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104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2025 and 2026
HB2770

Introduced 2/6/2025, by Rep. Maurice A. West, II

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

10 ILCS 5/11-8

Amends the Election Code. Provides that, in addition to required vote
centers, election authorities may establish additional vote centers under
a specified model. Sets forth provisions concerning the number and
location of additional vote centers.
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A BILL FOR

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AN ACT concerning elections.

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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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represented in the General Assembly:

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Section 5.
The Election Code is amended by changing
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Section 11-8 as follows:

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(10 ILCS 5/11-8)
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(Section scheduled to be repealed on July 1, 2029)
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Sec. 11-8.
Vote centers.
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(a) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, election
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authorities shall establish at least one location to be
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located at an office of the election authority or in the
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largest municipality within its jurisdiction where all voters
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in its jurisdiction are allowed to vote on election day during
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polling place hours, regardless of the precinct in which they
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are registered, and that location shall provide curbside
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voting. Election authorities may establish more than one vote
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center, but in jurisdictions with a population of more than
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500,000 inhabitants, the election authority shall establish at
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least 2 vote centers. An election authority establishing such
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a location under this Section shall identify the location and
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any health and safety requirements by the 40th day preceding
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an election and certify such to the State Board of Elections.
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(b)
(Blank).

This Section is repealed on July 1, 2029.

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(c) In addition to the vote centers established under
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subsection (a), election authorities may establish additional
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vote centers under the model described in subsection (d). If
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an election authority establishes additional vote centers
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under this Section, the appointment of election judges shall
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follow the procedures described in Articles 13 and 14, but the
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requirements for the number of election judges shall apply to
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each vote center, rather than each election precinct.
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Otherwise, vote centers have the same authority and
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responsibilities as election precincts and shall follow the
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same procedures set forth in this Code.
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(d) If an election authority establishes additional vote
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centers as described under subsection (c), the election
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authority shall do so in accordance with the following:
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(1) For each general primary election and general
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election, an election authority shall designate a minimum
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number of vote centers, as follows:
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(A) For counties with at 250,000 registered
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voters:
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(i) during the period from the 15th day before
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the day of election to the 5th day before the day
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of election, at least one vote center for each
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75,000 registered voters;
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(ii) during the period from the 4th day before
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the day of election to the day before the day of
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election, at least one vote center for each 20,000

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registered voters; and
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(iii) on the day of election, at least one
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vote center for each 12,500 registered voters.
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(B) For counties with at least 37,500 registered
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voters but fewer than 250,000 registered voters:
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(i) during the period from the 15th day before
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the day of election to the 5th day before the day
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of election, at least one vote center for each
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75,000 registered voters, except that there must
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be at least one vote center in each county;
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(ii) during the period from the 5th day before
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the day of election to the day before the day of
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election, at least one vote center for each 20,000
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registered voters; and
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(iii) on the day of election, at least one
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vote center for each 12,500 registered voters.
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(C) For counties with at least 12,500 registered
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voters but fewer than 37,500 registered voters:
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(i) during the period from the 15th day before
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the day of election to the day before the day of
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election, at least one vote center; and
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(ii) on the day of election, at least 3 vote
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centers.
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(D) For counties with fewer than 12,500 registered
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voters, from the 15th day before the day of election
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through day of election, at least one vote center.

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For the purposes of this paragraph, the number of
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registered in a county is the number of voters registered
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in the county on the date of the preceding presidential
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election or on the date of the preceding general election,
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whichever is greater.
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(2) Election authorities shall follow the guidelines
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for locations and hours of early voting as set forth in
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Article 19A. An election jurisdiction shall not have fewer
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permanent early voting locations than required under
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Article 19A.
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(3) An election authority may designate a greater
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number of vote centers than the minimum required by this
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Section.
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(4) In selecting the location for vote centers
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required under paragraph (1), each election authority
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shall consider:
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(A) proximity to public transportation lines and
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availability of parking;
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(B) geographic features that affect access and
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convenience;
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(C) equitable distribution across the county so as
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to afford maximally convenient options for voters;
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(D) the existence and location of population
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centers;
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(E) access for persons with disabilities;
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(F) use of existing voting locations that

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typically serve a significant number of voters;
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(G) use of public buildings that are known to
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voters in the county, especially to the extent that
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using the buildings results in cost savings compared
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to other potential locations;
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(H) when private locations are designated as vote
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centers, methods and standards to ensure the security
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of voting conducted at the locations;
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(I) proximity to historically under-represented
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communities;
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(J) if a proposed location was used in a previous
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election, the number of electors that used the
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location in the previous election and the recorded
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wait times at the location, or the number of electors
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and recorded wait times at nearby locations; and
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(K) the need to locate vote centers in population
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centers that had lower voter turnout in previous
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elections.

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(Source: P.A. 102-15, eff. 6-17-21; 102-668, eff. 11-15-21;
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102-1109, eff. 12-21-22; 103-467, eff. 8-4-23.)

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