104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2025 and 2026
SB3059
 
Introduced 1/28/2026, by Sen. Sally J. Turner
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
10 ILCS 5/11-4.2  from Ch. 46, par. 11-4.2
    Amends the Election Code. Provides that no later than December 31 of each even number year, the State Board of Elections shall report to the General Assembly (rather than to the General Assembly and the Federal Election Commission) the number of accessible and inaccessible polling places in the State on the date of the next preceding general election, and the reason for any instance of inaccessibility.


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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 11-4.2 as follows:
 
6    (10 ILCS 5/11-4.2)  (from Ch. 46, par. 11-4.2)
7    Sec. 11-4.2. (a) Except as otherwise provided in 
8subsection (b) all polling places shall be accessible to 
9voters with disabilities and elderly voters, as determined by 
10rule of the State Board of Elections, and each polling place 
11shall include at least one voting booth that is wheelchair 
12accessible. 
13    (b) Subsection (a) of this Section shall not apply to a 
14polling place (1) in the case of an emergency, as determined by 
15the State Board of Elections; or (2) if the State Board of 
16Elections (A) determines that all potential polling places 
17have been surveyed and no such accessible place is available, 
18nor is the election authority able to make one accessible; and 
19(B) assures that any voter with a disability or elderly voter 
20assigned to an inaccessible polling place, upon advance 
21request of such voter (pursuant to procedures established by 
22rule of the State Board of Elections) will be provided with an 
23alternative means for casting a ballot on the day of the 
 
 
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1election or will be assigned to an accessible polling place.
2    (c) No later than December 31 of each even numbered year, 
3the State Board of Elections shall report to the General 
4Assembly and the Federal Election Commission the number of 
5accessible and inaccessible polling places in the State on the 
6date of the next preceding general election, and the reasons 
7for any instance of inaccessibility.
8(Source: P.A. 102-668, eff. 11-15-21.)