101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2019 and 2020
SB3094

 

Introduced 2/6/2020, by Sen. Chapin Rose

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
10 ILCS 5/11-7  from Ch. 46, par. 11-7

    Amends the Election Code. Provides that election authorities may cluster up to 4 contiguous precincts during general elections and general primary elections (previously only allowed during consolidated elections, consolidated primaries, special municipal primary elections, or emergency referenda).


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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 Section
511-7 as follows:
 
6    (10 ILCS 5/11-7)  (from Ch. 46, par. 11-7)
7    Sec. 11-7. For the purpose of the conduct of any general
8election, general primary election, consolidated election,
9consolidated primary election, special municipal primary
10election or emergency referendum, an election authority may
11cluster up to four contiguous precincts as provided in this
12Section, which shall constitute a clustered voting zone. The
13common polling place for the clustered voting zone shall be
14located within the territory comprising the clustered
15precincts. Unless the election authority specifies a larger
16number, only one election judge shall be appointed for each of
17the precincts in each clustered voting zone.
18    The judges so appointed may not all be affiliated with the
19same political party.
20    The conduct of an election in a clustered voting zone shall
21be under the general supervision of all the judges of election
22designated to serve in the clustered voting zone. The
23designated judges may perform the duties of election judges for

 

 

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1the entire clustered voting zone. However, the requirements of
2Section 17-14 shall apply to voter assistance, the requirements
3of Section 24-10 shall apply to voter instruction, the
4requirement of Section 24A-10 shall apply to examination of
5vote by mail ballots, and any disputes as to entitlement to
6vote, challenges, counting of ballots or other matters
7pertaining directly to voting shall be decided by those
8designated judges appointed for the precinct in which the
9affected voter resides or the disputed vote is to be counted.
10    This Section does not apply to any elections in
11municipalities with more than 1,000,000 inhabitants.
12(Source: P.A. 98-1171, eff. 6-1-15.)