SB1970 101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2019 and 2020
SB1970

Introduced 2/15/2019, by Sen. Elgie R. Sims, Jr.

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

10 ILCS 5/7-42	from Ch. 46, par. 7-42
10 ILCS 5/17-15	from Ch. 46, par. 17-15

Amends the Election Code. Provides that a student entitled to vote in a primary, general, or special election or at any election at which propositions are submitted to a popular vote in the State, with consent from his or her school, is entitled to absent himself or herself for 2 hours to vote and that the school may specify the hours in which the student may absent himself or herself.

A BILL FOR

AN ACT concerning elections.

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly:

Section 5. The Election Code is amended by changing Sections 7-42 and 17-15 as follows:

(10 ILCS 5/7-42) (from Ch. 46, par. 7-42)

Sec. 7-42. Any person entitled to vote at such primary shall, on the day of such primary, with the consent of his employer or school be entitled to absent himself from any service or employment in which he is then engaged or employed for a period of two hours between the time of opening and closing the polls. The employer or school may specify the hours during which said employe or student may absent himself.

(Source: Laws 1943, vol. 2, p. 1.)

(10 ILCS 5/17-15) (from Ch. 46, par. 17-15)

Sec. 17-15. Any person entitled to vote at a general or special election or at any election at which propositions are submitted to a popular vote in this State, shall, on the day of such election, be entitled to absent himself from any services or employment in which he is then engaged or employed, for a period of 2 hours between the time of opening and closing the polls; and such voter shall not because of so absenting himself be liable to any penalty; Provided, however, that application for such leave of absence shall be made prior to the day of election. The employer or school may specify the hours during which said employee or student may absent himself as aforesaid, except that the employer or school must permit a 2-hour absence during working or school hours if the employee's working hours or the school's hours begin less than 2 hours after the opening of the polls and end less than 2 hours before the closing of the polls. No person, or corporation, or school shall refuse to an employee or student the privilege hereby conferred, nor shall subject an employee or student to a penalty, including a reduction in compensation due to an absence under this Section, because of the exercise of such privilege, nor shall directly or indirectly violate the provisions of this Section.

(Source: P.A. 94-645, eff. 8-22-05.)