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92_HB3149eng HB3149 Engrossed LRB9202495JMmbA 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 Sections 4-6.2, 5-16.2, and 6-50.2 and adding Sections 4-6.4, 6 5-16.4, and 6-50.4 as follows: 7 (10 ILCS 5/4-6.2) (from Ch. 46, par. 4-6.2) 8 Sec. 4-6.2. (a) The county clerk shall appoint all 9 municipal and township or road district clerks or their duly 10 authorized deputies as deputy registrars who may accept the 11 registration of all qualified residents of their respective 12 municipalities, townships and road districts. A deputy 13 registrar serving as such by virtue of his status as a 14 municipal clerk, or a duly authorized deputy of a municipal 15 clerk, of a municipality the territory of which lies in more 16 than one county may accept the registration of any qualified 17 resident of the municipality, regardless of which county the 18 resident, municipal clerk or the duly authorized deputy of 19 the municipal clerk lives in. 20 The county clerk shall appoint all precinct 21 committeepersons in the county as deputy registrars who may 22 accept the registration of any qualified resident of the 23 county, except during the 28 days preceding an election. 24 The election authority shall appoint as deputy registrars 25 a reasonable number of employees of the Secretary of State 26 located at driver's license examination stations and 27 designated to the election authority by the Secretary of 28 State who may accept the registration of any qualified 29 residents of the county at any such driver's license 30 examination stations. The appointment of employees of the 31 Secretary of State as deputy registrars shall be made in the HB3149 Engrossed -2- LRB9202495JMmbA 1 manner provided in Section 2-105 of the Illinois Vehicle 2 Code. 3 The county clerk shall appoint each of the following 4 named persons as deputy registrars upon the written request 5 of such persons: 6 1. The chief librarian, or a qualified person 7 designated by the chief librarian, of any public library 8 situated within the election jurisdiction, who may accept 9 the registrations of any qualified resident of the 10 county, at such library. 11 2. The principal, or a qualified person designated 12 by the principal, of any high school, elementary school, 13 or vocational school situated within the election 14 jurisdiction, who may accept the registrations of any 15 qualified resident of the county, at such school. The 16 county clerk shall notify every principal and 17 vice-principal of each high school, elementary school, 18 and vocational school situated within the election 19 jurisdiction of their eligibility to serve as deputy 20 registrars and offer training courses for service as 21 deputy registrars at conveniently located facilities at 22 least 4 months prior to every election. 23 3. The president, or a qualified person designated 24 by the president, of any university, college, community 25 college, academy or other institution of learning 26 situated within the election jurisdiction, who may accept 27 the registrations of any resident of the county, at such 28 university, college, community college, academy or 29 institution. 30 4. A duly elected or appointed official of a bona 31 fide labor organization, or a reasonable number of 32 qualified members designated by such official, who may 33 accept the registrations of any qualified resident of the 34 county. HB3149 Engrossed -3- LRB9202495JMmbA 1 5. A duly elected or appointed official of a 2 bonafide State civic organization, as defined and 3 determined by rule of the State Board of Elections, or 4 qualified members designated by such official, who may 5 accept the registration of any qualified resident of the 6 county. In determining the number of deputy registrars 7 that shall be appointed, the county clerk shall consider 8 the population of the jurisdiction, the size of the 9 organization, the geographic size of the jurisdiction, 10 convenience for the public, the existing number of deputy 11 registrars in the jurisdiction and their location, the 12 registration activities of the organization and the need 13 to appoint deputy registrars to assist and facilitate the 14 registration of non-English speaking individuals. In no 15 event shall a county clerk fix an arbitrary number 16 applicable to every civic organization requesting 17 appointment of its members as deputy registrars. The 18 State Board of Elections shall by rule provide for 19 certification of bonafide State civic organizations. Such 20 appointments shall be made for a period not to exceed 2 21 years, terminating on the first business day of the month 22 following the month of the general election, and shall be 23 valid for all periods of voter registration as provided 24 by this Code during the terms of such appointments. 25 6. The Director of the Illinois Department of 26 Public Aid, or a reasonable number of employees 27 designated by the Director and located at public aid 28 offices, who may accept the registration of any qualified 29 resident of the county at any such public aid office. 30 7. The Director of the Illinois Department of 31 Employment Security, or a reasonable number of employees 32 designated by the Director and located at unemployment 33 offices, who may accept the registration of any qualified 34 resident of the county at any such unemployment office. HB3149 Engrossed -4- LRB9202495JMmbA 1 8. The president of any corporation as defined by 2 the Business Corporation Act of 1983, or a reasonable 3 number of employees designated by such president, who may 4 accept the registrations of any qualified resident of the 5 county. 6 If the request to be appointed as deputy registrar is 7 denied, the county clerk shall, within 10 days after the date 8 the request is submitted, provide the affected individual or 9 organization with written notice setting forth the specific 10 reasons or criteria relied upon to deny the request to be 11 appointed as deputy registrar. 12 The county clerk may appoint as many additional deputy 13 registrars as he considers necessary. The county clerk shall 14 appoint such additional deputy registrars in such manner that 15 the convenience of the public is served, giving due 16 consideration to both population concentration and area. 17 Some of the additional deputy registrars shall be selected so 18 that there are an equal number from each of the 2 major 19 political parties in the election jurisdiction. The county 20 clerk, in appointing an additional deputy registrar, shall 21 make the appointment from a list of applicants submitted by 22 the Chairman of the County Central Committee of the 23 applicant's political party. A Chairman of a County Central 24 Committee shall submit a list of applicants to the county 25 clerk by November 30 of each year. The county clerk may 26 require a Chairman of a County Central Committee to furnish a 27 supplemental list of applicants. 28 Deputy registrars may accept registrations at any time 29 other than the 28 day period preceding an election. All 30 persons appointed as deputy registrars shall be registered 31 voters within the county and shall take and subscribe to the 32 following oath or affirmation: 33 "I do solemnly swear (or affirm, as the case may be) that 34 I will support the Constitution of the United States, and the HB3149 Engrossed -5- LRB9202495JMmbA 1 Constitution of the State of Illinois, and that I will 2 faithfully discharge the duties of the office of deputy 3 registrar to the best of my ability and that I will register 4 no person nor cause the registration of any person except 5 upon his personal application before me. 6 ............................ 7 (Signature Deputy Registrar)" 8 This oath shall be administered by the county clerk, or 9 by one of his deputies, or by any person qualified to take 10 acknowledgement of deeds and shall immediately thereafter be 11 filed with the county clerk. 12 Appointments of deputy registrars under this Section, 13 except precinct committeemen, shall be for 2-year terms, 14 commencing on December 1 following the general election of 15 each even-numbered year; except that the terms of the initial 16 appointments shall be until December 1st following the next 17 general election. Appointments of precinct committeemen shall 18 be for 2-year terms commencing on the date of the county 19 convention following the general primary at which they were 20 elected. The county clerk shall issue a certificate of 21 appointment to each deputy registrar, and shall maintain in 22 his office for public inspection a list of the names of all 23 appointees. 24 (b) The county clerk shall be responsible for training 25 all deputy registrars appointed pursuant to subsection (a), 26 at times and locations reasonably convenient for both the 27 county clerk and such appointees. The county clerk shall be 28 responsible for certifying and supervising all deputy 29 registrars appointed pursuant to subsection (a). Deputy 30 registrars appointed under subsection (a) shall be subject to 31 removal for cause. 32 (c) Completed registration materials under the control 33 of deputy registrars, appointed pursuant to subsection (a), 34 shall be returned to the proper election authority within 7 HB3149 Engrossed -6- LRB9202495JMmbA 1 days, except that completed registration materials received 2 by the deputy registrars during the period between the 35th 3 and 29th day preceding an election shall be returned by the 4 deputy registrars to the proper election authority within 48 5 hours after receipt thereof. The completed registration 6 materials received by the deputy registrars on the 29th day 7 preceding an election shall be returned by the deputy 8 registrars within 24 hours after receipt thereof. Unused 9 materials shall be returned by deputy registrars appointed 10 pursuant to paragraph 4 of subsection (a), not later than the 11 next working day following the close of registration. 12 (d) The county clerk shall not be required to provide 13 additional forms to any deputy registrar having more than 500 14200registration forms unaccounted for during the preceding 15 12 month period, excluding voided forms. 16 (e) No deputy registrar shall engage in any 17 electioneering or the promotion of any cause during the 18 performance of his or her duties. 19 (f) The county clerk shall not be criminally or civilly 20 liable for the acts or omissions of any deputy registrar. 21 Such deputy registrars shall not be deemed to be employees of 22 the county clerk. 23 (Source: P.A. 89-653, eff. 8-14-96.) 24 (10 ILCS 5/4-6.4 new) 25 Sec. 4-6.4. Registration from another jurisdiction. The 26 county clerk must accept an application for registration in 27 another election jurisdiction in this State and must forward 28 that application, after having made a record of it, to the 29 county clerk or board of election commissioners of the other 30 election jurisdiction within 3 business days after accepting 31 it. The county clerk or board of election commissioners 32 receiving the transmitted application shall treat the 33 application as if it had been originally filed with that HB3149 Engrossed -7- LRB9202495JMmbA 1 county clerk or board of election commissioners. The date 2 the transmitting county clerk accepted the application from 3 the applicant shall determine the voter's eligibility to vote 4 in the next ensuing election. 5 (10 ILCS 5/5-16.2) (from Ch. 46, par. 5-16.2) 6 Sec. 5-16.2. (a) The county clerk shall appoint all 7 municipal and township clerks or their duly authorized 8 deputies as deputy registrars who may accept the registration 9 of all qualified residents of their respective counties. A 10 deputy registrar serving as such by virtue of his status as a 11 municipal clerk, or a duly authorized deputy of a municipal 12 clerk, of a municipality the territory of which lies in more 13 than one county may accept the registration of any qualified 14 resident of any county in which the municipality is located, 15 regardless of which county the resident, municipal clerk or 16 the duly authorized deputy of the municipal clerk lives in. 17 The county clerk shall appoint all precinct 18 committeepersons in the county as deputy registrars who may 19 accept the registration of any qualified resident of the 20 county, except during the 28 days preceding an election. 21 The election authority shall appoint as deputy registrars 22 a reasonable number of employees of the Secretary of State 23 located at driver's license examination stations and 24 designated to the election authority by the Secretary of 25 State who may accept the registration of any qualified 26 residents of the county at any such driver's license 27 examination stations. The appointment of employees of the 28 Secretary of State as deputy registrars shall be made in the 29 manner provided in Section 2-105 of the Illinois Vehicle 30 Code. 31 The county clerk shall appoint each of the following 32 named persons as deputy registrars upon the written request 33 of such persons: HB3149 Engrossed -8- LRB9202495JMmbA 1 1. The chief librarian, or a qualified person 2 designated by the chief librarian, of any public library 3 situated within the election jurisdiction, who may accept 4 the registrations of any qualified resident of the 5 county, at such library. 6 2. The principal, or a qualified person designated 7 by the principal, of any high school, elementary school, 8 or vocational school situated within the election 9 jurisdiction, who may accept the registrations of any 10 resident of the county, at such school. The county clerk 11 shall notify every principal and vice-principal of each 12 high school, elementary school, and vocational school 13 situated within the election jurisdiction of their 14 eligibility to serve as deputy registrars and offer 15 training courses for service as deputy registrars at 16 conveniently located facilities at least 4 months prior 17 to every election. 18 3. The president, or a qualified person designated 19 by the president, of any university, college, community 20 college, academy or other institution of learning 21 situated within the election jurisdiction, who may accept 22 the registrations of any resident of the county, at such 23 university, college, community college, academy or 24 institution. 25 4. A duly elected or appointed official of a bona 26 fide labor organization, or a reasonable number of 27 qualified members designated by such official, who may 28 accept the registrations of any qualified resident of the 29 county. 30 5. A duly elected or appointed official of a bona 31 fide State civic organization, as defined and determined 32 by rule of the State Board of Elections, or qualified 33 members designated by such official, who may accept the 34 registration of any qualified resident of the county. In HB3149 Engrossed -9- LRB9202495JMmbA 1 determining the number of deputy registrars that shall be 2 appointed, the county clerk shall consider the population 3 of the jurisdiction, the size of the organization, the 4 geographic size of the jurisdiction, convenience for the 5 public, the existing number of deputy registrars in the 6 jurisdiction and their location, the registration 7 activities of the organization and the need to appoint 8 deputy registrars to assist and facilitate the 9 registration of non-English speaking individuals. In no 10 event shall a county clerk fix an arbitrary number 11 applicable to every civic organization requesting 12 appointment of its members as deputy registrars. The 13 State Board of Elections shall by rule provide for 14 certification of bona fide State civic organizations. 15 Such appointments shall be made for a period not to 16 exceed 2 years, terminating on the first business day of 17 the month following the month of the general election, 18 and shall be valid for all periods of voter registration 19 as provided by this Code during the terms of such 20 appointments. 21 6. The Director of the Illinois Department of 22 Public Aid, or a reasonable number of employees 23 designated by the Director and located at public aid 24 offices, who may accept the registration of any qualified 25 resident of the county at any such public aid office. 26 7. The Director of the Illinois Department of 27 Employment Security, or a reasonable number of employees 28 designated by the Director and located at unemployment 29 offices, who may accept the registration of any qualified 30 resident of the county at any such unemployment office. 31 8. The president of any corporation as defined by 32 the Business Corporation Act of 1983, or a reasonable 33 number of employees designated by such president, who may 34 accept the registrations of any qualified resident of the HB3149 Engrossed -10- LRB9202495JMmbA 1 county. 2 If the request to be appointed as deputy registrar is 3 denied, the county clerk shall, within 10 days after the date 4 the request is submitted, provide the affected individual or 5 organization with written notice setting forth the specific 6 reasons or criteria relied upon to deny the request to be 7 appointed as deputy registrar. 8 The county clerk may appoint as many additional deputy 9 registrars as he considers necessary. The county clerk shall 10 appoint such additional deputy registrars in such manner that 11 the convenience of the public is served, giving due 12 consideration to both population concentration and area. 13 Some of the additional deputy registrars shall be selected so 14 that there are an equal number from each of the 2 major 15 political parties in the election jurisdiction. The county 16 clerk, in appointing an additional deputy registrar, shall 17 make the appointment from a list of applicants submitted by 18 the Chairman of the County Central Committee of the 19 applicant's political party. A Chairman of a County Central 20 Committee shall submit a list of applicants to the county 21 clerk by November 30 of each year. The county clerk may 22 require a Chairman of a County Central Committee to furnish a 23 supplemental list of applicants. 24 Deputy registrars may accept registrations at any time 25 other than the 28 day period preceding an election. All 26 persons appointed as deputy registrars shall be registered 27 voters within the county and shall take and subscribe to the 28 following oath or affirmation: 29 "I do solemnly swear (or affirm, as the case may be) that 30 I will support the Constitution of the United States, and the 31 Constitution of the State of Illinois, and that I will 32 faithfully discharge the duties of the office of deputy 33 registrar to the best of my ability and that I will register 34 no person nor cause the registration of any person except HB3149 Engrossed -11- LRB9202495JMmbA 1 upon his personal application before me. 2 ............................... 3 (Signature of Deputy Registrar)" 4 This oath shall be administered by the county clerk, or 5 by one of his deputies, or by any person qualified to take 6 acknowledgement of deeds and shall immediately thereafter be 7 filed with the county clerk. 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 14 shall be for 2-year terms commencing on the date of the 15 county convention following the general primary at which they 16 were 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 county clerk shall be responsible for training 21 all deputy registrars appointed pursuant to subsection (a), 22 at times and locations reasonably convenient for both the 23 county clerk and such appointees. The county clerk shall be 24 responsible for certifying and supervising all deputy 25 registrars appointed pursuant to subsection (a). Deputy 26 registrars appointed under subsection (a) shall be subject to 27 removal for cause. 28 (c) Completed registration materials under the control 29 of deputy registrars, appointed pursuant to subsection (a), 30 shall be returned to the proper election authority within 7 31 days, except that completed registration materials received 32 by the deputy registrars during the period between the 35th 33 and 29th day preceding an election shall be returned by the 34 deputy registrars to the proper election authority within 48 HB3149 Engrossed -12- LRB9202495JMmbA 1 hours after receipt thereof. The completed registration 2 materials received by the deputy registrars on the 29th day 3 preceding an election shall be returned by the deputy 4 registrars within 24 hours after receipt thereof. Unused 5 materials shall be returned by deputy registrars appointed 6 pursuant to paragraph 4 of subsection (a), not later than the 7 next working day following the close of registration. 8 (d) The county clerk shall not be required to provide 9 additional forms to any deputy registrar having more than 500 10200registration forms unaccounted for during the preceding 11 12 month period, excluding voided forms. 12 (e) No deputy registrar shall engage in any 13 electioneering or the promotion of any cause during the 14 performance of his or her duties. 15 (f) The county clerk shall not be criminally or civilly 16 liable for the acts or omissions of any deputy registrar. 17 Such deputy registers shall not be deemed to be employees of 18 the county clerk. 19 (Source: P.A. 89-653, eff. 8-14-96.) 20 (10 ILCS 5/5-16.4 new) 21 Sec. 5-16.4. Registration from another jurisdiction. 22 The county clerk must accept an application for registration 23 in another election jurisdiction in this State and must 24 forward that application, after having made a record of it, 25 to the county clerk or board of election commissioners of the 26 other election jurisdiction within 3 business days after 27 accepting it. The county clerk or board of election 28 commissioners receiving the transmitted application shall 29 treat the application as if it had been originally filed with 30 that county clerk or board of election commissioners. The 31 date the transmitting county clerk accepted the application 32 from the applicant shall determine the voter's eligibility to 33 vote in the next ensuing election. HB3149 Engrossed -13- LRB9202495JMmbA 1 (10 ILCS 5/6-50.2) (from Ch. 46, par. 6-50.2) 2 Sec. 6-50.2. (a) The board of election commissioners 3 shall appoint all precinct committeepersons in the election 4 jurisdiction as deputy registrars who may accept the 5 registration of any qualified resident of the election 6 jurisdiction, except during the 28 days preceding an 7 election. 8 The election authority shall appoint as deputy registrars 9 a reasonable number of employees of the Secretary of State 10 located at driver's license examination stations and 11 designated to the election authority by the Secretary of 12 State who may accept the registration of any qualified 13 residents of the county at any such driver's license 14 examination stations. The appointment of employees of the 15 Secretary of State as deputy registrars shall be made in the 16 manner provided in Section 2-105 of the Illinois Vehicle 17 Code. 18 The board of election commissioners shall appoint each of 19 the following named persons as deputy registrars upon the 20 written request of such persons: 21 1. The chief librarian, or a qualified person 22 designated by the chief librarian, of any public library 23 situated within the election jurisdiction, who may accept 24 the registrations of any qualified resident of the 25 election jurisdiction, at such library. 26 2. The principal, or a qualified person designated 27 by the principal, of any high school, elementary school, 28 or vocational school situated within the election 29 jurisdiction, who may accept the registrations of any 30 resident of the election jurisdiction, at such school. 31 The board of election commissioners shall notify every 32 principal and vice-principal of each high school, 33 elementary school, and vocational school situated in the 34 election jurisdiction of their eligibility to serve as HB3149 Engrossed -14- LRB9202495JMmbA 1 deputy registrars and offer training courses for service 2 as deputy registrars at conveniently located facilities 3 at least 4 months prior to every election. 4 3. The president, or a qualified person designated 5 by the president, of any university, college, community 6 college, academy or other institution of learning 7 situated within the election jurisdiction, who may accept 8 the registrations of any resident of the election 9 jurisdiction, at such university, college, community 10 college, academy or institution. 11 4. A duly elected or appointed official of a bona 12 fide labor organization, or a reasonable number of 13 qualified members designated by such official, who may 14 accept the registrations of any qualified resident of the 15 election jurisdiction. 16 5. A duly elected or appointed official of a bona 17 fide State civic organization, as defined and determined 18 by rule of the State Board of Elections, or qualified 19 members designated by such official, who may accept the 20 registration of any qualified resident of the election 21 jurisdiction. In determining the number of deputy 22 registrars that shall be appointed, the board of election 23 commissioners shall consider the population of the 24 jurisdiction, the size of the organization, the 25 geographic size of the jurisdiction, convenience for the 26 public, the existing number of deputy registrars in the 27 jurisdiction and their location, the registration 28 activities of the organization and the need to appoint 29 deputy registrars to assist and facilitate the 30 registration of non-English speaking individuals. In no 31 event shall a board of election commissioners fix an 32 arbitrary number applicable to every civic organization 33 requesting appointment of its members as deputy 34 registrars. The State Board of Elections shall by rule HB3149 Engrossed -15- LRB9202495JMmbA 1 provide for certification of bona fide State civic 2 organizations. Such appointments shall be made for a 3 period not to exceed 2 years, terminating on the first 4 business day of the month following the month of the 5 general election, and shall be valid for all periods of 6 voter registration as provided by this Code during the 7 terms of such appointments. 8 6. The Director of the Illinois Department of 9 Public Aid, or a reasonable number of employees 10 designated by the Director and located at public aid 11 offices, who may accept the registration of any qualified 12 resident of the election jurisdiction at any such public 13 aid office. 14 7. The Director of the Illinois Department of 15 Employment Security, or a reasonable number of employees 16 designated by the Director and located at unemployment 17 offices, who may accept the registration of any qualified 18 resident of the election jurisdiction at any such 19 unemployment office. If the request to be appointed as 20 deputy registrar is denied, the board of election 21 commissioners shall, within 10 days after the date the 22 request is submitted, provide the affected individual or 23 organization with written notice setting forth the 24 specific reasons or criteria relied upon to deny the 25 request to be appointed as deputy registrar. 26 8. The president of any corporation, as defined by 27 the Business Corporation Act of 1983, or a reasonable 28 number of employees designated by such president, who may 29 accept the registrations of any qualified resident of the 30 election jurisdiction. 31 The board of election commissioners may appoint as many 32 additional deputy registrars as it considers necessary. The 33 board of election commissioners shall appoint such additional 34 deputy registrars in such manner that the convenience of the HB3149 Engrossed -16- LRB9202495JMmbA 1 public is served, giving due consideration to both population 2 concentration and area. Some of the additional deputy 3 registrars shall be selected so that there are an equal 4 number from each of the 2 major political parties in the 5 election jurisdiction. The board of election commissioners, 6 in appointing an additional deputy registrar, shall make the 7 appointment from a list of applicants submitted by the 8 Chairman of the County Central Committee of the applicant's 9 political party. A Chairman of a County Central Committee 10 shall submit a list of applicants to the board by November 30 11 of each year. The board may require a Chairman of a County 12 Central Committee to furnish a supplemental list of 13 applicants. 14 Deputy registrars may accept registrations at any time 15 other than the 28 day period preceding an election. All 16 persons appointed as deputy registrars shall be registered 17 voters within the election jurisdiction and shall take and 18 subscribe to the following oath or affirmation: 19 "I do solemnly swear (or affirm, as the case may be) that 20 I will support the Constitution of the United States, and the 21 Constitution of the State of Illinois, and that I will 22 faithfully discharge the duties of the office of registration 23 officer to the best of my ability and that I will register no 24 person nor cause the registration of any person except upon 25 his personal application before me. 26 .................................... 27 (Signature of Registration Officer)" 28 This oath shall be administered and certified to by one 29 of the commissioners or by the executive director or by some 30 person designated by the board of election commissioners, and 31 shall immediately thereafter be filed with the board of 32 election commissioners. The members of the board of election 33 commissioners and all persons authorized by them under the 34 provisions of this Article to take registrations, after HB3149 Engrossed -17- LRB9202495JMmbA 1 themselves taking and subscribing to the above oath, are 2 authorized to take or administer such oaths and execute such 3 affidavits as are required by this Article. 4 Appointments of deputy registrars under this Section, 5 except precinct committeemen, shall be for 2-year terms, 6 commencing on December 1 following the general election of 7 each even-numbered year, except that the terms of the initial 8 appointments shall be until December 1st following the next 9 general election. Appointments of precinct committeemen shall 10 be for 2-year terms commencing on the date of the county 11 convention following the general primary at which they were 12 elected. The county clerk shall issue a certificate of 13 appointment to each deputy registrar, and shall maintain in 14 his office for public inspection a list of the names of all 15 appointees. 16 (b) The board of election commissioners shall be 17 responsible for training all deputy registrars appointed 18 pursuant to subsection (a), at times and locations reasonably 19 convenient for both the board of election commissioners and 20 such appointees. The board of election commissioners shall 21 be responsible for certifying and supervising all deputy 22 registrars appointed pursuant to subsection (a). Deputy 23 registrars appointed under subsection (a) shall be subject to 24 removal for cause. 25 (c) Completed registration materials under the control 26 of deputy registrars appointed pursuant to subsection (a) 27 shall be returned to the proper election authority within 7 28 days, except that completed registration materials received 29 by the deputy registrars during the period between the 35th 30 and 29th day preceding an election shall be returned by the 31 deputy registrars to the proper election authority within 48 32 hours after receipt thereof. The completed registration 33 materials received by the deputy registrars on the 29th day 34 preceding an election shall be returned by the deputy HB3149 Engrossed -18- LRB9202495JMmbA 1 registrars within 24 hours after receipt thereof. Unused 2 materials shall be returned by deputy registrars appointed 3 pursuant to paragraph 4 of subsection (a), not later than the 4 next working day following the close of registration. 5 (d) The board of election commissioners shall not be 6 required to provide additional forms to any deputy registrar 7 having more than 500200registration forms unaccounted for 8 during the preceding 12 month period, excluding voided forms. 9 (e) No deputy registrar shall engage in any 10 electioneering or the promotion of any cause during the 11 performance of his or her duties. 12 (f) The board of election commissioners shall not be 13 criminally or civilly liable for the acts or omissions of any 14 deputy registrar. Such deputy registrars shall not be deemed 15 to be employees of the board of election commissioners. 16 (Source: P.A. 89-653, eff. 8-14-96.) 17 (10 ILCS 5/6-50.4 new) 18 Sec. 6-50.4. Registration from another jurisdiction. 19 The board of election commissioners must accept an 20 application for registration in another election jurisdiction 21 in this State and must forward that application, after having 22 made a record of it, to the county clerk or board of election 23 commissioners of the other election jurisdiction within 3 24 business days after accepting it. The county clerk or board 25 of election commissioners receiving the transmitted 26 application shall treat the application as if it had been 27 originally filed with that county clerk or board of election 28 commissioners. The date the transmitting board of election 29 commissioners accepted the application from the applicant 30 shall determine the voter's eligibility to vote in the next 31 ensuing election. 32 Section 90. The State Mandates Act is amended by adding HB3149 Engrossed -19- LRB9202495JMmbA 1 Section 8.25 as follows: 2 (30 ILCS 805/8.25 new) 3 Sec. 8.25. Exempt mandate. Notwithstanding Sections 6 4 and 8 of this Act, no reimbursement by the State is required 5 for the implementation of any mandate created by this 6 amendatory Act of the 92nd General Assembly.