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Full Text of HB6582  99th General Assembly

HB6582 99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

  
  

 


 
99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2015 and 2016
HB6582

 

Introduced , by Rep. Mike Fortner

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
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    Amends the Election Code. Provides that whenever a designated government agency serves a member of the public, the agency shall inform the individual of the qualifications to register to vote in Illinois, provide an opportunity to attest to meeting those qualifications, and allow the person to decline sending the information to the State Board of Elections. Establishes procedures for the Board to process the voter registration information provided. Provides for what notices shall be mailed to the applicant. Provides that certain information provided by the applicant is confidential. Provides that for any election after January 1, 2018, any person desiring to vote shall provide a valid identifying document and that the judges of election shall inspect and confirm that the name on the valid identifying document conforms to the name in the individual's voter registration record and that, if the valid identifying document contains a photograph, the image displayed is truly an image of the person presenting the document. Provides that if a person cannot provide a valid identifying document, a registered voter may be accompanied at the polling place by an adult known to the registered voter for at least 6 months and that the adult may sign an affidavit attesting to the registered voter's identity and address. Requires the attesting adult to present a valid identifying document. Provides that a voter unable to produce a valid identifying document shall be permitted to cast a provisional ballot. Defines "valid identifying document" and documents that shall suffice as a valid identifying document. Makes other changes. Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code to make conforming changes. Effective immediately.


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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 1A-16.6, 1A-16.8, 17-9, 18-5, and 18A-5 as follows:
 
6    (10 ILCS 5/1A-16.6)
7    Sec. 1A-16.6. Government agency voter registration.
8    (a) The By April 1, 2016, the State Board of Elections
9shall establish and maintain a portal for automatic government
10agency registration that permits an eligible person to
11electronically apply to register to vote or to update his or
12her existing voter registration whenever he or she conducts
13business, either online or in person, with a designated
14government agency. The portal shall interface with the online
15voter registration system established in Section 1A-16.5 of
16this Code and shall be capable of receiving and processing
17voter registration application information, including
18electronic signatures, from a designated government agency.
19The State Board of Elections shall modify the online voter
20registration system as necessary to implement this Section.
21    Voter registration data received from a designated
22government agency through the online registration application
23system shall be processed as provided for in Section 1A-16.5 of

 

 

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1this Code.
2    Whenever the registration interface is accessible to the
3general public, including, but not limited to, online
4transactions, the interface shall allow the applicant to
5complete the process as provided for in Section 1A-16.5 of this
6Code. The online interface shall be capable of providing the
7applicant with the applicant's voter registration status with
8the State Board of Elections and, if registered, the
9applicant's current registration address. The applicant shall
10not be required to re-enter any registration data, such as
11name, address, and birth date, if the designated government
12agency already has that information on file. The applicant
13shall be informed that by choosing to register to vote or to
14update his or her existing voter registration, the applicant
15consents to the transfer of the applicant's personal
16information to the State Board of Elections.
17    (a-5) Whenever an employee of a designated government
18agency serves a member of the public a government employee is
19accessing the registration system while servicing the
20applicant, the agency shall inform the individual in writing of
21the qualifications to register to vote in Illinois and of the
22penalties provided by law for submission of a false voter
23registration application and shall provide an opportunity to
24attest to meeting those qualifications under penalty of
25perjury. The agency shall notify the individual that his or her
26personal information shall be transferred to the State Board of

 

 

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1Elections for the purpose of creating an electronic voter
2registration application, and that the individual will be
3registered to vote only if he or she meets the qualifications
4to register to vote in Illinois. The agency shall not require
5the individual to provide duplicate information, including,
6but not limited to, any information he or she has already
7provided as part of the underlying service transaction, except
8for a signature. The agency shall inform the individual in
9writing that declining to transfer his or her personal
10information for voter registration purposes is confidential
11and will not affect any services the individual may be seeking
12from the agency. The agency shall inform the individual that
13the identity of the designated government agency transferring
14voter registration information is confidential. The individual
15shall not be required to disclose the reason for declining,
16including his or her citizenship status. The agency shall
17collect all needed information for voter registration. After
18each transaction, the agency shall electronically transfer to
19the State Board of Elections personal information relevant to
20voter registration, including all records of documents
21relating to identity, address, and citizenship. All designated
22government agencies shall send this information to the State
23Board of Elections only if the individual attested that he or
24she is eligible to register to vote. The State Board of
25Elections shall electronically transfer to the appropriate
26election authority all voter registration information required

 

 

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1for each voter registration application it creates government
2employee shall notify the applicant of the applicant's
3registration status with the State Board of Elections and, if
4registered, the applicant's current registration address. If
5the applicant elects to register to vote or to update his or
6her existing voter registration, the government employee shall
7collect the needed information and assist the applicant with
8his or her registration. The applicant shall be informed that
9by choosing to register to vote or to update his or her
10existing voter registration, the applicant consents to the
11transfer of the applicant's personal information to the State
12Board of Elections.
13    (a-10) Upon receipt of personal information collected and
14transferred by a designated government agency, the State Board
15of Elections shall check the information against the statewide
16voter registration database. The State Board of Elections shall
17create and electronically transmit to the appropriate election
18authority a voter registration application for any individual
19who is not registered to vote in Illinois and is not
20disqualified as provided in subsection (a-15) of this Section
21or whose information reliably indicates a more recent update to
22the name or address of a person already included in the
23statewide voter database, regardless of whether the individual
24attested to his or her eligibility to register to vote during
25the agency transaction. The election authority shall process
26the application accordingly.

 

 

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1    (a-15) If the State Board of Elections determines that
2personal information collected and transferred by the
3designated government agency of an individual who attested to
4his or her eligibility to register to vote includes a green
5card or other legal proof that the person is not a United
6States citizen, then the State Board of Elections shall not
7create a voter registration application and shall notify the
8person of the reason his or her voter registration application
9is incomplete.
10    (a-20) Unless the application is incomplete pursuant to
11subsection (a-15), the State Board of Elections shall create
12and electronically transmit to the appropriate election
13authority a voter registration application for any individual
14who has attested to meeting voter eligibility requirements. If
15the personal information collected and transferred by the
16designated government agency does not make it clear whether or
17not a person is qualified to register to vote in Illinois, then
18the person's attestation that he or she is so qualified shall
19be deemed sufficient evidence of meeting qualifications to
20register to vote and the election authority shall process the
21application accordingly.
22    (a-25) The appropriate election authority shall ensure
23that any applicant who is registered to vote or whose existing
24voter registration is updated under this Section is promptly
25sent written notice of the change. The notice may be sent by
26electronic mail if the applicant has provided an electronic

 

 

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1mail address on the voter registration form. The notice
2required by this subsection (a-25) may be sent or combined with
3other notices required or permitted by law, including, but not
4limited to, any notices sent pursuant to Section 1A-16.5 of
5this Code. Any notice required by this subsection (a-25) shall
6contain, at a minimum:
7        (1) the applicant's name, date of birth, and
8    residential address as reflected on the voter registration
9    list;
10        (2) a statement that the applicant will be registered
11    to vote or will have his or her voter registration updated
12    unless he or she declines registration;
13        (3) a statement of the qualifications to be a voter;
14        (4) a statement that it is illegal for a person who is
15    not qualified to be a voter to vote in an election, which
16    shall be printed in larger text than the rest of the
17    notice;
18        (5) a statement (i) notifying the applicant to opt out
19    if he or she does not meet the qualifications to be a voter
20    by returning a prepaid postcard, opting out online, or
21    otherwise contacting the appropriate election authority
22    and (ii) stating that the applicant does not have to
23    provide a reason he or she is declining voter registration
24    or disclose citizenship status.
25        (6) a statement notifying the applicant to contact the
26    appropriate election authority if his or her voter

 

 

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1    registration has been updated in error;
2        (7) a statement notifying the applicant that he or she
3    may opt out of voter registration, or request a change to
4    registration information, at any time by contacting an
5    election official;
6        (8) a prepaid postcard allowing the applicant to opt
7    out of voter registration or update his or her voter
8    registration information, or directions for opting out of
9    voter registration or updating voter registration
10    information online;
11        (9) contact information for the appropriate election
12    authority, including a phone number, address, electronic
13    mail address, and website address;
14        (10) a statement notifying the applicant that some
15    personal information related to voter registration may be
16    subject to public disclosure for purposes related to the
17    electoral process unless protected under an address
18    confidentiality program; and
19        (11) any other information necessary to fulfill the
20    obligations of this Section or local, State, or federal
21    law.
22    (a-30) The appropriate election authority shall ensure
23that any applicant whose voter registration application is not
24accepted or deemed incomplete is promptly sent written notice
25of the application's status. The notice may be sent by
26electronic mail if the applicant has provided an electronic

 

 

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1mail address on the voter registration form. The notice
2required by this subsection (a-30) may be sent or combined with
3other notices required or permitted by law, including, but not
4limited to, any notices sent pursuant to Section 1A-16.5 of
5this Code. Any notice required by this subsection (a-30) shall
6contain, at a minimum, the reason the application was not
7accepted or deemed incomplete and contact information for the
8appropriate election authority including a phone number,
9address, electronic mail address, and website address.
10    (a-35) If a designated government agency transfers
11information, or if the State Board of Elections creates and
12transmits a voter registration application, for a person who
13does not qualify as an eligible voter, then it shall not
14constitute a completed voter registration form, and the person
15shall not be considered to have registered to vote. If the
16registration is processed by any election authority, then it
17shall be presumed to have been effected and officially
18authorized by the State and that person shall not be found on
19that basis to have made a false claim to citizenship or to have
20committed an act of moral turpitude, nor shall that person be
21subject to penalty under any relevant laws, including, but not
22limited to, Sections 29-10 and 29-19 of this Code. This
23subsection (a-35) does not apply to any person who knows that
24he or she is ineligible to register to vote but who knowingly
25and willfully registers to vote or attests under penalty of
26perjury that he or she is eligible to register to vote.

 

 

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1    (a-40) No employee of a designated government agency shall
2transmit to the State Board of Elections personal information
3for any person who applies for or is issued a temporary
4visitor's driver's license pursuant to Section 6-105.1 of the
5Illinois Vehicle Code.
6    (a-45) In the event that the registration of a voter is
7changed from one address to another within the State and the
8voter appears at the polls and offers to vote from the prior
9registration address, attesting that the prior registration
10address is the true current address, the voter, if confirmed by
11the election authority as having been registered at the prior
12registration address and canceled only by the process
13authorized by this Section, shall be issued a regular ballot,
14and the change of registration address shall be canceled. If
15the election authority is unable to immediately confirm the
16registration, then the voter shall be permitted to register and
17vote a regular ballot, provided that he or she meets the
18documentary requirements for same-day registration. If the
19election authority is unable to confirm the registration and
20the voter does not meet the requirements for same-day
21registration, then the voter shall be issued a provisional
22ballot and the provisional ballot shall be counted as provided
23for under Article 18A of this Code. No voter shall be
24disqualified from voting due to an error relating to an update
25of registration made under this Section.
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1provided by the State Board of Elections, each designated
2government agency shall maintain a data transfer mechanism
3capable of transmitting voter registration application
4information, including electronic signatures where available,
5to the online voter registration system established in Section
61A-16.5 of this Code. Each designated government agency shall
7establish and operate a voter registration system capable of
8transmitting voter registration application information to the
9portal as described in this Section by July 1, 2016.
10    (b) Whenever an applicant's data is transferred from a
11designated government agency, the agency must transmit a
12signature image if available. If no signature image was
13provided by the agency or if no signature image is available in
14the Secretary of State's database or the statewide voter
15registration database, the applicant must be notified that his
16or her their registration will remain in a pending status and
17the applicant will be required to provide identification that
18complies with the federal Help America Vote Act of 2002 and a
19signature to the election authority on Election Day in the
20polling place or during early voting.
21    (b-5) The State Board of Elections and designated
22government agencies shall implement policies and procedures to
23protect the privacy and security of voter information as it is
24acquired, stored, and transmitted among agencies, including
25policies for the retention and preservation of voter
26information. Information designated as confidential under this

 

 

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1Section may be recorded and shared among the State Board of
2Elections, election authorities, and designated government
3agencies, but shall be used only for voter registration
4purposes, shall not be disclosed to the public except in the
5aggregate as required by subsection (d) of this Section, and
6shall not be subject to the Freedom of Information Act. The
7following information shall be designated as confidential: any
8portion of an applicant's Social Security number, any portion
9of an applicant's motor vehicle driver's license number or
10State identification number, an applicant's decision to
11decline voter registration, the identity of the designated
12government agency providing information relating to a specific
13applicant, and the personal residence and contact information
14of any applicant for whom local, State, or federal law requires
15confidentiality, including, but not limited to, a victim of
16domestic violence pursuant to the Address Confidentiality for
17Victims of Domestic Violence Act or a victim of stalking
18pursuant to the Stalking No Contact Order Act. This subsection
19(b-5) shall not apply to information the State Board of
20Elections is required to share with the Electronic Registration
21Information Center.
22    (c) The voter registration procedures implemented under
23this Section shall comport with the federal National Voter
24Registration Act of 1993, as amended, and shall specifically
25require that the The State Board of Elections shall track
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1system that originated from a designated government agency for
2the purposes of maintaining statistics required by the federal
3National Voter Registration Act of 1993, as amended.
4    (d) The State Board of Elections shall submit an annual
5public a report to the General Assembly and the Governor by
6December 1, 2015 detailing the progress made to implement the
7government agency voter registration portal described in this
8Section. The report shall include all of the following: the
9number of records transferred under this Section by agency, the
10number of voters newly added to the statewide voter
11registration list because of records transferred under this
12Section by agency, the number of updated registrations under
13this Section by agency, the number of persons who opted out of
14voter registration, and the number of voters who submitted
15voter registration forms using the online procedure described
16in Section 1A-16.5 of this Code. Any report produced under this
17subsection (d) shall exclude any information that identifies
18any individual personally.
19    (d-5) The State Board of Elections, each election authority
20that maintains a website, and each designated government agency
21that maintains a website shall provide information on their
22websites informing the public about the new registration
23procedures described in this Section. Each designated
24government agency shall display signage or provide literature
25for the public containing information about the new
26registration procedures described in this Section.

 

 

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1    (d-10) No later than January 1, 2017, the State Board of
2Elections shall hold at least one public hearing on
3implementing this amendatory Act of the 99th General Assembly
4at which the public may provide input.
5    (e) The State Board of Elections, in consultation with
6election authorities, the Secretary of State, designated
7government agencies, and community organizations, shall adopt
8rules as necessary to implement the provisions of this Section
9, in consultation with the impacted agencies.
10    (e-5) Subsections (a-5) through (a-45) and subsection
11(b-5) of this Section shall be implemented no later than
12January 1, 2018.
13    (f) As used in this Section, a "designated government
14agency" means the Secretary of State's Driver Services and
15Vehicle Services Departments, the Department of Human
16Services, the Department of Healthcare and Family Services, the
17Department of Employment Security, and the Department on Aging,
18any federal source that agrees to submit personal
19identification information to the State for voter registration
20purposes, and any other reliable State government source the
21State Board of Elections may designate.
22(Source: P.A. 98-1171, eff. 6-1-15.)
 
23    (10 ILCS 5/1A-16.8)
24    Sec. 1A-16.8. Automatic transfer of registration based
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1and designated government agencies, as defined in Section
21A-16.6 of this Code. The State Board of Elections shall
3cross-reference the statewide voter registration database
4against the United States Postal Service's National Change of
5Address database twice each calendar year, April 15 and October
61 in odd-numbered years and April 15 and December 1 in
7even-numbered years, and shall share the findings with the
8election authorities. In addition, beginning no later than
9September 1, 2016, the State Board of Elections shall utilize
10data provided as part of its membership in the Electronic
11Registration Information Center in order to cross-reference
12the statewide voter registration database against databases of
13relevant personal information kept by designated government
14agencies, including, but not limited to, driver's license
15information kept by the Secretary of State, at least 6 times
16each calendar year and shall share the findings with election
17authorities. An election authority shall automatically
18register any voter who has moved into its jurisdiction from
19another jurisdiction in Illinois or has moved within its
20jurisdiction provided that:
21        (1) the election authority whose jurisdiction includes
22    the new registration address provides the voter an
23    opportunity to reject the change in registration address
24    through a mailing, sent by non-forwardable mail, to the new
25    registration address, and
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1    includes the previous registration address is a different
2    election authority, then that election authority provides
3    the same opportunity through a mailing, sent by forwardable
4    mail, to the previous registration address.
5    This change in registration shall trigger the same
6inter-jurisdictional or intra-jurisdictional workflows as if
7the voter completed a new registration card, including the
8cancellation of the voter's previous registration. Should the
9registration of a voter be changed from one address to another
10within the State and should the voter appear at the polls and
11offer to vote from the prior registration address, attesting
12that the prior registration address is the true current
13address, the voter, if confirmed by the election authority as
14having been registered at the prior registration address and
15canceled only by the process authorized by this Section, shall
16be issued a regular ballot, and the change of registration
17address shall be canceled. If the election authority is unable
18to immediately confirm the registration, the voter shall be
19permitted to register and vote a regular ballot, provided that
20he or she meets the documentary requirements for same-day
21registration. If the election authority is unable to confirm
22the registration and the voter does not meet the requirements
23for same-day registration, the voter shall be issued a
24provisional ballot and the provisional ballot shall be counted
25as provided under Article 18A of this Code. No voter shall be
26disqualified from voting due to an error relating to an update

 

 

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1of registration under this Section.
2(Source: P.A. 98-1171, eff. 6-1-15.)
 
3    (10 ILCS 5/17-9)  (from Ch. 46, par. 17-9)
4    Sec. 17-9. (a) Any person desiring to vote shall give his
5name and, if required to do so, his residence to the judges of
6election, one of whom shall thereupon announce the same in a
7loud and distinct tone of voice, clear, and audible; the judges
8of elections shall check each application for ballot against
9the list of voters registered in that precinct to whom grace
10period, vote by mail, or early ballots have been issued for
11that election, which shall be provided by the election
12authority and which list shall be available for inspection by
13pollwatchers. A voter applying to vote in the precinct on
14election day whose name appears on the list as having been
15issued a grace period, vote by mail, or early ballot shall not
16be permitted to vote in the precinct, except that a voter to
17whom a vote by mail ballot was issued may vote in the precinct
18if the voter submits to the election judges that vote by mail
19ballot for cancellation. If the voter is unable to submit the
20vote by mail ballot, it shall be sufficient for the voter to
21submit to the election judges (i) a portion of the vote by mail
22ballot if the vote by mail ballot was torn or mutilated or (ii)
23an affidavit executed before the election judges specifying
24that (A) the voter never received a vote by mail ballot or (B)
25the voter completed and returned a vote by mail ballot and was

 

 

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1informed that the election authority did not receive that vote
2by mail ballot. All applicable provisions of Articles 4, 5 or 6
3shall be complied with and if such name is found on the
4register of voters by the officer having charge thereof, he
5shall likewise repeat said name, and the voter shall be allowed
6to enter within the proximity of the voting booths, as above
7provided. For any election after January 1, 2018, any person
8desiring to vote must present a valid identifying document to
9the judges of election, except as provided in subsections (b)
10and (c) of this Section. The judges of election shall inspect
11and confirm that the name on the valid identifying document
12conforms to the name in the individual's voter registration
13record and that, if the valid identifying document contains a
14photograph, the image displayed is truly an image of the person
15presenting the document. One of the judges shall give the voter
16one, and only one of each ballot to be voted at the election,
17on the back of which ballots such judge shall indorse his
18initials in such manner that they may be seen when each such
19ballot is properly folded, and the voter's name shall be
20immediately checked on the register list. In those election
21jurisdictions where perforated ballot cards are utilized of the
22type on which write-in votes can be cast above the perforation,
23the election authority shall provide a space both above and
24below the perforation for the judge's initials, and the judge
25shall endorse his or her initials in both spaces. Whenever a
26proposal for a constitutional amendment or for the calling of a

 

 

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1constitutional convention is to be voted upon at the election,
2the separate blue ballot or ballots pertaining thereto shall,
3when being handed to the voter, be placed on top of the other
4ballots to be voted at the election in such manner that the
5legend appearing on the back thereof, as prescribed in Section
616-6 of this Act, shall be plainly visible to the voter. At all
7elections, when a registry may be required, if the name of any
8person so desiring to vote at such election is not found on the
9register of voters, he or she shall not receive a ballot until
10he or she shall have complied with the law prescribing the
11manner and conditions of voting by unregistered voters. If any
12person desiring to vote at any election shall be challenged, he
13or she shall not receive a ballot until he or she shall have
14established his right to vote in the manner provided
15hereinafter; and if he or she shall be challenged after he has
16received his ballot, he shall not be permitted to vote until he
17or she has fully complied with such requirements of the law
18upon being challenged. Besides the election officer, not more
19than 2 voters in excess of the whole number of voting booths
20provided shall be allowed within the proximity of the voting
21booths at one time. The provisions of this Act, so far as they
22require the registration of voters as a condition to their
23being allowed to vote shall not apply to persons otherwise
24entitled to vote, who are, at the time of the election, or at
25any time within 60 days prior to such election have been
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1and who appear personally at the polling place on election day
2and produce to the judges of election satisfactory evidence
3thereof, but such persons, if otherwise qualified to vote,
4shall be permitted to vote at such election without previous
5registration.
6    All such persons shall also make an affidavit which shall
7be in substantially the following form:
8State of Illinois,)
9                  ) ss.
10County of ........)
11............... Precinct   .......... Ward
12    I, ...., do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I am a citizen
13of the United States, of the age of 18 years or over, and that
14within the past 60 days prior to the date of this election at
15which I am applying to vote, I have been engaged in the ....
16(military or naval) service of the United States; and I am
17qualified to vote under and by virtue of the Constitution and
18laws of the State of Illinois, and that I am a legally
19qualified voter of this precinct and ward except that I have,
20because of such service, been unable to register as a voter;
21that I now reside at .... (insert street and number, if any) in
22this precinct and ward; that I have maintained a legal
23residence in this precinct and ward for 30 days and in this
24State 30 days next preceding this election.
25
.........................
26    Subscribed and sworn to before me on (insert date).

 

 

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1
.........................
2
Judge of Election.

 
3    The affidavit of any such person shall be supported by the
4affidavit of a resident and qualified voter of any such
5precinct and ward, which affidavit shall be in substantially
6the following form:
7State of Illinois,)
8                  ) ss.
9County of ........)
10........... Precinct   ........... Ward
11    I, ...., do solemnly swear (or affirm), that I am a
12resident of this precinct and ward and entitled to vote at this
13election; that I am acquainted with .... (name of the
14applicant); that I verily believe him to be an actual bona fide
15resident of this precinct and ward and that I verily believe
16that he or she has maintained a legal residence therein 30 days
17and in this State 30 days next preceding this election.
18
.........................
19    Subscribed and sworn to before me on (insert date).
20
.........................
21
Judge of Election.

 
22    All affidavits made under the provisions of this Section
23shall be enclosed in a separate envelope securely sealed, and
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1county clerk or to the board of election commissioners, who
2shall preserve the said affidavits for the period of 6 months,
3during which period such affidavits shall be deemed public
4records and shall be freely open to examination as such.
5    (b) If a person cannot provide a valid identifying document
6as required by subsection (a) of this Section, a registered
7voter may be accompanied at the polling place by an adult known
8to the registered voter for at least 6 months who can verify
9that the person has resided at his or her stated place of
10residence for at least 30 days. That adult may sign an
11affidavit which states under oath or affirmation that the adult
12has known the registered voter for at least 6 months, that the
13registered voter is the same person who is present for the
14purpose of voting, and that the person has resided at his or
15her stated place of residence for at least 30 days. For the
16affidavit to be considered valid, the adult shall present a
17valid identifying document with his or her name, address, and
18photograph. The affidavit shall be in substantially the
19following form:
20State of Illinois,)
21                  ) ss.
22County of ........)
23........... Precinct   ........... Ward 
24    I, ...., do solemnly swear (or affirm), that I am
25acquainted with .... (name of the applicant) and have been for
26at least 6 months; that I verily believe him or her to be an

 

 

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1actual bona fide resident of this precinct and ward; and that I
2verily believe that he or she has maintained a legal residence
3therein 30 days and in this State 30 days next preceding this
4election.
5
.........................
6    Subscribed and sworn to before me on (insert date).
7
.........................
8
Judge of Election.

 
9    (c) If the person desiring to vote is unable to furnish a
10valid identifying document, or if the judges of election
11determines that the proof of identification presented by the
12voter does not qualify as a valid identifying document, the
13person desiring to vote shall be permitted to cast a
14provisional ballot as provided for under Article 18A of this
15Code.
16    (d) Prior to the 2018 primary and general elections, the
17State Board of Elections shall publicize the requirement to
18present a valid identifying document on its website.
19    (e) As used in this Section, a "valid identifying document"
20means a document that:
21        (1) has been issued either by the State or one of its
22    political subdivisions or by the federal government; and
23        (2) contains the name of the person desiring to vote.
24    Notwithstanding these requirements, "valid identifying
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1any of the following:
2        (A) a valid Illinois driver's license or valid Illinois
3    identification card issued by the Secretary of State;
4        (B) a valid driver's license issued by a state other
5    than Illinois;
6        (C) a valid United States passport or passport card;
7        (D) a valid employee identification card with a
8    photograph of the eligible voter issued by any branch,
9    department, agency, or entity of the United States
10    government or of the State of Illinois, or by any county,
11    municipality, board, authority, or other political
12    subdivision of the State;
13        (E) a valid student identification card with a
14    photograph of the eligible voter issued by an institution
15    of higher education in the State, or a valid high school
16    identification card issued by an Illinois high school;
17        (F) a valid military identification card issued by the
18    United States with a photograph of the person desiring to
19    vote;
20        (G) a valid Firearm Owner's Identification Card issued
21    under the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act with a
22    photograph of the person desiring to vote;
23        (H) a valid concealed carry license issued under the
24    Firearm Concealed Carry Act;
25        (I) a valid Medicare card or Social Security card;
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1        (K) a valid voter registration card issued by an
2    election authority in the State;
3        (L) a valid hunting or fishing license issued by the
4    State;
5        (M) a valid identification card issued to the voter by
6    the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program;
7        (N) a valid identification card issued to the voter by
8    the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program;
9        (O) a valid identification card issued to the voter by
10    Illinois' Medical Assistance Program;
11        (P) a valid bank card or valid debit card;
12        (Q) a valid utility bill issued within 6 months of the
13    date of the election;
14        (R) a valid bank statement issued within six months of
15    the date of the election; or
16        (S) a valid health insurance card issued to the voter.
17(Source: P.A. 98-1171, eff. 6-1-15.)
 
18    (10 ILCS 5/18-5)  (from Ch. 46, par. 18-5)
19    Sec. 18-5. (a) Any person desiring to vote and whose name
20is found upon the register of voters by the person having
21charge thereof, shall then be questioned by one of the judges
22as to his nativity, his term of residence at present address,
23precinct, State and United States, his age, whether naturalized
24and if so the date of naturalization papers and court from
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1when last previously registered and the date of the election
2for which he then registered. For any election after January 1,
32018, any person desiring to vote must present a valid
4identifying document to the judges of election, except as
5provided in subsections (b) and (c) of this Section. The judges
6of election shall inspect and confirm that the name on the
7valid identifying document conforms to the name in the
8individual's voter registration record and that, if the valid
9identifying document contains a photograph, the image
10displayed is truly an image of the person presenting the
11document. The judges of elections shall check each application
12for ballot against the list of voters registered in that
13precinct to whom grace period, vote by mail, and early ballots
14have been issued for that election, which shall be provided by
15the election authority and which list shall be available for
16inspection by pollwatchers. A voter applying to vote in the
17precinct on election day whose name appears on the list as
18having been issued a grace period, vote by mail, or early
19ballot shall not be permitted to vote in the precinct, except
20that a voter to whom a vote by mail ballot was issued may vote
21in the precinct if the voter submits to the election judges
22that vote by mail ballot for cancellation. If the voter is
23unable to submit the vote by mail ballot, it shall be
24sufficient for the voter to submit to the election judges (i) a
25portion of the vote by mail ballot if the vote by mail ballot
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1election judges specifying that (A) the voter never received a
2vote by mail ballot or (B) the voter completed and returned a
3vote by mail ballot and was informed that the election
4authority did not receive that vote by mail ballot. If such
5person so registered shall be challenged as disqualified, the
6party challenging shall assign his reasons therefor, and
7thereupon one of the judges shall administer to him an oath to
8answer questions, and if he shall take the oath he shall then
9be questioned by the judge or judges touching such cause of
10challenge, and touching any other cause of disqualification.
11And he may also be questioned by the person challenging him in
12regard to his qualifications and identity. But if a majority of
13the judges are of the opinion that he is the person so
14registered and a qualified voter, his vote shall then be
15received accordingly. But if his vote be rejected by such
16judges, such person may afterward produce and deliver an
17affidavit to such judges, subscribed and sworn to by him before
18one of the judges, in which it shall be stated how long he has
19resided in such precinct, and state; that he is a citizen of
20the United States, and is a duly qualified voter in such
21precinct, and that he is the identical person so registered. In
22addition to such an affidavit, the person so challenged shall
23provide to the judges of election proof of residence by
24producing 2 forms of identification showing the person's
25current residence address, provided that such identification
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1than one piece of mail addressed to the person at his current
2residence address and postmarked not earlier than 30 days prior
3to the date of the election, or the person shall procure a
4witness personally known to the judges of election, and
5resident in the precinct (or district), or who shall be proved
6by some legal voter of such precinct or district, known to the
7judges to be such, who shall take the oath following, viz:
8    I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I am a resident of
9this election precinct (or district), and entitled to vote at
10this election, and that I have been a resident of this State
11for 30 days last past, and am well acquainted with the person
12whose vote is now offered; that he is an actual and bona fide
13resident of this election precinct (or district), and has
14resided herein 30 days, and as I verily believe, in this State,
1530 days next preceding this election.
16    The oath in each case may be administered by one of the
17judges of election, or by any officer, resident in the precinct
18or district, authorized by law to administer oaths. Also
19supported by an affidavit by a registered voter residing in
20such precinct, stating his own residence, and that he knows
21such person; and that he does reside at the place mentioned and
22has resided in such precinct and state for the length of time
23as stated by such person, which shall be subscribed and sworn
24to in the same way. For purposes of this Section, the
25submission of a photo identification issued by a college or
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1contract or lease for a residence or (ii) one piece of mail
2addressed to the person at his or her current residence address
3and postmarked not earlier than 30 days prior to the date of
4the election, shall be sufficient to establish proof of
5residence. Whereupon the vote of such person shall be received,
6and entered as other votes. But such judges, having charge of
7such registers, shall state in their respective books the facts
8in such case, and the affidavits, so delivered to the judges,
9shall be preserved and returned to the office of the
10commissioners of election. Blank affidavits of the character
11aforesaid shall be sent out to the judges of all the precincts,
12and the judges of election shall furnish the same on demand and
13administer the oaths without criticism. Such oaths, if
14administered by any other officer than such judge of election,
15shall not be received. Whenever a proposal for a constitutional
16amendment or for the calling of a constitutional convention is
17to be voted upon at the election, the separate blue ballot or
18ballots pertaining thereto shall be placed on top of the other
19ballots to be voted at the election in such manner that the
20legend appearing on the back thereof, as prescribed in Section
2116-6 of this Act, shall be plainly visible to the voter, and in
22this fashion the ballots shall be handed to the voter by the
23judge.
24    Immediately after voting, the voter shall be instructed
25whether the voting equipment, if used, accepted or rejected the
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1ballot is identified as under-voted for a statewide
2constitutional office may return to the voting booth and
3complete the voting of that ballot. A voter whose ballot is not
4accepted by the voting equipment may, upon surrendering the
5ballot, request and vote another ballot. The voter's
6surrendered ballot shall be initialed by the election judge and
7handled as provided in the appropriate Article governing that
8voting equipment.
9    The voter shall, upon quitting the voting booth, deliver to
10one of the judges of election all of the ballots, properly
11folded, which he received. The judge of election to whom the
12voter delivers his ballots shall not accept the same unless all
13of the ballots given to the voter are returned by him. If a
14voter delivers less than all of the ballots given to him, the
15judge to whom the same are offered shall advise him in a voice
16clearly audible to the other judges of election that the voter
17must return the remainder of the ballots. The statement of the
18judge to the voter shall clearly express the fact that the
19voter is not required to vote such remaining ballots but that
20whether or not he votes them he must fold and deliver them to
21the judge. In making such statement the judge of election shall
22not indicate by word, gesture or intonation of voice that the
23unreturned ballots shall be voted in any particular manner. No
24new voter shall be permitted to enter the voting booth of a
25voter who has failed to deliver the total number of ballots
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1booth pursuant to the judge's request and again quit the booth
2with all of the ballots required to be returned by him. Upon
3receipt of all such ballots the judges of election shall enter
4the name of the voter, and his number, as above provided in
5this Section, and the judge to whom the ballots are delivered
6shall immediately put the ballots into the ballot box. If any
7voter who has failed to deliver all the ballots received by him
8refuses to return to the voting booth after being advised by
9the judge of election as herein provided, the judge shall
10inform the other judges of such refusal, and thereupon the
11ballot or ballots returned to the judge shall be deposited in
12the ballot box, the voter shall be permitted to depart from the
13polling place, and a new voter shall be permitted to enter the
14voting booth.
15    The judge of election who receives the ballot or ballots
16from the voter shall announce the residence and name of such
17voter in a loud voice. The judge shall put the ballot or
18ballots received from the voter into the ballot box in the
19presence of the voter and the judges of election, and in plain
20view of the public. The judges having charge of such registers
21shall then, in a column prepared thereon, in the same line of,
22the name of the voter, mark "Voted" or the letter "V".
23    No judge of election shall accept from any voter less than
24the full number of ballots received by such voter without first
25advising the voter in the manner above provided of the
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1judge advise such voter in a manner contrary to that which is
2herein permitted, or in any other manner violate the provisions
3of this Section; provided, that the acceptance by a judge of
4election of less than the full number of ballots delivered to a
5voter who refuses to return to the voting booth after being
6properly advised by such judge shall not be a violation of this
7Section.
8    (b) If a person cannot provide a valid identifying document
9as required by subsection (a) of this Section, a registered
10voter may be accompanied at the polling place by an adult known
11to the registered voter for at least 6 months who can verify
12that the person has resided at his or her stated place of
13residence for at least 30 days. That adult may sign an
14affidavit which states under oath or affirmation that the adult
15has known the registered voter for at least 6 months, that the
16registered voter is the same person who is present for the
17purpose of voting, and that the person has resided at his or
18her stated place of residence for at least 30 days. For the
19affidavit to be considered valid, the adult shall present a
20valid identifying document with his or her name, address, and
21photograph. The affidavit shall be in substantially the
22following form:
23State of Illinois,)
24                  ) ss.
25County of ........)
26........... Precinct   ........... Ward 

 

 

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1    I, ...., do solemnly swear (or affirm), that I am
2acquainted with .... (name of the applicant) and have been for
3at least 6 months; that I verily believe him or her to be an
4actual bona fide resident of this precinct and ward; and that I
5verily believe that he or she has maintained a legal residence
6therein 30 days and in this State 30 days next preceding this
7election.
8
.........................
9    Subscribed and sworn to before me on (insert date).
10
.........................
11
Judge of Election.

 
12    (c) If the person desiring to vote is unable to furnish a
13valid identifying document, or if the judges of election
14determines that the proof of identification presented by the
15voter does not qualify as a valid identifying document, the
16person desiring to vote shall be permitted to cast a
17provisional ballot as provided for under Article 18A of this
18Code.
19    (d) Prior to the 2018 primary and general elections, the
20State Board of Elections shall publicize the requirement to
21present a valid identifying document on its website.
22    (e) As used in this Section, a "valid identifying document"
23means a document that:
24        (1) has been issued either by the State or one of its
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1        (2) contains the name of the person desiring to vote.
2    Notwithstanding these requirements, "valid identifying
3document" includes, if the document contains the voter's name,
4any of the following:
5        (A) a valid Illinois driver's license or valid Illinois
6    identification card issued by the Secretary of State;
7        (B) a valid driver's license issued by a state other
8    than Illinois;
9        (C) a valid United States passport or passport card;
10        (D) a valid employee identification card with a
11    photograph of the eligible voter issued by any branch,
12    department, agency, or entity of the United States
13    government or of the State of Illinois, or by any county,
14    municipality, board, authority, or other political
15    subdivision of the State;
16        (E) a valid student identification card with a
17    photograph of the eligible voter issued by an institution
18    of higher education in the State, or a valid high school
19    identification card issued by an Illinois high school;
20        (F) a valid military identification card issued by the
21    United States with a photograph of the person desiring to
22    vote;
23        (G) a valid Firearm Owner's Identification Card issued
24    under the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act with a
25    photograph of the person desiring to vote;
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1    Firearm Concealed Carry Act;
2        (I) a valid Medicare card or Social Security card;
3        (J) a valid birth certificate;
4        (K) a valid voter registration card issued by an
5    election authority in the State;
6        (L) a valid hunting or fishing license issued by the
7    State;
8        (M) a valid identification card issued to the voter by
9    the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program;
10        (N) a valid identification card issued to the voter by
11    the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program;
12        (O) a valid identification card issued to the voter by
13    Illinois' Medical Assistance Program;
14        (P) a valid bank card or valid debit card;
15        (Q) a valid utility bill issued within 6 months of the
16    date of the election;
17        (R) a valid bank statement issued within six months of
18    the date of the election; or
19        (S) a valid health insurance card issued to the voter.
20(Source: P.A. 98-1171, eff. 6-1-15.)
 
21    (10 ILCS 5/18A-5)
22    Sec. 18A-5. Provisional voting; general provisions.
23    (a) A person who claims to be a registered voter is
24entitled to cast a provisional ballot under the following
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1        (1) The person's name does not appear on the official
2    list of eligible voters for the precinct in which the
3    person seeks to vote and the person has refused an
4    opportunity to register at the polling location or another
5    grace period registration site. The official list is the
6    centralized statewide voter registration list established
7    and maintained in accordance with Section 1A-25;
8        (2) The person's voting status has been challenged by
9    an election judge, a pollwatcher, or any legal voter and
10    that challenge has been sustained by a majority of the
11    election judges;
12        (3) A federal or State court order extends the time for
13    closing the polls beyond the time period established by
14    State law and the person votes during the extended time
15    period;
16        (4) The voter registered to vote by mail and is
17    required by law to present identification when voting
18    either in person or by early voting ballot, but fails to do
19    so;
20        (5) The voter's name appears on the list of voters who
21    voted during the early voting period, but the voter claims
22    not to have voted during the early voting period; or
23        (6) The voter received a vote by mail ballot but did
24    not return the vote by mail ballot to the election
25    authority; or
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1    day, but failed to provide the necessary documentation.
2        (8) The voter was unable to provide a valid identifying
3    document at the time of voting as required under Sections
4    17-9 or 18-5 of this Code.
5    (b) The procedure for obtaining and casting a provisional
6ballot at the polling place shall be as follows:
7        (1) After first verifying through an examination of the
8    precinct register that the person's address is within the
9    precinct boundaries, an election judge at the polling place
10    shall notify a person who is entitled to cast a provisional
11    ballot pursuant to subsection (a) that he or she may cast a
12    provisional ballot in that election. An election judge must
13    accept any information provided by a person who casts a
14    provisional ballot that the person believes supports his or
15    her claim that he or she is a duly registered voter and
16    qualified to vote in the election. However, if the person's
17    residence address is outside the precinct boundaries, the
18    election judge shall inform the person of that fact, give
19    the person the appropriate telephone number of the election
20    authority in order to locate the polling place assigned to
21    serve that address, and instruct the person to go to the
22    proper polling place to vote.
23        (2) The person shall execute a written form provided by
24    the election judge that shall state or contain all of the
25    following that is available:
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1                State of Illinois, County of ................,
2            Township ............., Precinct ........, Ward
3            ........, I, ......................., do solemnly
4            swear (or affirm) that: I am a citizen of the
5            United States; I am 18 years of age or older; I
6            have resided in this State and in this precinct for
7            30 days preceding this election; I have not voted
8            in this election; I am a duly registered voter in
9            every respect; and I am eligible to vote in this
10            election. Signature ...... Printed Name of Voter
11            ....... Printed Residence Address of Voter ......
12            City ...... State .... Zip Code ..... Telephone
13            Number ...... Date of Birth ....... and Illinois
14            Driver's License Number ....... or Last 4 digits of
15            Social Security Number ...... or State
16            Identification Card Number issued to you by the
17            Illinois Secretary of State........
18            (ii) A box for the election judge to check one of
19        the 8 6 reasons why the person was given a provisional
20        ballot under subsection (a) of Section 18A-5.
21            (iii) An area for the election judge to affix his
22        or her signature and to set forth any facts that
23        support or oppose the allegation that the person is not
24        qualified to vote in the precinct in which the person
25        is seeking to vote.
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1    subsection (b)(2) must be printed on a multi-part form
2    prescribed by the county clerk or board of election
3    commissioners, as the case may be.
4        (3) After the person executes the portion of the
5    written affidavit described in subsection (b)(2)(i) of
6    this Section, the election judge shall complete the portion
7    of the written affidavit described in subsection
8    (b)(2)(iii) and (b)(2)(iv).
9        (4) The election judge shall give a copy of the
10    completed written affidavit to the person. The election
11    judge shall place the original written affidavit in a
12    self-adhesive clear plastic packing list envelope that
13    must be attached to a separate envelope marked as a
14    "provisional ballot envelope". The election judge shall
15    also place any information provided by the person who casts
16    a provisional ballot in the clear plastic packing list
17    envelope. Each county clerk or board of election
18    commissioners, as the case may be, must design, obtain or
19    procure self-adhesive clear plastic packing list envelopes
20    and provisional ballot envelopes that are suitable for
21    implementing this subsection (b)(4) of this Section.
22        (5) The election judge shall provide the person with a
23    provisional ballot, written instructions for casting a
24    provisional ballot, and the provisional ballot envelope
25    with the clear plastic packing list envelope affixed to it,
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1    and, if any, information provided by the provisional voter
2    to support his or her claim that he or she is a duly
3    registered voter. An election judge must also give the
4    person written information that states that any person who
5    casts a provisional ballot shall be able to ascertain,
6    pursuant to guidelines established by the State Board of
7    Elections, whether the provisional vote was counted in the
8    official canvass of votes for that election and, if the
9    provisional vote was not counted, the reason that the vote
10    was not counted.
11        (6) After the person has completed marking his or her
12    provisional ballot, he or she shall place the marked ballot
13    inside of the provisional ballot envelope, close and seal
14    the envelope, and return the envelope to an election judge,
15    who shall then deposit the sealed provisional ballot
16    envelope into a securable container separately identified
17    and utilized for containing sealed provisional ballot
18    envelopes. Ballots that are provisional because they are
19    cast after 7:00 p.m. by court order shall be kept separate
20    from other provisional ballots. Upon the closing of the
21    polls, the securable container shall be sealed with
22    filament tape provided for that purpose, which shall be
23    wrapped around the box lengthwise and crosswise, at least
24    twice each way, and each of the election judges shall sign
25    the seal.
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1(b), the county clerk or board of election commissioners, as
2the case may be, may design and use a multi-part affidavit form
3that is imprinted upon or attached to the provisional ballot
4envelope described in subsection (b). If a county clerk or
5board of election commissioners elects to design and use its
6own multi-part affidavit form, then the county clerk or board
7of election commissioners shall establish a mechanism for
8accepting any information the provisional voter has supplied to
9the election judge to support his or her claim that he or she
10is a duly registered voter. In all other respects, a county
11clerk or board of election commissioners shall establish
12procedures consistent with subsection (b).
13    (d) The county clerk or board of election commissioners, as
14the case may be, shall use the completed affidavit form
15described in subsection (b) to update the person's voter
16registration information in the State voter registration
17database and voter registration database of the county clerk or
18board of election commissioners, as the case may be. If a
19person is later determined not to be a registered voter based
20on Section 18A-15 of this Code, then the affidavit shall be
21processed by the county clerk or board of election
22commissioners, as the case may be, as a voter registration
23application.
24(Source: P.A. 97-766, eff. 7-6-12; 98-691, eff. 7-1-14;
2598-1171, eff. 6-1-15.)
 

 

 

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1    Section 10. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by
2changing Section 2-105 as follows:
 
3    (625 ILCS 5/2-105)  (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 2-105)
4    Sec. 2-105. Offices of Secretary of State.
5    (a) The Secretary of State shall maintain offices in the
6State capital and in such other places in the State as he may
7deem necessary to properly carry out the powers and duties
8vested in him.
9    (b) The Secretary of State may construct and equip one or
10more buildings in the State of Illinois outside of the County
11of Sangamon as he deems necessary to properly carry out the
12powers and duties vested in him. The Secretary of State may, on
13behalf of the State of Illinois, acquire public or private
14property needed therefor by lease, purchase or eminent domain.
15The care, custody and control of such sites and buildings
16constructed thereon shall be vested in the Secretary of State.
17Expenditures for the construction and equipping of any of such
18buildings upon premises owned by another public entity shall
19not be subject to the provisions of any State law requiring
20that the State be vested with absolute fee title to the
21premises. The exercise of the authority vested in the Secretary
22of State by this Section is subject to the appropriation of the
23necessary funds.
24    (c) Pursuant to Sections 1A-16.6 and Section 1A-25 of the
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1services facilities available for use as places of accepting
2applications for voter registration.
3    (d) (Blank).
4    (e) Each person applying at a driver services facility for
5a driver's license or permit, a corrected driver's license or
6permit, an Illinois identification card or a corrected Illinois
7identification card shall be notified, under the procedures set
8forth in Section 1A.16.6 of the Election Code, that his or her
9personal information shall be transferred to the State Board of
10Elections for the purpose of creating an electronic voter
11registration application, and that the individual will be
12registered to vote only if he or she meets the qualifications
13to register to vote in Illinois. that the person may apply to
14register to vote at such station and may also apply to transfer
15his or her voter registration at such station to a different
16address in the State. Such notification may be made in writing
17or verbally issued by an employee or the Secretary of State.
18    The Secretary of State shall promulgate such rules as may
19be necessary for the efficient execution of his duties and the
20duties of his employees under this Section.
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. 97-81, eff. 7-5-11.)
 
10    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
11becoming law.

 

 

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1 INDEX
2 Statutes amended in order of appearance
3    10 ILCS 5/1A-16.6
4    10 ILCS 5/1A-16.8
5    10 ILCS 5/17-9from Ch. 46, par. 17-9
6    10 ILCS 5/18-5from Ch. 46, par. 18-5
7    10 ILCS 5/18A-5
8    625 ILCS 5/2-105from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 2-105