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91_HB2110eng HB2110 Engrossed LRB9105060MWks 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 HB2110 Engrossed -2- LRB9105060MWks 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 HB2110 Engrossed -3- LRB9105060MWks 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 HB2110 Engrossed -4- LRB9105060MWks 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 .... HB2110 Engrossed -5- LRB9105060MWks 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 HB2110 Engrossed -6- LRB9105060MWks 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 HB2110 Engrossed -7- LRB9105060MWks 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 HB2110 Engrossed -8- LRB9105060MWks 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.