Provides police officers may be present at senior residential center or school being used as polling place under certain circumstances; requires school to establish election day security plan.
This bill allows police officers to be present at senior residential centers or public schools serving as polling places when requested by the facility, provided officers wear plain clothes and do not interfere with voters. It requires schools to develop security plans that include a locked, separate voting area to prevent voter-student interaction during elections if the school is in session. Schools must notify the district board at least seven days before an election, triggering a chain of notifications to county election officials and the Secretary of State. The Department of Education and Secretary of State must immediately inform schools of the security plan requirement after enactment.
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Introduced Feb 27, 2024
Last action Feb 27, 2024
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Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly State and Local Government Committee
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