatory Act of the 101st General
23Assembly.
24(Source: P.A. 98-1076, eff. 1-1-15.)
 

 

 

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1    Section 20. The School Code is amended by changing Section
224-2 as follows:
 
3    (105 ILCS 5/24-2)  (from Ch. 122, par. 24-2)
4    Sec. 24-2. Holidays.
5    (a) Teachers shall not be required to teach on Saturdays,
6nor, except as provided in subsection (b) of this Section,
7shall teachers or other school employees, other than
8noncertificated school employees whose presence is necessary
9because of an emergency or for the continued operation and
10maintenance of school facilities or property, be required to
11work on legal school holidays, which are January 1, New Year's
12Day; the third Monday in January, the Birthday of Dr. Martin
13Luther King, Jr.; February 12, the Birthday of President
14Abraham Lincoln; the first Monday in March (to be known as
15Casimir Pulaski's birthday); Good Friday; the day designated as
16Memorial Day by federal law; July 4, Independence Day; the
17first Monday in September, Labor Day; the second Monday in
18October, Columbus Day; November 11, Veterans' Day; the Thursday
19in November commonly called Thanksgiving Day; and December 25,
20Christmas Day. School boards may grant special holidays
21whenever in their judgment such action is advisable. No
22deduction shall be made from the time or compensation of a
23school employee on account of any legal or special holiday.
24    (b) A school board or other entity eligible to apply for
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1authorized to hold school or schedule teachers' institutes,
2parent-teacher conferences, or staff development on the third
3Monday in January (the Birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King,
4Jr.); February 12 (the Birthday of President Abraham Lincoln);
5the first Monday in March (known as Casimir Pulaski's
6birthday); the second Monday in October (Columbus Day); and
7November 11 (Veterans' Day), provided that:
8        (1) the person or persons honored by the holiday are
9    recognized through instructional activities conducted on
10    that day or, if the day is not used for student attendance,
11    on the first school day preceding or following that day;
12    and
13        (2) the entity that chooses to exercise this authority
14    first holds a public hearing about the proposal. The entity
15    shall provide notice preceding the public hearing to both
16    educators and parents. The notice shall set forth the time,
17    date, and place of the hearing, describe the proposal, and
18    indicate that the entity will take testimony from educators
19    and parents about the proposal.
20    (c) Commemorative holidays, which recognize specified
21patriotic, civic, cultural or historical persons, activities,
22or events, are regular school days. Commemorative holidays are:
23January 28 (to be known as Christa McAuliffe Day and observed
24as a commemoration of space exploration), February 15 (the
25birthday of Susan B. Anthony), March 29 (Viet Nam War Veterans'
26Day), September 11 (September 11th Day of Remembrance), the

 

 

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1school day immediately preceding Veterans' Day (Korean War
2Veterans' Day), October 1 (Recycling Day), October 7 (Iraq and
3Afghanistan Veterans Remembrance Day), December 7 (Pearl
4Harbor Veterans' Day), and any day so appointed by the
5President or Governor. School boards may establish
6commemorative holidays whenever in their judgment such action
7is advisable. School boards shall include instruction relative
8to commemorated persons, activities, or events on the
9commemorative holiday or at any other time during the school
10year and at any point in the curriculum when such instruction
11may be deemed appropriate. The State Board of Education shall
12prepare and make available to school boards instructional
13materials relative to commemorated persons, activities, or
14events which may be used by school boards in conjunction with
15any instruction provided pursuant to this paragraph.
16    (d) City of Chicago School District 299 shall observe March
174 of each year as a commemorative holiday. This holiday shall
18be known as Mayors' Day which shall be a day to commemorate and
19be reminded of the past Chief Executive Officers of the City of
20Chicago, and in particular the late Mayor Richard J. Daley and
21the late Mayor Harold Washington. If March 4 falls on a
22Saturday or Sunday, Mayors' Day shall be observed on the
23following Monday.
24    (e Notwithstanding any other provision of State law to the
25contrary, November 3, 2020 shall be a State holiday known as
262020 General Election Day and shall be observed throughout the

 

 

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1State pursuant to this amendatory Act of the 101st General
2Assembly. All government offices, with the exception of
3election authorities, shall be closed unless authorized to be
4used as a location for election day services or as a polling
5place.
6(Source: P.A. 98-156, eff. 8-2-13.)
 
7    Section 25. The State Universities Civil Service Act is
8amended by changing Section 45a as follows:
 
9    (110 ILCS 70/45a)  (from Ch. 24 1/2, par. 38l.1)
10    Sec. 45a. Except as provided in the second sentence of this
11Section, all officers and employees subject to this Act, shall
12have the following days as holidays, for which they shall
13receive their usual compensation: New Year's Day, January 1,
14Memorial Day, as determined by the law of the State of
15Illinois, Independence Day, July 4, Labor Day, the first Monday
16in September, Thanksgiving Day, the fourth Thursday of
17November, Christmas Day, December 25, and five holidays to be
18designated by each college, university, agency and community
19college subject to this Act. Craft and trade employees subject
20to this Act shall be paid for all paid holidays included in
21their area agreement, and will be paid for all five holidays
22designated by their employer pursuant to this section.
23    Notwithstanding any other provision of State law to the
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12020 General Election Day and shall be observed throughout the
2State pursuant to this amendatory Act of the 101st General
3Assembly. All government offices, with the exception of
4election authorities, shall be closed unless authorized to be
5used as a location for election day services or as a polling
6place.
7(Source: P.A. 79-1186.)
 
8    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
9becoming law.".