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SB3526 100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

  
  

 


 
100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2017 and 2018
SB3526

 

Introduced 2/16/2018, by Sen. Steve Stadelman - Dave Syverson

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
10 ILCS 5/11-2  from Ch. 46, par. 11-2

    Amends the Election Code. Provides that the County Board in each county, except in counties having a population of 200,000 (rather than 3,000,000) inhabitants or over, shall, at its regular meeting in June, divide its election precincts which contain more than 800 voters, into election districts so that each district shall contain, as near as may be practicable, 500 voters, and not more in any case than 800. Provides that in counties having a population between 200,000 and 3,000,000 inhabitants, the County Board shall, at its regular meeting in June, divide its election precincts which contain more than 4,000 voters, into election districts so that each district shall contain, as near as may be practicable, 2,000 voters, and not more, in any case, than 2,500 voters.


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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
511-2 as follows:
 
6    (10 ILCS 5/11-2)  (from Ch. 46, par. 11-2)
7    Sec. 11-2. The County Board in each county, except in
8counties having a population of 200,000 3,000,000 inhabitants
9or over, shall, at its regular meeting in June, divide its
10election precincts which contain more than 800 voters, into
11election districts so that each district shall contain, as near
12as may be practicable, 500 voters, and not more in any case
13than 800. Whenever the County Board ascertains that any
14election precinct contains more than 600 registered voters, it
15may divide such precinct, at its regular meeting in June, into
16election precincts so that each precinct shall contain, as
17nearly as may be practicable, 500 voters. In counties having a
18population between 200,000 and 3,000,000 inhabitants, the
19County Board shall, at its regular meeting in June, divide its
20election precincts which contain more than 4,000 voters, into
21election districts so that each district shall contain, as near
22as may be practicable, 2,000 voters, and not more, in any case,
23than 2,500 voters. Insofar as is practicable, each precinct

 

 

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1shall be situated within a single congressional, legislative
2and representative district and in not more than one County
3Board district and one municipal ward. In order to situate each
4precinct within a single district or ward, the County Board
5shall change the boundaries of election precincts after each
6decennial census as soon as is practicable following the
7completion of congressional and legislative redistricting. In
8determining whether a division of precincts should be made, the
9county board may anticipate increased voter registration in any
10precinct in which there is in progress new construction of
11dwelling units which will be occupied by voters more than 30
12days before the next election. Each district shall be composed
13of contiguous territory in as compact form as can be for the
14convenience of the electors voting therein. The several county
15boards in establishing districts shall describe them by metes
16and bounds and number them. And so often thereafter as it shall
17appear by the number of votes cast at the general election held
18in November of any year, that any election district or
19undivided election precinct contains more than 800 voters, the
20County Board of the county in which the district or precinct
21may be, shall at its regular meeting in June, or an adjourned
22meeting in July next, after such November election, redivide or
23readjust such election district or election precinct, so that
24no district or election precinct shall contain more than the
25number of votes above specified. If for any reason the County
26Board fails in any year to redivide or readjust the election

 

 

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1districts or election precinct, then the districts or precincts
2as then existing shall continue until the next regular June
3meeting of the County Board; at which regular June meeting or
4an adjourned meeting in July the County Board shall redivide or
5readjust the election districts or election precincts in manner
6as herein required. When at any meeting of the County Board any
7redivision, readjustment or change in name or number of
8election districts or election precincts is made by the County
9Board, the County Clerk shall immediately notify the State
10Board of Elections of such redivision, readjustment or change.
11The County Board in every case shall fix and establish the
12places for holding elections in its respective county and all
13elections shall be held at the places so fixed. The polling
14places shall in all cases be upon the ground floor in the front
15room, the entrance to which is in a highway or public street
16which is at least 40 feet wide, and is as near the center of the
17voting population of the precinct as is practicable, and for
18the convenience of the greatest number of electors to vote
19thereat; provided, however, where the County Board is unable to
20secure a suitable polling place within the boundaries of a
21precinct, it may select a polling place at the most
22conveniently located suitable place outside the precinct; but
23in no case shall an election be held in any room used or
24occupied as a saloon, dramshop, bowling alley or as a place of
25resort for idlers and disreputable persons, billiard hall or in
26any room connected therewith by doors or hallways. No person

 

 

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1shall be permitted to vote at any election except at the
2polling place for the precinct in which he resides, except as
3otherwise provided in this Section or Article 19 of this Act.
4In counties having a population of 3,000,000 inhabitants or
5over the County Board shall divide its election precincts and
6shall fix and establish places for holding elections as
7hereinbefore provided during the month of January instead of at
8its regular meeting in June or at an adjourned meeting in July.
9    However, in the event that additional divisions of election
10precincts are indicated after a division made by the County
11Board in the month of January, such additional divisions may be
12made by the County Board in counties having a population of
133,000,000 inhabitants or over, at the regular meeting in June
14or at adjourned meeting in July. The county board of such
15county may divide or readjust precincts at any meeting of the
16county board when the voter registration in a precinct has
17increased beyond 800 and an election is scheduled before the
18next regular January or June meeting of the county board.
19    When in any city, village or incorporated town territory
20has been annexed thereto or disconnected therefrom, which
21annexation or disconnection becomes effective after election
22precincts or election districts have been established as above
23provided in this Section, the clerk of the municipality shall
24inform the county clerk thereof as provided in Section 4-21,
255-28.1, or 6-31.1, whichever is applicable. In the event that a
26regular meeting of the County Board is to be held after such

 

 

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1notification and before any election, the County Board shall,
2at its next regular meeting establish new election precinct
3lines in affected territory. In the event that no regular
4meeting of the County Board is to be held before such election
5the county clerk shall, within 5 days after being so informed,
6call a special meeting of the county board on a day fixed by
7him not more than 20 days thereafter for the purpose of
8establishing election precincts or election districts in the
9affected territory for the ensuing elections.
10    At any consolidated primary or consolidated election at
11which municipal officers are to be elected, and at any
12emergency referendum at which a public question relating to a
13municipality is to be voted on, notwithstanding any other
14provision of this Code, the election authority shall establish
15a polling place within such municipality, upon the request of
16the municipal council or board of trustees at least 60 days
17before the election and provided that the municipality provides
18a suitable polling place. To accomplish this purpose, the
19election authority may establish an election precinct
20constituting a single municipality of under 500 population for
21all elections, notwithstanding the minimum precinct size
22otherwise specified herein.
23    Notwithstanding the above, when there are no more than 50
24registered voters in a precinct who are entitled to vote in a
25local government or school district election, the election
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1to reassign such voters to one or more polling places in
2adjacent precincts, within or without the election authority's
3jurisdiction, for that election. For the purposes of such local
4government or school district election only, the votes of the
5reassigned voters shall be tallied and canvassed as votes from
6the precinct of the polling place to which such voters have
7been reassigned. The election authority having jurisdiction
8over the precinct shall approve all administrative and polling
9place procedures. Such procedures shall take into account voter
10convenience, and ensure that the integrity of the election
11process is maintained and that the secrecy of the ballot is not
12violated.
13    Except in the event of a fire, flood or total loss of heat
14in a place fixed or established by any county board or election
15authority pursuant to this Section as a polling place for an
16election, no election authority shall change the location of a
17polling place so established for any precinct after notice of
18the place of holding the election for that precinct has been
19given as required under Article 12 unless the election
20authority notifies all registered voters in the precinct of the
21change in location by first class mail in sufficient time for
22such notice to be received by the registered voters in the
23precinct at least one day prior to the date of the election.
24    The provisions of this Section apply to all precincts,
25including those where voting machines or electronic voting
26systems are used.

 

 

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1(Source: P.A. 86-867.)