Sen. John Connor
Filed: 4/14/2021
 
 

 

 

 
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1
AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 825




2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 825 by replacing 
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:

 
4    "Section 5. The Election Code is amended  by changing 
5Section 19A-20 as follows:
 
6    (10 ILCS 5/19A-20)

7    Sec. 19A-20. Temporary branch polling places.

8    (a) In addition to permanent polling places for early 
9voting, the election
authority may establish temporary branch 
10polling places for early voting.

11    (b) The provisions of subsection (b) of Section 19A-15 do 
12not apply to a
temporary polling place. Voting at a temporary 
13branch polling place may be
conducted on any one or more days 
14and during any hours within the period for
early voting by 
15personal appearance that are determined by the election

16authority.

 
 
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1    (c) The schedules for conducting voting do not need to be 
2uniform among the
temporary branch polling places.

3    (d) The legal rights and remedies which inure to the owner 
4or lessor of
private property are not impaired or otherwise 
5affected by the leasing of the
property for use as a temporary 
6branch polling place for early voting, except
to the extent 
7necessary to conduct early voting at that location.



8    (e) In a county with a population of: 
9         (1) 3,000,000 or more, the election authority in the 
10    county shall establish a temporary branch polling place 
11    under this Section in the county jail. Only a resident of a 
12    county who is in custody at the county jail and who has not 
13    been convicted of the offense for which the resident is in 
14    custody is eligible to vote at a temporary branch polling 
15    place established under this paragraph (1) subsection. The 
16    temporary branch polling place established under this 
17    paragraph (1) subsection shall allow a voter to vote in 
18    the same elections that the voter would be entitled to 
19    vote in where the voter resides. To the maximum extent 
20    feasible, voting booths or screens shall be provided to 
21    ensure the privacy of the voter. 
22        (2) less than 3,000,000, the sheriff may establish a 
23    temporary branch polling place at the county jail.  Only a 
24    resident of a county who is in custody at the county jail 
25    and who has not been convicted of the offense for which the 
26    resident is in custody is eligible to vote at a temporary 
 
 
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1    branch polling place established under this paragraph (2), 
2    and only inmate access is permitted at such a temporary 
3    polling location. 
4    All provisions of this Code applicable to pollwatchers 
5shall apply to a temporary branch polling place under this 
6subsection (e), subject to approval from the election 
7authority and the county jail, except that nonpartisan 
8pollwatchers shall be limited to one per division within the 
9jail instead of one per precinct. A county that establishes a 
10temporary branch polling place inside a county jail in 
11accordance with this subsection (e) shall adhere to all 
12requirements of this subsection (e). All requirements of the 
13federal Voting Rights Act of 1965 and  Sections 203 and 208 of 
14the federal Americans with Disabilities Act shall apply to  
15this subsection (e). 
16(Source: P.A. 101-442, eff. 1-1-20.)".