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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 
5Section 19A-20 as follows:
 
6    (10 ILCS 5/19A-20)

7    Sec. 19A-20. Temporary branch polling places.

8    (a) In addition to permanent polling places for early 
9voting, the election
authority may establish temporary branch 
10polling places for early voting.

11    (b) The provisions of subsection (b) of Section 19A-15 do 
12not apply to a
temporary polling place. Voting at a temporary 
13branch polling place may be
conducted on any one or more days 
14and during any hours within the period for
early voting by 
15personal appearance that are determined by the election

16authority.

17    (c) The schedules for conducting voting do not need to be 
18uniform among the
temporary branch polling places.

19    (d) The legal rights and remedies which inure to the owner 
20or lessor of
private property are not impaired or otherwise 
21affected by the leasing of the
property for use as a temporary 
22branch polling place for early voting, except
to the extent 
23necessary to conduct early voting at that location.



 
 
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1    (e) In a county with a population of: 
2         (1) 3,000,000 or more, the election authority in the 
3    county shall establish a temporary branch polling place 
4    under this Section in the county jail. Only a resident of a 
5    county who is in custody at the county jail and who has not 
6    been convicted of the offense for which the resident is in 
7    custody is eligible to vote at a temporary branch polling 
8    place established under this paragraph (1) subsection. The 
9    temporary branch polling place established under this 
10    paragraph (1) subsection shall allow a voter to vote in 
11    the same elections that the voter would be entitled to 
12    vote in where the voter resides. To the maximum extent 
13    feasible, voting booths or screens shall be provided to 
14    ensure the privacy of the voter. 
15        (2) less than 3,000,000, the sheriff may establish a 
16    temporary branch polling place at the county jail.  Only a 
17    resident of a county who is in custody at the county jail 
18    and who has not been convicted of the offense for which the 
19    resident is in custody is eligible to vote at a temporary 
20    branch polling place established under this paragraph (2), 
21    and only inmate access is permitted at such a temporary 
22    polling location. 
23    All provisions of this Code applicable to pollwatchers 
24shall apply to a temporary branch polling place under this 
25subsection (e), subject to approval from the election 
26authority and the county jail, except that nonpartisan 
 
 
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1pollwatchers shall be limited to one per division within the 
2jail instead of one per precinct. A county that establishes a 
3temporary branch polling place inside a county jail in 
4accordance with this subsection (e) shall adhere to all 
5requirements of this subsection (e). All requirements of the 
6federal Voting Rights Act of 1965 and  Sections 203 and 208 of 
7the federal Americans with Disabilities Act shall apply to  
8this subsection (e). 
9(Source: P.A. 101-442, eff. 1-1-20.)

 

10    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect July 1, 
112022.