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| | 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2025 and 2026
SB0054 Introduced 1/13/2025, by Sen. Seth Lewis SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
| | 10 ILCS 5/24C-15.2 new | | 10 ILCS 5/24C-15.3 new | |
| 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. |
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| | SB0054 | | LRB104 03267 SPS 13289 b |
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning elections.
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| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, |
| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
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| 4 | | Section 5. The Election Code is amended by adding Sections |
| 5 | | 24C-15.2 and 24C-15.3 as follows:
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| 6 | | (10 ILCS 5/24C-15.2 new) |
| 7 | | Sec. 24C-15.2. Vote counting updates. All election |
| 8 | | authorities shall provide regular updates to the State Board |
| 9 | | of Elections concerning votes tabulated by that election |
| 10 | | authority. The State Board of Elections shall make this |
| 11 | | information available to the public at least every 48 hours.
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| 12 | | (10 ILCS 5/24C-15.3 new) |
| 13 | | Sec. 24C-15.3. Vote by mail tabulation standards. No later |
| 14 | | than January 1, 2026, the State Board of Elections shall adopt |
| 15 | | standards concerning how election authorities release |
| 16 | | information about the total number of vote by mail ballots |
| 17 | | that have been tabulated by the election authority. Beginning |
| 18 | | with the 2026 primary election and all primary, consolidated, |
| 19 | | general and special elections thereafter, all election |
| 20 | | authorities shall adhere to the standards adopted by the State |
| 21 | | Board of Elections under this Section.
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