SB2022sam001 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Sen. Michael W. Frerichs

Filed: 3/25/2009

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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 2022

AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 2022 on page 4, in line 12, by replacing "with" with "wish"; and

on page 7, by striking through all of line 7; and

on page 7, by striking through all of line 10; and

on page 8, by striking through all of line 11; and

on page 8, by striking through all of line 14; and

on page 10 by striking through all of line 22; and

on page 12, by replacing line 25 with the following: "(Check One)"; and

by replacing line 20 on page 15 through line 1 on page 17 with the following:

"If the ballot is to go to an elector who is physically incapacitated and needs assistance marking the ballot, the envelope shall bear upon the back thereof a certification in substantially the following form:

I state that I am a resident of the .... precinct of the (1) *township of .... (2) *City of .... or (3) *.... ward in the city of .... residing at .... in such city or town in the county of .... and State of Illinois, that I have lived at such address for .... months last past; that I am lawfully entitled to vote in such precinct at the .... election to be held on ....; that I am shall be physically incapable of personally marking the ballot for being present at the polls of such precinct on the date of holding such election.

*fill in either (1), (2) or (3).

I further state that I personally marked the enclosed ballot in secret. If I received assistance in casting my ballot, I further attest that, due to physical incapacity, I marked the enclosed ballot in secret with the assistance of

.................................

(Individual rendering assistance)

.................................

(Residence Address)

Under penalties of perjury as provided by law pursuant to Section 29-10 of The Election Code, the undersigned certifies that the statements set forth in this certification are true and correct.

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In the case of a voter with a who is voting absentee by reason of physical incapacity, marking a ballot in secret includes marking a ballot with the assistance of another individual, other than a candidate whose name appears on the ballot (unless the voter is the spouse or a parent, child, brother, or sister of the candidate), the voter's employer, an agent of that employer, or an officer or agent of the voter's union, when the voter's physical incapacity necessitates such assistance."; and

on page 18, by striking through all of line 19".