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1 | AN ACT concerning elections.
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2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | Section 5. The Election Code is amended by changing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | Sections 19-1, 19-2,
19-3, and 19-5 as follows:
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6 | (10 ILCS 5/19-1) (from Ch. 46, par. 19-1)
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7 | Sec. 19-1. Any qualified elector of the State of Illinois | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | having
duly registered where such registration is required who | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
9 | is of the age of 65
or more years or who expects to be
absent | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
10 | from the county in which he is a qualified elector or who | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
11 | because
of being appointed a judge of election in a precinct | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
12 | other than the
precinct in which he resides or who because of | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
13 | physical incapacity or
the tenets of his religion in the | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
14 | observance of a religious holiday or
who because of election | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
15 | duties for the office of an Election Authority
or the State | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
16 | Board of Elections or who because of election duties for a
law | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
17 | enforcement agency, including but not limited to the offices of | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
18 | the
Attorney General, a State's Attorney, a United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
19 | Attorney, or a
State, county, or municipal police department, | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
20 | or who, because he is
temporarily abiding outside the precinct | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
21 | in which he is registered to vote
due to the fact he is a | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
22 | student attending an institution of higher
education or who
is | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
23 | serving as a sequestered
juror on a State or federal jury, will | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
24 | be unable to be present at
the polls on the day of holding any | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
25 | special, general or
primary election at which any presidential | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
26 | preference is indicated or
any candidates are chosen or | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
27 | elected, for any congressional, State,
district, county, town, | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
28 | city, village, precinct or judicial offices or
at which | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
29 | questions of public policy are submitted, may vote at such
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30 | election as hereinafter in this Article provided.
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31 | Each Election Authority, law enforcement agency, and the | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
32 | State Board
of Elections shall compile and keep current a list |
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1 | of his or its
officers or employees who are eligible to vote | ||||||
2 | under this Article by
reason of election duties.
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3 | For purposes of this Article 19, a physically incapacitated | ||||||
4 | voter marks
his or her ballot "personally" when the voter | ||||||
5 | exercises his or her physical
abilities to their reasonable | ||||||
6 | limit in marking the ballot, and marking
personally may include | ||||||
7 | instructing the person assisting the incapacitated
voter when | ||||||
8 | giving such instruction represents the reasonable limit of the
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9 | physical abilities.
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10 | (Source: P.A. 86-873; 86-875; 86-1028.)
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11 | (10 ILCS 5/19-2) (from Ch. 46, par. 19-2)
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12 | Sec. 19-2. Any elector as defined in Section 19-1 who is of | ||||||
13 | the age of 65
or older or who is expecting to be
absent from the | ||||||
14 | county of his residence or any such elector who because
of | ||||||
15 | being appointed a judge of election in a precinct other than | ||||||
16 | the
precinct in which he resides or who because of physical | ||||||
17 | incapacity or
the tenets of his religion in the observance of a | ||||||
18 | religious holiday or
who because of election duties for the | ||||||
19 | office of an Election Authority,
the State Board of Elections, | ||||||
20 | or a law enforcement
agency will be unable to be present at the | ||||||
21 | polls on the day of such
election may by mail, not more than 40 | ||||||
22 | nor less than 5 days prior to the
date of such election, or by | ||||||
23 | personal delivery not more than 40 nor less
than one day prior | ||||||
24 | to the date of such election, make application to the
county | ||||||
25 | clerk or to the Board of Election Commissioners for an official
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26 | ballot for the voter's precinct to be voted at such election.
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27 | (Source: P.A. 84-808.)
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28 | (10 ILCS 5/19-3) (from Ch. 46, par. 19-3)
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29 | Sec. 19-3. Application for such ballot shall be made on | ||||||
30 | blanks to be
furnished by the election authority and | ||||||
31 | duplication of such application
for ballot is prohibited, | ||||||
32 | except by the election authority. The
application for ballot | ||||||
33 | shall be substantially in the
following form:
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34 | APPLICATION FOR BALLOT
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1 | BY ELECTOR WHO EXPECTS TO BE
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2 | ABSENT FROM COUNTY
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3 | To be voted at the .... election in the County of .... and | ||||||
4 | State of
Illinois, in the .... precinct of the (1) *township of | ||||||
5 | .... (2) *City of
.... or (3) *.... ward in the City of ....
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6 | I state that I am a resident of the .... precinct of the | ||||||
7 | (1)
*township of .... (2) *City of .... or (3) *.... ward in | ||||||
8 | the city of
.... residing at .... in such city or town in the | ||||||
9 | county of .... and
State of Illinois; that I have lived at such | ||||||
10 | address for .... month(s)
last past; that I am lawfully | ||||||
11 | entitled to vote in such precinct at the
.... election to be | ||||||
12 | held therein on ....; that I expect to be absent
from the | ||||||
13 | county of my residence on the date of holding such election,
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14 | and that I will have no opportunity to vote in person on that | ||||||
15 | day.
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16 | I hereby make application for an official ballot or ballots | ||||||
17 | to be
voted by me at such election if I am absent from the | ||||||
18 | county of my
residence, and I agree that I shall return such | ||||||
19 | ballot or ballots to the
official issuing the same prior to the | ||||||
20 | closing of the polls on the date
of the election.
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21 | Under penalties as provided by law pursuant to Section | ||||||
22 | 29-10 of The
Election Code, the undersigned certifies that the | ||||||
23 | statements set forth
in this application are true and correct.
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24 | ....
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25 | *fill in either (1), (2) or (3).
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26 | Post office address to which ballot is mailed:
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27 | .............................................................
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28 | However, if application is made for a primary election | ||||||
29 | ballot, such
application shall designate the name of the | ||||||
30 | political party with which
the applicant is affiliated.
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31 | APPLICATION FOR BALLOT
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32 | BY ELECTOR WHO IS JUDGE OF ELECTION
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33 | IN A PRECINCT OTHER THAN THE PRECINCT
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34 | IN WHICH HE RESIDES
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35 | To be voted at the .... election in the County of .... and | ||||||
36 | State of
Illinois, in the .... precinct of the (1) *township of |
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1 | .... (2) *City of
.... or (3) *.... ward in the City of ....
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2 | I state that I am affiliated with the .... party (to be | ||||||
3 | used in
primary elections) and that I am a resident of the .... | ||||||
4 | precinct of the
(1) *township of .... (2) *City of .... or (3) | ||||||
5 | *.... ward in the city of
.... residing at .... in such city or | ||||||
6 | town in the county of .... and
State of Illinois; that I have | ||||||
7 | lived at such address for .... month(s)
last past; that I am | ||||||
8 | lawfully entitled to vote in such precinct at the
.... election | ||||||
9 | to be held therein on ....; that I am a judge of election
in | ||||||
10 | .... precinct or the (1) *.... ward in the city of .... or (2)
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11 | *township of .... or (3) *city, village or incorporated town of | ||||||
12 | .... in such
county and that I will have no opportunity of | ||||||
13 | voting in person on that day:
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14 | I hereby make application for an official ballot or ballots | ||||||
15 | to be
voted by me at such election if I serve as a judge of | ||||||
16 | election in such
last named precinct, and I agree that I shall | ||||||
17 | return such ballot or
ballots to the official issuing the same | ||||||
18 | prior to the closing of the
polls on the date of the election.
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19 | Under penalties as provided by law pursuant to Section | ||||||
20 | 29-10 of The
Election Code, the undersigned certifies that the | ||||||
21 | statements set forth
in this application are true and correct.
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22 | ....
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23 | *fill in either (1), (2) or (3).
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24 | Post office address to which ballot is mailed:
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25 | ....
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26 | APPLICATION FOR BALLOT
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27 | BY PHYSICALLY INCAPACITATED ELECTOR
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28 | To be voted at the .... election in the County of .... and | ||||||
29 | State of
Illinois, in the .... precinct of the (1) *township of | ||||||
30 | .... (2) *City of
.... or (3) *.... ward in the City of ....
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31 | I state that I am affiliated with the .... party (to be | ||||||
32 | used in
primary elections) and that I am a resident of the .... | ||||||
33 | precinct of the
(1) *township of .... (2) *City of .... or (3) | ||||||
34 | *.... ward in the city of
.... residing at .... in such city or | ||||||
35 | town in the county of .... and
State of Illinois; that I have | ||||||
36 | lived at such address for .... month(s)
last past; that I am |
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1 | lawfully entitled to vote in such precinct at the
.... election | ||||||
2 | to be held therein on ....; that I shall be physically
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3 | incapable of being present at the polls of such precinct on the | ||||||
4 | date of
holding such election for the following reasons:
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5 | I hereby make application for an official ballot or ballots | ||||||
6 | to be
voted by me at such election if I am so physically | ||||||
7 | incapacitated, and I
agree that I shall return such ballot or | ||||||
8 | ballots to the official issuing
the same prior to the closing | ||||||
9 | of the polls on the date of election.
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10 | Under penalties as provided by law pursuant to Section | ||||||
11 | 29-10 of The
Election Code, the undersigned certifies that the | ||||||
12 | statements set forth
in this application are true and correct.
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13 | ....
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14 | *fill in either (1), (2) or (3).
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15 | Post office address to which ballot is mailed:
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16 | .............................................................
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17 | APPLICATION FOR BALLOT | ||||||
18 | BY ELECTOR 65 YEARS OLD OR OLDER | ||||||
19 | To be voted at the .... election in the County of .... and | ||||||
20 | State of
Illinois, in the .... precinct of the (1) *township of | ||||||
21 | .... (2) *City of
.... or (3) *.... ward in the City of .... | ||||||
22 | I state that I am affiliated with the .... party (to be | ||||||
23 | used in
primary elections) and that I am a resident of the .... | ||||||
24 | precinct of the
(1) *township of .... (2) *City of .... or (3) | ||||||
25 | *.... ward in the city of
.... residing at .... in such city or | ||||||
26 | town in the county of .... and
State of Illinois; that I have | ||||||
27 | lived at such address for .... month(s)
last past; that I am | ||||||
28 | lawfully entitled to vote in such precinct at the
.... election | ||||||
29 | to be held therein on ....; that
I am (or will be on the date of | ||||||
30 | said election) 65 years old or older. | ||||||
31 | I hereby make application for an official ballot or ballots | ||||||
32 | to be
voted by me at such election because I am (or will be on | ||||||
33 | the date of said
election) 65 years old or older, and I
agree | ||||||
34 | that I shall return such ballot or ballots to the official | ||||||
35 | issuing
the same prior to the closing of the polls on the date | ||||||
36 | of election. |
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1 | Under penalties as provided by law pursuant to Section | ||||||
2 | 29-10 of the
Election Code, the undersigned certifies that the | ||||||
3 | statements set forth
in this application are true and correct. | ||||||
4 | .... | ||||||
5 | *fill in either (1), (2), or (3). | ||||||
6 | Post office address to which ballot is mailed: | ||||||
7 | .............................................................
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8 | APPLICATION FOR BALLOT
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9 | BY ELECTOR OBSERVING RELIGIOUS HOLIDAY
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10 | To be voted at the .... election in the county of .... | ||||||
11 | State of
Illinois, in the .... precinct (1) *township of .... | ||||||
12 | (2) *City of ....
or (3) *.... ward in the City of ....
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13 | I state that I am affiliated with the .... party (to be | ||||||
14 | used in
primary elections) and that I am a resident of the .... | ||||||
15 | precinct of the
(1) *township of .... (2) *City of .... or (3) | ||||||
16 | *.... ward in the city of
.... residing at .... in such city or | ||||||
17 | town in the county of .... and
State of Illinois; that I have | ||||||
18 | lived at such address for .... month(s)
past, that I am | ||||||
19 | lawfully entitled to vote in such precinct at the ....
election | ||||||
20 | to be held therein on ....; that I shall be unable to be
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21 | present at the polls of such precinct on the date of holding | ||||||
22 | such
election because of the tenets of my religion in the | ||||||
23 | observance of a
religious holiday.
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24 | I hereby make application for an official ballot or ballots | ||||||
25 | to be
voted by me at such election if I am so unable to be | ||||||
26 | present at the
polls of such precinct on the date of the | ||||||
27 | election because of the tenets
of my religion in the observance | ||||||
28 | of a religious holiday, and I agree
that I shall return the | ||||||
29 | ballot or ballots to the official issuing the
same prior to the | ||||||
30 | closing of the polls on the date of the election.
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31 | Under penalties as provided by law pursuant to Section | ||||||
32 | 29-10 of The
Election Code, the undersigned certifies that the | ||||||
33 | statements set forth
in this application are true and correct.
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34 | ....
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35 | *fill in either (1), (2) or (3).
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36 | Post office address to which ballot is mailed:
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1 | .............................................................
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2 | APPLICATION FOR BALLOT
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3 | BY ELECTOR WHO IS AN ELECTION EMPLOYEE
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4 | OF STATE'S ATTORNEY, COUNTY CLERK OR
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5 | BOARD OF ELECTION COMMISSIONERS
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6 | To be voted at the .... election in the County of .... and | ||||||
7 | State of
Illinois, in the .... precinct of the (1) *township of | ||||||
8 | .... (2) *City of
.... or (3) *.... ward in the City of ....
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9 | I state that I am a resident of the .... precinct of the | ||||||
10 | (1)
*township of .... (2) *City of .... or (3) *.... ward in | ||||||
11 | the city of
.... residing at .... in such city or town in the | ||||||
12 | county of .... and
State of Illinois; that I have lived at such | ||||||
13 | address for .... month(s)
last past; that I am lawfully | ||||||
14 | entitled to vote in such precinct at the
.... election to be | ||||||
15 | held therein on ....; that I am employed in the
office of the | ||||||
16 | (State's Attorney of .... County) (County Clerk of ....
County) | ||||||
17 | (Board of Election Commissioners of the (City) (County) of ....
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18 | and that because of election duties on the date of holding such | ||||||
19 | election
I will have no opportunity to vote in person on that | ||||||
20 | day.
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21 | I hereby make application for an official ballot or ballots | ||||||
22 | to be
voted by me at such election, and I agree that I shall | ||||||
23 | return such
ballot or ballots to the official issuing the same | ||||||
24 | prior to the closing
of the polls on the date of the election.
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25 | Under penalties as provided by law pursuant to Section | ||||||
26 | 29-10 of The
Election Code, the undersigned certifies that the | ||||||
27 | statements set forth
in this application are true and correct.
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28 | ....
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29 | *fill in either (1), (2) or (3).
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30 | Post office address to which ballot is mailed:
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31 | .............................................................
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32 | Provided, that if application be made for a primary | ||||||
33 | election ballot,
such application shall designate the name of | ||||||
34 | the political party with
which the applicant is affiliated.
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35 | APPLICATION FOR
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36 | TEMPORARILY ABSENT STUDENT BALLOT
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1 | To be voted at the .... election in the County of .... and | ||||||
2 | State of
Illinois, in the .... precinct of the (1) *township of | ||||||
3 | .... (2) *City of
.... or (3) *.... ward in the City of ....
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4 | I state that I am a resident of the .... precinct of the | ||||||
5 | (1)
*township of .... (2) *City of .... or (3) *.... ward in | ||||||
6 | the city of
.... residing at .... in such city or town in the | ||||||
7 | county of .... and
State of Illinois; that I have lived at such | ||||||
8 | address for .... month(s)
last past; that I am lawfully | ||||||
9 | entitled to vote in such precinct at the
.... election to be | ||||||
10 | held therein on ....; that I am temporarily abiding
outside | ||||||
11 | such precinct in the (1) *township of .... (2) *City of .... in | ||||||
12 | the
county of .... and State of .... due to the fact I am a | ||||||
13 | student attending an
institution of higher education, and for | ||||||
14 | that reason do not expect to have
an opportunity to vote in | ||||||
15 | person on that day.
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16 | I hereby make application for an official ballot or ballots | ||||||
17 | to be
voted by me at such election if I am absent from the | ||||||
18 | precinct of my
residence, and I agree that I shall return such | ||||||
19 | ballot or ballots to the
official issuing the same prior to the | ||||||
20 | closing of the polls on the date
of the election.
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21 | Under penalties as provided by law pursuant to Section | ||||||
22 | 29-10 of The
Election Code, the undersigned certifies that the | ||||||
23 | statements set forth
in this application are true and correct.
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24 | .........................
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25 | *fill in either (1), (2) or (3).
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26 | Post office address to which ballot is mailed:
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27 | .............................................................
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28 | However, if application is made for a primary election | ||||||
29 | ballot, such
application shall designate the name of the | ||||||
30 | political party with which
the applicant is affiliated.
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31 | In lieu of the separate application blanks heretofore | ||||||
32 | prescribed, the
election authority may adopt a standard | ||||||
33 | application blank in
substantially the following form for all | ||||||
34 | categories of absentee voters:
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35 | APPLICATION FOR
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36 | ABSENT VOTER'S BALLOT
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1 | To be voted at the ....... election in the County of | ||||||
2 | ....... and
State of Illinois, in the ...... precinct of the | ||||||
3 | (1) *township of ......
(2) *City of ...... or (3) *...... ward | ||||||
4 | in the City of ............
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5 | I state that I am a resident of the ...... precinct of the | ||||||
6 | (1)
*township of ...... (2) *City of ........ or (3) *........ | ||||||
7 | ward in the
City of ...... residing at .......... in such city | ||||||
8 | or town in the county
of ...... and State of Illinois; that I | ||||||
9 | have lived at such address for
...... months last past; that I | ||||||
10 | am lawfully entitled to vote in such
precinct at a ...... | ||||||
11 | election to be held therein on ......; and that I
will be | ||||||
12 | unable to vote in person at the polls of such precinct for the
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13 | following reasons:
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14 | (Check One)
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15 | I expect to be absent from my county of residence.
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16 | I expect to be temporarily absent from the country.
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17 | I shall be serving as a judge of election in the
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18 | ........ precinct which is not my precinct of
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19 | residence.
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20 | I shall be observing a religious holiday in
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21 | accordance with the tenets of my religion.
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22 | I shall be performing official election duties
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23 | for an Election Authority ....................,
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24 | (election authority)
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25 | .................... or the State Board of | ||||||
26 | Elections.
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27 | (location)
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28 | I shall be performing election law enforcement
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29 | duties in the employment of ......................,
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30 | (law enforcement agency)
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31 | ................
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32 | (location)
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33 | I am temporarily abiding in the (1) *township | ||||||
34 | of
.... (2) *city of ....in the county of .... | ||||||
35 | and
State of .... due to the fact I am a | ||||||
36 | student
attending an institution of higher education.
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1 | I am physically incapacitated.
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2 | Reason(s):
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3 | I have been called for jury duty on said day by
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4 | ..................
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5 | (court jurisdiction)
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6 | I hereby make application for an official ballot or ballots | ||||||
7 | to be
voted by me at such election and agree that I shall | ||||||
8 | return the ballot or
ballots to the election official issuing | ||||||
9 | the same in sufficient time for
such official to deliver the | ||||||
10 | ballot or ballots to the proper polling
place prior to the | ||||||
11 | closing of the polls on the date of the election.
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12 | Under penalties as provided by law pursuant to Section | ||||||
13 | 29-10 of the
Election Code, the undersigned certifies that the | ||||||
14 | statements set forth
in this application are true and correct.
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15 | ........................
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16 | *fill in either (1), (2) or (3).
Post office address to which | ||||||
17 | ballot is mailed:
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18 | ........................
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19 | Provided, that if application is made for a primary | ||||||
20 | election, such
application shall designate the name of the | ||||||
21 | political party with which
applicant is affiliated.
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22 | (Source: P.A. 86-873; 86-875; 86-1028 .)
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23 | (10 ILCS 5/19-5) (from Ch. 46, par. 19-5)
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24 | Sec. 19-5. It shall be the duty of the election authority | ||||||
25 | to fold the
ballot or ballots in the manner specified by the | ||||||
26 | statute for folding
ballots prior to their deposit in the | ||||||
27 | ballot box, and to enclose such
ballot or ballots in an | ||||||
28 | envelope unsealed to be furnished by him, which
envelope shall | ||||||
29 | bear upon the face thereof the name, official title and
post | ||||||
30 | office address of the election authority, and upon the other | ||||||
31 | side
if the ballot is to go to an elector who is to be out of | ||||||
32 | the county on
the day of the election a printed certification | ||||||
33 | in substantially the
following form:
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34 | I state that I am a resident of the .... precinct of the | ||||||
35 | (1)
*township of .... (2) *City of .... or (3) *.... ward in |
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1 | the city of
.... residing at .... in such city or town in the | ||||||
2 | county of .... and
State of Illinois, that I have lived at such | ||||||
3 | address for .... months
last past; that I am lawfully entitled | ||||||
4 | to vote in such precinct at the
.... election to be held on | ||||||
5 | ....; and I expect to be absent from the
county of my residence | ||||||
6 | on the date of such election.
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7 | *fill in either (1), (2) or (3).
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8 | I further state that I personally marked the enclosed | ||||||
9 | ballot in secret.
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10 | Under penalties of perjury as provided by law pursuant to | ||||||
11 | Section 29-10
of The Election Code, the undersigned certifies | ||||||
12 | that the statements set
forth in this certification are true | ||||||
13 | and correct.
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14 | .......................
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15 | If the ballot is to go to an elector who is physically | ||||||
16 | incapacitated
the envelope shall bear upon the back thereof a | ||||||
17 | certification in
substantially the following form:
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18 | I state that I am a resident of the .... precinct of the | ||||||
19 | (1)
*township of .... (2) *City of .... or (3) *.... ward in | ||||||
20 | the city of
.... residing at .... in such city or town in the | ||||||
21 | county of .... and
State of Illinois, that I have lived at such | ||||||
22 | address for .... months
last past; that I am lawfully entitled | ||||||
23 | to vote in such precinct at the
.... election to be held on | ||||||
24 | ....; that I shall be physically incapable
of being present at | ||||||
25 | the polls of such precinct on the date of holding
such | ||||||
26 | election.
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27 | *fill in either (1), (2) or (3).
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28 | I further state that I personally marked the enclosed | ||||||
29 | ballot in secret.
If I received assistance in casting my | ||||||
30 | ballot, I further attest that, due
to physical incapacity, I | ||||||
31 | marked the enclosed
ballot in secret with the assistance of
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32 | .................................
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33 | (Individual rendering assistance)
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34 | .................................
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35 | (Residence Address)
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36 | Under penalties of perjury as provided by law pursuant to |
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1 | Section 29-10
of The Election Code, the undersigned certifies | ||||||
2 | that the statements set forth
in this certification are true | ||||||
3 | and correct.
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4 | .......................
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5 | In the case of a voter who is voting absentee by reason of | ||||||
6 | physical
incapacity, marking a ballot in secret includes | ||||||
7 | marking a ballot with the
assistance of another individual, | ||||||
8 | other than a candidate
whose name appears on the ballot (unless | ||||||
9 | the voter is the spouse or a
parent, child, brother, or sister | ||||||
10 | of the candidate),
the voter's employer, an
agent of that | ||||||
11 | employer or an officer or agent of the voter's union, when
the | ||||||
12 | voter's physical incapacity necessitates such assistance.
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13 | If the ballot is to go to an elector who is
65 years old or
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14 | older, the envelope shall bear upon the back thereof a
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15 | certification in substantially the following form:
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16 | I state that I am a resident of the .... precinct of the | ||||||
17 | (1)
*township of .... (2) *City of .... or (3) *.... ward in | ||||||
18 | the city of
.... residing at .... in said city or town in the | ||||||
19 | county of .... and
State of Illinois, that I have lived at such | ||||||
20 | address for .... months
last past; that I am lawfully entitled | ||||||
21 | to vote in such precinct at the
.... election to be held on | ||||||
22 | ....; that I
am (or will be on the date of said election) 65 | ||||||
23 | years old or older.
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24 | *fill in either (1), (2), or (3).
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25 | I further state that I personally marked the enclosed | ||||||
26 | ballot in secret.
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27 | Under penalties of perjury as provided by law pursuant to | ||||||
28 | Section 29-10
of the Election Code, the undersigned certifies | ||||||
29 | that the statements set
forth in this certification are true | ||||||
30 | and correct.
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31 | ......................
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32 | If the ballot is to go to an elector who is unable to be | ||||||
33 | present at
the polls on the date of the election because of the | ||||||
34 | observance of a
religious holiday, the envelope shall bear upon | ||||||
35 | the back thereof a
certification in substantially the following | ||||||
36 | form:
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1 | I state that I am a resident of the .... precinct of the | ||||||
2 | (1)
*township of .... (2) *City of .... or (3) *.... ward in | ||||||
3 | the city of
.... residing at .... in said city or town in the | ||||||
4 | county of .... and
State of Illinois, that I have lived at such | ||||||
5 | address for .... months
last past; that I am lawfully entitled | ||||||
6 | to vote in such precinct at the
.... election to be held on | ||||||
7 | ....; that I shall be unable to be present
at the polls of such | ||||||
8 | precinct on the date of holding such election
because of the | ||||||
9 | tenets of my religion in the observance of a religious
holiday.
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10 | *fill in either (1), (2) or (3).
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11 | I further state that I personally marked the enclosed | ||||||
12 | ballot in secret.
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13 | Under penalties of perjury as provided by law pursuant to | ||||||
14 | Section 29-10
of The Election Code, the undersigned certifies | ||||||
15 | that the statements set
forth in this certification are true | ||||||
16 | and correct.
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17 | ......................
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18 | If the ballot is to go to an elector who is temporarily | ||||||
19 | abiding outside
the precinct in which he is registered to vote | ||||||
20 | due to the fact he is a
student attending an institution of | ||||||
21 | higher education the envelope shall
bear upon the back thereof | ||||||
22 | a certification in substantially the following form:
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23 | I state that I am a resident of the .... precinct of the | ||||||
24 | (1)
*township of .... (2) *City of .... or (3) *.... ward in | ||||||
25 | the city of
.... residing at .... in such city or town in the | ||||||
26 | county of .... and
State of Illinois, that I have lived at such | ||||||
27 | address for .... months
last past; that I am lawfully entitled | ||||||
28 | to vote in such precinct at the
.... election to be held on | ||||||
29 | ....; and I expect to be absent from the
precinct of my | ||||||
30 | residence on the date of such election because I am
temporarily | ||||||
31 | abiding outside such precinct in the (1) *township of .... (2)
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32 | *city of .... in the county of .... and State of .... due to the | ||||||
33 | fact I am
a student attending an institution of higher | ||||||
34 | education.
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35 | *fill in either (1), (2) or (3).
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36 | I further state that I personally marked the enclosed |
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1 | ballot in secret.
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2 | Under penalties of perjury as provided by law pursuant to | ||||||
3 | Section 29-10
of The Election Code, the undersigned certifies | ||||||
4 | that the statements set
forth in this certification are true | ||||||
5 | and correct.
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6 | .......................
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7 | If the election authority adopts the standard absentee | ||||||
8 | ballot application
blank provided in Section 19-3, the printed | ||||||
9 | certification on the absentee
ballot envelope shall be in | ||||||
10 | substantially the following form:
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11 | I state that I am a resident of the ...... precinct of the | ||||||
12 | (1) *township
of..... (2) *City of ..... or (3) *....... ward | ||||||
13 | in the city of .......
residing at ..... in said city or town | ||||||
14 | in the county of ...... and State
of Illinois, that I have | ||||||
15 | lived at such address for .... months last past;
that I shall | ||||||
16 | be unable to be present at the polls of such precinct on the
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17 | date of holding such election for the reason indicated on the | ||||||
18 | application
for ballot enclosed herein.
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19 | *fill in either (1), (2) or (3).
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20 | I further state that I personally marked the enclosed | ||||||
21 | ballot in secret.
If I received assistance in casting my | ||||||
22 | ballot, I further attest that, due
to physical incapacity, I | ||||||
23 | marked the enclosed
ballot in secret with the assistance of
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24 | .................................
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25 | (Individual rendering assistance)
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26 | .................................
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27 | (Residence Address)
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28 | Under penalties of perjury provided by law pursuant to | ||||||
29 | Section 29-10 of the
Election
Code, the undersigned certifies | ||||||
30 | that the statements set forth in this
certification are true | ||||||
31 | and correct.
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32 | .......................
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33 | In the case of a voter who is voting absentee by reason of | ||||||
34 | physical
incapacity, marking a ballot in secret includes | ||||||
35 | marking a ballot with the
assistance of another individual, | ||||||
36 | other than a candidate
whose name appears on the ballot (unless |
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1 | the voter is the spouse or a
parent, child, brother, or sister | ||||||
2 | of the candidate), the voter's
employer, an
agent of that | ||||||
3 | employer, or an officer or agent of the voter's union, when
the | ||||||
4 | voter's physical incapacity necessitates such assistance.
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5 | Provided, that if the ballot enclosed is to be voted at a | ||||||
6 | primary
election, the certification shall designate the name of | ||||||
7 | the political
party with which the voter is affiliated.
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8 | In addition to the above, the election authority shall | ||||||
9 | provide
printed slips giving full instructions regarding the | ||||||
10 | manner of marking
and returning the ballot in order that the | ||||||
11 | same may be counted, and
shall furnish one of such printed | ||||||
12 | slips to each of such applicants at
the same time the ballot is | ||||||
13 | delivered to him.
Such instructions shall include the following | ||||||
14 | statement: "In signing the
certification on the absentee ballot | ||||||
15 | envelope, you are attesting that you
personally marked this | ||||||
16 | absentee ballot in secret. If you are physically
unable to mark | ||||||
17 | the ballot, a friend or relative may assist you after
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18 | completing the enclosed affidavit. Federal and State laws | ||||||
19 | prohibit a
candidate whose name appears on the ballot (unless | ||||||
20 | you
are the spouse or a parent, child, brother, or sister of | ||||||
21 | the candidate), your
employer, your employer's agent or an | ||||||
22 | officer or agent of your union
from assisting physically | ||||||
23 | disabled voters."
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24 | In addition to the above, if a ballot to be provided to an | ||||||
25 | elector
pursuant to this Section contains a public question | ||||||
26 | described in subsection
(b) of Section 28-6 and the territory | ||||||
27 | concerning which the question is
to be submitted is not | ||||||
28 | described on the ballot due to the space limitations
of such | ||||||
29 | ballot, the election authority shall provide a printed copy of
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30 | a notice of the public question, which shall include a | ||||||
31 | description of the
territory in the manner required by Section | ||||||
32 | 16-7. The notice shall be
furnished to the elector at the same | ||||||
33 | time the ballot is delivered to the
elector.
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34 | (Source: P.A. 89-653, eff. 8-14-96.)
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