104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2025 and 2026
HB1901
 
Introduced 1/29/2025, by Rep. Jennifer Sanalitro
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
10 ILCS 5/19A-15
    Amends the Election Code. Provides that a permanent polling place for early voting must remain open beginning the 15th day before an election through the end of the day before election day during the hours of 8:30 a.m. to 7:00 p.m., or 9:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m., on weekdays (currently, during the hours of 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., or 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., on weekdays).


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A BILL FOR
 
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1    AN ACT concerning elections.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Election Code is amended by changing 
5Section 19A-15 as follows:
 
6    (10 ILCS 5/19A-15)
7    Sec. 19A-15. Period for early voting; hours.
8    (a) Except as otherwise provided in this Code, the period 
9for early voting by personal appearance begins the 40th day 
10preceding a general primary, consolidated primary, 
11consolidated, or general election and extends through the end 
12of the day before election day.
13    (b) Except as otherwise provided by this Section, a 
14permanent polling place for early voting must remain open 
15beginning the 15th day before an election through the end of 
16the day before election day during the hours of 8:30 a.m. to 
177:00 p.m. 4:30 p.m., or 9:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. 5:00 p.m., on 
18weekdays, and except that beginning 8 days before election 
19day, a permanent polling place for early voting must remain 
20open during the hours of 8:30 a.m. to 7:00 p.m., or 9:00 a.m. 
21to 7:00 p.m., and 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. on Saturdays and 
22holidays, and 10:00 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sundays; except that, in 
23addition to the hours required by this subsection, a permanent 
 
 
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1polling place designated by an election authority under 
2subsections (c), (d), and (e) of Section 19A-10 must remain 
3open for a total of at least 8 hours on any holiday during the 
4early voting period and a total of at least 14 hours on the 
5final weekend during the early voting period. 
6    (c) Notwithstanding subsection (b), an election authority 
7may close an early voting polling place if the building in 
8which the polling place is located has been closed by the State 
9or unit of local government in response to a severe weather 
10emergency or other force majeure. The election authority shall 
11notify the State Board of Elections of any closure and shall 
12make reasonable efforts to provide notice to the public of an 
13alternative location for early voting. 
14    (d) (Blank). 
15(Source: P.A. 102-15, eff. 6-17-21.)