| Description: | The election authority will determine on which of the above dates Nursing Home (etc.) voting will be conducted, pursuant to the Nursing Home Care Reform Act, the Specialized Mental Health Rehabilitation Act or the ID/DD Community Care Act. No later than 9:00 a.m. of the day designated by the election authority to conduct in-person voting on the premises, the election authority shall deliver official vote by mail ballots to the judges of election conducting such voting at the facility. Between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m., sufficient time shall be allowed for residents of the facility to vote on the premises of such facility. Immediately thereafter, the judges shall bring the sealed envelope to the office of the election authority who shall deliver such ballots to the election authority’s central ballot counting location prior to the closing of the polls on the day of election.
(10 ILCS 5/19-4, 19-12.2)
NOTE: In person voting shall be conducted on the premises of facilities licensed pursuant to the Nursing Home Care Reform Act, the Specialized Mental Health Rehabilitation Act or the ID/DD Community Care Act and federally operated veterans’ homes and hospitals, for the sole benefit of residents of such facilities who have made prior application and are registered to vote in that precinct.
(10 ILCS 5/19-4, 19-12.2) |