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HB 2718

Illinois House•Introduced

Summary

HB 2718, “FACILITATE VOTING FOR ALL”, was introduced in the House on Feb 4, 2025 by Rep. Maurice West (D) with 2 co-sponsors. It was referred to Rules, and last saw action on Feb 17, 2026: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Barbara Hernandez.

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HB 2718 has 2 co-sponsors.

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104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2025 and 2026
HB2718
Introduced 2/6/2025, by Rep. Maurice A. West, II
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
New Act
    Creates the Facilitating Voting By All Eligible Citizens Act. Provides that all eligible citizens shall cast a ballot in every general election. Provides that an eligible citizen who casts a blank ballot in a general election shall satisfy the requirement. Provides that no fine, fee, or penalty shall be assessed if an eligible citizen does not cast a ballot in a general election.
				LRB104 09444 SPS 19504 b
A BILL FOR
		HB2718		LRB104 09444 SPS 19504 b
1		    AN ACT concerning elections.
2		    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3		represented in the General Assembly:
4		    Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the
5		Facilitating Voting By All Eligible Citizens Act.
6		    Section 5. Findings. The General Assembly finds and
7		declares:
8		    (1) Section 4 of Article III of the Illinois Constitution
9		provides that "The General Assembly by law shall define
10		permanent residence for voting purposes, insure secrecy of
11		voting and the integrity of the election process, and
12		facilitate registration and voting by all qualified persons.
13		Laws governing voter registration and conduct of elections
14		shall be general and uniform."
15		    (2) While precise data does not exist, there are likely
16		fewer than 10,000,000 citizens who are eligible to vote in
17		Illinois. Of those eligible voters, approximately 8,100,000
18		are registered to vote and approximately 5,700,000 cast a
19		ballot in the 2024 general election.
20		    (3) More than 24 countries, most notably Australia, treat
21		voting as a civic duty, similar to jury duty.
22		    (4) Illinois can lead the nation in implementing an
23		American-style universal civic voting policy.
		HB2718	- 2 -	LRB104 09444 SPS 19504 b
1		    Section 10. Universal civic duty to cast a ballot.
2		    (a) All eligible citizens shall cast a ballot in every
3		general election. An eligible citizen who casts a blank ballot
4		in a general election shall satisfy the requirement of this
5		subsection.
6		    (b) No fine, fee, or penalty shall be assessed if an
7		eligible citizen does not cast a ballot in a general election.

Creates the Facilitating Voting By All Eligible Citizens Act. Provides that all eligible citizens shall cast a ballot in every general election. Provides that an eligible citizen who casts a blank ballot in a general election shall satisfy the requirement. Provides that no fine, fee, or penalty shall be assessed if an eligible citizen does not cast a ballot in a general election.

Sponsors

Rep. Maurice West (D) sponsors HB 2718, and 2 members have co-sponsored it.

Committees

HB 2718 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 2718 has taken 7 actions since Feb 4, 2025, the latest on Feb 17, 2026.

ChamberAction
Feb 17, 2026
House
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Barbara Hernandez
Mar 21, 2025
House
Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
Mar 7, 2025
House
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Anne Stava
Mar 4, 2025
House
Assigned to Ethics & Elections
Feb 6, 2025
House
First Reading

Votes

HB 2718 has not gone to a roll call.

Source: ilga.gov · legiscan.com