96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2009 and 2010
HB2457


 
Introduced 2/19/2009, by Rep. Dan Brady
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 		


















10 ILCS 5/4-14.1
  from Ch. 46, par. 4-14.1


10 ILCS 5/5-9.1
  from Ch. 46, par. 5-9.1


10 ILCS 5/6-55
  from Ch. 46, par. 6-55







    Amends the Election Code.  Authorizes election authorities to use newspaper obituaries, if confirmed as accurate,  to purge voter registration records.
















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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 
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Sections 4-14.1, 5-9.1, and 6-55 as follows:
 



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    (10 ILCS 5/4-14.1)  (from Ch. 46, par. 4-14.1)



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    Sec. 4-14.1. 
It is the duty of the county clerk to examine, 
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monthly, the
records deposited in his office pursuant to the 
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Vital Records Act that
relate to deaths in the county, and to 
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cancel the registration of any
person so discovered to have who 
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has died during the preceding month.

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    In addition, the election authority may examine obituaries 
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in a newspaper having general circulation throughout a 
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municipality or county where the decedents named in the 
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obituaries lived immediately prior to death.  The election 
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authority may cancel the registration of such a decedent after 
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the authenticity and accuracy of the obituary have been 
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confirmed to the election authority in writing by a funeral 
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director of the funeral home or other location where the 
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memorial service, wake, funeral, or similar service for the 
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decedent was held. 
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(Source: P.A. 87-895.)

 



 


 






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    (10 ILCS 5/5-9.1)  (from Ch. 46, par. 5-9.1)



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    Sec. 5-9.1. 
It is the duty of the county clerk to examine 
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monthly the
records deposited in his office pursuant to the 
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Vital Records Act that
relate  to deaths in the county and, to 
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cancel the registration of
any person so discovered to have who 
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has died during the preceding month.
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    In addition, the election authority may examine obituaries 
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in a newspaper having general circulation throughout a 
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municipality or county where the decedents named in the 
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obituaries lived immediately prior to death.  The election 
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authority may cancel the registration of such a decedent after 
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the authenticity and accuracy of the obituary have been 
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confirmed to the election authority in writing by a funeral 
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director of the funeral home or other location where the 
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memorial service, wake, funeral, or similar service for the 
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decedent was held. 
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    It is the duty of the election authority , and to cause the 
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name
of each such deceased person whose registration is 
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canceled under this Section to be erased from the register of 
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the precinct
in which the deceased person was registered.

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(Source: P.A. 87-895.)

 



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    (10 ILCS 5/6-55)  (from Ch. 46, par. 6-55)



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    Sec. 6-55. 
The board of election commissioners shall obtain 
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the reports
provided for by sections 6-61 and 6-62 of this 
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Article and shall cancel
the registration of criminals and of 
 


 






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deceased persons whose names are
so reported to it.

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    In addition, the board of election commissioners may 
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examine obituaries in a newspaper having general circulation 
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throughout a municipality or county where the decedents named 
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in the obituaries lived immediately prior to death.  The board 
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of election commissioners may cancel the registration of such a 
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decedent after the authenticity and accuracy of the obituary 
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have been confirmed to the board of election commissioners in 
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writing by a funeral director of the funeral home or other 
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location where the memorial service, wake, funeral, or similar 
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service for the decedent was held. 
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(Source: Laws 1943, vol. 2, p. 1.)