100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2017 and 2018
HB2391
 
Introduced , by Rep. Fred Crespo
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 

 



10 ILCS 5/11-4.1  from Ch. 46, par. 11-4.1

     Amends the Election Code. Provides that upon request of the county board or board of election commissioners, a school may make a school building under its control available for use as a polling place on an election day and for a reasonably
necessary time before and after election day, without charge, if the school reasonably believes that it can ensure the safety of its students. Provides that schools shall be under no obligation to consent to the request of the county board or board of election commissioners. Makes conforming changes. Effective immediately.
  


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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 
511-4.1 as follows:
 


6    (10 ILCS 5/11-4.1)  (from Ch. 46, par. 11-4.1)




7    Sec. 11-4.1. (a) In appointing polling places under this 
8Article, the
county board or board of election commissioners 
9shall, insofar as they are
convenient and available, use 
10schools and other public buildings as polling
places.

11    (b) Upon request of the county board or board of election 
12commissioners,
the proper agency of government (including 
13school districts and units of
local government) shall make a 
14public building under its control available
for use as a 
15polling place on an election day and for a reasonably
necessary 
16time before and after election day, without charge. Upon 
17request of the county board or board of election commissioners, 
18the school may make a school building under its control 
19available for use as a polling place on an election day and for 
20a reasonably
necessary time before and after election day, 
21without charge, if the school reasonably believes that it can 
22ensure the safety of its students. Schools shall be under no 
23obligation to consent to the request of the county board or 
 
 
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1board of election commissioners.
 If the county board or board 
2of election commissioners chooses a school
to be a polling 
3place and the school consents to be a polling place, then the 
4school district must make the school
available for use as a 
5polling place.
However, for the day of the election, a school 
6district is encouraged to (i) close the school or (ii) hold a 
7teachers institute on that day with students not in attendance.

8    (c) A government agency which makes a public building under 
9its
control available for use as a polling place shall (i) 
10ensure the portion of
the building to be used as the polling 
11place is accessible to voters with disabilities
and elderly 
12voters and (ii) allow the election authority to administer the 
13election as authorized under this Code.

14    (d) If a qualified elector's precinct polling place is a 
15school and the elector will be unable to enter that polling 
16place without violating Section 11-9.3 of the Criminal Code of 
172012 because the elector is a child sex offender as defined in 
18Section 11-9.3 of the Criminal Code of 2012, that elector may 
19vote by a vote by mail ballot in accordance with Article 19 of 
20this Code or may vote early in accordance with Article 19A of 
21this Code.
22(Source: P.A. 98-773, eff. 7-18-14; 98-1171, eff. 6-1-15; 
2399-143, eff. 7-27-15.)

 
 
24    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
25becoming law.