SB0227sam001 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Sen. Edward D. Maloney

Filed: 2/23/2005

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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 227

AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 227 by replacing everything after the enacting clause with the following:

"Section 5. The Election Code is amended by adding Sections 4-105, 5-105, and 6-105 as follows:

(10 ILCS 5/4-105 new)

Sec. 4-105. Registration of persons under 18. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Code, a 16-year-old or 17-year-old may register to vote, even though he or she is ineligible to vote until he or she reaches the age of 18. Election authorities must accept voter registration applications from 16-year-old and 17-year-old citizens who are otherwise qualified to vote but for their age, even though they may truthfully declare on their registration application that they are not yet 18 as of the date of the next election. Election authorities may, but need not, include the registration materials of a 16-year-old or 17-year-old registrant in the precinct book in elections that occur before he or she is eligible to vote, but if they do, the election authorities must clearly indicate that the citizen is ineligible to vote in the election. The Secretary of State and State agencies must offer voter registration, when providing voter registration as specified in this Code, to 16-year-old and 17-year-old citizens who are otherwise qualified to vote. The State Board of Elections shall promulgate rules to implement this provision.

(10 ILCS 5/5-105 new)

Sec. 5-105. Registration of persons under 18. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Code, a 16-year-old or 17-year-old may register to vote, even though he or she is ineligible to vote until he or she reaches the age of 18. Election authorities must accept voter registration applications from 16-year-old and 17-year-old citizens who are otherwise qualified to vote but for their age, even though they may truthfully declare on their registration application that they are not yet 18 as of the date of the next election. Election authorities may, but need not, include the registration materials of a 16-year-old or 17-year-old registrant in the precinct book in elections that occur before he or she is eligible to vote, but if they do, the election authorities must clearly indicate that the citizen is ineligible to vote in the election. The Secretary of State and State agencies must offer voter registration, when providing voter registration as specified in this Code, to 16-year-old and 17-year-old citizens who are otherwise qualified to vote. The State Board of Elections shall promulgate rules to implement this provision.

(10 ILCS 5/6-105 new)

Sec. 6-105. Registration of persons unde 18. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Code, a 16-year-old or 17-year-old may register to vote, even though he or she is ineligible to vote until he or she reaches the age of 18. Election authorities must accept voter registration applications from 16-year-old and 17-year-old citizens who are otherwise qualified to vote but for their age, even though they may truthfully declare on their registration application that they are not yet 18 as of the date of the next election. Election authorities may, but need not, include the registration materials of a 16-year-old or 17-year-old registrant in the precinct book in elections that occur before he or she is eligible to vote, but if they do, the election authorities must clearly indicate that the citizen is ineligible to vote in the election. The Secretary of State and State agencies must offer voter registration, when providing voter registration as specified in this Code, to 16-year-old and 17-year-old citizens who are otherwise qualified to vote. The State Board of Elections shall promulgate rules to implement this provision.".