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1    AN ACT concerning education.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the
5Educational Credit for Election Judges Act.
 
6    Section 5. Definition. As used in this Act, "institution
7of higher education" means the University of Illinois,
8Southern Illinois University, Chicago State University,
9Eastern Illinois University, Governors State University,
10Illinois State University, Northeastern Illinois University,
11Northern Illinois University, Western Illinois University, a
12public community college that is included in the definition of
13"community colleges" under Section 1-2 of the Public Community
14College Act, or any institution that receives funds under
15Section 35 of the Higher Education Student Assistance Act.
 
16    Section 10. Policy. Before June 1, 2024, each institution
17of higher education shall adopt a policy regarding its
18awarding of academic credit or a non-credit alternative for
19election judges. The policy shall apply to any individual who
20has been an election judge while enrolled in the institution
21of higher education.
 

 

 

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1    Section 15. Policy review. Each institution of higher
2education shall submit its policy for awarding academic credit
3or a non-credit alternative for election judges to the Board
4of Higher Education or the Illinois Community College Board,
5as appropriate, before June 30, 2024 and within 60 days after
6any changes to the policy thereafter.
 
7    Section 90. The Election Code is amended by changing
8Section 13-10 as follows:
 
9    (10 ILCS 5/13-10)  (from Ch. 46, par. 13-10)
10    Sec. 13-10. The compensation of the judges of all
11primaries and all elections, except judges supervising vote by
12mail ballots as provided in Section 19-12.2 of this Act, in
13counties of less than 600,000 inhabitants shall be fixed by
14the respective county boards or boards of election
15commissioners in all counties and municipalities, but in no
16case shall such compensation be less than $35 per day. The
17compensation of judges of all primaries and all elections not
18under the jurisdiction of the county clerk, except judges
19supervising vote by mail balloting as provided in Section
2019-12.2 of this Act, in counties having a population of
212,000,000 or more shall be not less than $60 per day. The
22compensation of judges of all primaries and all elections
23under the jurisdiction of the county clerk, except judges
24supervising vote by mail balloting as provided in Section

 

 

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119-12.2 of this Act, in counties having a population of
22,000,000 or more shall be not less than $60 per day. The
3compensation of judges of all primaries and all elections,
4except judges supervising vote by mail ballots as provided in
5Section 19-12.2 of this Act, in counties having a population
6of at least 600,000 but less than 2,000,000 inhabitants shall
7be not less than $45 per day as fixed by the county board of
8election commissioners of each such county. In addition to
9their per day compensation and notwithstanding the limitations
10thereon stated herein, the judges of election, in all counties
11with a population of less than 600,000, shall be paid $3 each
12for each 100 voters or portion thereof, in excess of 200 voters
13voting for candidates in the election district or precinct
14wherein the judge is serving, whether a primary or an election
15is being held. However, no such extra compensation shall be
16paid to the judges of election in any precinct in which no
17paper ballots are counted by such judges of election. The 2
18judges of election in counties having a population of less
19than 600,000 who deliver the returns to the county clerk shall
20each be allowed and paid a sum to be determined by the election
21authority for such services and an additional sum per mile to
22be determined by the election authority for every mile
23necessarily travelled in going to and returning from the
24office or place to which they deliver the returns. The
25compensation for mileage shall be consistent with current
26rates paid for mileage to employees of the county.

 

 

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1    However, all judges who have been certified by the County
2Clerk or Board of Election Commissioners as having
3satisfactorily completed, within the 2 years preceding the day
4of election, the training course for judges of election, as
5provided in Sections 13-2.1, 13-2.2 and 14-4.1 of this Act,
6shall receive additional compensation of not less than $10 per
7day in counties of less than 600,000 inhabitants, the
8additional compensation of not less than $10 per day in
9counties having a population of at least 600,000 but less than
102,000,000 inhabitants as fixed by the county board of election
11commissioners of each such county, and additional compensation
12of not less than $20 per day in counties having a population of
132,000,000 or more for primaries and elections not under the
14jurisdiction of the county clerk, and additional compensation
15of not less than $20 per day in counties having a population of
162,000,000 or more for primaries and elections under the
17jurisdiction of the county clerk.
18    In precincts in which there are tally judges, the
19compensation of the tally judges shall be 2/3 of that of the
20judges of election and each holdover judge shall be paid the
21compensation of a judge of election plus that of a tally judge.
22    Beginning on the effective date of this amendatory Act of
231998, the portion of an election judge's daily compensation
24reimbursed by the State Board of Elections is increased by
25$15. The increase provided by this amendatory Act of 1998 must
26be used to increase each judge's compensation and may not be

 

 

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1used by the county to reduce its portion of a judge's
2compensation.
3    Beginning on the effective date of this amendatory Act of
4the 95th General Assembly, the portion of an election judge's
5daily compensation reimbursement by the State Board of
6Elections is increased by an additional $20. The increase
7provided by this amendatory Act of the 95th General Assembly
8must be used to increase each judge's compensation and may not
9be used by the election authority or election jurisdiction to
10reduce its portion of a judge's compensation.
11    Notwithstanding any provision of this Section to the
12contrary, an election judge receiving academic credit pursuant
13to the Educational Credit for Election Judges Act may not
14receive any compensation under this Section.
15(Source: P.A. 98-1171, eff. 6-1-15.)