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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-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
9 begins the 22nd day preceding a general primary, consolidated
10 primary, consolidated, or general election and extends through
11 the 5th day before election day.
12     (b) A permanent polling place for early voting must remain
13 open for at least 8 hours a day on weekdays (including holidays
14 occurring on weekdays) and at least 6 hours on each weekend
15 other than the final weekend of early voting. A during the
16 hours of 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., or 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., on
17 weekdays and 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. on Saturdays, Sundays, and
18 holidays; except that, in addition to the hours required by
19 this subsection, a permanent early voting polling place
20 designated by an election authority under subsection (c) of
21 Section 19A-10 must remain open for a total of at least 8 hours
22 on any holiday during the early voting period and a total of at
23 least 14 hours on the final weekend during the early voting

 

 

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1 period.
2     (c) Any election authority that does not open a permanent
3 polling place under Section 19A-10 shall provide early voting
4 at the office of the election authority during regular office
5 hours. In addition, the election authority shall provide at
6 least 4 additional hours on the final weekend of early voting
7 before any general primary election or general election.
8 (Source: P.A. 96-637, eff. 1-1-10.)
 
9     Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
10 becoming law.