HB6167sam001 99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Sen. Terry Link

Filed: 5/17/2016

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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 6167

AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 6167 by replacing everything after the enacting clause with the following:

"Section 5. The Election Code is amended by changing Sections 3-1.2 and 3-6 and by adding Sections 4-8.5, 5-8.5, and 6-35.5 as follows:

(10 ILCS 5/3-1.2) (from Ch. 46, par. 3-1.2)

Sec. 3-1.2. Eligibility to sign and circulate petition. For the purpose of determining eligibility to sign and circulate a nominating petition or a petition proposing a public question the terms "voter", "registered voter", "qualified voter", "legal voter", "elector", "qualified elector", "primary elector" and "qualified primary elector" as used in this Code or in another Statute shall mean a person who is registered to vote at the address shown opposite his signature on the petition or was registered to vote at such address when he signed or circulated the petition. Any person, otherwise qualified under this Section, who has not moved to another residence but whose address has changed as a result of implementation of a 9-1-1 emergency telephone system shall be considered a "voter", "registered voter", "qualified voter", "legal voter", "elector", "qualified elector", "primary elector", and "qualified primary elector".

(Source: P.A. 91-57, eff. 6-30-99; 92-129, eff. 7-20-01.)

(10 ILCS 5/3-6)

Sec. 3-6. Voting age. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a person who is 17 years old on the date of a general primary election or consolidated primary election and who is otherwise qualified to vote is qualified to vote at that general primary or consolidated primary, including voting a vote by mail, grace period, or early voting ballot with respect to that general primary or consolidated primary, if that person will be 18 years old on the date of the immediately following general election or consolidated election for which those offices are nominated at that primary.

References in this Code and elsewhere to the requirement that a person must be 18 years old to vote shall be interpreted in accordance with this Section.

For the purposes of this Act, an individual who is 17 years of age and who will be 18 years of age on the date of the general or consolidated election shall be deemed competent to execute and attest to any voter registration forms.

(Source: P.A. 98-51, eff. 1-1-14; 98-1171, eff. 6-1-15.)

(10 ILCS 5/4-8.5 new)

Sec. 4-8.5. Deputy registrar eligibility. Unless otherwise provided by law, an individual that is 17 years old or older who is registered to vote in this State shall be eligible to serve as a deputy registrar.

(10 ILCS 5/5-8.5 new)

Sec. 5-8.5. Deputy registrar eligibility. Unless otherwise provided by law, an individual that is 17 years old or older who is registered to vote in this State shall be eligible to serve as a deputy registrar.

(10 ILCS 5/6-35.5 new)

Sec. 6-35.5. Deputy registrar eligibility. Unless otherwise provided by law, an individual that is 17 years old or older who is registered to vote in this State shall be eligible to serve as a deputy registrar.".