SB2925eng 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

SB2925 Engrossed LRB096 18284 JAM 33659 b

AN ACT concerning elections.

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly:

Section 5. The Election Code is amended by adding Section 1-20 as follows:

(10 ILCS 5/1-20 new)

Sec. 1-20. Public university registration and voting pilot project. For the 2010 General Election, in addition to all other locations at which the election authority is required or permitted by this Code to conduct grace period registration, grace period voting, or early voting, each election authority shall conduct grace period registration, grace period voting, and early voting at a central, high student traffic location on the campus of each public university within the election authority's jurisdiction. For the purposes of this Section, "public university" means the University of Illinois, Southern Illinois University, Chicago State University, Eastern Illinois University, Governors State University, Illinois State University, Northeastern Illinois University, Northern Illinois University, and Western Illinois University. The registration conducted under this Section shall be available to any qualified resident of this State, including students, staff members, and faculty members of the host campus. The voting conducted under this Section shall be available to any qualified voter of the election jurisdiction, including students, staff members, and faculty members of the host campus, notwithstanding any provision of Section 19A-10 permitting an election authority to designate the use of specified early voting polling places.

The registration and voting required by this Section to be conducted on campus must be conducted as otherwise required by this Code, except that the election authority is not required to conduct registration or voting under this Section at times other than the regular business hours of the host campus.

Each public university shall make the space available in a central, high student traffic area for, and cooperate and coordinate with the appropriate election authority in, the implementation of this Section.

By March 1, 2011, the election authorities affected by this pilot project shall report to the State Board of Elections the following information: (i) the total number of individuals that engaged in grace period registration, grace period voting, or early voting at the campus site and (ii) how grace period registration, grace period voting, or early voting at the campus site was conducted.

Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon becoming law.