Rep. Justin Slaughter

Filed: 3/23/2017

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 2992

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 2992 by replacing
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:
 
4    "Section 5. The Election Code is amended by adding Section
51-25 as follows:
 
6    (10 ILCS 5/1-25 new)
7    Sec. 1-25. Law enforcement; polling places.
8    (a) Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, an
9election authority shall not locate a polling place for early
10voting, grace period registration and voting, or election day
11voting in a building permanently occupied by a local or State
12law enforcement agency unless otherwise permitted by this
13Section.
14    (b) An election authority with an office in a building
15occupied by local or State law enforcement may conduct early
16voting or grace period registration and voting at the site,

 

 

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1provided the election authority operates a permanent or
2temporary early voting or grace period registration and voting
3polling location in at least one location that is not located
4in a building occupied by a local or State law enforcement
5agency.
6    (c) An election authority with an office in a building
7occupied by local or State law enforcement may conduct election
8day voting at the site, provided the election authority
9operates an election day voting polling location in at least
10one location that is not located in a building occupied by a
11local or State law enforcement agency.
12    (d) Nothing in this Section shall prohibit an election
13authority from conducting early voting, grace period
14registration and voting, or election day voting at the student
15union on the campus of a public university due to presence of a
16university law enforcement office.
 
17    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
18becoming law.".