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Full Text of SB2133  93rd General Assembly

SB2133ham001 93RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Elections and Campaign Reform Committee

Filed: 11/9/2004

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 2133

2     AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 2133 by replacing
3 everything after the enacting clause with the following:
 
4     "Section 5. The Election Code is amended by adding Sections
5 4-50, 5-50, and 6-100 as follows:
 
6     (10 ILCS 5/4-50 new)
7     Sec. 4-50. Grace period. Notwithstanding any other
8 provision of this Code to the contrary, each election authority
9 shall establish procedures for the registration of voters and
10 for change of address during the period from the close of
11 registration for a primary or election and until the 14th day
12 before the primary or election. During this grace period, an
13 unregistered qualified elector may register to vote, and a
14 registered voter may submit a change of address form, in person
15 in the office of the election authority or at a voter
16 registration location specifically designated for this purpose
17 by the election authority. The election authority shall
18 register that individual, or change a registered voter's
19 address, in the same manner as otherwise provided by this
20 Article for registration and change of address.
21     If a voter who registers or changes address during this
22 grace period wishes to vote at the first election or primary
23 occurring after the grace period, he or she must do so by grace
24 period voting, either in person in the office of the election

 

 

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1 authority or at a location specifically designated for this
2 purpose by the election authority, or by mail, at the
3 discretion of the election authority. Grace period voting shall
4 be in a manner substantially similar to voting under Article
5 19. Ballots cast by persons who register or change address
6 during the grace period must be transmitted to and counted at
7 the election authority's central ballot counting location and
8 shall not be transmitted to and counted at precinct polling
9 places.
 
10     (10 ILCS 5/5-50 new)
11     Sec. 5-50. Grace period. Notwithstanding any other
12 provision of this Code to the contrary, each election authority
13 shall establish procedures for the registration of voters and
14 for change of address during the period from the close of
15 registration for a primary or election and until the 14th day
16 before the primary or election. During this grace period, an
17 unregistered qualified elector may register to vote, and a
18 registered voter may submit a change of address form, in person
19 in the office of the election authority or at a voter
20 registration location specifically designated for this purpose
21 by the election authority. The election authority shall
22 register that individual, or change a registered voter's
23 address, in the same manner as otherwise provided by this
24 Article for registration and change of address.
25      If a voter who registers or changes address during this
26 grace period wishes to vote at the first election or primary
27 occurring after the grace period, he or she must do so by grace
28 period voting, either in person in the office of the election
29 authority or at a location specifically designated for this
30 purpose by the election authority, or by mail, at the
31 discretion of the election authority. Grace period voting shall
32 be in a manner substantially similar to voting under Article
33 19. Ballots cast by persons who register or change address

 

 

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1 during the grace period must be transmitted to and counted at
2 the election authority's central ballot counting location and
3 shall not be transmitted to and counted at precinct polling
4 places.
 
5     (10 ILCS 5/6-100 new)
6     Sec. 6-100. Grace period. Notwithstanding any other
7 provision of this Code to the contrary, each election authority
8 shall establish procedures for the registration of voters and
9 for change of address during the period from the close of
10 registration for a primary or election and until the 14th day
11 before the primary or election. During this grace period, an
12 unregistered qualified elector may register to vote, and a
13 registered voter may submit a change of address form, in person
14 in the office of the election authority or at a voter
15 registration location specifically designated for this purpose
16 by the election authority. The election authority shall
17 register that individual, or change a registered voter's
18 address, in the same manner as otherwise provided by this
19 Article for registration and change of address.
20     If a voter who registers or changes address during this
21 grace period wishes to vote at the first election or primary
22 occurring after the grace period, he or she must do so by grace
23 period voting, either in person in the office of the election
24 authority or at a location specifically designated for this
25 purpose by the election authority, or by mail, at the
26 discretion of the election authority. Grace period voting shall
27 be in a manner substantially similar to voting under Article
28 19. Ballots cast by persons who register or change address
29 during the grace period must be transmitted to and counted at
30 the election authority's central ballot counting location and
31 shall not be transmitted to and counted at precinct polling
32 places.
 

 

 

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1     Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect July 1,
2 2005.".