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Public Act 098-0051
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| HB0226 Enrolled | LRB098 03136 KMW 33151 b |
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AN ACT concerning elections.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, |
represented in the General Assembly:
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Section 5. The Election Code is amended by adding Section |
3-6 as follows:
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(10 ILCS 5/3-6 new) |
Sec. 3-6. Voting age. Notwithstanding any other provision |
of law, a person who is 17 years old on the date of a primary |
election and who is otherwise qualified to vote is qualified to |
vote at that primary, including voting an absentee, grace |
period, or early voting ballot with respect to that primary, if |
that person will be 18 years old on the date of the immediately |
following general election. |
References in this Code and elsewhere to the requirement |
that a person must be 18 years old to vote shall be interpreted |
in accordance with this Section. |
For the purposes of this Act, an individual who is 17 years |
of age and who will be 18 years of age on the date of the |
general election shall be deemed competent to execute and |
attest to any voter registration forms.
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