104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2025 and 2026
SB1532
 
Introduced 2/4/2025, by Sen. Patrick J. Joyce
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
10 ILCS 5/19A-15
    Amends the Election Code. Provides that an election authority shall allow any voter who is in line to vote at the time an early voting polling place closes to cast a ballot.


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A BILL FOR
 
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1    AN ACT concerning elections.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Election Code is amended by changing 
5Section 19A-15 as follows:
 
6    (10 ILCS 5/19A-15)
7    Sec. 19A-15. Period for early voting; hours.
8    (a) Except as otherwise provided in this Code, the period 
9for early voting by personal appearance begins the 40th day 
10preceding a general primary, consolidated primary, 
11consolidated, or general election and extends through the end 
12of the day before election day.
13    (b) Except as otherwise provided by this Section, a 
14permanent polling place for early voting must remain open 
15beginning the 15th day before an election through the end of 
16the day before election day during the hours of 8:30 a.m. to 
174:30 p.m., or 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., on weekdays, except that 
18beginning 8 days before election day, a permanent polling 
19place for early voting must remain open during the hours of 
208:30 a.m. to 7:00 p.m., or 9:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m., and 9:00 
21a.m. to 12:00 p.m. on Saturdays and holidays, and 10:00 a.m. to 
224 p.m. on Sundays; except that, in addition to the hours 
23required by this subsection, a permanent polling place 
 
 
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1designated by an election authority under subsections (c), 
2(d), and (e) of Section 19A-10 must remain open for a total of 
3at least 8 hours on any holiday during the early voting period 
4and a total of at least 14 hours on the final weekend during 
5the early voting period. 
6    (c) Notwithstanding subsection (b), an election authority 
7may close an early voting polling place if the building in 
8which the polling place is located has been closed by the State 
9or unit of local government in response to a severe weather 
10emergency or other force majeure. The election authority shall 
11notify the State Board of Elections of any closure and shall 
12make reasonable efforts to provide notice to the public of an 
13alternative location for early voting. 
14    (d) (Blank). 
15    (e) Except as otherwise provided in this Code, an election 
16authority shall allow any voter who is in line to vote at the 
17time an early voting polling place closes to cast a ballot. 
18(Source: P.A. 102-15, eff. 6-17-21.)