95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2007 and 2008
HB0803


 
Introduced 2/7/2007, by Rep. Mike Boland
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 		













10 ILCS 5/16-5.01
  from Ch. 46, par. 16-5.01








    Amends the Election Code. Requires election authorities to prepare and
provide special consolidated primary election absentee ballots that permit
instant run-off voting for absentee voters in the United States military or
outside the United States on the consolidated primary and consolidated election
days. Requires the State Board of Elections to adopt implementing rules.
















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A BILL FOR









 











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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 Section 
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16-5.01 as
follows:



 



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    (10 ILCS 5/16-5.01)  (from Ch. 46, par. 16-5.01)


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    Sec. 16-5.01. (a) The election authority shall, at least 60

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days prior to the date of any general election at which federal 
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officers
are elected and 45 days prior to any other regular 
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election, have a
sufficient number of ballots printed so that 
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such ballots will be available
for mailing 60 days prior to the 
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date of the election to persons who have
filed application for 
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a ballot under the provisions of Article 20 of this Act.

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    (b) If at any general election at which federal offices are 
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elected
the election authority is unable to comply with the 
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provisions
of subsection (a), the election authority shall mail 
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to each such person, in
lieu of the ballot, a Special Write-in 
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Absentee Voter's Blank Ballot.
The Special Write-in Absentee 
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Voter's Blank Ballot shall be used only at
general elections at 
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which federal officers are elected and shall be
prepared by the 
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election authority in substantially the following form:

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Special Write-in Absentee Voter's Blank Ballot


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    (To vote for a person, write the title of the office and 
 


 






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his or her name
on the lines provided.  Place to the left of and 
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opposite the title of
office a square and place a cross (X) in 
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the square.)

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        Title of Office                 Name of Candidate

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(    )                                                       

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(    )                                                       

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(    )                                                       

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(    )                                                       

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(    )                                                       

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(    )                                                       

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    The election authority shall send with the Special Write-in 
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Absentee
Voter's Blank Ballot a list of all referenda for which 
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the voter is qualified
to vote and all candidates for whom 
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nomination papers have been filed and
for whom the voter is 
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qualified to vote.  The voter shall be entitled to
write in the 
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name of any candidate seeking
election and any referenda for 
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which he or she is entitled to vote.

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    On the back or outside of the ballot, so as to appear when 
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folded, shall
be printed the words "Official Ballot", the date 
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of the election and a
facsimile of the signature of the 
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election authority who has caused the
ballot to be printed.

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    The provisions of Article 20, insofar as they may be 
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applicable to the
Special Write-in Absentee Voter's Blank 
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Ballot, shall be applicable herein.

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    (c) Notwithstanding any provision of this Code to the 
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contrary, the
election authority shall prepare a special 
 


 






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absentee ballot for candidates to be
voted on in the 
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consolidated primary election. This special ballot shall
be for 
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use only by a qualified
voter who either is a member of the 
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United States military or will be outside
of the United States 
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on the consolidated primary election day and the
consolidated 
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election day. The special ballot shall contain a list of the

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titles of all offices contested at the consolidated primary 
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election and the
candidates for each office and shall
permit 
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the elector to vote in the run-off election by indicating his 
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or her
order of preference for each candidate for each office. 
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To indicate his or her
order of preference for each candidate 
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for each office, the voter shall put
the number one next to the 
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name of the candidate
who is the voter's first choice, the 
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number 2 for his or her second choice, and
so
forth so that, in 
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consecutive numerical order, a number indicating the voter's

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preference is written by the voter next to each candidate's 
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name on the ballot.
The voter shall not be required to indicate 
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his or her preference for more than
one candidate on the 
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ballot. The election authority shall also prepare
instructions 
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for use of the special ballot.

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    The State Board of Elections shall adopt rules for the 
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implementation of this
subsection, including but not limited to 
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the application for and counting of
special ballots.

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(Source: P.A. 86-875.)