Illinois 2025-2026 Regular Session

Illinois House Bill HB2567 Compare Versions

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1	1	104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 HB2567 Introduced , by Rep. Sharon Chung SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 10 ILCS 5/6A-1 from Ch. 46, par. 6A-110 ILCS 5/6A-1.5 new10 ILCS 5/6A-7 from Ch. 46, par. 6A-7 Amends the Election Code. Provides that any county in which there is a city, village, or incorporated town with a board of election commissioners may establish that municipal board of election commissioners as a county board of election commissioners if approved by a referendum of the electors of the county. Provides that any county with a population of less than 300,000 persons (rather than less than 200,000 but more than 175,000 persons) as of the 2020 (rather than 2010) federal decennial census in which a city, village, or incorporated town with a board of election commissioners is located may establish a county board of election commissioners by vote of the electors of the county. Provides that a county board of election commissioners may not be dissolved unless the dissolution is approved by a referendum of the electors of the county. LRB104 11148 SPS 21230 b A BILL FOR 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 HB2567 Introduced , by Rep. Sharon Chung SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 10 ILCS 5/6A-1 from Ch. 46, par. 6A-110 ILCS 5/6A-1.5 new10 ILCS 5/6A-7 from Ch. 46, par. 6A-7 10 ILCS 5/6A-1 from Ch. 46, par. 6A-1 10 ILCS 5/6A-1.5 new 10 ILCS 5/6A-7 from Ch. 46, par. 6A-7 Amends the Election Code. Provides that any county in which there is a city, village, or incorporated town with a board of election commissioners may establish that municipal board of election commissioners as a county board of election commissioners if approved by a referendum of the electors of the county. Provides that any county with a population of less than 300,000 persons (rather than less than 200,000 but more than 175,000 persons) as of the 2020 (rather than 2010) federal decennial census in which a city, village, or incorporated town with a board of election commissioners is located may establish a county board of election commissioners by vote of the electors of the county. Provides that a county board of election commissioners may not be dissolved unless the dissolution is approved by a referendum of the electors of the county. LRB104 11148 SPS 21230 b LRB104 11148 SPS 21230 b A BILL FOR
2	2	104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 HB2567 Introduced , by Rep. Sharon Chung SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
3	3	10 ILCS 5/6A-1 from Ch. 46, par. 6A-110 ILCS 5/6A-1.5 new10 ILCS 5/6A-7 from Ch. 46, par. 6A-7 10 ILCS 5/6A-1 from Ch. 46, par. 6A-1 10 ILCS 5/6A-1.5 new 10 ILCS 5/6A-7 from Ch. 46, par. 6A-7
4	4	10 ILCS 5/6A-1 from Ch. 46, par. 6A-1
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6	6	10 ILCS 5/6A-7 from Ch. 46, par. 6A-7
7	7	Amends the Election Code. Provides that any county in which there is a city, village, or incorporated town with a board of election commissioners may establish that municipal board of election commissioners as a county board of election commissioners if approved by a referendum of the electors of the county. Provides that any county with a population of less than 300,000 persons (rather than less than 200,000 but more than 175,000 persons) as of the 2020 (rather than 2010) federal decennial census in which a city, village, or incorporated town with a board of election commissioners is located may establish a county board of election commissioners by vote of the electors of the county. Provides that a county board of election commissioners may not be dissolved unless the dissolution is approved by a referendum of the electors of the county.
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13	13	1 AN ACT concerning elections.
14	14	2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
15	15	3 represented in the General Assembly:
16	16	4 Section 5. The Election Code is amended by changing
17	17	5 Sections 6A-1 and 6A-7 and by adding Section 6A-1.5 as
18	18	6 follows:
19	19	7 (10 ILCS 5/6A-1) (from Ch. 46, par. 6A-1)
20	20	8 Sec. 6A-1. County board of election commissioners.
21	21	9 (a) Any county in which there is no city, village or
22	22	10 incorporated town with a board of election commissioners may
23	23	11 establish a county board of election commissioners either (1)
24	24	12 by ordinance of the county board or (2) by vote of the electors
25	25	13 of the county in accordance with subsection (a) of Section
26	26	14 6A-2.
27	27	15 The fact that some territory in a county is within the
28	28	16 corporate limits of a city, village or incorporated town with
29	29	17 a board of election commissioners does not prevent that county
30	30	18 from establishing a county board of election commissioners in
31	31	19 accordance with this Article if no portion of such city,
32	32	20 village or incorporated town was within the county at the time
33	33	21 of the establishment of the board of election commissioners
34	34	22 for such city, village or incorporated town. If such a county
35	35	23 establishes a county board of election commissioners pursuant
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39	39	104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 HB2567 Introduced , by Rep. Sharon Chung SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
40	40	10 ILCS 5/6A-1 from Ch. 46, par. 6A-110 ILCS 5/6A-1.5 new10 ILCS 5/6A-7 from Ch. 46, par. 6A-7 10 ILCS 5/6A-1 from Ch. 46, par. 6A-1 10 ILCS 5/6A-1.5 new 10 ILCS 5/6A-7 from Ch. 46, par. 6A-7
41	41	10 ILCS 5/6A-1 from Ch. 46, par. 6A-1
42	42	10 ILCS 5/6A-1.5 new
43	43	10 ILCS 5/6A-7 from Ch. 46, par. 6A-7
44	44	Amends the Election Code. Provides that any county in which there is a city, village, or incorporated town with a board of election commissioners may establish that municipal board of election commissioners as a county board of election commissioners if approved by a referendum of the electors of the county. Provides that any county with a population of less than 300,000 persons (rather than less than 200,000 but more than 175,000 persons) as of the 2020 (rather than 2010) federal decennial census in which a city, village, or incorporated town with a board of election commissioners is located may establish a county board of election commissioners by vote of the electors of the county. Provides that a county board of election commissioners may not be dissolved unless the dissolution is approved by a referendum of the electors of the county.
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74	74	1 to this Article, the county board of election commissioners
75	75	2 shall, with respect to the territory in the county within the
76	76	3 corporate limits of the city, village or incorporated town,
77	77	4 supersede the board of election commissioners of that city,
78	78	5 village or incorporated town.
79	79	6 (b) Any county with a population of more than 700,000
80	80	7 persons as of the 2010 federal decennial census that borders
81	81	8 another state and borders no more than 2 other Illinois
82	82	9 counties, shall be subject to a county board of election
83	83	10 commissioners beginning 90 days after the effective date of
84	84	11 this amendatory Act of the 98th General Assembly.
85	85	12 (c) Any county with a population of less than 300,000
86	86	13 200,000 but more than 175,000 persons as of the 2020 2010
87	87	14 federal decennial census in which a city, village, or
88	88	15 incorporated town with a board of election commissioners is
89	89	16 located may establish a county board of election commissioners
90	90	17 by vote of the electors of the county in accordance with
91	91	18 subsection (b) of Section 6A-2. If such a county establishes a
92	92	19 county board of election commissioners, the county board of
93	93	20 election commissioners, with respect to the territory in the
94	94	21 county within the corporate limits of the city, village, or
95	95	22 incorporated town, shall supersede the board of election
96	96	23 commissioners of that city, village, or incorporated town.
97	97	24 (Source: P.A. 98-115, eff. 7-29-13.)
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109	109	1 Sec. 6A-1.5. Expansion of a municipal board of election
110	110	2 commissioners. Any county in which there is a city, village,
111	111	3 or incorporated town with a board of election commissioners
112	112	4 may establish that municipal board of election commissioners
113	113	5 as a county board of election commissioners. The municipal
114	114	6 board of election commissioners may not be established as a
115	115	7 county board of election commissioners until the question of
116	116	8 establishing the county board of election commissioners has
117	117	9 been submitted to the electors of the county in which the
118	118	10 municipality is located at a regular election and approved by
119	119	11 a majority of the electors voting on the question. The
120	120	12 election authority shall submit the question in substantially
121	121	13 the following form:
122	122	14 Shall the (name of municipality) board of election
123	123	15 commissioners be established as the (name of county) board
124	124	16 of election commissioners?
125	125	17 The election authority must record the votes as "Yes" or
126	126	18 "No".
127	127	19 If a majority of the electors voting on the question vote
128	128	20 in the affirmative, the municipal board of election
129	129	21 commissioners shall be established as the board of election
130	130	22 commissioners for the county in which the municipality is
131	131	23 located.
132	132	24 (10 ILCS 5/6A-7) (from Ch. 46, par. 6A-7)
133	133	25 Sec. 6A-7. Dissolution.
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