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92_HB5956
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1 AN ACT concerning voter registration.
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 adding Section
5 1A-16 as follows:
6 (10 ILCS 5/1A-16 new)
7 Sec. 1A-16. Voter registration information; Internet
8 posting. The State Board of Elections must post on its World
9 Wide Web site the following information:
10 (1) A full description of the National Voter
11 Registration Act of 1993, including a description of how
12 the Act is implemented in Illinois.
13 (2) A comprehensive list of the names, addresses,
14 phone numbers, and websites, if applicable, of all county
15 clerks, election officials, and boards of election
16 commissioners in Illinois.
17 (3) A downloadable, printable voter registration
18 form, in English and in Spanish, that a citizen may
19 complete and mail to the appropriate county clerk,
20 election official, or board of election commissioners.
21 Any forms provided under this paragraph (3) must
22 prominently inform the person using the form that he or
23 she must cast his or her votes in person, whether or not
24 the person is voting by absentee ballot, the first time
25 the person votes following his or her registration by
26 mail.
27 Section 10. The Secretary of State Act is amended by
28 adding Section 14 as follows:
29 (15 ILCS 305/14 new)
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1 Sec. 14. Voter registration information. The Secretary
2 of State must post on the World Wide Web site of the Office
3 of the Secretary of State the following information:
4 (1) A full description of the National Voter
5 Registration Act of 1993, including a description of how
6 the Act is implemented in Illinois.
7 (2) A comprehensive list of the names, addresses,
8 phone numbers, and websites, if applicable, of all county
9 clerks, election officials, and boards of election
10 commissioners in Illinois.
11 (3) A downloadable, printable voter registration
12 form, in English and in Spanish, that a citizen may
13 complete and mail to the appropriate county clerk,
14 election official, or board of election commissioners.
15 Any forms provided under this paragraph (3) must
16 prominently inform the person using the form that he or
17 she must cast his or her votes in person, whether or not
18 the person is voting by absentee ballot, the first time
19 the person votes following his or her registration by
20 mail.
21 The required information may be obtained from the State
22 Board of Elections.
23 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
24 becoming law.