Bill Text: IL SB1529 | 2025-2026 | 104th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the Election Code. Provides that each election authority shall maintain a website. Provides that each election authority shall post election results on its website, including district data for every electoral district under the election authority's jurisdiction, even if the election authority only has jurisdiction over part of the electoral district. Provides that the State Board of Elections shall implement a standard naming convention for election districts, precincts, and polling places to streamline the reporting of election results. Provides that, as part of implementing the standard naming convention, the State Board of Elections shall adopt guidelines for election authorities to follow when naming election districts, precincts, and polling places. Sets forth requirements for the implementation of these guidelines for the 2026 General Primary Election and subsequent elections.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced) 2025-02-11 - Assigned to Executive [SB1529 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2025-SB1529-Introduced.html

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104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 SB1529 Introduced 2/4/2025, by Sen. Cristina Castro SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
10 ILCS 5/1-9.1
10 ILCS 5/11-9 new
Amends the Election Code. Provides that each election authority shall maintain a website. Provides that each election authority shall post election results on its website, including district data for every electoral district under the election authority's jurisdiction, even if the election authority only has jurisdiction over part of the electoral district. Provides that the State Board of Elections shall implement a standard naming convention for election districts, precincts, and polling places to streamline the reporting of election results. Provides that, as part of implementing the standard naming convention, the State Board of Elections shall adopt guidelines for election authorities to follow when naming election districts, precincts, and polling places. Sets forth requirements for the implementation of these guidelines for the 2026 General Primary Election and subsequent elections.
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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 1-9.1 and by adding Section 11-9 as follows:
(10 ILCS 5/1-9.1)
Sec. 1-9.1. Ballot counting information dissemination.
(a) Each election authority shall maintain maintaining a
website and shall must provide 24-hour notice on its website
of the date, time, and location of the analysis, processing,
and counting of all ballot forms. Each election authority
shall must notify any political party or pollwatcher of the
same information 24 hours before the count begins if such
political party or pollwatcher has requested to be notified.
Notification may be by electronic mail at the address provided
by the requester.
(b) Each election authority shall post election results on
its website, including district data for every electoral
district under the election authority's jurisdiction, even if
the election authority only has jurisdiction over part of the
electoral district. The State Board of Elections shall provide
guidelines to election authorities concerning the online
reporting of election results.

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(Source: P.A. 98-1171, eff. 6-1-15.)
(10 ILCS 5/11-9 new)
Sec. 11-9. Name standardization.
(a) The State Board of Elections shall implement a
standard naming convention for election districts, precincts,
and polling places to streamline the reporting of election
results. As part of implementing the standard naming
convention, the State Board of Elections shall adopt
guidelines for election authorities to follow when naming
election districts, precincts, and polling places. The
guidelines shall require each election district, precinct, and
polling place to have a standard identification and a
human-readable name.
(b) Every election authority shall use the guidelines
adopted under subsection (a) to name election districts,
precincts, and polling places. Every election authority shall
submit the names to the State Board of Elections no less than
120 days before the 2026 General Primary Election.
(c) The State Board of Elections shall amend the names of
any election district, precinct, or polling place that does
not conform with the guidelines adopted under subsection (a).
The State Board of Elections shall send those amended names to
the election authority as soon as practicable.
(d) No less than 75 days before the 2026 General Primary
Election, all election districts, election precincts, and

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polling places shall be named in accordance with the
guidelines adopted under subsection (a).
(e) For every election subsequent to the 2026 General
Primary Election, every election authority and the State Board
of Elections shall name election districts, precincts, and
polling places in a manner similar to the process described in
subsections (b) and (c). The State Board of Elections may
adopt rules to implement this subsection.
(f) If the requirements of this Section conflict with any
specific provision of this Code, the requirements of this
Section prevail.