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IL SB3530
Bill
Status
1/13/2021
Primary Sponsor
Sara Feigenholtz
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AI Summary
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Expands the definition of "person with a disability" in the Election Code to include individuals with intellectual or developmental disabilities, in addition to physical disabilities.
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Increases the public notice period from 60 days to 75 days before general and consolidated elections for information about voting registration and aids, ballot marking assistance, mail-in voting, and early voting procedures, with notices targeted at elderly voters and voters with disabilities.
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Makes conforming changes throughout the Election Code to replace references to "physical disability" with the broader term "disability" across multiple sections governing voter registration, ballot assistance, and voting accommodations.
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Applies the expanded disability definition and terminology changes to provisions governing registration cards, polling place accessibility, ballot assistance procedures, and voting device accessibility requirements.
Legislative Description
ELECTION CODE-DISABILITIES
Last Action
Session Sine Die
1/13/2021