Public Act 101-0624
 
SB1970 EnrolledLRB101 11083 SMS 56292 b


  
    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 
Sections 7-42 and 17-15 as follows:
 



    (10 ILCS 5/7-42)  (from Ch. 46, par. 7-42)



    Sec. 7-42. 

    (a) Any person entitled to vote at such primary shall, on 
the day of
such primary, with the consent of his employer be 
entitled to absent
himself from any service or employment in 
which he is then engaged or
employed for a period of two hours 
between the time of opening and closing
the polls. The employer 
may specify the hours during which said employe may
absent 
himself.

    (b) Beginning the 15th day before the primary election or 
on the day of the primary election, any student entitled to 
vote at such primary shall be entitled to be absent from school 
for a period of 2 hours during the school day in order to vote. 
The school may specify the hours during which the eligible 
student may be absent. A student who is absent from school 
under this subsection (b) is not considered absent for the 
purpose of calculating enrollment under Section 18-8.15 of the 
School Code. 
(Source: Laws 1943, vol. 2, p. 1.)

 



    (10 ILCS 5/17-15)  (from Ch. 46, par. 17-15)


    Sec. 17-15. 
    (a) Any person entitled to vote at a general or special 
election or
at any election at which propositions are submitted 
to a popular vote in
this State, shall, on the day of such 
election, be entitled to absent
himself from any services or 
employment in which he is then engaged or
employed, for a 
period of 2 hours between the time of opening and closing
the 
polls; and such voter shall not because of so absenting himself 
be
liable to any penalty; Provided, however, that application 
for such leave
of absence shall be made prior to the day of 
election. The employer may
specify the hours during which said 
employee may absent himself as
aforesaid, except that the 
employer must permit a 2-hour absence during working hours if 
the employee's working hours begin less than 2 hours after the 
opening of the polls and end less than 2 hours before the 
closing of the polls. No person or corporation shall refuse to 
an employee the
privilege hereby conferred, nor shall subject 
an employee to a penalty, including a reduction in compensation 
due to an absence under this Section,
because of the exercise 
of such privilege, nor shall directly or indirectly
violate the 
provisions of this Section.

    (b) Beginning the 15th day before a general or special 
election or any election at which propositions are submitted to 
a popular vote in
this State or on the day of a general or 
special election or any election at which propositions are 
submitted to a popular vote in
this State, any student entitled 
to vote at such election shall be entitled to be absent from 
school for a period of 2 hours during the school day in order 
to vote. The school may specify the hours during which the 
eligible student may be absent.
A student who is absent from 
school under this subsection (b) is not considered absent for 
the purpose of calculating enrollment under Section 18-8.15 of 
the School Code. 
(Source: P.A. 94-645, eff. 8-22-05.)