HB4141 93RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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93RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2003 and 2004
HB4141

Introduced 1/16/2004, by Linda Chapa LaVia

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

New Act

Creates the College Student Voter Registration Act. Beginning July 1, 2006, requires public universities, colleges, and community colleges in Illinois to (i) provide voter registration to students as part of the school registration process, (ii) specifically ask eligible students if they wish to register to vote, and (iii) request appointment of a sufficient number of deputy voter registrars.

FISCAL NOTE ACT MAY APPLY

A BILL FOR

AN ACT concerning voter registration of college students.

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

Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the College Student Voter Registration Act.

Section 5. Voter registration of students.

(a) Beginning July 1, 2006, each public university, college, and community college in this State shall request the appointment in accordance with the Election Code of a sufficient number of deputy registrars for the purpose of registering eligible students to vote.

(b) Beginning July 1, 2006, each person who is eligible to vote in this State shall be asked when he or she registers as a student at a public university, college, or community college in this State whether the person wishes to register to vote at his or her current address.

(c) Beginning July 1, 2006, as part of its student registration process, and at the time and place of that student registration process, each public university, college, and community college in this State shall provide voter registration for all students who are eligible to vote in Illinois and wish to register at their current addresses.

Section 10. Cooperation in use of voter registration databases. The State Board of Elections, county clerks, boards of election commissioners, and public universities, colleges, and community colleges in this State shall cooperate in the use of electronic voter registration databases for the purposes of this Act.

Section 15. Time of voter registration. Nothing in this Act shall be construed to permit the voter registration of students during any period in which voter registration is not permitted under the Election Code.