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Public Act 100-0442
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AN ACT concerning elections.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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represented in the General Assembly:
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Section 5. The Election Code is amended by changing |
Sections 4-50, 5-50, and 6-100 as follows:
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(10 ILCS 5/4-50) |
Sec. 4-50. Grace period. Notwithstanding any other |
provision of this
Code to the contrary, each election authority |
shall
establish procedures for the registration of voters and |
for change of address during the period from the close of
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registration for an election until and including the day of the |
election. During this grace period, an unregistered qualified
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elector may
register to vote, and a registered voter may submit |
a change of address form, in person in the office of the |
election
authority, at a permanent polling place established |
under Section 19A-10, at any other early voting site beginning |
15 days prior to the election, at a polling place on election |
day, or at a voter registration location specifically |
designated for this
purpose by the election authority. Grace |
period registration and changes of address shall also be |
conducted for eligible residents in connection with voting at |
facilities under Section 19-12.2 of this Code. The election |
authority shall
register that individual, or change a |
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registered voter's address, in the same manner as otherwise |
provided by this Article for registration and change of |
address. |
If a voter who registers or changes address during this |
grace period wishes to vote at the election or primary |
occurring during the grace period, he or she must do so by |
grace period voting. The election authority shall offer |
in-person grace period voting at the authority's office, any |
permanent polling place established under Section 19A-10, and |
at any other early voting site beginning 15 days prior to the |
election, at a polling place on election day, where grace |
period registration is required by this Section; and may offer |
in-person grace period voting at additional hours and locations |
specifically designated for the purpose of grace period voting |
by the election authority. The election authority may allow |
grace period voting by mail only if the election authority has |
no ballots prepared at the authority's office. Grace period |
voting shall be in a manner substantially similar to voting |
under Article 19A. |
Within one day after a voter casts a grace period ballot, |
or within one day after the ballot is received by the election |
authority if the election authority allows grace period voting |
by mail, the election authority shall transmit by electronic |
means pursuant to a process established by the State Board of |
Elections the voter's name, street address, e-mail address, and |
precinct, ward, township, and district numbers, as the case may |
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be, to the State Board of Elections, which shall maintain those |
names and that information in an electronic format on its |
website, arranged by county and accessible to State and local |
political committees. The name of each person issued a grace |
period ballot shall also be placed on the appropriate precinct |
list of persons to whom vote by mail and early ballots have |
been issued, for use as provided in Sections 17-9 and 18-5. |
A person who casts a grace period ballot shall not be |
permitted to revoke that ballot and vote another ballot with |
respect to that primary or election. Ballots cast by persons |
who register or change address during the grace period at a |
location other than their designated polling place on election |
day must be transmitted to and counted at the election |
authority's central ballot counting location and shall not be |
transmitted to and counted at precinct polling places.
The |
grace period ballots determined to be valid shall be added to |
the vote totals for the precincts for which they were cast in |
the order in which the ballots were opened. |
In counties with a population of less than 100,000 that do |
not have electronic poll books, the election authority may opt |
out of registration in the polling place if the election |
authority establishes grace period registration and voting at |
other sites on election day at the following sites: (i) the |
election authority's main office and (ii) a polling place in |
each municipality where 20% or more of the county's residents |
reside if the election authority's main office is not located |
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in that municipality. The election authority may establish |
other grace period registration and voting sites on election |
day provided that the election authority has met the notice |
requirements of Section 19A-25 for permanent and temporary |
early voting sites.
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(Source: P.A. 97-766, eff. 7-6-12; 98-115, eff. 7-29-13; |
98-691, eff. 7-1-14; 98-1171, eff. 6-1-15.)
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(10 ILCS 5/5-50) |
Sec. 5-50. Grace period. Notwithstanding any other |
provision of this
Code to the contrary, each election authority |
shall
establish procedures for the registration of voters and |
for change of address during the period from the close of
|
registration for an election until and including the day of the |
election. During this grace period, an unregistered qualified
|
elector may
register to vote, and a registered voter may submit |
a change of address form, in person in the office of the |
election
authority, at a permanent polling place established |
under Section 19A-10, at any other early voting site beginning |
15 days prior to the election, at a polling place on election |
day, or at a voter registration location specifically |
designated for this
purpose by the election authority. Grace |
period registration and changes of address shall also be |
conducted for eligible residents in connection with voting at |
facilities under Section 19-12.2 of this Code. The election |
authority shall
register that individual, or change a |
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registered voter's address, in the same manner as otherwise |
provided by this Article for registration and change of |
address. |
If a voter who registers or changes address during this |
grace period wishes to vote at the election or primary |
occurring during the grace period, he or she must do so by |
grace period voting. The election authority shall offer |
in-person grace period voting at his or her office, any |
permanent polling place established under Section 19A-10, and |
at any other early voting site beginning 15 days prior to the |
election, at a polling place on election day, where grace |
period registration is required by this Section; and may offer |
in-person grace period voting at additional hours and locations |
specifically designated for the purpose of grace period voting |
by the election authority. The election authority may allow |
grace period voting by mail only if the election authority has |
no ballots prepared at the authority's office. Grace period |
voting shall be in a manner substantially similar to voting |
under Article 19A. |
Within one day after a voter casts a grace period ballot, |
or within one day after the ballot is received by the election |
authority if the election authority allows grace period voting |
by mail, the election authority shall transmit by electronic |
means pursuant to a process established by the State Board of |
Elections the voter's name, street address, e-mail address, and |
precinct, ward, township, and district numbers, as the case may |
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be, to the State Board of Elections, which shall maintain those |
names and that information in an electronic format on its |
website, arranged by county and accessible to State and local |
political committees. The name of each person issued a grace |
period ballot shall also be placed on the appropriate precinct |
list of persons to whom vote by mail and early ballots have |
been issued, for use as provided in Sections 17-9 and 18-5. |
A person who casts a grace period ballot shall not be |
permitted to revoke that ballot and vote another ballot with |
respect to that primary or election. Ballots cast by persons |
who register or change address during the grace period at a |
location other than their designated polling place on election |
day must be transmitted to and counted at the election |
authority's central ballot counting location and shall not be |
transmitted to and counted at precinct polling places. The |
grace period ballots determined to be valid shall be added to |
the vote totals for the precincts for which they were cast in |
the order in which the ballots were opened.
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In counties with a population of less than 100,000 that do |
not have electronic poll books, the election authority may opt |
out of registration in the polling place if the election |
authority establishes grace period registration and voting at |
other sites on election day at the following sites: (i) the |
election authority's main office and (ii) a polling place in |
each municipality where 20% or more of the county's residents |
reside if the election authority's main office is not located |
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in that municipality. The election authority may establish |
other grace period registration and voting sites on election |
day provided that the election authority has met the notice |
requirements of Section 19A-25 for permanent and temporary |
early voting sites.
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(Source: P.A. 97-766, eff. 7-6-12; 98-115, eff. 7-29-13; |
98-691, eff. 7-1-14; 98-1171, eff. 6-1-15.)
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(10 ILCS 5/6-100) |
Sec. 6-100. Grace period. Notwithstanding any other |
provision of this
Code to the contrary, each election authority |
shall
establish procedures for the registration of voters and |
for change of address during the period from the close of
|
registration for an election until and including the day of the |
election. During this grace period, an unregistered qualified
|
elector may
register to vote, and a registered voter may submit |
a change of address form, in person in the office of the |
election
authority, at a permanent polling place established |
under Section 19A-10, at any other early voting site beginning |
15 days prior to the election, at a polling place on election |
day, or at a voter registration location specifically |
designated for this
purpose by the election authority. Grace |
period registration and changes of address shall also be |
conducted for eligible residents in connection with voting at |
facilities under Section 19-12.2 of this Code. The election |
authority shall
register that individual, or change a |
|
registered voter's address, in the same manner as otherwise |
provided by this Article for registration and change of |
address. |
If a voter who registers or changes address during this |
grace period wishes to vote at the election or primary |
occurring during the grace period. The election authority shall |
offer in-person grace period voting at the authority's office, |
any permanent polling place established under Section 19A-10, |
and at any other early voting site beginning 15 days prior to |
the election, at a polling place on election day, where grace |
period registration is required by this Section; and may offer |
in-person grace period voting at additional hours and locations |
specifically designated for the purpose of grace period voting |
by the election authority. The election authority may allow |
grace period voting by mail only if the election authority has |
no ballots prepared at the authority's office. Grace period |
voting shall be in a manner substantially similar to voting |
under Article 19A. |
Within one day after a voter casts a grace period ballot, |
or within one day after the ballot is received by the election |
authority if the election authority allows grace period voting |
by mail, the election authority shall transmit by electronic |
means pursuant to a process established by the State Board of |
Elections the voter's name, street address, e-mail address, and |
precinct, ward, township, and district numbers, as the case may |
be, to the State Board of Elections, which shall maintain those |
|
names and that information in an electronic format on its |
website, arranged by county and accessible to State and local |
political committees. The name of each person issued a grace |
period ballot shall also be placed on the appropriate precinct |
list of persons to whom vote by mail and early ballots have |
been issued, for use as provided in Sections 17-9 and 18-5. |
A person who casts a grace period ballot shall not be |
permitted to revoke that ballot and vote another ballot with |
respect to that primary or election. Ballots cast by persons |
who register or change address during the grace period at a |
location other than their designated polling place on election |
day must be transmitted to and counted at the election |
authority's central ballot counting location and shall not be |
transmitted to and counted at precinct polling places. The |
grace period ballots determined to be valid shall be added to |
the vote totals for the precincts for which they were cast in |
the order in which the ballots were opened. |
In counties with a population of less than 100,000 that do |
not have electronic poll books, the election authority may opt |
out of registration in the polling place if the election |
authority establishes grace period registration and voting at |
other sites on election day at the following sites: (i) the |
election authority's main office and (ii) a polling place in |
each municipality where 20% or more of the county's residents |
reside if the election authority's main office is not located |
in that municipality. The election authority may establish |