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92_SB2041
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1 AN ACT concerning elections.
2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3 represented in the General Assembly:
4 Section 5. The Election Code is amended by changing
5 Section 11-4.2 as follows:
6 (10 ILCS 5/11-4.2) (from Ch. 46, par. 11-4.2)
7 Sec. 11-4.2. (a) By January 1, 2004, Except as otherwise
8 provided in subsection (b) all polling places shall be
9 accessible to handicapped and elderly voters, as determined
10 by rule of the State Board of Elections.
11 (b) (Blank). Subsection (a) of this Section shall not
12 apply to a polling place (1) in the case of an emergency, as
13 determined by the State Board of Elections; or (2) if the
14 State Board of Elections (A) determines that all potential
15 polling places have been surveyed and no such accessible
16 place is available, nor is the election authority able to
17 make one accessible; and (B) assures that any handicapped or
18 elderly voter assigned to an inaccessible polling place, upon
19 advance request of such voter (pursuant to procedures
20 established by rule of the State Board of Elections) will be
21 provided with an alternative means for casting a ballot on
22 the day of the election or will be assigned to an accessible
23 polling place.
24 (c) No later than December 31 of each even numbered
25 year, the State Board of Elections shall report to the
26 Federal Election Commission the number of accessible and
27 inaccessible polling places in the State on the date of the
28 next preceding general election, and the reasons for any
29 instance of inaccessibility.
30 (Source: P.A. 84-808.)
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1 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
2 becoming law.