104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2025 and 2026 SB1529 Introduced 2/4/2025, by Sen. Cristina Castro SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 10 ILCS 5/1-9.110 ILCS 5/11-9 new Amends the Election Code. Provides that each election authority shall maintain a website. Provides that each election authority shall post election results on its website, including district data for every electoral district under the election authority's jurisdiction, even if the election authority only has jurisdiction over part of the electoral district. Provides that the State Board of Elections shall implement a standard naming convention for election districts, precincts, and polling places to streamline the reporting of election results. Provides that, as part of implementing the standard naming convention, the State Board of Elections shall adopt guidelines for election authorities to follow when naming election districts, precincts, and polling places. Sets forth requirements for the implementation of these guidelines for the 2026 General Primary Election and subsequent elections. LRB104 09992 SPS 20062 b A BILL FOR 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2025 and 2026 SB1529 Introduced 2/4/2025, by Sen. Cristina Castro SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 10 ILCS 5/1-9.110 ILCS 5/11-9 new 10 ILCS 5/1-9.1 10 ILCS 5/11-9 new Amends the Election Code. Provides that each election authority shall maintain a website. Provides that each election authority shall post election results on its website, including district data for every electoral district under the election authority's jurisdiction, even if the election authority only has jurisdiction over part of the electoral district. Provides that the State Board of Elections shall implement a standard naming convention for election districts, precincts, and polling places to streamline the reporting of election results. Provides that, as part of implementing the standard naming convention, the State Board of Elections shall adopt guidelines for election authorities to follow when naming election districts, precincts, and polling places. Sets forth requirements for the implementation of these guidelines for the 2026 General Primary Election and subsequent elections. LRB104 09992 SPS 20062 b LRB104 09992 SPS 20062 b A BILL FOR
104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2025 and 2026 SB1529 Introduced 2/4/2025, by Sen. Cristina Castro SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
10 ILCS 5/1-9.110 ILCS 5/11-9 new 10 ILCS 5/1-9.1 10 ILCS 5/11-9 new
10 ILCS 5/1-9.1
10 ILCS 5/11-9 new
Amends the Election Code. Provides that each election authority shall maintain a website. Provides that each election authority shall post election results on its website, including district data for every electoral district under the election authority's jurisdiction, even if the election authority only has jurisdiction over part of the electoral district. Provides that the State Board of Elections shall implement a standard naming convention for election districts, precincts, and polling places to streamline the reporting of election results. Provides that, as part of implementing the standard naming convention, the State Board of Elections shall adopt guidelines for election authorities to follow when naming election districts, precincts, and polling places. Sets forth requirements for the implementation of these guidelines for the 2026 General Primary Election and subsequent elections.
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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 Section 1-9.1 and by adding Section 11-9 as follows:
6 (10 ILCS 5/1-9.1)
7 Sec. 1-9.1. Ballot counting information dissemination.
8 (a) Each election authority shall maintain maintaining a
9 website and shall must provide 24-hour notice on its website
10 of the date, time, and location of the analysis, processing,
11 and counting of all ballot forms. Each election authority
12 shall must notify any political party or pollwatcher of the
13 same information 24 hours before the count begins if such
14 political party or pollwatcher has requested to be notified.
15 Notification may be by electronic mail at the address provided
16 by the requester.
17 (b) Each election authority shall post election results on
18 its website, including district data for every electoral
19 district under the election authority's jurisdiction, even if
20 the election authority only has jurisdiction over part of the
21 electoral district. The State Board of Elections shall provide
22 guidelines to election authorities concerning the online
23 reporting of election results.
104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2025 and 2026 SB1529 Introduced 2/4/2025, by Sen. Cristina Castro SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
10 ILCS 5/1-9.110 ILCS 5/11-9 new 10 ILCS 5/1-9.1 10 ILCS 5/11-9 new
10 ILCS 5/1-9.1
10 ILCS 5/11-9 new
Amends the Election Code. Provides that each election authority shall maintain a website. Provides that each election authority shall post election results on its website, including district data for every electoral district under the election authority's jurisdiction, even if the election authority only has jurisdiction over part of the electoral district. Provides that the State Board of Elections shall implement a standard naming convention for election districts, precincts, and polling places to streamline the reporting of election results. Provides that, as part of implementing the standard naming convention, the State Board of Elections shall adopt guidelines for election authorities to follow when naming election districts, precincts, and polling places. Sets forth requirements for the implementation of these guidelines for the 2026 General Primary Election and subsequent elections.
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1 (Source: P.A. 98-1171, eff. 6-1-15.)
2 (10 ILCS 5/11-9 new)
3 Sec. 11-9. Name standardization.
4 (a) The State Board of Elections shall implement a
5 standard naming convention for election districts, precincts,
6 and polling places to streamline the reporting of election
7 results. As part of implementing the standard naming
8 convention, the State Board of Elections shall adopt
9 guidelines for election authorities to follow when naming
10 election districts, precincts, and polling places. The
11 guidelines shall require each election district, precinct, and
12 polling place to have a standard identification and a
13 human-readable name.
14 (b) Every election authority shall use the guidelines
15 adopted under subsection (a) to name election districts,
16 precincts, and polling places. Every election authority shall
17 submit the names to the State Board of Elections no less than
18 120 days before the 2026 General Primary Election.
19 (c) The State Board of Elections shall amend the names of
20 any election district, precinct, or polling place that does
21 not conform with the guidelines adopted under subsection (a).
22 The State Board of Elections shall send those amended names to
23 the election authority as soon as practicable.
24 (d) No less than 75 days before the 2026 General Primary
25 Election, all election districts, election precincts, and
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