Elections & Campaign Reform Committee

Filed: 3/4/2008

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 4403

2     AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 4403 by replacing
3 everything after the enacting clause with the following:
 
4     "Section 5. The Election Code is amended by changing
5 Sections 17-9, 18-5, 18A-5, and 19A-35 and by adding Sections
6 1-11 and 3-6 as follows:
 
7     (10 ILCS 5/1-11 new)
8     Sec. 1-11. Voter Identification Card.
9     (a) Issuance. The Secretary of State shall issue a voter
10 identification card to each registered voter who does not have
11 an acceptable form of photo identification card as defined in
12 Section 3-6. The card shall include at least: (i) the voter's
13 name, signature, and photograph; (ii) the State seal; and (iii)
14 the voter's current residence address.
15     (b) Intent and purpose. It is the intent of the General
16 Assembly to provide the Secretary of State with guidance on how

 

 

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1 to issue the Voter Identification Card to those individuals who
2 do not have an acceptable form of photo identification as
3 defined in Section 3-6.
4     (c) Application for the Voter Identification Card. Within a
5 reasonable time after the effective date of this amendatory Act
6 of the 95th General Assembly, the Secretary of State shall
7 provide application forms for the Voter Identification Card.
8 Any registered voter who meets the criteria set forth in this
9 Section and who provides the proper documentation required
10 under subsection (d) shall receive a Voter Identification Card.
11     (d) Documentation required. The Secretary of State shall
12 require the presentation and verification of the following
13 information for issuance of a Voter Registration Card:
14         (1) A photo identity document, except that a non-photo
15     identity document, as defined in subsection (e), is
16     acceptable if it includes both the applicant's name and
17     date of birth.
18         (2) Documentation showing the applicant's date of
19     birth.
20         (3) Evidence of voter registration.
21         (4) Documentation, as defined in subsection (f),
22     showing the applicant's name and principal residence
23     address.
24     (e) Non-photo identity document. A non-photo identity
25 document must include the applicant's name and date of birth.
26 Any of the following shall constitute a non-photo identity

 

 

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1 document in lieu of a photo identity document:
2         (1) Original birth certificate or certified copy of a
3     birth certificate.
4         (2) Voter registration card.
5         (3) Copy of records filed in court by the applicant or
6     on behalf of the applicant by the applicant's counsel.
7         (4) Naturalization document.
8         (5) Copy of marriage license.
9         (6) Copy of State or federal tax return filed for the
10     previous calendar year.
11         (7) An original of the annual Social Security statement
12     received by the applicant for the current or preceding
13     calendar year.
14         (8) An original of a Medicare or Medicaid statement
15     received by the applicant.
16         (9) Certified school record or transcript for the
17     current or preceding calendar year.
18     (f) Documentation of name and address. Any of the following
19 documents shall be acceptable as documentation of the
20 applicant's name and current address:
21         (1) Voter registration card.
22         (2) Utility bill or cable bill.
23         (3) Bank statement issued within the last 60 days.
24         (4) Valid and current rental agreements.
25         (5) Copy of State or federal tax return for the
26     previous calendar year.

 

 

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1         (6) Homeowner's insurance policy or bill for current or
2     preceding year.
3         (7) Mortgage, deed, or property tax bill for current or
4     preceding year.
5         (8) W-2 for preceding calendar year.
6     (g) Exemptions. Voters who are indigent and unable to
7 obtain a Voter Identification Card without a fee and voters who
8 have a religious objection to being photographed may vote a
9 provisional ballot and sign an affidavit that indicates one of
10 the exemptions stated in this subsection.
 
11     (10 ILCS 5/3-6 new)
12     Sec. 3-6. Acceptable forms of photo identification for
13 voting purposes. As used in this Code, acceptable forms of
14 photo identification for voting purposes include:
15         (1) Illinois Driver's License.
16         (2) State Identification Card.
17         (3) Illinois Disabled Person Identification Card.
18         (4) Senior Citizen Identification Card.
19         (5) FOID Card.
20         (6) U.S. Passport with current address.
21         (7) Any other government-issued identification card
22     that includes name, current photograph, and current
23     address.
 
24     (10 ILCS 5/17-9)  (from Ch. 46, par. 17-9)

 

 

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1     Sec. 17-9. Any person desiring to vote shall (i) present to
2 the judges of election for verification of the person's
3 identity a government-issued photo identification card, as
4 defined in Section 3-6, or his or her Voter Identification Card
5 and (ii) give his name and, if required to do so, his residence
6 to the judges of election, one of whom shall thereupon announce
7 the same in a loud and distinct tone of voice, clear, and
8 audible; the judges of elections shall check each application
9 for ballot against the list of voters registered in that
10 precinct to whom grace period, absentee, or early ballots have
11 been issued for that election, which shall be provided by the
12 election authority and which list shall be available for
13 inspection by pollwatchers. A voter applying to vote in the
14 precinct on election day whose name appears on the list as
15 having been issued a grace period, absentee, or early ballot
16 shall not be permitted to vote in the precinct, except that a
17 voter to whom an absentee ballot was issued may vote in the
18 precinct if the voter submits to the election judges that
19 absentee ballot for cancellation. If the voter is unable to
20 submit the absentee ballot, it shall be sufficient for the
21 voter to submit to the election judges (i) a portion of the
22 absentee ballot if the absentee ballot was torn or mutilated or
23 (ii) an affidavit executed before the election judges
24 specifying that (A) the voter never received an absentee ballot
25 or (B) the voter completed and returned an absentee ballot and
26 was informed that the election authority did not receive that

 

 

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1 absentee ballot. All applicable provisions of Articles 4, 5 or
2 6 shall be complied with and if such name is found on the
3 register of voters by the officer having charge thereof, he
4 shall likewise repeat said name, and the voter shall be allowed
5 to enter within the proximity of the voting booths, as above
6 provided. One of the judges shall give the voter one, and only
7 one of each ballot to be voted at the election, on the back of
8 which ballots such judge shall indorse his initials in such
9 manner that they may be seen when each such ballot is properly
10 folded, and the voter's name shall be immediately checked on
11 the register list. In those election jurisdictions where
12 perforated ballot cards are utilized of the type on which
13 write-in votes can be cast above the perforation, the election
14 authority shall provide a space both above and below the
15 perforation for the judge's initials, and the judge shall
16 endorse his or her initials in both spaces. Whenever a proposal
17 for a constitutional amendment or for the calling of a
18 constitutional convention is to be voted upon at the election,
19 the separate blue ballot or ballots pertaining thereto shall,
20 when being handed to the voter, be placed on top of the other
21 ballots to be voted at the election in such manner that the
22 legend appearing on the back thereof, as prescribed in Section
23 16-6 of this Act, shall be plainly visible to the voter. At all
24 elections, when a registry may be required, if the name of any
25 person so desiring to vote at such election is not found on the
26 register of voters, he or she shall not receive a ballot until

 

 

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1 he or she shall have complied with the law prescribing the
2 manner and conditions of voting by unregistered voters. If any
3 person desiring to vote at any election shall be challenged, he
4 or she shall not receive a ballot until he or she shall have
5 established his right to vote in the manner provided
6 hereinafter; and if he or she shall be challenged after he has
7 received his ballot, he shall not be permitted to vote until he
8 or she has fully complied with such requirements of the law
9 upon being challenged. Besides the election officer, not more
10 than 2 voters in excess of the whole number of voting booths
11 provided shall be allowed within the proximity of the voting
12 booths at one time. The provisions of this Act, so far as they
13 require the registration of voters as a condition to their
14 being allowed to vote shall not apply to persons otherwise
15 entitled to vote, who are, at the time of the election, or at
16 any time within 60 days prior to such election have been
17 engaged in the military or naval service of the United States,
18 and who appear personally at the polling place on election day
19 and produce to the judges of election satisfactory evidence
20 thereof, but such persons, if otherwise qualified to vote,
21 shall be permitted to vote at such election without previous
22 registration.
23     All such persons shall also make an affidavit which shall
24 be in substantially the following form:
25 State of Illinois,)
26                   ) ss.

 

 

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1 County of ........)
2 ............... Precinct   .......... Ward
3     I, ...., do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I am a citizen
4 of the United States, of the age of 18 years or over, and that
5 within the past 60 days prior to the date of this election at
6 which I am applying to vote, I have been engaged in the ....
7 (military or naval) service of the United States; and I am
8 qualified to vote under and by virtue of the Constitution and
9 laws of the State of Illinois, and that I am a legally
10 qualified voter of this precinct and ward except that I have,
11 because of such service, been unable to register as a voter;
12 that I now reside at .... (insert street and number, if any) in
13 this precinct and ward; that I have maintained a legal
14 residence in this precinct and ward for 30 days and in this
15 State 30 days next preceding this election.
16
.........................
17     Subscribed and sworn to before me on (insert date).
18
.........................
19
Judge of Election.

 
20     The affidavit of any such person shall be supported by the
21 affidavit of a resident and qualified voter of any such
22 precinct and ward, which affidavit shall be in substantially
23 the following form:
24 State of Illinois,)
25                   ) ss.

 

 

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1 County of ........)
2 ........... Precinct   ........... Ward
3     I, ...., do solemnly swear (or affirm), that I am a
4 resident of this precinct and ward and entitled to vote at this
5 election; that I am acquainted with .... (name of the
6 applicant); that I verily believe him to be an actual bona fide
7 resident of this precinct and ward and that I verily believe
8 that he or she has maintained a legal residence therein 30 days
9 and in this State 30 days next preceding this election.
10
.........................
11     Subscribed and sworn to before me on (insert date).
12
.........................
13
Judge of Election.

 
14     All affidavits made under the provisions of this Section
15 shall be enclosed in a separate envelope securely sealed, and
16 shall be transmitted with the returns of the elections to the
17 county clerk or to the board of election commissioners, who
18 shall preserve the said affidavits for the period of 6 months,
19 during which period such affidavits shall be deemed public
20 records and shall be freely open to examination as such.
21 (Source: P.A. 94-645, eff. 8-22-05; 94-1000, eff. 7-3-06.)
 
22     (10 ILCS 5/18-5)  (from Ch. 46, par. 18-5)
23     Sec. 18-5. Any person desiring to vote, and whose name is
24 found upon the register of voters by the person having charge

 

 

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1 thereof, shall (i) present to the judges of election for
2 verification of the person's identity a government-issued
3 photo identification card, as defined in Section 3-6, or his or
4 her Voter Identification Card, (ii) shall then be questioned by
5 one of the judges as to his nativity, his term of residence at
6 present address, precinct, State and United States, his age,
7 whether naturalized and if so the date of naturalization papers
8 and court from which secured, and (iii) he shall be asked to
9 state his residence when last previously registered and the
10 date of the election for which he then registered. The judges
11 of elections shall check each application for ballot against
12 the list of voters registered in that precinct to whom grace
13 period, absentee, and early ballots have been issued for that
14 election, which shall be provided by the election authority and
15 which list shall be available for inspection by pollwatchers. A
16 voter applying to vote in the precinct on election day whose
17 name appears on the list as having been issued a grace period,
18 absentee, or early ballot shall not be permitted to vote in the
19 precinct, except that a voter to whom an absentee ballot was
20 issued may vote in the precinct if the voter submits to the
21 election judges that absentee ballot for cancellation. If the
22 voter is unable to submit the absentee ballot, it shall be
23 sufficient for the voter to submit to the election judges (i) a
24 portion of the absentee ballot if the absentee ballot was torn
25 or mutilated or (ii) an affidavit executed before the election
26 judges specifying that (A) the voter never received an absentee

 

 

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1 ballot or (B) the voter completed and returned an absentee
2 ballot and was informed that the election authority did not
3 receive that absentee ballot. If such person so registered
4 shall be challenged as disqualified, the party challenging
5 shall assign his reasons therefor, and thereupon one of the
6 judges shall administer to him an oath to answer questions, and
7 if he shall take the oath he shall then be questioned by the
8 judge or judges touching such cause of challenge, and touching
9 any other cause of disqualification. And he may also be
10 questioned by the person challenging him in regard to his
11 qualifications and identity. But if a majority of the judges
12 are of the opinion that he is the person so registered and a
13 qualified voter, his vote shall then be received accordingly.
14 But if his vote be rejected by such judges, such person may
15 afterward produce and deliver an affidavit to such judges,
16 subscribed and sworn to by him before one of the judges, in
17 which it shall be stated how long he has resided in such
18 precinct, and state; that he is a citizen of the United States,
19 and is a duly qualified voter in such precinct, and that he is
20 the identical person so registered. In addition to such an
21 affidavit, the person so challenged shall provide to the judges
22 of election proof of residence by producing 2 forms of
23 identification showing the person's current residence address,
24 provided that such identification to the person at his current
25 residence address and postmarked not earlier than 30 days prior
26 to the date of the election, or the person shall procure a

 

 

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1 witness personally known to the judges of election, and
2 resident in the precinct (or district), or who shall be proved
3 by some legal voter of such precinct or district, known to the
4 judges to be such, who shall take the oath following, viz:
5     I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I am a resident of
6 this election precinct (or district), and entitled to vote at
7 this election, and that I have been a resident of this State
8 for 30 days last past, and am well acquainted with the person
9 whose vote is now offered; that he is an actual and bona fide
10 resident of this election precinct (or district), and has
11 resided herein 30 days, and as I verily believe, in this State,
12 30 days next preceding this election.
13     The oath in each case may be administered by one of the
14 judges of election, or by any officer, resident in the precinct
15 or district, authorized by law to administer oaths. Also
16 supported by an affidavit by a registered voter residing in
17 such precinct, stating his own residence, and that he knows
18 such person; and that he does reside at the place mentioned and
19 has resided in such precinct and state for the length of time
20 as stated by such person, which shall be subscribed and sworn
21 to in the same way. Whereupon the vote of such person shall be
22 received, and entered as other votes. But such judges, having
23 charge of such registers, shall state in their respective books
24 the facts in such case, and the affidavits, so delivered to the
25 judges, shall be preserved and returned to the office of the
26 commissioners of election. Blank affidavits of the character

 

 

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1 aforesaid shall be sent out to the judges of all the precincts,
2 and the judges of election shall furnish the same on demand and
3 administer the oaths without criticism. Such oaths, if
4 administered by any other officer than such judge of election,
5 shall not be received. Whenever a proposal for a constitutional
6 amendment or for the calling of a constitutional convention is
7 to be voted upon at the election, the separate blue ballot or
8 ballots pertaining thereto shall be placed on top of the other
9 ballots to be voted at the election in such manner that the
10 legend appearing on the back thereof, as prescribed in Section
11 16-6 of this Act, shall be plainly visible to the voter, and in
12 this fashion the ballots shall be handed to the voter by the
13 judge.
14     Immediately after voting, the voter shall be instructed
15 whether the voting equipment, if used, accepted or rejected the
16 ballot or identified the ballot as under-voted. A voter whose
17 ballot is identified as under-voted for a statewide
18 constitutional office may return to the voting booth and
19 complete the voting of that ballot. A voter whose ballot is not
20 accepted by the voting equipment may, upon surrendering the
21 ballot, request and vote another ballot. The voter's
22 surrendered ballot shall be initialed by the election judge and
23 handled as provided in the appropriate Article governing that
24 voting equipment.
25     The voter shall, upon quitting the voting booth, deliver to
26 one of the judges of election all of the ballots, properly

 

 

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1 folded, which he received. The judge of election to whom the
2 voter delivers his ballots shall not accept the same unless all
3 of the ballots given to the voter are returned by him. If a
4 voter delivers less than all of the ballots given to him, the
5 judge to whom the same are offered shall advise him in a voice
6 clearly audible to the other judges of election that the voter
7 must return the remainder of the ballots. The statement of the
8 judge to the voter shall clearly express the fact that the
9 voter is not required to vote such remaining ballots but that
10 whether or not he votes them he must fold and deliver them to
11 the judge. In making such statement the judge of election shall
12 not indicate by word, gesture or intonation of voice that the
13 unreturned ballots shall be voted in any particular manner. No
14 new voter shall be permitted to enter the voting booth of a
15 voter who has failed to deliver the total number of ballots
16 received by him until such voter has returned to the voting
17 booth pursuant to the judge's request and again quit the booth
18 with all of the ballots required to be returned by him. Upon
19 receipt of all such ballots the judges of election shall enter
20 the name of the voter, and his number, as above provided in
21 this Section, and the judge to whom the ballots are delivered
22 shall immediately put the ballots into the ballot box. If any
23 voter who has failed to deliver all the ballots received by him
24 refuses to return to the voting booth after being advised by
25 the judge of election as herein provided, the judge shall
26 inform the other judges of such refusal, and thereupon the

 

 

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1 ballot or ballots returned to the judge shall be deposited in
2 the ballot box, the voter shall be permitted to depart from the
3 polling place, and a new voter shall be permitted to enter the
4 voting booth.
5     The judge of election who receives the ballot or ballots
6 from the voter shall announce the residence and name of such
7 voter in a loud voice. The judge shall put the ballot or
8 ballots received from the voter into the ballot box in the
9 presence of the voter and the judges of election, and in plain
10 view of the public. The judges having charge of such registers
11 shall then, in a column prepared thereon, in the same line of,
12 the name of the voter, mark "Voted" or the letter "V".
13     No judge of election shall accept from any voter less than
14 the full number of ballots received by such voter without first
15 advising the voter in the manner above provided of the
16 necessity of returning all of the ballots, nor shall any such
17 judge advise such voter in a manner contrary to that which is
18 herein permitted, or in any other manner violate the provisions
19 of this Section; provided, that the acceptance by a judge of
20 election of less than the full number of ballots delivered to a
21 voter who refuses to return to the voting booth after being
22 properly advised by such judge shall not be a violation of this
23 Section.
24 (Source: P.A. 94-645, eff. 8-22-05; 94-1000, eff. 7-3-06;
25 95-699, eff. 11-9-07.)
 

 

 

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1     (10 ILCS 5/18A-5)
2     Sec. 18A-5. Provisional voting; general provisions.
3     (a) A person who claims to be a registered voter is
4 entitled to cast a provisional ballot under the following
5 circumstances:
6         (1) The person's name does not appear on the official
7     list of eligible voters for the precinct in which the
8     person seeks to vote. The official list is the centralized
9     statewide voter registration list established and
10     maintained in accordance with Section 1A-25;
11         (2) The person's voting status has been challenged by
12     an election judge, a pollwatcher, or any legal voter and
13     that challenge has been sustained by a majority of the
14     election judges;
15         (3) A federal or State court order extends the time for
16     closing the polls beyond the time period established by
17     State law and the person votes during the extended time
18     period; or
19         (4) The voter registered to vote by mail and is
20     required by law to present identification when voting
21     either in person or, in the case of a voter who registered
22     by mail, when voting by absentee ballot, but fails to do
23     so.
24     (b) The procedure for obtaining and casting a provisional
25 ballot at the polling place shall be as follows:
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1     precinct register that the person's address is within the
2     precinct boundaries, an election judge at the polling place
3     shall notify a person who is entitled to cast a provisional
4     ballot pursuant to subsection (a) that he or she may cast a
5     provisional ballot in that election. An election judge must
6     accept any information provided by a person who casts a
7     provisional ballot that the person believes supports his or
8     her claim that he or she is a duly registered voter and
9     qualified to vote in the election. However, if the person's
10     residence address is outside the precinct boundaries, the
11     election judge shall inform the person of that fact, give
12     the person the appropriate telephone number of the election
13     authority in order to locate the polling place assigned to
14     serve that address, and instruct the person to go to the
15     proper polling place to vote.
16         (2) The person shall execute a written form provided by
17     the election judge that shall state or contain all of the
18     following that is available:
19         (i) an affidavit stating the following:
20             State of Illinois, County of ................,
21         Township ............., Precinct ........, Ward
22         ........, I, ......................., do solemnly
23         swear (or affirm) that: I am a citizen of the United
24         States; I am 18 years of age or older; I have resided
25         in this State and in this precinct for 30 days
26         preceding this election; I have not voted in this

 

 

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1         election; I am a duly registered voter in every
2         respect; and I am eligible to vote in this election.
3         Signature ...... Printed Name of Voter ....... Printed
4         Residence Address of Voter ...... City ...... State
5         .... Zip Code ..... Telephone Number ...... Date of
6         Birth ....... and Illinois Driver's License Number
7         ....... or Last 4 digits of Social Security Number
8         ...... or State Identification Card Number issued to
9         you by the Illinois Secretary of State........
10         (ii) A box for the election judge to check one of the 3
11     reasons why the person was given a provisional ballot under
12     subsection (a) of Section 18A-5.
13         (iii) An area for the election judge to affix his or
14     her signature and to set forth any facts that support or
15     oppose the allegation that the person is not qualified to
16     vote in the precinct in which the person is seeking to
17     vote.
18     The written affidavit form described in this subsection
19 (b)(2) must be printed on a multi-part form prescribed by the
20 county clerk or board of election commissioners, as the case
21 may be.
22     (3) After the person executes the portion of the written
23 affidavit described in subsection (b)(2)(i) of this Section,
24 the election judge shall complete the portion of the written
25 affidavit described in subsection (b)(2)(iii) and (b)(2)(iv).
26     (4) The election judge shall give a copy of the completed

 

 

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1 written affidavit to the person. The election judge shall place
2 the original written affidavit in a self-adhesive clear plastic
3 packing list envelope that must be attached to a separate
4 envelope marked as a "provisional ballot envelope". The
5 election judge shall also place any information provided by the
6 person who casts a provisional ballot in the clear plastic
7 packing list envelope. Each county clerk or board of election
8 commissioners, as the case may be, must design, obtain or
9 procure self-adhesive clear plastic packing list envelopes and
10 provisional ballot envelopes that are suitable for
11 implementing this subsection (b)(4) of this Section.
12     (5) The election judge shall provide the person with a
13 provisional ballot, written instructions for casting a
14 provisional ballot, and the provisional ballot envelope with
15 the clear plastic packing list envelope affixed to it, which
16 contains the person's original written affidavit and, if any,
17 information provided by the provisional voter to support his or
18 her claim that he or she is a duly registered voter. An
19 election judge must also give the person written information
20 that states that any person who casts a provisional ballot
21 shall be able to ascertain, pursuant to guidelines established
22 by the State Board of Elections, whether the provisional vote
23 was counted in the official canvass of votes for that election
24 and, if the provisional vote was not counted, the reason that
25 the vote was not counted.
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1 provisional ballot, he or she shall place the marked ballot
2 inside of the provisional ballot envelope, close and seal the
3 envelope, and return the envelope to an election judge, who
4 shall then deposit the sealed provisional ballot envelope into
5 a securable container separately identified and utilized for
6 containing sealed provisional ballot envelopes. Ballots that
7 are provisional because they are cast after 7:00 p.m. by court
8 order shall be kept separate from other provisional ballots.
9 Upon the closing of the polls, the securable container shall be
10 sealed with filament tape provided for that purpose, which
11 shall be wrapped around the box lengthwise and crosswise, at
12 least twice each way, and each of the election judges shall
13 sign the seal.
14     (c) Instead of the affidavit form described in subsection
15 (b), the county clerk or board of election commissioners, as
16 the case may be, may design and use a multi-part affidavit form
17 that is imprinted upon or attached to the provisional ballot
18 envelope described in subsection (b). If a county clerk or
19 board of election commissioners elects to design and use its
20 own multi-part affidavit form, then the county clerk or board
21 of election commissioners shall establish a mechanism for
22 accepting any information the provisional voter has supplied to
23 the election judge to support his or her claim that he or she
24 is a duly registered voter. In all other respects, a county
25 clerk or board of election commissioners shall establish
26 procedures consistent with subsection (b).

 

 

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1     (d) The county clerk or board of election commissioners, as
2 the case may be, shall use the completed affidavit form
3 described in subsection (b) to update the person's voter
4 registration information in the State voter registration
5 database and voter registration database of the county clerk or
6 board of election commissioners, as the case may be. If a
7 person is later determined not to be a registered voter based
8 on Section 18A-15 of this Code, then the affidavit shall be
9 processed by the county clerk or board of election
10 commissioners, as the case may be, as a voter registration
11 application.
12 (Source: P.A. 93-574, eff. 8-21-03; 93-1071, eff. 1-18-05;
13 94-645, eff. 8-22-05.)
 
14     (10 ILCS 5/19A-35)
15     Sec. 19A-35. Procedure for voting.
16     (a) Not more than 23 days before the start of the election,
17 the county clerk shall make available to the election official
18 conducting early voting by personal appearance a sufficient
19 number of early ballots, envelopes, and printed voting
20 instruction slips for the use of early voters. The election
21 official shall receipt for all ballots received and shall
22 return unused or spoiled ballots at the close of the early
23 voting period to the county clerk and must strictly account for
24 all ballots received. The ballots delivered to the election
25 official must include early ballots for each precinct in the

 

 

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1 election authority's jurisdiction and must include separate
2 ballots for each political subdivision conducting an election
3 of officers or a referendum at that election.
4     (b) In conducting early voting under this Article, the
5 election judge or official is required to verify the signature
6 of the early voter by comparison with the signature on the
7 official registration card, and the judge or official must
8 verify (i) the identity of the applicant, (ii) that the
9 applicant is a registered voter, (iii) the precinct in which
10 the applicant is registered, and (iv) the proper ballots of the
11 political subdivision in which the applicant resides and is
12 entitled to vote before providing an early ballot to the
13 applicant. The applicant's identity must be verified by the
14 applicant's presentation of a government-issued photo
15 identification card, as defined in Section 3-6, or his or her
16 Voter Identification Card an Illinois driver's license, a
17 non-driver identification card issued by the Illinois
18 Secretary of State, or another government-issued
19 identification document containing the applicant's photograph.
20 The election judge or official must verify the applicant's
21 registration from the most recent poll list provided by the
22 election authority, and if the applicant is not listed on that
23 poll list, by telephoning the office of the election authority.
24     (b-5) A person requesting an early voting ballot to whom an
25 absentee ballot was issued may vote early if the person submits
26 that absentee ballot to the judges of election or official

 

 

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1 conducting early voting for cancellation. If the voter is
2 unable to submit the absentee ballot, it shall be sufficient
3 for the voter to submit to the judges or official (i) a portion
4 of the absentee ballot if the absentee ballot was torn or
5 mutilated or (ii) an affidavit executed before the judges or
6 official specifying that (A) the voter never received an
7 absentee ballot or (B) the voter completed and returned an
8 absentee ballot and was informed that the election authority
9 did not receive that absentee ballot.
10     (b-10) Within one day after a voter casts an early voting
11 ballot, the election authority shall transmit the voter's name,
12 street address, and precinct, ward, township, and district
13 numbers, as the case may be, to the State Board of Elections,
14 which shall maintain those names and that information in an
15 electronic format on its website, arranged by county and
16 accessible to State and local political committees.
17     (b-15) Immediately after voting an early ballot, the voter
18 shall be instructed whether the voting equipment accepted or
19 rejected the ballot or identified that ballot as under-voted
20 for a statewide constitutional office. A voter whose ballot is
21 identified as under-voted may return to the voting booth and
22 complete the voting of that ballot. A voter whose early voting
23 ballot is not accepted by the voting equipment may, upon
24 surrendering the ballot, request and vote another early voting
25 ballot. The voter's surrendered ballot shall be initialed by
26 the election judge or official conducting the early voting and

 

 

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1 handled as provided in the appropriate Article governing the
2 voting equipment used.
3     (c) The sealed early ballots in their carrier envelope
4 shall be delivered by the election authority to the central
5 ballot counting location before the close of the polls on the
6 day of the election.
7 (Source: P.A. 94-645, eff. 8-22-05; 94-1000, eff. 7-3-06;
8 95-699, eff. 11-9-07.)".