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91_HB4632eng HB4632 Engrossed LRB9112219JMmbB 1 AN ACT to amend the Election Code. 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 Sections 19-1, 19-2, 19-3, and 19-5 as follows: 6 (10 ILCS 5/19-1) (from Ch. 46, par. 19-1) 7 Sec. 19-1. Any qualified elector of the State of 8 Illinois having duly registered where such registration is 9 required who is of the age of 65 or more years or who expects 10 to be absent from the county in which he is a qualified 11 elector or who because of being appointed a judge of election 12 in a precinct other than the precinct in which he resides or 13 who because of physical incapacity or the tenets of his 14 religion in the observance of a religious holiday or who 15 because of election duties for the office of an Election 16 Authority or the State Board of Elections or who because of 17 election duties for a law enforcement agency, including but 18 not limited to the offices of the Attorney General, a State's 19 Attorney, a United States Attorney, or a State, county, or 20 municipal police department, or who, because he is 21 temporarily abiding outside the precinct in which he is 22 registered to vote due to the fact he is a student attending 23 an institution of higher education or who is serving as a 24 sequestered juror on a State or federal jury, will be unable 25 to be present at the polls on the day of holding any special, 26 general or primary election at which any presidential 27 preference is indicated or any candidates are chosen or 28 elected, for any congressional, State, district, county, 29 town, city, village, precinct or judicial offices or at which 30 questions of public policy are submitted, may vote at such 31 election as hereinafter in this Article provided. HB4632 Engrossed -2- LRB9112219JMmbB 1 Each Election Authority, law enforcement agency, and the 2 State Board of Elections shall compile and keep current a 3 list of his or its officers or employees who are eligible to 4 vote under this Article by reason of election duties. 5 For purposes of this Article 19, a physically 6 incapacitated voter marks his or her ballot "personally" when 7 the voter exercises his or her physical abilities to their 8 reasonable limit in marking the ballot, and marking 9 personally may include instructing the person assisting the 10 incapacitated voter when giving such instruction represents 11 the reasonable limit of the physical abilities. 12 (Source: P.A. 86-873; 86-875; 86-1028.) 13 (10 ILCS 5/19-2) (from Ch. 46, par. 19-2) 14 Sec. 19-2. Any elector as defined in Section 19-1 who 15 is of the age of 65 or older or who is expecting to be absent 16 from the county of his residence or any such elector who 17 because of being appointed a judge of election in a precinct 18 other than the precinct in which he resides or who because of 19 physical incapacity or the tenets of his religion in the 20 observance of a religious holiday or who because of election 21 duties for the office of an Election Authority, the State 22 Board of Elections, or a law enforcement agency will be 23 unable to be present at the polls on the day of such election 24 may by mail, not more than 40 nor less than 5 days prior to 25 the date of such election, or by personal delivery not more 26 than 40 nor less than one day prior to the date of such 27 election, make application to the county clerk or to the 28 Board of Election Commissioners for an official ballot for 29 the voter's precinct to be voted at such election. 30 (Source: P.A. 84-808.) 31 (10 ILCS 5/19-3) (from Ch. 46, par. 19-3) 32 Sec. 19-3. Application for such ballot shall be made on HB4632 Engrossed -3- LRB9112219JMmbB 1 blanks to be furnished by the election authority and 2 duplication of such application for ballot is prohibited, 3 except by the election authority. The application for ballot 4 shall be substantially in the following form: 5 APPLICATION FOR BALLOT 6 BY ELECTOR WHO EXPECTS TO BE 7 ABSENT FROM COUNTY 8 To be voted at the .... election in the County of .... 9 and State of Illinois, in the .... precinct of the (1) 10 *township of .... (2) *City of .... or (3) *.... ward in the 11 City of .... 12 I state that I am a resident of the .... precinct of the 13 (1) *township of .... (2) *City of .... or (3) *.... ward in 14 the city of .... residing at .... in such city or town in the 15 county of .... and State of Illinois; that I have lived at 16 such address for .... month(s) last past; that I am lawfully 17 entitled to vote in such precinct at the .... election to be 18 held therein on ....; that I expect to be absent from the 19 county of my residence on the date of holding such election, 20 and that I will have no opportunity to vote in person on that 21 day. 22 I hereby make application for an official ballot or 23 ballots to be voted by me at such election if I am absent 24 from the county of my residence, and I agree that I shall 25 return such ballot or ballots to the official issuing the 26 same prior to the closing of the polls on the date of the 27 election. 28 Under penalties as provided by law pursuant to Section 29 29-10 of The Election Code, the undersigned certifies that 30 the statements set forth in this application are true and 31 correct. 32 .... 33 *fill in either (1), (2) or (3). 34 Post office address to which ballot is mailed: HB4632 Engrossed -4- LRB9112219JMmbB 1 ............................................................. 2 However, if application is made for a primary election 3 ballot, such application shall designate the name of the 4 political party with which the applicant is affiliated. 5 APPLICATION FOR BALLOT 6 BY ELECTOR WHO IS JUDGE OF ELECTION 7 IN A PRECINCT OTHER THAN THE PRECINCT 8 IN WHICH HE RESIDES 9 To be voted at the .... election in the County of .... 10 and State of Illinois, in the .... precinct of the (1) 11 *township of .... (2) *City of .... or (3) *.... ward in the 12 City of .... 13 I state that I am affiliated with the .... party (to be 14 used in primary elections) and that I am a resident of the 15 .... precinct of the (1) *township of .... (2) *City of .... 16 or (3) *.... ward in the city of .... residing at .... in 17 such city or town in the county of .... and State of 18 Illinois; that I have lived at such address for .... month(s) 19 last past; that I am lawfully entitled to vote in such 20 precinct at the .... election to be held therein on ....; 21 that I am a judge of election in .... precinct or the (1) 22 *.... ward in the city of .... or (2) *township of .... or 23 (3) *city, village or incorporated town of .... in such 24 county and that I will have no opportunity of voting in 25 person on that day: 26 I hereby make application for an official ballot or 27 ballots to be voted by me at such election if I serve as a 28 judge of election in such last named precinct, and I agree 29 that I shall return such ballot or ballots to the official 30 issuing the same prior to the closing of the polls on the 31 date of the election. 32 Under penalties as provided by law pursuant to Section 33 29-10 of The Election Code, the undersigned certifies that 34 the statements set forth in this application are true and HB4632 Engrossed -5- LRB9112219JMmbB 1 correct. 2 .... 3 *fill in either (1), (2) or (3). 4 Post office address to which ballot is mailed: 5 .... 6 APPLICATION FOR BALLOT 7 BY PHYSICALLY INCAPACITATED ELECTOR 8 To be voted at the .... election in the County of .... 9 and State of Illinois, in the .... precinct of the (1) 10 *township of .... (2) *City of .... or (3) *.... ward in the 11 City of .... 12 I state that I am affiliated with the .... party (to be 13 used in primary elections) and that I am a resident of the 14 .... precinct of the (1) *township of .... (2) *City of .... 15 or (3) *.... ward in the city of .... residing at .... in 16 such city or town in the county of .... and State of 17 Illinois; that I have lived at such address for .... month(s) 18 last past; that I am lawfully entitled to vote in such 19 precinct at the .... election to be held therein on ....; 20 that I shall be physically incapable of being present at the 21 polls of such precinct on the date of holding such election 22 for the following reasons: 23 I hereby make application for an official ballot or 24 ballots to be voted by me at such election if I am so 25 physically incapacitated, and I agree that I shall return 26 such ballot or ballots to the official issuing the same prior 27 to the closing of the polls on the date of election. 28 Under penalties as provided by law pursuant to Section 29 29-10 of The Election Code, the undersigned certifies that 30 the statements set forth in this application are true and 31 correct. 32 .... 33 *fill in either (1), (2) or (3). 34 Post office address to which ballot is mailed: HB4632 Engrossed -6- LRB9112219JMmbB 1 ............................................................. 2 APPLICATION FOR BALLOT 3 BY ELECTOR 65 YEARS OLD OR OLDER 4 To be voted at the .... election in the County of .... 5 and State of Illinois, in the .... precinct of the (1) 6 *township of .... (2) *City of .... or (3) *.... ward in the 7 City of .... 8 I state that I am affiliated with the .... party (to be 9 used in primary elections) and that I am a resident of the 10 .... precinct of the (1) *township of .... (2) *City of .... 11 or (3) *.... ward in the city of .... residing at .... in 12 such city or town in the county of .... and State of 13 Illinois; that I have lived at such address for .... month(s) 14 last past; that I am lawfully entitled to vote in such 15 precinct at the .... election to be held therein on ....; 16 that I am (or will be on the date of said election) 65 years 17 old or older. 18 I hereby make application for an official ballot or 19 ballots to be voted by me at such election because I am (or 20 will be on the date of said election) 65 years old or older, 21 and I agree that I shall return such ballot or ballots to the 22 official issuing the same prior to the closing of the polls 23 on the date of election. 24 Under penalties as provided by law pursuant to Section 25 29-10 of the Election Code, the undersigned certifies that 26 the statements set forth in this application are true and 27 correct. 28 .... 29 *fill in either (1), (2), or (3). 30 Post office address to which ballot is mailed: 31 ............................................................. 32 APPLICATION FOR BALLOT 33 BY ELECTOR OBSERVING RELIGIOUS HOLIDAY 34 To be voted at the .... election in the county of .... HB4632 Engrossed -7- LRB9112219JMmbB 1 State of Illinois, in the .... precinct (1) *township of .... 2 (2) *City of .... or (3) *.... ward in the City of .... 3 I state that I am affiliated with the .... party (to be 4 used in primary elections) and that I am a resident of the 5 .... precinct of the (1) *township of .... (2) *City of .... 6 or (3) *.... ward in the city of .... residing at .... in 7 such city or town in the county of .... and State of 8 Illinois; that I have lived at such address for .... month(s) 9 past, that I am lawfully entitled to vote in such precinct at 10 the .... election to be held therein on ....; that I shall be 11 unable to be present at the polls of such precinct on the 12 date of holding such election because of the tenets of my 13 religion in the observance of a religious holiday. 14 I hereby make application for an official ballot or 15 ballots to be voted by me at such election if I am so unable 16 to be present at the polls of such precinct on the date of 17 the election because of the tenets of my religion in the 18 observance of a religious holiday, and I agree that I shall 19 return the ballot or ballots to the official issuing the same 20 prior to the closing of the polls on the date of the 21 election. 22 Under penalties as provided by law pursuant to Section 23 29-10 of The Election Code, the undersigned certifies that 24 the statements set forth in this application are true and 25 correct. 26 .... 27 *fill in either (1), (2) or (3). 28 Post office address to which ballot is mailed: 29 ............................................................. 30 APPLICATION FOR BALLOT 31 BY ELECTOR WHO IS AN ELECTION EMPLOYEE 32 OF STATE'S ATTORNEY, COUNTY CLERK OR 33 BOARD OF ELECTION COMMISSIONERS 34 To be voted at the .... election in the County of .... HB4632 Engrossed -8- LRB9112219JMmbB 1 and State of Illinois, in the .... precinct of the (1) 2 *township of .... (2) *City of .... or (3) *.... ward in the 3 City of .... 4 I state that I am a resident of the .... precinct of the 5 (1) *township of .... (2) *City of .... or (3) *.... ward in 6 the city of .... residing at .... in such city or town in the 7 county of .... and State of Illinois; that I have lived at 8 such address for .... month(s) last past; that I am lawfully 9 entitled to vote in such precinct at the .... election to be 10 held therein on ....; that I am employed in the office of the 11 (State's Attorney of .... County) (County Clerk of .... 12 County) (Board of Election Commissioners of the (City) 13 (County) of .... and that because of election duties on the 14 date of holding such election I will have no opportunity to 15 vote in person on that day. 16 I hereby make application for an official ballot or 17 ballots to be voted by me at such election, and I agree that 18 I shall return such ballot or ballots to the official issuing 19 the same prior to the closing of the polls on the date of the 20 election. 21 Under penalties as provided by law pursuant to Section 22 29-10 of The Election Code, the undersigned certifies that 23 the statements set forth in this application are true and 24 correct. 25 .... 26 *fill in either (1), (2) or (3). 27 Post office address to which ballot is mailed: 28 ............................................................. 29 Provided, that if application be made for a primary 30 election ballot, such application shall designate the name of 31 the political party with which the applicant is affiliated. 32 APPLICATION FOR 33 TEMPORARILY ABSENT STUDENT BALLOT 34 To be voted at the .... election in the County of .... HB4632 Engrossed -9- LRB9112219JMmbB 1 and State of Illinois, in the .... precinct of the (1) 2 *township of .... (2) *City of .... or (3) *.... ward in the 3 City of .... 4 I state that I am a resident of the .... precinct of the 5 (1) *township of .... (2) *City of .... or (3) *.... ward in 6 the city of .... residing at .... in such city or town in the 7 county of .... and State of Illinois; that I have lived at 8 such address for .... month(s) last past; that I am lawfully 9 entitled to vote in such precinct at the .... election to be 10 held therein on ....; that I am temporarily abiding outside 11 such precinct in the (1) *township of .... (2) *City of .... 12 in the county of .... and State of .... due to the fact I am 13 a student attending an institution of higher education, and 14 for that reason do not expect to have an opportunity to vote 15 in person on that day. 16 I hereby make application for an official ballot or 17 ballots to be voted by me at such election if I am absent 18 from the precinct of my residence, and I agree that I shall 19 return such ballot or ballots to the official issuing the 20 same prior to the closing of the polls on the date of the 21 election. 22 Under penalties as provided by law pursuant to Section 23 29-10 of The Election Code, the undersigned certifies that 24 the statements set forth in this application are true and 25 correct. 26 ......................... 27 *fill in either (1), (2) or (3). 28 Post office address to which ballot is mailed: 29 ............................................................. 30 However, if application is made for a primary election 31 ballot, such application shall designate the name of the 32 political party with which the applicant is affiliated. 33 In lieu of the separate application blanks heretofore 34 prescribed, the election authority may adopt a standard HB4632 Engrossed -10- LRB9112219JMmbB 1 application blank in substantially the following form for all 2 categories of absentee voters: 3 APPLICATION FOR 4 ABSENT VOTER'S BALLOT 5 To be voted at the ....... election in the County of 6 ....... and State of Illinois, in the ...... precinct of the 7 (1) *township of ...... (2) *City of ...... or (3) *...... 8 ward in the City of ............ 9 I state that I am a resident of the ...... precinct of 10 the (1) *township of ...... (2) *City of ........ or (3) 11 *........ ward in the City of ...... residing at .......... 12 in such city or town in the county of ...... and State of 13 Illinois; that I have lived at such address for ...... months 14 last past; that I am lawfully entitled to vote in such 15 precinct at a ...... election to be held therein on ......; 16 and that (1) I am (or will be on the date of said election) 17 65 years old or older or (2) I will be unable to vote in 18 person at the polls of such precinct for the following 19 reasons: 20 (Check One) 21 I expect to be absent from my county of residence. 22 I expect to be temporarily absent from the country. 23 I shall be serving as a judge of election in the 24 ........ precinct which is not my precinct of 25 residence. 26 I shall be observing a religious holiday in 27 accordance with the tenets of my religion. 28 I shall be performing official election duties 29 for an Election Authority ...................., 30 (election authority) 31 .................... or the State Board of Elections. 32 (location) 33 I shall be performing election law enforcement 34 duties in the employment of ......................, HB4632 Engrossed -11- LRB9112219JMmbB 1 (law enforcement agency) 2 ................ 3 (location) 4 I am temporarily abiding in the (1) *township of 5 .... (2) *city of ....in the county of .... and 6 State of .... due to the fact I am a student 7 attending an institution of higher education. 8 I am physically incapacitated. 9 Reason(s): 10 I have been called for jury duty on said day by 11 .................. 12 (court jurisdiction) 13 I hereby make application for an official ballot or 14 ballots to be voted by me at such election and agree that I 15 shall return the ballot or ballots to the election official 16 issuing the same in sufficient time for such official to 17 deliver the ballot or ballots to the proper polling place 18 prior to the closing of the polls on the date of the 19 election. 20 Under penalties as provided by law pursuant to Section 21 29-10 of the Election Code, the undersigned certifies that 22 the statements set forth in this application are true and 23 correct. 24 ........................ 25 *fill in either (1), (2) or (3). Post office address to which 26 ballot is mailed: 27 ........................ 28 Provided, that if application is made for a primary 29 election, such application shall designate the name of the 30 political party with which applicant is affiliated. 31 (Source: P.A. 86-873; 86-875; 86-1028.) 32 (10 ILCS 5/19-5) (from Ch. 46, par. 19-5) 33 Sec. 19-5. It shall be the duty of the election HB4632 Engrossed -12- LRB9112219JMmbB 1 authority to fold the ballot or ballots in the manner 2 specified by the statute for folding ballots prior to their 3 deposit in the ballot box, and to enclose such ballot or 4 ballots in an envelope unsealed to be furnished by him, which 5 envelope shall bear upon the face thereof the name, official 6 title and post office address of the election authority, and 7 upon the other side if the ballot is to go to an elector who 8 is to be out of the county on the day of the election a 9 printed certification in substantially the following form: 10 I state that I am a resident of the .... precinct of the 11 (1) *township of .... (2) *City of .... or (3) *.... ward in 12 the city of .... residing at .... in such city or town in the 13 county of .... and State of Illinois, that I have lived at 14 such address for .... months last past; that I am lawfully 15 entitled to vote in such precinct at the .... election to be 16 held on ....; and I expect to be absent from the county of my 17 residence on the date of such election. 18 *fill in either (1), (2) or (3). 19 I further state that I personally marked the enclosed 20 ballot in secret. 21 Under penalties of perjury as provided by law pursuant to 22 Section 29-10 of The Election Code, the undersigned certifies 23 that the statements set forth in this certification are true 24 and correct. 25 ....................... 26 If the ballot is to go to an elector who is physically 27 incapacitated the envelope shall bear upon the back thereof a 28 certification in substantially the following form: 29 I state that I am a resident of the .... precinct of the 30 (1) *township of .... (2) *City of .... or (3) *.... ward in 31 the city of .... residing at .... in such city or town in the 32 county of .... and State of Illinois, that I have lived at 33 such address for .... months last past; that I am lawfully 34 entitled to vote in such precinct at the .... election to be HB4632 Engrossed -13- LRB9112219JMmbB 1 held on ....; that I shall be physically incapable of being 2 present at the polls of such precinct on the date of holding 3 such election. 4 *fill in either (1), (2) or (3). 5 I further state that I personally marked the enclosed 6 ballot in secret. If I received assistance in casting my 7 ballot, I further attest that, due to physical incapacity, I 8 marked the enclosed ballot in secret with the assistance of 9 ................................. 10 (Individual rendering assistance) 11 ................................. 12 (Residence Address) 13 Under penalties of perjury as provided by law pursuant 14 to Section 29-10 of The Election Code, the undersigned 15 certifies that the statements set forth in this certification 16 are true and correct. 17 ....................... 18 In the case of a voter who is voting absentee by reason 19 of physical incapacity, marking a ballot in secret includes 20 marking a ballot with the assistance of another individual, 21 other than a candidate whose name appears on the ballot 22 (unless the voter is the spouse or a parent, child, brother, 23 or sister of the candidate), the voter's employer, an agent 24 of that employer or an officer or agent of the voter's union, 25 when the voter's physical incapacity necessitates such 26 assistance. 27 If the ballot is to go to an elector who is 65 years old 28 or older, the envelope shall bear upon the back thereof a 29 certification in substantially the following form: 30 I state that I am a resident of the .... precinct of the 31 (1) *township of .... (2) *City of .... or (3) *.... ward in 32 the city of .... residing at .... in said city or town in the 33 county of .... and State of Illinois; that I have lived at 34 such address for .... months last past; that I am lawfully HB4632 Engrossed -14- LRB9112219JMmbB 1 entitled to vote in such precinct at the .... election to be 2 held on ....; that I am (or will be on the date of said 3 election) 65 years old or older. 4 *fill in either (1), (2), or (3). 5 I further state that I personally marked the enclosed 6 ballot in secret. 7 Under penalties of perjury as provided by law pursuant to 8 Section 29-10 of the Election Code, the undersigned certifies 9 that the statements set forth in this certification are true 10 and correct. 11 ...................... 12 If the ballot is to go to an elector who is unable to be 13 present at the polls on the date of the election because of 14 the observance of a religious holiday, the envelope shall 15 bear upon the back thereof a certification in substantially 16 the following form: 17 I state that I am a resident of the .... precinct of the 18 (1) *township of .... (2) *City of .... or (3) *.... ward in 19 the city of .... residing at .... in said city or town in the 20 county of .... and State of Illinois, that I have lived at 21 such address for .... months last past; that I am lawfully 22 entitled to vote in such precinct at the .... election to be 23 held on ....; that I shall be unable to be present at the 24 polls of such precinct on the date of holding such election 25 because of the tenets of my religion in the observance of a 26 religious holiday. 27 *fill in either (1), (2) or (3). 28 I further state that I personally marked the enclosed 29 ballot in secret. 30 Under penalties of perjury as provided by law pursuant to 31 Section 29-10 of The Election Code, the undersigned certifies 32 that the statements set forth in this certification are true 33 and correct. 34 ...................... HB4632 Engrossed -15- LRB9112219JMmbB 1 If the ballot is to go to an elector who is temporarily 2 abiding outside the precinct in which he is registered to 3 vote due to the fact he is a student attending an institution 4 of higher education the envelope shall bear upon the back 5 thereof a certification in substantially the following form: 6 I state that I am a resident of the .... precinct of the 7 (1) *township of .... (2) *City of .... or (3) *.... ward in 8 the city of .... residing at .... in such city or town in the 9 county of .... and State of Illinois, that I have lived at 10 such address for .... months last past; that I am lawfully 11 entitled to vote in such precinct at the .... election to be 12 held on ....; and I expect to be absent from the precinct of 13 my residence on the date of such election because I am 14 temporarily abiding outside such precinct in the (1) 15 *township of .... (2) *city of .... in the county of .... and 16 State of .... due to the fact I am a student attending an 17 institution of higher education. 18 *fill in either (1), (2) or (3). 19 I further state that I personally marked the enclosed 20 ballot in secret. 21 Under penalties of perjury as provided by law pursuant to 22 Section 29-10 of The Election Code, the undersigned certifies 23 that the statements set forth in this certification are true 24 and correct. 25 ....................... 26 If the election authority adopts the standard absentee 27 ballot application blank provided in Section 19-3, the 28 printed certification on the absentee ballot envelope shall 29 be in substantially the following form: 30 I state that I am a resident of the ...... precinct of 31 the (1) *township of..... (2) *City of ..... or (3) *....... 32 ward in the city of ....... residing at ..... in said city or 33 town in the county of ...... and State of Illinois, that I 34 have lived at such address for .... months last past; that I HB4632 Engrossed -16- LRB9112219JMmbB 1 shall be unable to be present at the polls of such precinct 2 on the date of holding such election for the reason indicated 3 on the application for ballot enclosed herein. 4 *fill in either (1), (2) or (3). 5 I further state that I personally marked the enclosed 6 ballot in secret. If I received assistance in casting my 7 ballot, I further attest that, due to physical incapacity, I 8 marked the enclosed ballot in secret with the assistance of 9 ................................. 10 (Individual rendering assistance) 11 ................................. 12 (Residence Address) 13 Under penalties of perjury provided by law pursuant to 14 Section 29-10 of the Election Code, the undersigned certifies 15 that the statements set forth in this certification are true 16 and correct. 17 ....................... 18 In the case of a voter who is voting absentee by reason 19 of physical incapacity, marking a ballot in secret includes 20 marking a ballot with the assistance of another individual, 21 other than a candidate whose name appears on the ballot 22 (unless the voter is the spouse or a parent, child, brother, 23 or sister of the candidate), the voter's employer, an agent 24 of that employer, or an officer or agent of the voter's 25 union, when the voter's physical incapacity necessitates such 26 assistance. 27 Provided, that if the ballot enclosed is to be voted at a 28 primary election, the certification shall designate the name 29 of the political party with which the voter is affiliated. 30 In addition to the above, the election authority shall 31 provide printed slips giving full instructions regarding the 32 manner of marking and returning the ballot in order that the 33 same may be counted, and shall furnish one of such printed 34 slips to each of such applicants at the same time the ballot HB4632 Engrossed -17- LRB9112219JMmbB 1 is delivered to him. Such instructions shall include the 2 following statement: "In signing the certification on the 3 absentee ballot envelope, you are attesting that you 4 personally marked this absentee ballot in secret. If you are 5 physically unable to mark the ballot, a friend or relative 6 may assist you after completing the enclosed affidavit. 7 Federal and State laws prohibit a candidate whose name 8 appears on the ballot (unless you are the spouse or a parent, 9 child, brother, or sister of the candidate), your employer, 10 your employer's agent or an officer or agent of your union 11 from assisting physically disabled voters." 12 In addition to the above, if a ballot to be provided to 13 an elector pursuant to this Section contains a public 14 question described in subsection (b) of Section 28-6 and the 15 territory concerning which the question is to be submitted is 16 not described on the ballot due to the space limitations of 17 such ballot, the election authority shall provide a printed 18 copy of a notice of the public question, which shall include 19 a description of the territory in the manner required by 20 Section 16-7. The notice shall be furnished to the elector 21 at the same time the ballot is delivered to the elector. 22 (Source: P.A. 89-653, eff. 8-14-96.) 23 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 24 becoming law.