HB4037eng 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

HB4037 Engrossed LRB096 11758 JAM 22525 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 Section 19A-15 as follows:

(10 ILCS 5/19A-15)

Sec. 19A-15. Period for early voting; hours.

(a) The period for early voting by personal appearance begins the 22nd day preceding a general primary, consolidated primary, consolidated, or general election and extends through the 5th day before election day.

(b) A permanent polling place for early voting must remain open for at least 8 hours a day on weekdays (including holidays occurring on weekdays) and at least 6 hours on each weekend other than the final weekend of early voting. A during the hours of 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., or 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., on weekdays and 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. on Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays; except that, in addition to the hours required by this subsection, a permanent early voting polling place designated by an election authority under subsection (c) of Section 19A-10 must remain open for a total of at least 8 hours on any holiday during the early voting period and a total of at least 14 hours on the final weekend during the early voting period.

(c) Any election authority that does not open a permanent polling place under Section 19A-10 shall provide early voting at the office of the election authority during regular office hours. In addition, the election authority shall provide at least 4 additional hours on the final weekend of early voting before any general primary election or general election.

(Source: P.A. 96-637, eff. 1-1-10.)

Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon becoming law.