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 (S 2531) requires public schools and senior residential centers used as polling places to create election-day security plans. It allows police officers (in plain clothes) to be present at these locations if requested by the center or school, provided they do not interfere with voters. Schools must establish locked, separate voting areas from student zones during elections if the school is in session. The bill also mandates a notification chain: the center/school must inform the district board 7 days before an election, which then notifies county election officials and the Secretary of State.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2024
Committee Review
May 2024
Senate Passage
May 2024
General Assembly Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 8, 2024
Last action May 13, 2024
Floor votes · Senate May 13, 2024
How they voted
37–0
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 40
May 13, 2024
D
Democratic25
96% Yea
R
Republican15
86% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
4
Key actions
2
Committee
2
May 13, 2024
Committee
Received in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly State and Local Government Committee
lower
May 13, 2024
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (37-0)
upper
Mar 18, 2024
Upper · Passed
Reported out of Senate Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading
upper
Feb 8, 2024
Introduced
Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate State Government, Wagering, Tourism & Historic Preservation Committee
upper
2 primary · 2 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Angela McKnight
DDemocratic
P
Teresa Ruiz
DDemocratic
Co
Kristin Corrado
RRepublican
Co
Tony Bucco
RRepublican
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