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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,
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3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | Section 5. The Election Code is amended by changing | |||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | Sections 4-50, 5-50, and 6-100 as follows: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
6 | (10 ILCS 5/4-50) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
7 | Sec. 4-50. Grace period. Notwithstanding any other | |||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | provision of this
Code to the contrary, each election authority | |||||||||||||||||||||||
9 | shall
establish procedures for the registration of voters and | |||||||||||||||||||||||
10 | for change of address during the period from the close of
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11 | registration for a primary or election and through the day of | |||||||||||||||||||||||
12 | until the 14th day before the
primary or election. During this | |||||||||||||||||||||||
13 | grace period, an unregistered qualified
elector may
register to | |||||||||||||||||||||||
14 | vote, and a registered voter may submit a change of address | |||||||||||||||||||||||
15 | form, in person in the office of the election
authority or at a | |||||||||||||||||||||||
16 | voter registration location specifically designated for this
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17 | purpose by the election authority. The election authority shall
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18 | register that individual, or change a registered voter's | |||||||||||||||||||||||
19 | address, in the same manner as otherwise provided by this | |||||||||||||||||||||||
20 | Article for registration and change of address. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
21 | If a voter who registers or changes address during this | |||||||||||||||||||||||
22 | grace period wishes to vote at the first election or primary | |||||||||||||||||||||||
23 | occurring on the last day of after the grace period, he or she |
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1 | must do so by grace period voting, either in person in the | ||||||
2 | office of the election authority or at a location specifically | ||||||
3 | designated for this purpose by the election authority, or by | ||||||
4 | mail, at the discretion of the election authority. Grace period | ||||||
5 | voting shall be in a manner substantially similar to voting | ||||||
6 | under Article 19. | ||||||
7 | Within one day after a voter casts a grace period ballot, | ||||||
8 | the election authority shall transmit the voter's name, street | ||||||
9 | address, and precinct, ward, township, and district numbers, as | ||||||
10 | the case may be, to the State Board of Elections, which shall | ||||||
11 | maintain those names and that information in an electronic | ||||||
12 | format on its website, arranged by county and accessible to | ||||||
13 | State and local political committees. The name of each person | ||||||
14 | issued a grace period ballot shall also be placed on the | ||||||
15 | appropriate precinct list of persons to whom absentee and early | ||||||
16 | ballots have been issued, for use as provided in Sections 17-9 | ||||||
17 | and 18-5. | ||||||
18 | A person who casts a grace period ballot shall not be | ||||||
19 | permitted to revoke that ballot and vote another ballot with | ||||||
20 | respect to that primary or election. Ballots cast by persons | ||||||
21 | who register or change address during the grace period must be | ||||||
22 | transmitted to and counted at the election authority's central | ||||||
23 | ballot counting location and shall not be transmitted to and | ||||||
24 | counted at precinct polling places.
The grace period ballots | ||||||
25 | determined to be valid shall be added to the vote totals for | ||||||
26 | the precincts for which they were cast in the order in which |
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1 | the ballots were opened.
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2 | (Source: P.A. 93-1082, eff. 7-1-05; 94-1000, eff. 7-3-06.) | ||||||
3 | (10 ILCS 5/5-50) | ||||||
4 | Sec. 5-50. Grace period. Notwithstanding any other | ||||||
5 | provision of this
Code to the contrary, each election authority | ||||||
6 | shall
establish procedures for the registration of voters and | ||||||
7 | for change of address during the period from the close of
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8 | registration for a primary or election and through the day of | ||||||
9 | until the 14th day before the
primary or election. During this | ||||||
10 | grace period, an unregistered qualified
elector may
register to | ||||||
11 | vote, and a registered voter may submit a change of address | ||||||
12 | form, in person in the office of the election
authority or at a | ||||||
13 | voter registration location specifically designated for this
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14 | purpose by the election authority. The election authority shall
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15 | register that individual, or change a registered voter's | ||||||
16 | address, in the same manner as otherwise provided by this | ||||||
17 | Article for registration and change of address. | ||||||
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If a voter who registers or changes address during this | ||||||
19 | grace period wishes to vote at the first election or primary | ||||||
20 | occurring on the last day of after the grace period, he or she | ||||||
21 | must do so by grace period voting, either in person in the | ||||||
22 | office of the election authority or at a location specifically | ||||||
23 | designated for this purpose by the election authority, or by | ||||||
24 | mail, at the discretion of the election authority. Grace period | ||||||
25 | voting shall be in a manner substantially similar to voting |
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1 | under Article 19. | ||||||
2 | Within one day after a voter casts a grace period ballot, | ||||||
3 | the election authority shall transmit the voter's name, street | ||||||
4 | address, and precinct, ward, township, and district numbers, as | ||||||
5 | the case may be, to the State Board of Elections, which shall | ||||||
6 | maintain those names and that information in an electronic | ||||||
7 | format on its website, arranged by county and accessible to | ||||||
8 | State and local political committees. The name of each person | ||||||
9 | issued a grace period ballot shall also be placed on the | ||||||
10 | appropriate precinct list of persons to whom absentee and early | ||||||
11 | ballots have been issued, for use as provided in Sections 17-9 | ||||||
12 | and 18-5. | ||||||
13 | A person who casts a grace period ballot shall not be | ||||||
14 | permitted to revoke that ballot and vote another ballot with | ||||||
15 | respect to that primary or election. Ballots cast by persons | ||||||
16 | who register or change address during the grace period must be | ||||||
17 | transmitted to and counted at the election authority's central | ||||||
18 | ballot counting location and shall not be transmitted to and | ||||||
19 | counted at precinct polling places. The grace period ballots | ||||||
20 | determined to be valid shall be added to the vote totals for | ||||||
21 | the precincts for which they were cast in the order in which | ||||||
22 | the ballots were opened.
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23 | (Source: P.A. 93-1082, eff. 7-1-05; 94-1000, eff. 7-3-06.) | ||||||
24 | (10 ILCS 5/6-100) | ||||||
25 | Sec. 6-100. Grace period. Notwithstanding any other |
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1 | provision of this
Code to the contrary, each election authority | ||||||
2 | shall
establish procedures for the registration of voters and | ||||||
3 | for change of address during the period from the close of
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4 | registration for a primary or election and through the day of | ||||||
5 | until the 14th day before the
primary or election. During this | ||||||
6 | grace period, an unregistered qualified
elector may
register to | ||||||
7 | vote, and a registered voter may submit a change of address | ||||||
8 | form, in person in the office of the election
authority or at a | ||||||
9 | voter registration location specifically designated for this
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10 | purpose by the election authority. The election authority shall
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11 | register that individual, or change a registered voter's | ||||||
12 | address, in the same manner as otherwise provided by this | ||||||
13 | Article for registration and change of address. | ||||||
14 | If a voter who registers or changes address during this | ||||||
15 | grace period wishes to vote at the first election or primary | ||||||
16 | occurring on the last day of after the grace period, he or she | ||||||
17 | must do so by grace period voting, either in person in the | ||||||
18 | office of the election authority or at a location specifically | ||||||
19 | designated for this purpose by the election authority, or by | ||||||
20 | mail, at the discretion of the election authority. Grace period | ||||||
21 | voting shall be in a manner substantially similar to voting | ||||||
22 | under Article 19. | ||||||
23 | Within one day after a voter casts a grace period ballot, | ||||||
24 | the election authority shall transmit the voter's name, street | ||||||
25 | address, and precinct, ward, township, and district numbers, as | ||||||
26 | the case may be, to the State Board of Elections, which shall |
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1 | maintain those names and that information in an electronic | ||||||
2 | format on its website, arranged by county and accessible to | ||||||
3 | State and local political committees. The name of each person | ||||||
4 | issued a grace period ballot shall also be placed on the | ||||||
5 | appropriate precinct list of persons to whom absentee and early | ||||||
6 | ballots have been issued, for use as provided in Sections 17-9 | ||||||
7 | and 18-5. | ||||||
8 | A person who casts a grace period ballot shall not be | ||||||
9 | permitted to revoke that ballot and vote another ballot with | ||||||
10 | respect to that primary or election. Ballots cast by persons | ||||||
11 | who register or change address during the grace period must be | ||||||
12 | transmitted to and counted at the election authority's central | ||||||
13 | ballot counting location and shall not be transmitted to and | ||||||
14 | counted at precinct polling places. The grace period ballots | ||||||
15 | determined to be valid shall be added to the vote totals for | ||||||
16 | the precincts for which they were cast in the order in which | ||||||
17 | the ballots were opened.
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18 | (Source: P.A. 93-1082, eff. 7-1-05; 94-1000, eff. 7-3-06.)
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