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IL HB4613

Bill

Official Source

Status

Introduced

1/27/2026

Primary Sponsor

Maurice West

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Origin

House of Representatives

104th General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Requires all ballot measures in Illinois to be written in plain language and include a summary describing the primary purpose and legal effect of approval or rejection
  • Defines "plain language" as clear, concise wording understandable without specialized legal knowledge, prohibiting more than one passive sentence, unnecessary semicolons, and double negatives
  • Mandates ballot measure summaries be written at no higher than an 8th grade Flesch-Kincaid reading level, with a maximum of 75 words for statewide measures or 50 words for local measures
  • Assigns the State Board of Elections (with Attorney General consultation) to review statewide ballot measures for compliance, while local election authorities review local measures
  • Allows registered voters to challenge non-compliant ballot measures or summaries in court, which may order revisions to meet the readability requirements

Legislative Description

ELEC CD-BALLOT READABILITY

Last Action

Assigned to Ethics & Elections

2/17/2026

Committee Referrals

Ethics & Elections2/17/2026
Rules2/3/2026

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