093_HB1166eng HB1166 Engrossed LRB093 06399 JAM 06519 b 1 AN ACT concerning voter registration. 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 as follows: 6 (10 ILCS 5/4-6.2) (from Ch. 46, par. 4-6.2) 7 Sec. 4-6.2. (a) The county clerk shall appoint all 8 municipal and township or road district clerks or their duly 9 authorized deputies as deputy registrars who may accept the 10 registration of all qualified residents of their respective 11 municipalities, townships and road districts. A deputy 12 registrar serving as such by virtue of his status as a 13 municipal clerk, or a duly authorized deputy of a municipal 14 clerk, of a municipality the territory of which lies in more 15 than one county may accept the registration of any qualified 16 resident of the municipality, regardless of which county the 17 resident, municipal clerk or the duly authorized deputy of 18 the municipal clerk lives in. 19 The county clerk shall appoint all precinct 20 committeepersons in the county as deputy registrars who may 21 accept the registration of any qualified resident of the 22 county, except during the 27 days preceding an election. 23 The election authority shall appoint as deputy registrars 24 a reasonable number of employees of the Secretary of State 25 located at driver's license examination stations and 26 designated to the election authority by the Secretary of 27 State who may accept the registration of any qualified 28 residents of the county at any such driver's license 29 examination stations. The appointment of employees of the 30 Secretary of State as deputy registrars shall be made in the 31 manner provided in Section 2-105 of the Illinois Vehicle HB1166 Engrossed -2- LRB093 06399 JAM 06519 b 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 qualified resident of the county, at such school. The 15 county clerk shall notify every principal and 16 vice-principal of each high school, elementary school, 17 and vocational school situated within the election 18 jurisdiction of their eligibility to serve as deputy 19 registrars and offer training courses for service as 20 deputy registrars at conveniently located facilities at 21 least 4 months prior to every election. At minimum, 22 principals of secondary and vocational schools must 23 request appointment as deputy registrars under this 24 paragraph and conduct voter registration in the school 25 district during the first 10 school days in May of each 26 year to register students who are 18 years of age or over 27 on the day of the next election. A principal need not 28 request appointment as deputy registrar under this 29 paragraph if a qualified person voluntarily agrees to act 30 as a substitute for the principal and actually conducts 31 the requisite voter registration. For purposes of this 32 paragraph, a qualified person is any person who currently 33 serves as or is qualified and is appointed to serve as a 34 registration officer or deputy registrar under this Code. HB1166 Engrossed -3- LRB093 06399 JAM 06519 b 1 Nothing in this paragraph shall prohibit the registration 2 of voters in the school district at times other than 3 during the first 10 school days in May of each year, 4 except during the 27 days preceding an election. 5 3. The president, or a qualified person designated 6 by the president, of any university, college, community 7 college, academy or other institution of learning 8 situated within the election jurisdiction, who may accept 9 the registrations of any resident of the county, at such 10 university, college, community college, academy or 11 institution. 12 4. A duly elected or appointed official of a bona 13 fide labor organization, or a reasonable number of 14 qualified members designated by such official, who may 15 accept the registrations of any qualified resident of the 16 county. 17 5. A duly elected or appointed official of a 18 bonafide State civic organization, as defined and 19 determined by rule of the State Board of Elections, or 20 qualified members designated by such official, who may 21 accept the registration of any qualified resident of the 22 county. In determining the number of deputy registrars 23 that shall be appointed, the county clerk shall consider 24 the population of the jurisdiction, the size of the 25 organization, the geographic size of the jurisdiction, 26 convenience for the public, the existing number of deputy 27 registrars in the jurisdiction and their location, the 28 registration activities of the organization and the need 29 to appoint deputy registrars to assist and facilitate the 30 registration of non-English speaking individuals. In no 31 event shall a county clerk fix an arbitrary number 32 applicable to every civic organization requesting 33 appointment of its members as deputy registrars. The 34 State Board of Elections shall by rule provide for HB1166 Engrossed -4- LRB093 06399 JAM 06519 b 1 certification of bonafide State civic organizations. Such 2 appointments shall be made for a period not to exceed 2 3 years, terminating on the first business day of the month 4 following the month of the general election, and shall be 5 valid for all periods of voter registration as provided 6 by this Code during the terms of such appointments. 7 6. The Director of the Illinois Department of 8 Public Aid, or a reasonable number of employees 9 designated by the Director and located at public aid 10 offices, who may accept the registration of any qualified 11 resident of the county at any such public aid office. 12 7. The Director of the Illinois Department of 13 Employment Security, or a reasonable number of employees 14 designated by the Director and located at unemployment 15 offices, who may accept the registration of any qualified 16 resident of the county at any such unemployment office. 17 8. The president of any corporation as defined by 18 the Business Corporation Act of 1983, or a reasonable 19 number of employees designated by such president, who may 20 accept the registrations of any qualified resident of the 21 county. 22 If the request to be appointed as deputy registrar is 23 denied, the county clerk shall, within 10 days after the date 24 the request is submitted, provide the affected individual or 25 organization with written notice setting forth the specific 26 reasons or criteria relied upon to deny the request to be 27 appointed as deputy registrar. 28 The county clerk may appoint as many additional deputy 29 registrars as he considers necessary. The county clerk shall 30 appoint such additional deputy registrars in such manner that 31 the convenience of the public is served, giving due 32 consideration to both population concentration and area. 33 Some of the additional deputy registrars shall be selected so 34 that there are an equal number from each of the 2 major HB1166 Engrossed -5- LRB093 06399 JAM 06519 b 1 political parties in the election jurisdiction. The county 2 clerk, in appointing an additional deputy registrar, shall 3 make the appointment from a list of applicants submitted by 4 the Chairman of the County Central Committee of the 5 applicant's political party. A Chairman of a County Central 6 Committee shall submit a list of applicants to the county 7 clerk by November 30 of each year. The county clerk may 8 require a Chairman of a County Central Committee to furnish a 9 supplemental list of applicants. 10 Deputy registrars may accept registrations at any time 11 other than the 27 day period preceding an election. All 12 persons appointed as deputy registrars shall be registered 13 voters within the county and shall take and subscribe to the 14 following oath or affirmation: 15 "I do solemnly swear (or affirm, as the case may be) that 16 I will support the Constitution of the United States, and the 17 Constitution of the State of Illinois, and that I will 18 faithfully discharge the duties of the office of deputy 19 registrar to the best of my ability and that I will register 20 no person nor cause the registration of any person except 21 upon his personal application before me. 22 ............................ 23 (Signature Deputy Registrar)" 24 This oath shall be administered by the county clerk, or 25 by one of his deputies, or by any person qualified to take 26 acknowledgement of deeds and shall immediately thereafter be 27 filed with the county clerk. 28 Appointments of deputy registrars under this Section, 29 except precinct committeemen, shall be for 2-year terms, 30 commencing on December 1 following the general election of 31 each even-numbered year; except that the terms of the initial 32 appointments shall be until December 1st following the next 33 general election. Appointments of precinct committeemen shall 34 be for 2-year terms commencing on the date of the county HB1166 Engrossed -6- LRB093 06399 JAM 06519 b 1 convention following the general primary at which they were 2 elected. The county clerk shall issue a certificate of 3 appointment to each deputy registrar, and shall maintain in 4 his office for public inspection a list of the names of all 5 appointees. 6 (b) The county clerk shall be responsible for training 7 all deputy registrars appointed pursuant to subsection (a), 8 at times and locations reasonably convenient for both the 9 county clerk and such appointees. The county clerk shall be 10 responsible for certifying and supervising all deputy 11 registrars appointed pursuant to subsection (a). Deputy 12 registrars appointed under subsection (a) shall be subject to 13 removal for cause. 14 (c) Completed registration materials under the control 15 of deputy registrars, appointed pursuant to subsection (a), 16 shall be returned to the proper election authority within 7 17 days, except that completed registration materials received 18 by the deputy registrars during the period between the 35th 19 and 28th day preceding an election shall be returned by the 20 deputy registrars to the proper election authority within 48 21 hours after receipt thereof. The completed registration 22 materials received by the deputy registrars on the 28th day 23 preceding an election shall be returned by the deputy 24 registrars within 24 hours after receipt thereof. Unused 25 materials shall be returned by deputy registrars appointed 26 pursuant to paragraph 4 of subsection (a), not later than the 27 next working day following the close of registration. 28 (d) The county clerk shall not be required to provide 29 additional forms to any deputy registrar having more than 200 30 registration forms unaccounted for during the preceding 12 31 month period. 32 (e) No deputy registrar shall engage in any 33 electioneering or the promotion of any cause during the 34 performance of his or her duties. HB1166 Engrossed -7- LRB093 06399 JAM 06519 b 1 (f) The county clerk shall not be criminally or civilly 2 liable for the acts or omissions of any deputy registrar. 3 Such deputy registrars shall not be deemed to be employees of 4 the county clerk. 5 (Source: P.A. 92-816, eff. 8-21-02.) 6 (10 ILCS 5/5-16.2) (from Ch. 46, par. 5-16.2) 7 Sec. 5-16.2. (a) The county clerk shall appoint all 8 municipal and township clerks or their duly authorized 9 deputies as deputy registrars who may accept the registration 10 of all qualified residents of their respective counties. A 11 deputy registrar serving as such by virtue of his status as a 12 municipal clerk, or a duly authorized deputy of a municipal 13 clerk, of a municipality the territory of which lies in more 14 than one county may accept the registration of any qualified 15 resident of any county in which the municipality is located, 16 regardless of which county the resident, municipal clerk or 17 the duly authorized deputy of the municipal clerk lives in. 18 The county clerk shall appoint all precinct 19 committeepersons in the county as deputy registrars who may 20 accept the registration of any qualified resident of the 21 county, except during the 27 days preceding an election. 22 The election authority shall appoint as deputy registrars 23 a reasonable number of employees of the Secretary of State 24 located at driver's license examination stations and 25 designated to the election authority by the Secretary of 26 State who may accept the registration of any qualified 27 residents of the county at any such driver's license 28 examination stations. The appointment of employees of the 29 Secretary of State as deputy registrars shall be made in the 30 manner provided in Section 2-105 of the Illinois Vehicle 31 Code. 32 The county clerk shall appoint each of the following 33 named persons as deputy registrars upon the written request HB1166 Engrossed -8- LRB093 06399 JAM 06519 b 1 of such persons: 2 1. The chief librarian, or a qualified person 3 designated by the chief librarian, of any public library 4 situated within the election jurisdiction, who may accept 5 the registrations of any qualified resident of the 6 county, at such library. 7 2. The principal, or a qualified person designated 8 by the principal, of any high school, elementary school, 9 or vocational school situated within the election 10 jurisdiction, who may accept the registrations of any 11 resident of the county, at such school. The county clerk 12 shall notify every principal and vice-principal of each 13 high school, elementary school, and vocational school 14 situated within the election jurisdiction of their 15 eligibility to serve as deputy registrars and offer 16 training courses for service as deputy registrars at 17 conveniently located facilities at least 4 months prior 18 to every election. At minimum, principals of secondary 19 and vocational schools must request appointment as deputy 20 registrars under this paragraph and conduct voter 21 registration in the school district during the first 10 22 school days in May of each year to register students who 23 are 18 years of age or over on the day of the next 24 election. A principal need not request appointment as 25 deputy registrar under this paragraph if a qualified 26 person voluntarily agrees to act as a substitute for the 27 principal and actually conducts the requisite voter 28 registration. For purposes of this paragraph, a qualified 29 person is any person who currently serves as or is 30 qualified and is appointed to serve as a registration 31 officer or deputy registrar under this Code. Nothing in 32 this paragraph shall prohibit the registration of voters 33 in the school district at times other than during the 34 first 10 school days in May of each year, except during HB1166 Engrossed -9- LRB093 06399 JAM 06519 b 1 the 27 days preceding an election. 2 3. The president, or a qualified person designated 3 by the president, of any university, college, community 4 college, academy or other institution of learning 5 situated within the election jurisdiction, who may accept 6 the registrations of any resident of the county, at such 7 university, college, community college, academy or 8 institution. 9 4. A duly elected or appointed official of a bona 10 fide labor organization, or a reasonable number of 11 qualified members designated by such official, who may 12 accept the registrations of any qualified resident of the 13 county. 14 5. A duly elected or appointed official of a bona 15 fide State civic organization, as defined and determined 16 by rule of the State Board of Elections, or qualified 17 members designated by such official, who may accept the 18 registration of any qualified resident of the county. In 19 determining the number of deputy registrars that shall be 20 appointed, the county clerk shall consider the population 21 of the jurisdiction, the size of the organization, the 22 geographic size of the jurisdiction, convenience for the 23 public, the existing number of deputy registrars in the 24 jurisdiction and their location, the registration 25 activities of the organization and the need to appoint 26 deputy registrars to assist and facilitate the 27 registration of non-English speaking individuals. In no 28 event shall a county clerk fix an arbitrary number 29 applicable to every civic organization requesting 30 appointment of its members as deputy registrars. The 31 State Board of Elections shall by rule provide for 32 certification of bona fide State civic organizations. 33 Such appointments shall be made for a period not to 34 exceed 2 years, terminating on the first business day of HB1166 Engrossed -10- LRB093 06399 JAM 06519 b 1 the month following the month of the general election, 2 and shall be valid for all periods of voter registration 3 as provided by this Code during the terms of such 4 appointments. 5 6. The Director of the Illinois Department of 6 Public Aid, or a reasonable number of employees 7 designated by the Director and located at public aid 8 offices, who may accept the registration of any qualified 9 resident of the county at any such public aid office. 10 7. The Director of the Illinois Department of 11 Employment Security, or a reasonable number of employees 12 designated by the Director and located at unemployment 13 offices, who may accept the registration of any qualified 14 resident of the county at any such unemployment office. 15 8. The president of any corporation as defined by 16 the Business Corporation Act of 1983, or a reasonable 17 number of employees designated by such president, who may 18 accept the registrations of any qualified resident of the 19 county. 20 If the request to be appointed as deputy registrar is 21 denied, the county clerk shall, within 10 days after the date 22 the request is submitted, provide the affected individual or 23 organization with written notice setting forth the specific 24 reasons or criteria relied upon to deny the request to be 25 appointed as deputy registrar. 26 The county clerk may appoint as many additional deputy 27 registrars as he considers necessary. The county clerk shall 28 appoint such additional deputy registrars in such manner that 29 the convenience of the public is served, giving due 30 consideration to both population concentration and area. 31 Some of the additional deputy registrars shall be selected so 32 that there are an equal number from each of the 2 major 33 political parties in the election jurisdiction. The county 34 clerk, in appointing an additional deputy registrar, shall HB1166 Engrossed -11- LRB093 06399 JAM 06519 b 1 make the appointment from a list of applicants submitted by 2 the Chairman of the County Central Committee of the 3 applicant's political party. A Chairman of a County Central 4 Committee shall submit a list of applicants to the county 5 clerk by November 30 of each year. The county clerk may 6 require a Chairman of a County Central Committee to furnish a 7 supplemental list of applicants. 8 Deputy registrars may accept registrations at any time 9 other than the 27 day period preceding an election. All 10 persons appointed as deputy registrars shall be registered 11 voters within the county and shall take and subscribe to the 12 following oath or affirmation: 13 "I do solemnly swear (or affirm, as the case may be) that 14 I will support the Constitution of the United States, and the 15 Constitution of the State of Illinois, and that I will 16 faithfully discharge the duties of the office of deputy 17 registrar to the best of my ability and that I will register 18 no person nor cause the registration of any person except 19 upon his personal application before me. 20 ............................... 21 (Signature of Deputy Registrar)" 22 This oath shall be administered by the county clerk, or 23 by one of his deputies, or by any person qualified to take 24 acknowledgement of deeds and shall immediately thereafter be 25 filed with the county clerk. 26 Appointments of deputy registrars under this Section, 27 except precinct committeemen, shall be for 2-year terms, 28 commencing on December 1 following the general election of 29 each even-numbered year, except that the terms of the initial 30 appointments shall be until December 1st following the next 31 general election. Appointments of precinct committeemen 32 shall be for 2-year terms commencing on the date of the 33 county convention following the general primary at which they 34 were elected. The county clerk shall issue a certificate of HB1166 Engrossed -12- LRB093 06399 JAM 06519 b 1 appointment to each deputy registrar, and shall maintain in 2 his office for public inspection a list of the names of all 3 appointees. 4 (b) The county clerk shall be responsible for training 5 all deputy registrars appointed pursuant to subsection (a), 6 at times and locations reasonably convenient for both the 7 county clerk and such appointees. The county clerk shall be 8 responsible for certifying and supervising all deputy 9 registrars appointed pursuant to subsection (a). Deputy 10 registrars appointed under subsection (a) shall be subject to 11 removal for cause. 12 (c) Completed registration materials under the control 13 of deputy registrars, appointed pursuant to subsection (a), 14 shall be returned to the proper election authority within 7 15 days, except that completed registration materials received 16 by the deputy registrars during the period between the 35th 17 and 28th day preceding an election shall be returned by the 18 deputy registrars to the proper election authority within 48 19 hours after receipt thereof. The completed registration 20 materials received by the deputy registrars on the 28th day 21 preceding an election shall be returned by the deputy 22 registrars within 24 hours after receipt thereof. Unused 23 materials shall be returned by deputy registrars appointed 24 pursuant to paragraph 4 of subsection (a), not later than the 25 next working day following the close of registration. 26 (d) The county clerk shall not be required to provide 27 additional forms to any deputy registrar having more than 200 28 registration forms unaccounted for during the preceding 12 29 month period. 30 (e) No deputy registrar shall engage in any 31 electioneering or the promotion of any cause during the 32 performance of his or her duties. 33 (f) The county clerk shall not be criminally or civilly 34 liable for the acts or omissions of any deputy registrar. HB1166 Engrossed -13- LRB093 06399 JAM 06519 b 1 Such deputy registers shall not be deemed to be employees of 2 the county clerk. 3 (Source: P.A. 92-816, eff. 8-21-02.) 4 (10 ILCS 5/6-50.2) (from Ch. 46, par. 6-50.2) 5 Sec. 6-50.2. (a) The board of election commissioners 6 shall appoint all precinct committeepersons in the election 7 jurisdiction as deputy registrars who may accept the 8 registration of any qualified resident of the election 9 jurisdiction, except during the 27 days preceding an 10 election. 11 The election authority shall appoint as deputy registrars 12 a reasonable number of employees of the Secretary of State 13 located at driver's license examination stations and 14 designated to the election authority by the Secretary of 15 State who may accept the registration of any qualified 16 residents of the county at any such driver's license 17 examination stations. The appointment of employees of the 18 Secretary of State as deputy registrars shall be made in the 19 manner provided in Section 2-105 of the Illinois Vehicle 20 Code. 21 The board of election commissioners shall appoint each of 22 the following named persons as deputy registrars upon the 23 written request of such persons: 24 1. The chief librarian, or a qualified person 25 designated by the chief librarian, of any public library 26 situated within the election jurisdiction, who may accept 27 the registrations of any qualified resident of the 28 election jurisdiction, at such library. 29 2. The principal, or a qualified person designated 30 by the principal, of any high school, elementary school, 31 or vocational school situated within the election 32 jurisdiction, who may accept the registrations of any 33 resident of the election jurisdiction, at such school. HB1166 Engrossed -14- LRB093 06399 JAM 06519 b 1 The board of election commissioners shall notify every 2 principal and vice-principal of each high school, 3 elementary school, and vocational school situated in the 4 election jurisdiction of their eligibility to serve as 5 deputy registrars and offer training courses for service 6 as deputy registrars at conveniently located facilities 7 at least 4 months prior to every election. At minimum, 8 principals of secondary and vocational schools must 9 request appointment as deputy registrars under this 10 paragraph and conduct voter registration in the school 11 district during the first 10 school days in May of each 12 year to register students who are 18 years of age or over 13 on the day of the next election. A principal need not 14 request appointment as deputy registrar under this 15 paragraph if a qualified person voluntarily agrees to act 16 as a substitute for the principal and actually conducts 17 the requisite voter registration. For purposes of this 18 paragraph, a qualified person is any person who currently 19 serves as or is qualified and is appointed to serve as a 20 registration officer or deputy registrar under this Code. 21 Nothing in this paragraph shall prohibit the registration 22 of voters in the school district at times other than 23 during the first 10 school days in May of each year, 24 except during the 27 days preceding an election. 25 3. The president, or a qualified person designated 26 by the president, of any university, college, community 27 college, academy or other institution of learning 28 situated within the election jurisdiction, who may accept 29 the registrations of any resident of the election 30 jurisdiction, at such university, college, community 31 college, academy or institution. 32 4. A duly elected or appointed official of a bona 33 fide labor organization, or a reasonable number of 34 qualified members designated by such official, who may HB1166 Engrossed -15- LRB093 06399 JAM 06519 b 1 accept the registrations of any qualified resident of the 2 election jurisdiction. 3 5. A duly elected or appointed official of a bona 4 fide State civic organization, as defined and determined 5 by rule of the State Board of Elections, or qualified 6 members designated by such official, who may accept the 7 registration of any qualified resident of the election 8 jurisdiction. In determining the number of deputy 9 registrars that shall be appointed, the board of election 10 commissioners shall consider the population of the 11 jurisdiction, the size of the organization, the 12 geographic size of the jurisdiction, convenience for the 13 public, the existing number of deputy registrars in the 14 jurisdiction and their location, the registration 15 activities of the organization and the need to appoint 16 deputy registrars to assist and facilitate the 17 registration of non-English speaking individuals. In no 18 event shall a board of election commissioners fix an 19 arbitrary number applicable to every civic organization 20 requesting appointment of its members as deputy 21 registrars. The State Board of Elections shall by rule 22 provide for certification of bona fide State civic 23 organizations. Such appointments shall be made for a 24 period not to exceed 2 years, terminating on the first 25 business day of the month following the month of the 26 general election, and shall be valid for all periods of 27 voter registration as provided by this Code during the 28 terms of such appointments. 29 6. The Director of the Illinois Department of 30 Public Aid, or a reasonable number of employees 31 designated by the Director and located at public aid 32 offices, who may accept the registration of any qualified 33 resident of the election jurisdiction at any such public 34 aid office. HB1166 Engrossed -16- LRB093 06399 JAM 06519 b 1 7. The Director of the Illinois Department of 2 Employment Security, or a reasonable number of employees 3 designated by the Director and located at unemployment 4 offices, who may accept the registration of any qualified 5 resident of the election jurisdiction at any such 6 unemployment office. If the request to be appointed as 7 deputy registrar is denied, the board of election 8 commissioners shall, within 10 days after the date the 9 request is submitted, provide the affected individual or 10 organization with written notice setting forth the 11 specific reasons or criteria relied upon to deny the 12 request to be appointed as deputy registrar. 13 8. The president of any corporation, as defined by 14 the Business Corporation Act of 1983, or a reasonable 15 number of employees designated by such president, who may 16 accept the registrations of any qualified resident of the 17 election jurisdiction. 18 The board of election commissioners may appoint as many 19 additional deputy registrars as it considers necessary. The 20 board of election commissioners shall appoint such additional 21 deputy registrars in such manner that the convenience of the 22 public is served, giving due consideration to both population 23 concentration and area. Some of the additional deputy 24 registrars shall be selected so that there are an equal 25 number from each of the 2 major political parties in the 26 election jurisdiction. The board of election commissioners, 27 in appointing an additional deputy registrar, shall make the 28 appointment from a list of applicants submitted by the 29 Chairman of the County Central Committee of the applicant's 30 political party. A Chairman of a County Central Committee 31 shall submit a list of applicants to the board by November 30 32 of each year. The board may require a Chairman of a County 33 Central Committee to furnish a supplemental list of 34 applicants. HB1166 Engrossed -17- LRB093 06399 JAM 06519 b 1 Deputy registrars may accept registrations at any time 2 other than the 27 day period preceding an election. All 3 persons appointed as deputy registrars shall be registered 4 voters within the election jurisdiction and shall take and 5 subscribe to the following oath or affirmation: 6 "I do solemnly swear (or affirm, as the case may be) that 7 I will support the Constitution of the United States, and the 8 Constitution of the State of Illinois, and that I will 9 faithfully discharge the duties of the office of registration 10 officer to the best of my ability and that I will register no 11 person nor cause the registration of any person except upon 12 his personal application before me. 13 .................................... 14 (Signature of Registration Officer)" 15 This oath shall be administered and certified to by one 16 of the commissioners or by the executive director or by some 17 person designated by the board of election commissioners, and 18 shall immediately thereafter be filed with the board of 19 election commissioners. The members of the board of election 20 commissioners and all persons authorized by them under the 21 provisions of this Article to take registrations, after 22 themselves taking and subscribing to the above oath, are 23 authorized to take or administer such oaths and execute such 24 affidavits as are required by this Article. 25 Appointments of deputy registrars under this Section, 26 except precinct committeemen, shall be for 2-year terms, 27 commencing on December 1 following the general election of 28 each even-numbered year, except that the terms of the initial 29 appointments shall be until December 1st following the next 30 general election. Appointments of precinct committeemen shall 31 be for 2-year terms commencing on the date of the county 32 convention following the general primary at which they were 33 elected. The county clerk shall issue a certificate of 34 appointment to each deputy registrar, and shall maintain in HB1166 Engrossed -18- LRB093 06399 JAM 06519 b 1 his office for public inspection a list of the names of all 2 appointees. 3 (b) The board of election commissioners shall be 4 responsible for training all deputy registrars appointed 5 pursuant to subsection (a), at times and locations reasonably 6 convenient for both the board of election commissioners and 7 such appointees. The board of election commissioners shall 8 be responsible for certifying and supervising all deputy 9 registrars appointed pursuant to subsection (a). Deputy 10 registrars appointed under subsection (a) shall be subject to 11 removal for cause. 12 (c) Completed registration materials under the control 13 of deputy registrars appointed pursuant to subsection (a) 14 shall be returned to the proper election authority within 7 15 days, except that completed registration materials received 16 by the deputy registrars during the period between the 35th 17 and 28th day preceding an election shall be returned by the 18 deputy registrars to the proper election authority within 48 19 hours after receipt thereof. The completed registration 20 materials received by the deputy registrars on the 28th day 21 preceding an election shall be returned by the deputy 22 registrars within 24 hours after receipt thereof. Unused 23 materials shall be returned by deputy registrars appointed 24 pursuant to paragraph 4 of subsection (a), not later than the 25 next working day following the close of registration. 26 (d) The board of election commissioners shall not be 27 required to provide additional forms to any deputy registrar 28 having more than 200 registration forms unaccounted for 29 during the preceding 12 month period. 30 (e) No deputy registrar shall engage in any 31 electioneering or the promotion of any cause during the 32 performance of his or her duties. 33 (f) The board of election commissioners shall not be 34 criminally or civilly liable for the acts or omissions of any HB1166 Engrossed -19- LRB093 06399 JAM 06519 b 1 deputy registrar. Such deputy registrars shall not be deemed 2 to be employees of the board of election commissioners. 3 (Source: P.A. 92-816, eff. 8-21-02.) 4 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 5 becoming law.