Sen. Terry Link

Filed: 5/30/2017

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 3519

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 3519 by replacing
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:
 
4    "Section 5. The Election Code is amended by changing
5Sections 1-3, 19-3, 19A-10, 19A-15 as follows:
 
6    (10 ILCS 5/1-3)  (from Ch. 46, par. 1-3)
7    Sec. 1-3. As used in this Act, unless the context otherwise
8requires:
9    1. "Election" includes the submission of all questions of
10public policy, propositions, and all measures submitted to
11popular vote, and includes primary elections when so indicated
12by the context.
13    2. "Regular election" means the general, general primary,
14consolidated and consolidated primary elections regularly
15scheduled in Article 2A. The even numbered year municipal
16primary established in Article 2A is a regular election only

 

 

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1with respect to those municipalities in which a primary is
2required to be held on such date.
3    3. "Special election" means an election not regularly
4recurring at fixed intervals, irrespective of whether it is
5held at the same time and place and by the same election
6officers as a regular election.
7    4. "General election" means the biennial election at which
8members of the General Assembly are elected. "General primary
9election", "consolidated election" and "consolidated primary
10election" mean the respective elections or the election dates
11designated and established in Article 2A of this Code.
12    5. "Municipal election" means an election or primary,
13either regular or special, in cities, villages, and
14incorporated towns; and "municipality" means any such city,
15village or incorporated town.
16    6. "Political or governmental subdivision" means any unit
17of local government, or school district in which elections are
18or may be held. "Political or governmental subdivision" also
19includes, for election purposes, Regional Boards of School
20Trustees, and Township Boards of School Trustees.
21    7. The word "township" and the word "town" shall apply
22interchangeably to the type of governmental organization
23established in accordance with the provisions of the Township
24Code. The term "incorporated town" shall mean a municipality
25referred to as an incorporated town in the Illinois Municipal
26Code, as now or hereafter amended.

 

 

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1    8. "Election authority" means a county clerk or a Board of
2Election Commissioners.
3    9. "Election Jurisdiction" means (a) an entire county, in
4the case of a county in which no city board of election
5commissioners is located or which is under the jurisdiction of
6a county board of election commissioners; (b) the territorial
7jurisdiction of a city board of election commissioners; and (c)
8the territory in a county outside of the jurisdiction of a city
9board of election commissioners. In each instance election
10jurisdiction shall be determined according to which election
11authority maintains the permanent registration records of
12qualified electors.
13    10. "Local election official" means the clerk or secretary
14of a unit of local government or school district, as the case
15may be, the treasurer of a township board of school trustees,
16and the regional superintendent of schools with respect to the
17various school officer elections and school referenda for which
18the regional superintendent is assigned election duties by The
19School Code, as now or hereafter amended.
20    11. "Judges of election", "primary judges" and similar
21terms, as applied to cases where there are 2 sets of judges,
22when used in connection with duties at an election during the
23hours the polls are open, refer to the team of judges of
24election on duty during such hours; and, when used with
25reference to duties after the closing of the polls, refer to
26the team of tally judges designated to count the vote after the

 

 

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1closing of the polls and the holdover judges designated
2pursuant to Section 13-6.2 or 14-5.2. In such case, where,
3after the closing of the polls, any act is required to be
4performed by each of the judges of election, it shall be
5performed by each of the tally judges and by each of the
6holdover judges.
7    12. "Petition" of candidacy as used in Sections 7-10 and
87-10.1 shall consist of a statement of candidacy, candidate's
9statement containing oath, and sheets containing signatures of
10qualified primary electors bound together.
11    13. "Election district" and "precinct", when used with
12reference to a 30-day residence requirement, means the smallest
13constituent territory in which electors vote as a unit at the
14same polling place in any election governed by this Act.
15    14. "District" means any area which votes as a unit for the
16election of any officer, other than the State or a unit of
17local government or school district, and includes, but is not
18limited to, legislative, congressional and judicial districts,
19judicial circuits, county board districts, municipal and
20sanitary district wards, school board districts, and
21precincts.
22    15. "Question of public policy" or "public question" means
23any question, proposition or measure submitted to the voters at
24an election dealing with subject matter other than the
25nomination or election of candidates and shall include, but is
26not limited to, any bond or tax referendum, and questions

 

 

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1relating to the Constitution.
2    16. "Ordinance providing the form of government of a
3municipality or county pursuant to Article VII of the
4Constitution" includes ordinances, resolutions and petitions
5adopted by referendum which provide for the form of government,
6the officers or the manner of selection or terms of office of
7officers of such municipality or county, pursuant to the
8provisions of Sections 4, 6 or 7 of Article VII of the
9Constitution.
10    17. "List" as used in Sections 4-11, 4-22, 5-14, 5-29,
116-60, and 6-66 shall include a computer tape or computer disc
12or other electronic data processing information containing
13voter information.
14    18. "Accessible" means accessible to persons with
15disabilities and elderly individuals for the purpose of voting
16or registration, as determined by rule of the State Board of
17Elections.
18    19. "Elderly" means 65 years of age or older.
19    20. "Person with a disability" means a person having a
20temporary or permanent physical disability.
21    21. "Leading political party" means one of the two
22political parties whose candidates for governor at the most
23recent three gubernatorial elections received either the
24highest or second highest average number of votes. The
25political party whose candidates for governor received the
26highest average number of votes shall be known as the first

 

 

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1leading political party and the political party whose
2candidates for governor received the second highest average
3number of votes shall be known as the second leading political
4party.
5    22. "Business day" means any day in which the office of an
6election authority, local election official or the State Board
7of Elections is open to the public for a minimum of 7 hours.
8    23. "Homeless individual" means any person who has a
9nontraditional residence, including, but not limited to, a
10shelter, day shelter, park bench, street corner, or space under
11a bridge.
12    24. "Signature" means a name signed in ink or signed in
13digitized form using a graphic tablet, digitizer, or digital
14drawing tablet provided by an election authority. This
15definition does not apply to a nominating or candidate petition
16or a referendum petition.
17    25. "Intelligent mail barcode tracking system" means a
18printed trackable barcode attached to the return business reply
19envelope for mail-in ballots under Article 19 or Article 20
20that allows an election authority to determine the date the
21envelope was mailed in absence of a postmark.
22(Source: P.A. 99-143, eff. 7-27-15; 99-522, eff. 6-30-16.)
 
23    (10 ILCS 5/19-3)  (from Ch. 46, par. 19-3)
24    Sec. 19-3. The application for vote by mail ballot shall be
25substantially in the following form:

 

 

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APPLICATION FOR VOTE BY MAIL BALLOT
2    To be voted at the .... election in the County of .... and
3State of Illinois, in the .... precinct of the (1) *township of
4.... (2) *City of .... or (3) *.... ward in the City of ....
5    I state that I am a resident of the .... precinct of the
6(1) *township of .... (2) *City of .... or (3) *.... ward in
7the city of .... residing at .... in such city or town in the
8county of .... and State of Illinois; that I have lived at such
9address for .... month(s) last past; that I am lawfully
10entitled to vote in such precinct at the .... election to be
11held therein on ....; and that I wish to vote by vote by mail
12ballot.
13    I hereby make application for an official ballot or ballots
14to be voted by me at such election, and I agree that I shall
15return such ballot or ballots to the official issuing the same
16prior to the closing of the polls on the date of the election
17or, if returned by mail, postmarked no later than election day,
18for counting no later than during the period for counting
19provisional ballots, the last day of which is the 14th day
20following election day.
21    I understand that this application is made for an official
22vote by mail ballot or ballots to be voted by me at the
23election specified in this application and that I must submit a
24separate application for an official vote by mail ballot or
25ballots to be voted by me at any subsequent election.
26    Under penalties as provided by law pursuant to Section

 

 

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129-10 of the Election Code, the undersigned certifies that the
2statements set forth in this application are true and correct.
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....
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*fill in either (1), (2) or (3).
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Post office address to which ballot is mailed:
6...............
7    However, if application is made for a primary election
8ballot, such application shall require the applicant to
9designate the name of the political party with which the
10applicant is affiliated.
11    If application is made electronically, the applicant shall
12mark the box associated with the above described statement
13included as part of the online application certifying that the
14statements set forth in this application are true and correct,
15and a signature is not required.
16    Any person may produce, reproduce, distribute, or return to
17an election authority the application for vote by mail ballot.
18If applications are sent to a post office box controlled by any
19individual or organization that is not an election authority,
20those applications shall (i) include a valid and current phone
21number for the individual or organization controlling the post
22office box and (ii) be turned over to the appropriate election
23authority within 7 days of receipt or, if received within 2
24weeks of the election in which an applicant intends to vote,
25within 2 days of receipt. Failure to turn over the applications
26in compliance with this paragraph shall constitute a violation

 

 

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1of this Code and shall be punishable as a petty offense with a
2fine of $100 per application. Removing, tampering with, or
3otherwise knowingly making the postmark on the application
4unreadable by the election authority shall establish a
5rebuttable presumption of a violation of this paragraph. Upon
6receipt, the appropriate election authority shall accept and
7promptly process any application for vote by mail ballot
8submitted in a form substantially similar to that required by
9this Section, including any substantially similar production
10or reproduction generated by the applicant.
11(Source: P.A. 98-115, eff. 7-29-13; 98-1171, eff. 6-1-15;
1299-522, eff. 6-30-16.)
 
13    (10 ILCS 5/19A-10)
14    Sec. 19A-10. Permanent polling places for early voting.
15    (a) An election authority may establish permanent polling
16places for early voting by personal appearance at locations
17throughout the election authority's jurisdiction, including
18but not limited to a municipal clerk's office, a township
19clerk's office, a road district clerk's office, or a county or
20local public agency office. Any person entitled to vote early
21by personal appearance may do so at any polling place
22established for early voting.
23    (b) (Blank).
24    (c) During each general primary and general election, each
25election authority in a county with a population over 250,000

 

 

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1shall establish at least one permanent polling place for early
2voting by personal appearance at a location within each of the
33 largest municipalities within its jurisdiction. If any of the
43 largest municipalities is over 80,000, the election authority
5shall establish at least 2 permanent polling places within the
6municipality. One of the locations for early voting may be the
7election authority's main office or another location
8designated by the election authority. The election authority
9may designate additional sites for early voting by personal
10appearance. All population figures shall be determined by the
11federal census.
12    (d) During each general primary and general election, each
13board of election commissioners established under Article 6 of
14this Code in any city, village, or incorporated town with a
15population over 100,000 shall establish at least 2 permanent
16polling places for early voting by personal appearance. All
17population figures shall be determined by the federal census.
18    (e) (Blank). During each general primary and general
19election, each election authority in a county with a population
20of over 100,000 but under 250,000 persons shall establish at
21least one permanent polling place for early voting by personal
22appearance. The location for early voting may be the election
23authority's main office or another location designated by the
24election authority. The election authority may designate
25additional sites for early voting by personal appearance. All
26population figures shall be determined by the federal census.

 

 

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1    (f) No permanent polling place required by this Section
2shall be located within 1.5 miles from another permanent
3polling place required by this Section, unless such permanent
4polling place is within a municipality with a population of
5500,000 or more.
6(Source: P.A. 98-691, eff. 7-1-14; 98-1171, eff. 6-1-15.)
 
7    (10 ILCS 5/19A-15)
8    Sec. 19A-15. Period for early voting; hours.
9    (a) The period for early voting by personal appearance
10begins the 40th day preceding a general primary, consolidated
11primary, consolidated, or general election and extends through
12the end of the day before election day.
13    (b) Except as otherwise provided by this Section, a
14permanent polling place for early voting must remain open
15beginning the 15th day before an election through the end of
16the second day before election day during the hours of 8:30
17a.m. to 4:30 p.m., or 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., on weekdays,
18except that beginning 8 days before election day, a permanent
19polling place for early voting must remain open during the
20hours of 8:30 a.m. to 7:00 p.m., or 9:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m., and
219:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. 12:00 p.m. on Saturdays and holidays,
22and 9:00 a.m. 10:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. 4 p.m. on Sundays; except
23that, in addition to the hours required by this subsection, a
24permanent polling place designated by an election authority
25under subsections (c), (d), and (e) of Section 19A-10 must

 

 

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1remain open for a total of at least 8 hours on any holiday
2during the early voting period and a total of at least 14 hours
3on the final weekend during the early voting period.
4    (c) Notwithstanding subsection (b), an election authority
5may close an early voting polling place if the building in
6which the polling place is located has been closed by the State
7or unit of local government in response to a severe weather
8emergency or other force majeure. The election authority shall
9notify the State Board of Elections of any closure and shall
10make reasonable efforts to provide notice to the public of an
11alternative location for early voting.
12    (d) (Blank).
13(Source: P.A. 97-81, eff. 7-5-11; 97-766, eff. 7-6-12; 98-4,
14eff. 3-12-13; 98-115, eff. 7-29-13; 98-691, eff. 7-1-14;
1598-1171, eff. 6-1-15.)
 
16    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
17becoming law.".