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91_HB1680eng HB1680 Engrossed LRB9102308MWgc 1 AN ACT in relation to voter registration, amending named 2 Acts. 3 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 4 represented in the General Assembly: 5 Section 5. The Freedom of Information Act is amended by 6 changing Section 7 as follows: 7 (5 ILCS 140/7) (from Ch. 116, par. 207) 8 Sec. 7. Exemptions. 9 (1) The following shall be exempt from inspection and 10 copying: 11 (a) Information specifically prohibited from 12 disclosure by federal or State law or rules and 13 regulations adopted under federal or State law. 14 (b) Information that, if disclosed, would 15 constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal 16 privacy, unless the disclosure is consented to in writing 17 by the individual subjects of the information. The 18 disclosure of information that bears on the public duties 19 of public employees and officials shall not be considered 20 an invasion of personal privacy. Information exempted 21 under this subsection (b) shall include but is not 22 limited to: 23 (i) files and personal information maintained 24 with respect to clients, patients, residents, 25 students or other individuals receiving social, 26 medical, educational, vocational, financial, 27 supervisory or custodial care or services directly 28 or indirectly from federal agencies or public 29 bodies; 30 (ii) personnel files and personal information 31 maintained with respect to employees, appointees or HB1680 Engrossed -2- LRB9102308MWgc 1 elected officials of any public body or applicants 2 for those positions; 3 (iii) files and personal information 4 maintained with respect to any applicant, registrant 5 or licensee by any public body cooperating with or 6 engaged in professional or occupational 7 registration, licensure or discipline; 8 (iv) information required of any taxpayer in 9 connection with the assessment or collection of any 10 tax unless disclosure is otherwise required by State 11 statute; and 12 (v) information revealing the identity of 13 persons who file complaints with or provide 14 information to administrative, investigative, law 15 enforcement or penal agencies; provided, however, 16 that identification of witnesses to traffic 17 accidents, traffic accident reports, and rescue 18 reports may be provided by agencies of local 19 government, except in a case for which a criminal 20 investigation is ongoing, without constituting a 21 clearly unwarranted per se invasion of personal 22 privacy under this subsection. 23 (c) Records compiled by any public body for 24 administrative enforcement proceedings and any law 25 enforcement or correctional agency for law enforcement 26 purposes or for internal matters of a public body, but 27 only to the extent that disclosure would: 28 (i) interfere with pending or actually and 29 reasonably contemplated law enforcement proceedings 30 conducted by any law enforcement or correctional 31 agency; 32 (ii) interfere with pending administrative 33 enforcement proceedings conducted by any public 34 body; HB1680 Engrossed -3- LRB9102308MWgc 1 (iii) deprive a person of a fair trial or an 2 impartial hearing; 3 (iv) unavoidably disclose the identity of a 4 confidential source or confidential information 5 furnished only by the confidential source; 6 (v) disclose unique or specialized 7 investigative techniques other than those generally 8 used and known or disclose internal documents of 9 correctional agencies related to detection, 10 observation or investigation of incidents of crime 11 or misconduct; 12 (vi) constitute an invasion of personal 13 privacy under subsection (b) of this Section; 14 (vii) endanger the life or physical safety of 15 law enforcement personnel or any other person; or 16 (viii) obstruct an ongoing criminal 17 investigation. 18 (d) Criminal history record information maintained 19 by State or local criminal justice agencies, except the 20 following which shall be open for public inspection and 21 copying: 22 (i) chronologically maintained arrest 23 information, such as traditional arrest logs or 24 blotters; 25 (ii) the name of a person in the custody of a 26 law enforcement agency and the charges for which 27 that person is being held; 28 (iii) court records that are public; 29 (iv) records that are otherwise available 30 under State or local law; or 31 (v) records in which the requesting party is 32 the individual identified, except as provided under 33 part (vii) of paragraph (c) of subsection (1) of 34 this Section. HB1680 Engrossed -4- LRB9102308MWgc 1 "Criminal history record information" means data 2 identifiable to an individual and consisting of 3 descriptions or notations of arrests, detentions, 4 indictments, informations, pre-trial proceedings, trials, 5 or other formal events in the criminal justice system or 6 descriptions or notations of criminal charges (including 7 criminal violations of local municipal ordinances) and 8 the nature of any disposition arising therefrom, 9 including sentencing, court or correctional supervision, 10 rehabilitation and release. The term does not apply to 11 statistical records and reports in which individuals are 12 not identified and from which their identities are not 13 ascertainable, or to information that is for criminal 14 investigative or intelligence purposes. 15 (e) Records that relate to or affect the security 16 of correctional institutions and detention facilities. 17 (f) Preliminary drafts, notes, recommendations, 18 memoranda and other records in which opinions are 19 expressed, or policies or actions are formulated, except 20 that a specific record or relevant portion of a record 21 shall not be exempt when the record is publicly cited and 22 identified by the head of the public body. The exemption 23 provided in this paragraph (f) extends to all those 24 records of officers and agencies of the General Assembly 25 that pertain to the preparation of legislative documents. 26 (g) Trade secrets and commercial or financial 27 information obtained from a person or business where the 28 trade secrets or information are proprietary, privileged 29 or confidential, or where disclosure of the trade secrets 30 or information may cause competitive harm, including all 31 information determined to be confidential under Section 32 4002 of the Technology Advancement and Development Act. 33 Nothing contained in this paragraph (g) shall be 34 construed to prevent a person or business from consenting HB1680 Engrossed -5- LRB9102308MWgc 1 to disclosure. 2 (h) Proposals and bids for any contract, grant, or 3 agreement, including information which if it were 4 disclosed would frustrate procurement or give an 5 advantage to any person proposing to enter into a 6 contractor agreement with the body, until an award or 7 final selection is made. Information prepared by or for 8 the body in preparation of a bid solicitation shall be 9 exempt until an award or final selection is made. 10 (i) Valuable formulae, designs, drawings and 11 research data obtained or produced by any public body 12 when disclosure could reasonably be expected to produce 13 private gain or public loss. 14 (j) Test questions, scoring keys and other 15 examination data used to administer an academic 16 examination or determined the qualifications of an 17 applicant for a license or employment. 18 (k) Architects' plans and engineers' technical 19 submissions for projects not constructed or developed in 20 whole or in part with public funds and for projects 21 constructed or developed with public funds, to the extent 22 that disclosure would compromise security. 23 (l) Library circulation and order records 24 identifying library users with specific materials. 25 (m) Minutes of meetings of public bodies closed to 26 the public as provided in the Open Meetings Act until the 27 public body makes the minutes available to the public 28 under Section 2.06 of the Open Meetings Act. 29 (n) Communications between a public body and an 30 attorney or auditor representing the public body that 31 would not be subject to discovery in litigation, and 32 materials prepared or compiled by or for a public body in 33 anticipation of a criminal, civil or administrative 34 proceeding upon the request of an attorney advising the HB1680 Engrossed -6- LRB9102308MWgc 1 public body, and materials prepared or compiled with 2 respect to internal audits of public bodies. 3 (o) Information received by a primary or secondary 4 school, college or university under its procedures for 5 the evaluation of faculty members by their academic 6 peers. 7 (p) Administrative or technical information 8 associated with automated data processing operations, 9 including but not limited to software, operating 10 protocols, computer program abstracts, file layouts, 11 source listings, object modules, load modules, user 12 guides, documentation pertaining to all logical and 13 physical design of computerized systems, employee 14 manuals, and any other information that, if disclosed, 15 would jeopardize the security of the system or its data 16 or the security of materials exempt under this Section. 17 (q) Documents or materials relating to collective 18 negotiating matters between public bodies and their 19 employees or representatives, except that any final 20 contract or agreement shall be subject to inspection and 21 copying. 22 (r) Drafts, notes, recommendations and memoranda 23 pertaining to the financing and marketing transactions of 24 the public body. The records of ownership, registration, 25 transfer, and exchange of municipal debt obligations, and 26 of persons to whom payment with respect to these 27 obligations is made. 28 (s) The records, documents and information relating 29 to real estate purchase negotiations until those 30 negotiations have been completed or otherwise terminated. 31 With regard to a parcel involved in a pending or actually 32 and reasonably contemplated eminent domain proceeding 33 under Article VII of the Code of Civil Procedure, 34 records, documents and information relating to that HB1680 Engrossed -7- LRB9102308MWgc 1 parcel shall be exempt except as may be allowed under 2 discovery rules adopted by the Illinois Supreme Court. 3 The records, documents and information relating to a real 4 estate sale shall be exempt until a sale is consummated. 5 (t) Any and all proprietary information and records 6 related to the operation of an intergovernmental risk 7 management association or self-insurance pool or jointly 8 self-administered health and accident cooperative or 9 pool. 10 (u) Information concerning a university's 11 adjudication of student or employee grievance or 12 disciplinary cases, to the extent that disclosure would 13 reveal the identity of the student or employee and 14 information concerning any public body's adjudication of 15 student or employee grievances or disciplinary cases, 16 except for the final outcome of the cases. 17 (v) Course materials or research materials used by 18 faculty members. 19 (w) Information related solely to the internal 20 personnel rules and practices of a public body. 21 (x) Information contained in or related to 22 examination, operating, or condition reports prepared by, 23 on behalf of, or for the use of a public body responsible 24 for the regulation or supervision of financial 25 institutions or insurance companies, unless disclosure is 26 otherwise required by State law. 27 (y) Information the disclosure of which is 28 restricted under Section 5-108 of the Public Utilities 29 Act. 30 (z) Manuals or instruction to staff that relate to 31 establishment or collection of liability for any State 32 tax or that relate to investigations by a public body to 33 determine violation of any criminal law. 34 (aa) Applications, related documents, and medical HB1680 Engrossed -8- LRB9102308MWgc 1 records received by the Experimental Organ 2 Transplantation Procedures Board and any and all 3 documents or other records prepared by the Experimental 4 Organ Transplantation Procedures Board or its staff 5 relating to applications it has received. 6 (bb) Insurance or self insurance (including any 7 intergovernmental risk management association or self 8 insurance pool) claims, loss or risk management 9 information, records, data, advice or communications. 10 (cc) Information and records held by the Department 11 of Public Health and its authorized representatives 12 relating to known or suspected cases of sexually 13 transmissible disease or any information the disclosure 14 of which is restricted under the Illinois Sexually 15 Transmissible Disease Control Act. 16 (dd) Information the disclosure of which is 17 exempted under Section 30 of the Radon Industry Licensing 18 Act. 19 (ee) Firm performance evaluations under Section 55 20 of the Architectural, Engineering, and Land Surveying 21 Qualifications Based Selection Act. 22 (ff) Security portions of system safety program 23 plans, investigation reports, surveys, schedules, lists, 24 data, or information compiled, collected, or prepared by 25 or for the Regional Transportation Authority under 26 Section 2.11 of the Regional Transportation Authority Act 27 or the State of Missouri under the Bi-State Transit 28 Safety Act. 29 (gg) Information the disclosure of which is 30 restricted and exempted under Section 50 of the Illinois 31 Prepaid Tuition Act. 32 (hh) Information the disclosure of which is 33 exempted under Section 80 of the State Gift Ban Act. 34 (ii) Beginning July 1, 1999,(hh)information that HB1680 Engrossed -9- LRB9102308MWgc 1 would disclose or might lead to the disclosure of secret 2 or confidential information, codes, algorithms, programs, 3 or private keys intended to be used to create electronic 4 or digital signatures under the Electronic Commerce 5 Security Act. 6 (jj) Computer-stored images of the signatures of 7 registered voters, except as provided by law. 8 (2) This Section does not authorize withholding of 9 information or limit the availability of records to the 10 public, except as stated in this Section or otherwise 11 provided in this Act. 12 (Source: P.A. 90-262, eff. 7-30-97; 90-273, eff. 7-30-97; 13 90-546, eff. 12-1-97; 90-655, eff. 7-30-98; 90-737, eff. 14 1-1-99; 90-759, eff. 7-1-99; revised 9-8-98.) 15 Section 10. The Election Code is amended by changing 16 Sections 1-3, 1A-9, 4-1, 4-5, 4-6.1, 4-6.2, 4-8, 4-8.01, 17 4-8.03, 4-9, 4-10, 4-13, 4-15, 4-16, 4-18, 4-20, 4-22, 4-24, 18 4-24.1, 4-27, 4-30, 5-1, 5-6, 5-7, 5-7.01, 5-7.03, 5-8, 5-9, 19 5-10, 5-11, 5-12, 5-13, 5-14, 5-16, 5-16.1, 5-16.2, 5-19, 20 5-20, 5-21, 5-22, 5-23, 5-25, 5-28, 5-29, 5-36, 5-37.1, 6-24, 21 6-27, 6-28, 6-29, 6-35, 6-35.01, 6-35.03, 6-36, 6-37, 6-38, 22 6-39, 6-40, 6-41, 6-43, 6-45, 6-49, 6-50.1, 6-50.2, 6-52, 23 6-53, 6-54, 6-56, 6-57, 6-59, 6-60, 6-65, 6-66, 6A-4, 7-23, 24 7-43, 7-44, 7-45, 7-47, 7-47.1, 17-9, 17-10, 17-13, 18-1, 25 18-5, 18-15, 18-16, 20-13, and 20-13.1 and by adding Article 26 3A, and Sections 4-6.4, 4-20.1, 4-20.2, 5-16.4, 5-28.2, 27 5-28.3, 6-50.4, 6-65.1, and 6-65.2 as follows: 28 (10 ILCS 5/1-3) (from Ch. 46, par. 1-3) 29 Sec. 1-3. As used in this Act, unless the context 30 otherwise requires: 31 1. "Election" includes the submission of all questions 32 of public policy, propositions, and all measures submitted to HB1680 Engrossed -10- LRB9102308MWgc 1 popular vote, and includes primary elections when so 2 indicated by the context. 3 2. "Regular election" means the general, general 4 primary, consolidated and consolidated primary elections 5 regularly scheduled in Article 2A. The even numbered year 6 municipal primary established in Article 2A is a regular 7 election only with respect to those municipalities in which a 8 primary is required to be held on such date. 9 3. "Special election" means an election not regularly 10 recurring at fixed intervals, irrespective of whether it is 11 held at the same time and place and by the same election 12 officers as a regular election. 13 4. "General election" means the biennial election at 14 which members of the General Assembly are elected. "General 15 primary election", "consolidated election" and "consolidated 16 primary election" mean the respective elections or the 17 election dates designated and established in Article 2A of 18 this Code. 19 5. "Municipal election" means an election or primary, 20 either regular or special, in cities, villages, and 21 incorporated towns; and "municipality" means any such city, 22 village or incorporated town. 23 6. "Political or governmental subdivision" means any 24 unit of local government, or school district in which 25 elections are or may be held. "Political or governmental 26 subdivision" also includes, for election purposes, Regional 27 Boards of School Trustees, and Township Boards of School 28 Trustees. 29 7. The word "township" and the word "town" shall apply 30 interchangeably to the type of governmental organization 31 established in accordance with the provisions of the Township 32 Code. The term "incorporated town" shall mean a municipality 33 referred to as an incorporated town in the Illinois Municipal 34 Code, as now or hereafter amended. HB1680 Engrossed -11- LRB9102308MWgc 1 8. "Election authority" means a county clerk or a Board 2 of Election Commissioners. 3 9. "Election Jurisdiction" means (a) an entire county, 4 in the case of a county in which no city board of election 5 commissioners is located or which is under the jurisdiction 6 of a county board of election commissioners; (b) the 7 territorial jurisdiction of a city board of election 8 commissioners; and (c) the territory in a county outside of 9 the jurisdiction of a city board of election commissioners. 10 In each instance election jurisdiction shall be determined 11 according to which election authority maintains the permanent 12 registration records of qualified electors. 13 10. "Local election official" means the clerk or 14 secretary of a unit of local government or school district, 15 as the case may be, the treasurer of a township board of 16 school trustees, and the regional superintendent of schools 17 with respect to the various school officer elections and 18 school referenda for which the regional superintendent is 19 assigned election duties by The School Code, as now or 20 hereafter amended. 21 11. "Judges of election", "primary judges" and similar 22 terms, as applied to cases where there are 2 sets of judges, 23 when used in connection with duties at an election during the 24 hours the polls are open, refer to the team of judges of 25 election on duty during such hours; and, when used with 26 reference to duties after the closing of the polls, refer to 27 the team of tally judges designated to count the vote after 28 the closing of the polls and the holdover judges designated 29 pursuant to Section 13-6.2 or 14-5.2. In such case, where, 30 after the closing of the polls, any act is required to be 31 performed by each of the judges of election, it shall be 32 performed by each of the tally judges and by each of the 33 holdover judges. 34 12. "Petition" of candidacy as used in Sections 7-10 and HB1680 Engrossed -12- LRB9102308MWgc 1 7-10.1 shall consist of a statement of candidacy, candidate's 2 statement containing oath, and sheets containing signatures 3 of qualified primary electors bound together. 4 13. "Election district" and "precinct", when used with 5 reference to a 30-day residence requirement, means the 6 smallest constituent territory in which electors vote as a 7 unit at the same polling place in any election governed by 8 this Act. 9 14. "District" means any area which votes as a unit for 10 the election of any officer, other than the State or a unit 11 of local government or school district, and includes, but is 12 not limited to, legislative, congressional and judicial 13 districts, judicial circuits, county board districts, 14 municipal and sanitary district wards, school board 15 districts, and precincts. 16 15. "Question of public policy" or "public question" 17 means any question, proposition or measure submitted to the 18 voters at an election dealing with subject matter other than 19 the nomination or election of candidates and shall include, 20 but is not limited to, any bond or tax referendum, and 21 questions relating to the Constitution. 22 16. "Ordinance providing the form of government of a 23 municipality or county pursuant to Article VII of the 24 Constitution" includes ordinances, resolutions and petitions 25 adopted by referendum which provide for the form of 26 government, the officers or the manner of selection or terms 27 of office of officers of such municipality or county, 28 pursuant to the provisions of Sections 4, 6 or 7 of Article 29 VII of the Constitution. 30 17. "List" as used in Sections 4-11, 4-22, 5-14, 5-29, 31 6-60, and 6-66 shall include a computer tape or computer disc 32 or other electronic data processing information containing 33 voter information. 34 18. "Accessible" means accessible to handicapped and HB1680 Engrossed -13- LRB9102308MWgc 1 elderly individuals for the purpose of voting or 2 registration, as determined by rule of the State Board of 3 Elections. 4 19. "Elderly" means 65 years of age or older. 5 20. "Handicapped" means having a temporary or permanent 6 physical disability. 7 21. "Leading political party" means one of the two 8 political parties whose candidates for governor at the most 9 recent three gubernatorial elections received either the 10 highest or second highest average number of votes. The 11 political party whose candidates for governor received the 12 highest average number of votes shall be known as the first 13 leading political party and the political party whose 14 candidates for governor received the second highest average 15 number of votes shall be known as the second leading 16 political party. 17 22. "Business day" means any day in which the office of 18 an election authority, local election official or the State 19 Board of Elections is open to the public for a minimum of 7 20 hours. 21 23. "Homeless individual" means any person who has a 22 nontraditional residence, including but not limited to, a 23 shelter, day shelter, park bench, street corner, or space 24 under a bridge. 25 24. "Chief State Election Official" as specified in 26 Section 10 of Public Law 103-31 means the Executive Director 27 of the State Board of Elections who shall be responsible for 28 the coordination of State responsibilities pursuant to Public 29 Law 103-31. 30 (Source: P.A. 90-358, eff. 1-1-98.) 31 (10 ILCS 5/1A-9) (from Ch. 46, par. 1A-9) 32 Sec. 1A-9. The State Board of Elections shall appoint an 33 executive director and an assistant executive director. The HB1680 Engrossed -14- LRB9102308MWgc 1 executive director shall be the "Chief State Election 2 Official" as provided for in paragraph 24 of Section 1-3. 3 Subject to the provisions of the "Personnel Code", the annual 4 compensation of the executive director and assistant 5 executive director shall be determined by the Board. 6 The executive director and assistant executive director 7 may be removed from office at any time by a vote of at least 8 5 members of the Board. Upon any such removal a vacancy is 9 created which shall be filled as provided for the initial 10 appointments. 11 The Board, upon the affirmative vote of a majority of its 12 members, may from time to time contract with technical 13 consultants to assist it in the performance of its duties. 14 Such technical consultants shall be compensated only under 15 contracts which specify the duties to be performed and the 16 compensation therefor. Except as otherwise provided in this 17 Section, contracts with technical consultants, other than 18 hearing officers and attorneys representing the Board in 19 litigation, shall terminate no more than 60 days after the 20 commencement of the specified duties and may be extended once 21 for a period of no more than 30 days upon the affirmative 22 vote of a majority of the Board. The time limitations 23 imposed by this Section on contracts with technical 24 consultants shall not apply to a contract with a technical 25 consultant for the provision of electronic data processing 26 services in connection with the Board's performance of the 27 duties assigned to it pursuant to paragraph (11) of Section 28 1A-8 or in connection with the Board's performance of the 29 duties assigned to it pursuant to Sections 4-8, 5-7 and 6-35 30 concerning the furnishing of electronic data or compilations 31 containing voter registration information to state political 32 committees registered pursuant to the Illinois Campaign 33 Finance Act or the Federal Election Campaign Act. No 34 technical consultant, other than a hearing officer or an HB1680 Engrossed -15- LRB9102308MWgc 1 attorney engaged to represent the Board in litigation, may be 2 compensated under more than one contract in any fiscal year. 3 (Source: P.A. 84-1026.) 4 (10 ILCS 5/ Art. 3A heading new) 5 Article 3A - Registration of Voters 6 (10 ILCS 5/3A-1 new) 7 Sec. 3A-1. Scope of Article. In addition to any other 8 method allowed by this Election Code, the following 9 procedures shall be used by all election authorities for the 10 registration of voters. The registration of any voter shall 11 not be canceled unless the cancellation is authorized by this 12 Article, and, where procedures for cancellation are 13 prescribed, by those procedures. 14 (10 ILCS 5/3A-2 new) 15 Sec. 3A-2. Meaning of voter registration. A voter is 16 registered to vote when he or she has completed an 17 application to register as a voter and such application has 18 been accepted and acknowledged by the election authority 19 having jurisdiction of the applicant's place of residence. 20 Voter registration constitutes a rebuttable presumption that 21 the applicant is qualified to vote in all elections governed 22 by the Illinois Election Code. Once a voter is registered 23 such presumption may be rebutted by showing, according to the 24 procedures set out in the Election Code, that (1) the 25 information supplied by the applicant concerning his or her 26 age, citizenship or Illinois residence is not factually 27 correct, either presently or at the time the application was 28 made, or (2) there exists a civil disability, such as 29 imprisonment for crime, which renders voter registration 30 ineffective as a matter of law. HB1680 Engrossed -16- LRB9102308MWgc 1 (10 ILCS 5/3A-2.5 new) 2 Sec. 3A-2.5. Qualifications for registration. No person 3 shall be entitled to be registered in and from any precinct 4 unless such person shall by the date of the election next 5 following have resided in the State and within the precinct 6 30 days and be otherwise qualified to vote at such election. 7 Every applicant who shall be 18 years of age or over on the 8 day of the next election shall be permitted to register, if 9 otherwise qualified, and if he or she meets the residence 10 requirements of both Article 3 and this Article 3A. 11 (10 ILCS 5/3A-3 new) 12 Sec. 3A-3. Voter Registration Application form. The 13 State Board of Elections shall, in consultation with the 14 several election authorities and other interested State 15 agencies selected by the State Board of Elections, design and 16 promulgate a Voter Registration Application consistent with 17 the provisions of this Section for use throughout the State. 18 The Board shall prescribe the contents, form and 19 specifications, including but not limited to the weight of 20 paper, color and print of such cards. Instructions necessary 21 for completion of the forms shall be attached to those forms 22 designed for mailing. Each election authority in the State 23 shall make the Voter Registration Application available for 24 use by all Illinois residents within the territory of the 25 election authority, including those Illinois residents 26 transient and temporarily or permanently resident within the 27 territory. 28 The voter registration application shall require only 29 such identifying information and other information as is 30 necessary to enable the election authority to assess the 31 eligibility of the applicant and to administer voter 32 registration and other parts of the election process. This 33 shall include the following information: HB1680 Engrossed -17- LRB9102308MWgc 1 Name. The name of the applicant, giving surname and 2 first name in full, and the middle name or the initial, if 3 any. 4 Sex. 5 Residence. The name and number of the street, avenue, or 6 other location of the dwelling, including the apartment, unit 7 or room number, if any, and in the case of a mobile home, the 8 lot number, and such additional clear and definite 9 description as may be necessary to determine the exact 10 location of the dwelling of the applicant. Where the 11 location cannot be determined by street and number, then the 12 section, congressional township and range number may be used, 13 or such other description as may be necessary, including 14 post-office mailing address. In the case of a homeless 15 individual, the individual's voting residence that is his or 16 her mailing address shall be included on his or her voter 17 registration application. 18 Date of application for registration, i.e., the day, 19 month and year when applicant signed the registration 20 application card. 21 Date of birth, by month, day and year. 22 The full address including county and state in which the 23 applicant was last registered. 24 The voter registration application shall include a 25 statement that (1) specifies each eligibility requirement 26 (including citizenship); (2) contains an attestation that the 27 applicant meets each such requirement; and (3) requires the 28 signature of the applicant, under penalty of perjury. This 29 signature shall be made in black or blue ink. In case the 30 applicant is unable to sign his name, he may affix his mark 31 to the affidavit. Notarization or other formal 32 authentication of the applicant's signature shall not be 33 required. 34 Space shall also be provided for the applicant's social HB1680 Engrossed -18- LRB9102308MWgc 1 security number and for the applicant's complete telephone 2 number. Unless warranted, the social security number shall 3 not be disclosed to the general public or to persons other 4 than election authorities and State election officials. 5 Each applicant for registration shall make an affidavit 6 in substantially the following form: 7 AFFIDAVIT OF REGISTRATION 8 STATE OF ILLINOIS 9 COUNTY OF 10 I swear or affirm that 11 * I am a citizen of the United States of America. 12 * I will be at least 18 years old on or before the next 13 election. 14 * I will have lived in the State of Illinois and in my 15 election precinct 30 days as of the date of the next 16 election. 17 * All of the information contained on this application is 18 true. 19 I understand that if it is not true, I can be convicted and 20 fined up to $5,000 and/or jailed for 2 to 5 years. 21 * This is my signature or mark in the space below. 22 ( ) 23 (His or her signature or mark) 24 Date: 25 Space shall be provided upon the back of each voter 26 registration application form for the notation of the voting 27 record of the person registered thereon. 28 Upon receipt by the election authority, each voter 29 registration application shall be numbered according to 30 precincts, and may be serially or otherwise marked for 31 identification in such manner as the Election Authority may 32 determine. HB1680 Engrossed -19- LRB9102308MWgc 1 (10 ILCS 5/3A-4 new) 2 Sec. 3A-4. Use of the Voter Registration Application. 3 Every Illinois resident who is eligible to be registered to 4 vote may apply to register to vote, update previous 5 registration, or transfer registration by submitting a 6 completed Voter Registration Application or the registration 7 application form prescribed by the Federal Election 8 Commission pursuant to the National Voter Registration Act of 9 1993, Public Law 103-31, to the election authority which 10 provided the blank application, or the federal voter 11 registration application to the election authority which has 12 jurisdiction of the place where the applicant resides, either 13 in person or by mail. If the applicant is not a resident of 14 the jurisdiction of the election authority to which the Voter 15 Registration Application has been returned, that election 16 authority shall forward the Voter Registration Application to 17 the election authority having jurisdiction of the residence 18 of the applicant. 19 A voter registration application shall be deemed timely 20 filed if delivered or postmarked prior to the close of 21 registration unless otherwise provided in this Code. If no 22 postmark exists or if the postmark is illegible, the voter 23 registration application shall be considered as timely filed 24 if received in the office of the election authority no later 25 than 5 calendar days after the close of registration. 26 Applications not meeting these requirements shall be held in 27 the office of the election authority until the reopening of 28 registration. 29 Any person who applied to register by mail and not 30 through a deputy registrar or registration office authorized 31 under this Code and has not previously voted in the 32 jurisdiction shall vote in person in the office of the 33 election authority by absentee ballot or on election day at a 34 polling place designated by the election authority. This HB1680 Engrossed -20- LRB9102308MWgc 1 requirement does not apply to persons (1) who are entitled to 2 vote by absentee ballot under the Uniformed and Overseas 3 Citizens Absentee Voting Act; (2) who are provided the right 4 to vote otherwise than in person pursuant to the Voting 5 Accessibility for the Elderly and Handicapped Act; and (3) 6 who are entitled to vote otherwise than in person under other 7 federal law. 8 Persons entitled under this Election Code to take or 9 accept voter registration application forms from applicants 10 may explain to applicants the registration eligibility 11 requirements under Illinois law as to age, citizenship, and 12 residency. Persons entitled under this Election Code to take 13 or accept voter registration application forms from 14 applicants shall notify appropriate election authorities of 15 any voter registration application forms known or suspected 16 by the person to be materially false, fictitious or 17 fraudulent or completed by ineligible applicants under the 18 laws of the State of Illinois. 19 (10 ILCS 5/3A-5 new) 20 Sec. 3A-5. Application taken by certain employees of 21 public service agencies. The following agencies in the State 22 are designated to offer and receive applications for voter 23 registration: all counties of the State not under township 24 organization; all townships of the State; the Illinois 25 Department of Human Services; the Illinois Department of 26 Public Aid; and the Illinois Department of Public Health. 27 Each agency so designated shall, through its employees or 28 contractors directly serving applicants for its services, 29 offer each applicant for certain services identifiable by the 30 agency by rule an opportunity to register to vote at the time 31 of application, recertification or renewal. The definition of 32 "applicant" for the purpose of this Section shall be 33 determined by the law governing the agency acting as a voter HB1680 Engrossed -21- LRB9102308MWgc 1 registration agency, or as appropriate, by agency rule. 2 Services included under this Section shall be pursuant to 3 rule of the agency providing the service, or in the case of 4 townships or counties not under township organization, by 5 rule of the State Board of Elections. 6 Each agency so designated may use the Voter Registration 7 Application or may provide a form of its own supplied as part 8 of the process of application for those certain services 9 otherwise provided by the agency. If the agency so 10 designated employs its own voter registration application 11 form, the form must be identical in design, content, format, 12 printing, and paper stock to the Voter Registration 13 Application. In no case may an agency designed form bear any 14 distinguishing marks by which it may be determined that the 15 form originated with the agency that provided it. 16 At the time the applicant for services is offered an 17 opportunity to apply to register to vote the applicant shall 18 also be given a written explanation of his or her rights to 19 execute or decline to execute such an application, which 20 rights shall be identified by rule of the State Board of 21 Elections. Each applicant shall be provided the same degree 22 of assistance with regard to the completion of the 23 registration application form as is provided by the agency 24 with regard to the completion of its own forms, unless the 25 applicant refuses such assistance. Each agency offering 26 registration services under this Section shall keep 27 confidential records of the numbers of persons executing or 28 declining to execute voter registration applications, and 29 shall report those numbers pursuant to the rule of the State 30 Board of Elections. 31 If an applicant executes a voter registration application 32 form, it shall be forwarded by the agency in an envelope 33 which bears either the agency or the office of the State 34 Board of Elections as a return address to the election HB1680 Engrossed -22- LRB9102308MWgc 1 authority of the place in which the applicant for service 2 resides. If the applicant is not a resident of the 3 jurisdiction of the election authority to which the voter 4 registration application has been returned, the election 5 authority shall forward the voter registration application to 6 the election authority having jurisdiction of the residence 7 of the applicant. The application shall be transmitted within 8 10 days of its execution, except that an application executed 9 within 5 days before the last date to register to vote before 10 the next election under the Election Code shall be 11 transmitted within 24 hours of its execution. If the 12 applicant declines to register to vote, the fact that he or 13 she has declined to register shall be a matter of confidence 14 between the applicant and the agency, and no identifying data 15 shall be admissible as evidence or discoverable in any action 16 or released to any outside party. No person discharging the 17 responsibilities described by this Section shall seek to 18 discourage an applicant from registering to vote; or to 19 influence the applicant in his or her choice of candidate, 20 attitude toward political issues, or political preference; or 21 imply that the applicant's decision concerning registration 22 will affect benefits or services provided by the agency. 23 (10 ILCS 5/3A-6 new) 24 Sec. 3A-6. Applications taken by certain employees of 25 the Secretary of State. The Illinois Secretary of State, 26 through the employees at each driver facility in the State, 27 shall offer to each person who applies for an initial or a 28 renewal driver's license, driver's permit, or Illinois 29 identification card an opportunity to execute a voter 30 registration application as part of the application for a 31 driver's license. If the applicant for a driver's license, 32 driver's permit, or Illinois identification card declines to 33 register to vote, the employee shall so note on the driver's HB1680 Engrossed -23- LRB9102308MWgc 1 license application form or shall note the declination 2 otherwise in the records of the Secretary of State. If the 3 applicant executes the application to register to vote, the 4 Secretary of State shall forward the executed voter 5 application form to the election authority of the applicant's 6 place of residence. 7 The application shall be transmitted within 10 days of 8 its execution, except that an application executed within 5 9 days before the last date to register to vote before the next 10 election under the Election Code shall be transmitted within 11 24 hours of its execution. The voter registration 12 application form presented by the Secretary of State shall 13 conform to the design, content, format, printing, and paper 14 stock requirements of the Voter Registration Application. 15 The Secretary of State shall keep confidential records of 16 the numbers of persons executing or declining to execute 17 voter registration applications, and shall report those 18 numbers pursuant to the rule of the State Board of Elections. 19 No person discharging the responsibilities described by this 20 Section shall seek to discourage an applicant from 21 registering to vote, or to influence the applicant in his or 22 her choice of candidate, attitude toward political issues, or 23 political preference. 24 (10 ILCS 5/3A-7 new) 25 Sec. 3A-7. Disposition of Voter Registration 26 Application. When a voter registration application is 27 received by the election authority having jurisdiction of the 28 applicant's place of residence, the election authority may, 29 in accord with a non-discriminatory program for address 30 verification, send the applicant by means of the United 31 States Postal Service or commercial delivery service a 32 non-forwardable verification of name and address notice. If 33 the notice verifying name and address is not returned to the HB1680 Engrossed -24- LRB9102308MWgc 1 election authority or if the election authority elects not to 2 send a verification form, the election authority, if all 3 other information on the application demonstrates that the 4 applicant is qualified to be an elector, shall enter the name 5 of the applicant among the registered voters of the 6 jurisdiction, and shall acknowledge the registration by 7 mailing to the applicant by non-forwardable mail a 8 Disposition of Registration, advising the applicant that his 9 or her voter registration is completed, and informing the 10 applicant of his or her polling place, together with such 11 information about the applicant's several electoral 12 districts, as the election authority deems appropriate. If 13 the non-forwardable verification of name and address notice 14 is returned as undeliverable, or if any other information on 15 the application demonstrates that the applicant is not 16 qualified to be an elector, the election authority shall send 17 the applicant by non-forwardable mail, to the address shown 18 on the application for voter registration, a Disposition of 19 Registration advising the applicant, as the case may be, that 20 he or she is not qualified to be an elector, or that his or 21 her voter registration is not complete and that the applicant 22 must reapply for voter registration before he or she can be 23 registered to vote. The content and design of the 24 Disposition of Registration shall be determined by the State 25 Board of Elections by rule. 26 (10 ILCS 5/3A-8 new) 27 Sec. 3A-8. Cancellation of voter registration. The 28 registration of a voter may be canceled and the name of such 29 person removed from among the registered voters of an 30 election jurisdiction upon the occurrence of one of the 31 following events. 32 (1) The voter requests his voter registration be 33 canceled. Registering to vote in another election HB1680 Engrossed -25- LRB9102308MWgc 1 authority's jurisdiction or in another state will be deemed 2 to constitute a request to cancel all previous voter 3 registrations. The voter's written acknowledgment that he or 4 she is no longer a resident of the jurisdiction of an 5 election authority will be deemed a request to cancel the 6 voter's registration in that election authority. 7 (2) The voter is convicted of a crime for which a 8 sentence of imprisonment is imposed. 9 (3) The voter dies. 10 (4) The voter is convicted of any offense in which it is 11 proved that the voter has falsely stated, without regard to 12 mental state, his or her age, citizenship or residence upon 13 his or her voter registration application. 14 (5) It is finally determined in any civil or 15 administrative proceeding that the voter either is not now, 16 or was not at the time he or she made application for voter 17 registration, of lawful age to be a voter by the next 18 election, a citizen of the United States, or a resident of 19 Illinois. 20 (6) The voter fails to respond to a special or general 21 survey or inquiry made to confirm the addresses of registered 22 voters in the jurisdiction which requires the voter to 23 respond or suffer his or her voter registration to be 24 canceled, but provided that the voter's registration may not 25 be canceled under this subsection (6) unless the election 26 authority complies with the procedures identified in Section 27 3A-9 of this Article. 28 (10 ILCS 5/3A-9 new) 29 Sec. 3A-9. Reconfirmation of address. In addition to the 30 verification of name and address notice which the election 31 authority may in its discretion send to applicants for voter 32 registration at the time application is made, the election 33 authority, may from time to time, but not less frequently HB1680 Engrossed -26- LRB9102308MWgc 1 than once in every 2 years, and in no case in less than 120 2 days before a general primary election or general election, 3 survey some or all of the voters in its jurisdiction to 4 confirm their addresses. If the election authority elects to 5 confirm the addresses of fewer than all the registered voters 6 in its jurisdiction, the selection criteria for those voters 7 included in the address confirmation procedure shall be 8 non-discriminatory with respect to race, creed, ethnic 9 origin, political party preference or gender. Any 10 confirmation of addresses of fewer than all the registered 11 voters of the jurisdiction shall be in addition to a 12 confirmation of addresses of all voters of the jurisdiction, 13 which shall be conducted not less frequently than every 2 14 years. The election authority shall send, via the United 15 States Postal Service, to each registered voter whose address 16 it wishes to confirm, at the address shown on the voters 17 registration application, a non-forwardable, 18 forwarding-address requested mailing. However, other address 19 information obtained by the election authority from the 20 United States Postal Service may be used instead of the 21 non-forwardable mailing. If the non-forwardable, 22 forwarding-address requested mailing is not returned, the 23 voter's address shall be deemed to have been confirmed. If 24 the mailing is returned by the United States Postal Service 25 as not deliverable to the voter at the address on his or her 26 registration card, the election authority shall take one of 27 the following actions, as circumstances in each case require. 28 (1) If the non-forwardable mailing is returned by the 29 United States Postal Service without a forwarding address, 30 the election authority shall send a second notice to the 31 voter at the same address, asking the voter to confirm or 32 correct his or her address. Such second notice shall be sent 33 as forwardable mail and include a postage paid, returnable 34 form pre-addressed to the election authority. If the voter HB1680 Engrossed -27- LRB9102308MWgc 1 fails to return the forwardable notice, the voter's 2 registration shall be deemed inactive. 3 (2) If the non-forwardable mailing is returned by the 4 United States Postal Service bearing a forwarding address 5 within the election jurisdiction, the election authority 6 shall change the address on the voter's registration record 7 to the new address and shall send a second notice to the 8 voter at the original address on the registration form, 9 advising the voter that his or her address has been changed 10 and informing him or her of the new voting precinct. Such 11 second notice shall also request the voter to confirm or 12 correct the change of address and shall be sent as 13 forwardable mail and include a postage paid returnable form 14 pre-addressed to the election authority. 15 (3) If the non-forwardable mailing is returned by the 16 United States Postal Service and bearing a forwardable 17 address outside the election jurisdiction, the election 18 authority shall send a second notice to the voter at the 19 address on the registration form, asking the voter to confirm 20 his or her address and advising the voter how to become 21 eligible to vote if he or she has moved out of the election 22 jurisdiction. This second notice shall be sent as 23 forwardable mail and include a postage paid returnable card 24 pre-addressed to the election authority. 25 (a) If the voter returns the forwardable notice of 26 change of address confirming the new address outside the 27 election authority's jurisdiction, the voter shall be removed 28 from the list of voters of the election authority. 29 (b) If the voter returns the forwardable notice of 30 change of address denying that he or she has changed 31 residence to a place outside the jurisdiction, the voter 32 shall remain on the list of voters of the election authority. 33 (c) If the voter fails to return this forwardable 34 notice, the voter's registration shall be deemed inactive. HB1680 Engrossed -28- LRB9102308MWgc 1 The names of all voters whose registrations have been 2 deemed inactive shall be so identified and made available in 3 the polling place on election day along with such information 4 for each voter as required as part of the precinct file, 5 including but not limited to the voter's address and 6 signature. If the voter offers to vote at any election 7 within the period which includes the next 2 general elections 8 ensuing after the forwardable notice is sent to the voter, he 9 or she shall be permitted to vote only in accord with the 10 provisions of Section 3A-10 of this Article. If within the 11 same period the voter neither offers to vote nor otherwise 12 confirms that his or her address remains within the election 13 authority's jurisdiction, his or her name shall be removed 14 from the list of registered voters of the election authority. 15 The election authority shall maintain for at least 2 16 years and shall make available for public inspection and, 17 where available, copies at a reasonable cost, all records 18 concerning the implementation of programs and activities 19 conducted for the purpose of ensuring the accuracy and 20 currency of official lists of eligible voters, except to the 21 extent that such records relate to the declination to 22 register to vote or to the identity of a voter registration 23 agency through which any voter is registered. This 24 information shall be made available to the State Board of 25 Elections as required by rule of the State Board of Elections 26 in order to report to the Federal Election Commission 27 pursuant to Public Law 103-31 and rule of the Federal 28 Election Commission. 29 (10 ILCS 5/3A-10 new) 30 Sec. 3A-10. Special voting procedures. The procedures 31 contained in this Section shall apply to voters whose 32 registration has been deemed inactive, or who change 33 residence without notice to the election authority. When a HB1680 Engrossed -29- LRB9102308MWgc 1 voter casts a ballot under subsections (1), (3), or (4) of 2 this Section 3A-10, his or her voter registration record 3 shall be restored to active status or amended as 4 circumstances require. 5 (1) If a voter whose registration has been deemed 6 inactive pursuant to Section 3A-9 of this Article, or whose 7 records have erroneously been changed based upon inaccurate 8 information from the postal service, appears to vote and 9 denies that he or she has changed residence, he or she shall 10 be permitted to vote by affidavit as provided in Sections 11 7-45, 17-10, and 18-5 of this Election Code, subject to the 12 terms and consequences there provided. If the voter's 13 registration had been deemed inactive, the voter's name shall 14 be restored to the list of voters of the election authority. 15 (2) If a voter whose registration has been deemed 16 inactive pursuant to Section 3A-9 of this Article appears at 17 his or her former polling place to vote and acknowledges in 18 writing that he or she has changed residence to any place 19 outside the jurisdiction of the election authority, the voter 20 shall not be permitted to vote, and his or her name shall be 21 removed from the list of registered voters of the election 22 authority. 23 (3) If a voter who has changed his or her residence to 24 another address within the election authority's jurisdiction 25 and the same Congressional District offers to vote, the 26 election authority shall permit the voter to vote a ballot 27 for federal offices only in the polling place of the former 28 residence, or by absentee ballot for those same offices, upon 29 completion of the affidavit provided in Sections 7-45, 17-10 30 and 18-5 of this Code, subject to the terms and consequences 31 there provided. Following the election, the voter's 32 registration records shall be changed to reflect the new 33 address and a notice shall be sent to the voter at the new 34 address to advise the voter of his or her new precinct and HB1680 Engrossed -30- LRB9102308MWgc 1 electoral districts. If the voter's registration had been 2 deemed inactive, the voter's name shall be restored to the 3 list of voters of the election authority. 4 (4) If a voter who has changed his or her residence to 5 an address within the election authority's jurisdiction but 6 outside of his or her original Congressional District offers 7 to vote, the election authority shall permit the voter to 8 vote a ballot for President and Vice President only in the 9 polling place of the former residence, or by absentee ballot 10 for those same offices, upon completion of the affidavit 11 provided in Sections 7-45, 17-10 and 18-5 of this Code, 12 subject to the terms and consequences there provided. 13 Following the election, the voter's registration shall be 14 changed to reflect the new address and a notice shall be sent 15 to the voter at the new address to advise the voter of his or 16 her new precinct and electoral districts. If the voter's 17 registration had been deemed inactive, the voter's name shall 18 be restored to the list of voters of the election authority. 19 (10 ILCS 5/3A-11 new) 20 Sec. 3A-11. Rules. The Secretary of State, the State 21 Board of Elections, the Illinois Department of Human 22 Services, the Illinois Department of Public Aid, and the 23 Illinois Department of Public Health may adopt rules for the 24 implementation of this Article 3A. 25 (10 ILCS 5/4-1) (from Ch. 46, par. 4-1) 26 Sec. 4-1. Except as provided in this Article 4, it is 27 unlawful for any person residing in a county containing a 28 population of less than 500,000, to vote at any election at 29 which any officers are to be nominated or elected, or at any 30 election at which any questions of public policy are to be 31 voted on, unless such person is at the time of such election 32 a registered voter under the provisions of Article 3A or of HB1680 Engrossed -31- LRB9102308MWgc 1 this Article 4. 2 The provisions of this Article do not apply to electors 3 voting in an election of any soil and water conservation 4 district or drainage district or to electors residing in 5 municipalities in this State which have adopted "An Act 6 regulating the holding of elections and declaring the result 7 thereof in cities, villages and incorporated towns in this 8 State", approved June 19, 1885, as amended, or which have 9 adopted Articles 6, 14 and 18 of this Act. This Article shall 10 not apply to electors voting pursuant to Article 20 of this 11 Act. 12 The provisions of Article 3A or of this Article 4, so far 13 as they require the registration of voters as a condition to 14 their being allowed to vote shall not apply to persons 15 otherwise entitled to vote who have made and subscribed to 16 the affidavit provided in paragraph (b) of Section 17-10 of 17 this Act. 18 (Source: P.A. 81-1060.) 19 (10 ILCS 5/4-5) (from Ch. 46, par. 4-5) 20 Sec. 4-5. The registration preceding the November, 1942, 21 election shall constitute a permanent registration subject to 22 revision and alteration in the manner hereinafter provided; 23 and all registrations subsequent thereto shall be upon 24 registration application formsrecord cardsprovided by an 25 election authority or as otherwise provided by this Codethe26county clerk. However, if the county board, by resolution 27 adopted before October 15, 1969, determines that there shall 28 be a re-registration in the county before the June, 1970, 29 primary as provided in this Article, such 1942 registration 30 shall be a permanent registration only until such 31 re-registration as provided in Section 4--5.01. 32 (Source: Laws 1967, p. 2987.) HB1680 Engrossed -32- LRB9102308MWgc 1 (10 ILCS 5/4-6.1) (from Ch. 46, par. 4-6.1) 2 Sec. 4-6.1. In addition to registration at the office of 3 the county clerk, and at the offices of municipal and 4 township or road district clerks, each county clerk shall 5 provide for the following additional methods of 6 registration: 7 (1) the appointment of deputy registrars as 8 provided in Section 4-6.2; 9 (2) the establishment of temporary places of 10 registration, as provided in Section 4-6.3;.11 (3) registration by mail as provided in Sections 12 3A-4 and 4-6.4; 13 (4) registration by certain employees of Public 14 Service Agencies as provided in Section 3A-5; and 15 (5) registration by certain employees of the 16 Secretary of State as provided in Section 3A-6. 17 Each county clerk may provide for precinct registration 18 pursuant to Section 4-7. 19 (Source: P.A. 83-1059; revised 10-31-98.) 20 (10 ILCS 5/4-6.2) (from Ch. 46, par. 4-6.2) 21 Sec. 4-6.2. (a) The county clerk shall appoint all 22 municipal and township or road district clerks or their duly 23 authorized deputies as deputy registrars who may accept the 24 registration of all qualified residents of their respective 25 municipalities, townships and road districts. A deputy 26 registrar serving as such by virtue of his status as a 27 municipal clerk, or a duly authorized deputy of a municipal 28 clerk, of a municipality the territory of which lies in more 29 than one county may accept the registration of any qualified 30 resident of the municipality, regardless of which county the 31 resident, municipal clerk or the duly authorized deputy of 32 the municipal clerk lives in. 33 The county clerk shall appoint all precinct HB1680 Engrossed -33- LRB9102308MWgc 1 committeepersons in the county as deputy registrars who may 2 accept the registration of any qualified resident of the 3 county, except during the 28 days preceding an election. 4The election authority shall appoint as deputy registrars5a reasonable number of employees of the Secretary of State6located at driver's license examination stations and7designated to the election authority by the Secretary of8State who may accept the registration of any qualified9residents of the county at any such driver's license10examination stations. The appointment of employees of the11Secretary of State as deputy registrars shall be made in the12manner provided in Section 2-105 of the Illinois Vehicle13Code.14 The county clerk shall appoint each of the following 15 named persons as deputy registrars upon the written request 16 of such persons: 17 1. The chief librarian, or a qualified person 18 designated by the chief librarian, of any public library 19 situated within the election jurisdiction, who may accept 20 the registrations of any qualified resident of the 21 county, at such library. 22 2. The principal, or a qualified person designated 23 by the principal, of any high school, elementary school, 24 or vocational school situated within the election 25 jurisdiction, who may accept the registrations of any 26 qualified resident of the county, at such school. The 27 county clerk shall notify every principal and 28 vice-principal of each high school, elementary school, 29 and vocational school situated within the election 30 jurisdiction of their eligibility to serve as deputy 31 registrars and offer training courses for service as 32 deputy registrars at conveniently located facilities at 33 least 4 months prior to every election. 34 3. The president, or a qualified person designated HB1680 Engrossed -34- LRB9102308MWgc 1 by the president, of any university, college, community 2 college, academy or other institution of learning 3 situated within the election jurisdiction, who may accept 4 the registrations of any resident of the county, at such 5 university, college, community college, academy or 6 institution. 7 4. A duly elected or appointed official of a bona 8 fide labor organization, or a reasonable number of 9 qualified members designated by such official, who may 10 accept the registrations of any qualified resident of the 11 county. 12 5. A duly elected or appointed official of a 13 bonafide State civic organization, as defined and 14 determined by rule of the State Board of Elections, or 15 qualified members designated by such official, who may 16 accept the registration of any qualified resident of the 17 county. In determining the number of deputy registrars 18 that shall be appointed, the county clerk shall consider 19 the population of the jurisdiction, the size of the 20 organization, the geographic size of the jurisdiction, 21 convenience for the public, the existing number of deputy 22 registrars in the jurisdiction and their location, the 23 registration activities of the organization and the need 24 to appoint deputy registrars to assist and facilitate the 25 registration of non-English speaking individuals. In no 26 event shall a county clerk fix an arbitrary number 27 applicable to every civic organization requesting 28 appointment of its members as deputy registrars. The 29 State Board of Elections shall by rule provide for 30 certification of bonafide State civic organizations. Such 31 appointments shall be made for a period not to exceed 2 32 years, terminating on the first business day of the month 33 following the month of the general election, and shall be 34 valid for all periods of voter registration as provided HB1680 Engrossed -35- LRB9102308MWgc 1 by this Code during the terms of such appointments. 2 6. (Blank).The Director of the Illinois Department3of Public Aid, or a reasonable number of employees4designated by the Director and located at public aid5offices, who may accept the registration of any qualified6resident of the county at any such public aid office.7 7. The Director of the Illinois Department of 8 Employment Security, or a reasonable number of employees 9 designated by the Director and located at unemployment 10 offices, who may accept the registration of any qualified 11 resident of the county at any such unemployment office. 12 8. The president of any corporation as defined by 13 the Business Corporation Act of 1983, or a reasonable 14 number of employees designated by such president, who may 15 accept the registrations of any qualified resident of the 16 county. 17 If the request to be appointed as deputy registrar is 18 denied, the county clerk shall, within 10 days after the date 19 the request is submitted, provide the affected individual or 20 organization with written notice setting forth the specific 21 reasons or criteria relied upon to deny the request to be 22 appointed as deputy registrar. 23 The county clerk may appoint as many additional deputy 24 registrars as he considers necessary. The county clerk shall 25 appoint such additional deputy registrars in such manner that 26 the convenience of the public is served, giving due 27 consideration to both population concentration and area. 28 Some of the additional deputy registrars shall be selected so 29 that there are an equal number from each of the 2 major 30 political parties in the election jurisdiction. The county 31 clerk, in appointing an additional deputy registrar, shall 32 make the appointment from a list of applicants submitted by 33 the Chairman of the County Central Committee of the 34 applicant's political party. A Chairman of a County Central HB1680 Engrossed -36- LRB9102308MWgc 1 Committee shall submit a list of applicants to the county 2 clerk by November 30 of each year. The county clerk may 3 require a Chairman of a County Central Committee to furnish a 4 supplemental list of applicants. 5 Deputy registrars may accept registrations at any time 6 other than the 28 day period preceding an election. All 7 persons appointed as deputy registrars shall be registered 8 voters within the county and shall take and subscribe to the 9 following oath or affirmation: 10 "I do solemnly swear (or affirm, as the case may be) that 11 I will support the Constitution of the United States, and the 12 Constitution of the State of Illinois, and that I will 13 faithfully discharge the duties of the office of deputy 14 registrar to the best of my ability and that I will register 15 no person nor cause the registration of any person except 16 upon his personal application before me. 17 ............................ 18 (Signature Deputy Registrar)" 19 This oath shall be administered by the county clerk, or 20 by one of his deputies, or by any person qualified to take 21 acknowledgement of deeds and shall immediately thereafter be 22 filed with the county clerk. 23 Appointments of deputy registrars under this Section, 24 except precinct committeemen, shall be for 2-year terms, 25 commencing on December 1 following the general election of 26 each even-numbered year; except that the terms of the initial 27 appointments shall be until December 1st following the next 28 general election. Appointments of precinct committeemen shall 29 be for 2-year terms commencing on the date of the county 30 convention following the general primary at which they were 31 elected. The county clerk shall issue a certificate of 32 appointment to each deputy registrar, and shall maintain in 33 his office for public inspection a list of the names of all 34 appointees. HB1680 Engrossed -37- LRB9102308MWgc 1 (b) The county clerk shall be responsible for training 2 all deputy registrars appointed pursuant to subsection (a), 3 at times and locations reasonably convenient for both the 4 county clerk and such appointees. The county clerk shall be 5 responsible for certifying and supervising all deputy 6 registrars appointed pursuant to subsection (a). Deputy 7 registrars appointed under subsection (a) shall be subject to 8 removal for cause. 9 (c) Completed registration materials under the control 10 of deputy registrars, appointed pursuant to subsection (a), 11 shall be returned to the proper election authority within 7 12 days, except that completed registration materials received 13 by the deputy registrars during the period between the 35th 14 and 29th day preceding an election shall be returned by the 15 deputy registrars to the proper election authority within 48 16 hours after receipt thereof. The completed registration 17 materials received by the deputy registrars on the 29th day 18 preceding an election shall be returned by the deputy 19 registrars within 24 hours after receipt thereof. Unused 20 materials shall be returned by deputy registrars appointed 21 pursuant to paragraph 4 of subsection (a), not later than the 22 next working day following the close of registration. 23 (d) The county clerk shall not be required to provide 24 additional forms to any deputy registrar having more than 200 25 registration forms unaccounted for during the preceding 12 26 month period. 27 (e) No deputy registrar shall engage in any 28 electioneering or the promotion of any cause during the 29 performance of his or her duties. 30 (f) The county clerk shall not be criminally or civilly 31 liable for the acts or omissions of any deputy registrar. 32 Such deputy registrars shall not be deemed to be employees of 33 the county clerk. 34 (Source: P.A. 89-653, eff. 8-14-96.) HB1680 Engrossed -38- LRB9102308MWgc 1 (10 ILCS 5/4-6.4 new) 2 Sec. 4-6.4. In addition to registration conducted by the 3 registration officer or deputy registrar, the election 4 authority shall make Voter Registration Applications as 5 provided in Section 3A-3 available in private and 6 governmental locations throughout the jurisdiction in 7 sufficient numbers for the convenience of persons desiring to 8 apply for voter registration by mail. Such locations shall be 9 selected by the election authority in a nondiscriminatory 10 manner. The forms shall be suitable for mailing though may 11 not necessarily bear postage. Instructions for completion of 12 the application shall be attached and shall be as prescribed 13 by rule of the State Board of Elections. The voter 14 registration application dispenser or holder shall bear a 15 uniform logo designed by the State Board of Elections to 16 identify the use of the forms. 17 (10 ILCS 5/4-8) (from Ch. 46, par. 4-8) 18 Sec. 4-8.The county clerk shall provide a sufficient19number of blank forms for the registration of electors, which20shall be known as registration record cards and which shall21consist of loose leaf sheets or cards, of suitable size to22contain in plain writing and figures the data hereinafter23required thereon or shall consist of computer cards of24suitable nature to contain the data required thereon. The25registration record cards, which shall include an affidavit26of registration as hereinafter provided, shall be executed in27duplicate.28The registration record card shall contain the following29and such other information as the county clerk may think it30proper to require for the identification of the applicant for31registration:32Name. The name of the applicant, giving surname and first33or Christian name in full, and the middle name or the initialHB1680 Engrossed -39- LRB9102308MWgc 1for such middle name, if any.2Sex.3Residence. The name and number of the street, avenue, or4other location of the dwelling, including the apartment, unit5or room number, if any, and in the case of a mobile home the6lot number, and such additional clear and definite7description as may be necessary to determine the exact8location of the dwelling of the applicant. Where the location9cannot be determined by street and number, then the section,10congressional township and range number may be used, or such11other description as may be necessary, including post-office12mailing address. In the case of a homeless individual, the13individual's voting residence that is his or her mailing14address shall be included on his or her registration record15card.16Term of residence in the State of Illinois and precinct.17This information shall be furnished by the applicant stating18the place or places where he resided and the dates during19which he resided in such place or places during the year next20preceding the date of the next ensuing election.21Nativity. The state or country in which the applicant was22born.23Citizenship. Whether the applicant is native born or24naturalized. If naturalized, the court, place, and date of25naturalization.26Date of application for registration, i. e., the day,27month and year when applicant presented himself for28registration.29Age. Date of birth, by month, day and year.30Physical disability of the applicant, if any, at the time31of registration, which would require assistance in voting.32The county and state in which the applicant was last33registered.34Signature of voter. The applicant, after the registrationHB1680 Engrossed -40- LRB9102308MWgc 1and in the presence of a deputy registrar or other officer of2registration shall be required to sign his or her name in ink3to the affidavit on both the original and duplicate4registration record cards.5Signature of deputy registrar or officer of registration.6In case applicant is unable to sign his name, he may7affix his mark to the affidavit. In such case the officer8empowered to give the registration oath shall write a9detailed description of the applicant in the space provided10on the back or at the bottom of the card or sheet; and shall11ask the following questions and record the answers thereto:12Father's first name.13Mother's first name.14From what address did the applicant last register?15Reason for inability to sign name.16Each applicant for registration shall make an affidavit17in substantially the following form:18AFFIDAVIT OF REGISTRATION19STATE OF ILLINOIS20COUNTY OF.......21I hereby swear (or affirm) that I am a citizen of the22United States; that on the date of the next election I shall23have resided in the State of Illinois and in the election24precinct in which I reside 30 days and that I intend that25this location shall be my residence; that I am fully26qualified to vote, and that the above statements are true.27..............................28(His or her signature or mark)29Subscribed and sworn to before me this.... day of....,3019...31..................................32Signature of registration officer. (To be signed in33presence of registrant.)34Space shall be provided upon the face of eachHB1680 Engrossed -41- LRB9102308MWgc 1registration record card for the notation of the voting2record of the person registered thereon.3Each registration record card shall be numbered according4to precincts, and may be serially or otherwise marked for5identification in such manner as the county clerk may6determine.7 The voter registration applicationscardsshall be deemed 8 public records and shall be open to inspection during regular 9 business hours, except during the 28 days immediately 10 preceding any election. On written request of any candidate 11 or objector or any person intending to object to a petition, 12 the election authority shall extend its hours for inspection 13 of registration applicationscardsand other records of the 14 election authority during the period beginning with the 15 filing of petitions under Sections 7-10, 8-8, 10-6 or 28-3 16 and continuing through the termination of electoral board 17 hearings on any objections to petitions containing signatures 18 of registered voters in the jurisdiction of the election 19 authority. The extension shall be for a period of hours 20 sufficient to allow adequate opportunity for examination of 21 the records but the election authority is not required to 22 extend its hours beyond the period beginning at its normal 23 opening for business and ending at midnight. If the business 24 hours are so extended, the election authority shall post a 25 public notice of such extended hours. Registration 26 applicationsrecord cardsmay also be inspected, upon 27 approval of the officer in charge of the formscards, during 28 the 28 days immediately preceding any election. Registration 29 information found in the precinct file as provided in Section 30 4-20record cardsshall also be open to inspection by 31 certified judges and poll watchers and challengers at the 32 polling place on election day, but only to the extent 33 necessary to determine the question of the right of a person 34 to vote or to serve as a judge of election. At no time shall HB1680 Engrossed -42- LRB9102308MWgc 1 poll watchers or challengers be allowed to physically handle 2 the precinct fileregistration record cards. 3 Updated copies of computer tapes or computer discs or 4 other electronic data processing information containing voter 5 registration information shall be furnished by the county 6 clerk within 10 days after December 15 and May 15 each year 7 to the State Board of Elections in a form prescribed by the 8 Board. Registration information shall include, but not be 9 limited to, the following information: name, sex, residence, 10 telephone number, if any, date of birth, if availableage, 11 party affiliation, if applicable, precinct, ward, township, 12 county, and representative, legislative and congressional 13 districts. In the event of noncompliance, the State Board of 14 Elections is directed to obtain compliance forthwith with 15 this nondiscretionary duty of the election authority by 16 instituting legal proceedings in the circuit court of the 17 county in which the election authority maintains the 18 registration information. The costs of furnishing updated 19 copies of tapes or discs shall be paid at a rate of $.00034 20 per name of registered voters in the election jurisdiction, 21 but not less than $50 per tape or disc and shall be paid from 22 appropriations made to the State Board of Elections for 23 reimbursement to the election authority for such purpose. The 24 Board shall furnish copies of such tapes, discs, other 25 electronic data or compilations thereof to state political 26 committees registered pursuant to the Illinois Campaign 27 Finance Act or the Federal Election Campaign Act at their 28 request and at a reasonable cost. Copies of the tapes, discs 29 or other electronic data shall be furnished by the county 30 clerk to local political committees at their request and at a 31 reasonable cost. Reasonable cost of the tapes, discs, et 32 cetera for this purpose would be the cost of duplication plus 33 15% for administration. The individual representing a 34 political committee requesting copies of such tapes shall HB1680 Engrossed -43- LRB9102308MWgc 1 make a sworn affidavit that the information shall be used 2 only for bona fide political purposes, including by or for 3 candidates for office or incumbent office holders. Such 4 tapes, discs or other electronic data shall not be used under 5 any circumstances by any political committee or individuals 6 for purposes of commercial solicitation or other business 7 purposes. If such tapes contain information on county 8 residents related to the operations of county government in 9 addition to registration information, that information shall 10 not be used under any circumstances for commercial 11 solicitation or other business purposes. The prohibition in 12 this Section against using the computer tapes or computer 13 discs or other electronic data processing information 14 containing voter registration information for purposes of 15 commercial solicitation or other business purposes shall be 16 prospective only from the effective date of this amended Act 17 of 1979. Any person who violates this provision shall be 18 guilty of a Class 4 felony. 19 The State Board of Elections shall promulgate, by October 20 1, 1987, such regulations as may be necessary to ensure 21 uniformity throughout the State in electronic data processing 22 of voter registration information. The regulations shall 23 include, but need not be limited to, specifications for 24 uniform medium, communications protocol and file structure to 25 be employed by the election authorities of this State in the 26 electronic data processing of voter registration information. 27 Each election authority utilizing electronic data processing 28 of voter registration information shall comply with such 29 regulations on and after May 15, 1988. 30If the applicant for registration was last registered in31another county within this State, he shall also sign a32certificate authorizing cancellation of the former33registration. The certificate shall be in substantially the34following form: To the County Clerk of.... County, Illinois.HB1680 Engrossed -44- LRB9102308MWgc 1To the Election Commission of the City of...., Illinois.2This is to certify that I am registered in your (county)3(city) and that my residence was ............................4Having moved out of your (county) (city), I hereby authorize5you to cancel said registration in your office.6Dated at...., Illinois, this.... day of...., 19...7.................................8(Signature of Voter)9Attest:................, County Clerk,.....................10County, Illinois.11The cancellation certificate shall be mailed immediately12by the County Clerk to the County Clerk (or election13commission as the case may be) where the applicant was14formerly registered. Receipt of such certificate shall be15full authority for cancellation of any previous registration.1617 (Source: P.A. 86-873; 86-1348; 87-1241.) 18 (10 ILCS 5/4-8.01) (from Ch. 46, par. 4-8.01) 19 Sec. 4-8.01. If an applicant for registration reports a 20 permanent physical disability which would require assistance 21 in voting, the county clerk shall mark all his registration 22 formscardsin the right margin on the front of the formcard23with a band of ink running the full margin which shall be of 24 contrast to, and easily distinguishable from, the color of 25 the formcard. If an applicant for registration attests 26declares upon properly witnessed oath,with his signature or 27 mark affixed, that he cannot read the English language and 28 that he will require assistance in voting, all his 29 registration formscardsshall be marked in a manner similar 30 to the marking on the formscardsof a voter who requires 31 assistance because of physical disability, except that the 32 marking shall be of a different distinguishing color. 33 Following each election the formscardsof any voter who has HB1680 Engrossed -45- LRB9102308MWgc 1 requested assistance as a disabled voter, and has stated that 2 the disability is permanent, or who has received assistance 3 because of inability to read the English language, shall be 4 marked in the same manner. 5 (Source: Laws 1967, p. 3525.) 6 (10 ILCS 5/4-8.03) (from Ch. 46, par. 4-8.03) 7 Sec. 4-8.03.The State Board of Elections shall design a8registration record card which, except as otherwise provided9in this Section, shall be used in triplicate by all election10authorities in the State, beginning with registrations taken11on or after January 1, 1986. The Board shall prescribe the12form and specifications, including but not limited to the13weight of paper, color and print of such cards. Such cards14shall contain boxes or spaces for the information required15under Sections 4-8 and 4-21 of this Code; provided, that such16cards shall also contain a box or space for the applicant's17driver's license number, or where allowable the applicant's18social security number, if any, and a box for the applicant's19telephone number, if available.20The original and duplicate cards shall respectively21constitute the master file and precinct binder registration22records of the voter. The triplicate card shall be given to23the applicant upon completion of his or her registration or24completed transfer of registration.25 If the applicant for registration in the office of the 26 election authority or before a deputy registrar was last 27 registered in another election jurisdiction within this 28 State, he shall also sign a certificate authorizing 29 cancellation of the former registration. The certificate 30 shall be in substantially the following form: To the County 31 Clerk of ... County, Illinois. 32 To the Election Commission of the (City) (County) of 33 ....., Illinois. HB1680 Engrossed -46- LRB9102308MWgc 1 This is to certify that I am registered in your (county) 2 (city) and that my residence was ....................Having 3 moved out of your (county) (city), I hereby authorize you to 4 cancel the registration in your office. Dated at ...., 5 Illinois, (insert date). 6 ............................. 7 (Signature of Voter) 8 Attest:......................, County Clerk, ........... 9 County, Illinois 10 The cancellation certificate shall be mailed immediately 11 by the County Clerk to the County (or election commission as 12 the case may be) where the applicant was formerly registered. 13 Receipt of such certificate shall be full authority for 14 cancellation of any previous registration. 15 Whenever a voter moves to another precinct within the 16 same election jurisdiction or to another election 17 jurisdiction in the State, such voter may transfer his or her 18 registrationby presenting his or her triplicate card to the19election authority or a deputy registrar. If such voter is20not in possession of or has lost his or her triplicate card,21he or she may effect a transfer of registrationby executing 22 an Affidavit of Cancellation of Previous Registration or by 23 submitting a completed Voter Registration Application. Any 24 transfer of registration received in the office of election 25 authority or postmarked prior to the close of registration 26 shall be deemed to be timely filed. If a postmark is not in 27 evidence or legible, it shall be considered as timely filed 28 if received in the office of the election authority no later 29 than 5 calendar days after the close of registration. 30In the case of a transfer of registration to a new31election jurisdiction, the election authority shall transmit32the voter's triplicate card or such affidavit to the election33authority of the voter's former election jurisdiction, which34shall immediately cause the transmission of the voter'sHB1680 Engrossed -47- LRB9102308MWgc 1previous registration card to the voter's new election2authority. No transfer of registration to a new election3jurisdiction shall be complete until the voter's old election4authority receives notification.5 Deputy registrars shall return all Voter Registration 6 Applicationstriplicate cardsor Affidavits of Cancellation 7 of Previous Registration to the election authority within 7 8 working days after the receipt thereof, except that such 9 formscards or Affidavits of Cancellation of Previous10Registrationreceived by the deputy registrars between the 11 35th and 29th28thday preceding an election shall be 12 returned by the deputy registrars to the election authority 13 within 48 hours after receipt. The deputy registrars shall 14 return the Voter Registration Applicationscardsor 15 Affidavits of Cancellation of Previous Registration received 16 by them on the 29th28thday preceding an election to the 17 election authority within 24 hours after receipt thereof. 18The date by which an election authority is required to19take registrations in compliance with this Section may be20extended by the State Board of Elections to a date no later21than July 1, 1986, where, prior to January 1, 1986, the Board22has received a written request for such an extension from the23election authority and such request has shown good cause for24the extension.25 (Source: P.A. 86-873.) 26 (10 ILCS 5/4-9) (from Ch. 46, par. 4-9) 27 Sec. 4-9. The county clerk shall fully instruct the 28 registration officers and deputy registration officers in 29 their duties. Each registration officer and deputy 30 registration officer shall receipt to the county clerk for 31 all blank voter registration application formsrecord cards32 issued to him, specifying therein the number of the blanks 33 received by him, and each registration officer and deputy HB1680 Engrossed -48- LRB9102308MWgc 1 registration officer shall be charged with such blanks until 2 he returns them to the county clerk. If for any cause a 3 blank voter registration application formrecord cardis 4 mutilated or rendered unfit for use in making it out, or if a 5 mistake thereon has been made, such blank shall not be 6 destroyed, but the word "mutilated" shall be written across 7 the face of such formcard, and the formcardshall be 8 returned to the county clerk and be preserved in the same 9 manner and for the same length of time as mutilated ballots. 10 When each 1969 and 1970 precinct re-registration has been 11 completed, each registration officer shall certify the 12 registration records in substantially the following form: 13 "We, the undersigned registration officers or deputy 14 registration officers in the County of .... in the State of 15 Illinois, do swear (or affirm) that at the registration of 16 electors on (insert date)the .... day of .... 19..there was 17 registered by us in the said election precinct the names 18 which appear on the registration records, and that the number 19 of voters registered and qualified was and is the number of 20 .... 21 ...................... 22 ...................... 23 ...................... 24 Registration officers. 25 Date ................" 26 After completion of each 1969 and 1970 precinct 27 re-registration each of the officers of registration for such 28 precinct shall place all registration cards received by him, 29 regardless of whether such cards have been unused, filled 30 out, executed or mutilated, in an envelope to be provided for 31 that purpose by the county clerk and shall seal such envelope 32 with an official wax impression seal and sign his name across 33 the face of such envelope. The judge of registration for 34 such precinct shall include in the envelope sealed by him the HB1680 Engrossed -49- LRB9102308MWgc 1 certification of the registration records hereinabove 2 required. The judge of registration for such precinct shall 3 within 24 hours after the close of re-registration make 4 personal delivery of all envelopes containing the 5 re-registration cards for such precinct to the county clerk. 6 Other precinct registrations shall be certified and 7 returned in the same manner. 8 (Source: Laws 1967, p. 2987; revised 10-20-98.) 9 (10 ILCS 5/4-10) (from Ch. 46, par. 4-10) 10 Sec. 4-10. Except as herein provided, no person shall be 11 registered, unless he applies in person to a registration 12 officer, answers such relevant questions as may be asked of 13 him by the registration officer, and executes the affidavit 14 of registration or submits a valid voter registration 15 application under the provisions of Article 3A. The 16 registration officer shall require the applicant to furnish 17 two forms of identification, and except in the case of a 18 homeless individual, one of which must include his or her 19 residence address. These forms of identification shall 20 include, but not be limited to, any of the following: 21 driver's license, social security card, public aid 22 identification card, utility bill, employee or student 23 identification card, credit card, or a civic, union or 24 professional association membership card. The registration 25 officer shall require a homeless individual to furnish 26 evidence of his or her use of the mailing address stated. 27 This use may be demonstrated by a piece of mail addressed to 28 that individual and received at that address or by a 29 statement from a person authorizing use of the mailing 30 address. The registration officer shall require each 31 applicant for registration to read or have read to him the 32 affidavit of registration before permitting him to execute 33 the affidavit. HB1680 Engrossed -50- LRB9102308MWgc 1 One of the registration officers or a deputy registration 2 officer, county clerk, or clerk in the office of the county 3 clerk, shall administer to all persons who shall personally 4 apply to register the following oath or affirmation: 5 "You do solemnly swear (or affirm) that you will fully 6 and truly answer all such questions as shall be put to you 7 touching your name, place of residence, place of birth, your 8 qualifications as an elector and your right as such to 9 register and vote under the laws of the State of Illinois." 10 The registration officer shall satisfy himself that each 11 applicant for registration is qualified to register before 12 registering him. If the registration officer has reason to 13 believe that the applicant is a resident of a Soldiers' and 14 Sailors' Home or any facility which is licensed or certified 15 pursuant to the Nursing Home Care Act, the following question 16 shall be put, "When you entered the home which is your 17 present address, was it your bona fide intention to become a 18 resident thereof?" Any voter of a township, city, village or 19 incorporated town in which such applicant resides, shall be 20 permitted to be present at the place of any precinct 21 registration and shall have the right to challenge any 22 applicant who applies to be registered. 23 In case the officer is not satisfied that the applicant 24 is qualified he shall forthwith notify such applicant in 25 writing to appear before the county clerk to complete his 26 registration. Upon the application formcardof such 27 applicant shall be written the word "incomplete" and no such 28 applicant shall be permitted to vote unless such registration 29 is satisfactorily completed as hereinafter provided. No 30 registration shall be taken and marked as incomplete if 31 information to complete it can be furnished on the date of 32 the original application. 33 Any person claiming to be an elector in any election 34 precinct and whose registration applicationcardis marked HB1680 Engrossed -51- LRB9102308MWgc 1 "Incomplete" may make and sign an application in writing, 2 under oath, to the county clerk in substance in the following 3 form: 4 "I do solemnly swear that I, ...., did on (insert date) 5....make application to the board of registry of the .... 6 precinct of the township of .... (or to the county clerk of 7 .... county) and that said board or clerk refused to complete 8 my registration as a qualified voter in said precinct. That 9 I reside in said precinct, that I intend to reside in said 10 precinct, and am a duly qualified voter of said precinct and 11 am entitled to be registered to vote in said precinct at the 12 next election. 13 (Signature of applicant) ............................." 14 All such applications shall be presented to the county 15 clerk or to his duly authorized representative by the 16 applicant, in person between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 17 p.m. on any day after the days on which the 1969 and 1970 18 precinct re-registrations are held but not on any day within 19 28 days preceding the ensuing general election and thereafter 20 for the registration provided in Section 4-7 all such 21 applications shall be presented to the county clerk or his 22 duly authorized representative by the applicant in person 23 between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. on any day prior 24 to 28 days preceding the ensuing general election. Such 25 application shall be heard by the county clerk or his duly 26 authorized representative at the time the application is 27 presented. If the applicant for registration has registered 28 with the county clerk, such application may be presented to 29 and heard by the county clerk or by his duly authorized 30 representative upon the dates specified above or at any time 31 prior thereto designated by the county clerk. 32 Any otherwise qualified person who is absent from his 33 county of residence either due to business of the United 34 States or because he is temporarily outside the territorial HB1680 Engrossed -52- LRB9102308MWgc 1 limits of the United States may become registered by mailing 2 an application as provided in Section 3A-3, to the county 3 clerk within the periods of registration provided for in this 4 Article, or by simultaneous application forabsentee5 registration and absentee ballot as provided in Article 20 of 6 this Code. 7Upon receipt of such application the county clerk shall8immediately mail an affidavit of registration in duplicate,9which affidavit shall contain the following and such other10information as the State Board of Elections may think it11proper to require for the identification of the applicant:12Name. The name of the applicant, giving surname and13first or Christian name in full, and the middle name or the14initial for such middle name, if any.15Sex.16Residence. The name and number of the street, avenue or17other location of the dwelling, and such additional clear and18definite description as may be necessary to determine the19exact location of the dwelling of the applicant. Where the20location cannot be determined by street and number, then the21Section, congressional township and range number may be used,22or such other information as may be necessary, including post23office mailing address.24Term of residence in the State of Illinois and the25precinct.26Nativity. The State or country in which the applicant27was born.28Citizenship. Whether the applicant is native born or29naturalized. If naturalized, the court, place and date of30naturalization.31Age. Date of birth, by month, day and year.32Out of State address of ..........................33AFFIDAVIT OF REGISTRATION34State of ...........)HB1680 Engrossed -53- LRB9102308MWgc 1)ss2County of ..........)3I hereby swear (or affirm) that I am a citizen of the4United States; that on the day of the next election I shall5have resided in the State of Illinois and in the election6precinct 30 days; that I am fully qualified to vote, that I7am not registered to vote anywhere else in the United States,8that I intend to remain a resident of the State of Illinois9and of the election precinct, that I intend to return to the10State of Illinois, and that the above statements are true.11..............................12(His or her signature or mark)13Subscribed and sworn to before me, an officer qualified14to administer oaths, this ..... day of ..... 19 ...15........................................16Signature of officer administering oath.17Upon receipt of the executed duplicate affidavit of18Registration, the county clerk shall transfer the information19contained thereon to duplicate Registration Cards provided20for in Section 4-8 of this Article and shall attach thereto a21copy of each of the duplicate affidavit of registration and22thereafter such registration card and affidavit shall23constitute the registration of such person the same as if he24had applied for registration in person.25 (Source: P.A. 86-820; 87-1241; revised 10-20-98.) 26 (10 ILCS 5/4-13) (from Ch. 46, par. 4-13) 27 Sec. 4-13. A docket of all applications to the county 28 clerk, whether such application shall be made for the purpose 29 of being registered, or restored,or for the purpose of30erasing a name on the registeror for completing 31 registration, shall be made out in the order of the 32 precincts.The county clerk shall sit to hear such33applications between the hours of 10:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. onHB1680 Engrossed -54- LRB9102308MWgc 1Thursday, Friday and Saturday of the second week prior to the2week in which the 1970 primary election for the nomination of3candidates for State and county officers or any election4thereafter is to be held.Witnesses may be sworn and examined 5 upon the hearing of the applications. 6 Each person appearingresponse to an application to have7his name erasedshall deliver to the county clerk a written 8 affidavit, which shall be, in substance, in the words and 9 figures following: 10 "I do solemnly swear that I am a citizen of the United 11 States; that I do reside and have resided in the State of 12 Illinois since (insert date)the .... day of ....and in the 13 county of .... in said state since (insert date)the .... day14of ....and in the .... precinct of the .... ward, in the 15 city, village, incorporated town or town of .... in said 16 county and state, since (insert date)the .... day of ....17 and that I am .... years of age; and that I am the identical 18 person registered in said precinct under the name I subscribe 19 hereto." 20 This affidavit shall be signed and sworn to or affirmed 21 before any person authorized to administer oaths or 22 affirmations. The decision on each application shall be 23 announced at once after the hearing, and a minute made 24 thereof, and when an application to be registered or to be 25 restored to the register or to complete registration shall be 26 allowed, the county clerk shall cause a minute to be made 27 upon the original and any duplicate registration record forms 28cards. 29 All applications under this Section and all hearings 30 hereinafter provided may be heard by a deputy county clerk or 31 clerks specially designated by the county clerk for this 32 purpose, and a decision by a deputy so designated, shall 33 become the decision of the county clerk upon approval by the 34 county clerk. HB1680 Engrossed -55- LRB9102308MWgc 1 In any case in which the county clerk refuses an 2 application to be registered or restored or to have a 3 registration completed,or orders a name erased or stricken4from the register,application may be made to the circuit 5 court to be placed upon the register, and such applications 6 shall be heard, and appeals taken from refusal of such 7 applications, in the manner provided in other civil actions. 8 The court may, at its discretion, hear such applications upon 9 the same days as are specified in this Section for hearings 10 by the county clerk, and, in such cases, application to be 11 heard by the court may be made on such days. Forms for 12 applications to the court shall be furnished by the county 13 clerk. 14 (Source: P.A. 83-334.) 15 (10 ILCS 5/4-15) (from Ch. 46, par. 4-15) 16 Sec. 4-15.Within 5 daysAfter a person applies to 17 registerregistersor transfers his registration the election 18 authorityat the office of the county clerk, such clerkshall 19 send by mail a Disposition of Registration as provided for in 20 Section 3A-7 of this Codecertificateto such person setting 21 forth the elector's name and address as it appears upon the 22 voter registration application formrecord card, and such 23 other information as required in Section 3A-7shall request24him in case of any error to present the certificate on or25before the 7th day next ensuing at the office of the county26clerk in order to secure correction of the error. The27certificate shall contain on the outside a request for the28postmaster to return it within 5 days if it cannot be29delivered to the addressee at the address given thereon. Upon30the return by the post office of a certificate which it has31been unable to deliver at the given address because the32addressee cannot be found there or because no such address33exists, a notice shall be at once sent through the UnitedHB1680 Engrossed -56- LRB9102308MWgc 1States mail to such person at the address appearing upon his2registration record card requiring him to appear before the3county clerk, within 5 days, to answer questions touching his4right to register. If the person notified fails to appear at5the county clerk's office within 5 days as directed or if he6appears and fails to prove his right to register, the county7clerk shall mark his registration card as incomplete and he8shall not be permitted to vote until his registration is9satisfactorily completed. 10 If an elector possesses such a certificate valid on its 11 face and advising the elector that his or her voter 12 registration is completed, if his or her name does not 13 expressly appear to have been erased or withdrawn from the 14 precinct list as corrected and revised as provided by Section 15 4-11 of this Article, if he or she makes an affidavit and 16 attaches such certificate thereto, and if such affidavit 17 substantially in the form prescribed in Section 17-10 of this 18 Act is sworn to before a judge of election on suitable forms 19 provided by the county clerk for that purpose, such elector 20 shall be permitted to vote even though his or her name 21duplicate registration cardis not to be found in the 22 precinct filebinderand even though his or her name is not 23 to be found uponthe printed orany other list. 24 (Source: Laws 1961, p. 3394.) 25 (10 ILCS 5/4-16) (from Ch. 46, par. 4-16) 26 Sec. 4-16. Any registered voter who changes his residence 27 from one address to another within the same county wherein 28 this Article is in effect, may have his registration 29 transferred to his new address by making and signing an 30 application for change of residence address upon a form to be 31 provided by the county clerk. Such application must be made 32 to the office of the county clerk and may be made either in 33 person or by mail.In case the person is unable to sign hisHB1680 Engrossed -57- LRB9102308MWgc 1name, the county clerk shall require him to execute the2application in the presence of the county clerk or of his3properly authorized representative, by his mark, and if4satisfied of the identity of the person, the county clerk5shall make the transfer.6 Upon receipt of the application, the county clerk, or one 7 of his employees deputized to take registrations shall cause 8 the signature of the voter and the data appearing upon the 9 application to be compared with the signature and data on the 10 existing Voter Registration Applicationrecord card, and if 11 it appears that the applicant is the same person as the 12 person previously registered under that name the transfer 13 shall be made. 14 No transfers of registration under the provisions of this 15 Section shall be made during the 28 days preceding any 16 election at which such voter would be entitled to vote except 17 that transfers of registration made by mail shall be deemed 18 as timely submitted if postmarked prior to the 28 days 19 preceding any election or if the postmark is illegible or not 20 in evidence received in the office of the county clerk no 21 later than 5 calendar days after the close of registration. 22 When a removal of a registered voter takes place from one 23 address to another within the same election jurisdiction 24precinct within a period during which a transfer of25registration cannot be made before any election or primary, 26 he shall be entitled to vote upon presenting the judges of 27 election his affidavit substantially in the form prescribed 28 in Section 17-10 of this Act of a change of residence address 29 within the election jurisdictionprecincton a date therein 30 specified. 31 The county clerk may obtain information from utility 32 companies, city, village, incorporated town and township 33 records, the post office, or from other sources, regarding 34 the change of addressremovalof registered voters, and may HB1680 Engrossed -58- LRB9102308MWgc 1 treat such information, and information procured fromhis2death andmarriage records on file in his office, as cause to 3 confirman application to erase from the register any name4concerning which he may so have informationthat the voter is 5no longerqualified to vote under the name, or from the 6 address from which registered, and give notice thereof in the 7 manner provided by Section 3A-94--12of this CodeArticle, 8 and notify voters who have changed their address that a 9 transfer of registration may be made in the manner provided 10 in this Section enclosing a form therefor. 11 If any person be registered by error in a precinct other 12 than that in which he resides, the county clerk may transfer 13 his registration to the proper precinct, and if the error is 14 or may be on the part of the registration officials, and is 15 disclosed too late before an election or primary to mail the 16 certificate required by Section 4-15, such certificate may be 17 personally delivered to the voter and he may vote thereon as 18 therein provided, but such certificates so issued shall be 19 specially listed with the reason for the issuance thereof. 20 Where a revision or rearrangement of precincts is made by 21 the county board, the county clerk shall immediately transfer 22 to the proper precinct the registration of any voter affected 23 by such revision or rearrangement of the precinct; make the 24 proper notations on the registration cards of a voter 25 affected by the revision or rearrangement and shall issue 26 revised certificates to each registrant of such change. 27 Any registered voter who changes his or her name by 28 marriage or otherwise shall be required to register anew and 29 authorize the cancellation of the previous registration; but 30 if the voter still resides in the same election jurisdiction 31precinctand if the change of name takes place within a 32 period during which a transfer of registration cannot be 33 made, preceding any election or primary, the elector may, if 34 otherwise qualified, vote upon making an affidavit HB1680 Engrossed -59- LRB9102308MWgc 1 substantially in the form prescribed in Section 17-10 of this 2 Act. 3 The precinct election officials shall report to the 4 county clerk the names and addresses of all persons who have 5 changed their addresses and voted, which shall be treated as 6 an application to change address accordingly, and the names7and addresses of all persons otherwise voting by affidavit as8in this Section provided, which shall be treated as an9application to erase under Section 4--12 hereof. 10 (Source: P.A. 83-999.) 11 (10 ILCS 5/4-18) (from Ch. 46, par. 4-18) 12 Sec. 4-18. The county clerk on his or her own initiative 13 or upon the order of the county board or of the circuit court 14 shall at all times have authority to conduct investigations 15 in a nondiscriminatory manner and to make canvasses of the 16 registered voters in any precinct by other methods than those 17 prescribed herein, and shall at all times have authority to 18 confirmcancelregistration information in the manner 19 provided by this Section. Canvassers appointed for such 20 canvasses and investigations shall be appointed by the county 21 clerk; shall be confirmed by the circuit court in the manner 22 provided by Section 13-3 of this Act for the confirmation of 23 judges of election; shall be officers of that court; and 24 shall be subject to the same control and punishment as judges 25 of election. If upon the basis of investigation or canvasses, 26 the county clerk is of the opinion that any person registered 27 under this Article 4 is not a qualified voter or has ceased 28 to be a qualified voter, he or she shall send a notice 29 through the United States mail to such person following the 30 procedures set forth in Section 3A-9 of this Code., requiring31him or her to appear before the county clerk for a hearing32within 5 days after the date of mailing the notice and show33cause why his or her registration shall not be cancelled. IfHB1680 Engrossed -60- LRB9102308MWgc 1such person fails to appear within such time as provided, his2or her registration shall be cancelled. If such person does3appear, he or she shall execute an affidavit similar in every4respect to the affidavit required of applicants under Section54--13 of this Article 4.6 (Source: P.A. 83-334.) 7 (10 ILCS 5/4-20) (from Ch. 46, par. 4-20) 8 Sec. 4-20. The original registration applicationscards9 shall remain permanently in the office of the county clerk 10 except as destroyed as provided in Section 4-5.01; shall be 11 filed alphabetically with or without regard to precincts, as 12 determined by county clerk; and shall be known as the master 13 file. An official registry of voters shall be compiled for 14 use in the polling place on election day for all elections 15 subject to the provisions of this Article 4. This registry 16 shall be an alphabetical or geographical listing of all 17 registered voters by precinct so as to correspond with the 18 arrangement of the list for such precincts compiled pursuant 19 to Section 4-11 of this Article and shall be known as the 20 precinct file. 21 The precinct file shall be in the form of a computer 22 printout as provided for in Section 4-20.1 or consist of 23 duplicate registration cards and true duplicates of Voter 24 Registration Applications as provided for in Section 4-20.2. 25 In either instance, it shall be a true and accurate listing 26 of every registered voter for every precinct within the 27 jurisdiction.The duplicate registration cards shall28constitute the official registry of voters for all elections29subject to the provisions of this Article 4, shall be filed30by precincts alphabetically or geographically so as to31correspond with the arrangement of the list for such32precincts respectively, compiled pursuant to Section 4-11 of33this Article, and shall be known as the precinct file.The HB1680 Engrossed -61- LRB9102308MWgc 1 precinct fileduplicate cardsfor use in conducting elections 2 shall be delivered to the judges of election by the county 3 clerk in a suitable binder or other device, which shall be 4 locked and sealed in accordance with the directions to be 5 given by the county clerk and shall also be suitably indexed 6 for convenient use by the precinct officers. The precinct 7 fileduplicate cardsshall be delivered to the judges of 8 election for use at the polls for elections at the same time 9 as the official ballots are delivered to them, and shall be 10 returned to the county clerk by the judges of election within 11 the time provided for the return of the official ballots. The 12 county clerk shall determine the manner of delivery and 13 return of such precinct filesduplicate cards, and shall at 14 all other times retain them at his office except for such use 15 of them as may be made under this CodeArticle with respect16to registration not at the office of the county clerk. 17 (Source: P.A. 80-1469.) 18 (10 ILCS 5/4-20.1 new) 19 Sec. 4-20.1. All precinct files in the form of a 20 computer printout shall contain the date of the election for 21 which it was generated, the precinct number or other 22 identifier, the number of registered voters in that precinct 23 and such other information as prescribed by rule of the State 24 Board of Elections and shall include but not be limited to 25 the following information concerning each registered voter of 26 the precinct as attested to on the Voter Registration 27 Application: last name, first name and middle name or 28 initial; residence address; date of birth, if provided; sex; 29 and shall include a true duplicate of the voter's signature. 30 Space shall be provided to record voter participation at that 31 election. Reproduction of the voter's signature and its 32 clarity, security and source document shall be in accord with 33 rules of the State Board of Elections and must not be HB1680 Engrossed -62- LRB9102308MWgc 1 provided for any other purpose. Violations of this signature 2 reproduction restriction shall be a Class 3 felony and any 3 person who is convicted of violating this Section shall be 4 ineligible for public employment for a period of 5 years 5 immediately following the completion of that sentence. 6 (10 ILCS 5/4-20.2 new) 7 Sec. 4-20.2. Precinct files consisting of duplicate 8 registration cards and true duplicates of voter registration 9 applications shall be alphabetically arranged and up-dated 10 prior to each election. Such true duplicates must be clear 11 and of the same size as the original and be true duplicates 12 of the front and back of the original. Rule of the State 13 Board of Elections shall prescribe the weight of paper of the 14 true duplicates and other specifications necessary to ensure 15 a legible and durable precinct file. 16 (10 ILCS 5/4-22) (from Ch. 46, par. 4-22) 17 Sec. 4-22. Except as otherwise provided in this Section 18 upon application to vote each registered elector shall sign 19 his name or make his mark as the case may be, on a 20 certificate substantially as follows: 21 CERTIFICATE OF REGISTERED VOTER 22 City of ....... Ward ....... Precinct ....... 23 Election ....... (Date) ....... (Month) ....... (Year) 24 Registration Record ....... 25 Checked by ....... 26 Voter's number .... 27 INSTRUCTION TO VOTERS 28 Sign this certificate and hand it to the election officer 29 in charge. After the registration record has been checked, 30 the officer will hand it back to you. Whereupon you shall 31 present it to the officer in charge of the ballots. 32 I hereby certify that I am registered from the address HB1680 Engrossed -63- LRB9102308MWgc 1 below and am qualified to vote. 2 Signature of voter ....... 3 residence address ....... 4 An individual shall not be required to provide his social 5 security number when applying for a ballot. He shall not be 6 denied a ballot, nor shall his ballot be challenged, solely 7 because of his refusal to provide his social security number. 8 Nothing in this Act prevents an individual from being 9 requested to provide his social security number when the 10 individual applies for a ballot. If, however, the certificate 11 contains a space for the individual's social security number, 12 the following notice shall appear on the certificate, 13 immediately above such space, in bold-face capital letters, 14 in type the size of which equals the largest type on the 15 certificate: 16 "THE INDIVIDUAL APPLYING FOR A BALLOT WITH THIS DOCUMENT 17 IS NOT REQUIRED TO DISCLOSE HIS OR HER SOCIAL SECURITY 18 NUMBER. HE OR SHE MAY NOT BE DENIED A BALLOT, NOR SHALL HIS 19 OR HER BALLOT BE CHALLENGED, SOLELY BECAUSE OF HIS OR HER 20 REFUSAL TO PROVIDE HIS OR HER SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER." 21 The certificates of each State-wide political party at a 22 general primary election shall be separately printed upon 23 paper of uniform quality, texture and size, but the 24 certificates of no 2 State-wide political parties shall be of 25 the same color or tint. However, if the election authority 26 provides computer generated applications with the precinct, 27 ballot style and voter's name and address preprinted on the 28 application, a single application may be used for State-wide 29 political parties if it contains spaces or check-off boxes to 30 indicate the political party. Such application shall not 31 entitle the voter to vote in the primary of more than one 32 political party at the same election. 33 At the consolidated primary, such certificates may 34 contain spaces or checkoff boxes permitting the voter to HB1680 Engrossed -64- LRB9102308MWgc 1 request a primary ballot of any other political party which 2 is established only within a political subdivision and for 3 which a primary is conducted on the same election day. Such 4 application shall not entitle the voter to vote in both the 5 primary of the State-wide political party and the primary of 6 the local political party with respect to the offices of the 7 same political subdivision. In no event may a voter vote in 8 more than one State-wide primary on the same day. 9 The judges in charge of the precinctregistrationfiles 10 shall compare the signature upon such certificate with the 11 signature on the precinct filesregistration record cardas a 12 means of identifying the voter. Unless satisfied by such 13 signature comparison that the applicant to vote is the 14 identical person who is registered under the same name, the 15 judges shall ask such applicant the questions for 16 identification which appear on the precinct fileregistration17card, and if the applicant does not prove to the satisfaction 18 of a majority of the judges of the election precinct that he 19 is the identical person registered under the name in question 20 then the vote of such applicant shall be challenged by a 21 judge of election, and the same procedure followed as 22 provided by law for challenged voters. 23 In case the elector is unable to sign his name, a judge 24 of election shall check the data on the precinct file 25registration cardand shall check the address given, with the 26 registered address, in order to determine whether he is 27 entitled to vote. 28 One of the judges of election shall check the certificate 29 of each applicant for a ballot after the precinct file 30registration recordhas been examined, and shall sign his 31 initials on the certificate in the space provided therefor, 32 and shall enter upon such certificate the number of the voter 33 in the place provided therefor, and make an entry in the 34 voting record space on the precinct fileregistration record,HB1680 Engrossed -65- LRB9102308MWgc 1to indicate whether or not the applicant voted. Such judge 2 shall then hand such certificate back to the applicant in 3 case he is permitted to vote, and such applicant shall hand 4 it to the judge of election in charge of the ballots. The 5 certificates of the voters shall be filed in the order in 6 which they are received and shall constitute an official poll 7 record. The term "poll lists" and "poll books", where used 8 in this Article, shall be construed to apply to such official 9 poll record. 10 After each general primary election the county clerk 11 shall indicate by color code or other means next to the name 12 of each registrant on the list of registered voters in each 13 precinct the primary ballot of a political party that the 14 registrant requested at that general primary election. The 15 county clerk, within 60 days after the general primary 16 election, shall provide a copy of this coded list to the 17 chairman of the county central committee of each established 18 political party or to the chairman's duly authorized 19 representative. 20Within 60 days after the effective date of this21amendatory Act of 1983, the county clerk shall provide to the22chairman of the county central committee of each established23political party or to the chairman's duly authorized24representative the list of registered voters in each precinct25at the time of the general primary election of 1982 and shall26indicate on such list by color code or other means next to27the name of a registrant the primary ballot of a political28party that the registrant requested at the general primary29election of 1982.30 The county clerk may charge a fee to reimburse the actual 31 cost of duplicating each copy of a list provided undereither32ofthe2preceding paragraphparagraphs. 33 Where an elector makes application to vote by signing and 34 presenting the certificate provided by this Section, and his HB1680 Engrossed -66- LRB9102308MWgc 1 name is not foundregistration record card is not foundin 2 the precinct fileregistryof voters, but his name appears as3that of a registered voter in such precinct upon the printed4precinct register as corrected or revised by the supplemental5list, or upon the consolidated list, if any, and whose name6has not been erased or withdrawn from such register, the7printed precinct register as corrected or revised by the8supplemental list, or consolidated list, if any, shall be9prima facie evidence of the elector's right to vote upon10compliance with the provisions hereinafter set forth in this11Section. In such eventany one of the judges of election 12 shall require an affidavit by such personand one voter13residing in the precinct before the judges of election,14 substantially in the form prescribed in Section 17-10 of this 15 Act, and upon the presentation of such affidavits, a 16 certificate shall be issued to such elector, and upon the 17 presentation of such certificate and affidavits, he shall be 18 entitled to vote. 19 Provided, however, that applications for ballots made by 20 registered voters under the provisions of Article 19 of this 21 Act shall be accepted by the Judges of Election in lieu of 22 the "Certificate of Registered Voter" provided for in this 23 Section. 24 When the county clerk delivers to the judges of election 25 for use at the polls a supplemental or consolidated list of 26 the printed precinct register, he shall give a copy of the 27 supplemental or consolidated list to the chairman of a county 28 central committee of an established political party or to the 29 chairman's duly authorized representative. 30 Whenever 2 or more elections occur simultaneously, the 31 election authority charged with the duty of providing 32 application certificates may prescribe the form thereof so 33 that a voter is required to execute only one, indicating in 34 which of the elections he desires to vote. HB1680 Engrossed -67- LRB9102308MWgc 1 After the signature has been verified, the judges shall 2 determine in which political subdivisions the voter resides 3 by use of the information contained on the precinct file 4voter registration cardsor the separate registration lists 5 or other means approved by the State Board of Elections and 6 prepared and supplied by the election authority. The voter's 7 certificate shall be so marked by the judges as to show the 8 respective ballots which the voter is given. 9 (Source: P.A. 84-809.) 10 (10 ILCS 5/4-24) (from Ch. 46, par. 4-24) 11 Sec. 4-24. In the event that any city, village or 12 incorporated town within a county shall become subject to the 13 authority of a board of election commissioners, by the 14 adoption of Articles 6, 14 and 18 of this Act, or shall cease 15 to be subject to the authority of such a board, by the 16 abandonment of said Articles, it shall not be necessary for 17 the registered voters in the area affected by such action to 18 register again, either under this Article or under Article 6 19 of this Act unless they are not re-registered under the 1969 20 and 1970 re-registration provisions in counties where such 21 provisions are applicable. 22 This Article 4 shall immediately become effective in any 23 area of a county that ceases to be subject to the authority 24 of a board of election commissioners. 25 Within 24 hours after the court has entered its order 26 declaring Articles 6, 14 and 18 of this Act adopted by any 27 city, village or incorporated town or rejected by the voters 28 of any city, village or incorporated town, after having been 29 in effect therein, it shall be the duty of the board of 30 election commissioners or of the county clerk, as the case 31 may be, to turn over to the officer or officers thereafter to 32 be charged with the registration of voters within the area 33 affected (the county clerk or board of election HB1680 Engrossed -68- LRB9102308MWgc 1 commissioners, as the case may be) the original and any 2 duplicate Voter Registration Applicationscardsof all 3 persons affected by the adoption or rejection of said 4 Articles 6, 14 and 18 of this Act; and at the same time to 5 turn over all forms, papers and other instruments pertaining 6 to the registration of voters within the area affected, and 7 all booths, ballot boxes and election equipment formerly used 8 in conducting elections in such area. 9 Theoriginalregistration applicationscardsof the 10 voters turned over to the county clerk or board of election 11 commissioners, as the case may be, shall be placed in a 12 master file together with the registration formscardsof all 13 voters who previously registered under the provisions of this 14 Article or of Articles 6, 14 and 18 of this Act, as the case 15 may be, and said formscardsshall then become part of the 16 official registration record required to be kept in the 17 office of the county clerk or of the board of election 18 commissioners, as the case may be. 19 Precinct files consisting of duplicate cards and true 20 duplicates of Voter Registration ApplicationsThe duplicate21cards shall be arranged in precinct order andshall be 22 retained in the office of the county clerk or of the board of 23 election commissioners, as the case may be, for the use in 24 conducting elections. Such precinct fileduplicate cards25 shall become part of the official registration record 26 required to be kept in the office of the county clerk or of 27 the board of election commissioners, as the case may be. 28 (Source: P.A. 83-334.) 29 (10 ILCS 5/4-24.1) (from Ch. 46, par. 4-24.1) 30 Sec. 4-24.1. If any area becomes subject to a board of 31 election commissioners by reason of annexation to a city, 32 village or incorporated town subject to such a board or 33 ceases to be subject to a board of election commissioners by HB1680 Engrossed -69- LRB9102308MWgc 1 reason of disconnection from such a city, village or 2 incorporated town, it shall not be necessary for the 3 registered voters in such area to register again, either 4 under this Article or Article 6. 5 As soon as practicable after such annexation or 6 disconnection, the county clerk or board of election 7 commissioners, as the case may be, shall turn over to officer 8 or officers thereafter to be charged with the registration of 9 voters within the area affected (the board of election 10 commissioners or county clerk, as the case may be) the Voter 11 Registration Applicationsoriginal and duplicate registration12cardsof all registered voters in the annexed or disconnected 13 area. 14 (Source: Laws 1967, p. 405.) 15 (10 ILCS 5/4-27) (from Ch. 46, par. 4-27) 16 Sec. 4-27. At each regular special or primary election to 17 which this Article 4 is applicable, the judges of election 18 shall personally affix all affidavits made before them in 19 accordance with the provisions of Sections 4-15, 4-16, 4-22, 20 4-23, 7-45 or 17-10, respectively, to the respective 21 applications to vote. 22 Persons voting for whom no registration card is found in 23 the master file or precinct filebindershall be investigated 24 by the county clerk or persons in his office, as shall 25 likewise be investigated the correctness of affidavits filed 26 under the provisions of the Sections hereinbefore in this 27 Section enumerated. If from such investigation the county 28 clerk shall be satisfied that the provisions of this Article 29 have been violated, or that any person has voted who was not 30 qualified so to do, he shall make a complete report to the 31 State's Attorney of the County, attaching thereto a correct 32 copy of the application to vote and any affidavit which may 33 have been executed by the voter and supporting witnesses, if HB1680 Engrossed -70- LRB9102308MWgc 1 any. The State's Attorney shall prosecute all such reports of 2 fraud if on the basis of the facts so reported, and of any 3 additional investigation he may cause to be made, he shall be 4 satisfied that a knowing violation of this Article or of this 5 Act has been committed. The County Clerk shall further file 6 with the circuit court, for such action as is provided in 7 cases of the misbehavior of judges of election, a copy of any 8 such report in which it shall appear that the judges of 9 election knowingly permitted a person to vote who was not 10 qualified so to do under the provisions of this Article or of 11 this Act, or otherwise were guilty of a knowing breach of 12 their duties as such under this Act. 13 (Source: Laws 1965, p. 3481.) 14 (10 ILCS 5/4-30) (from Ch. 46, par. 4-30) 15 Sec. 4-30. The county clerk on his own initiative or 16 upon order of the county board shall at all times have 17 authority to conduct investigations in a nondiscriminatory 18 mannerinvestigationand to make canvasses of the registered 19 voters in any precinct canvass or at other times and by other 20 methods than those so prescribed. However, the county clerk 21 shall at least once in every 2 years conduct a verification 22 of voter registrations as prescribed in Section 3A-9 of this 23 Codeand shall cause the cancellation of registration of24persons who have ceased to be qualified voters. Such 25 verification shall be accomplished by one of the following 26 methods: (1) precinct canvass conducted by 2 qualified 27 persons of opposite party affiliation appointed by the county 28 clerk or (2) written request for verification sent to each 29 registered voter by first class mail, not forwardable or (3) 30 an alternative method of verification submitted in writing to 31 and approved by the State Board of Elections at a public 32 meeting not less than 60 days prior to the date on which the 33 county clerk has fixed for implementation of that method of HB1680 Engrossed -71- LRB9102308MWgc 1 verification; provided, that the county clerk shall submit to 2 the State Board of Elections a written statement of the 3 results obtained by use of such alternative method within 30 4 days of completion of the verification. Provided that in each 5 precinct one canvasser may be appointed from outside such 6 precinct if not enough other qualified persons who reside 7 within the precinct can be found to serve as canvasser in 8 such precinct. The one canvasser so appointed to serve in any 9 precinct in which he is not entitled to vote prior to the 10 election must be entitled to vote elsewhere within the ward, 11 township or road district which includes within its 12 boundaries the precinct in which such canvasser is appointed 13 and such canvasser must be otherwise qualified. If upon the 14 basis of investigation or canvasses, the county clerk shall 15 be of the opinion that any person registered under this 16 Article is not a qualified voter or has ceased to be a 17 qualified voter, he shall send a notice through the United 18 States mail to such person and follow the procedures set 19 forth in Section 3A-9 of this Code., requiring him to appear20before the county clerk for a hearing within ten days after21the date of mailing such notice and show cause why his22registration shall not be cancelled. If such person fails to23appear within such time as provided, his registration shall24be cancelled. If such a person does appear, he shall make an25affidavit similar in every respect to the affidavit required26of applicants under Section 4-13 and his registration shall27be reinstated.28If the county clerk cancels such registration upon the29voter failing to appear, the county clerk shall immediately30request of the clerk of the city, village or incorporated31town in which the person claimed residence, to return the32triplicate card of registration of the said person and within33twenty-four hours after receipt of said request, the said34clerk shall mail or cause to be delivered to the county clerkHB1680 Engrossed -72- LRB9102308MWgc 1the triplicate card of registration of the said person and2the said triplicate card shall thereupon be cancelled by the3county clerk.4 (Source: P.A. 84-1308.) 5 (10 ILCS 5/5-1) (from Ch. 46, par. 5-1) 6 Sec. 5-1. Except as hereinafter provided, it shall be 7 unlawful for any person residing in a county containing a 8 population of 500,000 or more, to vote at any election, 9 unless such person is at the time of such election a 10 registered voter under the requirements of Article 3A or of 11 this Article 5 or is exempt under Section 5-29.01 from 12 registration. Provided, that this Article 5 shall not apply 13 to electors residing in cities, villages, and incorporated 14 towns in this State which have adopted or are operating under 15 Article 6, 14 and 18 of this Act, or to electors voting 16 pursuant to Article 20 of this Act. 17 (Source: P.A. 80-1469.) 18 (10 ILCS 5/5-6) (from Ch. 46, par. 5-6) 19 Sec. 5-6. Subject to the provisions of Section 5-19 of 20 this Article 5, in addition to the registration authorized at 21 the offices of the County Clerk, city clerk, town clerk, 22 incorporated town clerk and village clerk under Section 5-5 23 of this Article 5, and that provided by Section 5-17 of this 24 Article 5, there shall be three days of re-registration in 25 each precinct as established by the Board of County 26 Commissioners for county and township elections. The first of 27 said three days of re-registration shall be Friday, September 28 15, 1961; the second of said three days of re-registration 29 shall be Friday, October 13, 1961 and the third of said three 30 days of re-registration shall be Tuesday, March 13, 1962. On 31 each of the said three days of re-registration the 32 registration places shall open at eight o'clock a. m. and HB1680 Engrossed -73- LRB9102308MWgc 1 remain open until nine o'clock p. m. It shall be the duty of 2 the County Board to appoint the place of registry in each 3 precinct and the provisions of Section 5-3 of this Article 5 4 shall apply thereto. 5 The re-registration provided by this Article 5 shall 6 constitute a permanent registration subject to revision and 7 alteration in the manner hereinafter provided. All 8 registrations shall be upon registration application forms 9record cardsprovided by an election authority or as 10 otherwise provided by this Codethe County Clerk in11accordance with the provisions of this Article 5. 12 Immediately following the first day of precinct 13 re-registration in 1961, all permanent registration records 14 compiled prior to September 15, 1961, shall be destroyed if 15 no election contest is pending in which such records are 16 material. 17 (Source: Laws 1959, p. 1919.) 18 (10 ILCS 5/5-7) (from Ch. 46, par. 5-7) 19 Sec. 5-7.The county clerk shall provide a sufficient20number of blank forms for the registration of electors which21shall be known as registration record cards and which shall22consist of loose leaf sheets or cards, of suitable size to23contain in plain writing and figures the data hereinafter24required thereon or shall consist of computer cards of25suitable nature to contain the data required thereon. The26registration record cards, which shall include an affidavit27of registration as hereinafter provided, shall be executed in28duplicate.29The registration record card shall contain the following30and such other information as the county clerk may think it31proper to require for the identification of the applicant for32registration:33Name. The name of the applicant, giving surname and firstHB1680 Engrossed -74- LRB9102308MWgc 1or Christian name in full, and the middle name or the initial2for such middle name, if any.3Sex.4Residence. The name and number of the street, avenue, or5other location of the dwelling, including the apartment, unit6or room number, if any, and in the case of a mobile home the7lot number, and such additional clear and definite8description as may be necessary to determine the exact9location of the dwelling of the applicant, including10post-office mailing address. In the case of a homeless11individual, the individual's voting residence that is his or12her mailing address shall be included on his or her13registration record card.14Term of residence in the State of Illinois and the15precinct. Which questions may be answered by the applicant16stating, in excess of 30 days in the State and in excess of1730 days in the precinct.18Nativity. The State or country in which the applicant was19born.20Citizenship. Whether the applicant is native born or21naturalized. If naturalized, the court, place and date of22naturalization.23Date of application for registration, i. e., the day,24month and year when applicant presented himself for25registration.26Age. Date of birth, by month, day and year.27Physical disability of the applicant, if any, at the time28of registration, which would require assistance in voting.29The county and state in which the applicant was last30registered.31Signature of voter. The applicant, after the registration32and in the presence of a deputy registrar or other officer of33registration shall be required to sign his or her name in ink34to the affidavit on the original and duplicate registrationHB1680 Engrossed -75- LRB9102308MWgc 1record card.2Signature of Deputy Registrar.3In case applicant is unable to sign his name, he may4affix his mark to the affidavit. In such case the officer5empowered to give the registration oath shall write a6detailed description of the applicant in the space provided7at the bottom of the card or sheet; and shall ask the8following questions and record the answers thereto:9Father's first name.......................10Mother's first name.......................11From what address did you last register?12Reason for inability to sign name.13Each applicant for registration shall make an affidavit14in substantially the following form:15AFFIDAVIT OF REGISTRATION16State of Illinois)17)ss18County of )19I hereby swear (or affirm) that I am a citizen of the20United States; that on the date of the next election I shall21have resided in the State of Illinois and in the election22precinct in which I reside 30 days; that I am fully qualified23to vote. That I intend that this location shall be my24residence and that the above statements are true.25..............................26(His or her signature or mark)27Subscribed and sworn to before me this.... day of....,2819...29Signature of Registration Officer. (To be signed in30presence of Registrant.)31Space shall be provided upon the face of each32registration record card for the notation of the voting33record of the person registered thereon.34Each registration record card shall be numbered accordingHB1680 Engrossed -76- LRB9102308MWgc 1to towns and precincts, wards, cities and villages, as the2case may be, and may be serially or otherwise marked for3identification in such manner as the county clerk may4determine.5 The voter registration applicationscardsshall be deemed 6 public records and shall be open to inspection during regular 7 business hours, except during the 28 days immediately 8 preceding any election. On written request of any candidate 9 or objector or any person intending to object to a petition, 10 the election authority shall extend its hours for inspection 11 of registration applicationscardsand other records of the 12 election authority during the period beginning with the 13 filing of petitions under Sections 7-10, 8-8, 10-6 or 28-3 14 and continuing through the termination of electoral board 15 hearings on any objections to petitions containing signatures 16 of registered voters in the jurisdiction of the election 17 authority. The extension shall be for a period of hours 18 sufficient to allow adequate opportunity for examination of 19 the records but the election authority is not required to 20 extend its hours beyond the period beginning at its normal 21 opening for business and ending at midnight. If the business 22 hours are so extended, the election authority shall post a 23 public notice of such extended hours. Registration 24 applicationsrecord cardsmay also be inspected, upon 25 approval of the officer in charge of the formscards, during 26 the 28 days immediately preceding any election. Registration 27 information found in the precinct file as provided in Section 28 5-28record cardsshall also be open to inspection by 29 certified judges and poll watchers and challengers at the 30 polling place on election day, but only to the extent 31 necessary to determine the question of the right of a person 32 to vote or to serve as a judge of election. At no time shall 33 poll watchers or challengers be allowed to physically handle 34 the precinct fileregistration record cards. HB1680 Engrossed -77- LRB9102308MWgc 1 Updated copies of computer tapes or computer discs or 2 other electronic data processing information containing voter 3 registration information shall be furnished by the county 4 clerk within 10 days after December 15 and May 15 each year 5 to the State Board of Elections in a form prescribed by the 6 Board. Registration information shall include, but not be 7 limited to, the following information: name, sex, residence, 8 telephone number, if any, date of birth, if available,age,9 party affiliation, if applicable, precinct, ward, township, 10 county, and representative, legislative and congressional 11 districts. In the event of noncompliance, the State Board of 12 Elections is directed to obtain compliance forthwith with 13 this nondiscretionary duty of the election authority by 14 instituting legal proceedings in the circuit court of the 15 county in which the election authority maintains the 16 registration information. The costs of furnishing updated 17 copies of tapes or discs shall be paid at a rate of $.00034 18 per name of registered voters in the election jurisdiction, 19 but not less than $50 per tape or disc and shall be paid from 20 appropriations made to the State Board of Elections for 21 reimbursement to the election authority for such purpose. The 22 Board shall furnish copies of such tapes, discs, other 23 electronic data or compilations thereof to state political 24 committees registered pursuant to the Illinois Campaign 25 Finance Act or the Federal Election Campaign Act at their 26 request and at a reasonable cost. Copies of the tapes, discs 27 or other electronic data shall be furnished by the county 28 clerk to local political committees at their request and at a 29 reasonable cost. Reasonable cost of the tapes, discs, et 30 cetera for this purpose would be the cost of duplication plus 31 15% for administration. The individual representing a 32 political committee requesting copies of such tapes shall 33 make a sworn affidavit that the information shall be used 34 only for bona fide political purposes, including by or for HB1680 Engrossed -78- LRB9102308MWgc 1 candidates for office or incumbent office holders. Such 2 tapes, discs or other electronic data shall not be used under 3 any circumstances by any political committee or individuals 4 for purposes of commercial solicitation or other business 5 purposes. If such tapes contain information on county 6 residents related to the operations of county government in 7 addition to registration information, that information shall 8 not be used under any circumstances for commercial 9 solicitation or other business purposes. The prohibition in 10 this Section against using the computer tapes or computer 11 discs or other electronic data processing information 12 containing voter registration information for purposes of 13 commercial solicitation or other business purposes shall be 14 prospective only from the effective date of this amended Act 15 of 1979. Any person who violates this provision shall be 16 guilty of a Class 4 felony. 17 The State Board of Elections shall promulgate, by October 18 1, 1987, such regulations as may be necessary to ensure 19 uniformity throughout the State in electronic data processing 20 of voter registration information. The regulations shall 21 include, but need not be limited to, specifications for 22 uniform medium, communications protocol and file structure to 23 be employed by the election authorities of this State in the 24 electronic data processing of voter registration information. 25 Each election authority utilizing electronic data processing 26 of voter registration information shall comply with such 27 regulations on and after May 15, 1988. 28If the applicant for registration was last registered in29another county within this State, he shall also sign a30certificate authorizing cancellation of the former31registration. The certificate shall be in substantially the32following form:33To the County Clerk of.... County, Illinois. To the Election34Commission of the City of...., Illinois.HB1680 Engrossed -79- LRB9102308MWgc 1This is to certify that I am registered in your (county)2(city) and that my residence was.....3Having moved out of your (county) (city), I hereby4authorize you to cancel said registration in your office.5Dated at.... Illinois, this.... day of...., 19...6....................7(Signature of Voter)8Attest......, County Clerk,........ County, Illinois.9The cancellation certificate shall be mailed immediately10by the county clerk to the county clerk (or election11commission as the case may be) where the applicant was12formerly registered. Receipt of such certificate shall be13full authority for cancellation of any previous registration.1415 (Source: P.A. 86-873; 86-1348; 87-1241.) 16 (10 ILCS 5/5-7.01) (from Ch. 46, par. 5-7.01) 17 Sec. 5-7.01. If an applicant for registration reports a 18 permanent physical disability which would require assistance 19 in voting, the county clerk shall mark all his registration 20 formscardsin the right margin on the front of the formcard21with a band of ink running the full margin which shall be of 22 contrast to, and easily distinguishable from, the color of 23 the formcard. If an applicant for registration attests 24declares upon properly witnessed oath, with his signature or 25 mark affixed, that he cannot read the English language and 26 that he will require assistance in voting, all his 27 registration formscardsshall be marked in a manner similar 28 to the marking on the formscardsof a voter who requires 29 assistance because of physical disability, except that the 30 marking shall be of a different distinguishing color. 31 Following each election the formscardsof any voter who has 32 requested assistance as a disabled voter, and has stated that 33 the disability is permanent, or who has received assistance HB1680 Engrossed -80- LRB9102308MWgc 1 because of inability to read the English language, shall be 2 marked in the same manner. 3 (Source: Laws 1967, p. 3524.) 4 (10 ILCS 5/5-7.03) (from Ch. 46, par. 5-7.03) 5 Sec. 5-7.03. If the applicant for registration in the 6 office of the election authority or before a deputy registrar 7 was last registered in another election jurisdiction within 8 this State, he shall also sign a certificate authorizing 9 cancellation of the former registration. The certificate 10 shall be in substantially the following form: To the County 11 Clerk of ... County, Illinois. 12 To the Election Commission of the (City) (County) of 13 ....., Illinois. 14 This is to certify that I am registered in your (county) 15 (city) and that my residence was ....................Having 16 moved out of your (county) (city), I hereby authorize you to 17 cancel the registration in your office. Dated at ...., 18 Illinois, (insert date) 19 ............................. 20 (Signature of Voter) 21 Attest:......................, County Clerk, ........... 22 County, Illinois 23 The cancellation certificate shall be mailed immediately 24 by the County Clerk to the County (or election commission as 25 the case may be) where the applicant was formerly registered. 26 Receipt of such certificate shall be full authority for 27 cancellation of any previous registration.The State Board of28Elections shall design a registration record card which,29except as otherwise provided in this Section, shall be used30in triplicate by all election authorities in the State,31beginning with registrations taken on or after January 1,321986. The Board shall prescribe the form and specifications,33including but not limited to the weight of paper, color andHB1680 Engrossed -81- LRB9102308MWgc 1print of such cards. Such cards shall contain boxes or2spaces for the information required under Sections 5-7 and35-28.1 of this Code; provided, that such cards shall also4contain a box or space for the applicant's driver's license5number, or where allowable the applicant's social security6number, if any, and a box for the applicant's telephone7number, if available.8The original and duplicate cards shall respectively9constitute the master file and precinct binder registration10records of the voter. The triplicate card shall be given to11the applicant upon completion of his or her registration or12completed transfer of registration.13 Whenever a voter moves to another precinct within the 14 same election jurisdiction or to another election 15 jurisdiction in the State, such voter may transfer his or her 16 registrationby presenting his or her triplicate card to the17election authority or a deputy registrar. If such voter is18not in possession of or has lost his or her triplicate card,19he or she may effect a transfer of registrationby executing 20 an Affidavit of Cancellation of Previous Registration or by 21 submitting a completed Voter Registration Application. Any 22 transfer of registration received in the office of election 23 authority or postmarked prior to the close of registration 24 shall be deemed to be timely filed. If a postmark is not in 25 evidence or legible, it shall be considered as timely filed 26 if received in the office of the election authority no later 27 than 5 calendar days after the close of registration.In the28case of a transfer of registration to a new election29jurisdiction, the election authority shall transmit the30voter's triplicate card or such affidavit to the election31authority of the voter's former election jurisdiction, which32shall immediately cause the transmission of the voter's33previous registration card to the voter's new election34authority. No transfer of registration to a new electionHB1680 Engrossed -82- LRB9102308MWgc 1jurisdiction shall be complete until the voter's old election2authority receives notification.3 Deputy registrars shall return all Voter Registration 4 Applicationstriplicate cardsor Affidavits of Cancellation 5 of Previous Registration to the election authority within 7 6 working days after the receipt thereof, except that such 7 formscards or Affidavits of Cancellation of Previous8Registrationreceived by the deputy registrars between the 9 35th and 29th28thday preceding an election shall be 10 returned by the deputy registrars to the election authority 11 within 48 hours after receipt. The deputy registrars shall 12 return the Voter Registration Applicationscardsor 13 Affidavits of Cancellation of Previous Registration received 14 by them on the 29th28thday preceding an election to the 15 election authority within 24 hours after receipt thereof. 16The date by which an election authority is required to17take registrations in compliance with this Section may be18extended by the State Board of Elections to a date no later19than July 1, 1986, where, prior to January 1, 1986, the Board20has received a written request for such an extension from the21election authority and such request has shown good cause for22the extension.23 (Source: P.A. 86-873.) 24 (10 ILCS 5/5-8) (from Ch. 46, par. 5-8) 25 Sec. 5-8. The County Clerk shall supply Deputy 26 Registrars, Officers of Registration and Judges of 27 Registration with registration forms and shall fully instruct 28 them in their duties. Each Deputy Registrar, Officer of 29 Registration and Judge of Registration shall receipt to the 30 County Clerk for all blank voter registration application 31 formsrecordsissued to them, specifying therein the number 32 of blanks received by them, and each Deputy Registrar, 33 Officer of Registration and Judge of Registration shall be HB1680 Engrossed -83- LRB9102308MWgc 1 charged with such blanks until he returns them to the County 2 Clerk. If for any cause a blank voter registration 3 application formrecord cardis mutilated or rendered unfit 4 for use in making it out, or if a mistake therein has been 5 made, such blank shall not be destroyed, but the word 6 "mutilated" shall be written across the face of such form 7blank, and such formblankshall be returned to the County 8 Clerk and shall be preserved in the same manner and for the 9 same length of time as mutilated ballots. When each 1961 and 10 1962 precinct re-registration shall have been completed, a 11 Deputy Registrar or Judge of Registration shall return all 12 registration record cards to the County Clerk whether such 13 cards have been filled out, executed or whether they are 14 unused, or whether they have been mutilated. A Deputy 15 Registrar, or Judge of Registration for precinct registration 16 shall make personal delivery of the registration records to 17 the County Clerk, after the close of each precinct 18 registration. Each Deputy Registrar and Judge of Registration 19 shall certify the registration records in substantially the 20 following form: 21 "We, the undersigned Deputy Registrars and Judge of 22 Registration in the County of .... in the State of Illinois, 23 do swear (or affirm) that at the registration of electors on 24 (insert date)the .... day of ....there was registered by us 25 in the said election precinct the names which appear on the 26 registration records, and that the number of voters 27 registered and qualified was and is the number ..... 28 .... (Judge of Registration) 29 .... (Deputy Registrar) 30 .... (Deputy Registrar) 31 Date ....." 32 (Source: Laws 1959, p. 1919.) 33 (10 ILCS 5/5-9) (from Ch. 46, par. 5-9) HB1680 Engrossed -84- LRB9102308MWgc 1 Sec. 5-9. Except as herein provided, no person shall be 2 registered unless he applies in person to a registration 3 officer, answers such relevant questions as may be asked of 4 him by the registration officer, and executes the affidavit 5 of registration or submits a valid voter registration 6 application under the provisions of Article 3A. The 7 registration officer shall require the applicant to furnish 8 two forms of identification, and except in the case of a 9 homeless individual, one of which must include his or her 10 residence address. These forms of identification shall 11 include, but not be limited to, any of the following: 12 driver's license, social security card, public aid 13 identification card, utility bill, employee or student 14 identification card, credit card, or a civic, union or 15 professional association membership card. The registration 16 officer shall require a homeless individual to furnish 17 evidence of his or her use of the mailing address stated. 18 This use may be demonstrated by a piece of mail addressed to 19 that individual and received at that address or by a 20 statement from a person authorizing use of the mailing 21 address. The registration officer shall require each 22 applicant for registration to read or have read to him the 23 affidavit of registration before permitting him to execute 24 the affidavit. 25 One of the Deputy Registrars, the Judge of Registration, 26 or an Officer of Registration, County Clerk, or clerk in the 27 office of the County Clerk, shall administer to all persons 28 who shall personally apply to register the following oath or 29 affirmation: 30 "You do solemnly swear (or affirm) that you will fully 31 and truly answer all such questions as shall be put to you 32 touching your place of residence, name, place of birth, your 33 qualifications as an elector and your right as such to 34 register and vote under the laws of the State of Illinois." HB1680 Engrossed -85- LRB9102308MWgc 1 The Registration Officer shall satisfy himself that each 2 applicant for registration is qualified to register before 3 registering him. If the registration officer has reason to 4 believe that the applicant is a resident of a Soldiers' and 5 Sailors' Home or any facility which is licensed or certified 6 pursuant to the Nursing Home Care Act, the following question 7 shall be put, "When you entered the home which is your 8 present address, was it your bona fide intention to become a 9 resident thereof?" Any voter of a township, city, village or 10 incorporated town in which such applicant resides, shall be 11 permitted to be present at the place of precinct 12 registration, and shall have the right to challenge any 13 applicant who applies to be registered. 14 In case the officer is not satisfied that the applicant 15 is qualified, he shall forthwith in writing notify such 16 applicant to appear before the County Clerk to furnish 17 further proof of his qualifications. Upon the application 18 formcardof such applicant shall be written the word 19 "Incomplete" and no such applicant shall be permitted to vote 20 unless such registration is satisfactorily completed as 21 hereinafter provided. No registration shall be taken and 22 marked as "incomplete" if information to complete it can be 23 furnished on the date of the original application. 24 Any person claiming to be an elector in any election 25 precinct in such township, city, village or incorporated town 26 and whose registration application is marked "Incomplete" may 27 make and sign an application in writing, under oath, to the 28 County Clerk in substance in the following form: 29 "I do solemnly swear that I, .........., did on (insert 30 date)...........make application to the Board of Registry 31 of the ........ precinct of ........ ward of the City of .... 32 or of the ......... District ......... Town of .......... (or 33 to the County Clerk of .............) and ............ 34 County; that said Board or Clerk refused to complete my HB1680 Engrossed -86- LRB9102308MWgc 1 registration as a qualified voter in said precinct, that I 2 reside in said precinct (or that I intend to reside in said 3 precinct), am a duly qualified voter and entitled to vote in 4 said precinct at the next election. 5 ........................... 6 (Signature of Applicant)" 7 All such applications shall be presented to the County 8 Clerk by the applicant, in person between the hours of nine 9 o'clock a.m. and five o'clock p.m., on Monday and Tuesday of 10 the third week subsequent to the weeks in which the 1961 and 11 1962 precinct re-registrations are to be held, and thereafter 12 for the registration provided in Section 5-17 of this 13 Article, all such applications shall be presented to the 14 County Clerk by the applicant in person between the hours of 15 nine o'clock a.m. and nine o'clock p.m. on Monday and Tuesday 16 of the third week prior to the date on which such election is 17 to be held. 18 Any otherwise qualified person who is absent from his 19 county of residence either due to business of the United 20 States or because he is temporarily outside the territorial 21 limits of the United States may become registered by mailing 22 an application as provided in Section 3A-3 to the county 23 clerk within the periods of registration provided for in this 24 Article or by simultaneous application forabsentee25 registration and absentee ballot as provided in Article 20 of 26 this Code. 27Upon receipt of such application the county clerk shall28immediately mail an affidavit of registration in duplicate,29which affidavit shall contain the following and such other30information as the State Board of Elections may think it31proper to require for the identification of the applicant:32Name. The name of the applicant, giving surname and33first or Christian name in full, and the middle name or the34initial for such middle name, if any.HB1680 Engrossed -87- LRB9102308MWgc 1Sex.2Residence. The name and number of the street, avenue or3other location of the dwelling, and such additional clear and4definite description as may be necessary to determine the5exact location of the dwelling of the applicant. Where the6location cannot be determined by street and number, then the7Section, congressional township and range number may be used,8or such other information as may be necessary, including post9office mailing address.10Term of residence in the State of Illinois and the11precinct.12Nativity. The State or country in which the applicant13was born.14Citizenship. Whether the applicant is native born or15naturalized. If naturalized, the court, place and date of16naturalization.17Age. Date of birth, by month, day and year.18Out of State address of ..........................19AFFIDAVIT OF REGISTRATION20State of .........)21)ss22County of ........)23I hereby swear (or affirm) that I am a citizen of the24United States; that on the day of the next election I shall25have resided in the State of Illinois for 6 months and in the26election precinct 30 days; that I am fully qualified to vote,27that I am not registered to vote anywhere else in the United28States, that I intend to remain a resident of the State of29Illinois and of the election precinct, that I intend to30return to the State of Illinois, and that the above31statements are true.32..............................33(His or her signature or mark)34Subscribed and sworn to before me, an officer qualifiedHB1680 Engrossed -88- LRB9102308MWgc 1to administer oaths, this ...... day of ..... 19 ...2........................................3Signature of officer administering oath.4Upon receipt of the executed duplicate affidavit of5Registration, the county clerk shall transfer the information6contained thereon to duplicate Registration Cards provided7for in Section 5-7 of this Article and shall attach thereto a8copy of each of the duplicate affidavit of registration and9thereafter such registration card and affidavit shall10constitute the registration of such person the same as if he11had applied for registration in person.12 (Source: P.A. 86-820; 87-1241; revised 10-20-98.) 13 (10 ILCS 5/5-10) (from Ch. 46, par. 5-10) 14 Sec. 5-10. Pursuant to Section 3A-9 of this Code the 15 election authority may from time to time but in no case 16 within 120 days before a general primary election or general 17 election canvass some or all of the voters in its 18 jurisdiction to confirm their addresses. If fewer than all 19 of the voters in the jurisdiction are selected to be 20 canvassed, the selection criteria shall be nondiscriminatory 21 with respect to race, creed, ethnic origin, political party 22 preference, and gender. 23 The two Deputy Registrars provided by this Article 5 for 24 re-registration in each precinct shall be the canvassers of 25 the precinct for which they are appointed. 26 The County Clerk shall furnish to each Deputy Registrar a 27 blank book which shall be named "Verification List", each 28 page of which shall be ruled into columns, and to be marked 29 thus: 30 ............................................................. 31 Write name of street on this line ........................... 32 ............................................................. 33 Names Registered HB1680 Engrossed -89- LRB9102308MWgc 1 ............................................................. 2 House Miss Remarks 3 ......................... 4 Number Last Name First Name Initial Mrs. "OK," moved or died 5 ............................................................. 6 Such book shall contain pages sufficient to allow listing 7 of all names on the registration recordsrecord cardby 8 street, avenue, alley, drive, lane, road and court in the 9 precinct in question. During the progress of the 3rd 10 re-registration, or immediately thereafter, each Deputy 11 Registrar shall transfer all the names upon the registration 12 record cards to such verification list; arranging them 13 according to streets, avenues, alleys, drives, lanes, roads 14 or courts, beginning with the lowest residence number, and 15 placing them numerically, as near as possible, from the 16 lowest up to the highest number, starting each street, 17 avenue, alley, drive, lane, road and court upon a separate 18 sheet. 19 They shall first write the name of such street, avenue, 20 alley, lane, road or court at the top of the page, and then 21 proceed to transfer the names of such "Verification Lists" 22 according to the street numbers as above indicated. 23If, during either day of the 1961 and 1962 precinct24re-registration, any registered voter of the township, city,25village or incorporated town shall come before the Deputy26Registrars and the Judge of Registration and make an oath27that he believes that any particular person whose name has28been entered upon the registry is not a qualified voter, such29fact shall be noted; and after the completion of such30"Verification Lists" one of the Registrars, or Judge of31Registration, shall make a cross or check mark in ink32opposite such name. If said Deputy Registrars or the Judge of33Registration know any person so complained of is a qualified34voter and believe that such complaint was made only to vex orHB1680 Engrossed -90- LRB9102308MWgc 1harass such qualified voter, then such name shall be placed2upon such lists without such cross or check mark, but such3cross or check mark shall be placed upon such lists in case4either of the Registrars or the Judge of Registration5desires.6 (Source: Laws 1959, p. 1919.) 7 (10 ILCS 5/5-11) (from Ch. 46, par. 5-11) 8 Sec. 5-11. At a time designated by the election authority 9Upon the Wednesday, Thursday and Friday following the last10day of precinct registration, if so much time is required,11 the two Deputy Registrars shall go together and canvass the 12 precinct for which they have been appointed, calling at each 13 dwelling place as indicated upon said "Verification Lists"; 14 and if they shall find that any person whose name appears 15 upon their "Verification Lists" does not reside at the place 16 designated thereupon, they shall make a notation in the 17 column headed "Remarks" as follows: "Not Found", "Died", or 18 "Moved", as the case may be, indicating that such person does 19 not reside at such place. 20 Whenever deemed necessary by the canvassers, or either of 21 them, he, she, or they may demand of the person having 22 command of the police in such precinct to furnish a 23 policeman, to accompany them and protect them in the 24 performance of their duties; and it shall be the duty of the 25 person having command of the police in such precinct to 26 furnish a policeman for such purpose. 27 In making such canvass no person shall refuse to answer 28 questions and give the information asked for and known to him 29 or her, or shall wilfully and knowingly give false 30 information, or make false statements.In making such canvass31said canvassers shall make special inquiry at the residence32or place designated on the said verification books, as to all33persons registered as qualified voters, and shall receiveHB1680 Engrossed -91- LRB9102308MWgc 1information from judges of election, party canvassers, or2other persons.3 (Source: Laws 1963, p. 2532.) 4 (10 ILCS 5/5-12) (from Ch. 46, par. 5-12) 5 Sec. 5-12. Immediately upon the completion of canvass, 6 said canvassers, or one of them, shall sign a notice and send 7 the same through the United States mail, duly stamped, to the 8 address given on the verification books, or in the case of 9 homeless individuals, to their mailing address, of all 10 persons in connection with whose names they have made a 11 notation indicating that they do not reside at such place.,12which notice shall require such persons to appear before the13Board of Revision, composed of said canvassers and the judge14of registration, on the Monday and Tuesday following15completion of the canvass, giving the time and place of such16session, to show cause why his or her name should not be17erased from the registry of the precinct in question. Proper18blanks and postage stamps shall be furnished for this purpose19to the canvassers by said County Clerk. A personal notice20shall also be served by the canvassers at the time such21canvass is being made, by leaving the same with the party, if22found, or if he or she is not found at the place designated23in such verification books, by leaving the same at such24address, if there be such place. Such notice, to be sent25through the mail, must be mailed not later than 10 o'clock26p.m. of Thursday of the week of such canvass.27 Proper blank notices and postage shall be furnished for 28 this purpose to the canvassers by the election authority. 29 This notice shall be a non-forwardable, forwarding-address 30 requested mailing to be returned to the election authority. 31 If the notice is returned as not deliverable to the voter at 32 the address provided on the registration form, the election 33 authority shall take one of the actions detailed in Section HB1680 Engrossed -92- LRB9102308MWgc 1 3A-9, as circumstances require. 2 If sufficient postage stamps are not delivered to the 3 canvassers by the election authorityCounty Clerkfor the 4 purpose aforesaid, then anyone may furnish such postage 5 stamps to such canvassers for the purpose or such canvassers 6 may procure the same at their own expense and afterwards 7 render an account therefor to the election authorityCounty8Clerk, duly sworn to, and the election authorityCounty Clerk9shall audit such account and cause the same to be paid by 10 the County Treasurer. Such election authorityCounty Clerk, 11 upon application, shall deliver to such canvassers postage 12 stamps sufficient for the purpose aforesaid. 13 The registration officers shall make their returns to the 14 election authorityCounty Clerknot later than noon of the 15 day following the last day of the canvass of the registration 16 as established by the election authorityprovided by this17Section. 18 The election authorityCounty Clerkwhen complaint is 19 made to him shall investigate the action of such canvassers 20 and shall cause them or either of them to be prosecuted 21 criminally for such wilful neglect of duty. 22 (Source: P.A. 87-1241.) 23 (10 ILCS 5/5-13) (from Ch. 46, par. 5-13) 24 Sec. 5-13. The canvassers, or one of them, shall prepare 25 a list of the names of the parties designated as aforesaid, 26 and to whom such notice has been sent,given, or left at the27address,and make and attach his, her, or their affidavit or 28 affidavits thereto stating that notice, duly stamped, was 29 mailed to each of the said parties at the places designated 30 on said list,on or before 10 o'clock p. m. of the Thursday31following the canvass, and that notice was also personally32left at the said address of each of said parties named in33said lists so attached,if there be such address and HB1680 Engrossed -93- LRB9102308MWgc 1 indicating the date and approximate time of the mailing. 2 Blank affidavit forms shall be furnished by the election 3 authorityCounty Clerkfor the purpose aforesaid.; but if4none are furnished, such canvassers shall cause the same to5be drawn, and they shall swear to such affidavit before the6Judge of Registration of such precinct or County Clerk, or7one of his Deputies.8 Either of the canvassers shall have the power and right 9 of both in the matter pertaining to such canvass; but in case 10 either refuses or neglects to make such canvass as aforesaid, 11 then the other may make such canvass alone. 12 In case of the temporary disability upon the part of 13 either canvasser, the remaining canvasser shall appoint a 14 temporary canvasser who shall represent and be affiliated 15 with the same political party as the canvasser whose place is 16 being filled, and shall administer to him the usual oath of 17 office for canvassers. Such temporary canvasser shall perform 18 all the duties of the office until the disability of the 19 regular canvasser is removed. 20 (Source: Laws 1963, p. 2532.) 21 (10 ILCS 5/5-14) (from Ch. 46, par. 5-14) 22 Sec. 5-14. Either of the canvassers shall, at the end of 23 the canvass, return the "Verification Lists" to the County 24 Clerk and a certificate of the correctness of such return. 25 Immediately after receipt of such Verification Lists, the 26 County Clerk shall cause copies to be printed in plain large 27 type in sufficient numbers to meet all demands, and upon 28 application, a copy of the same shall be given to any person 29 applying therefor. All records concerning the implementation 30 of the canvass, including lists of the names and addresses of 31 those canvassed and to whom subsequent notices were sent and 32 information concerning whether or not each such person 33 responded to the notice shall be maintained for at least 2 HB1680 Engrossed -94- LRB9102308MWgc 1 years and shall be made available for public inspection. 2ThereafterA list of registered voters in each precinct shall 3 be compiled by the election authority within 28 daysCounty4clerk,prior to the General Election to be held in November 5 of each even numbered year. On the list, the County Clerk 6 shall indicate, by italics, asterisk, or other means, the 7 names of all persons who have registered since the last 8 regularly scheduled election in the consolidated schedule of 9 elections established in Section 2A-1.1 of this Act. 10 When the list of registered voters in each precinct is 11 compiled, the County Clerk shall give a copy of it to the 12 chairman of a county central committee of an established 13 political party, as such party is defined in Section 10-2 of 14 this Act, or to the chairman's duly authorized 15 representative.Within 30 days of the effective date of this16Amendatory Act of 1983, the County Clerk shall give the list17of registered voters in each precinct that was compiled prior18to the general November election of 1982 to the chairman of a19county central committee of an established political party or20to the chairman's duly authorized representative.21 Within 60 days after each general election the county 22 clerk shall indicate by italics, asterisk, or other means, on 23 the list of registered voters in each precinct, each 24 registrant who voted at that general election, and shall 25 provide a copy of such list to the chairman of the county 26 central committee of each established political party or to 27 the chairman's duly authorized representative. 28Within 60 days after the effective date of this29amendatory Act of 1983, the county clerk shall indicate by30italics, asterisk, or other means, on the list of registered31voters in each precinct, each registrant who voted at the32general election of 1982, and shall provide a copy of such33coded list to the chairman of the county central committee of34each established political party or to the chairman's dulyHB1680 Engrossed -95- LRB9102308MWgc 1authorized representative.2 The county clerk may charge a fee to reimburse the actual 3 cost of duplicating each copy of a list provided under 4either ofthe2preceding paragraphparagraphs. 5 (Source: P.A. 83-1263.) 6 (10 ILCS 5/5-16) (from Ch. 46, par. 5-16) 7 Sec. 5-16. A docket of all applications to the County 8 Clerk, whether such application shall be made for the purpose 9 of being registered, or restored,or for the purpose of10erasing a name on the registeror for completing registration 11 shall be made out in the order of the towns, wards, 12 districts, precincts as the case may be.The County Clerk13shall sit to hear such applications between the hours of ten14o'clock a. m. and nine o'clock p. m. on Thursday, Friday and15Saturday of the third week preceding the week in which such16April 10, 1962 Primary Election is to be held, and thereafter17the County Clerk shall sit to hear such applications between18the hours of ten o'clock a. m. and nine o'clock p. m. on19Thursday, Friday and Saturday of the second week prior to the20week in which any county, city, town, village or incorporated21town election is to be held. At the request of either party22to such applications, the Clerk shall issue subpoenas to23witnesses to appear at such hearings, andWitnesses may be 24 sworn and examined upon the hearing of said applications. 25 Each person appearingin response to an application to have a26name erasedshall deliver to the County Clerk a written 27 affidavit, which shall be, in substance, in the words and 28 figures following: 29 "I do solemnly swear that I am a citizen of the United 30 States; that I do reside and have resided in the State of 31 Illinois since (insert date)the .... day of ....and in the 32 county of .... in said State, since (insert date)the ....33day of ....and in the .... precinct of the .... ward, in the HB1680 Engrossed -96- LRB9102308MWgc 1 city, village or incorporated town of .... or in the .... 2 district town of .... in said county and State, since (insert 3 date)the .... day of ....and that I am .... years of age; 4 that I am the identical person registered in said precinct 5 under the name I subscribe hereto." 6 This answer shall be signed and sworn to or affirmed 7 before any person authorized to administer oaths or 8 affirmations. The decision on each application shall be 9 announced at once after hearing, and a minute made thereof, 10 and when an application to be registered or to be restored to 11 such register or to complete registration shall be allowed, 12 the said County Clerk shall cause a minute to be made upon 13 the original and any duplicate registration record forms 14recordswithdrawn. 15 All applications under this Section and hearings as 16 hereinafter provided may be heard by deputy county clerks 17 specially designated by the County Clerk for this purpose, 18 and a decision by such deputies so designated, shall become 19 the decision of the County Clerk, upon approval by the County 20 Clerk. 21 (Source: P.A. 80-1469.) 22 (10 ILCS 5/5-16.1) (from Ch. 46, par. 5-16.1) 23 Sec. 5-16.1. In addition to registration at the office of 24 the county clerk and at the offices of municipal and township 25 clerks, each county subject to this Article shall provide for 26 the following methods of registration: 27 (1) The appointment of deputy registrars as provided in 28 Section 5-16.2; 29 (2) The establishment of temporary places of 30 registration as provided in Section 5-16.3;.31 (3) Registration by mail as provided in Sections 3A-4 32 and 5-16.4; 33 (4) Registration by certain employees of Public Service HB1680 Engrossed -97- LRB9102308MWgc 1 Agencies as provided in Section 3A-5; and 2 (5) Registration by certain employees of the Secretary 3 of State as provided in Section 3A-6. 4 Each county subject to this Article may provide for 5 precinct registration pursuant to Section 5-17. 6 (Source: P.A. 83-1059.) 7 (10 ILCS 5/5-16.2) (from Ch. 46, par. 5-16.2) 8 Sec. 5-16.2. (a) The county clerk shall appoint all 9 municipal and township clerks or their duly authorized 10 deputies as deputy registrars who may accept the registration 11 of all qualified residents of their respective counties. A 12 deputy registrar serving as such by virtue of his status as a 13 municipal clerk, or a duly authorized deputy of a municipal 14 clerk, of a municipality the territory of which lies in more 15 than one county may accept the registration of any qualified 16 resident of any county in which the municipality is located, 17 regardless of which county the resident, municipal clerk or 18 the duly authorized deputy of the municipal clerk lives in. 19 The county clerk shall appoint all precinct 20 committeepersons in the county as deputy registrars who may 21 accept the registration of any qualified resident of the 22 county, except during the 28 days preceding an election. 23The election authority shall appoint as deputy registrars24a reasonable number of employees of the Secretary of State25located at driver's license examination stations and26designated to the election authority by the Secretary of27State who may accept the registration of any qualified28residents of the county at any such driver's license29examination stations. The appointment of employees of the30Secretary of State as deputy registrars shall be made in the31manner provided in Section 2-105 of the Illinois Vehicle32Code.33 The county clerk shall appoint each of the following HB1680 Engrossed -98- LRB9102308MWgc 1 named persons as deputy registrars upon the written request 2 of such persons: 3 1. The chief librarian, or a qualified person 4 designated by the chief librarian, of any public library 5 situated within the election jurisdiction, who may accept 6 the registrations of any qualified resident of the 7 county, at such library. 8 2. The principal, or a qualified person designated 9 by the principal, of any high school, elementary school, 10 or vocational school situated within the election 11 jurisdiction, who may accept the registrations of any 12 resident of the county, at such school. The county clerk 13 shall notify every principal and vice-principal of each 14 high school, elementary school, and vocational school 15 situated within the election jurisdiction of their 16 eligibility to serve as deputy registrars and offer 17 training courses for service as deputy registrars at 18 conveniently located facilities at least 4 months prior 19 to every election. 20 3. The president, or a qualified person designated 21 by the president, of any university, college, community 22 college, academy or other institution of learning 23 situated within the election jurisdiction, who may accept 24 the registrations of any resident of the county, at such 25 university, college, community college, academy or 26 institution. 27 4. A duly elected or appointed official of a bona 28 fide labor organization, or a reasonable number of 29 qualified members designated by such official, who may 30 accept the registrations of any qualified resident of the 31 county. 32 5. A duly elected or appointed official of a bona 33 fide State civic organization, as defined and determined 34 by rule of the State Board of Elections, or qualified HB1680 Engrossed -99- LRB9102308MWgc 1 members designated by such official, who may accept the 2 registration of any qualified resident of the county. In 3 determining the number of deputy registrars that shall be 4 appointed, the county clerk shall consider the population 5 of the jurisdiction, the size of the organization, the 6 geographic size of the jurisdiction, convenience for the 7 public, the existing number of deputy registrars in the 8 jurisdiction and their location, the registration 9 activities of the organization and the need to appoint 10 deputy registrars to assist and facilitate the 11 registration of non-English speaking individuals. In no 12 event shall a county clerk fix an arbitrary number 13 applicable to every civic organization requesting 14 appointment of its members as deputy registrars. The 15 State Board of Elections shall by rule provide for 16 certification of bona fide State civic organizations. 17 Such appointments shall be made for a period not to 18 exceed 2 years, terminating on the first business day of 19 the month following the month of the general election, 20 and shall be valid for all periods of voter registration 21 as provided by this Code during the terms of such 22 appointments. 23 6. (Blank)The Director of the Illinois Department24of Public Aid, or a reasonable number of employees25designated by the Director and located at public aid26offices, who may accept the registration of any qualified27resident of the county at any such public aid office. 28 7. The Director of the Illinois Department of 29 Employment Security, or a reasonable number of employees 30 designated by the Director and located at unemployment 31 offices, who may accept the registration of any qualified 32 resident of the county at any such unemployment office. 33 8. The president of any corporation as defined by 34 the Business Corporation Act of 1983, or a reasonable HB1680 Engrossed -100- LRB9102308MWgc 1 number of employees designated by such president, who may 2 accept the registrations of any qualified resident of the 3 county. 4 If the request to be appointed as deputy registrar is 5 denied, the county clerk shall, within 10 days after the date 6 the request is submitted, provide the affected individual or 7 organization with written notice setting forth the specific 8 reasons or criteria relied upon to deny the request to be 9 appointed as deputy registrar. 10 The county clerk may appoint as many additional deputy 11 registrars as he considers necessary. The county clerk shall 12 appoint such additional deputy registrars in such manner that 13 the convenience of the public is served, giving due 14 consideration to both population concentration and area. 15 Some of the additional deputy registrars shall be selected so 16 that there are an equal number from each of the 2 major 17 political parties in the election jurisdiction. The county 18 clerk, in appointing an additional deputy registrar, shall 19 make the appointment from a list of applicants submitted by 20 the Chairman of the County Central Committee of the 21 applicant's political party. A Chairman of a County Central 22 Committee shall submit a list of applicants to the county 23 clerk by November 30 of each year. The county clerk may 24 require a Chairman of a County Central Committee to furnish a 25 supplemental list of applicants. 26 Deputy registrars may accept registrations at any time 27 other than the 28 day period preceding an election. All 28 persons appointed as deputy registrars shall be registered 29 voters within the county and shall take and subscribe to the 30 following oath or affirmation: 31 "I do solemnly swear (or affirm, as the case may be) that 32 I will support the Constitution of the United States, and the 33 Constitution of the State of Illinois, and that I will 34 faithfully discharge the duties of the office of deputy HB1680 Engrossed -101- LRB9102308MWgc 1 registrar to the best of my ability and that I will register 2 no person nor cause the registration of any person except 3 upon his personal application before me. 4 ............................... 5 (Signature of Deputy Registrar)" 6 This oath shall be administered by the county clerk, or 7 by one of his deputies, or by any person qualified to take 8 acknowledgement of deeds and shall immediately thereafter be 9 filed with the county clerk. 10 Appointments of deputy registrars under this Section, 11 except precinct committeemen, shall be for 2-year terms, 12 commencing on December 1 following the general election of 13 each even-numbered year, except that the terms of the initial 14 appointments shall be until December 1st following the next 15 general election. Appointments of precinct committeemen 16 shall be for 2-year terms commencing on the date of the 17 county convention following the general primary at which they 18 were elected. The county clerk shall issue a certificate of 19 appointment to each deputy registrar, and shall maintain in 20 his office for public inspection a list of the names of all 21 appointees. 22 (b) The county clerk shall be responsible for training 23 all deputy registrars appointed pursuant to subsection (a), 24 at times and locations reasonably convenient for both the 25 county clerk and such appointees. The county clerk shall be 26 responsible for certifying and supervising all deputy 27 registrars appointed pursuant to subsection (a). Deputy 28 registrars appointed under subsection (a) shall be subject to 29 removal for cause. 30 (c) Completed registration materials under the control 31 of deputy registrars, appointed pursuant to subsection (a), 32 shall be returned to the proper election authority within 7 33 days, except that completed registration materials received 34 by the deputy registrars during the period between the 35th HB1680 Engrossed -102- LRB9102308MWgc 1 and 29th day preceding an election shall be returned by the 2 deputy registrars to the proper election authority within 48 3 hours after receipt thereof. The completed registration 4 materials received by the deputy registrars on the 29th day 5 preceding an election shall be returned by the deputy 6 registrars within 24 hours after receipt thereof. Unused 7 materials shall be returned by deputy registrars appointed 8 pursuant to paragraph 4 of subsection (a), not later than the 9 next working day following the close of registration. 10 (d) The county clerk shall not be required to provide 11 additional forms to any deputy registrar having more than 200 12 registration forms unaccounted for during the preceding 12 13 month period. 14 (e) No deputy registrar shall engage in any 15 electioneering or the promotion of any cause during the 16 performance of his or her duties. 17 (f) The county clerk shall not be criminally or civilly 18 liable for the acts or omissions of any deputy registrar. 19 Such deputy registers shall not be deemed to be employees of 20 the county clerk. 21 (Source: P.A. 89-653, eff. 8-14-96.) 22 (10 ILCS 5/5-16.4 new) 23 Sec. 5-16.4. In addition to registration conducted by 24 the registration officer or deputy registrar, the election 25 authority shall make Voter Registration Applications as 26 provided in Section 3A-3 available in private and 27 governmental locations throughout the jurisdiction in 28 sufficient numbers for the convenience of persons desiring to 29 apply for voter registration by mail. Such locations shall 30 be selected by the election authority in a nondiscriminatory 31 manner. The forms shall be suitable for mailing though may 32 not necessarily bear postage. Instructions for completion of 33 the application shall be attached and shall be as prescribed HB1680 Engrossed -103- LRB9102308MWgc 1 by rule of the State Board of Elections. The voter 2 registration application dispenser or holder shall bear a 3 uniform logo designed by the State Board of Elections to 4 identify the use of the forms. 5 (10 ILCS 5/5-19) (from Ch. 46, par. 5-19) 6 Sec. 5-19. Only persons residing within the corporate 7 limits of a city, village or incorporated town wherein this 8 Article 5 is in effect, shall be permitted to register in the 9 office of the clerk of the respective city, village or 10 incorporated town in which they reside and then only during 11 the periods provided by Section 5-5 of this Article 5. 12 Within 24 hours after a person has registered in the 13 office of the clerk of a city, village or incorporated town, 14 the said clerk shall transmit by mail or cause to be 15 delivered to the County Clerk the registration application 16 formsoriginal and duplicate registration cardsof the person 17 who has registered in his office. 18 Only persons who reside within the limits of a town in a 19 county wherein this Article 5 is in effect shall be permitted 20 to register in the office of the town clerk of the respective 21 towns in which they reside and then only during the periods 22 provided by Section 5-5 of this Article 5. 23 Within 24 hours after a person not residing within the 24 corporate limits of a city, village or incorporated town has 25 registered in the office of a town clerk, the town clerk 26 shall transmit by mail or cause to be delivered to the county 27 clerk the registration application formsoriginal and28duplicate cardsof the person who has registered in his 29 office. Within 24 hours after a person who resides within the 30 limits of a city, village or incorporated town has registered 31 in the office of a town clerk, the town clerk shall transmit 32 by mail or cause to be delivered the registration application 33 formsoriginal and duplicate cardsof the person so HB1680 Engrossed -104- LRB9102308MWgc 1 registered to the county clerk. 2 Any person residing in the territory wherein this Article 3 5 is in effect, may register in the office of the county 4 clerk during the hours, and within the periods provided by 5 Section 5-5 of this Article 5. 6 (Source: P.A. 80-1469.) 7 (10 ILCS 5/5-20) (from Ch. 46, par. 5-20) 8 Sec. 5-20. Registrations under the above section shall be 9 made in the manner provided by Sections 5-7 and 5-9, but 10 electors whose registrations are marked "Incomplete" may make 11 the applications provided by Section 5-9 only on Monday and 12 Tuesday of the third week prior to the week in which the 13 election for officers, for which they are permitted to vote, 14 is to be held. The subsequent procedure with reference to 15 said applicationscardsshall be the same as that provided 16 for voters registering under Section 5-19 except that the 17 election referred to shall be the election at which the 18 applicant would be permitted to vote if otherwise qualified. 19 (Source: Laws 1949, p. 855.) 20 (10 ILCS 5/5-21) (from Ch. 46, par. 5-21) 21 Sec. 5-21. To each person who registers at the office of 22 the county, city, village, incorporated town or town clerk, 23 or any place designated by the Board of County Commissioners 24 under Section 5-17 of Article 5and within five days25thereafter, the County Clerk shall send by mail a Disposition 26 of Registration as provided for in Section 3A-7notice27 setting forth the elector's name and address as it appears on 28 the voter registration application.record card, and shall29request him in case of any error to present the notice on or30before the seventh day next ensuing at the office of the31County Clerk in order to secure the correction of the error.32Such notice shall contain on the outside a request for theHB1680 Engrossed -105- LRB9102308MWgc 1postmaster to return it within five days if it cannot be2delivered to the addressee at the address given thereon. Upon3the return by the post office of such notice which it has4been unable to deliver at the given address because the5addressee cannot be found there, a notice shall be at once6sent through the United States mail to such person at the7address appearing upon his registration record card requiring8him to appear before the County Clerk, within five days, to9answer questions touching his right to register. If the10person notified fails to appear at the County Clerk's office11within five days as directed or if he appears and fails to12prove his right to register, the County Clerk shall cancel13his registration.14 (Source: P.A. 80-1469.) 15 (10 ILCS 5/5-22) (from Ch. 46, par. 5-22) 16 Sec. 5-22. As soon as possible after the precinct 17 registration held under Section 5-6 and again after the 18 registrations provided by Section 5-17 of this Article 5, the 19 County Clerk shall require all city, village and incorporated 20 town clerks to call at his office and shall give written and 21 verbal instructions relative to duties under this Article 5 22 to all city, village and incorporated town clerks, and shall 23 also supply them with, and get their receipts for blank 24 registration application formscardsto enable them to 25 perform their duties with respect to the registration of 26 voters in their offices under Section 5-19 of this Article 5. 27 As soon as possible after the precinct registration held 28 under Section 5-6 of this Article, the County Clerk shall 29 require all town clerks to appear at his office at which time 30 he shall give them verbal and written instructions relative 31 to their duties under this Article 5, and at the same time he 32 shall also supply them with and get their receipts for blank 33 registration application formscardsto enable them to HB1680 Engrossed -106- LRB9102308MWgc 1 perform their duties with respect to the registration of 2 voters in their offices under Section 5-19 of this Article 5. 3 (Source: P.A. 80-1469.) 4 (10 ILCS 5/5-23) (from Ch. 46, par. 5-23) 5 Sec. 5-23. Any registered voter who changes his residence 6 from one address, number or place to another within the same 7 county wherein this Article 5 is in effect, may have his 8 registration transferred to his new address by making and 9 signing an application for such change of residence upon a 10 form to be provided by the county clerk. Such application 11 must be made to the office of the county clerk.In case the12person is unable to sign his name the county clerk shall13require such person to execute the request in the presence of14the county clerk or of his properly authorized15representative, by his mark, and if satisfied of the identity16of the person, the county clerk shall make the transfer.17 Upon receipt of such application, the county clerk, or 18 one of his employees deputized to take registrations shall 19 cause the signature of the voter and the data appearing upon 20 the application to be compared with the signature and data on 21 the existing Voter Registration Applicationregistration22record, and if it appears that the applicant is the same 23 person as the party previously registered under that name the 24 transfer shall be made. 25 Transfer of registration under the provisions of this 26 Section may not be made within the period when the county 27 clerk's office is closed to registration prior to an election 28 at which such voter would be entitled to vote, except that 29 transfers of registration made by mail shall be deemed as 30 timely submitted if postmarked prior to the 28 days preceding 31 any election or if the postmark is illegible or not in 32 evidence received in the office of the county clerk no later 33 than 5 calendar days after the close of registration. HB1680 Engrossed -107- LRB9102308MWgc 1 Any registered voter who changes his or her name by 2 marriage or otherwise, shall be required to register anew and 3 authorize the cancellation of the previous registration; 4 provided, however, that if the change of name takes place 5 within a period during which such new registration cannot be 6 made, next preceding any election or primary, the elector 7 may, if otherwise qualified, vote upon making the following 8 affidavit before the judges of election: 9 I do solemnly swear that I am the same person now 10 registered in the .... precinct of the .... ward of the city 11 of .... or .... District Town of .... under the name of .... 12 and that I still reside in said precinct or district. 13 (Signed) .... 14 When a removal of a registered voter takes place from one 15 address to another within the same election jurisdiction 16precinct within a period during which such transfer of17registration cannot be made, before any election or primary, 18 he shall be entitled to vote upon presenting to the judges of 19 election an affidavit of a changeand having said affidavit20supported by the affidavit of a qualified voter of the same21election jurisdiction precinct. 22 Suitable forms for this purpose shall be provided by the 23 county clerk. The form in all cases shall be similar to the 24 form furnished by the county clerk for county and state 25 elections. 26 The precinct election officials shall report to the 27 county clerk the names and addresses of all such persons who 28 have changed their addresses and voted. The city, village, 29 town and incorporated town clerks shall within 5fivedays 30 after every election report to the county clerk the names and 31 addresses of the persons reported to them as having voted by 32 affidavit as in this section provided. 33 The county clerk may obtain information from utility 34 companies, city, village, town and incorporated town records, HB1680 Engrossed -108- LRB9102308MWgc 1 the post office or from other sources regarding the change of 2 addressremovalof registered voters and notify such voters 3 that a transfer of registration may be made in the manner 4 provided by this section. 5 If any person be registered by error in a precinct other 6 than that in which he resides the county clerk shall be 7 empowered to transfer his registration to the proper 8 precinct. 9 Where a revision or rearrangement of precincts is made by 10 the board of county commissioners, the county clerk shall 11 immediately transfer to the proper precinct the registration 12 of any voter affected by such revision or rearrangement of 13 the precincts; make the proper notations on the registration 14 cards of a voter affected by the revision of registration and 15 shall notify the registrant of such change. 16 (Source: P.A. 80-1469.) 17 (10 ILCS 5/5-25) (from Ch. 46, par. 5-25) 18 Sec. 5-25. The county clerk on his own initiative or upon 19 order of the board of county commissioners shall at all times 20 have authority to conduct investigations in a 21 nondiscriminatory mannerinvestigationand to make canvasses 22 of the registered voters in any precinct canvass or at other 23 times and by other methods than those so prescribed. However, 24 the county clerk shall conduct a verification of voter 25 registrations at least once in every 2 years as prescribed in 26 Section 3A-9 of this Code, and shall cause the cancellation27of registration of persons who have ceased to be qualified28voters. Such verification shall be accomplished by one of 29 the following methods: (1) precinct canvass conducted by 2 30 qualified persons of opposite party affiliation appointed by 31 the county clerk or (2) written request for verification sent 32 to each registered voter by first class mail, not forwardable 33 or (3) an alternative method of verification submitted in HB1680 Engrossed -109- LRB9102308MWgc 1 writing to and approved by the State Board of Elections at a 2 public meeting not less than 60 days prior to the date which 3 the county clerk has fixed for implementation of that method 4 of verification; provided, that the county clerk shall submit 5 to the State Board of Elections a written statement of the 6 results obtained by use of such alternative method within 30 7 days of completion of the verification. In each precinct one 8 canvasser may be appointed from outside such precinct if not 9 enough other qualified persons who reside within the precinct 10 can be found to serve as canvasser in such precinct. The one 11 canvasser so appointed to serve in any precinct in which he 12 is not entitled to vote prior to the election must be 13 entitled to vote elsewhere within the ward or township which 14 includes within its boundaries the precinct in which such 15 canvasser is appointed and such canvasser must be otherwise 16 qualified. If upon the basis of investigation or canvasses, 17 the county clerk shall be of the opinion that any person 18 registered under this Article 5 is not a qualified voter or 19 has ceased to be a qualified voter, he shall send a notice 20 through the United States mail to such person and follow the 21 procedures set forth in Section 3A-9 of this Code, requiring22him to appear before the county clerk for a hearing within23ten days after the date of mailing such notice and show cause24why his registration shall not be cancelled. If such person25fails to appear within such time as provided, his26registration shall be cancelled. If such a person does27appear, he shall make an affidavit similar in every respect28to the affidavit required of applicants under Section 5-16 of29this Article 5. 30 (Source: P.A. 81-1535.) 31 (10 ILCS 5/5-28) (from Ch. 46, par. 5-28) 32 Sec. 5-28. The original registration applicationsrecord33cardsshall remain permanently in the office of the county HB1680 Engrossed -110- LRB9102308MWgc 1 clerk except as destroyed as provided in Section 5-6; shall 2 be filed alphabetically with or without regard to precincts, 3 as determined by the county clerk; and shall be known as the 4 master file. An official registry of voters shall be compiled 5 for use in the polling place on election day for all 6 elections subject to the provisions of this Article 5. This 7 registry shall be an alphabetical or geographical listing of 8 all registered voters by precinct so as to correspond with 9 the arrangement of the list for such precincts compiled 10 pursuant to Section 5-14 of this Article and shall be known 11 as the precinct file. 12 The precinct file shall be in the form of a computer 13 printout as provided for in Section 5-28.2 or consist of 14 duplicate registration cards and true duplicates of Voter 15 Registration Applications as provided for in Section 5-28.3. 16 In either instance, it shall be a true and accurate listing 17 of every registered voter for every precinct within the 18 jurisdiction.The duplicate registration record cards shall19constitute the official registry of voters for all elections20and shall be filed by precincts and townships.The precinct 21 fileduplicate cardsfor use in conducting elections shall be 22 delivered to the judges of election by the county clerk in a 23 suitable binder or other device, which shall be locked and 24 sealed in accordance with the directions to be given by the 25 county clerk and shall also be suitably indexed for 26 convenient use by the precinct officers. The precinct files 27 shall be delivered to the judges of election for use at the 28 polls for elections at the same time as the official ballots 29 are delivered to them, and shall be returned to the county 30 clerk by the judges of election within the time provided for 31 the return of the official ballots. The county clerk shall 32 determine the manner of return and delivery of such file. 33 (Source: P.A. 80-1469.) HB1680 Engrossed -111- LRB9102308MWgc 1 (10 ILCS 5/5-28.2 new) 2 Sec. 5-28.2. All precinct files in the form of a computer 3 printout shall contain the date of the election for which it 4 was generated, the precinct number or other identifier, the 5 number of registered voters in the precinct and such other 6 information as prescribed by rule of the State Board of 7 Elections and shall include but not be limited to the 8 following information concerning each registered voter of the 9 precinct as attested to on the Voter Registration 10 Application: last name, first name and middle name or 11 initial; residence address; date of birth, if provided; sex; 12 and shall include a true duplicate of the voter's signature. 13 Space shall be provided to record voter participation at that 14 election. Reproduction of the voter's signature and its 15 clarity, security and source document shall be in accord with 16 rule of the State Board of Elections and must not be provided 17 for any other purpose. Violation of this signature 18 reproduction restriction shall be a Class 3 felony and any 19 person who is convicted of violating this Section shall be 20 ineligible for public employment for a period of 5 years 21 immediately following the completion of that sentence. 22 (10 ILCS 5/5-28.3 new) 23 Sec. 5-28.3. Precinct files consisting of duplicate 24 registration cards and true duplicates of voter registration 25 applications shall be alphabetically arranged and up-dated 26 prior to each election. Such true duplicates must be clear 27 and of the same size as the original and be true duplicates 28 of the front and back of the original. Rule of the State 29 Board of Elections shall prescribe the weight of paper of the 30 true duplicates and other specifications necessary to ensure 31 a legible and durable precinct file. 32 (10 ILCS 5/5-29) (from Ch. 46, par. 5-29) HB1680 Engrossed -112- LRB9102308MWgc 1 Sec. 5-29. Upon application to vote, except as 2 hereinafter provided for absent electors, each registered 3 elector shall sign his name or make his mark as the case may 4 be, on a certificate substantially as follows: 5 "Certificate of Registered Voter 6 Town of................District or Precinct Number..........; 7 City of................Ward...............Precinct..........; 8 Village of................................Precinct..........; 9 Election..................................................... 10 (date) (month) (year) 11 Registration record 12 Checked by..................... 13 Voter's number.................. 14 Instruction to voters 15 Sign this certificate and hand it to the election officer 16 in charge. After the registration record has been checked, 17 the officer will hand it back to you. Whereupon you shall 18 present it to the officer in charge of the ballots. 19 I hereby certify that I am registered from the address 20 below and am qualified to vote. 21 Signature of voter ............... 22 Residence address ..............." 23 An individual shall not be required to provide his social 24 security number when applying for a ballot. He shall not be 25 denied a ballot, nor shall his ballot be challenged, solely 26 because of his refusal to provide his social security number. 27 Nothing in this Act prevents an individual from being 28 requested to provide his social security number when the 29 individual applies for a ballot. If, however, the certificate 30 contains a space for the individual's social security number, 31 the following notice shall appear on the certificate, 32 immediately above such space, in bold-face capital letters, 33 in type the size of which equals the largest type on the 34 certificate: HB1680 Engrossed -113- LRB9102308MWgc 1 "THE INDIVIDUAL APPLYING FOR A BALLOT WITH THIS DOCUMENT 2 IS NOT REQUIRED TO DISCLOSE HIS OR HER SOCIAL SECURITY 3 NUMBER. HE OR SHE MAY NOT BE DENIED A BALLOT, NOR SHALL HIS 4 OR HER BALLOT BE CHALLENGED, SOLELY BECAUSE OF HIS OR HER 5 REFUSAL TO PROVIDE HIS OR HER SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER." 6 Certificates as above prescribed shall be furnished by 7 the county clerk for all elections. 8 The Judges in charge of the precinctregistrationfiles 9 shall compare the signature upon such certificate with the 10 signature inonthe precinct filesregistration record card11 as a means of identifying the voter. Unless satisfied by such 12 signature comparison that the applicant to vote is the 13 identical person who is registered under the same name, the 14 Judges shall ask such applicant the questions for 15 identification which appear inonthe precinct file 16registration cardand if the applicant does not prove to the 17 satisfaction of a majority of the judges of the election 18 precinct that he is the identical person registered under the 19 name in question then the vote for such applicant shall be 20 challenged by a Judge of Election, and the same procedure 21 followed as provided by law for challenged voters. 22 In case the elector is unable to sign his name, a Judge 23 of Election shall check the data inonthe precinct file 24registration cardand shall check the address given, with the 25 registered address, in order to determine whether he is 26 entitled to vote. 27 One of the Judges of election shall check the certificate 28 of each applicant for a ballot after the precinct file 29registration recordhas been examined and shall sign his 30 initials on the certificate in the space provided therefor, 31 and shall enter upon such certificate the number of the voter 32 in the place provided therefor, and make an entry in the 33 voting record space inonthe precinct fileregistration34record, to indicate whether or not the applicant voted. Such HB1680 Engrossed -114- LRB9102308MWgc 1 judge shall then hand such certificate back to the applicant 2 in case he is permitted to vote, and such applicant shall 3 hand it to the judge of election in charge of the ballots. 4 The certificates of the voters shall be filed in the order in 5 which they are received and shall constitute an official poll 6 record. The term "Poll Lists" and "Poll Books" where used in 7 this Article 5 shall be construed to apply to such official 8 poll records. 9 After each general primary election the county clerk 10 shall indicate by color code or other means next to the name 11 of each registrant on the list of registered voters in each 12 precinct the primary ballot of a political party that the 13 registrant requested at that general primary election. The 14 county clerk, within 60 days after the general primary 15 election, shall provide a copy of this coded list to the 16 chairman of the county central committee of each established 17 political party or to the chairman's duly authorized 18 representative. 19Within 60 days after the effective date of this20amendatory Act of 1983, the county clerk shall provide to the21chairman of the county central committee of each established22political party or to the chairman's duly authorized23representative the list of registered voters in each precinct24at the time of the general primary election of 1982 and shall25indicate on such list by color code or other means next to26the name of a registrant the primary ballot of a political27party that the registrant requested at the general primary28election of 1982.29 The county clerk may charge a fee to reimburse the actual 30 cost of duplicating each copy of a list provided undereither31ofthe2preceding paragraphparagraphs. 32 Where an elector makes application to vote by signing and 33 presenting the certificate provided by this Section, and his 34 nameregistration record cardis not found in the precinct HB1680 Engrossed -115- LRB9102308MWgc 1 fileregistryof voters,but his name appears as that of a2registered voter in such precinct upon the printed precinct3list of voters and whose name has not been erased or4withdrawn from such register, it shall be the duty ofany one 5 of the Judges of Election shalltorequire an affidavit by 6 such personand two voters residing in the precinct before7the judges of electionthat he is the same person whose name 8 appears upon the precinct register and that he resides in the 9 precinct stating the street number of his residence. Forms 10 for such affidavit shall be supplied by the county clerk for 11 all elections. Upon the making of such affidavit and the 12 presentation of his certificate such elector shall be 13 entitled to vote. All affidavits made under this paragraph 14 shall be preserved and returned to the county clerk in an 15 envelope. It shall be the duty of the county clerk within 30 16 days after such election to take steps provided by Section 17 5-27 of this Article 5 for the execution of new registration 18 affidavits by electors who have voted under the provisions of 19 this paragraph. 20 Provided, however, that the applications for ballots made 21 by registered voters and under the provisions of Article 19 22 of this Codeactshall be accepted by the Judges of Election 23 in lieu of the "certificate of registered voter" provided for 24 in this Section. 25 When the county clerk delivers to the judges of election 26 for use at the polls a supplemental or consolidated list of 27 the printed precinct register, he shall give a copy of the 28 supplemental or consolidated list to the chairman of a county 29 central committee of an established political party or to the 30 chairman's duly authorized representative. 31 Whenever two or more elections occur simultaneously, the 32 election authority charged with the duty of providing 33 application certificates may prescribe the form thereof so 34 that a voter is required to execute only one, indicating in HB1680 Engrossed -116- LRB9102308MWgc 1 which of the elections he desires to vote. 2 After the signature has been verified, the judges shall 3 determine in which political subdivisions the voter resides 4 by use of the information contained on the precinct file 5voter registration cardsor the separate registration lists 6 or other means approved by the State Board of Elections and 7 prepared and supplied by the election authority. The voter's 8 certificate shall be so marked by the judges as to show the 9 respective ballots which the voter is given. 10 (Source: P.A. 84-809; 84-832.) 11 (10 ILCS 5/5-36) (from Ch. 46, par. 5-36) 12 Sec. 5-36. In the event that the voters of any city, 13 village or incorporated town (in any county having a 14 population of 500,000 or more) which has adopted Articles 6, 15 14 and 18 of this Act (or the Act of which they are a 16 continuation) shall reject the city election law as provided 17 by said Article 6, it shall not be necessary for the 18 registered voters of said city, so rejecting the city 19 election law to register again under the provisions of this 20 Article 5 unless they are not registered under the 1961 and 21 1962 re-registration provisions. 22 Within twenty-four hours after the Circuit Judge has 23 entered his order declaring Articles 6, 14 and 18 of this Act 24 rejected by the voters of any city, village, or incorporated 25 town, it shall be the duty of the Board of Election 26 Commissioners formerly having jurisdiction over elections 27 held in such city, village or incorporated town to turn over 28 to the County Clerk the original and any duplicate Voter 29 Registration Applicationscardsof all persons affected by 30 the rejection of the city election law in said city, village 31 or incorporated town; the said Board of Election 32 Commissioners shall also turn over to the County Clerk all 33 forms, papers and other instruments pertaining to the HB1680 Engrossed -117- LRB9102308MWgc 1 registration and election of voters within the said city, 2 village or incorporated town that rejected the city election 3 law, and they shall also cause to be delivered to the clerk 4 of any such city, village or incorporated town that rejected 5 the city election law, all booths and ballot boxes formerly 6 used in conducting elections in said city, village or 7 incorporated town. 8 Theoriginalregistration applicationscardsof the 9 voters turned over to the County Clerk by the Board of 10 Election Commissioners shall be placed in a master file 11 together with the registration formscardsof all voters who 12 previously registered under the provisions of this Article 5 13 and said formscardsshall then become part of the official 14 registration record for the county in which this Article 5 is 15 in effect. 16 Precinct files consisting of duplicate cards and true 17 duplicates of Voter Registration ApplicationsThe duplicate18cards shall be arranged in precinct order andshall be 19 retained in the office of the county clerk for use in 20 conducting State, county and township elections. The precinct 21 filesaid duplicate cardsshall become part of the official 22 registration record for the county in which this Article 5 is 23 in effect. 24 (Source: P.A. 80-1469.) 25 (10 ILCS 5/5-37.1) (from Ch. 46, par. 5-37.1) 26 Sec. 5-37.1. If any area becomes subject to a board of 27 election commissioners by reason of annexation to a city, 28 village or incorporated town subject to such a board or 29 ceases to be subject to a board of election commissioners by 30 reason of disconnection from such a city, village or 31 incorporated town, it shall not be necessary for the 32 registered voters in such area to register again, either 33 under this Article or Article 6. HB1680 Engrossed -118- LRB9102308MWgc 1 As soon as practicable after such annexation or 2 disconnection, the county clerk or board of election 3 commissioners, as the case may be, shall turn over to officer 4 or officers thereafter to be charged with the registration of 5 voters within the area affected (the board of election 6 commissioners or county clerk, as the case may be) the Voter 7 Registration Applicationsoriginal and duplicate registration8cardsof all registered voters in the annexed or disconnected 9 area. 10 (Source: Laws 1967, p. 405.) 11 (10 ILCS 5/6-24) (from Ch. 46, par. 6-24) 12 Sec. 6-24. Within 20 days after such first appointment 13 shall be made, such commissioners shall organize as a board 14 by electing one of their number as chairman and one as 15 secretary, and they shall perform the duties incident to such 16 offices. And upon every new appointment of a commissioner, 17 such board shall reorganize in like manner. Each 18 commissioner, before taking his seat in such board, shall 19 take an oath of office before the court, which in substance 20 shall be in the following form: 21 "I, .... do solemnly swear, (or affirm) that I am a 22 citizen of the United States, and have resided in the State 23 of Illinois for a period of 2 years last past, and that I am 24 a legal voter and resident of the jurisdiction of the 25 .......... Board of Election Commissioners. That I will 26 support the Constitution of the United States and of the 27 State of Illinois, and the laws passed in pursuance thereof, 28 to the best of my ability, and will faithfully and honestly 29 discharge the duties of the office of election commissioner." 30 Where the 2 year residence requirement is waived by the 31 appointing court, the provision pertaining to the 2 year 32 residence requirement shall be omitted from the oath of 33 office. HB1680 Engrossed -119- LRB9102308MWgc 1 Which oath, when subscribed and sworn to before such 2 court shall be filed in the office of the county clerk of 3 said county and be there preserved. Such commissioner shall 4 also, before taking such oath, give an official bond in the 5 sum of $10,000.00 with two securities, to be approved by said 6 court, conditioned for the faithful and honest performance of 7 his duties and the preservation of the property of his 8 office. Such board of commissioners shall at once secure and 9 open an office sufficient for the purposes of such board, 10 which shall be kept open during ordinary business hours of 11 each week day and such other days and such other times as the 12 board may direct or as otherwise required by law, legal 13 holidays excepted; provided that such office shall be kept 14 open from the time of opening the polls on the day of any 15 election, primary or general, and until all returns of that 16 election have been received from each precinct under the 17 jurisdiction of such Board. Upon the opening of such office 18 the county clerk of the county in which such city, village or 19 incorporated town is situated shall, upon demand, turn over 20 to such board all registry books, registration record cards, 21 voter registration applications, precinct files, poll books, 22 tally sheets and ballot boxes heretofore used and all other 23 books, forms, blanks and stationery of every description in 24 his hands in any way relating to elections or the holding of 25 elections within such city, village or incorporated town. 26 (Source: P.A. 80-1437.) 27 (10 ILCS 5/6-27) (from Ch. 46, par. 6-27) 28 Sec. 6-27.Every person having resided in the State and29in election precinct 30 days next preceding any election30therein and who shall be a citizen of the United States of31the age of 18 or more years, shall be entitled to vote at32such elections described in the last preceding Section.33 After the first registration provided by this Article, HB1680 Engrossed -120- LRB9102308MWgc 1 the vote of no person, other than an elector voting pursuant 2 to Article 20 of this Act or exempt under Section 6-67.01 or 3 6-67.02 of this Article from registration, shall be received 4 in any election conducted under the provisions of this 5 Article 6 or Articles 14 and 18 of this Act unless such 6 person has registered under the provisions of Article 3A or 7 of this Article in the precinct in which such person resides. 8 For the purposes of this Article, the word "election" shall 9 include primary. 10No person shall be entitled to be registered in or from11any precinct unless such person shall, by the date of the12election next following, have resided in the State and within13the precinct for 30 days, and be otherwise qualified to vote14at such election. Every applicant who shall be 18 years of15age on the day of the next election shall be permitted to16register, if otherwise qualified.17To constitute residence under this Act, Article 3 is18controlling.19 (Source: P.A. 81-953.) 20 (10 ILCS 5/6-28) (from Ch. 46, par. 6-28) 21 Sec. 6-28. The first registration under this Article 22 shall be that preceding the election to be held on the first 23 Tuesday after the first Monday in November, 1936. 24 Registration for such election shall be conducted by the 25 Board of Election Commissioners, shall be either at the 26 office of such Board or in the precinct, as hereinafter 27 provided in this Article, and shall be upon registration 28record cards in the mannerapplication forms provided bythis29Articlethe election authority or as otherwise provided by 30 this Code. Such first registration under this Article and 31 subsequent revisions thereof shall be under the full charge 32 and control of the Board of Election Commissioners, and the 33 expenses thereof shall be paid in the manner provided by this HB1680 Engrossed -121- LRB9102308MWgc 1 Article. It shall be the duty of such board to give timely 2 notice through the press of the time and place of such first 3 registration. 4 (Source: Laws 1943, vol. 2, p. 1.) 5 (10 ILCS 5/6-29) (from Ch. 46, par. 6-29) 6 Sec. 6-29. For the purpose of registering voters under 7 this Article, the office of the Board of Election 8 Commissioners shall be open during ordinary business hours of 9 each week day, from 9 a.m. to 12 o'clock noon on the last 10 four Saturdays immediately preceding the end of the period of 11 registration preceding each election, and such other days and 12 such other times as the board may direct. During the 28 days 13 immediately preceding any election there shall be no 14 registration of voters at the office of the Board of Election 15 Commissioners in cities, villages and incorporated towns of 16 fewer than 200,000 inhabitants. In cities, villages and 17 incorporated towns of 200,000 or more inhabitants, there 18 shall be no registration of voters at the office of the Board 19 of Election Commissioners during the 2835days immediately 20 preceding any election; provided, however, where no precinct21registration is being conducted prior to any election then22registration may be taken in the office of the Board up to23and including the 29th day prior to such election. The Board 24 of Election Commissioners may set up and establish as many 25 branch offices for the purpose of taking registrations as it 26 may deem necessary, and the branch offices may be open on any 27 or all dates and hours during which registrations may be 28 taken in the main office. All officers and employees of the 29 Board of Election Commissioners who are authorized by such 30 board to take registrations under this Article shall be 31 considered officers of the circuit court, and shall be 32 subject to the same control as is provided by Section 14-5 of 33 this Act with respect to judges of election. HB1680 Engrossed -122- LRB9102308MWgc 1 In any election called for the submission of the revision 2 or alteration of, or the amendments to the Constitution, 3 submitted by a Constitutional Convention, the final day for 4 registration at the office of the election authority charged 5 with the printing of the ballot of this election shall be the 6 15th day prior to the date of election. 7 The Board of Election Commissioners shall appoint one or 8 more registration teams, consisting of 2 of its employees for 9 each team, for the purpose of accepting the registration of 10 any voter who files an affidavit, within the period for 11 taking registrations provided for in this Article, that he is 12 physically unable to appear at the office of the Board or at 13 any appointed place of registration. On the day or days when 14 a precinct registration is being conducted such teams shall 15 consist of one member from each of the 2 leading political 16 parties who are serving on the Precinct Registration Board. 17 Each team so designated shall visit each disabled person and 18 shall accept the registration of such person the same as if 19 he had applied for registration in person. 20 Any otherwise qualified person who is absent from his 21 county of residence due to business of the United States, or 22 who is temporarily residing outside the territorial limits of 23 the United States, may make application to become registered 24 by mail as provided in Section 3A-3 to the Board of Election 25 Commissioners within the periods for registration provided 26 for in this Article or by simultaneous application for 27absenteeregistration and absentee ballot as provided in 28 Article 20 of this Code. 29Upon receipt of such application the Board of Election30Commissioners shall immediately mail an affidavit of31registration in duplicate, which affidavit shall contain the32following and such other information as the State Board of33Elections may think it proper to require for the34identification of the applicant:HB1680 Engrossed -123- LRB9102308MWgc 1Name. The name of the applicant, giving surname and2first or Christian name in full, and the middle name or the3initial for such middle name, if any.4Sex.5Residence. The name and number of the street, avenue or6other location of the dwelling, and such additional clear and7definite description as may be necessary to determine the8exact location of the dwelling of the applicant. Where the9location cannot be determined by street and number, then the10section, congressional township and range number may be used,11or such other information as may be necessary, including post12office mailing address.13Term of residence in the State of Illinois and the14precinct.15Nativity. The state or country in which the applicant16was born.17Citizenship. Whether the applicant is native born or18naturalized. If naturalized, the court, place and date of19naturalization.20Age. Date of birth, by month, day and year.21Out of State address of ..................22AFFIDAVIT OF REGISTRATION23State of .........)24) ss.25County of ........)26I hereby swear (or affirm) that I am a citizen of the27United States; that on the day of the next election I shall28have resided in the State of Illinois and in the election29precinct 30 days; that I am fully qualified to vote, that I30am not registered to vote anywhere else in the United States,31that I intend to remain a resident of the State of Illinois,32and of the election precinct, that I intend to return to the33State of Illinois, and that the above statements are true.34...............................HB1680 Engrossed -124- LRB9102308MWgc 1(His or her signature or mark)2Subscribed and sworn to before me, an officer qualified3to administer oaths, this ....... day of ....... 19 .......4..........................................5Signature of officer administering oath.6Upon receipt of the executed duplicate affidavit of7Registration, the Board of Election Commissioners shall8transfer the information contained thereon to duplicate9Registration Cards provided for in Section 6-35 of this10Article and shall attach thereto a copy of each of the11duplicate affidavit of registration and thereafter such12registration card and affidavit shall constitute the13registration of such person the same as if he had applied for14registration in person.15 (Source: P.A. 81-953.) 16 (10 ILCS 5/6-35) (from Ch. 46, par. 6-35) 17 Sec. 6-35.The Boards of Election Commissioners shall18provide a sufficient number of blank forms for the19registration of electors which shall be known as registration20record cards and which shall consist of loose leaf sheets or21cards, of suitable size to contain in plain writing and22figures the data hereinafter required thereon or shall23consist of computer cards of suitable nature to contain the24data required thereon. The registration record cards, which25shall include an affidavit of registration as hereinafter26provided, shall be executed in duplicate. The duplicate of27which may be a carbon copy of the original or a copy of the28original made by the use of other method or material used for29making simultaneous true copies or duplications.30The registration record card shall contain the following31and such other information as the Board of Election32Commissioners may think it proper to require for the33identification of the applicant for registration:HB1680 Engrossed -125- LRB9102308MWgc 1Name. The name of the applicant, giving surname and first2or Christian name in full, and the middle name or the initial3for such middle name, if any.4Sex.5Residence. The name and number of the street, avenue, or6other location of the dwelling, including the apartment, unit7or room number, if any, and in the case of a mobile home the8lot number, and such additional clear and definite9description as may be necessary to determine the exact10location of the dwelling of the applicant, including11post-office mailing address. In the case of a homeless12individual, the individual's voting residence that is his or13her mailing address shall be included on his or her14registration record card.15Term of residence in the State of Illinois and the16precinct.17Nativity. The state or country in which the applicant was18born.19Citizenship. Whether the applicant is native born or20naturalized. If naturalized, the court, place, and date of21naturalization.22Date of application for registration, i. e., the day,23month and year when the applicant presented himself for24registration.25Age. Date of birth, by month, day and year.26Physical disability of the applicant, if any, at the time27of registration, which would require assistance in voting.28The county and state in which the applicant was last29registered.30Signature of voter. The applicant, after registration and31in the presence of a deputy registrar or other officer of32registration shall be required to sign his or her name in ink33to the affidavit on both the original and the duplicate34registration record card.HB1680 Engrossed -126- LRB9102308MWgc 1Signature of deputy registrar.2In case applicant is unable to sign his name, he may3affix his mark to the affidavit. In such case the4registration officer shall write a detailed description of5the applicant in the space provided at the bottom of the card6or sheet; and shall ask the following questions and record7the answers thereto:8Father's first name.........................9Mother's first name.........................10From what address did you last register?....11Reason for inability to sign name...........12Each applicant for registration shall make an affidavit13in substantially the following form:14AFFIDAVIT OF REGISTRATION15State of Illinois )16)ss17County of....... )18I hereby swear (or affirm) that I am a citizen of the19United States, that on the day of the next election I shall20have resided in the State of Illinois and in the election21precinct 30 days and that I intend that this location is my22residence; that I am fully qualified to vote, and that the23above statements are true.24..............................25(His or her signature or mark)26Subscribed and sworn to before me this.... day of....,2719...28Signature of registration officer (to be signed in29presence of registrant).30Space shall be provided upon the face of each31registration record card for the notation of the voting32record of the person registered thereon.33Each registration record card shall be numbered according34to wards or precincts, as the case may be, and may beHB1680 Engrossed -127- LRB9102308MWgc 1serially or otherwise marked for identification in such2manner as the Board of Election Commissioners may determine.3 The voter registration applicationscardsshall be deemed 4 public records and shall be open to inspection during regular 5 business hours, except during the 28 days immediately 6 preceding any election. On written request of any candidate 7 or objector or any person intending to object to a petition, 8 the election authority shall extend its hours for inspection 9 of registration applicationscardsand other records of the 10 election authority during the period beginning with the 11 filing of petitions under Sections 7-10, 8-8, 10-6 or 28-3 12 and continuing through the termination of electoral board 13 hearings on any objections to petitions containing signatures 14 of registered voters in the jurisdiction of the election 15 authority. The extension shall be for a period of hours 16 sufficient to allow adequate opportunity for examination of 17 the records but the election authority is not required to 18 extend its hours beyond the period beginning at its normal 19 opening for business and ending at midnight. If the business 20 hours are so extended, the election authority shall post a 21 public notice of such extended hours. Registration 22 applicationsrecord cardsmay also be inspected, upon 23 approval of the officer in charge of the formscards, during 24 the 28 days immediately preceding any election. Registration 25 information found in the precinct file as provided in Section 26 6-65record cardsshall also be open to inspection by 27 certified judges and poll watchers and challengers at the 28 polling place on election day, but only to the extent 29 necessary to determine the question of the right of a person 30 to vote or to serve as a judge of election. At no time shall 31 poll watchers or challengers be allowed to physically handle 32 the precinct fileregistration record cards. 33 Updated copies of computer tapes or computer discs or 34 other electronic data processing information containing voter HB1680 Engrossed -128- LRB9102308MWgc 1 registration information shall be furnished by the Board of 2 Election Commissioners within 10 days after December 15 and 3 May 15 each year to the State Board of Elections in a form 4 prescribed by the State Board. Registration information 5 shall include, but not be limited to, the following 6 information: name, sex, residence, telephone number, if any, 7 date of birth, if available,age,party affiliation, if 8 applicable, precinct, ward, township, county, and 9 representative, legislative and congressional districts. In 10 the event of noncompliance, the State Board of Elections is 11 directed to obtain compliance forthwith with this 12 nondiscretionary duty of the election authority by 13 instituting legal proceedings in the circuit court of the 14 county in which the election authority maintains the 15 registration information. The costs of furnishing updated 16 copies of tapes or discs shall be paid at a rate of $.00034 17 per name of registered voters in the election jurisdiction, 18 but not less than $50 per tape or disc and shall be paid from 19 appropriations made to the State Board of Elections for 20 reimbursement to the election authority for such purpose. The 21 State Board shall furnish copies of such tapes, discs, other 22 electronic data or compilations thereof to state political 23 committees registered pursuant to the Illinois Campaign 24 Finance Act or the Federal Election Campaign Act at their 25 request and at a reasonable cost. Copies of the tapes, discs 26 or other electronic data shall be furnished by the Board of 27 Election Commissioners to local political committees at their 28 request and at a reasonable cost. Reasonable cost of the 29 tapes, discs, et cetera for this purpose would be the cost of 30 duplication plus 15% for administration. The individual 31 representing a political committee requesting copies of such 32 tapes shall make a sworn affidavit that the information shall 33 be used only for bona fide political purposes, including by 34 or for candidates for office or incumbent office holders. HB1680 Engrossed -129- LRB9102308MWgc 1 Such tapes, discs or other electronic data shall not be used 2 under any circumstances by any political committee or 3 individuals for purposes of commercial solicitation or other 4 business purposes. If such tapes contain information on 5 county residents related to the operations of county 6 government in addition to registration information, that 7 information shall not be used under any circumstances for 8 commercial solicitation or other business purposes. The 9 prohibition in this Section against using the computer tapes 10 or computer discs or other electronic data processing 11 information containing voter registration information for 12 purposes of commercial solicitation or other business 13 purposes shall be prospective only from the effective date of 14 this amended Act of 1979. Any person who violates this 15 provision shall be guilty of a Class 4 felony. 16 The State Board of Elections shall promulgate, by October 17 1, 1987, such regulations as may be necessary to ensure 18 uniformity throughout the State in electronic data processing 19 of voter registration information. The regulations shall 20 include, but need not be limited to, specifications for 21 uniform medium, communications protocol and file structure to 22 be employed by the election authorities of this State in the 23 electronic data processing of voter registration information. 24 Each election authority utilizing electronic data processing 25 of voter registration information shall comply with such 26 regulations on and after May 15, 1988. 27If the applicant for registration was last registered in28another county within this State, he shall also sign a29certificate authorizing cancellation of the former30registration. The certificate shall be in substantially the31following form:32To the County Clerk of.... County, Illinois.33To the Election Commission of the City of...., Illinois.34This is to certify that I am registered in your (county)HB1680 Engrossed -130- LRB9102308MWgc 1(city) and that my residence was..... Having moved out of2your (county), (city), I hereby authorize you to cancel that3registration in your office.4Dated at...., Illinois, this.... day of.... 19...5....................6(Signature of Voter)7Attest...., Clerk, Election Commission of the City8of...., Illinois.9The cancellation certificate shall be mailed immediately10by the clerk of the Election Commission to the county clerk,11(or Election Commission as the case may be) where the12applicant was formerly registered. Receipt of such13certificate shall be full authority for cancellation of any14previous registration.15 (Source: P.A. 86-873; 86-1348; 87-1241.) 16 (10 ILCS 5/6-35.01) (from Ch. 46, par. 6-35.01) 17 Sec. 6-35.01. If an applicant for registration reports a 18 permanent physical disability which would require assistance 19 in voting, the board of election commissioners shall mark all 20 his registration formscardsin the right margin on the front 21 of the formcardwith a band of ink running the full margin 22 which shall be of contrast to, and easily distinguishable 23 from, the color of the formcard. If an applicant for 24 registration attestsdeclares upon properly witnessed oath,25 with his signature or mark affixed, that he cannot read the 26 English language and that he will require assistance in 27 voting, all his registration formscardsshall be marked in a 28 manner similar to the marking on the formscardsof a voter 29 who requires assistance because of physical disability, 30 except that the marking shall be of a different 31 distinguishing color. Following each election the formscards32of any voter who has requested assistance as a disabled 33 voter, and has stated that the disability is permanent, or HB1680 Engrossed -131- LRB9102308MWgc 1 who has received assistance because of inability to read the 2 English language, shall be marked in the same manner. 3 (Source: Laws 1967, p. 3524.) 4 (10 ILCS 5/6-35.03) (from Ch. 46, par. 6-35.03) 5 Sec. 6-35.03. If the applicant for registration in the 6 office of the election authority or before a deputy registrar 7 was last registered in another election jurisdiction within 8 this State, he shall also sign a certificate authorizing 9 cancellation of the former registration. The certificate 10 shall be in substantially the following form: to the County 11 Clerk of ... County, Illinois. 12 To the Election Commission of the (City) (County) 13 of....., Illinois. This is to certify that I am registered in 14 your (county) (city) and that my residence 15 was................ Having moved out of your (county) (city), 16 I hereby authorize you to cancel the registration in your 17 office. 18 Dated at ..., Illinois, (insert date) 19 ............................ 20 (Signature of Voter) 21 Attest: ..................., County Clerk, 22 ............County, Illinois 23 The cancellation certificate shall be mailed immediately 24 by the County Clerk to the County (or election commission as 25 the case may be) where the applicant was formerly registered. 26 Receipt of such certificate shall be full authority for 27 cancellation of any previous registration.The State Board of28Elections shall design a registration record card which,29except as otherwise provided in this Section, shall be used30in triplicate by all election authorities in the State,31beginning with registrations taken on or after January 1,321986. The Board shall prescribe the form and specifications,33including but not limited to the weight of paper, color andHB1680 Engrossed -132- LRB9102308MWgc 1print of such cards. Such cards shall contain boxes or2spaces for the information required under Sections 6-31.1 and36-35 of this Code; provided, that such cards shall also4contain a box or space for the applicant's driver's license5number, or where allowable the applicant's social security6number, if any, and a box for the applicant's telephone7number, if available.8The original and duplicate cards shall respectively9constitute the master file and precinct binder registration10records of the voter. The triplicate card shall be given to11the applicant upon completion of his or her registration or12completed transfer of registration.13 Whenever a voter moves to another precinct within the 14 same election jurisdiction or to another election 15 jurisdiction in the State, such voter may transfer his or her 16 registrationby presenting his or her triplicate card to the17election authority or a deputy registrar. If such voter is18not in possession of or has lost his or her triplicate card,19he or she may effect a transfer of registrationby executing 20 an Affidavit of Cancellation of Previous Registration or by 21 submitting a completed Voter Registration Application. Any 22 transfer or registration received in the office of election 23 authority or postmarked prior to the close of registration 24 shall be deemed to be timely filed. If a postmark is not in 25 evidence or legible, it shall be considered as timely filed 26 if received in the office of the election authority no later 27 than 5 calendar days after the close of registration. 28In the case of a transfer of registration to a new29election jurisdiction, the election authority shall transmit30the voter's triplicate card or such affidavit to the election31authority of the voter's former election jurisdiction, which32shall immediately cause the transmission of the voter's33previous registration card to the voter's new election34authority. No transfer of registration to a new electionHB1680 Engrossed -133- LRB9102308MWgc 1jurisdiction shall be complete until the voter's old election2authority receives notification.3 Deputy registrars shall return all Voter Registration 4 Applicationstriplicate cardsor Affidavits of Cancellation 5 of Previous Registration to the election authority within 7 6 working days after the receipt thereof. Such formscards or7Affidavits of Cancellation of Previous Registrationreceived 8 by the deputy registrars between the 35th and 29th28thday 9 preceding an election shall be returned by the deputy 10 registrars within 48 hours after receipt thereof. Such Voter 11 Registration Applicationscardsor Affidavits of Cancellation 12 of Previous Registration received by the deputy registrars on 13 the 29th28thday preceding an election shall be returned by 14 the deputy registrars to the election authority within 24 15 hours after receipt thereof. 16The date by which an election authority is required to17take registrations in compliance with this Section may be18extended by the State Board of Elections to a date no later19than July 1, 1986, where, prior to January 1, 1986, the Board20has received a written request for such an extension from the21election authority and such request has shown good cause for22the extension.23In the case of a transfer of registration to a new24election jurisdiction, the election authority shall transmit25the voter's triplicate card or such affidavit to the election26authority of the voter's former election jurisdiction, which27shall immediately cause the transmission of the voter's28previous registration card to the voter's new election29authority. No transfer of registration to a new election30jurisdiction shall be complete until the voter's old election31authority receives notification.32Deputy registrars shall return all triplicate cards or33Affidavits of Cancellation of Previous Registration to the34election authority within 7 working days after the receiptHB1680 Engrossed -134- LRB9102308MWgc 1thereof, except that the deputy registrars shall return the2cards or Affidavits of Cancellation of Previous Registration3received by them between the 35th and 28th day preceding an4election to the election authority within 48 hours after the5receipt thereof.6Such cards or Affidavits of Cancellation of Previous7Registration received during the 28th day preceding an8election shall be returned by the deputy registrars to the9election authority within 24 hours after receipt thereof.10 (Source: P.A. 86-873; revised 1-28-99.) 11 (10 ILCS 5/6-36) (from Ch. 46, par. 6-36) 12 Sec. 6-36. The board of election commissioners shall 13 supply deputy registrars and judges of registration with 14 registration forms and shall fully instruct them in their 15 duties. Each deputy registrar and judge of registration shall 16 receipt to the board of election commissioners for all blank 17 voter registration application formsrecord cardsissued to 18 them, specifying therein the number of the blanks received by 19 them, and each such deputy registrar and judge of 20 registration shall be charged with such blanks until he 21 returns them to the board of election commissioners. If for 22 any cause a blank voter registration application formrecord23cardis mutilated or rendered unfit for use in making it out, 24 or if a mistake therein has been made, such blank shall not 25 be destroyed, but the word "mutilated" shall be written 26 across the face of such formblank, and such formblankshall 27 be returned to the board of election commissioners and shall 28 be preserved in the same manner and for the same length of 29 time as mutilated ballots. When any registration shall have 30 been completed, each deputy registrar and judge of 31 registration shall return all voter registration application 32 formsrecord cardsto the board of election commissioners 33 whether such formscardshave been filled out and executed or HB1680 Engrossed -135- LRB9102308MWgc 1 whether they are unused, or whether they have been mutilated. 2 Deputy registrars and judges of registration shall make 3 personal delivery of the registration records to the board of 4 election commissioners, after the close of each registration 5 and before they separate. Each deputy registrar and judge of 6 registration shall certify the registration records in 7 substantially the following form: 8 "We, the undersigned deputy registrars and judge of 9 registration in .... County of .... in the State of Illinois, 10 do swear (or affirm) that at the registration of electors on 11 (insert date)the .... day of ....there was registered by us 12 in the said election precinct the names which appear on the 13 registration record cards, and that the number of voters 14 registered and qualified was and is the number of ..... 15 ..............(Judge of Registration) 16 ...........(Deputy Registrar) ...........(Deputy Registrar) 17 Date ........." 18 (Source: Laws 1943, vol. 2, p. 1.) 19 (10 ILCS 5/6-37) (from Ch. 46, par. 6-37) 20 Sec. 6-37. Except as otherwise provided for in Section 21 6-29 of this Article, no person shall be registered unless he 22 applies in person to a registration officer, answers such 23 relevant questions as may be asked of him by the registration 24 officer, and executes the affidavit of registration or 25 submits a valid voter registration application under the 26 provisions of Article 3A. The registration officer shall 27 require the applicant to furnish two forms of identification, 28 and except in the case of a homeless individual, one of which 29 must include his or her residence address. These forms of 30 identification shall include, but not be limited to, any of 31 the following: driver's license, social security card, public 32 aid identification card, utility bill, employee or student 33 identification card, credit card, or a civic, union or HB1680 Engrossed -136- LRB9102308MWgc 1 professional association membership card. The registration 2 officer shall require a homeless individual to furnish 3 evidence of his or her use of the mailing address stated. 4 This use may be demonstrated by a piece of mail addressed to 5 that individual and received at that address or by a 6 statement from a person authorizing use of the mailing 7 address. The registration officer shall require each 8 applicant for registration to read or have read to him the 9 affidavit of registration before permitting him to execute 10 the affidavit. 11 The registration officer shall satisfy himself that each 12 applicant for registration is qualified to register before 13 registering him. Any voter of the ward, village or 14 incorporated town in which such applicant resides, shall be 15 permitted to be present at the place of registration, and 16 shall have the right to challenge any applicant who applies 17 to be registered. 18 In case the officer is not satisfied that the applicant 19 is qualified he shall forthwith in writing notify such 20 applicant to appear before the board of election 21 commissioners to furnish further proof of his qualification. 22 Upon the application formcardof such applicant shall be 23 written the word "incomplete" and no such applicant shall be 24 permitted to vote unless such registration is satisfactorily 25 completed as hereinafter provided. 26 Any person claiming to be an elector in any election 27 precinct in such city, village or incorporated town and whose 28 registration application is marked "incomplete" may make and 29 sign an application in writing, under oath, to the board of 30 election commissioners in substance in the following form: 31 "I do solemnly swear that I,.... did on .... make 32 application to the board of registry of the .... precinct of 33 .... ward of the city of ....(or to the board of election 34 commissioners of ....) and that said board refused to HB1680 Engrossed -137- LRB9102308MWgc 1 complete my registration as a qualified voter in said 2 precinct, that I reside in said precinct, am a duly qualified 3 voter and entitled to vote in said precinct at the next 4 election. 5 ....(Signature of Applicant)" 6 In all cities, villages or incorporated towns having a 7 population of less than 200,000 all such applications shall 8 be presented to the board of election commissioners by the 9 applicant, in person, between the hours of nine o'clock a.m., 10 and five o'clock p.m. on Tuesday or Wednesday of the second 11 week prior to the week in which such election is to be held, 12 and in all municipalities having a population of more than 13 200,000 and having a board of election commissioners and in 14 all cities, villages and incorporated towns within the 15 jurisdiction of such board, all such applications shall be 16 presented to the board of election commissioners by the 17 applicant, in person between the hours of nine o'clock a.m. 18 and five o'clock p.m., on Monday and Tuesday of the third 19 week prior to the week in which such election is to be held. 20 (Source: P.A. 87-1241.) 21 (10 ILCS 5/6-38) (from Ch. 46, par. 6-38) 22 Sec. 6-38. Pursuant to Section 3A-9 of this Code the 23 election authority may from time to time but in no case 24 within 120 days before a general primary election or general 25 election canvass some or all of the voters in its 26 jurisdiction to confirm their addresses. If fewer than all of 27 the voters in the jurisdiction are selected to be canvassed, 28 the selection criteria shall be nondiscriminatory with 29 respect to race, creed, ethnic origin, political party 30 preference, and gender. The 2 deputy registrars provided by 31 this Article 6 for registration in each precinct preceding 32 the election to be held on the first Tuesday after the first 33 Monday in November, 1936, and for the last day of HB1680 Engrossed -138- LRB9102308MWgc 1 registration provided for in Section 6-49.1, shall be the 2 canvassers of the precinct for which they are appointed. 3 The Board of Election Commissioners shall furnish to each 4 deputy registrar a verification list of registered voters 5 approved by the Board of Election Commissioners or a blank 6 book which shall be named "Verification List", each page of 7 which shall be ruled into 4 columns, and to be marked thus: 8 Street Remarks 9 Number Street Names O.K. - Died - Moved, etc. 10 Such book shall contain pages sufficient to allow 6 pages 11 for each street, avenue, alley and court in the precinct in 12 question. During the progress of the registration, or 13 immediately thereafter, each deputy registrar shall transfer 14 all the names upon the registration record cards to such 15 verification list; arranging them according to streets, 16 avenues, alleys or courts, beginning with the lowest 17 residence number, and placing them numerically, as near as 18 possible, from the lowest up to the highest number. 19 They shall first write the name of such street, avenue, 20 alley or court, at the top of the second column, and then 21 proceed to transfer the names to such "Verification Lists" 22 according to the street numbers as above indicated. 23If, during either day of registration, any registered24voter of the ward, village, or incorporated town shall come25before the deputy registrars and the judge of registration26and make oath that he believes that any particular person27whose name has been entered upon the registry is not a28qualified voter, such fact shall be noted; and after the29completion of such "Verification Lists" one of the30registrars, or judge of registration, shall make a cross or31check mark in ink opposite such name. If the deputy32registrars or the judge of the registration know any person33so complained of is a qualified voter and believe that such34complaint was made only to vex and harass such qualifiedHB1680 Engrossed -139- LRB9102308MWgc 1voter, then such name shall be placed upon such lists without2such cross or check mark but such cross or check mark shall3be placed upon such lists in case either of the registrars or4the judge of registration desires.5 (Source: P.A. 84-1308.) 6 (10 ILCS 5/6-39) (from Ch. 46, par. 6-39) 7 Sec. 6-39. At a time designated by the election authority 8Upon the Wednesday and Thursday following the last day of9registration, and upon the Wednesday and Thursday following10the last day of precinct registration provided for in Section116-49.1 of this Article, if so much time is required, the 2 12 deputy registrars shall go together and canvass the precinct 13 for which they have been appointed, calling at each dwelling 14 place or each house from which any one is registered in such 15 precinct and each dwelling place as indicated upon said 16 "Verification Lists"; and if they shall find that any person 17 whose name appears upon their verification lists does not 18 reside at the place designated thereupon, they shall make a 19 notation in the column headed "Remarks" as follows: "Changed 20 Name"; "Died", or "Moved", as the case may be, indicating 21 that such person does not reside at such place. 22 Whenever deemed necessary by the canvassers, or either of 23 them, he, she, or they may demand of the person having 24 command of the police in such precinct to furnish a 25 policeman, to accompany them and protect them in the 26 performance of their duties; and it shall be the duty of the 27 person having command of the police in such precinct to 28 furnish a policeman for such purpose. In such canvass no 29 person shall refuse to answer questions and give the 30 information asked for and known to him or her, or shall 31 knowingly give false information, or make false statements. 32In making such canvass the canvassers shall make special33inquiry at the residence or place designated on theHB1680 Engrossed -140- LRB9102308MWgc 1verification lists, as to all the persons registered as2qualified voters, and shall receive information from judges3of election, party canvassers, or other persons.4 (Source: Laws 1967, p. 2987.) 5 (10 ILCS 5/6-40) (from Ch. 46, par. 6-40) 6 Sec. 6-40. Where verification lists are furnished to the 7 canvassers by the Board of Election Commissioners, 8 immediately upon completion of the canvass, the canvassers, 9 or one of them, shall file with the Board of Election 10 Commissioners the list of registered voters upon which the 11 canvassers have made notation in the column headed "Remarks" 12 as follows: "O. K.", if they still reside at the address 13 shown on the registration list, or "Died", "Moved", or 14 "Changed Name" as the case may be. Such lists shall be 15 attested to by the canvassers in an attached affidavit. No 16 canvasser shall be remunerated for services as canvasser 17 until such signed affidavit is filed with the Board of 18 Election Commissioners. 19 All records concerning the implementation of the canvass, 20 including lists of the names and addresses of those canvassed 21 and to whom subsequent notices were sent and information 22 concerning whether or not each person responded to the notice 23 shall be maintained for at least 2 years and shall be made 24 available for public inspection. 25 Upon receipt by the Board of Election Commissioners of 26 the completed list and the attached affidavit as to the 27 correctness of the list, the Board of Election Commissioners 28 shall prepare an address verification notice forpost card29"Notices to Show Cause Why Registration Should not be30Cancelled" to send toeach voter on each list after whose 31 name the canvassers have written "Died", "Moved", or "Changed 32 Name" to be sent through the United States mail, duly 33 stamped, to the address given on the list, or in the case of HB1680 Engrossed -141- LRB9102308MWgc 1 homeless individuals to their mailing address. The notice 2 shall be a non-forwardable, forwarding address requested 3 mailing to be returned to the election authority. If the 4 notice is returned as not deliverable to the voter at the 5 address provided, the election authority shall take action as 6 circumstances require pursuant to Section 3A-9 of this Code. 7They shall be mailed to those whose registration is8questioned by the Board of Election Commissioners not later9than 10 P.M. on Friday of the week of the canvass. The10affidavits made by the canvassers showing the names and11addresses of such canvassers shall be a public record for 6012days.13 The Board of Election Commissioners shall also prepare a 14 correct list of those registered voters in each precinct who 15 are designated "O.K." in the remarks column by the canvassers 16 and supplemental lists after a determination is made as to 17 the registration status of each of the voters on the lists 18 submitted by the canvassers, suchthe hearings on "Notices to19Show Cause Why Registration Should Not be Cancelled"; such20 lists to be called "Printed Register of Registered Voters" of 21 a given date and supplements thereto. 22 It shall be the duty of the Board of Election 23 Commissioners when complaint is made to them, to investigate 24 the action of such canvassers and to cause them or either of 25 them to be brought before the circuit court and to prosecute 26 them as for contempt, and also at the discretion of the Board 27 of Election Commissioners, to cause them to be prosecuted 28 criminally for such wilful neglect of duty. 29 (Source: Laws 1965, p. 3501.) 30 (10 ILCS 5/6-41) (from Ch. 46, par. 6-41) 31 Sec. 6-41.The canvassers, or one of them, shall prepare32a list of the names of the parties designated as aforesaid,33and to whom such notice has been sent, given, or left at theHB1680 Engrossed -142- LRB9102308MWgc 1address, and make and attach his or their affidavit or2affidavits thereto, stating that notice, duly stamped, was3mailed to each of said parties at the places designated on4the list, on or before 10 o'clock p. m. of the Thursday5following the canvass, and that notice was also personally6left at the said address of each of the parties named in the7lists so attached, if there be such address; and such8canvassers shall also file in the office of the Board of9Election Commissioners on or before 6 o'clock p. m. on the10Friday following the canvass, an exact duplicate of such list11with the affidavit or affidavits attached thereto. Blank12affidavit forms shall be furnished by the board for the13purpose aforesaid; but if none are furnished, such canvassers14shall cause the same to be drawn, and they shall swear to15such affidavit before the judge of registration of such16precinct, or a member of the Board of Election Commissioners,17or the executive director thereof.18 In cities, villages and incorporated towns having a 19 population of over 200,000 and having a Board of Election 20 Commissioners and in cities, villages and incorporated towns 21 within the jurisdiction of the Board of Election 22 Commissioners, the Board of Election Commissioners shall 23 remain in session from 10 o'clock a.m. to 9 o'clock p.m. for 24 10 days following the last day of the canvass for the sole 25 purpose of revising their registry.No new name shall be26added to the registry at such session of the Board of27Election Commissioners.28 In cities, villages and incorporated towns having a 29 population of less than 200,000, the hearing herein provided 30 and the final revision of the registry, shall be by the Board 31 of Election Commissioners for such city, village or 32 incorporated town. The commissioners shall meet for this 33 purpose upon the Monday and Tuesday following the canvass, 34 and shall remain in session between the hours of 8 o'clock HB1680 Engrossed -143- LRB9102308MWgc 1 a.m. and 10 o'clock p.m., and the precinct election officials 2 who made the canvass of the precinct shall meet with them as 3 may be required by the Board of Election Commissioners. 4 If any person to whom such notice has been sent, shall 5 appear before the Board of Election Commissioners during the 6 session, he shall make oath and sign an affidavit in 7 substance as follows: 8 "I do solemnly swear that I am a citizen of the United 9 States and that I have resided in the .... precinct of the 10 .... Ward of the City of ...., in the State of Illinois, 11 since (insert date)the .... day of ....; and that I have 12 never been convicted of any crime (or if convicted, state the 13 time and when pardoned by the Governor of any State)." 14 This affidavit shall be signed and sworn to before one of 15 such Board of Election Commissioners, or the clerk of the 16 board, and it shall be filed in the office of the Board of 17 Election Commissioners and be preserved for at least 2 years 1860 days. 19 Thereupon the Board of Election Commissioners shall 20 further examine him and shall also swear such canvassers or 21 the precinct election officials as the case may be, and hear 22 them upon the question, and the Board of Election 23 Commissioners shall have the power to send one or both of the 24 canvassers or precinct election officials, as the case may 25 be, to make further examination and inquiry at the place 26 claimed by such person to be his residence, and again examine 27 such canvassers or precinct election officials touching the 28 same; and if after such further examination and hearing, the 29 majority of the board in question are of the opinion that 30 such person isnota qualified voter in such precinct, they 31 shall indicate in the proper manner that the namecardof 32 such person shall remain inbe removed fromthe precinct file 33 and the registration shall not be deemed inactive. 34At the close of any such session, if any person soHB1680 Engrossed -144- LRB9102308MWgc 1notified to appear at such session has not appeared and shown2cause why the card bearing his name should not be withdrawn3from the precinct file, the same shall be withdrawn from the4file.5The Board of Election Commissioners shall, however, keep6the cancelled cards in a suspense file for 2 years and7reinstate them at any time within such 2 year suspense8period, when a person's registration is cancelled under this9or other Sections of this Article for failure to apply for10reinstatement or to appear in proper time, and there is11sufficient subsequent showing that he is a duly qualified12elector.13 Either of said canvassers shall have the power and right 14 of both in the matter pertaining to such canvass; but in case 15 either refuses or neglects to make such canvass as aforesaid, 16 then the other may make such canvass alone. 17 In case of the temporary disability upon the part of 18 either canvasser, the remaining canvasser shall appoint a 19 temporary canvasser who shall represent and be affiliated 20 with the same political party as the canvasser whose place is 21 being filled, and shall administer to him the usual oath of 22 office for canvassers. Such temporary canvasser shall perform 23 all the duties of the office until the disability of the 24 regular canvasser is removed. 25 (Source: P.A. 82-373.) 26 (10 ILCS 5/6-43) (from Ch. 46, par. 6-43) 27 Sec. 6-43. After the close of registration prior to each 28 general election,Immediately after the completion of the29revision bythe Board of Election Commissioners, the board30 shall cause copies to be made of all names upon the 31 registration recordsrecord cardsnot deemed inactivemarked32or erased, with the address, and shall have the same arranged 33 according to the streets, avenues, courts, or alleys, HB1680 Engrossed -145- LRB9102308MWgc 1 commencing with the lowest number, and arranging the same in 2 order according to the street numbers, and shall then cause 3 such precinct register, upon such arrangement, to be printed 4 in plain, large type in sufficient numbers to meet all 5 demands, and upon application a copy of the same shall be 6 given to any person applying therefor. Provided, however, 7 that in municipalities having a population of more than 8 500,000 and having a Board of Election Commissioners, as to 9 all elections, excepting any elections held for the purpose 10 of electing judges of the circuit courts, registrations for 11 which are made solely before the Board of Election 12 Commissioners, and where no general precinct registrations 13 were provided for or held within 28 days before the election, 14 the Board of Election Commissioners shall cause, within 10 15 days after the last day of registration before such board, 16 copies to be made of all names of qualified electors 17 appearing upon each registration application formrecord card18in like manner as hereinabove provided, and upon application 19 a copy of the same shall be given to any person applying 20 therefor: Provided, further, that whenever an election is 21 held within 90 days after a preceding election, or when any 22 elections are held for the purpose of electing judges of the 23 circuit courts, the printed list and the supplement thereto 24 provided for the last preceding election shall constitute the 25 Printed Precinct Register for the ensuing election, subject 26 to such changes as shall be made, if any, as herein provided, 27 which changes, if any, and the contents of any supplemental 28 list, insofar as the latter have not been changed pursuant to 29 this Act, shall be printed in a new supplemental list which 30 shall supplant the prior supplemental list and shall be 31 delivered to the judges of the respective precincts, with the 32 printed register and the certification, in the manner and at 33 the time provided in Sections 6-48 and 6-60 of this Article. 34 Such list shall have printed on the bottom thereof the HB1680 Engrossed -146- LRB9102308MWgc 1 facsimile signatures of the members of the Board of Election 2 Commissioners certifying that the names on the list are the 3 names of all voters entitled to vote in the precinct 4 indicated on the top thereof. Such list shall be termed the 5 "Printed Precinct Register" and shall be prima facie evidence 6 that the electors whose names appear thereon are entitled to 7 vote. Provided that if, on order of the Board of Election 8 Commissioners a corrected or revised precinct register of 9 voters in a precinct or precincts is printed, such list or 10 lists shall have printed thereon the day and month of such 11 revision and shall be designated "Revised Precinct Register 12 of Voters." 13 Any elector whose name does not appear as a registered 14 voter on such printed precinct register, supplemental list or 15 any list provided for in this Article and whose name has not 16 been erased or withdrawn shall be entitled to vote as 17 hereinafter in this Article provided if his registration 18 applicationcardis in the master file. Such elector shall 19 within 7 days after the publication of such printed precinct 20 register, file with the Board of Election Commissioners an 21 application stating that he is a duly registered voter and 22 that his registration applicationcardis in the master file. 23 The Board shall hold a hearing upon such application within 2 24 days after the filing thereof and shall announce its decision 25 thereon within 3 days after the hearing. If the name of such 26 applicant appears upon the registration applicationcardin 27 the master file, the board shall issue to such elector a 28 certificate setting forth that his name does so appear and 29 certifying that he has the right to vote at the next 30 succeeding election. Such certificate shall be issued in 31 duplicate, one to be retained in the files of the board, and 32 the other to be issued to the elector. 33 The Board of Election Commissioners upon the issuance of 34 such certificate shall see that the name of such elector HB1680 Engrossed -147- LRB9102308MWgc 1 appears upon the precinct registry list in the precinct. 2 (Source: Laws 1965, p. 3481.) 3 (10 ILCS 5/6-45) (from Ch. 46, par. 6-45) 4 Sec. 6-45. A docket of all applications to said board of 5 election commissioners, whether such application shall be 6 made for the purpose of being registered or restored,or for7the purpose of erasing a name on the registeror for 8 completing registration shall be made out in the order of the 9 wards and precincts as the case may be. Such docket shall 10 show the disposition of each case and be available to the 11 public.In cities, villages or incorporated towns having a12population of less than 500,000 the commissioners shall sit13to hear such applications between the hours of 10 o'clock a.14m., and 9 o'clock p. m. on the Tuesday, Wednesday and15Thursday immediately preceding such election, and in cities,16villages and incorporated towns having a population of over17500,000 and having a board of election commissioners, (except18as otherwise provided for such municipalities in section196--60 of this Article), and in all cities, villages and20incorporated towns within the jurisdiction of such board,21such commissioners shall sit to hear such applications22between the hours of 10 o'clock a. m. and 9 o'clock p. m., on23Thursday, Friday and Saturday of the second week prior to the24week in which such election is to be held. At the request of25either party to such applications, the board shall issue26subpoenas to witnesses to appear at such hearings, and27 Witnesses may be sworn and examined upon the hearing of said 28 application. Each person appearingin response to an29application to have a name erasedshall deliver to the board 30 a written affidavit, which shall be, in substance, in the 31 words and figures following: 32 "I do solemnly swear that I am a citizen of the United 33 States; that I have resided in the State of Illinois since HB1680 Engrossed -148- LRB9102308MWgc 1 (insert date)the .... day of ....and in the county of .... 2 said State, since (insert date)the .... day of ....and in 3 the .... precinct of the .... ward, in the city of .... said 4 county and State, since (insert date)the .... day of ....5 and that I am .... years of age; that I am the identical 6 person registered in said precinct under the name I subscribe 7 hereto." 8 This answer shall be signed and sworn to or affirmed 9 before any person authorized to administer oaths or 10 affirmations. The decision on each application shall be 11 announced at once after hearing, and a minute made thereof, 12 and when an application to be registered or to be restored to 13 such register or to complete registration shall be allowed 14 the said board of election commissioners shall cause a minute 15 to be made upon the original and any duplicate registration 16 formsrecords. And where an application to erase a name shall17be allowed, the board of election commissioners shall cause18the name to be erased forthwith, and the registration record19card withdrawn. 20 In cities, villages and incorporated towns of 500,000 or 21 more inhabitants, having a board of election commissioners, 22 and in cities, villages and incorporated towns within the 23 jurisdiction of such board of election commissioners, 24 applications under this Section and hearings or citations 25 under Sections 6-56, 6-59 and 6-60 hereof, may be heard by 26 individual commissioners or by persons specially designated 27 by the commissioners for this purpose, and a decision by such 28 individual commissioner or person so designated, shall become 29 the decision of the board of election commissioners upon 30 approval of such board. 31 (Source: Laws 1947, p. 899.) 32 (10 ILCS 5/6-49) (from Ch. 46, par. 6-49) 33 Sec. 6-49. The registration hereinabove provided HB1680 Engrossed -149- LRB9102308MWgc 1 preceding the first Tuesday after the first Monday in 2 November, 1936, shall constitute a permanent registration, 3 subject to revision and alteration in the manner hereinafter 4 provided. However, except as provided in Section 6-49.1 of 5 this Article, the registration hereinabove provided for shall 6 constitute a permanent registration only until September 15, 7 1961, in municipalities having 3 days of precinct 8 registration preceding the 1962 primary election and only 9 until the last day of precinct re-registration in 1970 in 10 other municipalities, at which time such registrations shall 11 become null and void and shall be cancelled immediately 12 thereafter by such Board. 13 All registrations subsequent to that hereinbefore 14 provided shall be upon voter registration application forms 15record cardsprovided by the Board of Election Commissioners 16 in accordance with the provisions of Section 3A-36--35of 17 this CodeArticle. 18 (Source: Laws 1967, p. 2987.) 19 (10 ILCS 5/6-50.1) (from Ch. 46, par. 6-50.1) 20 Sec. 6-50.1. In addition to registration at the office of 21 the board of election commissioners, the board of election 22 commissioners shall provide the following methods of 23 registration: 24 (1) The appointment of deputy registrars as provided in 25 Section 6-50.2; 26 (2) The establishment of temporary places of 27 registration as provided in Section 6-50.3; 28 (3) Registration by mail as provided in Section 3A-4 and 29 6-50.4; 30 (4) Registration by certain employees of Public Service 31 Agencies as provided in Section 3A-5; and 32 (5) Registration by certain employees of the Secretary 33 of State as provided in Section 3A-6. HB1680 Engrossed -150- LRB9102308MWgc 1 The board of election commissioners may provide for 2 registration pursuant to Section 6-51. 3 (Source: P.A. 83-1059.) 4 (10 ILCS 5/6-50.2) (from Ch. 46, par. 6-50.2) 5 Sec. 6-50.2. (a) The board of election commissioners 6 shall appoint all precinct committeepersons in the election 7 jurisdiction as deputy registrars who may accept the 8 registration of any qualified resident of the election 9 jurisdiction, except during the 28 days preceding an 10 election. 11The election authority shall appoint as deputy registrars12a reasonable number of employees of the Secretary of State13located at driver's license examination stations and14designated to the election authority by the Secretary of15State who may accept the registration of any qualified16residents of the county at any such driver's license17examination stations. The appointment of employees of the18Secretary of State as deputy registrars shall be made in the19manner provided in Section 2-105 of the Illinois Vehicle20Code.21 The board of election commissioners shall appoint each of 22 the following named persons as deputy registrars upon the 23 written request of such persons: 24 1. The chief librarian, or a qualified person 25 designated by the chief librarian, of any public library 26 situated within the election jurisdiction, who may accept 27 the registrations of any qualified resident of the 28 election jurisdiction, at such library. 29 2. The principal, or a qualified person designated 30 by the principal, of any high school, elementary school, 31 or vocational school situated within the election 32 jurisdiction, who may accept the registrations of any 33 resident of the election jurisdiction, at such school. HB1680 Engrossed -151- LRB9102308MWgc 1 The board of election commissioners shall notify every 2 principal and vice-principal of each high school, 3 elementary school, and vocational school situated in the 4 election jurisdiction of their eligibility to serve as 5 deputy registrars and offer training courses for service 6 as deputy registrars at conveniently located facilities 7 at least 4 months prior to every election. 8 3. The president, or a qualified person designated 9 by the president, of any university, college, community 10 college, academy or other institution of learning 11 situated within the election jurisdiction, who may accept 12 the registrations of any resident of the election 13 jurisdiction, at such university, college, community 14 college, academy or institution. 15 4. A duly elected or appointed official of a bona 16 fide labor organization, or a reasonable number of 17 qualified members designated by such official, who may 18 accept the registrations of any qualified resident of the 19 election jurisdiction. 20 5. A duly elected or appointed official of a bona 21 fide State civic organization, as defined and determined 22 by rule of the State Board of Elections, or qualified 23 members designated by such official, who may accept the 24 registration of any qualified resident of the election 25 jurisdiction. In determining the number of deputy 26 registrars that shall be appointed, the board of election 27 commissioners shall consider the population of the 28 jurisdiction, the size of the organization, the 29 geographic size of the jurisdiction, convenience for the 30 public, the existing number of deputy registrars in the 31 jurisdiction and their location, the registration 32 activities of the organization and the need to appoint 33 deputy registrars to assist and facilitate the 34 registration of non-English speaking individuals. In no HB1680 Engrossed -152- LRB9102308MWgc 1 event shall a board of election commissioners fix an 2 arbitrary number applicable to every civic organization 3 requesting appointment of its members as deputy 4 registrars. The State Board of Elections shall by rule 5 provide for certification of bona fide State civic 6 organizations. Such appointments shall be made for a 7 period not to exceed 2 years, terminating on the first 8 business day of the month following the month of the 9 general election, and shall be valid for all periods of 10 voter registration as provided by this Code during the 11 terms of such appointments. 12 6. (Blank)The Director of the Illinois Department13of Public Aid, or a reasonable number of employees14designated by the Director and located at public aid15offices, who may accept the registration of any qualified16resident of the election jurisdiction at any such public17aid office. 18 7. The Director of the Illinois Department of 19 Employment Security, or a reasonable number of employees 20 designated by the Director and located at unemployment 21 offices, who may accept the registration of any qualified 22 resident of the election jurisdiction at any such 23 unemployment office. If the request to be appointed as 24 deputy registrar is denied, the board of election 25 commissioners shall, within 10 days after the date the 26 request is submitted, provide the affected individual or 27 organization with written notice setting forth the 28 specific reasons or criteria relied upon to deny the 29 request to be appointed as deputy registrar. 30 8. The president of any corporation, as defined by 31 the Business Corporation Act of 1983, or a reasonable 32 number of employees designated by such president, who may 33 accept the registrations of any qualified resident of the 34 election jurisdiction. HB1680 Engrossed -153- LRB9102308MWgc 1 The board of election commissioners may appoint as many 2 additional deputy registrars as it considers necessary. The 3 board of election commissioners shall appoint such additional 4 deputy registrars in such manner that the convenience of the 5 public is served, giving due consideration to both population 6 concentration and area. Some of the additional deputy 7 registrars shall be selected so that there are an equal 8 number from each of the 2 major political parties in the 9 election jurisdiction. The board of election commissioners, 10 in appointing an additional deputy registrar, shall make the 11 appointment from a list of applicants submitted by the 12 Chairman of the County Central Committee of the applicant's 13 political party. A Chairman of a County Central Committee 14 shall submit a list of applicants to the board by November 30 15 of each year. The board may require a Chairman of a County 16 Central Committee to furnish a supplemental list of 17 applicants. 18 Deputy registrars may accept registrations at any time 19 other than the 28 day period preceding an election. All 20 persons appointed as deputy registrars shall be registered 21 voters within the election jurisdiction and shall take and 22 subscribe to the following oath or affirmation: 23 "I do solemnly swear (or affirm, as the case may be) that 24 I will support the Constitution of the United States, and the 25 Constitution of the State of Illinois, and that I will 26 faithfully discharge the duties of the office of registration 27 officer to the best of my ability and that I will register no 28 person nor cause the registration of any person except upon 29 his personal application before me. 30 .................................... 31 (Signature of Registration Officer)" 32 This oath shall be administered and certified to by one 33 of the commissioners or by the executive director or by some 34 person designated by the board of election commissioners, and HB1680 Engrossed -154- LRB9102308MWgc 1 shall immediately thereafter be filed with the board of 2 election commissioners. The members of the board of election 3 commissioners and all persons authorized by them under the 4 provisions of this Article to take registrations, after 5 themselves taking and subscribing to the above oath, are 6 authorized to take or administer such oaths and execute such 7 affidavits as are required by this Article. 8 Appointments of deputy registrars under this Section, 9 except precinct committeemen, shall be for 2-year terms, 10 commencing on December 1 following the general election of 11 each even-numbered year, except that the terms of the initial 12 appointments shall be until December 1st following the next 13 general election. Appointments of precinct committeemen shall 14 be for 2-year terms commencing on the date of the county 15 convention following the general primary at which they were 16 elected. The county clerk shall issue a certificate of 17 appointment to each deputy registrar, and shall maintain in 18 his office for public inspection a list of the names of all 19 appointees. 20 (b) The board of election commissioners shall be 21 responsible for training all deputy registrars appointed 22 pursuant to subsection (a), at times and locations reasonably 23 convenient for both the board of election commissioners and 24 such appointees. The board of election commissioners shall 25 be responsible for certifying and supervising all deputy 26 registrars appointed pursuant to subsection (a). Deputy 27 registrars appointed under subsection (a) shall be subject to 28 removal for cause. 29 (c) Completed registration materials under the control 30 of deputy registrars appointed pursuant to subsection (a) 31 shall be returned to the proper election authority within 7 32 days, except that completed registration materials received 33 by the deputy registrars during the period between the 35th 34 and 29th day preceding an election shall be returned by the HB1680 Engrossed -155- LRB9102308MWgc 1 deputy registrars to the proper election authority within 48 2 hours after receipt thereof. The completed registration 3 materials received by the deputy registrars on the 29th day 4 preceding an election shall be returned by the deputy 5 registrars within 24 hours after receipt thereof. Unused 6 materials shall be returned by deputy registrars appointed 7 pursuant to paragraph 4 of subsection (a), not later than the 8 next working day following the close of registration. 9 (d) The board of election commissioners shall not be 10 required to provide additional forms to any deputy registrar 11 having more than 200 registration forms unaccounted for 12 during the preceding 12 month period. 13 (e) No deputy registrar shall engage in any 14 electioneering or the promotion of any cause during the 15 performance of his or her duties. 16 (f) The board of election commissioners shall not be 17 criminally or civilly liable for the acts or omissions of any 18 deputy registrar. Such deputy registrars shall not be deemed 19 to be employees of the board of election commissioners. 20 (Source: P.A. 89-653, eff. 8-14-96.) 21 (10 ILCS 5/6-50.4 new) 22 Sec. 6-50.4. In addition to registration conducted by 23 the registration officer or deputy registrar, the election 24 authority shall make Voter Registration Applications as 25 provided in Section 3A-3 available in private and 26 governmental locations throughout the jurisdiction in 27 sufficient numbers for the convenience of persons desiring to 28 apply for voter registration by mail. Such locations shall 29 be selected by the election authority in a nondiscriminatory 30 manner. The forms shall be suitable for mailing though may 31 not necessarily bear postage. Instructions for completion of 32 the application shall be attached and shall be as prescribed 33 by rule of the State Board of Elections. The voter HB1680 Engrossed -156- LRB9102308MWgc 1 registration application dispenser or holder shall bear a 2 uniform logo designed by the State Board of Elections to 3 identify the use of the forms. 4 (10 ILCS 5/6-52) (from Ch. 46, par. 6-52) 5 Sec. 6-52. All voter registrations made in jurisdictions 6 under a Board of Election Commissioners shall be made in a 7 manner provided for by Article 3A or by this Article 6 of 8 this Code.Registration under Sections 6-49.1, 6-50, 6-50.2,96-50.3 and 6-51 of this Article shall be made in the manner10provided by Sections 6-34, 6-35 and 6-37 of this Article.11 With respect to registrations at the office of the Board of 12 Election Commissioners under Section 6-50 hereof, 13 applications to complete registrations and hearings thereon 14 shall (except as may be otherwise provided in Sections 6-43 15 and 6-60 of this Article) be made and heard at such times as 16 may by rule be prescribed by the Board of Election 17 Commissioners, but the hearing and decision thereof by the 18 Board of Election Commissioners shall be within 30 days after 19 the application for registration. In such cases and in all 20 other cases not specifically provided for by this Article, 21 applications for hearings by the court may be made within 5 22 days after decision by the board in the manner provided by 23 Section 6-46, and a hearing and decision by such court shall 24 be had within 30 days after such application. Appeals may be 25 taken as in other civil cases. In all cases where 26 registration is had at the office of the Board of Election 27 Commissioners within 42 days before any election hearings by 28 such board and by the court shall (except as may be otherwise 29 provided in Sections 6-43 and 6-60 of this Article) be on the 30 days preceding the election specified in Sections 6-45 and 31 6-46 of this Article. Hearings and decisions shall be had 32 within the periods specified by such sections. 33 (Source: P.A. 79-1364.) HB1680 Engrossed -157- LRB9102308MWgc 1 (10 ILCS 5/6-53) (from Ch. 46, par. 6-53) 2 Sec. 6-53. Any registered elector who changes his 3 residence from one address number or place to another within 4 the same precinct, city or village or incorporated town, may 5 have his registration transferred to his new address by 6 making and signing an application for such change of 7 residence address upon a form to be provided by such board of 8 election commissioners. Such application may be made to the 9 office of such board or at any place designated in accordance 10 with Section 6-51 of this Article. 11 Upon receipt of such application the board of election 12 commissioners or officer, employee or deputy registrar 13 designated by such board shall cause the signature of the 14 voter and the data appearing upon the application to be 15 compared with the signature and data on the existing Voter 16 Registration Applicationrecord, and if it appears that the 17 applicant is the same person as the party previously 18 registered under that name, the transfer shall be made.In19case the person is unable to sign his name the board of20election commissioners shall require such person to execute21the request in the presence of the board or of its properly22authorized representative, by his mark, and if satisfied of23the identity of the person, the board of election24commissioners shall make the transfer.The person in charge 25 of the registration shall draw a line through the last 26 address, ward and precinct number on the original and 27 duplicate and write the new address, ward and precinct number 28 on the original and duplicate registration records. 29 Any registered elector may transfer his registration only 30 at any such time as is provided by this Article for the 31 registration of voters at the office of the board. When a 32 removal of a registered voter takes place from one address to 33 another within the same precinct within a period during which 34 such transfer of registration cannot be made, before any HB1680 Engrossed -158- LRB9102308MWgc 1 election or primary, he shall be entitled to vote upon 2 presenting to the judges of election an affidavit of a change 3and having said affidavit supported by the affidavit of a4qualified voter who is a householder in the same precinct. 5 Suitable forms for this purpose shall be provided by the 6 board of election commissioners whose duty it is to conduct 7 the election; and thereupon the precinct election officials 8 shall report to the board of election commissioners the names 9 of all such persons who have changed their address and voted. 10 The board of election commissioners may obtain 11 information from utility companies, city records, the post 12 office or from other sources regarding the removal of 13 registered voters, and notify such voters that a transfer of 14 registration may be made in the manner provided by this 15 Section. 16 If any person be registered by error in a precinct other 17 than that in which he resides, a transfer of registration to 18 the precinct in which he resides may be made in the manner 19 provided by this Section. 20 Where a revision or rearrangement of precincts is made by 21 the board of election commissioners under the power conferred 22 by Section 11-3 of Article 11 of this Act, such board shall 23 immediately transfer to the proper precinct the registration 24 of any voter affected by such revision or rearrangement of 25 precincts; make the proper notations on the cards in the 26 master and precinct files; and shall notify the registrant of 27 such change. 28 (Source: Laws 1967, p. 3449.) 29 (10 ILCS 5/6-54) (from Ch. 46, par. 6-54) 30 Sec. 6-54. Any registered voter who changes his or her 31 name by marriage or otherwise, shall be required to register 32 anew and authorize the cancellation of the previous 33 registration; provided, however, that if the voter still HB1680 Engrossed -159- LRB9102308MWgc 1 resides in the same election jurisdiction and if the change 2 of name takes place within a period during which such new 3 registration cannot be made, next preceding any election or 4 primary, the elector may, if otherwise qualified, vote upon 5 making the following affidavit before the judges of election: 6 "I do solemnly swear that I am the same person now 7 registered in the .... precinct of the .... ward, under the 8 name of .... and that I still reside in the election 9 jurisdictionsaid precinct. 10 (Signed)...." 11 (Source: Laws 1943, vol. 2, p. 1.) 12 (10 ILCS 5/6-56) (from Ch. 46, par. 6-56) 13 Sec. 6-56. Not more than 13530nor less than 13328days 14 before any election under this Article, all owners, managers, 15 administrators or operators of hotels, lodging houses, 16 rooming houses, furnished apartments or facilities licensed 17 or certified under the Nursing Home Care Act, which house 4 18 or more persons, outside the members of the family of such 19 owner, manager, administrator or operator, shall file with 20 the board of election commissioners a report, under oath, 21 together with one copy thereof, in such form as may be 22 required by the board of election commissioners, of the names 23 and descriptions of all lodgers, guests or residents claiming 24 a voting residence at the hotels, lodging houses, rooming 25 houses, furnished apartments, or facility licensed or 26 certified under the Nursing Home Care Act under their 27 control. In counties having a population of 500,000 or more 28 such report shall be made on forms mailed to them by the 29 board of election commissioners. The board of election 30 commissioners shall sort and assemble the sworn copies of the 31 reports in numerical order according to ward and according to 32 precincts within each ward and shall, not later than 5 days 33 after the last day allowed by this Article for the filing of HB1680 Engrossed -160- LRB9102308MWgc 1 the reports, maintain one assembled set of sworn duplicate 2 reports available for public inspection until 60 days after 3 election days. Except as is otherwise expressly provided in 4 this Article, the board shall not be required to perform any 5 duties with respect to the sworn reports other than to mail, 6 sort, assemble, post and file them as hereinabove provided. 7 Unless it is determined by the board that such action 8 might be discriminatory with respect to race, creed, or 9 ethnic origin,Except in such cases where a precinct canvass10is being conducted by the board of election commissioners11prior to a Primary or Election,the board of election 12 commissioners shall compare the original copy of each such 13 report with the list of registered voters from such 14 addresses. Every person registered from such address and not 15 listed in such report or whose name is different from any 16 name so listed, shall be sent a notice to confirm the 17 registrant's address following the procedures set forth in 18 Section 3A-9 of this Codeimmediately after the last day of19registration be sent a notice through the United States mail,20at the address appearing upon his registration record card,21requiring him to appear before the board of election22commissioners on one of the days specified in Section 6-45 of23this Article and show cause why his registration should not24be cancelled. The provisions of Sections 6-45, 6-46 and 6-4725of this Article shall apply to such hearing and proceedings26subsequent thereto. 27 Any owner, manager or operator of any such hotel, lodging 28 house, rooming house or furnished apartment who shall fail or 29 neglect to file such statement and copy thereof as in this 30 Article provided, may, upon written information of the 31 attorney for the election commissioners, be cited by the 32 election commissioners or upon the complaint of any voter of 33 such city, village or incorporated town, to appear before 34 them and furnish such sworn statement and copy thereof and HB1680 Engrossed -161- LRB9102308MWgc 1 make such oral statements under oath regarding such hotel, 2 lodging house, rooming house or furnished apartment, as the 3 election commissioners may require. The election 4 commissioners shall sit to hear such citations on a day not 5 less than 100 days prior to any electionthe Friday of the6fourth week preceding the week in which such election is to7be held. Such citation shall be served not later than the day 8 preceding the day on which it is returnable. 9 (Source: P.A. 86-820.) 10 (10 ILCS 5/6-57) (from Ch. 46, par. 6-57) 11 Sec. 6-57. To each person who registers at the office of 12 the board of election commissioners or at any place 13 designated by such board under Section 6-51 of this Article, 14 after the first registration under this Article, the board 15 shall send by mail a Disposition of Registration as provided 16 for in Section 3A-7 of this Codenoticesetting forth the 17 elector's name and address as it appears on the voter 18 registration application form.record card, and shall request19him in case of any error to present the notice on or before20the tenth day next ensuing at the office of the Board of21Election Commissioners in order to secure the correction of22the error. Such notice shall contain on the outside a request23for the postmaster to return it within five days if it cannot24be delivered to the addressee at the address given thereon.25Upon the return by the post office of any such notice which26it has been unable to deliver at the given address because27the addressee cannot be found there, a notice shall be at28once sent through the United States mail to such person at29the address appearing upon his registration record card30requiring him to appear before the Board of Election31Commissioners at a time and place specified in the notice and32show cause why his name should not be cancelled from the33register. Thereafter, proceedings shall be, as nearly as mayHB1680 Engrossed -162- LRB9102308MWgc 1be, in conformity with those established by section 6--52 of2this Article with respect to applications to complete3registration. Such notice may be sent at any time within4thirty days after the registration of any person, but such5notice shall be sent within five days after the last day of6registration before any election, to all persons who have7registered since the last preceding election, and to whom no8such notice has theretofore been sent; and where the9addressee cannot be found, notice requiring such person to10appear before the board of election commissioners shall11specify dates for hearing before the election not later than12those prescribed by section 6--45 of this Article.13 (Source: Laws 1951, p. 1795.) 14 (10 ILCS 5/6-59) (from Ch. 46, par. 6-59) 15 Sec. 6-59. The Board of Election Commissioners on its 16 own initiative, or upon order of the circuit court, shall at 17 all times have authority to conduct investigations in a 18 nondiscriminatory manner and to make canvasses of the 19 registered voters in any precinct or precincts within its 20 jurisdiction either by the methods provided in this Article 21 or at other times and by other methods than those prescribed 22 herein. However, the Board of Election Commissioners shall, 23 at least once in every 2 years, conduct a verification of 24 voter registrations as prescribed in Section 3A-9 of this 25 Codeand shall cause the cancellation of registration of26persons who have ceased to be qualified voters. Such 27 verification shall be accomplished by one of the following 28 methods: (1) precinct canvass conducted by 2 qualified 29 persons of opposite party affiliation appointed by the Board 30 of Election Commissioners or (2) written request sent to each 31 registered voter by first class mail, not forwardable or (3) 32 an alternative method of verification submitted in writing to 33 and approved by The State Board of Elections at a public HB1680 Engrossed -163- LRB9102308MWgc 1 meeting not less than 60 days prior to the date on which the 2 Board of Election Commissioners has fixed for implementation 3 of that method of verification; provided, said Board shall 4 submit to the State Board of Elections a written statement of 5 the results obtained by use of such alternative method within 6 30 days of the completion of the verification. If, upon the 7 basis of investigations or canvasses, the board shall be of 8 the opinion that any person registered under this Article is 9 not a qualified voter or has ceased to be a qualified voter, 10 it shall send a notice through the United States mail to such 11 person, and follow the procedures set forth in Section 3A-9 12 of this Coderequiring him to appear before such board at a13time specified in such notice, not less than 10 nor more than1430 days after the mailing of such notice and show cause why15his registration should not be cancelled. If such a person16does not appear, his registration shall be cancelled. If such17a person does appear he shall make an affidavit and shall be18heard in the manner provided by Section 6-45 of this Article,19and if his registration is cancelled as a result of such a20hearing, he shall be entitled to a hearing in the circuit21court and to an appeal to the Supreme Court in the manner22provided by Section 6-52 of this Article. 23 Whenever the Board of Election Commissioners acting under 24 authority of this Section conducts a canvass of the 25 registered voters in any precinct or precincts and the board 26 designates canvassers to conduct the canvass, the board shall 27 appoint as canvassers persons affiliated with the leading 28 political parties in like manner as judges of election are 29 appointed under the provisions of Section 14-4 of this Act; 30 provided that in each precinct in counties of 500,000 31 inhabitants or more, one canvasser may be appointed from 32 outside such precinct if not enough other qualified persons 33 who reside within the precinct can be found to serve as 34 canvasser in such precinct. The one canvasser so appointed to HB1680 Engrossed -164- LRB9102308MWgc 1 serve in any precinct in which he is not entitled to vote 2 prior to the election must be entitled to vote elsewhere 3 within the ward or township which includes within its 4 boundaries the precinct in which such canvasser is appointed 5 and such canvasser must be otherwise qualified. 6 The canvassers, so appointed by virtue of this Section, 7 shall comply with the provisions of Sections 6-40 and 6-41 8 relative to the mailing and leaving of notices at the 9 addresses of persons whose right to vote in the precinct or 10 precincts is questioned. 11 (Source: P.A. 81-1433.) 12 (10 ILCS 5/6-60) (from Ch. 46, par. 6-60) 13 Sec. 6-60. Immediately after the last registration day 14 before any election, except as is otherwise provided in 15 Section 6-43 of this Article, the board of election 16 commissioners shall prepare and print precinct registers in 17 the manner provided by Section 6-43 of this Article, and make 18 such copies available to any person applying therefor. 19 Provided, however, that in cities, villages and incorporated 20 towns of less than 200,000 inhabitants such printed lists 21 shall be prepared only before a general election. On the 22 precinct registers, the board of election commissioners shall 23 indicate, by italics, asterisk, or other means, the names of 24 all persons who have registered since the last regularly 25 scheduled election in the consolidated schedule of elections 26 established in Section 2A-1.1 of this CodeAct. 27 Prior to the general election of even-numbered years, all 28 boards of election commissioners shall give the precinct 29 registers to the chairman of a county central committee of an 30 established political party, as such party is defined in 31 Section 10-2 of this CodeAct, or to the chairman's duly 32 authorized representative.Within 30 days of the effective33date of this Amendatory Act of 1983, all boards of electionHB1680 Engrossed -165- LRB9102308MWgc 1commissioners shall give the precinct registers compiled2prior to the general November election of 1982 to the3chairman of a county central committee of an established4political party or to the chairman's duly authorized5representative.6For the first registration under this article, such7precinct register shall be printed and available to any8person upon application therefor at least three days before9the first day upon which any voter may make application in10writing to have any name erased from the register as provided11by Section 6-44 of this Article. For subsequent12registrations,Such precinct registers, except as otherwise 13 provided in this Section for municipalities of more than 14 500,000, shall be printed and shall be available to any 15 person upon applicationat least five days before the first16day upon which any voter may make application in writing to17have any name erased from the register. 18Application to have a name upon such register erased may19be made in the manner provided by Section 6-44 of this20Article, andApplications toerase names,complete 21 registration,or to register or restore names shall be heard 22 in the same manner as is provided by Section 6-45 of this 23 Article, with application to the circuit court and appeal to 24 the Supreme Court as provided in Sections 6-46 and 6-47. The 25 rights conferred and the times specified by these Sections 26 with respect to the first election under this Article shall 27 also apply to succeeding registrations and elections. 28Provided, however, that in municipalities having a population29of more than 500,000, and having a Board of Election30Commissioners, as to all elections, registrations for which31are made solely with the Board of Election Commissioners, and32where no general precinct registrations were provided for or33held within twenty-eight days before the election, an34application to have a name upon such register erased, asHB1680 Engrossed -166- LRB9102308MWgc 1provided for in Section 6-44, shall be made within two days2after the publication of the printed precinct register, and3the Board of Election Commissioners shall announce its4decision on such applications within four days after said5applications are made, and within four days after its6decision on such applications shall cause a supplemental7printed precinct register showing such correction as may be8necessary by reason of such decision to be printed in like9manner as hereinabove provided in Section 6-43 hereof, and10upon application a copy of the same shall be given to any11person applying therefor. Such list shall have printed on12the bottom thereof the facsimile signatures of the members of13the board of election commissioners. Said supplemental14printed precinct register shall be prima facie evidence that15the electors whose names appear thereon are entitled to vote.16If the dates specified in this Article as to applications 17 to completeor eraseregistrations or as to proceedings 18 before the Board of Election Commissioners or the circuit 19 court in the first registration under this Article shall not 20 be applicable to any subsequent primary or regular or special 21 election, the Board of Election Commissioners shall, with the 22 approval of the circuit court, adopt and publish a schedule 23 of dates which shall permit equal intervals of time therefor 24 as are provided for such first registrations. 25 After action by the Board of Election Commissioners and 26 by the circuit court, a supplemental list shall be prepared 27 and made available in the manner provided by Section 6-48 of 28 this Article. 29 Within 60 days after each general election the board of 30 election commissioners shall indicate by italics, asterisk, 31 or other means, on the list of registered voters in each 32 precinct, each registrant who voted at that general election, 33 and shall provide a copy of such list to the chairman of the 34 county central committee of each established political party HB1680 Engrossed -167- LRB9102308MWgc 1 or to the chairman's duly authorized representative. 2Within 60 days after the effective date of this3amendatory Act of 1983, the board of election commissioners4shall indicate by italics, asterisk, or other means, on the5list of registered voters in each precinct, each registrant6who voted at the general election of 1982, and shall provide7a copy of such coded list to the chairman of the county8central committee of each established political party or to9the chairman's duly authorized representative.10 The board of election commissioners may charge a fee to 11 reimburse the actual cost of duplicating each copy of a list 12 provided undereither ofthe2preceding paragraphparagraphs13. 14 (Source: P.A. 83-1263.) 15 (10 ILCS 5/6-65) (from Ch. 46, par. 6-65) 16 Sec. 6-65. An official registry of voters shall be 17 compiled for use in the polling place on election day for all 18 elections subject to the provisions of this Article 6. This 19 registry shall be an alphabetical or geographical listing of 20 all registered voters by precinct, as determined by the Board 21 of Election Commissioners, so as to correspond with the 22 arrangement of the list for such precincts compiled pursuant 23 to Section 6-60 of this Article and shall be known as the 24 precinct file. 25 The precinct file shall be in the form of a computer 26 printout as provided for in Section 6-65.1 or consist of 27 duplicate registration cards and true duplicates of Voter 28 Registration Applications as provided for in Section 6-65.2. 29 In either instance, it shall be a true and accurate listing 30 of every registered voter for every precinct within the 31 jurisdiction.The duplicate registration record cards shall32remain permanently in the office of the Board of Election33Commissioners; shall be filed alphabetically without regardHB1680 Engrossed -168- LRB9102308MWgc 1to wards or precincts; and shall be known as the master file.2The original registration applicationsrecord cardsshall 3 constitute the official precinct registry of voters; shall be 4 filed by wards and precincts; and shall be known as the 5 precinct file. The precinct fileoriginal cardsshall be 6 delivered to the judges of election by the Board of Election 7 Commissioners in a suitable binder or other device, which 8 shall be locked and sealed in accordance with directions to 9 be given by the Board of Election Commissioners and shall 10 also be suitably indexed for convenient use by the precinct 11 officers. The precinct files shall be delivered to the 12 precinct officers for use at the polls, on the day of 13 election and shall be returned to the Board of Election 14 Commissioners immediately after the close of the polls. The 15 board shall determine by rules the manner of delivery and 16 return to such precinct file. At all other times the precinct 17 file shall be retained at the office of the Board of Election 18 Commissioners except for such use of it as may be made under 19 this CodeArticle with respect to registration not at the20office of the Board of Election Commissioners. 21 (Source: P.A. 78-934.) 22 (10 ILCS 5/6-65.1 new) 23 Sec. 6-65.1. All precinct files in the form of a 24 computer printout shall contain the date of the election for 25 which it was generated, the precinct number or other 26 identifier, the number of registered voters in that precinct 27 and such other information as prescribed by rule of the State 28 Board of Elections and shall include but not be limited to 29 the following information concerning each registered voter of 30 the precinct as attested to on the Voter Registration 31 Application: last name, first name and middle name or 32 initial; residence address; date of birth, if provided; sex; 33 and shall include a true duplicate of the voter's signature. HB1680 Engrossed -169- LRB9102308MWgc 1 Space shall be provided to record voter participation at that 2 election. Reproduction of the voter's signature and its 3 clarity, security and source document shall be in accord with 4 rule of the State Board of Elections and must not be provided 5 for any other purpose. Violation of this signature 6 reproduction restriction shall be a Class 3 felony and any 7 person who is convicted of violating this Section shall be 8 ineligible for public employment for a period of 5 years 9 immediately following the completion of that sentence. 10 (10 ILCS 5/6-65.2 new) 11 Sec. 6-65.2. Precinct files consisting of duplicate 12 registration cards and true duplicates of voter registration 13 applications shall be alphabetically arranged and up-dated 14 prior to each election. Such true duplicates must be clear 15 and of the same size as the original and be true duplicates 16 of the front and back of the original. Rule of the State 17 Board of Elections shall prescribe the weight of paper of the 18 true duplicates and other specifications necessary to ensure 19 a legible and durable precinct file. 20 (10 ILCS 5/6-66) (from Ch. 46, par. 6-66) 21 Sec. 6-66. Upon application to vote each registered 22 elector shall sign his name or make his mark as the case may 23 be, on a certificate substantially as follows: 24 "CERTIFICATE OF REGISTERED VOTER 25 City of ................. Ward .... Precinct .... 26 Election ...............(Date).......(Month)...........(Year) 27 Registration Record ....... Checked by ............... 28 Voter's number .... 29 INSTRUCTION TO VOTERS 30 Sign this certificate and hand it to the election 31 officers in charge. After the registration record has been 32 checked, the officer will hand it back to you. Whereupon you HB1680 Engrossed -170- LRB9102308MWgc 1 shall present it to the officer in charge of the ballots. 2 I hereby certify that I am registered from the address 3 below and am qualified to vote. 4 Signature of voter ................ 5 Residence address ................" 6 An individual shall not be required to provide his social 7 security number when applying for a ballot. He shall not be 8 denied a ballot, nor shall his ballot be challenged, solely 9 because of his refusal to provide his social security number. 10 Nothing in this Act prevents an individual from being 11 requested to provide his social security number when the 12 individual applies for a ballot. If, however, the certificate 13 contains a space for the individual's social security number, 14 the following notice shall appear on the certificate, 15 immediately above such space, in bold-face capital letters, 16 in type the size of which equals the largest type on the 17 certificate: 18 "THE INDIVIDUAL APPLYING FOR A BALLOT WITH THIS DOCUMENT 19 IS NOT REQUIRED TO DISCLOSE HIS OR HER SOCIAL SECURITY 20 NUMBER. HE OR SHE MAY NOT BE DENIED A BALLOT, NOR SHALL HIS 21 OR HER BALLOT BE CHALLENGED, SOLELY BECAUSE OF HIS OR HER 22 REFUSAL TO PROVIDE HIS OR HER SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER." 23 The applications of each State-wide political party at a 24 primary election shall be separately printed upon paper of 25 uniform quality, texture and size, but the applications of no 26 2 State-wide political parties shall be of the same color or 27 tint. If the election authority provides computer generated 28 applications with the precinct, ballot style, and voter's 29 name and address preprinted on the application, a single 30 application may be used for State-wide political parties if 31 it contains spaces or check-off boxes to indicate the 32 political party. Such applications may contain spaces or 33 check-off boxes permitting the voter to also request a 34 primary ballot of any political party which is established HB1680 Engrossed -171- LRB9102308MWgc 1 only within a political subdivision and for which a primary 2 is conducted on the same election day. Such applications 3 shall not entitle the voter to vote in both the primary of a 4 State-wide political party and the primary of a local 5 political party with respect to the offices of the same 6 political subdivision or to vote in the primary of more than 7 one State-wide political party on the same day. 8 The judges in charge of the precinctregistrationfiles 9 shall compare the signature upon such certificate with the 10 signature inonthe precinct fileregistration record cardas 11 a means of identifying the voter. Unless satisfied by such 12 signature comparison that the applicant to vote is the 13 identical person who is registered under the same name, the 14 judges shall ask such applicant the questions for 15 identification which appear inonthe precinct file 16registration card, and if the applicant does not prove to the 17 satisfaction of a majority of the judges of the election 18 precinct that he is the identical person registered under the 19 name in question then the vote of such applicant shall be 20 challenged by a judge of election, and the same procedure 21 followed as provided in this Article and Act for challenged 22 voters. 23 In case the elector is unable to sign his name, a judge 24 of election shall check the data inonthe precinct file 25registration cardand shall check the address given, with the 26 registered address, in order to determine whether he is 27 entitled to vote. 28 One of the judges of election shall check the certificate 29 of such applicant for a ballot after the precinct file 30registration recordhas been examined, and shall sign his 31 initials on the certificate in the space provided therefor, 32 and shall enter upon such certificate the number of the voter 33 in the place provided therefor, and make an entry in the 34 voting record space inonthe precinct fileregistrationHB1680 Engrossed -172- LRB9102308MWgc 1record, to indicate whether or not the applicant voted. Such 2 judge shall then hand such certificate back to the applicant 3 in case he is permitted to vote, and such applicant shall 4 hand it to the judge of election in charge of the ballots. 5 The certificates of the voters shall be filed in the order in 6 which they are received and shall constitute an official poll 7 record. The terms "poll lists" and "poll books", where used 8 in this Article and Act, shall be construed to apply to such 9 official poll record. 10 After each general primary election the board of election 11 commissioners shall indicate by color code or other means 12 next to the name of each registrant on the list of registered 13 voters in each precinct the primary ballot of a political 14 party that the registrant requested at the general primary 15 election. The board of election commissioners, within 60 days 16 after that general primary election, shall provide a copy of 17 this coded list to the chairman of the county central 18 committee of each established political party or to the 19 chairman's duly authorized representative. 20Within 60 days after the effective date of this21amendatory Act of 1983, the board of election commissioners22shall provide to the chairman of the county central committee23of each established political party or to the chairman's duly24authorized representative the list of registered voters in25each precinct at the time of the general primary election of261982 and shall indicate on such list by color code or other27means next to the name of a registrant the primary ballot of28a political party that the registrant requested at the29general primary election of 1982.30 The board of election commissioners may charge a fee to 31 reimburse the actual cost of duplicating each copy of a list 32 provided under theeither of the 2preceding paragraph 33paragraphs. 34 Where an elector makes application to vote by signing and HB1680 Engrossed -173- LRB9102308MWgc 1 presenting the certificate provided by this Section, and his 2 name is not foundregistration card is not foundin the 3 precinct fileregistryof voters,but his name appears as4that of a registered voter in such precinct upon the printed5precinct register as corrected or revised by the supplemental6list, or upon the consolidated list, if any provided by this7Article and whose name has not been erased or withdrawn from8such register, the printed precinct register as corrected or9revised by the supplemental list, or consolidated list, if10any, shall be prima facie evidence of the elector's right to11vote upon compliance with the provisions hereinafter set12forth in this Section. In such event it shall be the duty of13 any one of the judges of election shalltorequire an 14 affidavit by such person substantially in the form prescribed 15 in Section 17-10 of this Codeand 2 voters residing in the16precinct before the judges of election that he is the same17person whose name appears upon the printed precinct register18as corrected or revised by the supplemental list, or19consolidated list, if any, and that he resides in the20precinct, stating the street and number of his residence, and 21 upon the presentation of such affidavits, a certificate shall 22 be issued to such elector, and upon the presentation of such 23 certificate and affidavits, he shall be entitled to vote. Any 24 elector whose name does not appear as a registered voter on 25 the printed precinct register or supplemental list but who 26 has a certificate issued by the board of election 27 commissioners as provided in Section 6-43 of this Article, 28 shall be entitled to vote upon the presentation of such 29 certificateaccompanied by the affidavits of 2 voters30residing in the precinct that the elector is the same person31described in such certificate and that he resides in the32precinct, stating the street and number of his residence. 33 Forms for all affidavits required hereunder shall be supplied 34 by the board of election commissioners. All affidavits made HB1680 Engrossed -174- LRB9102308MWgc 1 under this paragraph shall be preserved and returned to the 2 board of election commissioners in the manner provided by 3 this Article and Article 18 of this CodeAct. It shall be the 4 duty of the board of election commissioners, within 30 days 5 after such election, to take the steps provided by Section 6 6-64 of this Article for the execution of new registration 7 affidavits by electors who have voted under the provisions of 8 this paragraph. 9 When the board of election commissioners delivers to the 10 judges of election for use at the polls a supplemental or 11 consolidated list of the printed precinct register, it shall 12 give a copy of the supplemental or consolidated list to the 13 chairman of a county central committee of an established 14 political party or to the chairman's duly authorized 15 representative. 16 Whenever 2 or more elections occur simultaneously, the 17 election official or officials charged with the duty of 18 providing application certificates may prescribe the form 19 thereof so that a voter is required to execute only one, 20 indicating in which of the elections he desires to vote. 21 After the signature has been verified, the judges shall 22 determine in which political subdivisions the voter resides 23 by use of the information contained inonthe precinct file 24voter registration cardsor the separate registration lists 25 or other means approved by the State Board of Elections and 26 prepared and supplied by the election authority. The voter's 27 certificate shall be so marked by the judges as to show the 28 respective ballots which the voter is given. 29 (Source: P.A. 84-809.) 30 (10 ILCS 5/6A-4) (from Ch. 46, par. 6A-4) 31 Sec. 6A-4. Upon the opening of the office of the county 32 board of election commissioners, the county clerk shall turn 33 over to such board all registry books, registration record HB1680 Engrossed -175- LRB9102308MWgc 1 cards, registration application forms, precinct files, poll 2 books, tally sheets and ballot boxes and all other books, 3 forms, blanks and stationery of every description in his 4 hands in any way relating to elections or the holding of 5 elections in the county. Thereupon, all functions, powers and 6 duties of the county clerk or the county board relating to 7 elections are transferred to the county board of election 8 commissioners. 9 (Source: P.A. 78-465.) 10 (10 ILCS 5/7-23) (from Ch. 46, par. 7-23) 11 Sec. 7-23. All necessary primary poll books, official 12 poll records, voter registration applications, precinct 13 files, tally sheets, return blanks, stationery and other 14 necessary primary supplies shall be furnished by the same 15 authorities upon whom is imposed the duty of furnishing such 16 supplies at general elections, by this CodeAct. 17 (Source: Laws 1943, vol. 2, p. 1.) 18 (10 ILCS 5/7-43) (from Ch. 46, par. 7-43) 19 Sec. 7-43. Every person having resided in this State 6 20 months and in the precinct 30 days next preceding any primary 21 therein who shall be a citizen of the United States of the 22 age of 18 or more years, shall be entitled to vote at such 23 primary. 24 The following regulations shall be applicable to 25 primaries: 26 No person shall be entitled to vote at a primary: 27 (a) Unless he declares his party affiliations as 28 required by this Article. 29 (b) Who shall have signed the petition for nomination of 30 a candidate of any party with which he does not affiliate, 31 when such candidate is to be voted for at the primary. 32 (c) Who shall have signed the nominating papers of an HB1680 Engrossed -176- LRB9102308MWgc 1 independent candidate for any office for which office 2 candidates for nomination are to be voted for at such 3 primary. 4 (c.5) If that person has participated in the town 5 political party caucus, under Section 45-50 of the Township 6 Code, of another political party by signing an affidavit of 7 voters attending the caucus within 45 days before the first 8 day of the calendar month in which the primary is held. 9 (d) (Blank).If he has voted at a primary held under10this Article 7 of another political party within a period of1123 calendar months next preceding the calendar month in which12such primary is held: Provided, participation by a primary13elector in a primary of a political party which, under the14provisions of Section 7-2 of this Article, is a political15party within a city, village or incorporated town or town16only and entitled hereunder to make nominations of candidates17for city, village or incorporated town or town offices only,18and for no other office or offices, shall not disqualify such19primary elector from participating in other primaries of his20party: And, provided, that no qualified voter shall be21precluded from participating in the primary of any purely22city, village or incorporated town or town political party23under the provisions of Section 7-2 of this Article by reason24of such voter having voted at the primary of another25political party within a period of 23 calendar months next26preceding the calendar month in which he seeks to participate27is held.28 (e) (Blank).In cities, villages and incorporated towns29having a board of election commissioners only voters30registered as provided by Article 6 of this Act shall be31entitled to vote at such primary.32 (f) No person shall be entitled to vote at a primary 33 unless he is registered under the provisions of Articles 3A, 34 4, 5 or 6 of this CodeAct, when his registration is required HB1680 Engrossed -177- LRB9102308MWgc 1 by any of said Articles to entitle him to vote at the 2 election with reference to which the primary is held. 3 (Source: P.A. 89-331, eff. 8-17-95.) 4 (10 ILCS 5/7-44) (from Ch. 46, par. 7-44) 5 Sec. 7-44. Any person desiring to vote at a primary shall 6 state his name, residence and party affiliation to the 7 primary judges, one of whom shall thereupon announce the same 8 in a distinct tone of voice, sufficiently loud to be heard by 9 all persons in the polling place. When Article 3A, 4, 5 or 6 10 is applicable the Certificate of Registered Voter therein 11 prescribed shall be made and signed and the official poll 12 record shall be made. If the person desiring to vote is not 13 challenged, one of the primary judges shall give to him one, 14 and only one, primary ballot of the political party with 15 which he declares himself affiliated, on the back of which 16 such primary judge shall endorse his initials in such manner 17 that they may be seen when the primary ballot is properly 18 folded. If the person desiring to vote is challenged he shall 19 not receive a primary ballot from the primary judges until he 20 shall have established his right to vote as hereinafter 21 provided. No person who refuses to state his party 22 affiliation shall be allowed to vote at a primary. 23 A person who declares his party affiliation with a 24 statewide established political party and requests a primary 25 ballot of such party may nonetheless also declare his 26 affiliation with a political party established only within a 27 political subdivision, and may also vote in the primary of 28 such local party on the same election day, provided that such 29 voter may not vote in both such party primaries with respect 30 to offices of the same political subdivision. However, no 31 person declaring his affiliation with a statewide established 32 political party may vote in the primary of any other 33 statewide political party on the same election day. HB1680 Engrossed -178- LRB9102308MWgc 1 (Source: P.A. 81-1535.) 2 (10 ILCS 5/7-45) (from Ch. 46, par. 7-45) 3 Sec. 7-45. (a) Whenever a person offering to vote at a 4 primary is challenged, and is not personally known to the 5 judges of election to have the qualifications required in 6 this Article to vote, the person so challenged shall make and 7 subscribe an affidavit in the following form, which shall be 8 presented to and retained by the primary judges and returned 9 by them affixed to the primary poll book or with the official 10 poll record: 11 State of Illinois) 12 )ss. 13 County of .......) 14 I, ...., do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I am a 15 citizen of the United States, of the age of 18 years or over, 16 and am qualified to vote under and by virtue of the 17 Constitution and laws of the State of Illinois, and am a 18 legally qualified voter of the precinct; that I now reside at 19 ....(insert street and number, if any) in this election 20 jurisdiction,precinct,and am a member of and affiliated 21 with the .... party;that I have not voted at a primary of22another political party within a period of 23 calendar months23prior to the calendar month in which this primary is being24held; and that I voted at the .... city, village,25incorporated town, or town primary, with the .... political26party at the .... election held in ...., .... which the27.... political party was entitled at such primary to make28nominations of candidates for city, village, incorporated29town or town offices only, and for no other offices, and that30the name or names of no candidate or candidates of the ....31political party (the political party with which the primary32elector declares himself affiliated) were, at such city,33village, incorporated town or town primary, printed on theHB1680 Engrossed -179- LRB9102308MWgc 1primary ballot;that I have not signed the petition for 2 nomination of a candidate of a political party with which I 3 am not affiliated, and that I have not signed the nominating 4 papers of an independent candidate for any office for which 5 office candidates for nomination are voted for at this 6 primary. 7 ......................... 8 Subscribed and sworn to before me, on (insert date)this9.... day of ...., ....10 ......................... 11 Judge of Primary 12 In addition to such affidavit the person so challenged 13 shall provide to the judges of election proof of residence by 14 producing two forms of identification showing the person's 15 current residence address, provided that such identification 16 may include not more than one piece of mail addressed to the 17 person at his current residence address and postmarked not 18 earlier than 30 days prior to the date of the primary 19 election., or the person shall produce the affidavit of one20voter of the precinct, who shall be a qualified voter at such21primary, and who shall be personally known or proved to the22judges to be a voter in the precinct, which affidavit shall23be in the following form:24State of Illinois)25)ss.26County of........)27I,...., do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I am a voter28of this precinct and entitled to vote at this primary; that I29am acquainted with ....(name of the party challenged), whose30right to vote at this primary has been challenged; that I31know him or her to be an actual bona fide resident of this32precinct, and that he has resided herein 30 days, and I33verily believe he or she has resided in this State 30 days34next preceding this primary; that I verily believe he or sheHB1680 Engrossed -180- LRB9102308MWgc 1is a member of and affiliated with the .... party.2.........................3Subscribed and sworn to before me, this .... day of4...., ....5.........................6Judge of Primary7 (b) Whenever, at any primary election, in any precinct, 8 district, city, village, incorporated town, town or ward, any 9 person offering to vote has moved within the election 10 jurisdiction prior to the primary election, he shall make and 11 subscribe an affidavit, in the following form, which shall be 12 retained by the judges of election, and returned by them 13 affixed to the official poll record: 14 State of Illinois) 15 )ss. 16 County of .......) 17 I, .........., do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I am a 18 citizen of the United States; that I am 18 years of age; that 19 I have not voted at this election; that preceding this 20 election I was a duly qualified and registered voter in every 21 respect in this election precinct; that I have moved from 22 (here give the particular house or place of residence, and, 23 if in a town or city, the street and number), in this 24 election precinct; that I now reside at (here give the 25 particular house or place of residence, and, if in a town or 26 city, the street and number), within the same election 27 jurisdiction *and the same Congressional District. 28 So help me God, (or "This I do solemnly and sincerely 29 affirm", as the case may be). 30 Signature of applicant.............................. 31 Subscribed and sworn to before me on (insert date). 32 ................... 33 Judge of Election 34 *If you have changed Congressional District, draw a line HB1680 Engrossed -181- LRB9102308MWgc 1 through "and the same Congressional District." 2 (c) Whenever at any primary election, in any precinct, 3 district, city, village, incorporated town, town or ward, any 4 person offering to vote has moved therefrom within 30 days 5 prior to the primary election, he shall make and subscribe an 6 affidavit, in the following form, which shall be supported by 7 providing to the judges of election proof of residence (i) by 8 producing 2 forms of identification showing the person's 9 current residence address, providing that this identification 10 may include not more than one piece of mail addressed to the 11 person at his current residence address and postmarked not 12 earlier than 30 days before the date of the election or (ii) 13 by one affidavit of a registered voter in the precinct, as 14 provided herein, both of which shall be retained by the 15 judges of election, and returned by them affixed to the poll 16 books or with the official poll record: 17 State of Illinois) 18 )ss. 19 County of .......) 20 I, ........, do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I am a 21 citizen of the United States; that I am 18 years of age; that 22 I have not voted at this election; that prior to 30 days 23 preceding this election I was a duly qualified and registered 24 voter in every respect in this election precinct; that I have 25 recently moved from (here give the particular house or place 26 of residence, and, if in a town or city, the street and 27 number), in this election precinct, that I now reside at 28 (here give the particular house or place of residence, and, 29 if in a town or city, the street and number), in another 30 election jurisdiction in the State. 31 So help me God, (or "This I do solemnly and sincerely 32 affirm", as the case may be). 33 .................... 34 Subscribed and sworn to before me on (insert date). HB1680 Engrossed -182- LRB9102308MWgc 1 .................... 2 State of Illinois) 3 )ss. 4 County of .......) 5 .......... Precinct .......... Ward 6 I, .........., do solemnly swear (or affirm), that I am a 7 resident of this precinct and entitled to vote at this 8 election; that I am acquainted with .......... (name of the 9 applicant; that I verily believe him to have been an actual 10 bona fide resident and registered voter of this precinct and 11 that he maintained a legal residence therein, 30 days next 12 preceding this election. 13 .................... 14 Subscribed and sworn to before me on (insert date). 15 .................... 16 Judge of Election 17 The oath may be administered by either of the judges of 18 election, or by any officer, resident in the precinct or 19 district, authorized by law to administer oaths. 20 (Source: P.A. 86-867.) 21 (10 ILCS 5/7-47) (from Ch. 46, par. 7-47) 22 Sec. 7-47. Before leaving the booth, the primary elector 23 shall fold his primary ballot in such manner as to conceal 24 the marks thereon. Such voter shall then vote forthwith by 25 handing the primary judge the primary ballot received by such 26 voter. Thereupon the primary judge shall deposit such primary 27 ballot in the ballot box. One of the judges shall thereupon 28 enter in the primary poll book the name of the primary 29 elector, his residence and his party affiliation or shall 30 make the entries on the official poll record as required by 31 Articles 3A, 4, 5 and 6, if any one of them is applicable. 32 Where voting machines or electronic voting systems are 33 used, the provisions of this section may be modified as HB1680 Engrossed -183- LRB9102308MWgc 1 required or authorized by Article 24 or Article 24A, 2 whichever is applicable. 3 (Source: Laws 1965, p. 2220.) 4 (10 ILCS 5/7-47.1) (from Ch. 46, par. 7-47.1) 5 Sec. 7-47.1. (a) In the case of an emergency, as 6 determined by the State Board of Elections, or if the Board 7 determines that all potential polling places have been 8 surveyed by the election authority and that no accessible 9 polling place, as defined by rule of the State Board of 10 Elections, is available within a precinct nor is the election 11 authority able to make a polling place within the precinct 12 temporarily accessible, the Board, upon written application 13 by the election authority, is authorized to grant an 14 exemption from the accessibility requirements of the Federal 15 Voting Accessibility for the Elderly and Handicapped Act 16 (Public Law 98-435). Such exemption shall be valid for a 17 period of 2 years. 18 (b) Any temporarily or permanently physically disabled 19 voter who, because of structural features of the building in 20 which the polling place is located, is unable to access or 21 enter the polling place, may request that 2 judges of 22 election of opposite party affiliation deliver a ballot to 23 him or her at the point where he or she is unable to continue 24 forward motion toward the polling place; but, in no case, 25 shall a ballot be delivered to the voter beyond 50 feet of 26 the entrance to the building in which the polling place is 27 located. Such request shall be made to the election 28 authority not later than the close of business at the 29 election authority's office on the day before the election 30 and on a form prescribed by the State Board of Elections. 31 The election authority shall notify the judges of election 32 for the appropriate precinct polling places of such requests. 33 Weather permitting, 2 judges of election shall deliver to HB1680 Engrossed -184- LRB9102308MWgc 1 the disabled voter the ballot which he or she is entitled to 2 vote, a portable voting booth or other enclosure that will 3 allow such voter to mark his or her ballot in secrecy, and a 4 marking device. 5 (c) The voter must complete the entire voting process, 6 including the application for ballot from which the judges of 7 election shall compare the voter's signature withthe8signature onhis or her signatureregistration record cardin 9 the fileprecinct binder. 10 After the voter has marked his or her ballot and placed 11 it in the ballot envelope (or folded it in the manner 12 prescribed for paper ballots), the 2 judges of election shall 13 return the ballot to the polling place and give it to the 14 judge in charge of the ballot box who shall deposit it 15 therein. 16 Pollwatchers as provided in Sections 7-34 and 17-23 of 17 this Code shall be permitted to accompany the judges and 18 observe the above procedure. 19 No assistance may be given to such voter in marking his 20 or her ballot, unless the voter requests assistance and 21 completes the affidavit required by Section 17-14 of this 22 Code. 23 (Source: P.A. 84-808.) 24 (10 ILCS 5/17-9) (from Ch. 46, par. 17-9) 25 Sec. 17-9. Any person desiring to vote shall give his 26 name and, if required to do so, his residence to the judges 27 of election, one of whom shall thereupon announce the same in 28 a loud and distinct tone of voice, clear, and audible; the 29 judges of elections shall check each application for ballot 30 against the list of voters registered in that precinct to 31 whom absentee ballots have been issued for that election, 32 which shall be provided by the election authority and which 33 list shall be available for inspection by pollwatchers. A HB1680 Engrossed -185- LRB9102308MWgc 1 voter applying to vote in the precinct on election day whose 2 name appears on the list as having been issued an absentee 3 ballot shall not be permitted to vote in the precinct unless 4 that voter submits to the judges of election, for 5 cancellation or revocation, his absentee ballot. In the case 6 that the voter's absentee ballot is not present in the 7 polling place, it shall be sufficient for any such voter to 8 submit to the judges of election in lieu of his absentee 9 ballot, either a portion of such ballot if torn or mutilated, 10 an affidavit executed before the judges of election 11 specifying that the voter never received an absentee ballot, 12 or an affidavit executed before the judges of election 13 specifying that the voter desires to cancel or revoke any 14 absentee ballot that may have been cast in the voter's name. 15 All applicable provisions of Articles 3A, 4, 5 or 6 shall be 16 complied with and if such name is found on the register of 17 voters or precinct file by the officer having charge thereof, 18 he shall likewise repeat said name, and the voter shall be 19 allowed to enter within the proximity of the voting booths, 20 as above provided. One of the judges shall give the voter 21 one, and only one of each ballot to be voted at the election, 22 on the back of which ballots such judge shall indorse his 23 initials in such manner that they may be seen when each such 24 ballot is properly folded, and the voter's name shall be 25 immediately checked on the register list. In those election 26 jurisdictions where perforated ballot cards are utilized of 27 the type on which write-in votes can be cast above the 28 perforation, the election authority shall provide a space 29 both above and below the perforation for the judge's 30 initials, and the judge shall endorse his or her initials in 31 both spaces. Whenever a proposal for a constitutional 32 amendment or for the calling of a constitutional convention 33 is to be voted upon at the election, the separate blue ballot 34 or ballots pertaining thereto shall, when being handed to the HB1680 Engrossed -186- LRB9102308MWgc 1 voter, be placed on top of the other ballots to be voted at 2 the election in such manner that the legend appearing on the 3 back thereof, as prescribed in Section 16-6 of this Act, 4 shall be plainly visible to the voter. At all elections, 5 when a registry may be required, if the name of any person so 6 desiring to vote at such election is not found on the 7 register of voters, he or she shall not receive a ballot 8 until he or she shall have complied with the law prescribing 9 the manner and conditions of voting by suchunregistered10 voters. If any person desiring to vote at any election shall 11 be challenged, he or she shall not receive a ballot until he 12 or she shall have established his right to vote in the manner 13 provided hereinafter; and if he or she shall be challenged 14 after he has received his ballot, he shall not be permitted 15 to vote until he or she has fully complied with such 16 requirements of the law upon being challenged. Besides the 17 election officer, not more than 2 voters in excess of the 18 whole number of voting booths provided shall be allowed 19 within the proximity of the voting booths at one time. The 20 provisions of this Act, so far as they require the 21 registration of voters as a condition to their being allowed 22 to vote shall not apply to persons otherwise entitled to 23 vote, who are, at the time of the election, or at any time 24 within 60 days prior to such election have been engaged in 25 the military or naval service of the United States, and who 26 appear personally at the polling place on election day and 27 produce to the judges of election satisfactory evidence 28 thereof, but such persons, if otherwise qualified to vote, 29 shall be permitted to vote at such election without previous 30 registration. 31 All such persons shall also make an affidavit which shall 32 be in substantially the following form: 33 State of Illinois,) 34 ) ss. HB1680 Engrossed -187- LRB9102308MWgc 1 County of ........) 2 ............... Precinct .......... Ward 3 I, ...., do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I am a 4 citizen of the United States, of the age of 18 years or over, 5 and that within the past 60 days prior to the date of this 6 election at which I am applying to vote, I have been engaged 7 in the .... (military or naval) service of the United States; 8 and I am qualified to vote under and by virtue of the 9 Constitution and laws of the State of Illinois, and that I am 10 a legally qualified voter of this precinct and ward except 11 that I have, because of such service, been unable to register 12 as a voter; that I now reside at .... (insert street and 13 number, if any) in this precinct and ward; that I have 14 maintained a legal residence in this precinct and ward for 30 15 days and in this State 30 days next preceding this election. 16 ......................... 17 Subscribed and sworn to before me on (insert date).this18.... day of...., 19...19 ......................... 20 Judge of Election. 21The affidavit of any such person shall be supported by22the affidavit of a resident and qualified voter of any such23precinct and ward, which affidavit shall be in substantially24the following form:25State of Illinois,)26) ss.27County of ........)28........... Precinct ........... Ward29I, ...., do solemnly swear (or affirm), that I am a30resident of this precinct and ward and entitled to vote at31this election; that I am acquainted with .... (name of the32applicant); that I verily believe him to be an actual bona33fide resident of this precinct and ward and that I verily34believe that he or she has maintained a legal residenceHB1680 Engrossed -188- LRB9102308MWgc 1therein 30 days and in this State 30 days next preceding this2election.3.........................4Subscribed and sworn to before me this .... day of....,519...6.........................7Judge of Election.8 All affidavits made under the provisions of this Section 9 shall be enclosed in a separate envelope securely sealed, and 10 shall be transmitted with the returns of the elections to the 11 election authoritycounty clerk or to the board of election12commissioners, who shall preserve the said affidavits for the 13 period of 6 months, during which period such affidavits shall 14 be deemed public records and shall be freely open to 15 examination as such. 16 (Source: P.A. 89-653, eff. 8-14-96; revised 10-20-98.) 17 (10 ILCS 5/17-10) (from Ch. 46, par. 17-10) 18 Sec. 17-10. (a) Whenever, at any election, in any 19 precinct, any person offering to vote is not personally known 20 to the judges of election to have the qualifications required 21 in this Act, if his vote is challenged by a legal voter at 22 such election, he or she shall make and subscribe an 23 affidavit, in the following form, which shall be retained by 24 the judges of election, and returned by them affixed to the 25 poll books or with the official poll record: 26 State of Illinois) 27 )ss. 28 County of .......) 29 I, ...., do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I am a 30 citizen of the United States; that I am 18 years of age or 31 over; that I have resided in this State and in this election 32 precinctdistrict30 days next preceding this election; that 33 I have not voted at this election; that I am a duly qualified HB1680 Engrossed -189- LRB9102308MWgc 1 voter in every respect; that I now reside at (here give the 2 particular house or place of residence, and, if in a town or 3 city, the street and number), in this election jurisdiction 4district; *1. that I registered to vote from said address; 5 *2. that I changed my residence to the above address from 6 ....,both ofwhich isarein this election precinct and from 7 where I am registered to votedistrict; *3. that I changed my 8 name from .... to that which I have signed below; *4. that I 9 have not changed my residence but my address has changed as a 10 result of implementation of a 9-1-1 emergency telephone 11 system. 12 So help me God, (or "This I do solemnly and sincerely 13 affirm", as the case may be). 14 ......................... 15 Subscribed and sworn to before me on (insert date)this16.... day of ...., 19...17 ......................... 18 *1. If your present address is not the address from 19 which you are registered to voteIf registration is not20required, draw a line through 1 above. 21 *2. Fill in the blank ONLY if not more than 2 federal 22 elections have been held since you movedyou have moved23within 2 years. 24 *3. Fill in the blank ONLY if you have changed your name 25 within 2 years. 26 *4. Fill in the blank ONLY if you have not changed your 27 residence but your address has changed as a result of 28 implementation of a 9-1-1 emergency telephone system. 29 In addition to such an affidavit, the person so 30 challenged shall provide to the judges of election proof of 31 residence by producing two forms of identification showing 32 the person's current residence address, provided that such 33 identification may include not more than one piece of mail 34 addressed to the person at his current residence address and HB1680 Engrossed -190- LRB9102308MWgc 1 postmarked not earlier than 30 days prior to the date of the 2 election, or the person shall procure a witness personally3known to the judges of election, and resident in the precinct4(or district), or who shall be proved by some legal voter of5such precinct or district, known to the judges to be such,6who shall take the oath following, viz:7I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I am a resident of8this election precinct (or district), and entitled to vote at9this election, and that I have been a resident of this State10for 30 days last past, and am well acquainted with the person11whose vote is now offered; that he is an actual and bona fide12resident of this election precinct (or district), and has13resided herein 30 days, and as I verily believe, in this14State, 30 days next preceding this election. 15 The oath in each case may be administered by either of 16 the judges of election, or by any officer, resident in the 17 precinct or district, authorized by law to administer oaths. 18 (a-1) Whenever, at any regular or special election, in 19 any precinct, district, city, village, incorporated town, 20 town or ward, any person offering to vote has moved within 21 the election jurisdiction prior to the regular or special 22 election, he shall make and subscribe an affidavit, in the 23 following form, which shall be retained by the judges of 24 election, and returned by them affixed to the official poll 25 record: 26 State of Illinois) 27 )ss. 28 County of .......) 29 I, .........., do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I am a 30 citizen of the United States; that I am 18 years of age; that 31 I have not voted at this election; that preceding this 32 election I was a duly qualified and registered voter in every 33 respect in this election precinct; that I have moved from 34 (here give the particular house or place of residence, and, HB1680 Engrossed -191- LRB9102308MWgc 1 if in a town or city, the street and number), in this 2 election precinct; that I now reside at (here give the 3 particular house or place of residence, and, if in a town or 4 city, the street and number), within the same election 5 jurisdiction *and the same Congressional District. 6 So help me God, (or "This I do solemnly and sincerely 7 affirm", as the case may be). 8 Signature of applicant........................... 9 Subscribed and sworn to before me on (insert date) 10 .................... 11 Judge of Election 12 *If you have changed Congressional District, draw a line 13 through "and the same Congressional District." 14 (b) Whenever, at any regular or special election, in any 15 precinct, district, city, village, incorporated town, town or 16 ward, any person offering to vote has moved therefrom within 17 30 days prior to said regular or special election, he shall 18 make and subscribe an affidavit, in the following form, which 19 shall be supported by providing to the judges of election 20 proof of residence by producing two forms of identification 21 showing the person's current residence address, provided that 22 such identification may include not more than one piece of 23 mail addressed to the person at his current residence address 24 and postmarked not earlier than 30 days prior to the date of 25 the election, or by one1affidavit of a registered voter in 26 the precinct, as provided herein, both of which shall be 27 retained by the judges of election, and returned by them 28 affixed to the poll books or with the official poll record: 29 State of Illinois) 30 )ss. 31 County of .......) 32 I, ........., do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I am a 33 citizen of the United States; that I am 18 years of age; 34 that I have not voted at this election; that prior to 30 days HB1680 Engrossed -192- LRB9102308MWgc 1 preceding this election I was a duly qualified and registered 2 voter in every respect in this election precinctdistrict; 3 that I have recently moved from (here give the particular 4 house or place of residence, and, if in a town or city, the 5 street and number), in this election precinctdistrict; that 6 I now reside at (here give the particular house or place of 7 residence, and, if in a town or city, the street and number), 8 in another election jurisdictiondistrictin the State. 9 So help me God, (or "This I do solemnly and sincerely 10 affirm", as the case may be). 11 ...................... 12 Subscribed and sworn to before me on (insert date).this13............. day of ........, 19......14 ...................... 15 State of Illinois) 16 )ss. 17 County of .......) 18 ......... Precinct ........ Ward 19 I, ........, do solemnly swear (or affirm), that I am a 20 resident of this precinct and entitled to vote at this 21 election; that I am acquainted with .... (name of the 22 applicant); that I verily believe him to have been an actual 23 bona fide resident and registered voter of this precinct and 24 that he maintained a legal residence therein, 30 days next 25 preceding this election. 26 .................... 27 Subscribed and sworn to before me on (insert date).this28.... day of...., 19...29 .................... 30 Judge of Election. 31 The oath may be administered by either of the judges of 32 election, or by any officer, resident in the precinct or 33 district, authorized by law to administer oaths. 34 (Source: P.A. 90-664, eff. 7-30-98; revised 10-20-98.) HB1680 Engrossed -193- LRB9102308MWgc 1 (10 ILCS 5/17-13) (from Ch. 46, par. 17-13) 2 Sec. 17-13. (a) In the case of an emergency, as 3 determined by the State Board of Elections, or if the Board 4 determines that all potential polling places have been 5 surveyed by the election authority and that no accessible 6 polling place, as defined by rule of the State Board of 7 Elections, is available within a precinct nor is the election 8 authority able to make a polling place within the precinct 9 temporarily accessible, the Board, upon written application 10 by the election authority, is authorized to grant an 11 exemption from the accessibility requirements of the Federal 12 Voting Accessibility for the Elderly and Handicapped Act 13 (Public Law 98-435). Such exemption shall be valid for a 14 period of 2 years. 15 (b) Any temporarily or permanently physically disabled 16 voter who, because of structural features of the building in 17 which the polling place is located, is unable to access or 18 enter the polling place, may request that 2 judges of 19 election of opposite party affiliation deliver a ballot to 20 him or her at the point where he or she is unable to continue 21 forward motion toward the polling place; but, in no case, 22 shall a ballot be delivered to the voter beyond 50 feet of 23 the entrance to the building in which the polling place is 24 located. Such request shall be made to the election 25 authority not later than the close of business at the 26 election authority's office on the day before the election 27 and on a form prescribed by the State Board of Elections. 28 The election authority shall notify the judges of election 29 for the appropriate precinct polling places of such requests. 30 Weather permitting, 2 judges of election shall deliver to 31 the disabled voter the ballot which he or she is entitled to 32 vote, a portable voting booth or other enclosure that will 33 allow such voter to mark his or her ballot in secrecy, and a 34 marking device. HB1680 Engrossed -194- LRB9102308MWgc 1 (c) The voter must complete the entire voting process, 2 including the application for ballot from which the judges of 3 election shall compare the voter's signature with his or her 4thesignatureon his or her registration record cardin the 5 precinct filebinder. 6 After the voter has marked his or her ballot and placed 7 it in the ballot envelope (or folded it in the manner 8 prescribed for paper ballots), the 2 judges of election shall 9 return the ballot to the polling place and give it to the 10 judge in charge of the ballot box who shall deposit it 11 therein. 12 Pollwatchers as provided in Sections 7-34 and 17-23 of 13 this Code shall be permitted to accompany the judges and 14 observe the above procedure. 15 No assistance may be given to such voter in marking his 16 or her ballot, unless the voter requests assistance and 17 completes the affidavit required by Section 17-14 of this 18 Code. 19 (Source: P.A. 84-808.) 20 (10 ILCS 5/18-1) (from Ch. 46, par. 18-1) 21 Sec. 18-1. The provisions of this Article 18 shall be 22 applicable only to and in municipalities operating under 23 Article 6 of this Act. 24 As part of any canvass being conducted by a Board of 25 Election CommissionersAt every election in any municipality26operatingunder Article 6 of this CodeAct, each of the 27 political parties shall have the right to designate a 28 canvasser for each election precinct, who may make a canvass 29 of the precinct in which he is appointed to act,not less30than 20 nor more than 31 days previous to such election,for 31 the purpose of ascertaining the names and addresses of the 32 legal voters residing in such precinct. An authority signed 33 by the executive director of the board of election HB1680 Engrossed -195- LRB9102308MWgc 1 commissioners, shall be sufficient evidence of the right of 2 such canvasser to make a canvass of the precinct in which he 3 is appointed to act. The executive director of the board of 4 election commissioners shall issue such certificate of 5 authority to any person designated in a written request 6 signed by the recognized chairman or presiding officer of the 7 chief managing committee of a political party in such city, 8 village or incorporated town; and a record shall be kept in 9 the office of the election commissioners of all appointments 10 of such canvassers. In making such canvass no person shall 11 refuse to answer questions and give the information asked for 12 and known to him or her. 13 (Source: P.A. 82-373.) 14 (10 ILCS 5/18-5) (from Ch. 46, par. 18-5) 15 Sec. 18-5. Any person desiring to vote and whose name is 16 found upon the register of voters or precinct file by the 17 person having charge thereof, shall then be asked to state 18 his or her name and residence to the judges of election, one 19 of whom shall thereupon announce the same in a loud and 20 distinct tone of voice, clear and audiblequestioned by one21of the judges as to his nativity, his term of residence at22present address, precinct, State and United States, his age,23whether naturalized and if so the date of naturalization24papers and court from which secured, and he shall be asked to25state his residence when last previously registered and the26date of the election for which he then registered. The judges 27 of elections shall check each application for ballot against 28 the list of voters registered in that precinct to whom 29 absentee ballots have been issued for that election, which 30 shall be provided by the election authority and which list 31 shall be available for inspection by pollwatchers. A voter 32 applying to vote in the precinct on election day whose name 33 appears on the list as having been issued an absentee ballot HB1680 Engrossed -196- LRB9102308MWgc 1 shall not be permitted to vote in the precinct unless that 2 voter submits to the judges of election, for cancellation or 3 revocation, his absentee ballot. In the case that the 4 voter's absentee ballot is not present in the polling place, 5 it shall be sufficient for any such voter to submit to the 6 judges of election in lieu of his absentee ballot, either a 7 portion of such ballot if torn or mutilated, an affidavit 8 executed before the judges of election specifying that the 9 voter never received an absentee ballot, or an affidavit 10 executed before the judges of election specifying that the 11 voter desires to cancel or revoke any absentee ballot that 12 may have been cast in the voter's name. If such person so 13 registered shall be challenged as disqualified, the party 14 challenging shall assign his reasons therefor, and thereupon 15 one of the judges shall administer to him an oath to answer 16 questions, and if he shall take the oath he shall then be 17 questioned by the judge or judges touching such cause of 18 challenge, and touching any other cause of disqualification. 19 And he may also be questioned by the person challenging him 20 in regard to his qualifications and identity. But if a 21 majority of the judges are of the opinion that he is the 22 person so registered and a qualified voter, his vote shall 23 then be received accordingly. But if his vote be rejected by 24 such judges, such person may afterward produce and deliver an 25 affidavit to such judges, subscribed and sworn to by him 26 before one of the judges, in which it shall be stated how 27 long he has resided in such precinct, and state; that he is a 28 citizen of the United States, and is a duly qualified voter 29 in such precinct, and that he is the identical person so 30 registered. In addition to such an affidavit, the person so 31 challenged shall provide to the judges of election proof of 32 residence by producing 2 forms of identification showing the 33 person's current residence address, provided that such 34 identification to the person at his current residence address HB1680 Engrossed -197- LRB9102308MWgc 1 and postmarked not earlier than 30 days prior to the date of 2 the election, or the person shall procure a witness3personally known to the judges of election, and resident in4the precinct (or district), or who shall be proved by some5legal voter of such precinct or district, known to the judges6to be such, who shall take the oath following, viz:7I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I am a resident of8this election precinct (or district), and entitled to vote at9this election, and that I have been a resident of this State10for 30 days last past, and am well acquainted with the person11whose vote is now offered; that he is an actual and bona fide12resident of this election precinct (or district), and has13resided herein 30 days, and as I verily believe, in this14State, 30 days next preceding this election. 15 The oathin each casemay be administered by one of the 16 judges of election, or by any officer, resident in the 17 precinct or district, authorized by law to administer oaths. 18Also supported by an affidavit by a registered voter residing19in such precinct, stating his own residence, and that he20knows such person; and that he does reside at the place21mentioned and has resided in such precinct and state for the22length of time as stated by such person, which shall be23subscribed and sworn to in the same way.Whereupon the vote 24 of such person shall be received, and entered as other votes. 25 But such judges, having charge of such registers, shall state 26 in their respective books the facts in such case, and the 27 affidavits, so delivered to the judges, shall be preserved 28 and returned to the office of the commissioners of election. 29 Blank affidavits of the character aforesaid shall be sent out 30 to the judges of all the precincts, and the judges of 31 election shall furnish the same on demand and administer the 32 oaths without criticism. Such oaths, if administered by any 33 other officer than such judge of election, shall not be 34 received. Whenever a proposal for a constitutional amendment HB1680 Engrossed -198- LRB9102308MWgc 1 or for the calling of a constitutional convention is to be 2 voted upon at the election, the separate blue ballot or 3 ballots pertaining thereto shall be placed on top of the 4 other ballots to be voted at the election in such manner that 5 the legend appearing on the back thereof, as prescribed in 6 Section 16-6 of this Act, shall be plainly visible to the 7 voter, and in this fashion the ballots shall be handed to the 8 voter by the judge. The judges having charge of the register 9 of voters shall then, in a space provided thereon for that 10 voter and that election, mark "Voter" or the letter "V". 11 The voter shall, upon quitting the voting booth, deliver 12 to one of the judges of election all of the ballots, properly 13 folded, which he received. The judge of election to whom the 14 voter delivers his ballots shall not accept the same unless 15 all of the ballots given to the voter are returned by him. If 16 a voter delivers less than all of the ballots given to him, 17 the judge to whom the same are offered shall advise him in a 18 voice clearly audible to the other judges of election that 19 the voter must return the remainder of the ballots. The 20 statement of the judge to the voter shall clearly express the 21 fact that the voter is not required to vote such remaining 22 ballots but that whether or not he votes them he must fold 23 and deliver them to the judge. In making such statement the 24 judge of election shall not indicate by word, gesture or 25 intonation of voice that the unreturned ballots shall be 26 voted in any particular manner. No new voter shall be 27 permitted to enter the voting booth of a voter who has failed 28 to deliver the total number of ballots received by him until 29 such voter has returned to the voting booth pursuant to the 30 judge's request and again quit the booth with all of the 31 ballots required to be returned by him. Upon receipt of all 32 such ballotsthe judges of election shall enter the name of33the voter, and his number, as above provided in this section,34andthe judge to whom the ballots are delivered shall HB1680 Engrossed -199- LRB9102308MWgc 1 immediately put the ballots into the ballot box. If any voter 2 who has failed to deliver all the ballots received by him 3 refuses to return to the voting booth after being advised by 4 the judge of election as herein provided, the judge shall 5 inform the other judges of such refusal, and thereupon the 6 ballot or ballots returned to the judge shall be deposited in 7 the ballot box, the voter shall be permitted to depart from 8 the polling place, and a new voter shall be permitted to 9 enter the voting booth. 10 The judge of election who receives the ballot or ballots 11 from the votershall announce the residence and name of such12voter in a loud voice. The judgeshall put the ballot or 13 ballots received from the voter into the ballot box in the 14 presence of the voter and the judges of election, and in 15 plain view of the public.The judges having charge of such16registers shall then, in a column prepared thereon, in the17same line of, the name of the voter, mark "Voted" or the18letter "V".19 No judge of election shall accept from any voter less 20 than the full number of ballots received by such voter 21 without first advising the voter in the manner above provided 22 of the necessity of returning all of the ballots, nor shall 23 any such judge advise such voter in a manner contrary to that 24 which is herein permitted, or in any other manner violate the 25 provisions of this Section; provided, that the acceptance by 26 a judge of election of less than the full number of ballots 27 delivered to a voter who refuses to return to the voting 28 booth after being properly advised by such judge shall not be 29 a violation of this Section. 30 The provisions of Section 17-10, insofar as applicable to 31 challenged and affidavit voting procedures, shall be 32 applicable in this Section. 33 (Source: P.A. 89-653, eff. 8-14-96.) HB1680 Engrossed -200- LRB9102308MWgc 1 (10 ILCS 5/18-15) (from Ch. 46, par. 18-15) 2 Sec. 18-15. The official poll recordpoll booksshall be 3 enclosed in an envelope, which shall then be securely sealed 4 with sealing wax, or other adhesive material; and each of the 5 judges shall write his name across every fold at which the 6 envelope if unfastened could be opened. 7 (Source: Laws 1957, p. 1450.) 8 (10 ILCS 5/18-16) (from Ch. 46, par. 18-16) 9 Sec. 18-16. Thereupon one of the judges of election shall 10 take charge of the official poll recordpoll booksand the 11 key to the ballot box. Two of the judges shall each take one 12 of the statements of the votes cast into his possession 13 sealed up in the envelopes as aforesaid, and each of the 14 remaining 2 judges shall take one of the tally sheets sealed 15 up in the envelopes as aforesaid. Thereupon the judge having 16 possession of such official poll recordpoll booksshall 17 immediately deliver the recordpoll booksto the Board of 18 Election Commissioners, or to the person or persons delegated 19 by the board to receive such envelopes, and at such place or 20 places within the area served by the board as pre-determined 21 by the board, with the seal unbroken and shall receive a 22 receipt therefor; and the other judges shall immediately 23 deliver the statements and tallies so in their possession 24 respectively, to the respective officers to whom addressed as 25 aforesaid and who, by this Act, are entitled to receive the 26 same, and when delivered, each one shall take a receipt from 27 the officer to whom delivered. Such envelopes shall be 28 delivered to such officers or their duly authorized and 29 appointed representatives, at the time and place where such 30 envelopes are delivered to the Board of Election 31 Commissioners or its designated receiving stations as 32 pre-determined by the board, as hereinabove provided for. And 33 none of them shall receive pay for their services as such HB1680 Engrossed -201- LRB9102308MWgc 1 judges without the production of the receipts so given them 2 by the officers as aforesaid. It shall be the duty of the 3 respective officers so designated, to whom such statements 4 and tallies are ordered to be delivered, to receive the same, 5 and to safely keep under lock and key until ordered to be 6 surrendered as herein provided; and the Board of Election 7 Commissioners shall safely keep such poll recordsbooksunder 8 lock and key for one year. 9 Where voting machines or electronic voting systems are 10 used, the provisions of this Section may be modified as 11 required or authorized by Article 24 or Article 24A, 12 whichever is applicable. 13 (Source: P.A. 76-1309.) 14 (10 ILCS 5/20-13) (from Ch. 46, par. 20-13) 15 Sec. 20-13. If otherwise qualified to vote, any person 16 not covered by Sections 20-2, 20-2.1 or 20-2.2 of this 17 Article who is not registered to voteand who is temporarily18absent from his county of residence, may make special 19 application to the election authority having jurisdiction 20 over his precinct of permanent residence by mail, not less 21 than 5 days before a presidential election, or in person in 22 the office of the election authority, not more than 30 nor 23 less than 1 day before a presidential election, for an 24 absentee ballot to vote for the president and vice-president 25 only. Such application shall be furnished by the election 26 authority and shall be in substantially the following form: 27 SPECIAL ABSENTEE BALLOT APPLICATION (For use by 28 non-registered Illinois residentstemporarily absent from the29countyto vote for the president and vice-president only) 30 AFFIDAVIT 31 1. I hereby request an absentee ballot to vote for the 32 president and vice-president only ......... (insert date of 33 general election) HB1680 Engrossed -202- LRB9102308MWgc 1 2. I am a citizen of the United States and a permanent 2 resident of Illinois. 3 3. I have maintained, and still maintain, a permanent 4 abode in Illinois for the past .......... years at: 5 .......... (House) .......... (Number) .......... (Street) 6 .......... (City) .......... (Village) .......... (Town) 7 4. I will not be able to regularly register in person as 8 a voter because .................... (Give reason for 9 temporary absence such as "Student", "Temporary job 10 transfer", etc.) 11 5. I was born .......... (Month) .......... (Day) 12 .......... (Year) in .................... (State or County); 13 6. To be filled in only by a person who is foreign-born 14 (If answer is "yes" in either a. or b. below, fill in 15 appropriate information in c.): 16 a. One or both of my parents were United States citizens 17 at the time of my birth? 18 ( ) YES ( ) NO) 19 b. My United States citizenship was derived through an 20 act of the Congress of the United States? 21 ( ) YES ( ) NO 22 c. The name of the court issuing papers and the date 23 thereof upon which my United States citizenship was derived 24 is .................... located in .......... (City) 25 .......... (State) on .......... (Month) .......... (Day) 26 .......... (Year) 27 (For persons who derived citizenship through papers 28 issued through a parent or spouse, fill in the following) 29 (1) My parents or spouse's name is: 30 ......... (First) .......... (Middle) .......... (Last) 31 (2) ........ (Month) .......... (Day) .......... (Year) 32 is the date of my marriage or my age at which time I 33 derived my citizenship. 34 7. I am not registered as a voter in any other county in HB1680 Engrossed -203- LRB9102308MWgc 1 the State of Illinois or in any other State. 2 8. I am not requesting a ballot from any other place and 3 am not voting in any other manner in this election and I have 4 not voted and do not intend to vote in this election at any 5 other address. (If absentee request), I request that you mail 6 my ballot to the following address: 7 (Print name and complete mailing address) 8 ......................................... 9 ......................................... 10 ......................................... 11 9. Under penalties as provided by law pursuant to 12 Article 29 of The Election Code, the undersigned certifies 13 that the statements set forth in this application are true 14 and correct. 15 ...................... 16 Signature of Applicant 17 The procedures set forth in Sections 20-4 through 20-12 18 of this Article, insofar as they may be made applicable, 19 shall be applicable to absentee voting under this Section. 20 (Source: P.A. 86-875.) 21 (10 ILCS 5/20-13.1) (from Ch. 46, par. 20-13.1) 22 Sec. 20-13.1. Any person not covered by Sections 20-2, 23 20-2.1 or 20-2.2 of this Article who is registered to vote 24 but who is disqualified from voting because he moved outside 25 his election jurisdictionprecinctduring the 30 days 26 preceding a presidential election may make special 27 application to the election authority having jurisdiction 28 over his precinct of former residence by mail, not more than 29 30 nor less than 5 days before a presidentialFederal30 election, or in person in the office of the election 31 authority, not more than 30 nor less than 1 day before a 32 presidentialFederalelection, for an absentee ballot to vote 33 for the president and vice-president only. Such application HB1680 Engrossed -204- LRB9102308MWgc 1 shall be furnished by the election authority and shall be in 2 substantially the following form: 3 SPECIAL VOTER APPLICATION 4 (For use by registered Illinois voters disqualified for 5 having moved outside their election jurisdictionprecincton 6 or after the 30th day preceding the election, to vote for 7 president and vice-president only.) 8 1. I hereby request a ballot to vote for president and 9 vice-president only on .......... (insert date of general 10 election). 11 2. I am a citizen of the United States and my present 12 address is: .................... (Residence Number) 13 .......... (Street) .................... 14 (City/Village/Township) .......... (County) .......... 15 (State). 16 3. As of .......... (Month), .......... (Day), 17 .......... (Year) I was a registered voter at .......... 18 (Residence Number) .......... (Street) .................... 19 (City/Village/Township). 20 4. I moved to my present address on .......... (Month) 21 .......... (Day) .......... (Year). 22 5. I have not registered to vote from nor have I 23 requested a ballot in any other election jurisdiction in this 24 State or in another State. 25 6. (If absentee request), I request that you mail the 26 ballot to the following address: 27 Print name and complete mailing address. 28 ........................................ 29 ........................................ 30 ........................................ 31 Under the penalties as provided by law pursuant to 32 Article 29 of The Election Code, the undersigned certifies 33 that the statements set forth in this application are true 34 and correct. HB1680 Engrossed -205- LRB9102308MWgc 1 ........................ 2 (Signature of Applicant) 3 7. Subscribed and sworn to before me on .......... 4 (Month) .......... (Day) .......... (Year) 5 ........................ 6 (Signature of Official 7 Administering Oath) 8 The procedures set forth in Sections 20-4 through 20-12 9 of this Article, insofar as they may be made applicable, 10 shall be applicable to absentee voting under this Section. 11 (Source: P.A. 90-655, eff. 7-30-98.) 12 Section 15. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by 13 changing Sections 2-105, 2-106, and 2-123 as follows: 14 (625 ILCS 5/2-105) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 2-105) 15 Sec. 2-105. Offices of Secretary of State. The Secretary 16 of State shall maintain offices in the State capital and in 17 such other places in the State as he may deem necessary to 18 properly carry out the powers and duties vested in him. 19 The Secretary of State may construct and equip one or 20 more buildings in the State of Illinois outside of the County 21 of Sangamon as he deems necessary to properly carry out the 22 powers and duties vested in him. The Secretary of State may, 23 on behalf of the State of Illinois, acquire public or private 24 property needed therefor by lease, purchase or eminent 25 domain. The care, custody and control of such sites and 26 buildings constructed thereon shall be vested in the 27 Secretary of State. Expenditures for the construction and 28 equipping of any of such buildings upon premises owned by 29 another public entity shall not be subject to the provisions 30 of any State law requiring that the State be vested with 31 absolute fee title to the premises. The exercise of the 32 authority vested in the Secretary of State by this Section is HB1680 Engrossed -206- LRB9102308MWgc 1 subject to the appropriation of the necessary funds. 2Pursuant to Sections 4-6.2, 5-16.2, and 6-50.2 of The3Election Code, the Secretary of State shall make driver4services facilities available for use as temporary places of5registration. Registration within the offices shall be in6the most public, orderly and convenient portions thereof, and7Section 4-3, 5-3, and 11-4 of The Election Code relative to8the attendance of police officers during the conduct of9registration shall apply. Registration under this Section10shall be made in the manner provided by Sections 4-8, 4-10,115-7, 5-9, 6-34, 6-35, and 6-37 of The Election Code.12Within 30 days after the effective date of this13amendatory Act of 1990, and no later than November 1 of each14even-numbered year thereafter, the Secretary of State, to the15extent practicable, shall designate to each election16authority in the State a reasonable number of employees at17each driver services facility registered to vote within the18jurisdiction of such election authority and within adjacent19election jurisdictions for appointment as deputy registrars20by the election authority located within the election21jurisdiction where the employees maintain their residences.22Such designation shall be in writing and certified by the23Secretary of State.24Each person applying at a driver services facility for a25driver's license or permit, a corrected driver's license or26permit, an Illinois identification card or a corrected27Illinois identification card shall be notified that the28person may register at such station to vote in the election29jurisdiction in which the station is located or in an30election jurisdiction adjacent to the location of the station31and may also transfer his voter registration at such station32to an address in the election jurisdiction within which the33station is located or to an address in an adjacent election34jurisdiction. Such notification may be made in writing orHB1680 Engrossed -207- LRB9102308MWgc 1verbally issued by an employee or the Secretary of State.2 Pursuant to Section 3A-6 of the Election Code, the 3 Secretary of State, through the employees at each driver's 4 license exam station, shall offer each person applying for a 5 driver's license, a corrected driver's license, and Illinois 6 identification card or a corrected Illinois identification 7 card an opportunity to apply for voter registration. If the 8 person executes the application to register to vote, the 9 Secretary of State shall forward the completed application 10 form to the appropriate election authority within 10 days of 11 the date of its execution, except that an application to vote 12 executed within 5 days before the last day to register to 13 vote before the next election shall be transmitted within 24 14 hours of its execution. Application for voter registration 15 under this Section shall be made in the manner provided by 16 Section 3A-3 of the Election Code. 17 The Secretary of State shall maintain a record of the 18 numbers of persons executing or declining to execute voter 19 registration applications and shall report these numbers to 20 the State Board of Elections every 2 years, as required by 21 rule of the State Board of Elections. 22 The Secretary of State shall promulgate such rules as may 23 be necessary for the efficient execution of his duties and 24 the duties of his employees under thethisamendatory Act of 25 1990 and this amendatory Act of the 91st General Assembly. 26 (Source: P.A. 90-89, eff. 1-1-98.) 27 (625 ILCS 5/2-106) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 2-106) 28 Sec. 2-106. Secretary of State to prescribe forms. 29 The Secretary of State shall prescribe or provide 30 suitable forms of applications, certificates of title, voter 31 registration applicationscards, driver's licenses and such 32 other forms requisite or deemed necessary to carry out the 33 provisions of this Act and any other laws pertaining to HB1680 Engrossed -208- LRB9102308MWgc 1 vehicles the enforcement and administration of which are 2 vested in the Secretary of State. 3 (Source: P.A. 76-1586.) 4 (625 ILCS 5/2-123) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 2-123) 5 Sec. 2-123. Sale and Distribution of Information. 6 (a) Except as otherwise provided in this Section, the 7 Secretary may make the driver's license, vehicle and title 8 registration lists, in part or in whole, and any statistical 9 information derived from these lists available to local 10 governments, elected State officials, State educational 11 institutions, public libraries and all other governmental 12 units of the State and Federal Government requesting them for 13 governmental purposes. The Secretary shall require any such 14 applicant for services to pay for the costs of furnishing 15 such services and the use of the equipment involved, and in 16 addition is empowered to establish prices and charges for the 17 services so furnished and for the use of the electronic 18 equipment utilized. 19 (b) The Secretary is further empowered to and he may, in 20 his discretion, furnish to any applicant, other than listed 21 in subsection (a) of this Section, vehicle or driver data on 22 a computer tape, disk, or printout at a fixed fee of $200 in 23 advance and require in addition a further sufficient deposit 24 based upon the Secretary of State's estimate of the total 25 cost of the information requested and a charge of $20 per 26 1,000 units or part thereof identified or the actual cost, 27 whichever is greater. The Secretary is authorized to refund 28 any difference between the additional deposit and the actual 29 cost of the request. This service shall not be in lieu of an 30 abstract of a driver's record nor of a title or registration 31 search. The information sold pursuant to this subsection 32 shall be the entire vehicle or driver data list, or part 33 thereof. HB1680 Engrossed -209- LRB9102308MWgc 1 (c) Secretary of State may issue registration lists. 2 The Secretary of State shall compile and publish, at least 3 annually, a list of all registered vehicles. Each list of 4 registered vehicles shall be arranged serially according to 5 the registration numbers assigned to registered vehicles and 6 shall contain in addition the names and addresses of 7 registered owners and a brief description of each vehicle 8 including the serial or other identifying number thereof. 9 Such compilation may be in such form as in the discretion of 10 the Secretary of State may seem best for the purposes 11 intended. 12 (d) The Secretary of State shall furnish no more than 2 13 current available lists of such registrations to the sheriffs 14 of all counties and to the chiefs of police of all cities and 15 villages and towns of 2,000 population and over in this State 16 at no cost. Additional copies may be purchased at the fee of 17 $400 each or at the cost of producing the list as determined 18 by the Secretary of State. 19 (e) The Secretary of State shall upon written request 20 and the payment of the fee of $400 furnish the current 21 available list of such motor vehicle registrations to any 22 person so long as the supply of available registration lists 23 shall last. 24 (e-1) Commercial purchasers of driver and vehicle record 25 databases shall enter into a written agreement with the 26 Secretary of State that includes disclosure of the commercial 27 use of the intended purchase. Affected drivers, vehicle 28 owners, or registrants may request that their personally 29 identifiable information not be used for commercial 30 solicitation purposes. 31 (f) Title or registration search and certification 32 thereof - Fee. The Secretary of State shall make a title or 33 registration search of the records of his office and a 34 written report on the same for any person, upon written HB1680 Engrossed -210- LRB9102308MWgc 1 application of such person, accompanied by a fee of $4 for 2 each registration or title search. No fee shall be charged 3 for a title or registration search, or for the certification 4 thereof requested by a government agency. 5 The Secretary of State shall certify a title or 6 registration record upon written request. The fee for 7 certification shall be $4 in addition to the fee required for 8 a title or registration search. Certification shall be made 9 under the signature of the Secretary of State and shall be 10 authenticated by Seal of the Secretary of State. 11 The Secretary of State may notify the vehicle owner or 12 registrant of the request for purchase of his title or 13 registration information as the Secretary deems appropriate. 14 The vehicle owner or registrant residence address and 15 other personally identifiable information on the record shall 16 not be disclosed. This nondisclosure shall not apply to 17 requests made by law enforcement officials, government 18 agencies, financial institutions, attorneys, insurers, 19 employers, automobile associated businesses, other business 20 entities for purposes consistent with the Illinois Vehicle 21 Code, the vehicle owner or registrant, or other entities as 22 the Secretary may exempt by rule and regulation. This 23 information may be withheld from the entities listed above, 24 except law enforcement and government agencies upon 25 presentation of a valid court order of protection for the 26 duration of the order. 27 No information shall be released to the requestor until 28 expiration of a 10 day period. This 10 day period shall not 29 apply to requests for information made by law enforcement 30 officials, government agencies, financial institutions, 31 attorneys, insurers, employers, automobile associated 32 businesses, persons licensed as a private detective or firms 33 licensed as a private detective agency under the Private 34 Detective, Private Alarm, and Private Security Act of 1983, HB1680 Engrossed -211- LRB9102308MWgc 1 who are employed by or are acting on behalf of law 2 enforcement officials, government agencies, financial 3 institutions, attorneys, insurers, employers, automobile 4 associated businesses, and other business entities for 5 purposes consistent with the Illinois Vehicle Code, the 6 vehicle owner or registrant or other entities as the 7 Secretary may exempt by rule and regulation. 8 Any misrepresentation made by a requestor of title or 9 vehicle information shall be punishable as a petty offense, 10 except in the case of persons licensed as a private detective 11 or firms licensed as a private detective agency which shall 12 be subject to disciplinary sanctions under Section 22 or 25 13 of the Private Detective, Private Alarm, and Private Security 14 Act of 1983. 15 (g) 1. The Secretary of State may, upon receipt of a 16 written request and a fee of $5, furnish to the person or 17 agency so requesting a driver's record. Such document 18 may include a record of: current driver's license 19 issuance information, except that the information on 20 judicial driving permits shall be available only as 21 otherwise provided by this Code; convictions; orders 22 entered revoking, suspending or cancelling a driver's 23 license or privilege; and notations of accident 24 involvement. All other information, unless otherwise 25 permitted by this Code, shall remain confidential. 26 2. The Secretary of State may certify an abstract 27 of a driver's record upon written request therefor. 28 Such certification shall be made under the signature of 29 the Secretary of State and shall be authenticated by the 30 Seal of his office. 31 3. All requests for driving record information 32 shall be made in a manner prescribed by the Secretary. 33 The Secretary of State may notify the affected 34 driver of the request for purchase of his driver's record HB1680 Engrossed -212- LRB9102308MWgc 1 as the Secretary deems appropriate. 2 The affected driver residence address and other 3 personally identifiable information on the record shall 4 not be disclosed. This nondisclosure shall not apply to 5 requests made by law enforcement officials, government 6 agencies, financial institutions, attorneys, insurers, 7 employers, automobile associated businesses, other 8 business entities for purposes consistent with the 9 Illinois Vehicle Code, the affected driver, or other 10 entities as the Secretary may exempt by rule and 11 regulation. This information may be withheld from the 12 entities listed above, except law enforcement and 13 government agencies, upon presentation of a valid court 14 order of protection for the duration of the order. 15 No information shall be released to the requester 16 until expiration of a 10 day period. This 10 day period 17 shall not apply to requests for information made by law 18 enforcement officials, government agencies, financial 19 institutions, attorneys, insurers, employers, automobile 20 associated businesses, persons licensed as a private 21 detective or firms licensed as a private detective agency 22 under the Private Detective, Private Alarm, and Private 23 Security Act of 1983, who are employed by or are acting 24 on behalf of law enforcement officials, government 25 agencies, financial institutions, attorneys, insurers, 26 employers, automobile associated businesses, and other 27 business entities for purposes consistent with the 28 Illinois Vehicle Code, the affected driver or other 29 entities as the Secretary may exempt by rule and 30 regulation. 31 Any misrepresentation made by a requestor of driver 32 information shall be punishable as a petty offense, 33 except in the case of persons licensed as a private 34 detective or firms licensed as a private detective agency HB1680 Engrossed -213- LRB9102308MWgc 1 which shall be subject to disciplinary sanctions under 2 Section 22 or 25 of the Private Detective, Private Alarm, 3 and Private Security Act of 1983. 4 4. The Secretary of State may furnish without fee, 5 upon the written request of a law enforcement agency, any 6 information from a driver's record on file with the 7 Secretary of State when such information is required in 8 the enforcement of this Code or any other law relating to 9 the operation of motor vehicles, including records of 10 dispositions; documented information involving the use of 11 a motor vehicle; whether such individual has, or 12 previously had, a driver's license; and the address and 13 personal description as reflected on said driver's 14 record. 15 5. Except as otherwise provided in this Section, 16 the Secretary of State may furnish, without fee, 17 information from an individual driver's record on file, 18 if a written request therefor is submitted by any public 19 transit system or authority, public defender, law 20 enforcement agency, a state or federal agency, or an 21 Illinois local intergovernmental association, if the 22 request is for the purpose of a background check of 23 applicants for employment with the requesting agency, or 24 for the purpose of an official investigation conducted by 25 the agency, or to determine a current address for the 26 driver so public funds can be recovered or paid to the 27 driver, or for any other lawful purpose. 28 The Secretary may also furnish the courts a copy of 29 an abstract of a driver's record, without fee, subsequent 30 to an arrest for a violation of Section 11-501 or a 31 similar provision of a local ordinance. Such abstract 32 may include records of dispositions; documented 33 information involving the use of a motor vehicle as 34 contained in the current file; whether such individual HB1680 Engrossed -214- LRB9102308MWgc 1 has, or previously had, a driver's license; and the 2 address and personal description as reflected on said 3 driver's record. 4 6. Any certified abstract issued by the Secretary 5 of State or transmitted electronically by the Secretary 6 of State pursuant to this Section, to a court or on 7 request of a law enforcement agency, for the record of a 8 named person as to the status of the person's driver's 9 license shall be prima facie evidence of the facts 10 therein stated and if the name appearing in such abstract 11 is the same as that of a person named in an information 12 or warrant, such abstract shall be prima facie evidence 13 that the person named in such information or warrant is 14 the same person as the person named in such abstract and 15 shall be admissible for any prosecution under this Code 16 and be admitted as proof of any prior conviction or proof 17 of records, notices, or orders recorded on individual 18 driving records maintained by the Secretary of State. 19 7. Subject to any restrictions contained in the 20 Juvenile Court Act of 1987, and upon receipt of a proper 21 request and a fee of $5, the Secretary of State shall 22 provide a driver's record to the affected driver, or the 23 affected driver's attorney, upon verification. Such 24 record shall contain all the information referred to in 25 paragraph 1 of this subsection (g) plus: any recorded 26 accident involvement as a driver; information recorded 27 pursuant to subsection (e) of Section 6-117 and paragraph 28 4 of subsection (a) of Section 6-204 of this Code. All 29 other information, unless otherwise permitted by this 30 Code, shall remain confidential. 31 (h) The Secretary shall not disclose social security 32 numbers except pursuant to a written request by, or with the 33 prior written consent of, the individual exceptto: (1) to 34 officers and employees of the Secretary who have a need to HB1680 Engrossed -215- LRB9102308MWgc 1 know the social security numbers in performance of their 2 official duties, (2) to law enforcement officials for a 3 lawful, civil or criminal law enforcement investigation, and 4 if the head of the law enforcement agency has made a written 5 request to the Secretary specifying the law enforcement 6 investigation for which the social security numbers are being 7 sought, (3) to the United States Department of 8 Transportation, or any other State, pursuant to the 9 administration and enforcement of the Commercial Motor 10 Vehicle Safety Act of 1986, (3.5) to the State Board of 11 Elections for voter registration purposes, (4) pursuant to 12 the order of a court of competent jurisdiction, or (5) to the 13 Department of Public Aid for utilization in the child support 14 enforcement duties assigned to that Department under 15 provisions of the Public Aid Code after the individual has 16 received advanced meaningful notification of what 17 redisclosure is sought by the Secretary in accordance with 18 the federal Privacy Act; provided, the redisclosure shall not 19 be authorized by the Secretary prior to September 30, 1992. 20 (i) The Secretary of State is empowered to promulgate 21 rules and regulations to effectuate this Section. 22 (j) Medical statements or medical reports received in 23 the Secretary of State's Office shall be confidential. No 24 confidential information may be open to public inspection or 25 the contents disclosed to anyone, except officers and 26 employees of the Secretary who have a need to know the 27 information contained in the medical reports and the Driver 28 License Medical Advisory Board, unless so directed by an 29 order of a court of competent jurisdiction. 30 (k) All fees collected under this Section shall be paid 31 into the Road Fund of the State Treasury, except that $3 of 32 the $5 fee for a driver's record shall be paid into the 33 Secretary of State Special Services Fund. 34 (l) The Secretary of State shall report his HB1680 Engrossed -216- LRB9102308MWgc 1 recommendations to the General Assembly by January 1, 1993, 2 regarding the sale and dissemination of the information 3 maintained by the Secretary, including the sale of lists of 4 driver and vehicle records. 5 (m) Notations of accident involvement that may be 6 disclosed under this Section shall not include notations 7 relating to damage to a vehicle or other property being 8 transported by a tow truck. This information shall remain 9 confidential, provided that nothing in this subsection (m) 10 shall limit disclosure of any notification of accident 11 involvement to any law enforcement agency or official. 12 (n) Requests made by the news media for driver's 13 license, vehicle, or title registration information may be 14 furnished without charge or at a reduced charge, as 15 determined by the Secretary, when the specific purpose for 16 requesting the documents is deemed to be in the public 17 interest. Waiver or reduction of the fee is in the public 18 interest if the principal purpose of the request is to access 19 and disseminate information regarding the health, safety, and 20 welfare or the legal rights of the general public and is not 21 for the principal purpose of gaining a personal or commercial 22 benefit. 23 (Source: P.A. 89-503, eff. 7-1-96; 90-144, eff. 7-23-97; 24 90-330, eff. 8-8-97; 90-400, eff. 8-15-97; 90-655, eff. 25 7-30-98; revised 10-31-98.) 26 (10 ILCS 5/4-2 rep.) 27 (10 ILCS 5/4-12 rep.) 28 (10 ILCS 5/4-14 rep.) 29 (10 ILCS 5/4-17 rep.) 30 (10 ILCS 5/4-18.01 rep.) 31 (10 ILCS 5/4-19 rep.) 32 (10 ILCS 5/5-2 rep.) 33 (10 ILCS 5/5-15 rep.) HB1680 Engrossed -217- LRB9102308MWgc 1 (10 ILCS 5/5-24 rep.) 2 (10 ILCS 5/5-25.01 rep.) 3 (10 ILCS 5/5-26 rep.) 4 (10 ILCS 5/6-42 rep.) 5 (10 ILCS 5/6-44 rep.) 6 (10 ILCS 5/6-50 rep.) 7 (10 ILCS 5/6-58 rep.) 8 (10 ILCS 5/6-59.01 rep.) 9 (10 ILCS 5/6-64 rep.) 10 Section 95. The Election Code is amended by repealing 11 Sections 4-2, 4-12, 4-14, 4-17, 4-18.01, 4-19, 5-2, 5-15, 12 5-24, 5-25.01, 5-26, 6-42, 6-44, 6-50, 6-58, 6-59.01, and 13 6-64. 14 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 15 becoming law. HB1680 Engrossed -218- LRB9102308MWgc 1 INDEX 2 Statutes amended in order of appearance 3 5 ILCS 140/7 from Ch. 116, par. 207 4 10 ILCS 5/1-3 from Ch. 46, par. 1-3 5 10 ILCS 5/1A-9 from Ch. 46, par. 1A-9 6 10 ILCS 5/ Art. 3A heading new 7 10 ILCS 5/3A-1 new 8 10 ILCS 5/3A-2 new 9 10 ILCS 5/3A-2.5 new 10 10 ILCS 5/3A-3 new 11 10 ILCS 5/3A-4 new 12 10 ILCS 5/3A-5 new 13 10 ILCS 5/3A-6 new 14 10 ILCS 5/3A-7 new 15 10 ILCS 5/3A-8 new 16 10 ILCS 5/3A-9 new 17 10 ILCS 5/3A-10 new 18 10 ILCS 5/3A-11 new 19 10 ILCS 5/4-1 from Ch. 46, par. 4-1 20 10 ILCS 5/4-5 from Ch. 46, par. 4-5 21 10 ILCS 5/4-6.1 from Ch. 46, par. 4-6.1 22 10 ILCS 5/4-6.2 from Ch. 46, par. 4-6.2 23 10 ILCS 5/4-6.4 new 24 10 ILCS 5/4-8 from Ch. 46, par. 4-8 25 10 ILCS 5/4-8.01 from Ch. 46, par. 4-8.01 26 10 ILCS 5/4-8.03 from Ch. 46, par. 4-8.03 27 10 ILCS 5/4-9 from Ch. 46, par. 4-9 28 10 ILCS 5/4-10 from Ch. 46, par. 4-10 29 10 ILCS 5/4-13 from Ch. 46, par. 4-13 30 10 ILCS 5/4-15 from Ch. 46, par. 4-15 31 10 ILCS 5/4-16 from Ch. 46, par. 4-16 32 10 ILCS 5/4-18 from Ch. 46, par. 4-18 33 10 ILCS 5/4-20 from Ch. 46, par. 4-20 34 10 ILCS 5/4-20.1 new HB1680 Engrossed -219- LRB9102308MWgc 1 10 ILCS 5/4-20.2 new 2 10 ILCS 5/4-22 from Ch. 46, par. 4-22 3 10 ILCS 5/4-24 from Ch. 46, par. 4-24 4 10 ILCS 5/4-24.1 from Ch. 46, par. 4-24.1 5 10 ILCS 5/4-27 from Ch. 46, par. 4-27 6 10 ILCS 5/4-30 from Ch. 46, par. 4-30 7 10 ILCS 5/5-1 from Ch. 46, par. 5-1 8 10 ILCS 5/5-6 from Ch. 46, par. 5-6 9 10 ILCS 5/5-7 from Ch. 46, par. 5-7 10 10 ILCS 5/5-7.01 from Ch. 46, par. 5-7.01 11 10 ILCS 5/5-7.03 from Ch. 46, par. 5-7.03 12 10 ILCS 5/5-8 from Ch. 46, par. 5-8 13 10 ILCS 5/5-9 from Ch. 46, par. 5-9 14 10 ILCS 5/5-10 from Ch. 46, par. 5-10 15 10 ILCS 5/5-11 from Ch. 46, par. 5-11 16 10 ILCS 5/5-12 from Ch. 46, par. 5-12 17 10 ILCS 5/5-13 from Ch. 46, par. 5-13 18 10 ILCS 5/5-14 from Ch. 46, par. 5-14 19 10 ILCS 5/5-16 from Ch. 46, par. 5-16 20 10 ILCS 5/5-16.1 from Ch. 46, par. 5-16.1 21 10 ILCS 5/5-16.2 from Ch. 46, par. 5-16.2 22 10 ILCS 5/5-16.4 new 23 10 ILCS 5/5-19 from Ch. 46, par. 5-19 24 10 ILCS 5/5-20 from Ch. 46, par. 5-20 25 10 ILCS 5/5-21 from Ch. 46, par. 5-21 26 10 ILCS 5/5-22 from Ch. 46, par. 5-22 27 10 ILCS 5/5-23 from Ch. 46, par. 5-23 28 10 ILCS 5/5-25 from Ch. 46, par. 5-25 29 10 ILCS 5/5-28 from Ch. 46, par. 5-28 30 10 ILCS 5/5-28.2 new 31 10 ILCS 5/5-28.3 new 32 10 ILCS 5/5-29 from Ch. 46, par. 5-29 33 10 ILCS 5/5-36 from Ch. 46, par. 5-36 34 10 ILCS 5/5-37.1 from Ch. 46, par. 5-37.1 HB1680 Engrossed -220- LRB9102308MWgc 1 10 ILCS 5/6-24 from Ch. 46, par. 6-24 2 10 ILCS 5/6-27 from Ch. 46, par. 6-27 3 10 ILCS 5/6-28 from Ch. 46, par. 6-28 4 10 ILCS 5/6-29 from Ch. 46, par. 6-29 5 10 ILCS 5/6-35 from Ch. 46, par. 6-35 6 10 ILCS 5/6-35.01 from Ch. 46, par. 6-35.01 7 10 ILCS 5/6-35.03 from Ch. 46, par. 6-35.03 8 10 ILCS 5/6-36 from Ch. 46, par. 6-36 9 10 ILCS 5/6-37 from Ch. 46, par. 6-37 10 10 ILCS 5/6-38 from Ch. 46, par. 6-38 11 10 ILCS 5/6-39 from Ch. 46, par. 6-39 12 10 ILCS 5/6-40 from Ch. 46, par. 6-40 13 10 ILCS 5/6-41 from Ch. 46, par. 6-41 14 10 ILCS 5/6-43 from Ch. 46, par. 6-43 15 10 ILCS 5/6-45 from Ch. 46, par. 6-45 16 10 ILCS 5/6-49 from Ch. 46, par. 6-49 17 10 ILCS 5/6-50.1 from Ch. 46, par. 6-50.1 18 10 ILCS 5/6-50.2 from Ch. 46, par. 6-50.2 19 10 ILCS 5/6-50.4 new 20 10 ILCS 5/6-52 from Ch. 46, par. 6-52 21 10 ILCS 5/6-53 from Ch. 46, par. 6-53 22 10 ILCS 5/6-54 from Ch. 46, par. 6-54 23 10 ILCS 5/6-56 from Ch. 46, par. 6-56 24 10 ILCS 5/6-57 from Ch. 46, par. 6-57 25 10 ILCS 5/6-59 from Ch. 46, par. 6-59 26 10 ILCS 5/6-60 from Ch. 46, par. 6-60 27 10 ILCS 5/6-65 from Ch. 46, par. 6-65 28 10 ILCS 5/6-65.1 new 29 10 ILCS 5/6-65.2 new 30 10 ILCS 5/6-66 from Ch. 46, par. 6-66 31 10 ILCS 5/6A-4 from Ch. 46, par. 6A-4 32 10 ILCS 5/7-23 from Ch. 46, par. 7-23 33 10 ILCS 5/7-43 from Ch. 46, par. 7-43 34 10 ILCS 5/7-44 from Ch. 46, par. 7-44 HB1680 Engrossed -221- LRB9102308MWgc 1 10 ILCS 5/7-45 from Ch. 46, par. 7-45 2 10 ILCS 5/7-47 from Ch. 46, par. 7-47 3 10 ILCS 5/7-47.1 from Ch. 46, par. 7-47.1 4 10 ILCS 5/17-9 from Ch. 46, par. 17-9 5 10 ILCS 5/17-10 from Ch. 46, par. 17-10 6 10 ILCS 5/17-13 from Ch. 46, par. 17-13 7 10 ILCS 5/18-1 from Ch. 46, par. 18-1 8 10 ILCS 5/18-5 from Ch. 46, par. 18-5 9 10 ILCS 5/18-15 from Ch. 46, par. 18-15 10 10 ILCS 5/18-16 from Ch. 46, par. 18-16 11 10 ILCS 5/20-13 from Ch. 46, par. 20-13 12 10 ILCS 5/20-13.1 from Ch. 46, par. 20-13.1 13 625 ILCS 5/2-105 from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 2-105 14 625 ILCS 5/2-106 from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 2-106 15 625 ILCS 5/2-123 from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 2-123 16 10 ILCS 5/4-2 rep. 17 10 ILCS 5/4-12 rep. 18 10 ILCS 5/4-14 rep. 19 10 ILCS 5/4-17 rep. 20 10 ILCS 5/4-18.01 rep. 21 10 ILCS 5/4-19 rep. 22 10 ILCS 5/5-2 rep. 23 10 ILCS 5/5-15 rep. 24 10 ILCS 5/5-24 rep. 25 10 ILCS 5/5-25.01 rep. 26 10 ILCS 5/5-26 rep. 27 10 ILCS 5/6-42 rep. 28 10 ILCS 5/6-44 rep. 29 10 ILCS 5/6-50 rep. 30 10 ILCS 5/6-58 rep. 31 10 ILCS 5/6-59.01 rep. 32 10 ILCS 5/6-64 rep.