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1 AN ACT concerning elections.
2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3 represented in the General Assembly:
4 Section 5. The Election Code is amended by changing
5 Sections 4-6.2, 5-16.2, and 6-50.2 and adding Sections 4-6.4,
6 5-16.4, and 6-50.4 as follows:
7 (10 ILCS 5/4-6.2) (from Ch. 46, par. 4-6.2)
8 Sec. 4-6.2. (a) The county clerk shall appoint all
9 municipal and township or road district clerks or their duly
10 authorized deputies as deputy registrars who may accept the
11 registration of all qualified residents of their respective
12 municipalities, townships and road districts. A deputy
13 registrar serving as such by virtue of his status as a
14 municipal clerk, or a duly authorized deputy of a municipal
15 clerk, of a municipality the territory of which lies in more
16 than one county may accept the registration of any qualified
17 resident of the municipality, regardless of which county the
18 resident, municipal clerk or the duly authorized deputy of
19 the municipal clerk lives in.
20 The county clerk shall appoint all precinct
21 committeepersons in the county as deputy registrars who may
22 accept the registration of any qualified resident of the
23 county, except during the 28 days preceding an election.
24 The election authority shall appoint as deputy registrars
25 a reasonable number of employees of the Secretary of State
26 located at driver's license examination stations and
27 designated to the election authority by the Secretary of
28 State who may accept the registration of any qualified
29 residents of the county at any such driver's license
30 examination stations. The appointment of employees of the
31 Secretary of State as deputy registrars shall be made in the
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1 manner provided in Section 2-105 of the Illinois Vehicle
2 Code.
3 The county clerk shall appoint each of the following
4 named persons as deputy registrars upon the written request
5 of such persons:
6 1. The chief librarian, or a qualified person
7 designated by the chief librarian, of any public library
8 situated within the election jurisdiction, who may accept
9 the registrations of any qualified resident of the
10 county, at such library.
11 2. The principal, or a qualified person designated
12 by the principal, of any high school, elementary school,
13 or vocational school situated within the election
14 jurisdiction, who may accept the registrations of any
15 qualified resident of the county, at such school. The
16 county clerk shall notify every principal and
17 vice-principal of each high school, elementary school,
18 and vocational school situated within the election
19 jurisdiction of their eligibility to serve as deputy
20 registrars and offer training courses for service as
21 deputy registrars at conveniently located facilities at
22 least 4 months prior to every election.
23 3. The president, or a qualified person designated
24 by the president, of any university, college, community
25 college, academy or other institution of learning
26 situated within the election jurisdiction, who may accept
27 the registrations of any resident of the county, at such
28 university, college, community college, academy or
29 institution.
30 4. A duly elected or appointed official of a bona
31 fide labor organization, or a reasonable number of
32 qualified members designated by such official, who may
33 accept the registrations of any qualified resident of the
34 county.
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1 5. A duly elected or appointed official of a
2 bonafide State civic organization, as defined and
3 determined by rule of the State Board of Elections, or
4 qualified members designated by such official, who may
5 accept the registration of any qualified resident of the
6 county. In determining the number of deputy registrars
7 that shall be appointed, the county clerk shall consider
8 the population of the jurisdiction, the size of the
9 organization, the geographic size of the jurisdiction,
10 convenience for the public, the existing number of deputy
11 registrars in the jurisdiction and their location, the
12 registration activities of the organization and the need
13 to appoint deputy registrars to assist and facilitate the
14 registration of non-English speaking individuals. In no
15 event shall a county clerk fix an arbitrary number
16 applicable to every civic organization requesting
17 appointment of its members as deputy registrars. The
18 State Board of Elections shall by rule provide for
19 certification of bonafide State civic organizations. Such
20 appointments shall be made for a period not to exceed 2
21 years, terminating on the first business day of the month
22 following the month of the general election, and shall be
23 valid for all periods of voter registration as provided
24 by this Code during the terms of such appointments.
25 6. The Director of the Illinois Department of
26 Public Aid, or a reasonable number of employees
27 designated by the Director and located at public aid
28 offices, who may accept the registration of any qualified
29 resident of the county at any such public aid office.
30 7. The Director of the Illinois Department of
31 Employment Security, or a reasonable number of employees
32 designated by the Director and located at unemployment
33 offices, who may accept the registration of any qualified
34 resident of the county at any such unemployment office.
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1 8. The president of any corporation as defined by
2 the Business Corporation Act of 1983, or a reasonable
3 number of employees designated by such president, who may
4 accept the registrations of any qualified resident of the
5 county.
6 If the request to be appointed as deputy registrar is
7 denied, the county clerk shall, within 10 days after the date
8 the request is submitted, provide the affected individual or
9 organization with written notice setting forth the specific
10 reasons or criteria relied upon to deny the request to be
11 appointed as deputy registrar.
12 The county clerk may appoint as many additional deputy
13 registrars as he considers necessary. The county clerk shall
14 appoint such additional deputy registrars in such manner that
15 the convenience of the public is served, giving due
16 consideration to both population concentration and area.
17 Some of the additional deputy registrars shall be selected so
18 that there are an equal number from each of the 2 major
19 political parties in the election jurisdiction. The county
20 clerk, in appointing an additional deputy registrar, shall
21 make the appointment from a list of applicants submitted by
22 the Chairman of the County Central Committee of the
23 applicant's political party. A Chairman of a County Central
24 Committee shall submit a list of applicants to the county
25 clerk by November 30 of each year. The county clerk may
26 require a Chairman of a County Central Committee to furnish a
27 supplemental list of applicants.
28 Deputy registrars may accept registrations at any time
29 other than the 28 day period preceding an election. All
30 persons appointed as deputy registrars shall be registered
31 voters within the county and shall take and subscribe to the
32 following oath or affirmation:
33 "I do solemnly swear (or affirm, as the case may be) that
34 I will support the Constitution of the United States, and the
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1 Constitution of the State of Illinois, and that I will
2 faithfully discharge the duties of the office of deputy
3 registrar to the best of my ability and that I will register
4 no person nor cause the registration of any person except
5 upon his personal application before me.
6 ............................
7 (Signature Deputy Registrar)"
8 This oath shall be administered by the county clerk, or
9 by one of his deputies, or by any person qualified to take
10 acknowledgement of deeds and shall immediately thereafter be
11 filed with the county clerk.
12 Appointments of deputy registrars under this Section,
13 except precinct committeemen, shall be for 2-year terms,
14 commencing on December 1 following the general election of
15 each even-numbered year; except that the terms of the initial
16 appointments shall be until December 1st following the next
17 general election. Appointments of precinct committeemen shall
18 be for 2-year terms commencing on the date of the county
19 convention following the general primary at which they were
20 elected. The county clerk shall issue a certificate of
21 appointment to each deputy registrar, and shall maintain in
22 his office for public inspection a list of the names of all
23 appointees.
24 (b) The county clerk shall be responsible for training
25 all deputy registrars appointed pursuant to subsection (a),
26 at times and locations reasonably convenient for both the
27 county clerk and such appointees. The county clerk shall be
28 responsible for certifying and supervising all deputy
29 registrars appointed pursuant to subsection (a). Deputy
30 registrars appointed under subsection (a) shall be subject to
31 removal for cause.
32 (c) Completed registration materials under the control
33 of deputy registrars, appointed pursuant to subsection (a),
34 shall be returned to the proper election authority within 7
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1 days, except that completed registration materials received
2 by the deputy registrars during the period between the 35th
3 and 29th day preceding an election shall be returned by the
4 deputy registrars to the proper election authority within 48
5 hours after receipt thereof. The completed registration
6 materials received by the deputy registrars on the 29th day
7 preceding an election shall be returned by the deputy
8 registrars within 24 hours after receipt thereof. Unused
9 materials shall be returned by deputy registrars appointed
10 pursuant to paragraph 4 of subsection (a), not later than the
11 next working day following the close of registration.
12 (d) The county clerk shall not be required to provide
13 additional forms to any deputy registrar having more than
14 5,000 200 registration forms unaccounted for during the
15 preceding 12 month period.
16 (e) No deputy registrar shall engage in any
17 electioneering or the promotion of any cause during the
18 performance of his or her duties.
19 (f) The county clerk shall not be criminally or civilly
20 liable for the acts or omissions of any deputy registrar.
21 Such deputy registrars shall not be deemed to be employees of
22 the county clerk.
23 (Source: P.A. 89-653, eff. 8-14-96.)
24 (10 ILCS 5/4-6.4 new)
25 Sec. 4-6.4. Registration from another jurisdiction. The
26 county clerk must accept an application for registration in
27 another election jurisdiction in this State and must forward
28 that application to the State Board of Elections within 3
29 business days after accepting it. The State Board of
30 Elections, after having made a record of the application,
31 shall immediately forward the application to the county clerk
32 or board of election commissioners of the other election
33 jurisdiction. The county clerk or board of election
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1 commissioners receiving the transmitted application from the
2 State Board of Elections shall treat the application as if it
3 had been originally filed with that county clerk or board of
4 election commissioners. The date the transmitting county
5 clerk accepted the application from the applicant shall
6 determine the voter's eligibility to vote in the next ensuing
7 election. The State Board of Elections shall adopt rules to
8 implement this Section.
9 (10 ILCS 5/5-16.2) (from Ch. 46, par. 5-16.2)
10 Sec. 5-16.2. (a) The county clerk shall appoint all
11 municipal and township clerks or their duly authorized
12 deputies as deputy registrars who may accept the registration
13 of all qualified residents of their respective counties. A
14 deputy registrar serving as such by virtue of his status as a
15 municipal clerk, or a duly authorized deputy of a municipal
16 clerk, of a municipality the territory of which lies in more
17 than one county may accept the registration of any qualified
18 resident of any county in which the municipality is located,
19 regardless of which county the resident, municipal clerk or
20 the duly authorized deputy of the municipal clerk lives in.
21 The county clerk shall appoint all precinct
22 committeepersons in the county as deputy registrars who may
23 accept the registration of any qualified resident of the
24 county, except during the 28 days preceding an election.
25 The election authority shall appoint as deputy registrars
26 a reasonable number of employees of the Secretary of State
27 located at driver's license examination stations and
28 designated to the election authority by the Secretary of
29 State who may accept the registration of any qualified
30 residents of the county at any such driver's license
31 examination stations. The appointment of employees of the
32 Secretary of State as deputy registrars shall be made in the
33 manner provided in Section 2-105 of the Illinois Vehicle
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1 Code.
2 The county clerk shall appoint each of the following
3 named persons as deputy registrars upon the written request
4 of such persons:
5 1. The chief librarian, or a qualified person
6 designated by the chief librarian, of any public library
7 situated within the election jurisdiction, who may accept
8 the registrations of any qualified resident of the
9 county, at such library.
10 2. The principal, or a qualified person designated
11 by the principal, of any high school, elementary school,
12 or vocational school situated within the election
13 jurisdiction, who may accept the registrations of any
14 resident of the county, at such school. The county clerk
15 shall notify every principal and vice-principal of each
16 high school, elementary school, and vocational school
17 situated within the election jurisdiction of their
18 eligibility to serve as deputy registrars and offer
19 training courses for service as deputy registrars at
20 conveniently located facilities at least 4 months prior
21 to every election.
22 3. The president, or a qualified person designated
23 by the president, of any university, college, community
24 college, academy or other institution of learning
25 situated within the election jurisdiction, who may accept
26 the registrations of any resident of the county, at such
27 university, college, community college, academy or
28 institution.
29 4. A duly elected or appointed official of a bona
30 fide labor organization, or a reasonable number of
31 qualified members designated by such official, who may
32 accept the registrations of any qualified resident of the
33 county.
34 5. A duly elected or appointed official of a bona
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1 fide State civic organization, as defined and determined
2 by rule of the State Board of Elections, or qualified
3 members designated by such official, who may accept the
4 registration of any qualified resident of the county. In
5 determining the number of deputy registrars that shall be
6 appointed, the county clerk shall consider the population
7 of the jurisdiction, the size of the organization, the
8 geographic size of the jurisdiction, convenience for the
9 public, the existing number of deputy registrars in the
10 jurisdiction and their location, the registration
11 activities of the organization and the need to appoint
12 deputy registrars to assist and facilitate the
13 registration of non-English speaking individuals. In no
14 event shall a county clerk fix an arbitrary number
15 applicable to every civic organization requesting
16 appointment of its members as deputy registrars. The
17 State Board of Elections shall by rule provide for
18 certification of bona fide State civic organizations.
19 Such appointments shall be made for a period not to
20 exceed 2 years, terminating on the first business day of
21 the month following the month of the general election,
22 and shall be valid for all periods of voter registration
23 as provided by this Code during the terms of such
24 appointments.
25 6. The Director of the Illinois Department of
26 Public Aid, or a reasonable number of employees
27 designated by the Director and located at public aid
28 offices, who may accept the registration of any qualified
29 resident of the county at any such public aid office.
30 7. The Director of the Illinois Department of
31 Employment Security, or a reasonable number of employees
32 designated by the Director and located at unemployment
33 offices, who may accept the registration of any qualified
34 resident of the county at any such unemployment office.
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1 8. The president of any corporation as defined by
2 the Business Corporation Act of 1983, or a reasonable
3 number of employees designated by such president, who may
4 accept the registrations of any qualified resident of the
5 county.
6 If the request to be appointed as deputy registrar is
7 denied, the county clerk shall, within 10 days after the date
8 the request is submitted, provide the affected individual or
9 organization with written notice setting forth the specific
10 reasons or criteria relied upon to deny the request to be
11 appointed as deputy registrar.
12 The county clerk may appoint as many additional deputy
13 registrars as he considers necessary. The county clerk shall
14 appoint such additional deputy registrars in such manner that
15 the convenience of the public is served, giving due
16 consideration to both population concentration and area.
17 Some of the additional deputy registrars shall be selected so
18 that there are an equal number from each of the 2 major
19 political parties in the election jurisdiction. The county
20 clerk, in appointing an additional deputy registrar, shall
21 make the appointment from a list of applicants submitted by
22 the Chairman of the County Central Committee of the
23 applicant's political party. A Chairman of a County Central
24 Committee shall submit a list of applicants to the county
25 clerk by November 30 of each year. The county clerk may
26 require a Chairman of a County Central Committee to furnish a
27 supplemental list of applicants.
28 Deputy registrars may accept registrations at any time
29 other than the 28 day period preceding an election. All
30 persons appointed as deputy registrars shall be registered
31 voters within the county and shall take and subscribe to the
32 following oath or affirmation:
33 "I do solemnly swear (or affirm, as the case may be) that
34 I will support the Constitution of the United States, and the
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1 Constitution of the State of Illinois, and that I will
2 faithfully discharge the duties of the office of deputy
3 registrar to the best of my ability and that I will register
4 no person nor cause the registration of any person except
5 upon his personal application before me.
6 ...............................
7 (Signature of Deputy Registrar)"
8 This oath shall be administered by the county clerk, or
9 by one of his deputies, or by any person qualified to take
10 acknowledgement of deeds and shall immediately thereafter be
11 filed with the county clerk.
12 Appointments of deputy registrars under this Section,
13 except precinct committeemen, shall be for 2-year terms,
14 commencing on December 1 following the general election of
15 each even-numbered year, except that the terms of the initial
16 appointments shall be until December 1st following the next
17 general election. Appointments of precinct committeemen
18 shall be for 2-year terms commencing on the date of the
19 county convention following the general primary at which they
20 were elected. The county clerk shall issue a certificate of
21 appointment to each deputy registrar, and shall maintain in
22 his office for public inspection a list of the names of all
23 appointees.
24 (b) The county clerk shall be responsible for training
25 all deputy registrars appointed pursuant to subsection (a),
26 at times and locations reasonably convenient for both the
27 county clerk and such appointees. The county clerk shall be
28 responsible for certifying and supervising all deputy
29 registrars appointed pursuant to subsection (a). Deputy
30 registrars appointed under subsection (a) shall be subject to
31 removal for cause.
32 (c) Completed registration materials under the control
33 of deputy registrars, appointed pursuant to subsection (a),
34 shall be returned to the proper election authority within 7
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1 days, except that completed registration materials received
2 by the deputy registrars during the period between the 35th
3 and 29th day preceding an election shall be returned by the
4 deputy registrars to the proper election authority within 48
5 hours after receipt thereof. The completed registration
6 materials received by the deputy registrars on the 29th day
7 preceding an election shall be returned by the deputy
8 registrars within 24 hours after receipt thereof. Unused
9 materials shall be returned by deputy registrars appointed
10 pursuant to paragraph 4 of subsection (a), not later than the
11 next working day following the close of registration.
12 (d) The county clerk shall not be required to provide
13 additional forms to any deputy registrar having more than
14 5,000 200 registration forms unaccounted for during the
15 preceding 12 month period.
16 (e) No deputy registrar shall engage in any
17 electioneering or the promotion of any cause during the
18 performance of his or her duties.
19 (f) The county clerk shall not be criminally or civilly
20 liable for the acts or omissions of any deputy registrar.
21 Such deputy registers shall not be deemed to be employees of
22 the county clerk.
23 (Source: P.A. 89-653, eff. 8-14-96.)
24 (10 ILCS 5/5-16.4 new)
25 Sec. 5-16.4. Registration from another jurisdiction.
26 The county clerk must accept an application for registration
27 in another election jurisdiction in this State and must
28 forward that application to the State Board of Elections
29 within 3 business days after accepting it. The State Board
30 of Elections, after having made a record of the application,
31 shall immediately forward the application to the county clerk
32 or board of election commissioners of the other election
33 jurisdiction. The county clerk or board of election
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1 commissioners receiving the transmitted application from the
2 State Board of Elections shall treat the application as if it
3 had been originally filed with that county clerk or board of
4 election commissioners. The date the transmitting county
5 clerk accepted the application from the applicant shall
6 determine the voter's eligibility to vote in the next ensuing
7 election. The State Board of Elections shall adopt rules to
8 implement this Section.
9 (10 ILCS 5/6-50.2) (from Ch. 46, par. 6-50.2)
10 Sec. 6-50.2. (a) The board of election commissioners
11 shall appoint all precinct committeepersons in the election
12 jurisdiction as deputy registrars who may accept the
13 registration of any qualified resident of the election
14 jurisdiction, except during the 28 days preceding an
15 election.
16 The election authority shall appoint as deputy registrars
17 a reasonable number of employees of the Secretary of State
18 located at driver's license examination stations and
19 designated to the election authority by the Secretary of
20 State who may accept the registration of any qualified
21 residents of the county at any such driver's license
22 examination stations. The appointment of employees of the
23 Secretary of State as deputy registrars shall be made in the
24 manner provided in Section 2-105 of the Illinois Vehicle
25 Code.
26 The board of election commissioners shall appoint each of
27 the following named persons as deputy registrars upon the
28 written request of such persons:
29 1. The chief librarian, or a qualified person
30 designated by the chief librarian, of any public library
31 situated within the election jurisdiction, who may accept
32 the registrations of any qualified resident of the
33 election jurisdiction, at such library.
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1 2. The principal, or a qualified person designated
2 by the principal, of any high school, elementary school,
3 or vocational school situated within the election
4 jurisdiction, who may accept the registrations of any
5 resident of the election jurisdiction, at such school.
6 The board of election commissioners shall notify every
7 principal and vice-principal of each high school,
8 elementary school, and vocational school situated in the
9 election jurisdiction of their eligibility to serve as
10 deputy registrars and offer training courses for service
11 as deputy registrars at conveniently located facilities
12 at least 4 months prior to every election.
13 3. The president, or a qualified person designated
14 by the president, of any university, college, community
15 college, academy or other institution of learning
16 situated within the election jurisdiction, who may accept
17 the registrations of any resident of the election
18 jurisdiction, at such university, college, community
19 college, academy or institution.
20 4. A duly elected or appointed official of a bona
21 fide labor organization, or a reasonable number of
22 qualified members designated by such official, who may
23 accept the registrations of any qualified resident of the
24 election jurisdiction.
25 5. A duly elected or appointed official of a bona
26 fide State civic organization, as defined and determined
27 by rule of the State Board of Elections, or qualified
28 members designated by such official, who may accept the
29 registration of any qualified resident of the election
30 jurisdiction. In determining the number of deputy
31 registrars that shall be appointed, the board of election
32 commissioners shall consider the population of the
33 jurisdiction, the size of the organization, the
34 geographic size of the jurisdiction, convenience for the
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1 public, the existing number of deputy registrars in the
2 jurisdiction and their location, the registration
3 activities of the organization and the need to appoint
4 deputy registrars to assist and facilitate the
5 registration of non-English speaking individuals. In no
6 event shall a board of election commissioners fix an
7 arbitrary number applicable to every civic organization
8 requesting appointment of its members as deputy
9 registrars. The State Board of Elections shall by rule
10 provide for certification of bona fide State civic
11 organizations. Such appointments shall be made for a
12 period not to exceed 2 years, terminating on the first
13 business day of the month following the month of the
14 general election, and shall be valid for all periods of
15 voter registration as provided by this Code during the
16 terms of such appointments.
17 6. The Director of the Illinois Department of
18 Public Aid, or a reasonable number of employees
19 designated by the Director and located at public aid
20 offices, who may accept the registration of any qualified
21 resident of the election jurisdiction at any such public
22 aid office.
23 7. The Director of the Illinois Department of
24 Employment Security, or a reasonable number of employees
25 designated by the Director and located at unemployment
26 offices, who may accept the registration of any qualified
27 resident of the election jurisdiction at any such
28 unemployment office. If the request to be appointed as
29 deputy registrar is denied, the board of election
30 commissioners shall, within 10 days after the date the
31 request is submitted, provide the affected individual or
32 organization with written notice setting forth the
33 specific reasons or criteria relied upon to deny the
34 request to be appointed as deputy registrar.
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1 8. The president of any corporation, as defined by
2 the Business Corporation Act of 1983, or a reasonable
3 number of employees designated by such president, who may
4 accept the registrations of any qualified resident of the
5 election jurisdiction.
6 The board of election commissioners may appoint as many
7 additional deputy registrars as it considers necessary. The
8 board of election commissioners shall appoint such additional
9 deputy registrars in such manner that the convenience of the
10 public is served, giving due consideration to both population
11 concentration and area. Some of the additional deputy
12 registrars shall be selected so that there are an equal
13 number from each of the 2 major political parties in the
14 election jurisdiction. The board of election commissioners,
15 in appointing an additional deputy registrar, shall make the
16 appointment from a list of applicants submitted by the
17 Chairman of the County Central Committee of the applicant's
18 political party. A Chairman of a County Central Committee
19 shall submit a list of applicants to the board by November 30
20 of each year. The board may require a Chairman of a County
21 Central Committee to furnish a supplemental list of
22 applicants.
23 Deputy registrars may accept registrations at any time
24 other than the 28 day period preceding an election. All
25 persons appointed as deputy registrars shall be registered
26 voters within the election jurisdiction and shall take and
27 subscribe to the following oath or affirmation:
28 "I do solemnly swear (or affirm, as the case may be) that
29 I will support the Constitution of the United States, and the
30 Constitution of the State of Illinois, and that I will
31 faithfully discharge the duties of the office of registration
32 officer to the best of my ability and that I will register no
33 person nor cause the registration of any person except upon
34 his personal application before me.
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1 ....................................
2 (Signature of Registration Officer)"
3 This oath shall be administered and certified to by one
4 of the commissioners or by the executive director or by some
5 person designated by the board of election commissioners, and
6 shall immediately thereafter be filed with the board of
7 election commissioners. The members of the board of election
8 commissioners and all persons authorized by them under the
9 provisions of this Article to take registrations, after
10 themselves taking and subscribing to the above oath, are
11 authorized to take or administer such oaths and execute such
12 affidavits as are required by this Article.
13 Appointments of deputy registrars under this Section,
14 except precinct committeemen, shall be for 2-year terms,
15 commencing on December 1 following the general election of
16 each even-numbered year, except that the terms of the initial
17 appointments shall be until December 1st following the next
18 general election. Appointments of precinct committeemen shall
19 be for 2-year terms commencing on the date of the county
20 convention following the general primary at which they were
21 elected. The county clerk shall issue a certificate of
22 appointment to each deputy registrar, and shall maintain in
23 his office for public inspection a list of the names of all
24 appointees.
25 (b) The board of election commissioners shall be
26 responsible for training all deputy registrars appointed
27 pursuant to subsection (a), at times and locations reasonably
28 convenient for both the board of election commissioners and
29 such appointees. The board of election commissioners shall
30 be responsible for certifying and supervising all deputy
31 registrars appointed pursuant to subsection (a). Deputy
32 registrars appointed under subsection (a) shall be subject to
33 removal for cause.
34 (c) Completed registration materials under the control
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1 of deputy registrars appointed pursuant to subsection (a)
2 shall be returned to the proper election authority within 7
3 days, except that completed registration materials received
4 by the deputy registrars during the period between the 35th
5 and 29th day preceding an election shall be returned by the
6 deputy registrars to the proper election authority within 48
7 hours after receipt thereof. The completed registration
8 materials received by the deputy registrars on the 29th day
9 preceding an election shall be returned by the deputy
10 registrars within 24 hours after receipt thereof. Unused
11 materials shall be returned by deputy registrars appointed
12 pursuant to paragraph 4 of subsection (a), not later than the
13 next working day following the close of registration.
14 (d) The board of election commissioners shall not be
15 required to provide additional forms to any deputy registrar
16 having more than 5,000 200 registration forms unaccounted for
17 during the preceding 12 month period.
18 (e) No deputy registrar shall engage in any
19 electioneering or the promotion of any cause during the
20 performance of his or her duties.
21 (f) The board of election commissioners shall not be
22 criminally or civilly liable for the acts or omissions of any
23 deputy registrar. Such deputy registrars shall not be deemed
24 to be employees of the board of election commissioners.
25 (Source: P.A. 89-653, eff. 8-14-96.)
26 (10 ILCS 5/6-50.4 new)
27 Sec. 6-50.4. Registration from another jurisdiction.
28 The board of election commissioners must accept an
29 application for registration in another election jurisdiction
30 in this State and must forward that application to the State
31 Board of Elections within 3 business days after accepting it.
32 The State Board of Elections, after having made a record of
33 the application, shall immediately forward the application to
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1 the county clerk or board of election commissioners of the
2 other election jurisdiction. The county clerk or board of
3 election commissioners receiving the transmitted application
4 from the State Board of Elections shall treat the application
5 as if it had been originally filed with that county clerk or
6 board of election commissioners. The date the transmitting
7 board of election commissioners accepted the application from
8 the applicant shall determine the voter's eligibility to vote
9 in the next ensuing election. The State Board of Elections
10 shall adopt rules to implement this Section.
11 Section 90. The State Mandates Act is amended by adding
12 Section 8.25 as follows:
13 (30 ILCS 805/8.25 new)
14 Sec. 8.25. Exempt mandate. Notwithstanding Sections 6
15 and 8 of this Act, no reimbursement by the State is required
16 for the implementation of any mandate created by this
17 amendatory Act of the 92nd General Assembly.