ELEC CD-SCHOOL POLLING PLACE
- Introduced Feb 8, 2024
- In committee Feb 8, 2024
- Died
- Passed the House
- To the governor
- Became law
What it does
The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.
Amends the Election Code. Provides that the county board or board of election commissioners may use public school buildings as polling places only if a school board or a local school council approves the use of that school. Provides that, if the county board or board of election commissioners uses all convenient and available public buildings and determines that a public school building is needed as a polling place…
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Amends the Election Code. Provides that the county board or board of election commissioners may use public school buildings as polling places only if a school board or a local school council approves the use of that school. Provides that, if the county board or board of election commissioners uses all convenient and available public buildings and determines that a public school building is needed as a polling place, it shall send a written request to use the public school building to the school board or local school council. Sets forth provisions concerning the contents of the request and the response to the request. Amends the School Code. Provides that each school board or local school council shall have the power to approve or deny, in accordance with the school board or local school council's rules and policies, any request of a county board or board of election commissioners to use a school building as a polling place. Makes corresponding changes. Effective immediately.
Every action
14 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.
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- SenateFiled with Secretary by Sen. Ram Villivalam
- SenateFirst Reading
- CommitteeReferred to Assignments · Senate Assignments
- CommitteeAssigned to Executive · Senate Executive
- CommitteeTo Subcommittee on Elections · Senate Elections
- SenateRule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As April 5, 2024
- SenateRule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 3, 2024
- SenateRule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 3, 2024
- SenateRule 2-10 Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Established As May 17, 2024
- SenateRule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 24, 2024
- SenateRule 2-10 Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Established As May 25, 2024
- SenateRule 2-10 Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Established As May 26, 2024
- CommitteePursuant to Senate Rule 3-9(b) / Referred to Assignments · Senate Assignments
- SenateSession Sine Die
Roll calls
No recorded votes on this bill yet.
Sponsors
The member who introduced it.
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Ram VillivalamD Primary sponsor · District 8
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