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| | 99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2015 and 2016
SB1715 Introduced 2/20/2015, by Sen. Chapin Rose SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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| 10 ILCS 5/11-7 | from Ch. 46, par. 11-7 |
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Amends the Election Code. Provides that election authorities may cluster up to four contiguous precincts during general elections and general primary elections (previously only allowed during consolidated elections, consolidated primaries, special municipal primary elections, or emergency referenda).
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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,
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| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
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| 4 | | Section 5. The Election Code is amended by changing Section |
| 5 | | 11-7 as follows:
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| 6 | | (10 ILCS 5/11-7) (from Ch. 46, par. 11-7)
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| 7 | | (Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 98-1171)
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| 8 | | Sec. 11-7.
For the purpose of the conduct of any general |
| 9 | | election, general primary election, consolidated election,
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| 10 | | consolidated primary election, special
municipal primary |
| 11 | | election or emergency referendum, an election
authority may |
| 12 | | cluster up to four contiguous precincts as provided in
this |
| 13 | | Section, which shall constitute a clustered voting zone. The
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| 14 | | common polling place for the clustered voting zone shall be |
| 15 | | located
within the territory comprising the clustered |
| 16 | | precincts. Unless the election
authority specifies a larger |
| 17 | | number, only one election judge shall be appointed
for each of |
| 18 | | the precincts in each clustered voting zone.
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| 19 | | The judges so appointed may not all be affiliated with the |
| 20 | | same
political party.
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| 21 | | The conduct of an election in a clustered voting zone shall |
| 22 | | be under
the general supervision of all the judges of election |
| 23 | | designated to
serve in the clustered voting zone. The |
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| 1 | | designated judges may perform
the duties of election judges for |
| 2 | | the entire clustered voting zone.
However, the requirements of |
| 3 | | Section 17-14 shall apply to voter
assistance, the requirements |
| 4 | | of Section 24-10 shall apply to voter
instruction, the |
| 5 | | requirement of Section 24A-10 shall apply to
examination of |
| 6 | | absentee ballots, and any disputes as to entitlement to
vote, |
| 7 | | challenges, counting of ballots or other matters pertaining
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| 8 | | directly to voting shall be decided by those designated judges |
| 9 | | appointed
for the precinct in which the affected voter resides |
| 10 | | or the disputed
vote is to be counted.
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| 11 | | This Section does not apply to any elections in |
| 12 | | municipalities with more
than 1,000,000 inhabitants.
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| 13 | | (Source: P.A. 90-358, eff. 1-1-98.)
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| 14 | | (Text of Section after amendment by P.A. 98-1171)
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| 15 | | Sec. 11-7.
For the purpose of the conduct of any general |
| 16 | | election, general primary election, consolidated election,
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| 17 | | consolidated primary election, special
municipal primary |
| 18 | | election or emergency referendum, an election
authority may |
| 19 | | cluster up to four contiguous precincts as provided in
this |
| 20 | | Section, which shall constitute a clustered voting zone. The
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| 21 | | common polling place for the clustered voting zone shall be |
| 22 | | located
within the territory comprising the clustered |
| 23 | | precincts. Unless the election
authority specifies a larger |
| 24 | | number, only one election judge shall be appointed
for each of |
| 25 | | the precincts in each clustered voting zone.
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| 1 | | The judges so appointed may not all be affiliated with the |
| 2 | | same
political party.
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| 3 | | The conduct of an election in a clustered voting zone shall |
| 4 | | be under
the general supervision of all the judges of election |
| 5 | | designated to
serve in the clustered voting zone. The |
| 6 | | designated judges may perform
the duties of election judges for |
| 7 | | the entire clustered voting zone.
However, the requirements of |
| 8 | | Section 17-14 shall apply to voter
assistance, the requirements |
| 9 | | of Section 24-10 shall apply to voter
instruction, the |
| 10 | | requirement of Section 24A-10 shall apply to
examination of |
| 11 | | vote by mail ballots, and any disputes as to entitlement to
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| 12 | | vote, challenges, counting of ballots or other matters |
| 13 | | pertaining
directly to voting shall be decided by those |
| 14 | | designated judges appointed
for the precinct in which the |
| 15 | | affected voter resides or the disputed
vote is to be counted.
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| 16 | | This Section does not apply to any elections in |
| 17 | | municipalities with more
than 1,000,000 inhabitants.
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| 18 | | (Source: P.A. 98-1171, eff. 6-1-15.)
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| 19 | | Section 95. No acceleration or delay. Where this Act makes |
| 20 | | changes in a statute that is represented in this Act by text |
| 21 | | that is not yet or no longer in effect (for example, a Section |
| 22 | | represented by multiple versions), the use of that text does |
| 23 | | not accelerate or delay the taking effect of (i) the changes |
| 24 | | made by this Act or (ii) provisions derived from any other |
| 25 | | Public Act.
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