Bill Text: IL SB3094 | 2019-2020 | 101st General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the Election Code. Provides that election authorities may cluster up to 4 contiguous precincts during general elections and general primary elections (previously only allowed during consolidated elections, consolidated primaries, special municipal primary elections, or emergency referenda).

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Failed) 2021-01-13 - Session Sine Die [SB3094 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2019-SB3094-Introduced.html

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101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2019 and 2020 SB3094 Introduced 2/5/2020, by Sen. Chapin Rose SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
10 ILCS 5/11-7 from Ch. 46, par. 11-7
Amends the Election Code. Provides that election authorities may cluster up to 4 contiguous precincts during general elections and general primary elections (previously only allowed during consolidated elections, consolidated primaries, special municipal primary elections, or emergency referenda).
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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
11-7 as follows:
(10 ILCS 5/11-7) (from Ch. 46, par. 11-7)
Sec. 11-7. For the purpose of the conduct of any general
election, general primary election, consolidated election,
consolidated primary election, special municipal primary
election or emergency referendum, an election authority may
cluster up to four contiguous precincts as provided in this
Section, which shall constitute a clustered voting zone. The
common polling place for the clustered voting zone shall be
located within the territory comprising the clustered
precincts. Unless the election authority specifies a larger
number, only one election judge shall be appointed for each of
the precincts in each clustered voting zone.
The judges so appointed may not all be affiliated with the
same political party.
The conduct of an election in a clustered voting zone shall
be under the general supervision of all the judges of election
designated to serve in the clustered voting zone. The
designated judges may perform the duties of election judges for

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the entire clustered voting zone. However, the requirements of
Section 17-14 shall apply to voter assistance, the requirements
of Section 24-10 shall apply to voter instruction, the
requirement of Section 24A-10 shall apply to examination of
vote by mail ballots, and any disputes as to entitlement to
vote, challenges, counting of ballots or other matters
pertaining directly to voting shall be decided by those
designated judges appointed for the precinct in which the
affected voter resides or the disputed vote is to be counted.
This Section does not apply to any elections in
municipalities with more than 1,000,000 inhabitants.
(Source: P.A. 98-1171, eff. 6-1-15.)