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| | 101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2019 and 2020
HB0257 Introduced , by Rep. La Shawn K. Ford SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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Amends the Election Code. Provides that for the 2020 general primary election and each election thereafter, each election authority shall mail to every registered voter within that election authority's jurisdiction a vote by mail ballot. Provides that ballots under the provisions must be sent to voters in a reasonable amount of time before the date of the election. Provides that the receipt of a ballot does not prevent a voter from instead casting a ballot in person. Provides that the State Board of Elections may adopt any rules necessary to implement the provisions.
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| | HB0257 | | LRB101 05532 SMS 50548 b |
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning elections.
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| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
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| 4 | | Section 5. The Election Code is amended by adding Section |
| 5 | | 19-2.3 as follows:
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| 6 | | (10 ILCS 5/19-2.3 new) |
| 7 | | Sec. 19-2.3. All-mail elections. |
| 8 | | (a) For the 2020 general primary election and each election |
| 9 | | thereafter, each election authority shall mail to every |
| 10 | | registered voter within that election authority's jurisdiction |
| 11 | | a vote by mail ballot that meets the requirements of this |
| 12 | | Article. |
| 13 | | (b) Ballots mailed under this Section must be sent to |
| 14 | | voters in a reasonable amount of time before the date of the |
| 15 | | election. The receipt of a ballot under this Section does not |
| 16 | | prevent a voter from instead casting a ballot in person. |
| 17 | | (c) The State Board of Elections may adopt any rules |
| 18 | | necessary to implement this Section.
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