SB1801ham001 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Elections & Campaign Reform Committee

Filed: 5/12/2009

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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 1801

AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 1801 by replacing everything after the enacting clause with the following:

"Section 5. The Election Code is amended by changing Section 19A-15 as follows:

(10 ILCS 5/19A-15)

Sec. 19A-15. Period for early voting; hours.

(a) The period for early voting by personal appearance begins the 22nd day preceding a general primary, consolidated primary, consolidated, or general election and extends through the 5th day before election day.

(b) A permanent polling place for early voting must remain open during the hours of 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., or 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., on weekdays and 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. on Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays; except that, in addition to the hours required by this subsection, a permanent early voting polling place designated by an election authority under subsection (c) of Section 19A-10 must remain open for a total of at least 8 hours on any holiday during the early voting period and a total of at least 14 hours on the final weekend during the early voting period.

(Source: P.A. 94-645, eff. 8-22-05.)".