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HB 2719

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Summary

HB 2719, “ELEC CD-VOTERS PER PRECINCT”, was introduced in the House on Feb 4, 2025 by Rep. Maurice West (D) with 1 co-sponsor. It was referred to Rules, and last saw action on Mar 27, 2026: Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee.

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104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2025 and 2026
HB2719
Introduced 2/6/2025, by Rep. Maurice A. West, II
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
10 ILCS 5/11-2	  from Ch. 46, par. 11-2
10 ILCS 5/11-3	  from Ch. 46, par. 11-3
Amends the Election Code. Provides that the County Board in each county, except in counties having a population of 3,000,000 inhabitants or over, shall, at its regular meeting in June or an adjourned meeting in July, divide its election precincts so that each precinct shall contain, as near as may be practicable, 1,200 registered voters who cast a ballot in person on the day of the most recent general election (rather than 1,200 registered voters). Provides that the Board of Election Commissioners shall change the boundaries of election precincts after each decennial census as soon as practicable following the completion of congressional and legislative redistricting, and such precincts shall contain as nearly as practicable 1,800 registered voters (rather than 1,200 registered voters if the precinct is located in a county with fewer than 3,000,000 inhabitants; or 1,800 registered voters if the precinct is located in a county with 3,000,000 or more inhabitants). Makes conforming changes.
LRB104 10558 SPS 20634 b
A BILL FOR
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    AN ACT concerning elections.
    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
    Section 5. The Election Code is amended by changing
Sections 11-2 and 11-3 as follows:
    (10 ILCS 5/11-2)  (from Ch. 46, par. 11-2)
    Sec. 11-2. Election precincts.
    (a) The County Board in each county, except in counties
having a population of 3,000,000 inhabitants or over, shall,
at its regular meeting in June or an adjourned meeting in July,
divide its election precincts so that each precinct shall
contain, as near as may be practicable, 1,200 registered
voters who cast a ballot in person on the day of the most 
recent general election. Insofar as is practicable, each
precinct shall be situated within a single congressional,
legislative and representative district and in not more than
one County Board district and one municipal ward. In order to
situate each precinct within a single district or ward, the
County Board shall change the boundaries of election precincts
after each decennial census as soon as is practicable
following the completion of congressional and legislative
redistricting, except that, in 2021, the county board shall
change the boundaries at a regular or special meeting within
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60 days after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the
102nd General Assembly. In determining whether a division of
precincts should be made, the county board may anticipate
increased voter registration in any precinct in which there is
in progress new construction of dwelling units which will be
occupied by voters more than 30 days before the next election.
Each district shall be composed of contiguous territory in as
compact form as can be for the convenience of the electors
voting therein. The several county boards in establishing
districts shall describe them by metes and bounds and number
them.
    (b) The [And so often thereafter as it shall appear by the ]
[number of votes cast at the general election held in November ]
[of any year, that any election district or undivided election ]
[precinct contains more than 1,200 registered voters, the]
County Board of the county in which an election [the district or]
precinct or election precincts are located may [be, shall] at
its regular meeting in June, or an adjourned meeting in July
next, after such November election, redivide, consolidate, or
readjust such [election district or] election precinct or 
election precincts, so that no [district or] election precinct
shall contain more than the number of votes [above] specified in 
subsection (a).
    If for any reason the County Board fails in any year to
redivide or readjust the election districts or election
precinct, then the districts or precincts as then existing
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shall continue until the next regular June meeting of the
County Board; at which regular June meeting or an adjourned
meeting in July the County Board shall redivide or readjust
the election districts or election precincts in manner as
herein required. When at any meeting of the County Board any
redivision, readjustment or change in name or number of
election districts or election precincts is made by the County
Board, the County Clerk shall immediately notify the State
Board of Elections of such redivision, readjustment or change.
The County Board in every case shall fix and establish the
places for holding elections in its respective county and all
elections shall be held at the places so fixed. The polling
places shall in all cases be upon the ground floor in the front
room, the entrance to which is in a highway or public street
which is at least 40 feet wide, and is as near the center of
the voting population of the precinct as is practicable, and
for the convenience of the greatest number of electors to vote
thereat; provided, however, where the County Board is unable
to secure a suitable polling place within the boundaries of a
precinct, it may select a polling place at the most
conveniently located suitable place outside the precinct; but
in no case shall an election be held in any room used or
occupied as a saloon, dramshop, bowling alley or as a place of
resort for idlers and disreputable persons, billiard hall or
in any room connected therewith by doors or hallways. No
person shall be permitted to vote at any election except at the
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polling place for the precinct in which he resides, except as
otherwise provided in this Section or Article 19 of this Act.
In counties having a population of 3,000,000 inhabitants or
over the County Board shall divide its election precincts and
shall fix and establish places for holding elections as
hereinbefore provided during the month of January instead of
at its regular meeting in June or at an adjourned meeting in
July.
    However, in the event that additional divisions of
election precincts are indicated after a division made by the
County Board in the month of January, such additional
divisions may be made by the County Board in counties having a
population of 3,000,000 inhabitants or over, at the regular
meeting in June or at adjourned meeting in July. The county
board of such county may divide or readjust precincts at any
meeting of the county board when the voter registration in a
precinct has increased beyond 1,800 registered voters and an
election is scheduled before the next regular January or June
meeting of the county board.
    (c) When in any city, village or incorporated town
territory has been annexed thereto or disconnected therefrom,
which annexation or disconnection becomes effective after
election precincts or election districts have been established
as [above] provided in this Section, the clerk of the
municipality shall inform the county clerk thereof as provided
in Section 4-21, 5-28.1, or 6-31.1, whichever is applicable.
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In the event that a regular meeting of the County Board is to
be held after such notification and before any election, the
County Board shall, at its next regular meeting establish new
election precinct lines in affected territory. In the event
that no regular meeting of the County Board is to be held
before such election the county clerk shall, within 5 days
after being so informed, call a special meeting of the county
board on a day fixed by him not more than 20 days thereafter
for the purpose of establishing election precincts or election
districts in the affected territory for the ensuing elections.
    At any consolidated primary or consolidated election at
which municipal officers are to be elected, and at any
emergency referendum at which a public question relating to a
municipality is to be voted on, notwithstanding any other
provision of this Code, the election authority shall establish
a polling place within such municipality, upon the request of
the municipal council or board of trustees at least 60 days
before the election and provided that the municipality
provides a suitable polling place. To accomplish this purpose,
the election authority may establish an election precinct
constituting a single municipality of under 500 population for
all elections, notwithstanding the minimum precinct size
otherwise specified herein.
    (d) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section
[the above], when there are no more than 50 registered voters in
a precinct who are entitled to vote in a local government or
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school district election, the election authority having
jurisdiction over the precinct is authorized to reassign such
voters to one or more polling places in adjacent precincts,
within or without the election authority's jurisdiction, for
that election. For the purposes of such local government or
school district election only, the votes of the reassigned
voters shall be tallied and canvassed as votes from the
precinct of the polling place to which such voters have been
reassigned. The election authority having jurisdiction over
the precinct shall approve all administrative and polling
place procedures. Such procedures shall take into account
voter convenience, and ensure that the integrity of the
election process is maintained and that the secrecy of the
ballot is not violated.
    (e) Except in the event of a fire, flood or total loss of
heat in a place fixed or established by any county board or
election authority pursuant to this Section as a polling place
for an election, no election authority shall change the
location of a polling place so established for any precinct
after notice of the place of holding the election for that
precinct has been given as required under Article 12 unless
the election authority notifies all registered voters in the
precinct of the change in location by first class mail in
sufficient time for such notice to be received by the
registered voters in the precinct at least one day prior to the
date of the election.
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    (f) The provisions of this Section apply to all precincts,
including those where voting machines or electronic voting
systems are used.
(Source: P.A. 102-668, eff. 11-15-21.)
    (10 ILCS 5/11-3)  (from Ch. 46, par. 11-3)
    Sec. 11-3. Election precincts.
    (a) It shall be the duty of the Board of Commissioners
established by Article 6 of this Act, within 2 months after its
first organization, to divide the city, village or
incorporated town which may adopt or is operating under
Article 6, into election precincts, each of which shall be
situated within a single congressional, legislative and
representative district insofar as is practicable and in not
more than one County Board district and one municipal ward; in
order to situate each precinct within a single district or
ward, the Board of Election Commissioners shall change the
boundaries of election precincts after each decennial census
as soon as is practicable following the completion of
congressional and legislative redistricting and such precincts
shall contain as nearly as practicable 1,800 registered 
voters [: (i) 1,200 registered voters if the precinct is located ]
[in a county with fewer than 3,000,000 inhabitants; or (ii) ]
[1,800 registered voters if the precinct is located in a county ]
[with 3,000,000 or more inhabitants].
    (b) Within 90 days after each presidential election, such
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board in a city with fewer than 500,000 inhabitants, village
or incorporated town shall revise and rearrange such precincts
on the basis of the votes cast at such election, making such
precincts to contain, as near as practicable, [1,200 registered ]
[voters or] 1,800 registered voters[, as applicable]. However, any
apartment building in which more than [1,200 or] 1,800
registered voters[, as applicable,] reside may be made a single
precinct even though the vote in such precinct exceeds [1,200 ]
[or] 1,800 registered voters[, as applicable].
    (c) Within 90 days after each presidential election, a
board in a city with more than 500,000 inhabitants shall
revise and rearrange such precincts on the basis of the votes
cast at such election, making such precincts to contain, as
near as practicable[: (i) 1,200 registered voters if the ]
[precinct is located in a county with fewer than 3,000,000 ]
[inhabitants; or (ii)] 1,800 registered voters [if the precinct ]
[is located in a county with 3,000,000 or more inhabitants].
However, any apartment building in which more than [1,200 ]
[registered voters or] 1,800 registered voters[, as applicable,]
reside may be made a single precinct even though the vote in
such precinct exceeds [1,200 or] 1,800 registered voters[, as ]
[applicable].
    (d) Immediately after the annexation of territory to the
city, village or incorporated town becomes effective the Board
of Election Commissioners shall revise and rearrange election
precincts therein to include such annexed territory.
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    (e) Provided, however, that at any election where but one
candidate is nominated and is to be voted upon at any election
held in any political subdivision of a city, village or
incorporated town, the Board of Election Commissioners shall
have the power in such political subdivision to determine the
number of voting precincts to be established in such political
subdivision at such election, without reference to the number
of qualified voters therein. The precincts in each ward,
village or incorporated town shall be numbered from one
upwards, consecutively, with no omission.
    (f) The provisions of this Section apply to all precincts,
including those where voting machines or electronic voting
systems are used.
(Source: P.A. 102-668, eff. 11-15-21.)

Amends the Election Code. Provides that the County Board in each county, except in counties having a population of 3,000,000 inhabitants or over, shall, at its regular meeting in June or an adjourned meeting in July, divide its election precincts so that each precinct shall contain, as near as may be practicable, 1,200 registered voters who cast a ballot in person on the day of the most recent general election (rather than 1,200 registered voters). Provides that the Board of Election Commissioners shall change the boundaries of election precincts after each decennial census as soon as practicable following the completion of congressional and legislative redistricting, and such precincts shall contain as nearly as practicable 1,800 registered voters (rather than 1,200 registered voters if the precinct is located in a county with fewer than 3,000,000 inhabitants; or 1,800 registered voters if the precinct is located in a county with 3,000,000 or more inhabitants). Makes conforming changes.

Sponsors

Rep. Maurice West (D) sponsors HB 2719, and 1 member has co-sponsored it.

Committees

HB 2719 went before 2 committees: Rules and Ethics & Elections.

Rules
Rules
Referred to · Feb 6, 2025 · 5,290 Bills
Ethics & Elections
Ethics & Elections
Referred to · Mar 4, 2025

History

HB 2719 has taken 8 actions since Feb 4, 2025, the latest on Mar 27, 2026.

ChamberAction
Mar 27, 2026
House
Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
Feb 17, 2026
House
Assigned to Ethics & Elections
Apr 10, 2025
House
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Hoan Huynh
Mar 21, 2025
House
Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
Mar 4, 2025
House
Assigned to Ethics & Elections

Votes

HB 2719 has not gone to a roll call.

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