Illinois General Assembly - Full Text of SB1330

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104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2025 and 2026
SB1330

Introduced 1/28/2025, by Sen. Laura M. Murphy

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

10 ILCS 5/1-9.1

Amends the Election Code. Requires that each election authority maintain a website. Provides that each election authority shall update the election results on its website each time a new batch of votes is tabulated or every 12 hours, whichever is less. Provides that each election authority shall also update on its website, every 12 hours, the number of vote by mail ballots, by precinct, that have been: (i) requested but not received by the election authority; (ii) received but have not been tabulated by the election authority; and (iii) rejected by the election authority.

A BILL FOR

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 1-9.1 as follows:

(10 ILCS 5/1-9.1)

Sec. 1-9.1. Ballot counting information dissemination.

(a) Each election authority shall maintain maintaining a website and shall must provide 24-hour notice on its website of the date, time, and location of the analysis, processing, and counting of all ballot forms. Each election authority shall must notify any political party or pollwatcher of the same information 24 hours before the count begins if such political party or pollwatcher has requested to be notified. Notification may be by electronic mail at the address provided by the requester.

(b) Each election authority shall update the election results on its website each time a new batch of votes is tabulated or every 12 hours, whichever is less. Each election authority shall also update on its website, every 12 hours, the number of vote by mail ballots, by precinct, that have been: (i) requested but not received by the election authority; (ii) received but have not been tabulated by the election authority; and (iii) rejected by the election authority.

(Source: P.A. 98-1171, eff. 6-1-15.)