HB5206eng 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

HB5206 Engrossed LRB096 16638 JAM 31915 b

AN ACT concerning elections.

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly:

Section 5. The Election Code is amended by changing Sections 4-14.1, 5-9.1, and 6-62 as follows:

(10 ILCS 5/4-14.1) (from Ch. 46, par. 4-14.1)

Sec. 4-14.1. Cancelation of deceased voter's registration. Upon establishment of an electronic reporting system for death registrations as provided in the Vital Records Act, the county clerk of the county where a death occurred or where a decedent last resided, as indicated on the decedent's death certificate, may issue certifications of death records from that system and may It is the duty of the county clerk to examine, monthly, the records deposited in his office pursuant to the Vital Records Act that relate to deaths in the county, and to cancel the registration of any person who has died during the preceding month.

(Source: P.A. 87-895.)

(10 ILCS 5/5-9.1) (from Ch. 46, par. 5-9.1)

Sec. 5-9.1. Cancelation of deceased voter's registration. Upon establishment of an electronic reporting system for death registrations as provided in the Vital Records Act, the county clerk of the county where a death occurred or where a decedent last resided, as indicated on the decedent's death certificate, may issue certifications of death records from that system and may It is the duty of the county clerk to examine monthly the records deposited in his office pursuant to the Vital Records Act that relate to deaths in the county, to cancel the registration of any person who has died during the preceding month, and to cause the name of each such deceased person to be erased from the register of the precinct in which the deceased person was registered.

(Source: P.A. 87-895.)

(10 ILCS 5/6-62) (from Ch. 46, par. 6-62)

Sec. 6-62. It shall be the duty of the person or officer having charge of the vital records of a city, village or incorporated town to furnish to the board of election commissioners, monthly, a report of the names and previous residences of all persons over 18 21 years of age that have died during the preceding month.

(Source: P.A. 87-895.)