93RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2003 and 2004
HB4761

 

Introduced 02/04/04, by Patricia Bailey

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
10 ILCS 5/4-8.03   from Ch. 46, par. 4-8.03
10 ILCS 5/5-7.03   from Ch. 46, par. 5-7.03
10 ILCS 5/6-35.03   from Ch. 46, par. 6-35.03

    Amends the Election Code. Provides that a registered voter who changes his or her residence at the same street address does not have to transfer voter registration.


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A BILL FOR

 

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1     AN ACT concerning elections.
 
2     Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3 represented in the General Assembly:
 
4     Section 5. The Election Code is amended by changing
5 Sections 4-8.03, 5-7.03, and 6-35.03 as follows:
 
6     (10 ILCS 5/4-8.03)  (from Ch. 46, par. 4-8.03)
7     Sec. 4-8.03. The State Board of Elections shall design a
8 registration record card which, except as otherwise provided in
9 this Section, shall be used in triplicate by all election
10 authorities in the State, except those election authorities
11 adopting a computer-based voter registration file authorized
12 under Section 4-33. The Board shall prescribe the form and
13 specifications, including but not limited to the weight of
14 paper, color and print of such cards. Such cards shall contain
15 boxes or spaces for the information required under Sections 4-8
16 and 4-21 of this Code; provided, that such cards shall also
17 contain a box or space for the applicant's social security
18 number, which shall be required to the extent allowed by law
19 but in no case shall the applicant provide fewer than the last
20 4 digits of the social security number, and a box for the
21 applicant's telephone number, if available.
22     Except for those election authorities adopting a
23 computer-based voter registration file authorized under
24 Section 4-33, the original and duplicate cards shall
25 respectively constitute the master file and precinct binder
26 registration records of the voter. A copy shall be given to the
27 applicant upon completion of his or her registration or
28 completed transfer of registration.
29     Whenever a voter moves to another precinct within the same
30 election jurisdiction or to another election jurisdiction in
31 the State, such voter may transfer his or her registration by
32 presenting his or her copy to the election authority or a

 

 

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1 deputy registrar. If such voter is not in possession of or has
2 lost his or her copy, he or she may effect a transfer of
3 registration by executing an Affidavit of Cancellation of
4 Previous Registration. A voter who moves to a different
5 residence at the same street address as the residence at which
6 he or she is registered need not transfer that registration.
7     In the case of a transfer of registration to a new election
8 jurisdiction, the election authority shall transmit the
9 voter's copy or such affidavit to the election authority of the
10 voter's former election jurisdiction, which shall immediately
11 cause the transmission of the voter's previous registration
12 card to the voter's new election authority. No transfer of
13 registration to a new election jurisdiction shall be complete
14 until the voter's old election authority receives
15 notification.
16     Deputy registrars shall return all copies of registration
17 record cards or Affidavits of Cancellation of Previous
18 Registration to the election authority within 7 working days
19 after the receipt thereof, except that such copies or
20 Affidavits of Cancellation of Previous Registration received
21 by the deputy registrars between the 35th and 28th day
22 preceding an election shall be returned by the deputy
23 registrars to the election authority within 48 hours after
24 receipt. The deputy registrars shall return the copies or
25 Affidavits of Cancellation of Previous Registration received
26 by them on the 28th day preceding an election to the election
27 authority within 24 hours after receipt thereof.
28 (Source: P.A. 91-73, eff. 7-9-99; 92-816, eff. 8-21-02.)
 
29     (10 ILCS 5/5-7.03)  (from Ch. 46, par. 5-7.03)
30     Sec. 5-7.03. The State Board of Elections shall design a
31 registration record card which, except as otherwise provided in
32 this Section, shall be used in triplicate by all election
33 authorities in the State, except those election authorities
34 adopting a computer-based voter registration file authorized
35 under Section 5-43. The Board shall prescribe the form and

 

 

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1 specifications, including but not limited to the weight of
2 paper, color and print of such cards. Such cards shall contain
3 boxes or spaces for the information required under Sections 5-7
4 and 5-28.1 of this Code; provided, that such cards shall also
5 contain a box or space for the applicant's social security
6 number, which shall be required to the extent allowed by law
7 but in no case shall the applicant provide fewer than the last
8 4 digits of the social security number, and a box for the
9 applicant's telephone number, if available.
10     Except for those election authorities adopting a
11 computer-based voter registration file authorized under
12 Section 5-43, the original and duplicate cards shall
13 respectively constitute the master file and precinct binder
14 registration records of the voter. A copy shall be given to the
15 applicant upon completion of his or her registration or
16 completed transfer of registration.
17     Whenever a voter moves to another precinct within the same
18 election jurisdiction or to another election jurisdiction in
19 the State, such voter may transfer his or her registration by
20 presenting his or her copy to the election authority or a
21 deputy registrar. If such voter is not in possession of or has
22 lost his or her copy, he or she may effect a transfer of
23 registration by executing an Affidavit of Cancellation of
24 Previous Registration. A voter who moves to a different
25 residence at the same street address as the residence at which
26 he or she is registered need not transfer that registration. In
27 the case of a transfer of registration to a new election
28 jurisdiction, the election authority shall transmit the
29 voter's copy or such affidavit to the election authority of the
30 voter's former election jurisdiction, which shall immediately
31 cause the transmission of the voter's previous registration
32 card to the voter's new election authority. No transfer of
33 registration to a new election jurisdiction shall be complete
34 until the voter's old election authority receives
35 notification.
36     Deputy registrars shall return all copies of registration

 

 

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1 record cards or Affidavits of Cancellation of Previous
2 Registration to the election authority within 7 working days
3 after the receipt thereof, except that such copies or
4 Affidavits of Cancellation of Previous Registration received
5 by the deputy registrars between the 35th and 28th day
6 preceding an election shall be returned by the deputy
7 registrars to the election authority within 48 hours after
8 receipt. The deputy registrars shall return the copies or
9 Affidavits of Cancellation of Previous Registration received
10 by them on the 28th day preceding an election to the election
11 authority within 24 hours after receipt thereof.
12 (Source: P.A. 91-73, eff. 7-9-99; 92-816, eff. 8-21-02.)
 
13     (10 ILCS 5/6-35.03)  (from Ch. 46, par. 6-35.03)
14     Sec. 6-35.03. The State Board of Elections shall design a
15 registration record card which, except as otherwise provided in
16 this Section, shall be used in triplicate by all election
17 authorities in the State, except those election authorities
18 adopting a computer-based voter registration file authorized
19 under Section 6-79. The Board shall prescribe the form and
20 specifications, including but not limited to the weight of
21 paper, color and print of such cards. Such cards shall contain
22 boxes or spaces for the information required under Sections
23 6-31.1 and 6-35 of this Code; provided, that such cards shall
24 also contain a box or space for the applicant's social security
25 number, which shall be required to the extent allowed by law
26 but in no case shall the applicant provide fewer than the last
27 4 digits of the social security number, and a box for the
28 applicant's telephone number, if available.
29     Except for those election authorities adopting a
30 computer-based voter registration file authorized under
31 Section 6-79, the original and duplicate cards shall
32 respectively constitute the master file and precinct binder
33 registration records of the voter. A copy shall be given to the
34 applicant upon completion of his or her registration or
35 completed transfer of registration.

 

 

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1     Whenever a voter moves to another precinct within the same
2 election jurisdiction or to another election jurisdiction in
3 the State, such voter may transfer his or her registration by
4 presenting his or her copy to the election authority or a
5 deputy registrar. If such voter is not in possession of or has
6 lost his or her copy, he or she may effect a transfer of
7 registration by executing an Affidavit of Cancellation of
8 Previous Registration. A voter who moves to a different
9 residence at the same street address as the residence at which
10 he or she is registered need not transfer that registration.
11     In the case of a transfer of registration to a new election
12 jurisdiction, the election authority shall transmit the
13 voter's copy or such affidavit to the election authority of the
14 voter's former election jurisdiction, which shall immediately
15 cause the transmission of the voter's previous registration
16 card to the voter's new election authority. No transfer of
17 registration to a new election jurisdiction shall be complete
18 until the voter's old election authority receives
19 notification.
20     Deputy registrars shall return all copies of registration
21 record cards or Affidavits of Cancellation of Previous
22 Registration to the election authority within 7 working days
23 after the receipt thereof. Such copies or Affidavits of
24 Cancellation of Previous Registration received by the deputy
25 registrars between the 35th and 28th day preceding an election
26 shall be returned by the deputy registrars within 48 hours
27 after receipt thereof. Such copies or Affidavits of
28 Cancellation of Previous Registration received by the deputy
29 registrars on the 28th day preceding an election shall be
30 returned by the deputy registrars to the election authority
31 within 24 hours after receipt thereof.
32 (Source: P.A. 91-73, eff. 7-9-99; 91-533, eff. 8-13-99; 92-816,
33 eff. 8-21-02.)