Elections & Campaign Reform Committee
Filed: 3/10/2010
 
 

 




 

 		












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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 4872 




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    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 4872 by replacing 
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everything after the enacting clause with the following:


 
 
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    "Section 5. The Election Code is amended  by adding Sections 
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4-55, 5-55, and 6-110 as follows:
 
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    (10 ILCS 5/4-55 new)
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    Sec. 4-55. Registration and voting on campus at State 
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universities.   In addition to all other locations at which the 
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election authority is required or permitted by this Code to 
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conduct grace period registration, grace period voting, or 
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early voting, each applicable election authority shall conduct 
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grace period registration, grace period voting, and early 
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voting at a central location on the main campus of each public 
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university of this State.   The voting conducted under this 
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Section shall be available to any qualified  voter of the 
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election jurisdiction, including students, staff members, and 
 


 






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faculty members of the host campus, notwithstanding any 
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provision of Section 19A-10  permitting an election authority to 
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designate the use of specified early voting polling places.
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    The registration and voting required by this Section to be 
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conducted on campus must be conducted as otherwise required by 
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this Code, except that the election authority is not required 
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to conduct registration or voting under this Section at times 
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other than the regular business hours of the host campus.
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    Each public university in this State shall make the space 
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available for, and cooperate and coordinate with the 
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appropriate election authority in, the implementation of this 
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Section.
 
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    (10 ILCS 5/5-55 new)
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    Sec. 5-55.  Registration and voting on campus at State 
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universities.  In addition to all other locations at which the 
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election authority is required or permitted by this Code to 
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conduct grace period registration, grace period voting, or 
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early voting, each applicable election authority shall conduct 
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grace period registration, grace period voting, and early 
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voting at a central location on the main campus of each public 
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university of this State.   The voting conducted under this 
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Section shall be available to any qualified  voter of the 
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election jurisdiction, including students, staff members, and 
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faculty members of the host campus, notwithstanding any 
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provision of Section 19A-10  permitting an election authority to 
 


 






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designate the use of specified early voting polling places.
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    The registration and voting required by this Section to be 
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conducted on campus must be conducted as otherwise required by 
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this Code, except that the election authority is not required 
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to conduct registration or voting under this Section at times 
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other than the regular business hours of the host campus.
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    Each public university in this State shall make the space 
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available for, and cooperate and coordinate with the 
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appropriate election authority in, the implementation of this 
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Section.
 
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    (10 ILCS 5/6-110 new)
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    Sec. 6-110.  Registration and voting on campus at State 
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universities.  In addition to all other locations at which the 
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election authority is required or permitted by this Code to 
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conduct grace period registration, grace period voting, or 
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early voting, each applicable election authority shall conduct 
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grace period registration, grace period voting, and early 
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voting at a central location on the main campus of each public 
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university of this State.   The voting conducted under this 
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Section shall be available to any qualified  voter of the 
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election jurisdiction, including students, staff members, and 
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faculty members of the host campus, notwithstanding any 
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provision of Section 19A-10  permitting an election authority to 
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designate the use of specified early voting polling places.
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    The registration and voting required by this Section to be 
 


 






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conducted on campus must be conducted as otherwise required by 
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this Code, except that the election authority is not required 
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to conduct registration or voting under this Section at times 
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other than the regular business hours of the host campus.
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    Each public university in this State shall make the space 
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available for, and cooperate and coordinate with the 
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appropriate election authority in, the implementation of this 
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Section.
 
 
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    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
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becoming law.".