96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2009 and 2010
HB4077

 

Introduced 2/27/2009, by Rep. Naomi D. Jakobsson

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
10 ILCS 5/4-105
10 ILCS 5/5-105
10 ILCS 5/6-105

    Amends the Election Code. Requires that the State Board of Elections by rule prescribe the specific forms of identification and proof of residency that shall be sufficient for persons voting for the first time after having registered by mail or at a Secretary of State driver's license facility. Requires that the State Board post those forms on its official website and that printed copies be distributed to persons registering by mail or at a driver's license facility.


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A BILL FOR

 

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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 Sections 4-105, 5-105, and 6-105 as follows:
 
6     (10 ILCS 5/4-105)
7     Sec. 4-105. First time voting.
8     (a) A person must vote for the first time in person and not
9 by a mailed absentee ballot if the person registered to vote by
10 mail, unless the person first provides the appropriate election
11 authority with sufficient proof of identity and the election
12 authority verifies the person's proof of identity. Sufficient
13 proof of identity shall be demonstrated by submission of the
14 person's driver's license number or State identification card
15 number or, if the person does not have either of those,
16 verification by the last 4 digits of the person's social
17 security number, a copy of a current and valid photo
18 identification, or a copy of a current utility bill, bank
19 statement, paycheck, government check, or other government
20 document that shows the person's name and address. Persons who
21 apply to register to vote by mail but provide inadequate proof
22 of identity to the election authority shall be notified by the
23 election authority that the registration has not been fully

 

 

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1 completed and that the person remains ineligible to vote by
2 mail or in person until such proof is presented.
3     (b) The State Board of Elections by rule shall prescribe
4 the specific forms of identification and proof of residency
5 that shall be deemed sufficient for the purposes of this
6 Section and for persons voting for the first time after
7 registering at a Secretary of State driver's license facility.
8 The State Board shall post those specific forms of
9 identification and proof of residency on its official website,
10 and printed copies shall be distributed at the time of
11 registration to each person who registers by mail or at a
12 Secretary of State driver's license facility.
13 (Source: P.A. 94-645, eff. 8-22-05; 95-699, eff. 11-9-07.)
 
14     (10 ILCS 5/5-105)
15     Sec. 5-105. First time voting.
16     (a) A person must vote for the first time in person and not
17 by a mailed absentee ballot if the person registered to vote by
18 mail, unless the person first provides the appropriate election
19 authority with sufficient proof of identity and the election
20 authority verifies the person's proof of identity. Sufficient
21 proof of identity shall be demonstrated by submission of the
22 person's driver's license number or State identification card
23 number or, if the person does not have either of those,
24 verification by the last 4 digits of the person's social
25 security number, a copy of a current and valid photo

 

 

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1 identification, or a copy of a current utility bill, bank
2 statement, paycheck, government check, or other government
3 document that shows the person's name and address. Persons who
4 apply to register to vote by mail but provide inadequate proof
5 of identity to the election authority shall be notified by the
6 election authority that the registration has not been fully
7 completed and that the person remains ineligible to vote by
8 mail or in person until such proof is presented.
9     (b) The State Board of Elections by rule shall prescribe
10 the specific forms of identification and proof of residency
11 that shall be deemed sufficient for the purposes of this
12 Section and for persons voting for the first time after
13 registering at a Secretary of State driver's license facility.
14 The State Board shall post those specific forms of
15 identification and proof of residency on its official website,
16 and printed copies shall be distributed at the time of
17 registration to each person who registers by mail or at a
18 Secretary of State driver's license facility.
19 (Source: P.A. 94-645, eff. 8-22-05; 95-699, eff. 11-9-07.)
 
20     (10 ILCS 5/6-105)
21     Sec. 6-105. First time voting.
22     (a) A person must vote for the first time in person and not
23 by a mailed absentee ballot if the person registered to vote by
24 mail, unless the person first provides the appropriate election
25 authority with sufficient proof of identity and the election

 

 

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1 authority verifies the person's proof of identity. Sufficient
2 proof of identity shall be demonstrated by submission of the
3 person's driver's license number or State identification card
4 number or, if the person does not have either of those,
5 verification by the last 4 digits of the person's social
6 security number, a copy of a current and valid photo
7 identification, or a copy of a current utility bill, bank
8 statement, paycheck, government check, or other government
9 document that shows the person's name and address. Persons who
10 apply to register to vote by mail but provide inadequate proof
11 of identity to the election authority shall be notified by the
12 election authority that the registration has not been fully
13 completed and that the person remains ineligible to vote by
14 mail or in person until such proof is presented.
15     (b) The State Board of Elections by rule shall prescribe
16 the specific forms of identification and proof of residency
17 that shall be deemed sufficient for the purposes of this
18 Section and for persons voting for the first time after
19 registering at a Secretary of State driver's license facility.
20 The State Board shall post those specific forms of
21 identification and proof of residency on its official website,
22 and printed copies shall be distributed at the time of
23 registration to each person who registers by mail or at a
24 Secretary of State driver's license facility.
25 (Source: P.A. 94-645, eff. 8-22-05; 95-699, eff. 11-9-07.)