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| | 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2023 and 2024
HB5178 Introduced 2/9/2024, by Rep. Bob Morgan SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
| | | Amends the Election Code. Provides that any person who carries or possess a firearm while present in a polling place, except a peace officer in the performance of his or her official duties, shall be guilty of a Class C misdemeanor. |
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| | HB5178 | | LRB103 36109 SPS 66199 b |
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning elections.
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| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, |
| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
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| 4 | | Section 5. The Election Code is amended by adding Section |
| 5 | | 29-25 as follows:
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| 6 | | (10 ILCS 5/29-25 new) |
| 7 | | Sec. 29-25. Prohibit firearms in polling places. Any |
| 8 | | person who carries or possess a firearm while present in a |
| 9 | | polling place, except a peace officer in the performance of |
| 10 | | his or her official duties, shall be guilty of a Class C |
| 11 | | misdemeanor. |