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 1        AN ACT concerning elections.

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

 4        Section  5.  The  Election  Code  is  amended  by  adding
 5    Section 1A-20 as follows:

 6        (10 ILCS 5/1A-20 new)
 7        Sec.  1A-20. Election day registration pilot project. The
 8    State Board of Elections shall  develop  and  assist  in  the
 9    implementation  of  a pilot project in which the residents of
10    one county in Illinois are permitted to register to vote  any
11    number  of  days  before  and  on the day of an election. The
12    State Board shall establish criteria for its selection  of  a
13    county and an election.
14        Provisions of this Code and rules adopted under this Code
15    that   would   otherwise   preclude   voter  registration  as
16    authorized  by  this  Section  are  deemed  inapplicable   to
17    participants in the pilot project.
18        The  State  Board may spend funds available to it for the
19    administration of elections  to  defray  extraordinary  costs
20    incurred  by  the  participating  election authority that are
21    attributable to administration of the unlimited  registration
22    period.
23        As  soon  as  possible  after the conclusion of the pilot
24    project, the State Board shall  report  its  results  of  the
25    pilot  project and the Board's recommendations to the General
26    Assembly.
27        The State Board shall adopt rules for the  implementation
28    of this Section.