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Public Act 101-0624
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AN ACT concerning elections.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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represented in the General Assembly:
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Section 5. The Election Code is amended by changing |
Sections 7-42 and 17-15 as follows:
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(10 ILCS 5/7-42) (from Ch. 46, par. 7-42)
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Sec. 7-42.
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(a) Any person entitled to vote at such primary shall, on |
the day of
such primary, with the consent of his employer be |
entitled to absent
himself from any service or employment in |
which he is then engaged or
employed for a period of two hours |
between the time of opening and closing
the polls. The employer |
may specify the hours during which said employe may
absent |
himself.
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(b) Beginning the 15th day before the primary election or |
on the day of the primary election, any student entitled to |
vote at such primary shall be entitled to be absent from school |
for a period of 2 hours during the school day in order to vote. |
The school may specify the hours during which the eligible |
student may be absent. A student who is absent from school |
under this subsection (b) is not considered absent for the |
purpose of calculating enrollment under Section 18-8.15 of the |
School Code. |
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(Source: Laws 1943, vol. 2, p. 1.)
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(10 ILCS 5/17-15) (from Ch. 46, par. 17-15)
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Sec. 17-15. |
(a) Any person entitled to vote at a general or special |
election or
at any election at which propositions are submitted |
to a popular vote in
this State, shall, on the day of such |
election, be entitled to absent
himself from any services or |
employment in which he is then engaged or
employed, for a |
period of 2 hours between the time of opening and closing
the |
polls; and such voter shall not because of so absenting himself |
be
liable to any penalty; Provided, however, that application |
for such leave
of absence shall be made prior to the day of |
election. The employer may
specify the hours during which said |
employee may absent himself as
aforesaid, except that the |
employer must permit a 2-hour absence during working hours if |
the employee's working hours begin less than 2 hours after the |
opening of the polls and end less than 2 hours before the |
closing of the polls. No person or corporation shall refuse to |
an employee the
privilege hereby conferred, nor shall subject |
an employee to a penalty, including a reduction in compensation |
due to an absence under this Section,
because of the exercise |
of such privilege, nor shall directly or indirectly
violate the |
provisions of this Section.
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(b) Beginning the 15th day before a general or special |
election or any election at which propositions are submitted to |
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a popular vote in
this State or on the day of a general or |
special election or any election at which propositions are |
submitted to a popular vote in
this State, any student entitled |
to vote at such election shall be entitled to be absent from |
school for a period of 2 hours during the school day in order |
to vote. The school may specify the hours during which the |
eligible student may be absent.
A student who is absent from |
school under this subsection (b) is not considered absent for |
the purpose of calculating enrollment under Section 18-8.15 of |
the School Code. |
(Source: P.A. 94-645, eff. 8-22-05.)
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