100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2017 and 2018
HB2806
 
Introduced , by Rep. Silvana Tabares
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 

 
 
10 ILCS 5/19A-15

     Amends the Election Code. Requires a permanent polling place for early voting to remain open beginning the 40th (rather than 15th) day before an election through the end of the day before election day, including weekends. Makes conforming changes.
  


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1    AN ACT concerning elections.
  
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
3represented in the General Assembly:
  
 
 
4    Section 5. The Election Code is amended  by changing Section 
519A-15 as follows:
 
6    (10 ILCS 5/19A-15)

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

8    (a) The period for early voting by personal appearance 
9begins the 40th day preceding a general primary, consolidated 
10primary, consolidated, or
general election and extends through 
11the end of the day before election day.

12    (b) A Except as otherwise provided by this Section, a 
13permanent polling place for early voting must remain open 
14beginning the 40th 15th day before an election through the end 
15of the day before election day during the
hours of 8:30 a.m. to 
164:30 p.m., or 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., on weekdays, except that 
17beginning 8 days before election day, a permanent polling place 
18for early voting must remain open during the hours of 8:30 a.m. 
19to 7:00 p.m., or 9:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m., and
9:00 a.m. to 12:00 
20p.m. on Saturdays and holidays, and 10:00 a.m. to 4 p.m. on 
21Sundays; except that, in addition to the hours required by this 
22subsection, a permanent polling place designated by an election 
23authority under subsections (c), (d), and (e) of Section 19A-10 
 
 
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1must remain open for a total of at least 8 hours on any holiday 
2during the early voting period and a total of at least 14 hours 
3on the final weekend during the early voting period.



4    (c) Notwithstanding subsection (b), an election authority 
5may close an early voting polling place if the building in 
6which the polling place is located has been closed by the State 
7or unit of local government in response to a severe weather 
8emergency or other force majeure.  The election authority shall 
9notify the State Board of Elections of any closure and shall 
10make reasonable efforts to provide notice to the public of an 
11alternative location for early voting. 
12    (d) (Blank). 
13(Source: P.A. 97-81, eff. 7-5-11; 97-766, eff. 7-6-12; 98-4, 
14eff. 3-12-13; 98-115, eff. 7-29-13; 98-691, eff. 7-1-14; 
1598-1171, eff. 6-1-15.)