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SB 2726

Illinois - Session 104

Senate in_committee 2026-03-25
Bill Details

Title: ELEC CD-POLLING PLACES

Summary

Amends the Election Code. Provides that an election authority shall not permit a law enforcement agent to enter and remain in a polling place, unless the law enforcement agent is called upon by the election authority or judges of election or required by court order. Provides that an election authority shall ensure that any law enforcement agent who is permitted to enter and remain in a polling place has provided the election authority with a valid pollwatcher credential. Provides that no judge of election, pollwatcher, or other person shall engage in any practice that is intended to intimidate a voter within any polling place, within 100 feet of any polling place, or on any of the property of that church or private school that is a polling place. Provides that nothing in the provisions shall (i) prohibit a law enforcement agent from serving as a pollwatcher when the law enforcement agent is not performing law enforcement duties or (ii) apply to other spaces within a municipal building that are not specifically being used as polls.

Sponsor
Julie A. Morrison
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Actions Timeline
Date Event Detail
2025-10-28 Introduced Bill introduced
2026-03-25 Status in_committee
2026-03-25 Latest Action 3/25/2026 - Senate:
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