104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2025 and 2026 SB1650 Introduced 2/5/2025, by Sen. Michael W. Halpin SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 10 ILCS 5/1-12 Amends the Election Code. In provisions concerning public university voting, provides that each appropriate election authority must conduct voting, grace period registration, and grace period voting from the 6th day before a general primary or general election through the day before (currently the 4th day before) a general primary or general election from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Provides that the voting required by the provision must be conducted on the day of a general primary or general election from 6:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. LRB104 10590 SPS 20666 b A BILL FOR 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2025 and 2026 SB1650 Introduced 2/5/2025, by Sen. Michael W. Halpin SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 10 ILCS 5/1-12 10 ILCS 5/1-12 Amends the Election Code. In provisions concerning public university voting, provides that each appropriate election authority must conduct voting, grace period registration, and grace period voting from the 6th day before a general primary or general election through the day before (currently the 4th day before) a general primary or general election from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Provides that the voting required by the provision must be conducted on the day of a general primary or general election from 6:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. LRB104 10590 SPS 20666 b LRB104 10590 SPS 20666 b A BILL FOR
104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2025 and 2026 SB1650 Introduced 2/5/2025, by Sen. Michael W. Halpin SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
10 ILCS 5/1-12 10 ILCS 5/1-12
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Amends the Election Code. In provisions concerning public university voting, provides that each appropriate election authority must conduct voting, grace period registration, and grace period voting from the 6th day before a general primary or general election through the day before (currently the 4th day before) a general primary or general election from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Provides that the voting required by the provision must be conducted on the day of a general primary or general election from 6:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
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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 1-12 as follows:
6 (10 ILCS 5/1-12)
7 Sec. 1-12. Public university voting.
8 (a) Each appropriate election authority shall, in addition
9 to the early voting conducted at locations otherwise required
10 by law, conduct early voting, grace period registration, and
11 grace period voting at the student union on the campus of a
12 public university within the election authority's
13 jurisdiction. The voting required by this subsection (a) to be
14 conducted on campus must be conducted from the 6th day before a
15 general primary or general election through until and
16 including the 4th day before a general primary or general
17 election from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 5 p.m., must be conducted on
18 the day of a general primary or general election from 6:00 a.m.
19 to 7:00 p.m., and must be conducted as otherwise required by
20 Article 19A of this Code. The , except that the voting required
21 by this subsection (a) need not be conducted during a
22 consolidated primary or consolidated election. If an election
23 authority has voting equipment that can accommodate a ballot
104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2025 and 2026 SB1650 Introduced 2/5/2025, by Sen. Michael W. Halpin SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
10 ILCS 5/1-12 10 ILCS 5/1-12
10 ILCS 5/1-12
Amends the Election Code. In provisions concerning public university voting, provides that each appropriate election authority must conduct voting, grace period registration, and grace period voting from the 6th day before a general primary or general election through the day before (currently the 4th day before) a general primary or general election from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Provides that the voting required by the provision must be conducted on the day of a general primary or general election from 6:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
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1 in every form required in the election authority's
2 jurisdiction, then the election authority shall extend early
3 voting and grace period registration and voting under this
4 Section to any registered voter in the election authority's
5 jurisdiction. However, if the election authority does not have
6 voting equipment that can accommodate a ballot in every form
7 required in the election authority's jurisdiction, then the
8 election authority may limit early voting and grace period
9 registration and voting under this Section to voters in
10 precincts where the public university is located and precincts
11 bordering the university. Each public university shall make
12 the space available at the student union for, and cooperate
13 and coordinate with the appropriate election authority in, the
14 implementation of this subsection (a).
15 (b) (Blank).
16 (c) For the purposes of this Section, "public university"
17 means the University of Illinois, Illinois State University,
18 Chicago State University, Governors State University, Southern
19 Illinois University, Northern Illinois University, Eastern
20 Illinois University, Western Illinois University, and
21 Northeastern Illinois University.
22 (d) For the purposes of this Section, "student union"
23 means the Student Center at 750 S. Halsted on the University of
24 Illinois-Chicago campus; the Public Affairs Center at the
25 University of Illinois at Springfield or a new building
26 completed after the effective date of this Act housing student
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