Bill Text: IL HB4678 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the Election Code. Provides that, to encourage youth voter participation, each high school in the State shall hold at least 2 nonpartisan voter registration days per year: (i) one nonpartisan voter registration day shall be held on the second Tuesday in October or the first day thereafter that school is in session; and (ii) the other shall be held on the second Tuesday in February or the first day thereafter that school is in session.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced) 2024-02-06 - Referred to Rules Committee [HB4678 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2023-HB4678-Introduced.html

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103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB4678 Introduced , by Rep. Cyril Nichols SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
10 ILCS 5/1A-60
Amends the Election Code. Provides that, to encourage youth voter participation, each high school in the State shall hold at least 2 nonpartisan voter registration days per year: (i) one nonpartisan voter registration day shall be held on the second Tuesday in October or the first day thereafter that school is in session; and (ii) the other shall be held on the second Tuesday in February or the first day thereafter that school is in session.
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A BILL FOR
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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 changing
Section 1A-60 as follows:
(10 ILCS 5/1A-60)
Sec. 1A-60. High school voter registration.
(a) The State Board of Elections shall prepare a one page
document explaining the process to register to vote to be
disseminated to high school age students. Every high school
must provide students with that document, which may be
disseminated electronically.
(b) No high school may prohibit nonpartisan voter
registration activities on its premises. A high school may
adopt reasonable regulations restricting nonpartisan voter
registration activities.
(c) To encourage youth voter participation, each high
school in this State shall hold at least 2 nonpartisan voter
registration days per year: (i) one nonpartisan voter
registration day shall be held on the second Tuesday in
October or the first day thereafter that school is in session;
and (ii) the other shall be held on the second Tuesday in
February or the first day thereafter that school is in

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