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104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2025 and 2026
HB4529

Introduced 1/30/2026, by Rep. Maurice A. West, II

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

10 ILCS 5/11-4.2

from Ch. 46, par. 11-4.2

Amends the Election Code. Provides that no later than December 31 of
each even number year, the State Board of Elections shall report to the
General Assembly (rather than to the General Assembly and the Federal
Election Commission) the number of accessible and inaccessible polling
places in the State on the date of the next preceding general election, and
the reason for any instance of inaccessibility.
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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 11-4.2 as follows:

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(10 ILCS 5/11-4.2)

(from Ch. 46, par. 11-4.2)
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Sec. 11-4.2.
(a) Except as otherwise provided in
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subsection (b) all polling places shall be accessible to
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voters with disabilities and elderly voters, as determined by
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rule of the State Board of Elections, and each polling place
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shall include at least one voting booth that is wheelchair
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accessible.
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(b) Subsection (a) of this Section shall not apply to a
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polling place (1) in the case of an emergency, as determined by
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the State Board of Elections; or (2) if the State Board of
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Elections (A) determines that all potential polling places
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have been surveyed and no such accessible place is available,
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nor is the election authority able to make one accessible; and
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(B) assures that any voter with a disability or elderly voter
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assigned to an inaccessible polling place, upon advance
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request of such voter (pursuant to procedures established by
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rule of the State Board of Elections) will be provided with an
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alternative means for casting a ballot on the day of the

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election or will be assigned to an accessible polling place.
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(c) No later than December 31 of each even numbered year,
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the State Board of Elections shall report to the General
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Assembly
and the Federal Election Commission
the number of
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accessible and inaccessible polling places in the State on the
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date of the next preceding general election, and the reasons
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for any instance of inaccessibility.
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(Source: P.A. 102-668, eff. 11-15-21.)

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