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A RESOLUTION RESOLVING A DISPUTE BETWEEN
THE DU PAGE COUNTY CLERK AND THE DARIEN PARK DISTRICT
IN FAVOR OF THE DU PAGE COUNTY CLERK
WHEREAS, the DuPage County Clerk is an election authority as defined by the Illinois Election Code; and
WHEREAS, the Darien Park District is both a unit of local government as defined by Section 1 of Article VII of the Illinois Constitution, and a Park District organized under the Park District Code; and
WHEREAS, the 2024 General Election, as mandated by the Illinois Election Code, is scheduled to occur on Tuesday, November 5, 2024; and
WHEREAS, the Illinois Election Code provides that election authorities shall offer early voting locations within their jurisdictions; and
WHEREAS, Section 19A-21 of the Illinois Election Code provides that upon request of an election authority, any unit of local government shall make the unit's public buildings within the election authority's jurisdiction available as permanent or temporary early voting polling places without charge; and
WHEREAS, Section 19A-21 of the Illinois Election Code was recently amended to provide that where the election authority's request is made to a park district, a park district is permitted to demonstrate to the election authority that the use of a specific room as an early voting polling location would interfere with scheduled programming, the park district and the election authority are required to work cooperatively to find an alternative room at the same location to serve as an early voting location; and
WHEREAS, if the park district and election authority are unable to identify a mutually agreeable alternative location within the park district, the park district and the election authority shall prepare documentation explaining the difficulties for their respective entities to the County Board who shall determine which room shall be used ...
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