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| | 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2025 and 2026
SB1786 Introduced 2/5/2025, by Sen. Robert Peters SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
| | 105 ILCS 5/10-20.88 new | | 105 ILCS 5/34-18.88 new | |
| Amends the School Code. Beginning with the 2025-2026 school year, requires a school district maintaining any of grades 9 through 12 to provide all eligible students graduating from high school with the opportunity to register to vote. Effective immediately. |
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| | SB1786 | | LRB104 09436 LNS 19496 b |
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning education.
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| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, |
| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
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| 4 | | Section 1. This Act may be referred to as the Reverend |
| 5 | | Jesse Jackson, Sr. Young Voter Empowerment Law.
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| 6 | | Section 5. The School Code is amended by adding Sections |
| 7 | | 10-20.88 and 34-18.88 as follows:
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| 8 | | (105 ILCS 5/10-20.88 new) |
| 9 | | Sec. 10-20.88. High school voter registration. Beginning |
| 10 | | with the 2025-2026 school year, a school district maintaining |
| 11 | | any of grades 9 through 12 shall provide all eligible students |
| 12 | | graduating from high school with the opportunity to register |
| 13 | | to vote.
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| 14 | | (105 ILCS 5/34-18.88 new) |
| 15 | | Sec. 34-18.88. High school voter registration. Beginning |
| 16 | | with the 2025-2026 school year, the school district shall |
| 17 | | provide all eligible students graduating from high school with |
| 18 | | the opportunity to register to vote.
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| 19 | | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon |
| 20 | | becoming law. |