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Full Text of HB1685  95th General Assembly

HB1685 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY


 


 
95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2007 and 2008
HB1685

 

Introduced 2/22/2007, by Rep. LaShawn K. Ford

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
10 ILCS 5/13-4   from Ch. 46, par. 13-4
10 ILCS 5/14-1   from Ch. 46, par. 14-1

    Amends the Election code. Permits high school juniors who meet certain criteria to be appointed judges of election. Effective immediately.


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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,
3 represented in the General Assembly:
 
4     Section 5. The Election Code is amended by changing
5 Sections 13-4 and 14-1 as follows:
 
6     (10 ILCS 5/13-4)  (from Ch. 46, par. 13-4)
7     Sec. 13-4. Qualifications.
8     (a) All persons elected or chosen judge of election must:
9 (1) be citizens of the United States and entitled to vote at
10 the next election, except as provided in subsection (b); (2) be
11 of good repute and character; (3) be able to speak, read and
12 write the English language; (4) be skilled in the four
13 fundamental rules of arithmetic; (5) be of good understanding
14 and capable; (6) not be candidates for any office at the
15 election and not be elected committeemen; and (7) reside in the
16 precinct in which they are selected to act, except that in each
17 precinct, not more than one judge of each party may be
18 appointed from outside such precinct. Any judge selected to
19 serve in any precinct in which he is not entitled to vote must
20 reside within and be entitled to vote elsewhere within the
21 county which encompasses the precinct in which such judge is
22 appointed. Such judge must meet the other qualifications of
23 this Section.

 

 

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1     (b) An election authority may establish a program to permit
2 a person who is not entitled to vote to be appointed as an
3 election judge if, as of the date of the election at which the
4 person serves as a judge, he or she:
5         (1) is a U.S. citizen;
6         (2) is a junior or senior in good standing enrolled in
7     a public or private secondary school;
8         (3) has a cumulative grade point average equivalent to
9     at least 3.0 on a 4.0 scale;
10         (4) has the written approval of the principal of the
11     secondary school he or she attends at the time of
12     appointment;
13         (5) has the written approval of his or her parent or
14     legal guardian;
15         (6) has satisfactorily completed the training course
16     for judges of election described in Sections 13-2.1 and
17     13-2.2; and
18         (7) meets all other qualifications for appointment and
19     service as an election judge.
20     No more than one election judge qualifying under this
21 subsection may serve per political party per precinct. Prior to
22 appointment, a judge qualifying under this subsection must
23 certify in writing to the election authority the political
24 party the judge chooses to affiliate with.
25     Students appointed as election judges under this
26 subsection shall not be counted as absent from school on the

 

 

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1 day they serve as judges.
2 (Source: P.A. 91-352, eff. 1-1-00.)
 
3     (10 ILCS 5/14-1)  (from Ch. 46, par. 14-1)
4     Sec. 14-1. (a) The board of election commissioners
5 established or existing under Article 6 shall, at the time and
6 in the manner provided in Section 14-3.1, select and choose 5
7 persons, men or women, as judges of election for each precinct
8 in such city, village or incorporated town.
9     Where neither voting machines nor electronic, mechanical
10 or electric voting systems are used, the board of election
11 commissioners may, for any precinct with respect to which the
12 board considers such action necessary or desirable in view of
13 the number of voters, and shall for general elections for any
14 precinct containing more than 600 registered voters, appoint in
15 addition to the 5 judges of election a team of 5 tally judges.
16 In such precincts the judges of election shall preside over the
17 election during the hours the polls are open, and the tally
18 judges, with the assistance of the holdover judges designated
19 pursuant to Section 14-5.2, shall count the vote after the
20 closing of the polls. The tally judges shall possess the same
21 qualifications and shall be appointed in the same manner and
22 with the same division between political parties as is provided
23 for judges of election. The foregoing provisions relating to
24 the appointment of tally judges are inapplicable in counties
25 with a population of 1,000,000 or more.

 

 

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1     (b) To qualify as judges the persons must:
2         (1) be citizens of the United States;
3         (2) be of good repute and character;
4         (3) be able to speak, read and write the English
5     language;
6         (4) be skilled in the 4 fundamental rules of
7     arithmetic;
8         (5) be of good understanding and capable;
9         (6) not be candidates for any office at the election
10     and not be elected committeemen;
11         (7) reside and be entitled to vote in the precinct in
12     which they are selected to serve, except that in each
13     precinct not more than one judge of each party may be
14     appointed from outside such precinct. Any judge so
15     appointed to serve in any precinct in which he is not
16     entitled to vote must be entitled to vote elsewhere within
17     the county which encompasses the precinct in which such
18     judge is appointed and such judge must otherwise meet the
19     qualifications of this Section.
20     (c) An election authority may establish a program to permit
21 a person who is not entitled to vote to be appointed as an
22 election judge if, as of the date of the election at which the
23 person serves as a judge, he or she:
24         (1) is a U.S. citizen;
25         (2) is a junior or senior in good standing enrolled in
26     a public or private secondary school;

 

 

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1         (3) has a cumulative grade point average equivalent to
2     at least 3.0 on a 4.0 scale;
3         (4) has the written approval of the principal of the
4     secondary school he or she attends at the time of
5     appointment;
6         (5) has the written approval of his or her parent or
7     legal guardian;
8         (6) has satisfactorily completed the training course
9     for judges of election described in Sections 13-2.1,
10     13-2.2, and 14-4.1; and
11         (7) meets all other qualifications for appointment and
12     service as an election judge.
13     No more than one election judge qualifying under this
14 subsection may serve per political party per precinct. Prior to
15 appointment, a judge qualifying under this subsection must
16 certify in writing to the election authority the political
17 party the judge chooses to affiliate with.
18     Students appointed as election judges under this
19 subsection shall not be counted as absent from school on the
20 day they serve as judges.
21     (d) The board of election commissioners may select 2
22 additional judges of election, one from each of the major
23 political parties, for each 200 voters in excess of 600 in any
24 precinct having more than 600 voters as authorized by Section
25 11--3. These additional judges must meet the qualifications
26 prescribed in this Section.

 

 

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1 (Source: P.A. 91-352, eff. 1-1-00.)
 
2     Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
3 becoming law.