96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2009 and 2010
HB2629


 
Introduced 2/20/2009, by Rep. Kathleen A. Ryg
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 		













10 ILCS 5/3-6 new










    Amends the Election Code.  Provides that a person who is 17 years old on the date of a primary may vote at the primary if that person is otherwise qualified and will be 18 years old on the date of the following election.
















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A BILL FOR









 











HB2629

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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 adding Section 
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3-6 as follows:
 
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    (10 ILCS 5/3-6  new)
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    Sec. 3-6. Voting age. Notwithstanding any other provision 
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of law, a person 17 years old on the date of a primary election 
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who is otherwise qualified to vote is qualified to vote at that 
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primary, or vote an absentee, grace period, or early voting 
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ballot with respect to that primary, if that person will be 18 
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years old on the date of the following election.
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    References in this Code and elsewhere to the requirement 
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that a person must be 18 years old to vote shall be interpreted 
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in accordance with this Section.