Full Text of HB4556 99th General Assembly
HB4556 99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY |
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State of Illinois
2015 and 2016 HB4556 Introduced 1/27/2016, by Rep. Thomas Bennett SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: |
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Amends the Election Code. Provides that, in counties with a population of less than 100,000, an election authority is only required to provide early voting in the county clerk's office.
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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 changing Section | 5 | | 19A-10 as follows: | 6 | | (10 ILCS 5/19A-10)
| 7 | | Sec. 19A-10. Permanent polling places for early voting.
| 8 | | (a) An election authority may establish permanent polling | 9 | | places for early
voting by personal appearance at locations | 10 | | throughout the election authority's
jurisdiction, including | 11 | | but not limited to a municipal clerk's office, a township | 12 | | clerk's office, a road district clerk's office, or a county or | 13 | | local public agency office. Any person
entitled to vote early | 14 | | by personal appearance may do so at any polling place
| 15 | | established for early voting.
| 16 | | (b) (Blank).
| 17 | | (c) During each general primary and general election, each | 18 | | election authority in a county with a population over 250,000 | 19 | | shall establish at least one permanent polling place for early | 20 | | voting by personal appearance at a location within each of the | 21 | | 3 largest municipalities within its jurisdiction. If any of the | 22 | | 3 largest municipalities is over 80,000, the election authority | 23 | | shall establish at least 2 permanent polling places within the |
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| 1 | | municipality. All population figures shall be determined by the | 2 | | federal census.
| 3 | | (d) During each general primary and general election, each | 4 | | board of election commissioners established under Article 6 of | 5 | | this Code in any city, village, or incorporated town with a | 6 | | population over 100,000 shall establish at least 2 permanent | 7 | | polling places for early voting by personal appearance. All | 8 | | population figures shall be determined by the federal census. | 9 | | (e) During each general primary and general election, each | 10 | | election authority in a county with a population of over | 11 | | 100,000 but under 250,000 persons shall establish at least one | 12 | | permanent polling place for early voting by personal | 13 | | appearance. The location for early voting may be the election | 14 | | authority's main office or another location designated by the | 15 | | election authority. The election authority may designate | 16 | | additional sites for early voting by personal appearance. All | 17 | | population figures shall be determined by the federal census.
| 18 | | (f) No permanent polling place required by this Section | 19 | | shall be located within 1.5 miles from another permanent | 20 | | polling place required by this Section, unless such permanent | 21 | | polling place is within a municipality with a population of | 22 | | 500,000 or more. | 23 | | (g) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the | 24 | | contrary, in counties with a population of less than 100,000, | 25 | | an election authority is only required to provide early voting | 26 | | in the county clerk's office. |
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| 1 | | (Source: P.A. 98-691, eff. 7-1-14; 98-1171, eff. 6-1-15 .)
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