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91_HB3404
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1 AN ACT concerning elections.
2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3 represented in the General Assembly:
4 Section 5. The Election Code is amended by changing
5 Section 3-2 as follows:
6 (10 ILCS 5/3-2) (from Ch. 46, par. 3-2)
7 Sec. 3-2. (a) A permanent abode is necessary to
8 constitute a residence within the meaning of Section 3-1. No
9 elector or spouse shall be deemed to have lost his or her
10 residence in any precinct or election district in this State
11 by reason of his or her absence on business of the United
12 States, or of this State. Nothing in this Section shall be
13 construed to prevent homeless individuals from registering to
14 vote under the provisions of this Act.
15 (b) A homeless individual must have a mailing address in
16 order to be eligible to register to vote. For purposes of
17 this Act, a mailing address is shall constitute a homeless
18 individual's residence for voting purposes. A mailing
19 address of a homeless individual may include, but is not
20 limited to, a shelter, a day shelter, or a private residence.
21 Election authorities may by reasonable rules limit the
22 place where voter registration of homeless individuals may be
23 taken and the class of deputy registrars who may take the
24 voter registration of homeless individuals.
25 (c) Nothing in this Act shall be construed to confer
26 upon homeless individuals any additional privileges or
27 benefits other than the right to register to vote and to be
28 qualified to vote in an election under Articles 4, 5, and 6
29 of this Code.
30 (Source: P.A. 87-1241.)