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| Public Act 096-1484 | ||||
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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 4-14.1, 5-9.1, and 6-62 as follows:
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(10 ILCS 5/4-14.1) (from Ch. 46, par. 4-14.1)
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Sec. 4-14.1.
Cancelation of deceased voter's registration. | ||||
Upon establishment of an electronic reporting system for death | ||||
registrations as provided in the Vital Records Act, the county | ||||
clerk of the county where a decedent last resided, as indicated | ||||
on the decedent's death certificate, may issue certifications | ||||
of death records from that system and may use that system to | ||||
cancel the registration of any person who has died during the | ||||
preceding month. Regardless of whether or not such a system has | ||||
been established, it It is the duty of the county clerk to | ||||
examine, monthly, the
records deposited in his or her office | ||||
pursuant to the Vital Records Act that
relate to deaths in the | ||||
county, and to cancel the registration of any
person who has | ||||
died during the preceding month.
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(Source: P.A. 87-895.)
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(10 ILCS 5/5-9.1) (from Ch. 46, par. 5-9.1)
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Sec. 5-9.1.
Cancelation of deceased voter's registration. | ||||
Upon establishment of an electronic reporting system for death | ||
registrations as provided in the Vital Records Act, the county | ||
clerk of the county where a decedent last resided, as indicated | ||
on the decedent's death certificate, may issue certifications | ||
of death records from that system and may use that system to | ||
cancel the registration of any person who has died during the | ||
preceding month and cause the name of each such deceased person | ||
to be erased from the register of the precinct in which the | ||
deceased person was registered. Regardless of whether or not | ||
such a system has been established, it It is the duty of the | ||
county clerk to examine monthly the
records deposited in his or | ||
her office pursuant to the Vital Records Act that
relate to | ||
deaths in the county, to cancel the registration of
any person | ||
who has died during the preceding month, and to cause the name
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of each such deceased person to be erased from the register of | ||
the precinct
in which the deceased person was registered.
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(Source: P.A. 87-895.)
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(10 ILCS 5/6-62) (from Ch. 46, par. 6-62)
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Sec. 6-62.
It shall be the duty of the person or officer | ||
having charge of
the vital records of a city, village or | ||
incorporated town to furnish to the
board of election | ||
commissioners, monthly, a report of the names and
previous | ||
residences of all persons over 18 21 years of age that have | ||
died
during the preceding month.
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(Source: P.A. 87-895.)
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