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91_HB2110
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1 AN ACT to amend the Election Code by changing Sections
2 4-16, 5-23, and 6-53.
3 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
4 represented in the General Assembly:
5 Section 5. The Election Code is amended by changing
6 Sections 4-16, 5-23, and 6-53 as follows:
7 (10 ILCS 5/4-16) (from Ch. 46, par. 4-16)
8 Sec. 4-16. Any registered voter who changes his residence
9 from one address to another within the same county wherein
10 this Article is in effect, may have his registration
11 transferred to his new address by making and signing an
12 application for change of residence address upon a form to be
13 provided by the county clerk. Such application must be made
14 to the office of the county clerk and may be made either in
15 person or by mail. In case the person is unable to sign his
16 name, the county clerk shall require him to execute the
17 application in the presence of the county clerk or of his
18 properly authorized representative, by his mark, and if
19 satisfied of the identity of the person, the county clerk
20 shall make the transfer.
21 Upon receipt of the application, the county clerk, or one
22 of his employees deputized to take registrations shall cause
23 the signature of the voter and the data appearing upon the
24 application to be compared with the signature and data on the
25 registration record card, and if it appears that the
26 applicant is the same person as the person previously
27 registered under that name the transfer shall be made.
28 No transfers of registration under the provisions of this
29 Section shall be made during the 28 days preceding any
30 election at which such voter would be entitled to vote. When
31 a removal of a registered voter takes place from one address
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1 to another within the same precinct within a period during
2 which a transfer of registration cannot be made before any
3 election or primary, he shall be entitled to vote upon
4 presenting the judges of election his affidavit substantially
5 in the form prescribed in Section 17-10 of this Act of a
6 change of residence address within the precinct on a date
7 therein specified.
8 The county clerk may obtain information from utility
9 companies, city, village, incorporated town and township
10 records, the post office, or from other sources, regarding
11 the removal of registered voters, and may treat such
12 information, and information procured from his death and
13 marriage records on file in his office, as an application to
14 erase from the register any name concerning which he may so
15 have information that the voter is no longer qualified to
16 vote under the name, or from the address from which
17 registered, and give notice thereof in the manner provided by
18 Section 4--12 of this Article, and notify voters who have
19 changed their address that a transfer of registration may be
20 made in the manner provided in this Section enclosing a form
21 therefor.
22 If any person be registered by error in a precinct other
23 than that in which he resides, the county clerk may transfer
24 his registration to the proper precinct, and if the error is
25 or may be on the part of the registration officials, and is
26 disclosed too late before an election or primary to mail the
27 certificate required by Section 4--15, such certificate may
28 be personally delivered to the voter and he may vote thereon
29 as therein provided, but such certificates so issued shall be
30 specially listed with the reason for the issuance thereof.
31 Where a revision or rearrangement of precincts is made by
32 the county board, the county clerk shall immediately transfer
33 to the proper precinct the registration of any voter affected
34 by such revision or rearrangement of the precinct; make the
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1 proper notations on the registration cards of a voter
2 affected by the revision or rearrangement and shall issue
3 revised certificates to each registrant of such change.
4 The county clerk, as soon as practical after the
5 implementation of a 9-1-1 emergency telephone system, must
6 examine his or her records and make the proper notations on
7 the registration card of any voter whose residence is the
8 same but whose address has changed as a result of the
9 implementation of the 9-1-1 emergency telephone system.
10 Any registered voter who changes his or her name by
11 marriage or otherwise shall be required to register anew and
12 authorize the cancellation of the previous registration; but
13 if the voter still resides in the same precinct and if the
14 change of name takes place within a period during which a
15 transfer of registration cannot be made, preceding any
16 election or primary, the elector may, if otherwise qualified,
17 vote upon making an affidavit substantially in the form
18 prescribed in Section 17-10 of this Act.
19 The precinct election officials shall report to the
20 county clerk the names and addresses of all persons who have
21 changed their addresses and voted, which shall be treated as
22 an application to change address accordingly, and the names
23 and addresses of all persons otherwise voting by affidavit as
24 in this Section provided, which shall be treated as an
25 application to erase under Section 4--12 hereof.
26 (Source: P.A. 83-999.)
27 (10 ILCS 5/5-23) (from Ch. 46, par. 5-23)
28 Sec. 5-23. Any registered voter who changes his residence
29 from one address, number or place to another within the same
30 county wherein this article 5 is in effect, may have his
31 registration transferred to his new address by making and
32 signing an application for such change of residence upon a
33 form to be provided by the county clerk. Such application
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1 must be made to the office of the county clerk. In case the
2 person is unable to sign his name the county clerk shall
3 require such person to execute the request in the presence of
4 the county clerk or of his properly authorized
5 representative, by his mark, and if satisfied of the identity
6 of the person, the county clerk shall make the transfer.
7 Upon receipt of such application, the county clerk, or
8 one of his employees deputized to take registrations shall
9 cause the signature of the voter and the data appearing upon
10 the application to be compared with the signature and data on
11 the registration record, and if it appears that the applicant
12 is the same person as the party previously registered under
13 that name the transfer shall be made.
14 Transfer of registration under the provisions of this
15 section may not be made within the period when the county
16 clerk's office is closed to registration prior to an election
17 at which such voter would be entitled to vote.
18 The county clerk, as soon as practical after the
19 implementation of a 9-1-1 emergency telephone system, must
20 examine his or her records and make the proper notations on
21 the registration card of any voter whose residence is the
22 same but whose address has changed as a result of the
23 implementation of the 9-1-1 emergency telephone system.
24 Any registered voter who changes his or her name by
25 marriage or otherwise, shall be required to register anew and
26 authorize the cancellation of the previous registration;
27 provided, however, that if the change of name takes place
28 within a period during which such new registration cannot be
29 made, next preceding any election or primary, the elector
30 may, if otherwise qualified, vote upon making the following
31 affidavit before the judges of election:
32 I do solemnly swear that I am the same person now
33 registered in the .... precinct of the .... ward of the city
34 of .... or .... District Town of .... under the name of ....
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1 and that I still reside in said precinct or district.
2 (Signed) ....
3 When a removal of a registered voter takes place from one
4 address to another within the same precinct within a period
5 during which such transfer of registration cannot be made,
6 before any election or primary, he shall be entitled to vote
7 upon presenting to the judges of election an affidavit of a
8 change and having said affidavit supported by the affidavit
9 of a qualified voter of the same precinct.
10 Suitable forms for this purpose shall be provided by the
11 county clerk. The form in all cases shall be similar to the
12 form furnished by the county clerk for county and state
13 elections.
14 The precinct election officials shall report to the
15 county clerk the names and addresses of all such persons who
16 have changed their addresses and voted. The city, village,
17 town and incorporated town clerks shall within five days
18 after every election report to the county clerk the names and
19 addresses of the persons reported to them as having voted by
20 affidavit as in this section provided.
21 The county clerk may obtain information from utility
22 companies, city, village, town and incorporated town records,
23 the post office or from other sources regarding the removal
24 of registered voters and notify such voters that a transfer
25 of registration may be made in the manner provided by this
26 section.
27 If any person be registered by error in a precinct other
28 than that in which he resides the county clerk shall be
29 empowered to transfer his registration to the proper
30 precinct.
31 Where a revision or rearrangement of precincts is made by
32 the board of county commissioners, the county clerk shall
33 immediately transfer to the proper precinct the registration
34 of any voter affected by such revision or rearrangement of
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1 the precincts; make the proper notations on the registration
2 cards of a voter affected by the revision of registration and
3 shall notify the registrant of such change.
4 (Source: P.A. 80-1469.)
5 (10 ILCS 5/6-53) (from Ch. 46, par. 6-53)
6 Sec. 6-53. Any registered elector who changes his
7 residence from one address number or place to another within
8 the same precinct, city or village or incorporated town, may
9 have his registration transferred to his new address by
10 making and signing an application for such change of
11 residence address upon a form to be provided by such board of
12 election commissioners. Such application may be made to the
13 office of such board or at any place designated in accordance
14 with section 6--51 of this Article.
15 Upon receipt of such application the board of election
16 commissioners or officer, employee or deputy registrar
17 designated by such board shall cause the signature of the
18 voter and the data appearing upon the application to be
19 compared with the signature and data on the registration
20 record, and if it appears that the applicant is the same
21 person as the party previously registered under that name,
22 the transfer shall be made. In case the person is unable to
23 sign his name the board of election commissioners shall
24 require such person to execute the request in the presence of
25 the board or of its properly authorized representative, by
26 his mark, and if satisfied of the identity of the person, the
27 board of election commissioners shall make the transfer. The
28 person in charge of the registration shall draw a line
29 through the last address, ward and precinct number on the
30 original and duplicate and write the new address, ward and
31 precinct number on the original and duplicate registration
32 records.
33 Any registered elector may transfer his registration only
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1 at any such time as is provided by this Article for the
2 registration of voters at the office of the board. When a
3 removal of a registered voter takes place from one address to
4 another within the same precinct within a period during which
5 such transfer of registration cannot be made, before any
6 election or primary, he shall be entitled to vote upon
7 presenting to the judges of election an affidavit of a change
8 and having said affidavit supported by the affidavit of a
9 qualified voter who is a householder in the same precinct.
10 Suitable forms for this purpose shall be provided by the
11 board of election commissioners whose duty it is to conduct
12 the election; and thereupon the precinct election officials
13 shall report to the board of election commissioners the names
14 of all such persons who have changed their address and voted.
15 The board of election commissioners, as soon as practical
16 after the implementation of a 9-1-1 emergency telephone
17 system, must examine its records and make the proper
18 notations on the registration cards of any voter whose
19 residence is the same but whose address has changed as a
20 result of the implementation of the 9-1-1 emergency telephone
21 system.
22 The board of election commissioners may obtain
23 information from utility companies, city records, the post
24 office or from other sources regarding the removal of
25 registered voters, and notify such voters that a transfer of
26 registration may be made in the manner provided by this
27 section.
28 If any person be registered by error in a precinct other
29 than that in which he resides, a transfer of registration to
30 the precinct in which he resides may be made in the manner
31 provided by this section.
32 Where a revision or rearrangement of precincts is made by
33 the board of election commissioners under the power conferred
34 by Section 11--3 of Article 11 of this Act, such board shall
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1 immediately transfer to the proper precinct the registration
2 of any voter affected by such revision or rearrangement of
3 precincts; make the proper notations on the cards in the
4 master and precinct files; and shall notify the registrant of
5 such change.
6 (Source: Laws 1967, p. 3449.)
7 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
8 becoming law.