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93RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2003 and 2004
SB2933
Introduced 2/6/2004, by William R. Haine SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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10 ILCS 5/13-2.5 new |
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10 ILCS 5/14-4.5 new |
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Amends the Election Code. Provides that persons serving as election judges
may be absent from work after giving 20 days' written notice to their
employers. Provides that an employer may not penalize an employee for an
absence to serve
as election judge other than a deduction in salary for the time the employee is
absent from the
place of employment. Permits an employer to limit the number of employees who may be absent on the same election day. Effective immediately.
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A BILL FOR
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SB2933 |
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LRB093 20757 JAM 46649 b |
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| AN ACT concerning elections.
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| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, |
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| represented in the General Assembly:
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| Section 5. The Election Code is amended by adding Sections |
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| 13-2.5 and 14-4.5
as follows:
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| (10 ILCS 5/13-2.5 new)
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| Sec. 13-2.5. Time off from work to serve as election judge.
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| Any person
who
is
appointed as an election judge under Section |
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| 13-1 or 13-2 may, after giving his
or her
employer at least 20 |
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| days' written notice, be absent from his or her place of
work |
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| for the
purpose of serving as an election judge. An employer |
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| may not penalize an
employee for
that absence other than a |
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| deduction in salary for the time the employee was
absent from
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| his or her place of employment.
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| An employer may limit the number of employees to be absent
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| under this Section on the same election day.
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| (10 ILCS 5/14-4.5 new)
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| Sec. 14-4.5. Time off from work to serve as election judge.
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| Any person
who
is
appointed as an election judge under Section |
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| 13-1 or 13-2 may, after giving his
or her
employer at least 20 |
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| days' written notice, be absent from his or her place of
work |
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| for the
purpose of serving as an election judge. An employer |
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| may not penalize an
employee for
that absence other than a |
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| deduction in salary for the time the employee was
absent from
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| his or her place of employment.
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| An employer may limit the number of employees to be absent
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| under this Section on the same election day.
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| Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon |
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| becoming law. |