Illinois Senate Bill 54

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Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on January 13 2025 - 25% progression
Action: 2025-02-19 - To Elections
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Amends the Election Code. Provides that all election authorities shall provide regular updates to the State Board of Elections concerning votes tabulated by that election authority. Provides that the State Board of Elections shall make this information available to the public at least every 48 hours. Provides that, no later than January 1, 2026, the State Board of Elections shall adopt standards concerning how election authorities release information about the total number of vote by mail ballots that have been tabulated by the election authority. Provides that, beginning with the 2026 primary election and all primary, consolidated, general and special elections thereafter, all election authorities shall adhere to the standards adopted by the State Board of Elections. Effective immediately.

ELEC CD-VOTE BY MAIL COUNT

Sen. Seth Lewis [R]

Sen. Laura Murphy [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2025-02-19	Senate	To Elections
2025-02-19	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura M. Murphy
2025-01-22	Senate	Assigned to Executive
2025-01-13	Senate	Referred to Assignments
2025-01-13	Senate	First Reading
2025-01-13	Senate	Filed with Secretary by Sen. Seth Lewis

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
10	5	24C-15.2	New Code	See Bill Text
10	5	24C-15.3	New Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=54&GAID=18&DocTypeID=SB&SessionID=114&GA=104
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/104/SB/10400SB0054.htm