Bill Text: IL HB1499 | 2025-2026 | 104th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the Qualifications of Voters Article of the Election Code. Provides that a person may not register to vote in the election district in which the person attends an educational institution if that person does not reside in the election district in which that educational institution is located.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced) 2025-01-28 - Referred to Rules Committee [HB1499 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2025-HB1499-Introduced.html

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104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 HB1499 Introduced , by Rep. Chris Miller SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
10 ILCS 5/3-1.5 new
Amends the Qualifications of Voters Article of the Election Code. Provides that a person may not register to vote in the election district in which the person attends an educational institution if that person does not reside in the election district in which that educational institution is located.
LRB104 06584 SPS 16620 b
A BILL FOR
HB1499 LRB104 06584 SPS 16620 b
AN ACT concerning elections.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The Election Code is amended by adding Section
3-1.5 as follows:
(10 ILCS 5/3-1.5 new)
Sec. 3-1.5. Residence; educational institution.
Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 3-1, a person may
not register to vote in the election district in which the
person attends an educational institution if that person does
not reside in the election district in which that educational
institution is located.