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Public Act 096-0553
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AN ACT concerning elections.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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represented in the General Assembly:
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Section 5. The Election Code is amended by changing |
Sections 19-1, 19-2,
19-3, and 19-5 as follows:
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(10 ILCS 5/19-1) (from Ch. 46, par. 19-1) |
Sec. 19-1. Any qualified elector of the State of Illinois |
having
duly registered where such registration is required who |
will be unable to enter his or her precinct polling place |
without violating Section 11-9.3 of the Criminal Code of 1961 |
or who expects to be
absent from the county in which he is a |
qualified elector or who because
of being appointed a judge of |
election in a precinct other than the
precinct in which he |
resides or who because of physical incapacity or
the tenets of |
his religion in the observance of a religious holiday or
who |
because of election duties for the office of an Election |
Authority
or the State Board of Elections or who because of |
election duties for a
law enforcement agency, including but not |
limited to the offices of the
Attorney General, a State's |
Attorney, a United States Attorney, or a
State, county, or |
municipal police department, or who, because he is
temporarily |
abiding outside the precinct in which he is registered to vote
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due to the fact he is a student attending an institution of |
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higher
education or who is serving as a sequestered juror on a |
State or federal jury,
or who because of his or her confinement |
or
detention in a jail pending acquittal or conviction of a |
crime,
will be unable to be present at
the polls on the day of |
holding any special, general or
primary election at which any |
presidential preference is indicated or
any candidates are |
chosen or elected, for any congressional, State,
district, |
county, town, city, village, precinct or judicial offices or
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which questions of public policy are submitted, may vote at |
such
election as hereinafter in this Article provided.
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Each Election Authority, law enforcement agency, and the |
State Board
of Elections shall compile and keep current a list |
of his or its
officers or employees who are eligible to vote |
under this Article by
reason of election duties.
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For purposes of this Article 19, a physically incapacitated |
voter marks
his or her ballot "personally" when the voter |
exercises his or her physical
abilities to their reasonable |
limit in marking the ballot, and marking
personally may include |
instructing the person assisting the incapacitated
voter when |
giving such instruction represents the reasonable limit of the
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physical abilities.
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(Source: P.A. 94-637, eff. 1-1-06; 95-440, eff. 8-27-07.)
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(10 ILCS 5/19-2) (from Ch. 46, par. 19-2) |
Sec. 19-2. Any elector as defined in Section 19-1 who will |
be unable to enter his or her precinct polling place without |
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violating Section 11-9.3 of the Criminal Code of 1961 or who is
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expecting to be
absent from the county of his residence or any |
such elector who because
of being appointed a judge of election |
in a precinct other than the
precinct in which he resides or |
who because of physical incapacity or
the tenets of his |
religion in the observance of a religious holiday or
who |
because of election duties for the office of an Election |
Authority,
the State Board of Elections, or a law enforcement
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agency, or who because of his or her confinement or
detention |
in a jail pending acquittal or conviction of a crime,
will be |
unable to be present at the polls on the day of such
election |
may by mail, not more than 40 nor less than 5 days prior to the
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date of such election, or by personal delivery not more than 40 |
nor less
than one day prior to the date of such election, make |
application to the
county clerk or to the Board of Election |
Commissioners for an official
ballot for the voter's precinct |
to be voted at such election.
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(Source: P.A. 94-637, eff. 1-1-06; 95-440, eff. 8-27-07.)
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(10 ILCS 5/19-3) (from Ch. 46, par. 19-3)
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Sec. 19-3. Application for such ballot shall be made on |
blanks to be
furnished by the election authority and |
duplication of such application
for ballot is prohibited, |
except by the election authority. The
application for ballot |
shall be substantially in the
following form:
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APPLICATION FOR ABSENTEE BALLOT
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BY ELECTOR WHO EXPECTS TO BE
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ABSENT FROM COUNTY
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To be voted at the .... election in the County of .... and |
State of
Illinois, in the .... precinct of the (1) *township of |
.... (2) *City of
.... or (3) *.... ward in the City of ....
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I state that I am a resident of the .... precinct of the |
(1)
*township of .... (2) *City of .... or (3) *.... ward in |
the city of
.... residing at .... in such city or town in the |
county of .... and
State of Illinois; that I have lived at such |
address for .... month(s)
last past; that I am lawfully |
entitled to vote in such precinct at the
.... election to be |
held therein on ....; and that I wish to vote by absentee |
ballot expect to be absent
from the county of my residence on |
the date of holding such election,
and that I will have no |
opportunity to vote in person on that day.
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I hereby make application for an official ballot or ballots |
to be
voted by me at such election if I am absent from the |
county of my
residence, and I agree that I shall return such |
ballot or ballots to the
official issuing the same prior to the |
closing of the polls on the date
of the election.
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Under penalties as provided by law pursuant to Section |
29-10 of The
Election Code, the undersigned certifies that the |
statements 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:
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However, if application is made for a primary election |
ballot, such
application shall designate the name of the |
political party with which
the applicant is affiliated.
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APPLICATION FOR BALLOT
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BY ELECTOR WHO IS JUDGE OF ELECTION
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IN A PRECINCT OTHER THAN THE PRECINCT
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IN WHICH HE RESIDES
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To be voted at the .... election in the County of .... and |
State of
Illinois, in the .... precinct of the (1) *township of |
.... (2) *City of
.... or (3) *.... ward in the City of ....
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I state that I am affiliated with the .... party (to be |
used in
primary elections) and that I am a resident of the .... |
precinct of the
(1) *township of .... (2) *City of .... or (3) |
*.... ward in the city of
.... residing at .... in such city or |
town in the county of .... and
State of Illinois; that I have |
lived at such address for .... month(s)
last past; that I am |
lawfully entitled to vote in such precinct at the
.... election |
to be held therein on ....; that I am a judge of election
in |
.... precinct or the (1) *.... ward in the city of .... or (2)
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*township of .... or (3) *city, village or incorporated town of |
.... in such
county and that I will have no opportunity of |
voting in person on that day:
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I hereby make application for an official ballot or ballots |
to be
voted by me at such election if I serve as a judge of |
election in such
last named precinct, and I agree that I shall |
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return such ballot or
ballots to the official issuing the same |
prior to the closing of the
polls on the date of the election.
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Under penalties as provided by law pursuant to Section |
29-10 of The
Election Code, the undersigned certifies that the |
statements 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:
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....
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APPLICATION FOR BALLOT
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BY PHYSICALLY INCAPACITATED ELECTOR
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To be voted at the .... election in the County of .... and |
State of
Illinois, in the .... precinct of the (1) *township of |
.... (2) *City of
.... or (3) *.... ward in the City of ....
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I state that I am affiliated with the .... party (to be |
used in
primary elections) and that I am a resident of the .... |
precinct of the
(1) *township of .... (2) *City of .... or (3) |
*.... ward in the city of
.... residing at .... in such city or |
town in the county of .... and
State of Illinois; that I have |
lived at such address for .... month(s)
last past; that I am |
lawfully entitled to vote in such precinct at the
.... election |
to be held therein on ....; that I shall be physically
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incapable of being present at the polls of such precinct on the |
date of
holding such election for the following reasons:
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I hereby make application for an official ballot or ballots |
to be
voted by me at such election if I am so physically |
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incapacitated, and I
agree that I shall return such ballot or |
ballots to the official issuing
the same prior to the closing |
of the polls on the date of election.
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Under penalties as provided by law pursuant to Section |
29-10 of The
Election Code, the undersigned certifies that the |
statements 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:
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APPLICATION FOR BALLOT |
BY CHILD SEX OFFENDER ELECTOR |
To be voted at the .... election in the County of .... and |
State of
Illinois, in the .... precinct of the (1) *township of |
.... (2) *City of
.... or (3) *.... ward in the City of .... |
I state that I am affiliated with the .... party (to be |
used in
primary elections) and that I am a resident of the .... |
precinct of the
(1) *township of .... (2) *City of .... or (3) |
*.... ward in the city of
.... residing at .... in such city or |
town in the county of .... and
State of Illinois; that I have |
lived at such address for .... month(s)
last past; that I am |
lawfully entitled to vote in such precinct at the
.... election |
to be held therein on ....; that
my assigned precinct polling |
place is in a school and I will be unable to enter the polling |
place without violating Section 11-9.3 of the Criminal Code of |
1961. |
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I hereby make application for an official ballot or ballots |
to be
voted by me at such election because my assigned precinct |
polling place is in a school and I will be unable to enter the |
polling place without violating Section 11-9.3 of the Criminal |
Code of 1961, and I
agree that I shall return such ballot or |
ballots to the official issuing
the same prior to the closing |
of the polls on the date of election. |
Under penalties as provided by law pursuant to Section |
29-10 of the
Election Code, the undersigned certifies that the |
statements set forth
in this application are true and correct. |
.... |
*fill in either (1), (2), or (3). |
Post office address to which ballot is mailed: |
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APPLICATION FOR BALLOT
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BY ELECTOR OBSERVING RELIGIOUS HOLIDAY
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To be voted at the .... election in the county of .... |
State of
Illinois, in the .... precinct (1) *township of .... |
(2) *City of ....
or (3) *.... ward in the City of ....
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I state that I am affiliated with the .... party (to be |
used in
primary elections) and that I am a resident of the .... |
precinct of the
(1) *township of .... (2) *City of .... or (3) |
*.... ward in the city of
.... residing at .... in such city or |
town in the county of .... and
State of Illinois; that I have |
lived at such address for .... month(s)
past, that I am |
lawfully entitled to vote in such precinct at the ....
election |
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to be held therein on ....; that I shall be unable to be
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present at the polls of such precinct on the date of holding |
such
election because of the tenets of my religion in the |
observance of a
religious holiday.
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I hereby make application for an official ballot or ballots |
to be
voted by me at such election if I am so unable to be |
present at the
polls of such precinct on the date of the |
election because of the tenets
of my religion in the observance |
of a religious holiday, and I agree
that I shall return the |
ballot or ballots to the official issuing the
same prior to the |
closing of the polls on the date of the election.
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Under penalties as provided by law pursuant to Section |
29-10 of The
Election Code, the undersigned certifies that the |
statements 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:
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APPLICATION FOR BALLOT
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BY ELECTOR WHO IS AN ELECTION EMPLOYEE
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OF STATE'S ATTORNEY, COUNTY CLERK OR
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BOARD OF ELECTION COMMISSIONERS
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To be voted at the .... election in the County of .... and |
State of
Illinois, in the .... precinct of the (1) *township of |
.... (2) *City of
.... or (3) *.... ward in the City of ....
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I state that I am a resident of the .... precinct of the |
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(1)
*township of .... (2) *City of .... or (3) *.... ward in |
the city of
.... residing at .... in such city or town in the |
county of .... and
State of Illinois; that I have lived at such |
address for .... month(s)
last past; that I am lawfully |
entitled to vote in such precinct at the
.... election to be |
held therein on ....; that I am employed in the
office of the |
(State's Attorney of .... County) (County Clerk of ....
County) |
(Board of Election Commissioners of the (City) (County) of ....
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and that because of election duties on the date of holding such |
election
I will have no opportunity to vote in person on that |
day.
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I hereby make application for an official ballot or ballots |
to be
voted by me at such election, and I agree that I shall |
return such
ballot or ballots to the official issuing the same |
prior to the closing
of the polls on the date of the election.
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Under penalties as provided by law pursuant to Section |
29-10 of The
Election Code, the undersigned certifies that the |
statements 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:
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Provided, that if application be made for a primary |
election ballot,
such application shall designate the name of |
the political party with
which the applicant is affiliated.
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APPLICATION FOR
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TEMPORARILY ABSENT STUDENT BALLOT
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To be voted at the .... election in the County of .... and |
State of
Illinois, in the .... precinct of the (1) *township of |
.... (2) *City of
.... or (3) *.... ward in the City of ....
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I state that I am a resident of the .... precinct of the |
(1)
*township of .... (2) *City of .... or (3) *.... ward in |
the city of
.... residing at .... in such city or town in the |
county of .... and
State of Illinois; that I have lived at such |
address for .... month(s)
last past; that I am lawfully |
entitled to vote in such precinct at the
.... election to be |
held therein on ....; that I am temporarily abiding
outside |
such precinct in the (1) *township of .... (2) *City of .... in |
the
county of .... and State of .... due to the fact I am a |
student attending an
institution of higher education, and for |
that reason do not expect to have
an opportunity to vote in |
person on that day.
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I hereby make application for an official ballot or ballots |
to be
voted by me at such election if I am absent from the |
precinct of my
residence, and I agree that I shall return such |
ballot or ballots to the
official issuing the same prior to the |
closing of the polls on the date
of the election.
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Under penalties as provided by law pursuant to Section |
29-10 of The
Election Code, the undersigned certifies that the |
statements set forth
in this application are true and correct.
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*fill in either (1), (2) or (3).
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Post office address to which ballot is mailed:
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However, if application is made for a primary election |
ballot, such
application shall designate the name of the |
political party with which
the applicant is affiliated.
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In lieu of the separate application blanks heretofore |
prescribed, the
election authority may adopt a standard |
application blank in
substantially the following form for all |
categories of absentee voters:
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APPLICATION FOR
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ABSENT VOTER'S BALLOT
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To be voted at the ....... election in the County of |
....... and
State of Illinois, in the ...... precinct of the |
(1) *township of ......
(2) *City of ...... or (3) *...... ward |
in the City of ............
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I state that I am a resident of the ...... precinct of the |
(1)
*township of ...... (2) *City of ........ or (3) *........ |
ward in the
City of ...... residing at .......... in such city |
or town in the county
of ...... and State of Illinois; that I |
have lived at such address for
...... months last past; that I |
am lawfully entitled to vote in such
precinct at a ...... |
election to be held therein on ......; and that I
will be |
unable to vote in person at the polls of such precinct for the
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following reasons:
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(Check One)
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I expect to be absent from my county of residence.
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I expect to be temporarily absent from the country.
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I shall be serving as a judge of election in the
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........ precinct which is not my precinct of
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residence.
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I shall be observing a religious holiday in
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accordance with the tenets of my religion.
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I shall be performing official election duties
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for an Election Authority ....................,
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(election authority)
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.................... or the State Board of |
Elections.
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(location)
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I shall be performing election law enforcement
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duties in the employment of ......................,
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(law enforcement agency)
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(location)
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I am temporarily abiding in the (1) *township of
.... |
(2) *city of .... in the county of .... and
State of .... due to |
the fact I am a student
attending an institution of higher |
education.
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I am physically incapacitated.
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Reason(s):
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I have been called for jury duty on said day by
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(court jurisdiction)
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I hereby make application for an official ballot or ballots |
to be
voted by me at such election and agree that I shall |
return the ballot or
ballots to the election official issuing |
the same in sufficient time for
such official to deliver the |
ballot or ballots to the proper polling
place prior to the |
closing of the polls on the date of the election.
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Under penalties as provided by law pursuant to Section |
29-10 of the
Election Code, the undersigned certifies that the |
statements set forth
in this application are true and correct.
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*fill in either (1), (2) or (3).
Post office address to which |
ballot is mailed:
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Provided, that if application is made for a primary |
election, such
application shall designate the name of the |
political party with which
applicant is affiliated.
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(Source: P.A. 95-440, eff. 8-27-07.)
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(10 ILCS 5/19-5) (from Ch. 46, par. 19-5) |
Sec. 19-5. It shall be the duty of the election authority |
to fold the
ballot or ballots in the manner specified by the |
statute for folding
ballots prior to their deposit in the |
ballot box, and to enclose such
ballot or ballots in an |
envelope unsealed to be furnished by him, which
envelope shall |
bear upon the face thereof the name, official title and
post |
office address of the election authority, and upon the other |
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side
if the ballot is to go to an elector who is to be out of |
the county on
the day of the election a printed certification |
in substantially the
following form:
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I state that I am a resident of the .... precinct of the |
(1)
*township of .... (2) *City of .... or (3) *.... ward in |
the city of
.... residing at .... in such city or town in the |
county of .... and
State of Illinois, that I have lived at such |
address for .... months
last past; and that I am lawfully |
entitled to vote in such precinct at the
.... election to be |
held on ....; and I expect to be absent from the
county of my |
residence on the date of such election.
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*fill in either (1), (2) or (3).
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I further state that I personally marked the enclosed |
ballot in secret.
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Under penalties of perjury as provided by law pursuant to |
Section 29-10
of The Election Code, the undersigned certifies |
that the statements set
forth in this certification are true |
and correct.
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If the ballot is to go to an elector who is physically |
incapacitated and needs assistance marking the ballot,
the |
envelope shall bear upon the back thereof a certification in
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substantially the following form:
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I state that I am a resident of the .... precinct of the |
(1)
*township of .... (2) *City of .... or (3) *.... ward in |
the city of
.... residing at .... in such city or town in the |
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county of .... and
State of Illinois, that I have lived at such |
address for .... months
last past; that I am lawfully entitled |
to vote in such precinct at the
.... election to be held on |
....; that I am shall be physically incapable
of personally |
marking the ballot for being present at the polls of such |
precinct on the date of holding
such election.
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*fill in either (1), (2) or (3).
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I further state that I personally marked the enclosed |
ballot in secret.
If I received assistance in casting my |
ballot, I further attest that, due
to physical incapacity, I |
marked the enclosed
ballot in secret with the assistance of
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(Individual rendering assistance)
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(Residence Address)
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Under penalties of perjury as provided by law pursuant to |
Section 29-10
of The Election Code, the undersigned certifies |
that the statements set forth
in this certification are true |
and correct.
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In the case of a voter with a who is voting absentee by |
reason of physical
incapacity, marking a ballot in secret |
includes marking a ballot with the
assistance of another |
individual, other than a candidate
whose name appears on the |
ballot (unless the voter is the spouse or a
parent, child, |
brother, or sister of the candidate),
the voter's employer, an
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agent of that employer, or an officer or agent of the voter's |
union, when
the voter's physical incapacity necessitates such |
assistance.
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If the ballot is to go to an elector who will be unable to |
enter his or her precinct polling place without violating |
Section 11-9.3 of the Criminal Code of 1961, the envelope shall |
bear upon the back thereof a
certification in substantially the |
following form: |
I state that I am a resident of the .... precinct of the |
(1)
*township of .... (2) *City of .... or (3) *.... ward in |
the city of
.... residing at .... in said city or town in the |
county of .... and
State of Illinois, that I have lived at such |
address for .... months
last past; that I am lawfully entitled |
to vote in such precinct at the
.... election to be held on |
....; that my assigned precinct polling place is in a school |
and I will be unable to enter the polling place without |
violating Section 11-9.3 of the Criminal Code of 1961. |
*fill in either (1), (2), or (3). |
I further state that I personally marked the enclosed |
ballot in secret. |
Under penalties of perjury as provided by law pursuant to |
Section 29-10
of the Election Code, the undersigned certifies |
that the statements set
forth in this certification are true |
and correct. |
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If the ballot is to go to an elector who is unable to be |
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present at
the polls on the date of the election because of the |
observance of a
religious holiday, the envelope shall bear upon |
the back thereof a
certification in substantially the following |
form:
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I state that I am a resident of the .... precinct of the |
(1)
*township of .... (2) *City of .... or (3) *.... ward in |
the city of
.... residing at .... in said city or town in the |
county of .... and
State of Illinois, that I have lived at such |
address for .... months
last past; that I am lawfully entitled |
to vote in such precinct at the
.... election to be held on |
....; that I shall be unable to be present
at the polls of such |
precinct on the date of holding such election
because of the |
tenets of my religion in the observance of a religious
holiday.
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*fill in either (1), (2) or (3).
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I further state that I personally marked the enclosed |
ballot in secret.
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Under penalties of perjury as provided by law pursuant to |
Section 29-10
of The Election Code, the undersigned certifies |
that the statements set
forth in this certification are true |
and correct.
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If the ballot is to go to an elector who is unable to be |
present at the
polls on the date of the election because he or |
she is confined or detained in
jail pending acquittal or |
conviction of a crime, the envelope shall
bear upon the back |
thereof a certification in substantially the following form:
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I state that I am a resident of the .... precinct of the |
(1) *township of
.... (2) *City of.... or (3) *.... ward in the |
city of .... residing at .... in
that city or town in the |
county of .... and State of Illinois, that I have
lived at such |
address for .... months last past; that I am lawfully entitled |
to
vote in such precinct at the .... election to be held on |
....; that I shall be
unable to be present at the polls of such |
precinct on the date of holding such
election because of my |
confinement or detention in jail pending
acquittal or |
conviction of a crime.
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*fill in either (1), (2) or (3).
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I further state that I personally marked the enclosed |
ballot in secret.
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Under penalties of perjury as provided by law pursuant to |
Section 29-10 of
The Election Code, the undersigned certifies |
that the statements set forth in
this certification are true |
and correct.
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If the ballot is to go to an elector who is temporarily |
abiding outside
the precinct in which he is registered to vote |
due to the fact he is a
student attending an institution of |
higher education the envelope shall
bear upon the back thereof |
a certification in substantially the following form:
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I state that I am a resident of the .... precinct of the |
(1)
*township of .... (2) *City of .... or (3) *.... ward in |
the city of
.... residing at .... in such city or town in the |
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county of .... and
State of Illinois, that I have lived at such |
address for .... months
last past; that I am lawfully entitled |
to vote in such precinct at the
.... election to be held on |
....; and I expect to be absent from the
precinct of my |
residence on the date of such election because I am
temporarily |
abiding outside such precinct in the (1) *township of .... (2)
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*city of .... in the county of .... and State of .... due to the |
fact I am
a student attending an institution of higher |
education.
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*fill in either (1), (2) or (3).
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I further state that I personally marked the enclosed |
ballot in secret.
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Under penalties of perjury as provided by law pursuant to |
Section 29-10
of The Election Code, the undersigned certifies |
that the statements set
forth in this certification are true |
and correct.
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If the election authority adopts the standard absentee |
ballot application
blank provided in Section 19-3, the printed |
certification on the absentee
ballot envelope shall be in |
substantially the following form:
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I state that I am a resident of the ...... precinct of the |
(1) *township
of..... (2) *City of ..... or (3) *....... ward |
in the city of .......
residing at ..... in said city or town |
in the county of ...... and State
of Illinois, that I have |
lived at such address for .... months last past;
that I shall |
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be unable to be present at the polls of such precinct on the
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date of holding such election for the reason indicated on the |
application
for ballot enclosed herein.
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*fill in either (1), (2) or (3).
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I further state that I personally marked the enclosed |
ballot in secret.
If I received assistance in casting my |
ballot, I further attest that, due
to physical incapacity, I |
marked the enclosed
ballot in secret with the assistance of
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.................................
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(Individual rendering assistance)
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.................................
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(Residence Address)
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Under penalties of perjury provided by law pursuant to |
Section 29-10 of the
Election
Code, the undersigned certifies |
that the statements set forth in this
certification are true |
and correct.
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In the case of a physically incapacitated voter voter who |
is voting absentee by reason of physical
incapacity, marking a |
ballot in secret includes marking a ballot with the
assistance |
of another individual, other than a candidate
whose name |
appears on the ballot (unless the voter is the spouse or a
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parent, child, brother, or sister of the candidate), the |
voter's
employer, an
agent of that employer, or an officer or |
agent of the voter's union, when
the voter's physical |
incapacity necessitates such assistance.
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Provided, that if the ballot enclosed is to be voted at a |
primary
election, the certification shall designate the name of |
the political
party with which the voter is affiliated.
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In addition to the above, the election authority shall |
provide
printed slips giving full instructions regarding the |
manner of marking
and returning the ballot in order that the |
same may be counted, and
shall furnish one of such printed |
slips to each of such applicants at
the same time the ballot is |
delivered to him.
Such instructions shall include the following |
statement: "In signing the
certification on the absentee ballot |
envelope, you are attesting that you
personally marked this |
absentee ballot in secret. If you are physically
unable to mark |
the ballot, a friend or relative may assist you after
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completing the enclosed affidavit. Federal and State laws |
prohibit a
candidate whose name appears on the ballot (unless |
you
are the spouse or a parent, child, brother, or sister of |
the candidate), your
employer, your employer's agent or an |
officer or agent of your union
from assisting physically |
disabled voters."
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In addition to the above, if a ballot to be provided to an |
elector
pursuant to this Section contains a public question |
described in subsection
(b) of Section 28-6 and the territory |
concerning which the question is
to be submitted is not |
described on the ballot due to the space limitations
of such |
ballot, the election authority shall provide a printed copy of
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a notice of the public question, which shall include a |