DeKALB – Changes to the early-voting process intended to increase turnout could be on the way.

DeKalb County Clerk John Acardo said legislation awaiting Gov. Pat Quinn’s signature would change the time periods for early-voting and grace-period registration and would require a second, permanent early-voting site in the county.

The early-voting period, which runs from 22 days before election day to five days before, would be changed to begin 15 days out and end three days before the election. Grace-period registration would run until the Saturday before the election instead of the Thursday before the election.