PART 205 VOTING FOR FEDERAL OFFICES – VOTING RIGHTS ACT OF 1970 : Sections Listing

TITLE 26: ELECTIONS
CHAPTER I: STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS
PART 205 VOTING FOR FEDERAL OFFICES – VOTING RIGHTS ACT OF 1970

AUTHORITY: Implementing and authorized by Section 1A-8(9) of the Election Code (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1979, ch. 46, par. 1A-8(9)).

SOURCE: Adopted at 2 Ill. Reg. 25, p. 70, effective July 3, 1978; codified at 6 Ill. Reg. 7217.

 

Section 205.10  Voting by Unregistered Absent Illinois Resident for President and Vice-President Only

 

a)         A current Illinois resident, who except for being not registered is otherwise qualified to vote by absentee ballot, may make special application for absentee registration, which shall also serve as an application for an absentee ballot, to vote for President and Vice-President only, as follows:

 

1)         A voter may make such special application for absentee registration/application for absentee ballot, to the election authority which must be received by such election authority on or before 30 days before the election; and

 

2)         The ballot shall include only the offices of President of the United States and Vice-President of the United States.

 

b)         The special application form to be used by the election authority shall be substantially as follows:

 

SPECIAL ABSENTEE VOTER REGISTRATION AND

ABSENTEE BALLOT APPLICATION

 

            (For Use By Non-Registered Illinois Residents Who Must Apply On Or Before Thirty Days Before The Election, To Vote For President And Vice-President Only.)

 

AFFIDAVIT

 

1)

I hereby request an absentee ballot to vote for President and Vice-President only on November        , 19    .

 

 

2)

I am a citizen of the United States and a permanent resident of Illinois.

 

 

3)

I have maintained, and still maintain, a permanent abode in Illinois for the past        years at:

 

 

 

(House Number)

 

 

 

(Street)

 

 

 

(City)

(Village)

(Town)

 

 

4)

I will not be able to regularly register in person as a voter because

 

 

 

.

 

(Give reason for temporary absence such as "Student," "Temporary job transfer," changed names, etc.)

 

 

 

5)

I was born

 

 

(Month)

(Day)

(Year)

 

in

 

.

 

(State or County)

6)

To be filled in only by a person who is foreign born (If answer is "yes" in either A) or B) below, fill in appropriate information in C)):

 

 

A)

One or both of my parents were United States citizens at the time of my birth?

 

(     )

Yes

(     )

No

 

 

B)

My United States citizenship was derived through an act of the Congress of the United States?

 

(     )

Yes

(     )

No

 

 

C)

The name of the court issuing papers and the date thereof upon which my United States citizenship was derived is ____________

 

 

located in

 

 

 

 

(City)

(State)

 

 

 

on

 

 

 

(Month)

(Day)

(Year)

 

 

 

(For persons who derived citizenship through papers issued through a parent or spouse, fill in the following:)

 

 

 

My parent's or spouse's name is:

 

 

 

 

.

 

(First)

(Middle)

(Last)

 

 

 

 

(Month)

(Day)

(Year)

 

 

 

 

 

is the date of my marriage or my age at which time I derived my citizenship.

 

 

7)

I was last registered as a voter in

 

 

,

 

(County)

(State)

 

 

 

or if preceding left blank, this is my first voter registration.

 

 

8)

I am not requesting a ballot from any other place and am not voting in any other manner in this election and I have not voted and do not intend to vote in this election at any other address.  I request that you mail my ballot to the following address:

 

 

PRINT NAME

)

 

 

AND

)

 

 

COMPLETE

)

 

 

MAILING

)

 

 

ADDRESS

)

 

 

 

 

(Signature of person requesting ballot)

 

 

9)

 

 

(Full Name, Printed or Typed)

 

 

10)

Subscribed and sworn to before me on

 

 

 

(Month)

(Day)

(Year)

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Signature of Official Administering Oath)

 

 

 

 

(SEAL)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Official Capacity)

 

            Upon receipt of the absentee voter's ballot, the election authority shall, after the polls close, count and tally the ballots and add them to the total votes cast to be included in the official canvass of votes.

 

Section 205.20  Voting by Registered Illinois Voter for President and Vice-President Only Who is Otherwise Disqualified From Voting Because of Move Preceding the Election

 

All persons regularly registered to vote in the State of Illinois who have moved from their election precinct within or without this state during the 30 days prior to the presidential election, may vote in person no later than the last day preceding the election, at the office of the election authority or make application to vote by mail no later than the fifth day preceding the election.

 

a)         The ballot shall include the office of President of the United States and Vice-President of the United States; and

 

b)         The special voter application form to be used by the election authorities proceeding under paragraph 2 of this regulation shall be substantially as follows:

 

SPECIAL VOTER APPLICATION

 

            (For Use By Registered Illinois Voters Disqualified For Having Moved Outside The Precinct Within The State Or Outside The State On Or After The Thirtieth Day Preceding The Election, To Vote For President And Vice-President Only.)

 

            This form may be used as an absentee or in-person ballot application.

 

AFFIDAVIT

 

1)

I hereby request a ballot to vote for President and Vic-President only on November___, 19__.

 

 

2)

I am a citizen of the United States; my present address is:

 

 

 

(House Number)

 

 

 

(Street)

 

 

 

(City

(Village)

(Town)

 

 

3)

I moved on or after October___, 19___, and my moving date was: Month__________  Day____, 19___.

 

 

 

4)

As of October___, 19__, I was a registered voter at

 

 

 

(House Number)

 

 

 

(Street)

 

 

 

(City)

(County)

(State)

 

 

5)

I am not requesting a ballot from any other place and am not voting in any other manner in this election and I will not vote in this election at any other address.

 

 

 

If absentee request, I request that you mail my ballot to the following address:

 

 

 

PRINT NAME

)

 

 

AND

)

 

 

COMPLETE

)

 

 

MAILING

)

 

 

ADDRESS

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Signature of person requesting ballot)

 

 

6)

 

 

(Full Name, Printed or Typed)

7)

Subscribed and sworn to before me on

 

 

 

(Month)

(Day)

(Year)

 

 

 

 

 

(Signature of Official Administering Oath)

 

 

 

(SEAL)

 

 

 

 

 

(Official Capacity)

 

Upon receipt of the absentee voter's ballot, the election authority shall, after the polls close, count and tally the ballots and add them to the total votes cast to be included in the official canvass of votes.