103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2023 and 2024
HB4827

 

Introduced 2/7/2024, by Rep. Kevin John Olickal

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
10 ILCS 5/1A-70 new
10 ILCS 5/29-21 new

    Amends the Election Code. Provides that the State Board of Elections shall create a training program on how to safely manage conflicts and make the training available free of charge to all election judges and employees of election authorities. Provides that a person is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor who knowingly: (1) interferes in any manner with an election judge in the discharge of the election judge's duties; (3) makes available publicly, including posting on the Internet, the contact information, including, but not limited to, the phone number, email address, or physical address of an election judge; or (4) threatens, coerces, or intimidates, whether verbally or in writing, an election judge with the intent to impede or interfere with the election judge while the election judge is engaged in the performance of his or her duties or retaliate against the election judge on account of the election judge's performance of his or her duties.


LRB103 37717 SPS 67844 b

 

 

A BILL FOR

 

HB4827LRB103 37717 SPS 67844 b

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 adding Sections
51A-70 and 29-21 as follows:
 
6    (10 ILCS 5/1A-70 new)
7    Sec. 1A-70. Conflict management training. The State Board
8of Elections shall create a training program on how to safely
9manage conflicts and make the training available free of
10charge to all election judges and employees of election
11authorities.
 
12    (10 ILCS 5/29-21 new)
13    Sec. 29-21. Election judge protections. A person is guilty
14of a Class A misdemeanor who knowingly:
15        (1) interferes in any manner with an election judge in
16    the discharge of the election judge's duties;
17        (2) induces any election judge to violate or refuse to
18    comply with the election judge's duty;
19        (3) makes available publicly, including posting on the
20    Internet, the contact information, including, but not
21    limited to, the phone number, email address, or physical
22    address of an election judge; or

 

 

HB4827- 2 -LRB103 37717 SPS 67844 b

1        (4) threatens, coerces, or intimidates, whether
2    verbally or in writing, an election judge with the intent
3    to impede or interfere with the election judge while the
4    election judge is engaged in the performance of his or her
5    duties or retaliate against the election judge on account
6    of the election judge's performance of his or her duties.