97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2011 and 2012
HB1482

 

Introduced , by Rep. Chapin Rose

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
10 ILCS 5/4-6.2  from Ch. 46, par. 4-6.2
10 ILCS 5/5-16.2  from Ch. 46, par. 5-16.2
10 ILCS 5/6-50.2  from Ch. 46, par. 6-50.2

    Amends the Election Code. Requires a deputy registrar to return completed voter registration materials to the proper election authority within 2 business days after receipt until the last day for accepting registrations before an election (now, within 7 days until the 35th day before an election and within 48 hours between the 35th and 28th days before an election). Prohibits the State Board of Elections and the Secretary of State from adopting rules that require otherwise for Secretary of State employees serving as deputy registrars at driver's license facilities. Prohibits the unauthorized copying or dissemination of personal or other information from a voter registration application. Makes violation a Class A misdemeanor.


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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,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Election Code is amended by changing
5Sections 4-6.2, 5-16.2, and 6-50.2 as follows:
 
6    (10 ILCS 5/4-6.2)  (from Ch. 46, par. 4-6.2)
7    Sec. 4-6.2. (a) The county clerk shall appoint all
8municipal and township or road district clerks or their duly
9authorized deputies as deputy registrars who may accept the
10registration of all qualified residents of the State.
11    The county clerk shall appoint all precinct
12committeepersons in the county as deputy registrars who may
13accept the registration of any qualified resident of the State,
14except during the 27 days preceding an election.
15    The election authority shall appoint as deputy registrars a
16reasonable number of employees of the Secretary of State
17located at driver's license examination stations and
18designated to the election authority by the Secretary of State
19who may accept the registration of any qualified residents of
20the State at any such driver's license examination stations.
21The appointment of employees of the Secretary of State as
22deputy registrars shall be made in the manner provided in
23Section 2-105 of the Illinois Vehicle Code.

 

 

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1    The county clerk shall appoint each of the following named
2persons as deputy registrars upon the written request of such
3persons:
4        1. The chief librarian, or a qualified person
5    designated by the chief librarian, of any public library
6    situated within the election jurisdiction, who may accept
7    the registrations of any qualified resident of the State,
8    at such library.
9        2. The principal, or a qualified person designated by
10    the principal, of any high school, elementary school, or
11    vocational school situated within the election
12    jurisdiction, who may accept the registrations of any
13    qualified resident of the State, at such school. The county
14    clerk shall notify every principal and vice-principal of
15    each high school, elementary school, and vocational school
16    situated within the election jurisdiction of their
17    eligibility to serve as deputy registrars and offer
18    training courses for service as deputy registrars at
19    conveniently located facilities at least 4 months prior to
20    every election.
21        3. The president, or a qualified person designated by
22    the president, of any university, college, community
23    college, academy or other institution of learning situated
24    within the election jurisdiction, who may accept the
25    registrations of any resident of the State, at such
26    university, college, community college, academy or

 

 

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1    institution.
2        4. A duly elected or appointed official of a bona fide
3    labor organization, or a reasonable number of qualified
4    members designated by such official, who may accept the
5    registrations of any qualified resident of the State.
6        5. A duly elected or appointed official of a bonafide
7    State civic organization, as defined and determined by rule
8    of the State Board of Elections, or qualified members
9    designated by such official, who may accept the
10    registration of any qualified resident of the State. In
11    determining the number of deputy registrars that shall be
12    appointed, the county clerk shall consider the population
13    of the jurisdiction, the size of the organization, the
14    geographic size of the jurisdiction, convenience for the
15    public, the existing number of deputy registrars in the
16    jurisdiction and their location, the registration
17    activities of the organization and the need to appoint
18    deputy registrars to assist and facilitate the
19    registration of non-English speaking individuals. In no
20    event shall a county clerk fix an arbitrary number
21    applicable to every civic organization requesting
22    appointment of its members as deputy registrars. The State
23    Board of Elections shall by rule provide for certification
24    of bonafide State civic organizations. Such appointments
25    shall be made for a period not to exceed 2 years,
26    terminating on the first business day of the month

 

 

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1    following the month of the general election, and shall be
2    valid for all periods of voter registration as provided by
3    this Code during the terms of such appointments.
4        6. The Director of Healthcare and Family Services, or a
5    reasonable number of employees designated by the Director
6    and located at public aid offices, who may accept the
7    registration of any qualified resident of the county at any
8    such public aid office.
9        7. The Director of the Illinois Department of
10    Employment Security, or a reasonable number of employees
11    designated by the Director and located at unemployment
12    offices, who may accept the registration of any qualified
13    resident of the county at any such unemployment office.
14        8. The president of any corporation as defined by the
15    Business Corporation Act of 1983, or a reasonable number of
16    employees designated by such president, who may accept the
17    registrations of any qualified resident of the State.
18    If the request to be appointed as deputy registrar is
19denied, the county clerk shall, within 10 days after the date
20the request is submitted, provide the affected individual or
21organization with written notice setting forth the specific
22reasons or criteria relied upon to deny the request to be
23appointed as deputy registrar.
24    The county clerk may appoint as many additional deputy
25registrars as he considers necessary. The county clerk shall
26appoint such additional deputy registrars in such manner that

 

 

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1the convenience of the public is served, giving due
2consideration to both population concentration and area. Some
3of the additional deputy registrars shall be selected so that
4there are an equal number from each of the 2 major political
5parties in the election jurisdiction. The county clerk, in
6appointing an additional deputy registrar, shall make the
7appointment from a list of applicants submitted by the Chairman
8of the County Central Committee of the applicant's political
9party. A Chairman of a County Central Committee shall submit a
10list of applicants to the county clerk by November 30 of each
11year. The county clerk may require a Chairman of a County
12Central Committee to furnish a supplemental list of applicants.
13    Deputy registrars may accept registrations at any time
14other than the 27 day period preceding an election. All persons
15appointed as deputy registrars shall be registered voters
16within the county and shall take and subscribe to the following
17oath or affirmation:
18    "I do solemnly swear (or affirm, as the case may be) that I
19will support the Constitution of the United States, and the
20Constitution of the State of Illinois, and that I will
21faithfully discharge the duties of the office of deputy
22registrar to the best of my ability and that I will register no
23person nor cause the registration of any person except upon his
24personal application before me.
25
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26
(Signature Deputy Registrar)"

 

 

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1    This oath shall be administered by the county clerk, or by
2one of his deputies, or by any person qualified to take
3acknowledgement of deeds and shall immediately thereafter be
4filed with the county clerk.
5    Appointments of deputy registrars under this Section,
6except precinct committeemen, shall be for 2-year terms,
7commencing on December 1 following the general election of each
8even-numbered year; except that the terms of the initial
9appointments shall be until December 1st following the next
10general election. Appointments of precinct committeemen shall
11be for 2-year terms commencing on the date of the county
12convention following the general primary at which they were
13elected. The county clerk shall issue a certificate of
14appointment to each deputy registrar, and shall maintain in his
15office for public inspection a list of the names of all
16appointees.
17    (b) The county clerk shall be responsible for training all
18deputy registrars appointed pursuant to subsection (a), at
19times and locations reasonably convenient for both the county
20clerk and such appointees. The county clerk shall be
21responsible for certifying and supervising all deputy
22registrars appointed pursuant to subsection (a). Deputy
23registrars appointed under subsection (a) shall be subject to
24removal for cause.
25    (c) Completed registration materials under the control of
26deputy registrars, appointed pursuant to subsection (a), shall

 

 

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1be returned to the appointing election authority within 2
2business 7 days, except that completed registration materials
3received by the deputy registrars during the period between the
435th and 28th day preceding an election shall be returned by
5the deputy registrars to the appointing election authority
6within 48 hours after receipt thereof. The completed
7registration materials received by the deputy registrars on the
8last 28th day authorized for accepting registrations preceding
9an election shall be returned by the deputy registrars within
1024 hours after receipt thereof. Unused materials shall be
11returned by deputy registrars appointed pursuant to paragraph 4
12of subsection (a), not later than the next working day
13following the close of registration. The State Board of
14Elections and the Secretary of State may not adopt rules
15applicable to Secretary of State employees serving as deputy
16registrars at driver's license examination stations that
17conflict with this subsection as to the time for return of
18completed materials and the election authority to which the
19materials must be returned.
20    (d) The county clerk or board of election commissioners, as
21the case may be, must provide any additional forms requested by
22any deputy registrar regardless of the number of unaccounted
23registration forms the deputy registrar may have in his or her
24possession.
25    (e) No deputy registrar shall engage in any electioneering
26or the promotion of any cause during the performance of his or

 

 

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1her duties.
2    (f) The county clerk shall not be criminally or civilly
3liable for the acts or omissions of any deputy registrar. Such
4deputy registrars shall not be deemed to be employees of the
5county clerk. A person, including a deputy registrar, who
6copies, photocopies, or disseminates information from a voter
7registration application except as authorized or required by
8State or federal law, rule, or regulation commits a Class A
9misdemeanor. Information includes, but is not limited to,
10personal information such as the applicant's name, address,
11phone number, social security number, or driver's license
12number.
13    (g) Completed registration materials returned by deputy
14registrars for persons residing outside the county shall be
15transmitted by the county clerk within 2 days after receipt to
16the election authority of the person's election jurisdiction of
17residence.
18(Source: P.A. 94-645, eff. 8-22-05; 95-331, eff. 8-21-07.)
 
19    (10 ILCS 5/5-16.2)  (from Ch. 46, par. 5-16.2)
20    Sec. 5-16.2. (a) The county clerk shall appoint all
21municipal and township clerks or their duly authorized deputies
22as deputy registrars who may accept the registration of all
23qualified residents of the State.
24    The county clerk shall appoint all precinct
25committeepersons in the county as deputy registrars who may

 

 

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1accept the registration of any qualified resident of the State,
2except during the 27 days preceding an election.
3    The election authority shall appoint as deputy registrars a
4reasonable number of employees of the Secretary of State
5located at driver's license examination stations and
6designated to the election authority by the Secretary of State
7who may accept the registration of any qualified residents of
8the State at any such driver's license examination stations.
9The appointment of employees of the Secretary of State as
10deputy registrars shall be made in the manner provided in
11Section 2-105 of the Illinois Vehicle Code.
12    The county clerk shall appoint each of the following named
13persons as deputy registrars upon the written request of such
14persons:
15        1. The chief librarian, or a qualified person
16    designated by the chief librarian, of any public library
17    situated within the election jurisdiction, who may accept
18    the registrations of any qualified resident of the State,
19    at such library.
20        2. The principal, or a qualified person designated by
21    the principal, of any high school, elementary school, or
22    vocational school situated within the election
23    jurisdiction, who may accept the registrations of any
24    resident of the State, at such school. The county clerk
25    shall notify every principal and vice-principal of each
26    high school, elementary school, and vocational school

 

 

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1    situated within the election jurisdiction of their
2    eligibility to serve as deputy registrars and offer
3    training courses for service as deputy registrars at
4    conveniently located facilities at least 4 months prior to
5    every election.
6        3. The president, or a qualified person designated by
7    the president, of any university, college, community
8    college, academy or other institution of learning situated
9    within the election jurisdiction, who may accept the
10    registrations of any resident of the State, at such
11    university, college, community college, academy or
12    institution.
13        4. A duly elected or appointed official of a bona fide
14    labor organization, or a reasonable number of qualified
15    members designated by such official, who may accept the
16    registrations of any qualified resident of the State.
17        5. A duly elected or appointed official of a bona fide
18    State civic organization, as defined and determined by rule
19    of the State Board of Elections, or qualified members
20    designated by such official, who may accept the
21    registration of any qualified resident of the State. In
22    determining the number of deputy registrars that shall be
23    appointed, the county clerk shall consider the population
24    of the 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

 

 

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1    jurisdiction and their location, the registration
2    activities of the organization and the need to appoint
3    deputy registrars to assist and facilitate the
4    registration of non-English speaking individuals. In no
5    event shall a county clerk fix an arbitrary number
6    applicable to every civic organization requesting
7    appointment of its members as deputy registrars. The State
8    Board of Elections shall by rule provide for certification
9    of bona fide State civic organizations. Such appointments
10    shall be made for a period not to exceed 2 years,
11    terminating on the first business day of the month
12    following the month of the general election, and shall be
13    valid for all periods of voter registration as provided by
14    this Code during the terms of such appointments.
15        6. The Director of Healthcare and Family Services, or a
16    reasonable number of employees designated by the Director
17    and located at public aid offices, who may accept the
18    registration of any qualified resident of the county at any
19    such public aid office.
20        7. The Director of the Illinois Department of
21    Employment Security, or a reasonable number of employees
22    designated by the Director and located at unemployment
23    offices, who may accept the registration of any qualified
24    resident of the county at any such unemployment office.
25        8. The president of any corporation as defined by the
26    Business Corporation Act of 1983, or a reasonable number of

 

 

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1    employees designated by such president, who may accept the
2    registrations of any qualified resident of the State.
3    If the request to be appointed as deputy registrar is
4denied, the county clerk shall, within 10 days after the date
5the request is submitted, provide the affected individual or
6organization with written notice setting forth the specific
7reasons or criteria relied upon to deny the request to be
8appointed as deputy registrar.
9    The county clerk may appoint as many additional deputy
10registrars as he considers necessary. The county clerk shall
11appoint such additional deputy registrars in such manner that
12the convenience of the public is served, giving due
13consideration to both population concentration and area. Some
14of the additional deputy registrars shall be selected so that
15there are an equal number from each of the 2 major political
16parties in the election jurisdiction. The county clerk, in
17appointing an additional deputy registrar, shall make the
18appointment from a list of applicants submitted by the Chairman
19of the County Central Committee of the applicant's political
20party. A Chairman of a County Central Committee shall submit a
21list of applicants to the county clerk by November 30 of each
22year. The county clerk may require a Chairman of a County
23Central Committee to furnish a supplemental list of applicants.
24    Deputy registrars may accept registrations at any time
25other than the 27 day period preceding an election. All persons
26appointed as deputy registrars shall be registered voters

 

 

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1within the county and shall take and subscribe to the following
2oath or affirmation:
3    "I do solemnly swear (or affirm, as the case may be) that I
4will support the Constitution of the United States, and the
5Constitution of the State of Illinois, and that I will
6faithfully discharge the duties of the office of deputy
7registrar to the best of my ability and that I will register no
8person nor cause the registration of any person except upon his
9personal application before me.
10
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11
(Signature of Deputy Registrar)"
12    This oath shall be administered by the county clerk, or by
13one of his deputies, or by any person qualified to take
14acknowledgement of deeds and shall immediately thereafter be
15filed with the county clerk.
16    Appointments of deputy registrars under this Section,
17except precinct committeemen, shall be for 2-year terms,
18commencing on December 1 following the general election of each
19even-numbered year, except that the terms of the initial
20appointments shall be until December 1st following the next
21general election. Appointments of precinct committeemen shall
22be for 2-year terms commencing on the date of the county
23convention following the general primary at which they were
24elected. The county clerk shall issue a certificate of
25appointment to each deputy registrar, and shall maintain in his
26office for public inspection a list of the names of all

 

 

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1appointees.
2    (b) The county clerk shall be responsible for training all
3deputy registrars appointed pursuant to subsection (a), at
4times and locations reasonably convenient for both the county
5clerk and such appointees. The county clerk shall be
6responsible for certifying and supervising all deputy
7registrars appointed pursuant to subsection (a). Deputy
8registrars appointed under subsection (a) shall be subject to
9removal for cause.
10    (c) Completed registration materials under the control of
11deputy registrars, appointed pursuant to subsection (a), shall
12be returned to the appointing election authority within 2
13business 7 days, except that completed registration materials
14received by the deputy registrars during the period between the
1535th and 28th day preceding an election shall be returned by
16the deputy registrars to the appointing election authority
17within 48 hours after receipt thereof. The completed
18registration materials received by the deputy registrars on the
19last 28th day authorized for accepting registrations preceding
20an election shall be returned by the deputy registrars within
2124 hours after receipt thereof. Unused materials shall be
22returned by deputy registrars appointed pursuant to paragraph 4
23of subsection (a), not later than the next working day
24following the close of registration. The State Board of
25Elections and the Secretary of State may not adopt rules
26applicable to Secretary of State employees serving as deputy

 

 

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1registrars at driver's license examination stations that
2conflict with this subsection as to the time for return of
3completed materials and the election authority to which the
4materials must be returned.
5    (d) The county clerk or board of election commissioners, as
6the case may be, must provide any additional forms requested by
7any deputy registrar regardless of the number of unaccounted
8registration forms the deputy registrar may have in his or her
9possession.
10    (e) No deputy registrar shall engage in any electioneering
11or the promotion of any cause during the performance of his or
12her duties.
13    (f) The county clerk shall not be criminally or civilly
14liable for the acts or omissions of any deputy registrar. Such
15deputy registers shall not be deemed to be employees of the
16county clerk. A person, including a deputy registrar, who
17copies, photocopies, or disseminates information from a voter
18registration application except as authorized or required by
19State or federal law, rule, or regulation commits a Class A
20misdemeanor. Information includes, but is not limited to,
21personal information such as the applicant's name, address,
22phone number, social security number, or driver's license
23number.
24    (g) Completed registration materials returned by deputy
25registrars for persons residing outside the county shall be
26transmitted by the county clerk within 2 days after receipt to

 

 

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1the election authority of the person's election jurisdiction of
2residence.
3(Source: P.A. 94-645, eff. 8-22-05; 95-331, eff. 8-21-07.)
 
4    (10 ILCS 5/6-50.2)  (from Ch. 46, par. 6-50.2)
5    Sec. 6-50.2. (a) The board of election commissioners shall
6appoint all precinct committeepersons in the election
7jurisdiction as deputy registrars who may accept the
8registration of any qualified resident of the State, except
9during the 27 days preceding an election.
10    The election authority shall appoint as deputy registrars a
11reasonable number of employees of the Secretary of State
12located at driver's license examination stations and
13designated to the election authority by the Secretary of State
14who may accept the registration of any qualified residents of
15the State at any such driver's license examination stations.
16The appointment of employees of the Secretary of State as
17deputy registrars shall be made in the manner provided in
18Section 2-105 of the Illinois Vehicle Code.
19    The board of election commissioners shall appoint each of
20the following named persons as deputy registrars upon the
21written request of such persons:
22        1. The chief librarian, or a qualified person
23    designated by the chief librarian, of any public library
24    situated within the election jurisdiction, who may accept
25    the registrations of any qualified resident of the State,

 

 

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1    at such library.
2        2. The principal, or a qualified person designated by
3    the principal, of any high school, elementary school, or
4    vocational school situated within the election
5    jurisdiction, who may accept the registrations of any
6    resident of the State, at such school. The board of
7    election commissioners shall notify every principal and
8    vice-principal of each high school, elementary school, and
9    vocational school situated in the election jurisdiction of
10    their eligibility to serve as deputy registrars and offer
11    training courses for service as deputy registrars at
12    conveniently located facilities at least 4 months prior to
13    every election.
14        3. The president, or a qualified person designated by
15    the president, of any university, college, community
16    college, academy or other institution of learning situated
17    within the State, who may accept the registrations of any
18    resident of the election jurisdiction, at such university,
19    college, community college, academy or institution.
20        4. A duly elected or appointed official of a bona fide
21    labor organization, or a reasonable number of qualified
22    members designated by such official, who may accept the
23    registrations of any qualified resident of the State.
24        5. A duly elected or appointed official of a bona fide
25    State civic organization, as defined and determined by rule
26    of the State Board of Elections, or qualified members

 

 

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1    designated by such official, who may accept the
2    registration of any qualified resident of the State. In
3    determining the number of deputy registrars that shall be
4    appointed, the board of election commissioners shall
5    consider the population of the jurisdiction, the size of
6    the organization, the geographic size of the jurisdiction,
7    convenience for the public, the existing number of deputy
8    registrars in the jurisdiction and their location, the
9    registration activities of the organization and the need to
10    appoint deputy registrars to assist and facilitate the
11    registration of non-English speaking individuals. In no
12    event shall a board of election commissioners fix an
13    arbitrary number applicable to every civic organization
14    requesting appointment of its members as deputy
15    registrars. The State Board of Elections shall by rule
16    provide for certification of bona fide State civic
17    organizations. Such appointments shall be made for a period
18    not to exceed 2 years, terminating on the first business
19    day of the month following the month of the general
20    election, and shall be valid for all periods of voter
21    registration as provided by this Code during the terms of
22    such appointments.
23        6. The Director of Healthcare and Family Services, or a
24    reasonable number of employees designated by the Director
25    and located at public aid offices, who may accept the
26    registration of any qualified resident of the election

 

 

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1    jurisdiction at any such public aid office.
2        7. The Director of the Illinois Department of
3    Employment Security, or a reasonable number of employees
4    designated by the Director and located at unemployment
5    offices, who may accept the registration of any qualified
6    resident of the election jurisdiction at any such
7    unemployment office. If the request to be appointed as
8    deputy registrar is denied, the board of election
9    commissioners shall, within 10 days after the date the
10    request is submitted, provide the affected individual or
11    organization with written notice setting forth the
12    specific reasons or criteria relied upon to deny the
13    request to be appointed as deputy registrar.
14        8. The president of any corporation, as defined by the
15    Business Corporation Act of 1983, or a reasonable number of
16    employees designated by such president, who may accept the
17    registrations of any qualified resident of the State.
18    The board of election commissioners may appoint as many
19additional deputy registrars as it considers necessary. The
20board of election commissioners shall appoint such additional
21deputy registrars in such manner that the convenience of the
22public is served, giving due consideration to both population
23concentration and area. Some of the additional deputy
24registrars shall be selected so that there are an equal number
25from each of the 2 major political parties in the election
26jurisdiction. The board of election commissioners, in

 

 

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1appointing an additional deputy registrar, shall make the
2appointment from a list of applicants submitted by the Chairman
3of the County Central Committee of the applicant's political
4party. A Chairman of a County Central Committee shall submit a
5list of applicants to the board by November 30 of each year.
6The board may require a Chairman of a County Central Committee
7to furnish a supplemental list of applicants.
8    Deputy registrars may accept registrations at any time
9other than the 27 day period preceding an election. All persons
10appointed as deputy registrars shall be registered voters
11within the election jurisdiction and shall take and subscribe
12to the following oath or affirmation:
13    "I do solemnly swear (or affirm, as the case may be) that I
14will support the Constitution of the United States, and the
15Constitution of the State of Illinois, and that I will
16faithfully discharge the duties of the office of registration
17officer to the best of my ability and that I will register no
18person nor cause the registration of any person except upon his
19personal application before me.
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(Signature of Registration Officer)"
22    This oath shall be administered and certified to by one of
23the commissioners or by the executive director or by some
24person designated by the board of election commissioners, and
25shall immediately thereafter be filed with the board of
26election commissioners. The members of the board of election

 

 

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1commissioners and all persons authorized by them under the
2provisions of this Article to take registrations, after
3themselves taking and subscribing to the above oath, are
4authorized to take or administer such oaths and execute such
5affidavits as are required by this Article.
6    Appointments of deputy registrars under this Section,
7except precinct committeemen, shall be for 2-year terms,
8commencing on December 1 following the general election of each
9even-numbered year, except that the terms of the initial
10appointments shall be until December 1st following the next
11general election. Appointments of precinct committeemen shall
12be for 2-year terms commencing on the date of the county
13convention following the general primary at which they were
14elected. The county clerk shall issue a certificate of
15appointment to each deputy registrar, and shall maintain in his
16office for public inspection a list of the names of all
17appointees.
18    (b) The board of election commissioners shall be
19responsible for training all deputy registrars appointed
20pursuant to subsection (a), at times and locations reasonably
21convenient for both the board of election commissioners and
22such appointees. The board of election commissioners shall be
23responsible for certifying and supervising all deputy
24registrars appointed pursuant to subsection (a). Deputy
25registrars appointed under subsection (a) shall be subject to
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1    (c) Completed registration materials under the control of
2deputy registrars appointed pursuant to subsection (a) shall be
3returned to the appointing election authority within 2 business
47 days, except that completed registration materials received
5by the deputy registrars during the period between the 35th and
628th day preceding an election shall be returned by the deputy
7registrars to the appointing election authority within 48 hours
8after receipt thereof. The completed registration materials
9received by the deputy registrars on the last 28th day
10authorized for accepting registrations preceding an election
11shall be returned by the deputy registrars within 24 hours
12after receipt thereof. Unused materials shall be returned by
13deputy registrars appointed pursuant to paragraph 4 of
14subsection (a), not later than the next working day following
15the close of registration. The State Board of Elections and the
16Secretary of State may not adopt rules applicable to Secretary
17of State employees serving as deputy registrars at driver's
18license examination stations that conflict with this
19subsection as to the time for return of completed materials and
20the election authority to which the materials must be returned.
21    (d) The county clerk or board of election commissioners, as
22the case may be, must provide any additional forms requested by
23any deputy registrar regardless of the number of unaccounted
24registration forms the deputy registrar may have in his or her
25possession.
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1or the promotion of any cause during the performance of his or
2her duties.
3    (f) The board of election commissioners shall not be
4criminally or civilly liable for the acts or omissions of any
5deputy registrar. Such deputy registrars shall not be deemed to
6be employees of the board of election commissioners. A person,
7including a deputy registrar, who copies, photocopies, or
8disseminates information from a voter registration application
9except as authorized or required by State or federal law, rule,
10or regulation commits a Class A misdemeanor. Information
11includes, but is not limited to, personal information such as
12the applicant's name, address, phone number, social security
13number, or driver's license number.
14    (g) Completed registration materials returned by deputy
15registrars for persons residing outside the election
16jurisdiction shall be transmitted by the board of election
17commissioners within 2 days after receipt to the election
18authority of the person's election jurisdiction of residence.
19(Source: P.A. 94-645, eff. 8-22-05; 95-331, eff. 8-21-07.)