SCHOOLS AS POLLING PLACES
Summary
Amends the School Code. Provides that if a school board determines that it is infeasible for a school to act as a polling place while enforcing its written and standard policies regarding persons who are not students of nor employed by the school entering the school, the school board shall notify the appropriate officer or board having responsibility for providing polling places for elections that the school may not be used as a polling place. Amends the Election Code. Provides that schools that have asserted the right to not be used as a polling place under the School Code shall not be required to make the school available as a polling place. Effective immediately.
Bill status
failed
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2014
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 30, 2014
Last action Dec 3, 2014
Floor votes
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Actions timeline
Total actions
5
Key actions
0
Committee
1
Dec 3, 2014
House · Failed
Session Sine Die
Feb 3, 2014
House · Referred to committee
Referred to Rules Committee
0 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
Co
Jack D. Franks
DDemocratic
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