Rep. Emily McAsey

Filed: 2/19/2010

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 4037

2     AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 4037 by replacing
3 everything after the enacting clause with the following:
 
4     "Section 5. The Election Code is amended by changing
5 Section 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

 

 

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1 weekdays and 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. on Saturdays, Sundays, and
2 holidays; except that, in addition to the hours required by
3 this subsection, a permanent early voting polling place
4 designated by an election authority under subsection (c) of
5 Section 19A-10 must remain open for a total of at least 8 hours
6 on any holiday during the early voting period and a total of at
7 least 14 hours on the final weekend during the early voting
8 period.
9     (c) Any election authority that does not open a permanent
10 polling place under Section 19A-10 shall provide early voting
11 at the office of the election authority during regular office
12 hours. In addition, the election authority shall provide at
13 least 4 additional hours on the final weekend of early voting
14 before any general primary election or general election.
15 (Source: P.A. 96-637, eff. 1-1-10.)
 
16     Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
17 becoming law.".