99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2015 and 2016
SB1715

 

Introduced 2/20/2015, by Sen. Chapin Rose

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
10 ILCS 5/11-7  from Ch. 46, par. 11-7

    Amends the Election Code. Provides that election authorities may cluster up to four contiguous precincts during general elections and general primary elections (previously only allowed during consolidated elections, consolidated primaries, special municipal primary elections, or emergency referenda).


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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
511-7 as follows:
 
6    (10 ILCS 5/11-7)  (from Ch. 46, par. 11-7)
7    (Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 98-1171)
8    Sec. 11-7. For the purpose of the conduct of any general
9election, general primary election, consolidated election,
10consolidated primary election, special municipal primary
11election or emergency referendum, an election authority may
12cluster up to four contiguous precincts as provided in this
13Section, which shall constitute a clustered voting zone. The
14common polling place for the clustered voting zone shall be
15located within the territory comprising the clustered
16precincts. Unless the election authority specifies a larger
17number, only one election judge shall be appointed for each of
18the precincts in each clustered voting zone.
19    The judges so appointed may not all be affiliated with the
20same political party.
21    The conduct of an election in a clustered voting zone shall
22be under the general supervision of all the judges of election
23designated to serve in the clustered voting zone. The

 

 

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1designated judges may perform the duties of election judges for
2the entire clustered voting zone. However, the requirements of
3Section 17-14 shall apply to voter assistance, the requirements
4of Section 24-10 shall apply to voter instruction, the
5requirement of Section 24A-10 shall apply to examination of
6absentee ballots, and any disputes as to entitlement to vote,
7challenges, counting of ballots or other matters pertaining
8directly to voting shall be decided by those designated judges
9appointed for the precinct in which the affected voter resides
10or the disputed vote is to be counted.
11    This Section does not apply to any elections in
12municipalities with more than 1,000,000 inhabitants.
13(Source: P.A. 90-358, eff. 1-1-98.)
 
14    (Text of Section after amendment by P.A. 98-1171)
15    Sec. 11-7. For the purpose of the conduct of any general
16election, general primary election, consolidated election,
17consolidated primary election, special municipal primary
18election or emergency referendum, an election authority may
19cluster up to four contiguous precincts as provided in this
20Section, which shall constitute a clustered voting zone. The
21common polling place for the clustered voting zone shall be
22located within the territory comprising the clustered
23precincts. Unless the election authority specifies a larger
24number, only one election judge shall be appointed for each of
25the precincts in each clustered voting zone.

 

 

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1    The judges so appointed may not all be affiliated with the
2same political party.
3    The conduct of an election in a clustered voting zone shall
4be under the general supervision of all the judges of election
5designated to serve in the clustered voting zone. The
6designated judges may perform the duties of election judges for
7the entire clustered voting zone. However, the requirements of
8Section 17-14 shall apply to voter assistance, the requirements
9of Section 24-10 shall apply to voter instruction, the
10requirement of Section 24A-10 shall apply to examination of
11vote by mail ballots, and any disputes as to entitlement to
12vote, challenges, counting of ballots or other matters
13pertaining directly to voting shall be decided by those
14designated judges appointed for the precinct in which the
15affected voter resides or the disputed vote is to be counted.
16    This Section does not apply to any elections in
17municipalities with more than 1,000,000 inhabitants.
18(Source: P.A. 98-1171, eff. 6-1-15.)
 
19    Section 95. No acceleration or delay. Where this Act makes
20changes in a statute that is represented in this Act by text
21that is not yet or no longer in effect (for example, a Section
22represented by multiple versions), the use of that text does
23not accelerate or delay the taking effect of (i) the changes
24made by this Act or (ii) provisions derived from any other
25Public Act.