Rep. Jack D. Franks

Filed: 4/28/2011

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 90

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 90 by replacing
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:
 
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

 

 

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

 

 

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1    every election.
2        3. The president, or a qualified person designated by
3    the president, of any university, college, community
4    college, academy or other institution of learning situated
5    within the election jurisdiction, who may accept the
6    registrations of any resident of the State, at such
7    university, college, community college, academy or
8    institution.
9        4. A duly elected or appointed official of a bona fide
10    labor organization, or a reasonable number of qualified
11    members designated by such official, who may accept the
12    registrations of any qualified resident of the State.
13        5. A duly elected or appointed official of a bonafide
14    State civic organization, as defined and determined by rule
15    of the State Board of Elections, or qualified members
16    designated by such official, who may accept the
17    registration of any qualified resident of the State. In
18    determining the number of deputy registrars that shall be
19    appointed, the county clerk shall consider the population
20    of the jurisdiction, the size of the organization, the
21    geographic size of the jurisdiction, convenience for the
22    public, the existing number of deputy registrars in the
23    jurisdiction and their location, the registration
24    activities of the organization and the need to appoint
25    deputy registrars to assist and facilitate the
26    registration of non-English speaking individuals. In no

 

 

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1    event shall a county clerk fix an arbitrary number
2    applicable to every civic organization requesting
3    appointment of its members as deputy registrars. The State
4    Board of Elections shall by rule provide for certification
5    of bonafide State civic organizations. Such appointments
6    shall be made for a period not to exceed 2 years,
7    terminating on the first business day of the month
8    following the month of the general election, and shall be
9    valid for all periods of voter registration as provided by
10    this Code during the terms of such appointments.
11        6. The Director of Healthcare and Family Services, or a
12    reasonable number of employees designated by the Director
13    and located at public aid offices, who may accept the
14    registration of any qualified resident of the county at any
15    such public aid office.
16        7. The Director of the Illinois Department of
17    Employment Security, or a reasonable number of employees
18    designated by the Director and located at unemployment
19    offices, who may accept the registration of any qualified
20    resident of the county at any such unemployment office.
21        8. The president of any corporation as defined by the
22    Business Corporation Act of 1983, or a reasonable number of
23    employees designated by such president, who may accept the
24    registrations of any qualified resident of the State.
25    If the request to be appointed as deputy registrar is
26denied, the county clerk shall, within 10 days after the date

 

 

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

 

 

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

 

 

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1clerk and such appointees. The county clerk shall be
2responsible for certifying and supervising all deputy
3registrars appointed pursuant to subsection (a). Deputy
4registrars appointed under subsection (a) shall be subject to
5removal for cause.
6    (c) Completed registration materials under the control of
7deputy registrars, appointed pursuant to subsection (a), shall
8be returned to the appointing election authority within 7 days,
9except that completed registration materials received by the
10deputy registrars during the period between the 35th and 28th
11day preceding an election shall be returned by the deputy
12registrars to the appointing election authority within 48 hours
13after receipt thereof. The completed registration materials
14received by the deputy registrars on the 28th day preceding an
15election shall be returned by the deputy registrars within 24
16hours after receipt thereof. Unused materials shall be returned
17by deputy registrars appointed pursuant to paragraph 4 of
18subsection (a), not later than the next working day following
19the close of registration.
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.
6    (g) Completed registration materials returned by deputy
7registrars for persons residing outside the county shall be
8transmitted by the county clerk within 2 days after receipt to
9the election authority of the person's election jurisdiction of
10residence.
11(Source: P.A. 94-645, eff. 8-22-05; 95-331, eff. 8-21-07.)
 
12    (10 ILCS 5/5-16.2)  (from Ch. 46, par. 5-16.2)
13    Sec. 5-16.2. (a) The county clerk shall appoint all
14municipal and township clerks or their duly authorized deputies
15as deputy registrars who may accept the registration of all
16qualified residents of the State.
17    The county clerk shall appoint all precinct
18committeepersons in the county as deputy registrars who may
19accept the registration of any qualified resident of the State,
20except during the 27 days preceding an election.
21    The election authority shall appoint as deputy registrars a
22reasonable number of employees of the Secretary of State
23located at driver's license examination stations and
24designated to the election authority by the Secretary of State
25who may accept the registration of any qualified residents of

 

 

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1the State at any such driver's license examination stations.
2The appointment of employees of the Secretary of State as
3deputy registrars shall be made in the manner provided in
4Section 2-105 of the Illinois Vehicle Code.
5    The county clerk shall appoint each of the following named
6persons as deputy registrars upon the written request of such
7persons:
8        1. The chief librarian, or a qualified person
9    designated by the chief librarian, of any public library
10    situated within the election jurisdiction, who may accept
11    the registrations of any qualified resident of the State,
12    at such library.
13        2. The principal, or a qualified person designated by
14    the principal, of any high school, elementary school, or
15    vocational school situated within the election
16    jurisdiction, who may accept the registrations of any
17    resident of the State, at such school. The county clerk
18    shall notify every principal and vice-principal of each
19    high school, elementary school, and vocational school
20    situated within the election jurisdiction of their
21    eligibility to serve as deputy registrars and offer
22    training courses for service as deputy registrars at
23    conveniently located facilities at least 4 months prior to
24    every election.
25        3. The president, or a qualified person designated by
26    the president, of any university, college, community

 

 

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1    college, academy or other institution of learning situated
2    within the election jurisdiction, who may accept the
3    registrations of any resident of the State, at such
4    university, college, community college, academy or
5    institution.
6        4. A duly elected or appointed official of a bona fide
7    labor organization, or a reasonable number of qualified
8    members designated by such official, who may accept the
9    registrations of any qualified resident of the State.
10        5. A duly elected or appointed official of a bona fide
11    State civic organization, as defined and determined by rule
12    of the State Board of Elections, or qualified members
13    designated by such official, who may accept the
14    registration of any qualified resident of the State. In
15    determining the number of deputy registrars that shall be
16    appointed, the county clerk shall consider the population
17    of the jurisdiction, the size of the organization, the
18    geographic size of the jurisdiction, convenience for the
19    public, the existing number of deputy registrars in the
20    jurisdiction and their location, the registration
21    activities of the organization and the need to appoint
22    deputy registrars to assist and facilitate the
23    registration of non-English speaking individuals. In no
24    event shall a county clerk fix an arbitrary number
25    applicable to every civic organization requesting
26    appointment of its members as deputy registrars. The State

 

 

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1    Board of Elections shall by rule provide for certification
2    of bona fide State civic organizations. Such appointments
3    shall be made for a period not to exceed 2 years,
4    terminating on the first business day of the month
5    following the month of the general election, and shall be
6    valid for all periods of voter registration as provided by
7    this Code during the terms of such appointments.
8        6. The Director of Healthcare and Family Services, or a
9    reasonable number of employees designated by the Director
10    and located at public aid offices, who may accept the
11    registration of any qualified resident of the county at any
12    such public aid office.
13        7. The Director of the Illinois Department of
14    Employment Security, or a reasonable number of employees
15    designated by the Director and located at unemployment
16    offices, who may accept the registration of any qualified
17    resident of the county at any such unemployment office.
18        8. The president of any corporation as defined by the
19    Business Corporation Act of 1983, or a reasonable number of
20    employees designated by such president, who may accept the
21    registrations of any qualified resident of the State.
22    If the request to be appointed as deputy registrar is
23denied, the county clerk shall, within 10 days after the date
24the request is submitted, provide the affected individual or
25organization with written notice setting forth the specific
26reasons or criteria relied upon to deny the request to be

 

 

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1appointed as deputy registrar.
2    The county clerk may appoint as many additional deputy
3registrars as he considers necessary. The county clerk shall
4appoint such additional deputy registrars in such manner that
5the convenience of the public is served, giving due
6consideration to both population concentration and area. Some
7of the additional deputy registrars shall be selected so that
8there are an equal number from each of the 2 major political
9parties in the election jurisdiction. The county clerk, in
10appointing an additional deputy registrar, shall make the
11appointment from a list of applicants submitted by the Chairman
12of the County Central Committee of the applicant's political
13party. A Chairman of a County Central Committee shall submit a
14list of applicants to the county clerk by November 30 of each
15year. The county clerk may require a Chairman of a County
16Central Committee to furnish a supplemental list of applicants.
17    Deputy registrars may accept registrations at any time
18other than the 27 day period preceding an election. All persons
19appointed as deputy registrars shall be registered voters
20within the county and shall take and subscribe to the following
21oath or affirmation:
22    "I do solemnly swear (or affirm, as the case may be) that I
23will support the Constitution of the United States, and the
24Constitution of the State of Illinois, and that I will
25faithfully discharge the duties of the office of deputy
26registrar to the best of my ability and that I will register no

 

 

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1person nor cause the registration of any person except upon his
2personal application before me.
3
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4
(Signature of Deputy Registrar)"
5    This oath shall be administered by the county clerk, or by
6one of his deputies, or by any person qualified to take
7acknowledgement of deeds and shall immediately thereafter be
8filed with the county clerk.
9    Appointments of deputy registrars under this Section,
10except precinct committeemen, shall be for 2-year terms,
11commencing on December 1 following the general election of each
12even-numbered year, except that the terms of the initial
13appointments shall be until December 1st following the next
14general election. Appointments of precinct committeemen shall
15be for 2-year terms commencing on the date of the county
16convention following the general primary at which they were
17elected. The county clerk shall issue a certificate of
18appointment to each deputy registrar, and shall maintain in his
19office for public inspection a list of the names of all
20appointees.
21    (b) The county clerk shall be responsible for training all
22deputy registrars appointed pursuant to subsection (a), at
23times and locations reasonably convenient for both the county
24clerk and such appointees. The county clerk shall be
25responsible for certifying and supervising all deputy
26registrars appointed pursuant to subsection (a). Deputy

 

 

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

 

 

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1deputy registers shall not be deemed to be employees of the
2county clerk.
3    (g) Completed registration materials returned by deputy
4registrars for persons residing outside the county shall be
5transmitted by the county clerk within 2 days after receipt to
6the election authority of the person's election jurisdiction of
7residence.
8(Source: P.A. 94-645, eff. 8-22-05; 95-331, eff. 8-21-07.)
 
9    (10 ILCS 5/6-50.2)  (from Ch. 46, par. 6-50.2)
10    Sec. 6-50.2. (a) The board of election commissioners shall
11appoint all precinct committeepersons in the election
12jurisdiction as deputy registrars who may accept the
13registration of any qualified resident of the State, except
14during 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.
24    The board of election commissioners shall appoint each of
25the following named persons as deputy registrars upon the

 

 

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1written request of such persons:
2        1. The chief librarian, or a qualified person
3    designated by the chief librarian, of any public library
4    situated within the election jurisdiction, who may accept
5    the registrations of any qualified resident of the State,
6    at such library.
7        2. The principal, or a qualified person designated by
8    the principal, of any high school, elementary school, or
9    vocational school situated within the election
10    jurisdiction, who may accept the registrations of any
11    resident of the State, at such school. The board of
12    election commissioners shall notify every principal and
13    vice-principal of each high school, elementary school, and
14    vocational school situated in the election jurisdiction of
15    their eligibility to serve as deputy registrars and offer
16    training courses for service as deputy registrars at
17    conveniently located facilities at least 4 months prior to
18    every election.
19        3. The president, or a qualified person designated by
20    the president, of any university, college, community
21    college, academy or other institution of learning situated
22    within the State, who may accept the registrations of any
23    resident of the election jurisdiction, at such university,
24    college, community college, academy or 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 board of election commissioners shall
10    consider the population of the jurisdiction, the size of
11    the organization, the geographic size of the jurisdiction,
12    convenience for the public, the existing number of deputy
13    registrars in the jurisdiction and their location, the
14    registration activities of the organization and the need to
15    appoint deputy registrars to assist and facilitate the
16    registration of non-English speaking individuals. In no
17    event shall a board of election commissioners fix an
18    arbitrary number applicable to every civic organization
19    requesting appointment of its members as deputy
20    registrars. The State Board of Elections shall by rule
21    provide for certification of bona fide State civic
22    organizations. Such appointments shall be made for a period
23    not to exceed 2 years, terminating on the first business
24    day of the month following the month of the general
25    election, and shall be valid for all periods of voter
26    registration as provided by this Code during the terms of

 

 

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

 

 

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1public is served, giving due consideration to both population
2concentration and area. Some of the additional deputy
3registrars shall be selected so that there are an equal number
4from each of the 2 major political parties in the election
5jurisdiction. The board of election commissioners, 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 board by November 30 of each year.
11The board may require a Chairman of a County Central Committee
12to 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 election jurisdiction and shall take and subscribe
17to the following oath 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 registration
22officer 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 of Registration Officer)"

 

 

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1    This oath shall be administered and certified to by one of
2the commissioners or by the executive director or by some
3person designated by the board of election commissioners, and
4shall immediately thereafter be filed with the board of
5election commissioners. The members of the board of election
6commissioners and all persons authorized by them under the
7provisions of this Article to take registrations, after
8themselves taking and subscribing to the above oath, are
9authorized to take or administer such oaths and execute such
10affidavits as are required by this Article.
11    Appointments of deputy registrars under this Section,
12except precinct committeemen, shall be for 2-year terms,
13commencing on December 1 following the general election of each
14even-numbered year, except that the terms of the initial
15appointments shall be until December 1st following the next
16general election. Appointments of precinct committeemen shall
17be for 2-year terms commencing on the date of the county
18convention following the general primary at which they were
19elected. The county clerk shall issue a certificate of
20appointment to each deputy registrar, and shall maintain in his
21office for public inspection a list of the names of all
22appointees.
23    (b) The board of election commissioners shall be
24responsible for training all deputy registrars appointed
25pursuant to subsection (a), at times and locations reasonably
26convenient for both the board of election commissioners and

 

 

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1such appointees. The board of election commissioners shall be
2responsible for certifying and supervising all deputy
3registrars appointed pursuant to subsection (a). Deputy
4registrars appointed under subsection (a) shall be subject to
5removal for cause.
6    (c) Completed registration materials under the control of
7deputy registrars appointed pursuant to subsection (a) shall be
8returned to the appointing election authority within 7 days,
9except that completed registration materials received by the
10deputy registrars during the period between the 35th and 28th
11day preceding an election shall be returned by the deputy
12registrars to the appointing election authority within 48 hours
13after receipt thereof. The completed registration materials
14received by the deputy registrars on the 28th day preceding an
15election shall be returned by the deputy registrars within 24
16hours after receipt thereof. Unused materials shall be returned
17by deputy registrars appointed pursuant to paragraph 4 of
18subsection (a), not later than the next working day following
19the close of registration.
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
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1her duties.
2    (f) The board of election commissioners shall not be
3criminally or civilly liable for the acts or omissions of any
4deputy registrar. Such deputy registrars shall not be deemed to
5be employees of the board of election commissioners.
6    (g) Completed registration materials returned by deputy
7registrars for persons residing outside the election
8jurisdiction shall be transmitted by the board of election
9commissioners within 2 days after receipt to the election
10authority of the person's election jurisdiction of residence.
11(Source: P.A. 94-645, eff. 8-22-05; 95-331, eff. 8-21-07.)
 
12    Section 10. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by
13changing Section 2-105 as follows:
 
14    (625 ILCS 5/2-105)  (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 2-105)
15    Sec. 2-105. Offices of Secretary of State.
16    (a) The Secretary of State shall maintain offices in the
17State capital and in such other places in the State as he may
18deem necessary to properly carry out the powers and duties
19vested in him.
20    (b) The Secretary of State may construct and equip one or
21more buildings in the State of Illinois outside of the County
22of Sangamon as he deems necessary to properly carry out the
23powers and duties vested in him. The Secretary of State may, on
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1property needed therefor by lease, purchase or eminent domain.
2The care, custody and control of such sites and buildings
3constructed thereon shall be vested in the Secretary of State.
4Expenditures for the construction and equipping of any of such
5buildings upon premises owned by another public entity shall
6not be subject to the provisions of any State law requiring
7that the State be vested with absolute fee title to the
8premises. The exercise of the authority vested in the Secretary
9of State by this Section is subject to the appropriation of the
10necessary funds.
11    (c) Pursuant to Section 1A-25 Sections 4-6.2, 5-16.2, and
126-50.2 of the Election Code, the Secretary of State shall make
13driver services facilities available for use as temporary
14places of accepting applications for voter registration.
15Registration within the offices shall be in the most public,
16orderly and convenient portions thereof, and Section 4-3, 5-3,
17and 11-4 of the Election Code relative to the attendance of
18police officers during the conduct of registration shall apply.
19Registration under this Section shall be made in the manner
20provided by Sections 4-8, 4-10, 5-7, 5-9, 6-34, 6-35, and 6-37
21of the Election Code.
22    (d) (Blank). Within 30 days after the effective date of
23this amendatory Act of 1990, and no later than November 1 of
24each even-numbered year thereafter, the Secretary of State, to
25the extent practicable, shall designate to each election
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1driver services facility registered to vote within the
2jurisdiction of such election authority and within adjacent
3election jurisdictions for appointment as deputy registrars by
4the election authority located within the election
5jurisdiction where the employees maintain their residences.
6Such designation shall be in writing and certified by the
7Secretary of State.
8    (e) Each person applying at a driver services facility for
9a driver's license or permit, a corrected driver's license or
10permit, an Illinois identification card or a corrected Illinois
11identification card shall be notified that the person may apply
12to register to vote at such station to vote in the State and
13may also apply to transfer his or her voter registration at
14such station to a different address in the State. Such
15notification may be made in writing or verbally issued by an
16employee or the Secretary of State.
17    The Secretary of State shall promulgate such rules as may
18be necessary for the efficient execution of his duties and the
19duties of his employees under this Section amendatory Act of
201990.
21    (f) Any person applying at a driver services facility for
22issuance or renewal of a driver's license or Illinois
23Identification Card shall be provided, without charge, with a
24brochure warning the person of the dangers of financial
25identity theft. The Department of Financial and Professional
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1the Secretary of State for distribution. The brochures shall
2(i) identify signs warning the reader that he or she might be
3an intended victim of the crime of financial identity theft,
4(ii) instruct the reader in how to proceed if the reader
5believes that he or she is the victim of the crime of identity
6theft, and (iii) provide the reader with names and telephone
7numbers of law enforcement and other governmental agencies that
8provide assistance to victims of financial identity theft.
9(Source: P.A. 94-645, eff. 8-22-05; 94-1001, eff. 1-1-07.)
 
10    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
11becoming law.".