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1    AN ACT concerning transportation.
 
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 7 days,
2except that completed registration materials received by the
3deputy registrars during the period between the 35th and 28th
4day preceding an election shall be returned by the deputy
5registrars to the appointing election authority within 48 hours
6after receipt thereof. The completed registration materials
7received by the deputy registrars on the 28th day preceding an
8election shall be returned by the deputy registrars within 24
9hours after receipt thereof. Unused materials shall be returned
10by deputy registrars appointed pursuant to paragraph 4 of
11subsection (a), not later than the next working day following
12the close of registration.
13    (d) The county clerk or board of election commissioners, as
14the case may be, must provide any additional forms requested by
15any deputy registrar regardless of the number of unaccounted
16registration forms the deputy registrar may have in his or her
17possession.
18    (e) No deputy registrar shall engage in any electioneering
19or the promotion of any cause during the performance of his or
20her duties.
21    (f) The county clerk shall not be criminally or civilly
22liable for the acts or omissions of any deputy registrar. Such
23deputy registrars shall not be deemed to be employees of the
24county clerk.
25    (g) Completed registration materials returned by deputy
26registrars for persons residing outside the county shall be

 

 

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1transmitted by the county clerk within 2 days after receipt to
2the election authority of the person's election jurisdiction of
3residence.
4(Source: P.A. 94-645, eff. 8-22-05; 95-331, eff. 8-21-07.)
 
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
7municipal and township clerks or their duly authorized deputies
8as deputy registrars who may accept the registration of all
9qualified residents of the State.
10    The county clerk shall appoint all precinct
11committeepersons in the county as deputy registrars who may
12accept the registration of any qualified resident of the State,
13except during the 27 days preceding an election.
14    The election authority shall appoint as deputy registrars a
15reasonable number of employees of the Secretary of State
16located at driver's license examination stations and
17designated to the election authority by the Secretary of State
18who may accept the registration of any qualified residents of
19the State at any such driver's license examination stations.
20The appointment of employees of the Secretary of State as
21deputy registrars shall be made in the manner provided in
22Section 2-105 of the Illinois Vehicle Code.
23    The county clerk shall appoint each of the following named
24persons as deputy registrars upon the written request of such
25persons:

 

 

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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 State,
5    at such library.
6        2. The principal, or a qualified person designated by
7    the principal, of any high school, elementary school, or
8    vocational school situated within the election
9    jurisdiction, who may accept the registrations of any
10    resident of the State, 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 to
17    every election.
18        3. The president, or a qualified person designated by
19    the president, of any university, college, community
20    college, academy or other institution of learning situated
21    within the election jurisdiction, who may accept the
22    registrations of any resident of the State, at such
23    university, college, community college, academy or
24    institution.
25        4. A duly elected or appointed official of a bona fide
26    labor organization, or a reasonable number of qualified

 

 

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

 

 

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

 

 

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

 

 

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1filed with the county clerk.
2    Appointments of deputy registrars under this Section,
3except precinct committeemen, shall be for 2-year terms,
4commencing on December 1 following the general election of each
5even-numbered year, except that the terms of the initial
6appointments shall be until December 1st following the next
7general election. Appointments of precinct committeemen shall
8be for 2-year terms commencing on the date of the county
9convention following the general primary at which they were
10elected. The county clerk shall issue a certificate of
11appointment to each deputy registrar, and shall maintain in his
12office for public inspection a list of the names of all
13appointees.
14    (b) The county clerk shall be responsible for training all
15deputy registrars appointed pursuant to subsection (a), at
16times and locations reasonably convenient for both the county
17clerk and such appointees. The county clerk shall be
18responsible for certifying and supervising all deputy
19registrars appointed pursuant to subsection (a). Deputy
20registrars appointed under subsection (a) shall be subject to
21removal for cause.
22    (c) Completed registration materials under the control of
23deputy registrars, appointed pursuant to subsection (a), shall
24be returned to the appointing election authority within 7 days,
25except that completed registration materials received by the
26deputy registrars during the period between the 35th and 28th

 

 

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1day preceding an election shall be returned by the deputy
2registrars to the appointing election authority within 48 hours
3after receipt thereof. The completed registration materials
4received by the deputy registrars on the 28th day preceding an
5election shall be returned by the deputy registrars within 24
6hours after receipt thereof. Unused materials shall be returned
7by deputy registrars appointed pursuant to paragraph 4 of
8subsection (a), not later than the next working day following
9the close of registration.
10    (d) The county clerk or board of election commissioners, as
11the case may be, must provide any additional forms requested by
12any deputy registrar regardless of the number of unaccounted
13registration forms the deputy registrar may have in his or her
14possession.
15    (e) No deputy registrar shall engage in any electioneering
16or the promotion of any cause during the performance of his or
17her duties.
18    (f) The county clerk shall not be criminally or civilly
19liable for the acts or omissions of any deputy registrar. Such
20deputy registers shall not be deemed to be employees of the
21county clerk.
22    (g) Completed registration materials returned by deputy
23registrars for persons residing outside the county shall be
24transmitted by the county clerk within 2 days after receipt to
25the election authority of the person's election jurisdiction of
26residence.

 

 

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

 

 

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

 

 

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1    determining the number of deputy registrars that shall be
2    appointed, the board of election commissioners shall
3    consider the population of the jurisdiction, the size of
4    the organization, the geographic size of the jurisdiction,
5    convenience for the public, the existing number of deputy
6    registrars in the jurisdiction and their location, the
7    registration activities of the organization and the need to
8    appoint deputy registrars to assist and facilitate the
9    registration of non-English speaking individuals. In no
10    event shall a board of election commissioners fix an
11    arbitrary number applicable to every civic organization
12    requesting appointment of its members as deputy
13    registrars. The State Board of Elections shall by rule
14    provide for certification of bona fide State civic
15    organizations. Such appointments shall be made for a period
16    not to exceed 2 years, terminating on the first business
17    day of the month following the month of the general
18    election, and shall be valid for all periods of voter
19    registration as provided by this Code during the terms of
20    such appointments.
21        6. The Director of Healthcare and Family Services, or a
22    reasonable number of employees designated by the Director
23    and located at public aid offices, who may accept the
24    registration of any qualified resident of the election
25    jurisdiction at any such public aid office.
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1    Employment Security, or a reasonable number of employees
2    designated by the Director and located at unemployment
3    offices, who may accept the registration of any qualified
4    resident of the election jurisdiction at any such
5    unemployment office. If the request to be appointed as
6    deputy registrar is denied, the board of election
7    commissioners shall, within 10 days after the date the
8    request is submitted, provide the affected individual or
9    organization with written notice setting forth the
10    specific reasons or criteria relied upon to deny the
11    request to be appointed as deputy registrar.
12        8. The president of any corporation, as defined by the
13    Business Corporation Act of 1983, or a reasonable number of
14    employees designated by such president, who may accept the
15    registrations of any qualified resident of the State.
16    The board of election commissioners may appoint as many
17additional deputy registrars as it considers necessary. The
18board of election commissioners shall appoint such additional
19deputy registrars in such manner that the convenience of the
20public is served, giving due consideration to both population
21concentration and area. Some of the additional deputy
22registrars shall be selected so that there are an equal number
23from each of the 2 major political parties in the election
24jurisdiction. The board of election commissioners, in
25appointing an additional deputy registrar, shall make the
26appointment from a list of applicants submitted by the Chairman

 

 

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1of the County Central Committee of the applicant's political
2party. A Chairman of a County Central Committee shall submit a
3list of applicants to the board by November 30 of each year.
4The board may require a Chairman of a County Central Committee
5to furnish a supplemental list of applicants.
6    Deputy registrars may accept registrations at any time
7other than the 27 day period preceding an election. All persons
8appointed as deputy registrars shall be registered voters
9within the election jurisdiction and shall take and subscribe
10to the following oath or affirmation:
11    "I do solemnly swear (or affirm, as the case may be) that I
12will support the Constitution of the United States, and the
13Constitution of the State of Illinois, and that I will
14faithfully discharge the duties of the office of registration
15officer to the best of my ability and that I will register no
16person nor cause the registration of any person except upon his
17personal application before me.
18
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19
(Signature of Registration Officer)"
20    This oath shall be administered and certified to by one of
21the commissioners or by the executive director or by some
22person designated by the board of election commissioners, and
23shall immediately thereafter be filed with the board of
24election commissioners. The members of the board of election
25commissioners and all persons authorized by them under the
26provisions of this Article to take registrations, after

 

 

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1themselves taking and subscribing to the above oath, are
2authorized to take or administer such oaths and execute such
3affidavits as are required by this Article.
4    Appointments of deputy registrars under this Section,
5except precinct committeemen, shall be for 2-year terms,
6commencing on December 1 following the general election of each
7even-numbered year, except that the terms of the initial
8appointments shall be until December 1st following the next
9general election. Appointments of precinct committeemen shall
10be for 2-year terms commencing on the date of the county
11convention following the general primary at which they were
12elected. The county clerk shall issue a certificate of
13appointment to each deputy registrar, and shall maintain in his
14office for public inspection a list of the names of all
15appointees.
16    (b) The board of election commissioners shall be
17responsible for training all deputy registrars appointed
18pursuant to subsection (a), at times and locations reasonably
19convenient for both the board of election commissioners and
20such appointees. The board of election commissioners 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 be

 

 

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1returned to the appointing election authority within 7 days,
2except that completed registration materials received by the
3deputy registrars during the period between the 35th and 28th
4day preceding an election shall be returned by the deputy
5registrars to the appointing election authority within 48 hours
6after receipt thereof. The completed registration materials
7received by the deputy registrars on the 28th day preceding an
8election shall be returned by the deputy registrars within 24
9hours after receipt thereof. Unused materials shall be returned
10by deputy registrars appointed pursuant to paragraph 4 of
11subsection (a), not later than the next working day following
12the close of registration.
13    (d) The county clerk or board of election commissioners, as
14the case may be, must provide any additional forms requested by
15any deputy registrar regardless of the number of unaccounted
16registration forms the deputy registrar may have in his or her
17possession.
18    (e) No deputy registrar shall engage in any electioneering
19or the promotion of any cause during the performance of his or
20her duties.
21    (f) The board of election commissioners shall not be
22criminally or civilly liable for the acts or omissions of any
23deputy registrar. Such deputy registrars shall not be deemed to
24be employees of the board of election commissioners.
25    (g) Completed registration materials returned by deputy
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1jurisdiction shall be transmitted by the board of election
2commissioners within 2 days after receipt to the election
3authority of the person's election jurisdiction of residence.
4(Source: P.A. 94-645, eff. 8-22-05; 95-331, eff. 8-21-07.)
 
5    Section 10. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by
6changing Section 2-105 as follows:
 
7    (625 ILCS 5/2-105)  (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 2-105)
8    Sec. 2-105. Offices of Secretary of State.
9    (a) The Secretary of State shall maintain offices in the
10State capital and in such other places in the State as he may
11deem necessary to properly carry out the powers and duties
12vested in him.
13    (b) The Secretary of State may construct and equip one or
14more buildings in the State of Illinois outside of the County
15of Sangamon as he deems necessary to properly carry out the
16powers and duties vested in him. The Secretary of State may, on
17behalf of the State of Illinois, acquire public or private
18property needed therefor by lease, purchase or eminent domain.
19The care, custody and control of such sites and buildings
20constructed thereon shall be vested in the Secretary of State.
21Expenditures for the construction and equipping of any of such
22buildings upon premises owned by another public entity shall
23not be subject to the provisions of any State law requiring
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1premises. The exercise of the authority vested in the Secretary
2of State by this Section is subject to the appropriation of the
3necessary funds.
4    (c) Pursuant to Section 1A-25 Sections 4-6.2, 5-16.2, and
56-50.2 of the Election Code, the Secretary of State shall make
6driver services facilities available for use as temporary
7places of accepting applications for voter registration.
8Registration within the offices shall be in the most public,
9orderly and convenient portions thereof, and Section 4-3, 5-3,
10and 11-4 of the Election Code relative to the attendance of
11police officers during the conduct of registration shall apply.
12Registration under this Section shall be made in the manner
13provided by Sections 4-8, 4-10, 5-7, 5-9, 6-34, 6-35, and 6-37
14of the Election Code.
15    (d) (Blank). Within 30 days after the effective date of
16this amendatory Act of 1990, and no later than November 1 of
17each even-numbered year thereafter, the Secretary of State, to
18the extent practicable, shall designate to each election
19authority in the State a reasonable number of employees at each
20driver services facility registered to vote within the
21jurisdiction of such election authority and within adjacent
22election jurisdictions for appointment as deputy registrars by
23the election authority located within the election
24jurisdiction where the employees maintain their residences.
25Such designation shall be in writing and certified by the
26Secretary of State.

 

 

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1    (e) Each person applying at a driver services facility for
2a driver's license or permit, a corrected driver's license or
3permit, an Illinois identification card or a corrected Illinois
4identification card shall be notified that the person may apply
5to register to vote at such station to vote in the State and
6may also apply to transfer his or her voter registration at
7such station to a different address in the State. Such
8notification may be made in writing or verbally issued by an
9employee or the Secretary of State.
10    The Secretary of State shall promulgate such rules as may
11be necessary for the efficient execution of his duties and the
12duties of his employees under this Section amendatory Act of
131990.
14    (f) Any person applying at a driver services facility for
15issuance or renewal of a driver's license or Illinois
16Identification Card shall be provided, without charge, with a
17brochure warning the person of the dangers of financial
18identity theft. The Department of Financial and Professional
19Regulation shall prepare these brochures and provide them to
20the Secretary of State for distribution. The brochures shall
21(i) identify signs warning the reader that he or she might be
22an intended victim of the crime of financial identity theft,
23(ii) instruct the reader in how to proceed if the reader
24believes that he or she is the victim of the crime of identity
25theft, and (iii) provide the reader with names and telephone
26numbers of law enforcement and other governmental agencies that

 

 

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1provide assistance to victims of financial identity theft.
2(Source: P.A. 94-645, eff. 8-22-05; 94-1001, eff. 1-1-07.)
 
3    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
4becoming law.