Illinois 2025-2026 Regular Session

Illinois Senate Bill SB1663 Compare Versions

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1	1	104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 SB1663 Introduced 2/5/2025, by Sen. Julie A. Morrison SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 10 ILCS 5/11-8 Amends the Election Code. Provides that, in addition to required vote centers, election authorities may establish additional vote centers under a specified model. Sets forth provisions concerning the number and location of additional vote centers. LRB104 10573 SPS 20649 b A BILL FOR 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 SB1663 Introduced 2/5/2025, by Sen. Julie A. Morrison SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 10 ILCS 5/11-8 10 ILCS 5/11-8 Amends the Election Code. Provides that, in addition to required vote centers, election authorities may establish additional vote centers under a specified model. Sets forth provisions concerning the number and location of additional vote centers. LRB104 10573 SPS 20649 b LRB104 10573 SPS 20649 b A BILL FOR
2	2	104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 SB1663 Introduced 2/5/2025, by Sen. Julie A. Morrison SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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11	11	1 AN ACT concerning elections.
12	12	2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
13	13	3 represented in the General Assembly:
14	14	4 Section 5. The Election Code is amended by changing
15	15	5 Section 11-8 as follows:
16	16	6 (10 ILCS 5/11-8)
17	17	7 (Section scheduled to be repealed on July 1, 2029)
18	18	8 Sec. 11-8. Vote centers.
19	19	9 (a) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, election
20	20	10 authorities shall establish at least one location to be
21	21	11 located at an office of the election authority or in the
22	22	12 largest municipality within its jurisdiction where all voters
23	23	13 in its jurisdiction are allowed to vote on election day during
24	24	14 polling place hours, regardless of the precinct in which they
25	25	15 are registered, and that location shall provide curbside
26	26	16 voting. Election authorities may establish more than one vote
27	27	17 center, but in jurisdictions with a population of more than
28	28	18 500,000 inhabitants, the election authority shall establish at
29	29	19 least 2 vote centers. An election authority establishing such
30	30	20 a location under this Section shall identify the location and
31	31	21 any health and safety requirements by the 40th day preceding
32	32	22 an election and certify such to the State Board of Elections.
33	33	23 (b) (Blank). This Section is repealed on July 1, 2029.
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68	68	1 (c) In addition to the vote centers established under
69	69	2 subsection (a), election authorities may establish additional
70	70	3 vote centers under the model described in subsection (d). If
71	71	4 an election authority establishes additional vote centers
72	72	5 under this Section, the appointment of election judges shall
73	73	6 follow the procedures described in Articles 13 and 14, but the
74	74	7 requirements for the number of election judges shall apply to
75	75	8 each vote center, rather than each election precinct.
76	76	9 Otherwise, vote centers have the same authority and
77	77	10 responsibilities as election precincts and shall follow the
78	78	11 same procedures set forth in this Code.
79	79	12 (d) If an election authority establishes additional vote
80	80	13 centers as described under subsection (c), the election
81	81	14 authority shall do so in accordance with the following:
82	82	15 (1) For each general primary election and general
83	83	16 election, an election authority shall designate a minimum
84	84	17 number of vote centers, as follows:
85	85	18 (A) For counties with at 250,000 registered
86	86	19 voters:
87	87	20 (i) during the period from the 15th day before
88	88	21 the day of election to the 5th day before the day
89	89	22 of election, at least one vote center for each
90	90	23 75,000 registered voters;
91	91	24 (ii) during the period from the 4th day before
92	92	25 the day of election to the day before the day of
93	93	26 election, at least one vote center for each 20,000
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104	104	1 registered voters; and
105	105	2 (iii) on the day of election, at least one
106	106	3 vote center for each 12,500 registered voters.
107	107	4 (B) For counties with at least 37,500 registered
108	108	5 voters but fewer than 250,000 registered voters:
109	109	6 (i) during the period from the 15th day before
110	110	7 the day of election to the 5th day before the day
111	111	8 of election, at least one vote center for each
112	112	9 75,000 registered voters, except that there must
113	113	10 be at least one vote center in each county;
114	114	11 (ii) during the period from the 5th day before
115	115	12 the day of election to the day before the day of
116	116	13 election, at least one vote center for each 20,000
117	117	14 registered voters; and
118	118	15 (iii) on the day of election, at least one
119	119	16 vote center for each 12,500 registered voters.
120	120	17 (C) For counties with at least 12,500 registered
121	121	18 voters but fewer than 37,500 registered voters:
122	122	19 (i) during the period from the 15th day before
123	123	20 the day of election to the day before the day of
124	124	21 election, at least one vote center; and
125	125	22 (ii) on the day of election, at least 3 vote
126	126	23 centers.
127	127	24 (D) For counties with fewer than 12,500 registered
128	128	25 voters, from the 15th day before the day of election
129	129	26 through day of election, at least one vote center.
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140	140	1 For the purposes of this paragraph, the number of
141	141	2 registered in a county is the number of voters registered
142	142	3 in the county on the date of the preceding presidential
143	143	4 election or on the date of the preceding general election,
144	144	5 whichever is greater.
145	145	6 (2) Election authorities shall follow the guidelines
146	146	7 for locations and hours of early voting as set forth in
147	147	8 Article 19A. An election jurisdiction shall not have fewer
148	148	9 permanent early voting locations than required under
149	149	10 Article 19A.
150	150	11 (3) An election authority may designate a greater
151	151	12 number of vote centers than the minimum required by this
152	152	13 Section.
153	153	14 (4) In selecting the location for vote centers
154	154	15 required under paragraph (1), each election authority
155	155	16 shall consider:
156	156	17 (A) proximity to public transportation lines and
157	157	18 availability of parking;
158	158	19 (B) geographic features that affect access and
159	159	20 convenience;
160	160	21 (C) equitable distribution across the county so as
161	161	22 to afford maximally convenient options for voters;
162	162	23 (D) the existence and location of population
163	163	24 centers;
164	164	25 (E) access for persons with disabilities;
165	165	26 (F) use of existing voting locations that
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