99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2015 and 2016
HB2798

 

Introduced , by Rep. Thomas Bennett

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
10 ILCS 5/19A-10

    Amends the Election Code. Provides that, in counties with a population of less than 100,000, an election authority is only required to provide early voting in the county clerk's office.


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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 Section
519A-10 as follows:
 
6    (10 ILCS 5/19A-10)
7    (Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 98-1171)
8    Sec. 19A-10. Permanent polling places for early voting.
9    (a) An election authority may establish permanent polling
10places for early voting by personal appearance at locations
11throughout the election authority's jurisdiction, including
12but not limited to a municipal clerk's office, a township
13clerk's office, a road district clerk's office, or a county or
14local public agency office. Except as otherwise provided in
15subsection (b), any person entitled to vote early by personal
16appearance may do so at any polling place established for early
17voting.
18    (b) If it is impractical for the election authority to
19provide at each polling place for early voting a ballot in
20every form required in the election authority's jurisdiction,
21the election authority may:
22        (1) provide appropriate forms of ballots to the office
23    of the municipal clerk in a municipality not having a board

 

 

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1    of election commissioners; the township clerk; or in
2    counties not under township organization, the road
3    district clerk; and
4        (2) limit voting at that polling place to registered
5    voters in that municipality, ward or group of wards,
6    township, or road district.
7    If the early voting polling place does not have the correct
8ballot form for a person seeking to vote early, the election
9judge or election official conducting early voting at that
10polling place shall inform the person of that fact, give the
11person the appropriate telephone number of the election
12authority in order to locate an early voting polling place with
13the correct ballot form for use in that person's assigned
14precinct, and instruct the person to go to the proper early
15voting polling place to vote early.
16    (c) During each general primary and general election, each
17election authority in a county with a population over 250,000
18shall establish at least one permanent polling place for early
19voting by personal appearance at a location within each of the
203 largest municipalities within its jurisdiction. If any of the
213 largest municipalities is over 80,000, the election authority
22shall establish at least 2 permanent polling places within the
23municipality. All population figures shall be determined by the
24federal census.
25    (d) During each general primary and general election, each
26board of election commissioners established under Article 6 of

 

 

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1this Code in any city, village, or incorporated town with a
2population over 100,000 shall establish at least 2 permanent
3polling places for early voting by personal appearance. All
4population figures shall be determined by the federal census.
5    (e) During each general primary and general election, each
6election authority in a county with a population of over
7100,000 but under 250,000 persons shall establish at least one
8polling place for early voting by personal appearance. The
9location for early voting may be the election authority's main
10office or another location designated by the election
11authority. The election authority may designate additional
12sites for early voting by personal appearance. All population
13figures shall be determined by the federal census.
14    (f) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the
15contrary, in counties with a population of less than 100,000,
16an election authority is only required to provide early voting
17in the county clerk's office.
18(Source: P.A. 98-691, eff. 7-1-14.)
 
19    (Text of Section after amendment by P.A. 98-1171)
20    Sec. 19A-10. Permanent polling places for early voting.
21    (a) An election authority may establish permanent polling
22places for early voting by personal appearance at locations
23throughout the election authority's jurisdiction, including
24but not limited to a municipal clerk's office, a township
25clerk's office, a road district clerk's office, or a county or

 

 

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1local public agency office. Any person entitled to vote early
2by personal appearance may do so at any polling place
3established for early voting.
4    (b) (Blank).
5    (c) During each general primary and general election, each
6election authority in a county with a population over 250,000
7shall establish at least one permanent polling place for early
8voting by personal appearance at a location within each of the
93 largest municipalities within its jurisdiction. If any of the
103 largest municipalities is over 80,000, the election authority
11shall establish at least 2 permanent polling places within the
12municipality. All population figures shall be determined by the
13federal census.
14    (d) During each general primary and general election, each
15board of election commissioners established under Article 6 of
16this Code in any city, village, or incorporated town with a
17population over 100,000 shall establish at least 2 permanent
18polling places for early voting by personal appearance. All
19population figures shall be determined by the federal census.
20    (e) During each general primary and general election, each
21election authority in a county with a population of over
22100,000 but under 250,000 persons shall establish at least one
23permanent polling place for early voting by personal
24appearance. The location for early voting may be the election
25authority's main office or another location designated by the
26election authority. The election authority may designate

 

 

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1additional sites for early voting by personal appearance. All
2population figures shall be determined by the federal census.
3    (f) No permanent polling place required by this Section
4shall be located within 1.5 miles from another permanent
5polling place required by this Section, unless such permanent
6polling place is within a municipality with a population of
7500,000 or more.
8    (g) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the
9contrary, in counties with a population of less than 100,000,
10an election authority is only required to provide early voting
11in the county clerk's office.
12(Source: P.A. 98-691, eff. 7-1-14; 98-1171, eff. 6-1-15.)
 
13    Section 95. No acceleration or delay. Where this Act makes
14changes in a statute that is represented in this Act by text
15that is not yet or no longer in effect (for example, a Section
16represented by multiple versions), the use of that text does
17not accelerate or delay the taking effect of (i) the changes
18made by this Act or (ii) provisions derived from any other
19Public Act.