093_HB2539
LRB093 07677 JAM 07858 b
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.