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| 1 | AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 4037
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| 2 | AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 4037 by replacing | ||||||
| 3 | everything after the enacting clause with the following:
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| 4 | "Section 5. The Election Code is amended by changing | ||||||
| 5 | Section 19A-15 as follows: | ||||||
| 6 | (10 ILCS 5/19A-15)
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| 7 | Sec. 19A-15. Period for early voting; hours.
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| 8 | (a) The period for early voting by personal appearance | ||||||
| 9 | begins the 22nd day preceding a general primary, consolidated | ||||||
| 10 | primary, consolidated, or
general election and extends through | ||||||
| 11 | the 5th day before election day.
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| 12 | (b) A permanent polling place for early voting must remain | ||||||
| 13 | open for at least 8 hours a day on weekdays. In addition, | ||||||
| 14 | permanent polling places must be open for at least 12 hours on | ||||||
| 15 | the final weekend of early voting. during the
hours of 8:30 | ||||||
| 16 | a.m. to 4:30 p.m., or 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., on weekdays and
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| 1 | 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. on Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays.
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| 2 | (c) In any county or jurisdiction under a board of election | ||||||
| 3 | commissioners that does not open a permanent polling place | ||||||
| 4 | under Section 19A-10, the election authority shall provide | ||||||
| 5 | early voting at the office of the election authority during | ||||||
| 6 | regular office hours. In addition, the election authority shall | ||||||
| 7 | provide additional opportunities for early voting as follows: | ||||||
| 8 | (1) In counties under 100,000, at least 4 additional | ||||||
| 9 | hours on the final weekend of early voting shall be | ||||||
| 10 | provided before any general primary election or general | ||||||
| 11 | election. | ||||||
| 12 | (2) In counties of 100,000 or more but under 250,000, | ||||||
| 13 | at least 8 additional hours on the final weekend of early | ||||||
| 14 | voting shall be provided before any general primary | ||||||
| 15 | election or general election.
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| 16 | (Source: P.A. 94-645, eff. 8-22-05.)".
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