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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 4-6.2, 5-16.2, and 6-50.2 as follows:
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6 | (10 ILCS 5/4-6.2) (from Ch. 46, par. 4-6.2)
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7 | Sec. 4-6.2. (a) The county clerk shall appoint all | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | municipal and township
or road district clerks or their duly | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
9 | authorized deputies as deputy registrars
who may accept the | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
10 | registration of all qualified residents of the State.
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11 | The county clerk shall appoint all precinct | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
12 | committeepersons in the county
as deputy registrars who may | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
13 | accept the registration of any qualified resident
of the State, | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
14 | except during the 27 days preceding an election.
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15 | The election authority shall appoint as deputy registrars a | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
16 | reasonable
number of employees of the Secretary of State | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
17 | located at driver's license
examination stations and | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
18 | designated to the election authority by the
Secretary of State | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
19 | who may accept the registration of any qualified
residents of | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
20 | the State at any such driver's license examination stations.
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21 | The appointment of employees of the Secretary of State as | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
22 | deputy registrars
shall be made in the manner provided in | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
23 | Section 2-105 of the Illinois
Vehicle Code.
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1 | The county clerk shall appoint each of the following named | ||||||
2 | persons as deputy
registrars upon the written request of such | ||||||
3 | persons:
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4 | 1. The chief librarian, or a qualified person | ||||||
5 | designated by the chief
librarian, of any public library | ||||||
6 | situated within the election jurisdiction,
who may accept | ||||||
7 | the registrations of any qualified resident of the State,
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8 | at such library.
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9 | 2. The principal, or a qualified person designated by | ||||||
10 | the principal, of
any high school, elementary school, or | ||||||
11 | vocational school situated
within the election | ||||||
12 | jurisdiction, who may accept the registrations of any
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13 | qualified resident of the State, at such school. The county | ||||||
14 | clerk shall notify
every principal and vice-principal of | ||||||
15 | each high school, elementary school, and
vocational school | ||||||
16 | situated within the election jurisdiction of their
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17 | eligibility to serve as deputy registrars and offer | ||||||
18 | training courses for
service as deputy registrars at | ||||||
19 | conveniently located facilities at least 4
months prior to | ||||||
20 | every election.
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21 | 3. The president, or a qualified person designated by | ||||||
22 | the president, of
any university, college, community | ||||||
23 | college, academy or other institution of
learning situated | ||||||
24 | within the election jurisdiction, who may accept the
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25 | registrations of any resident of the State, at such | ||||||
26 | university, college,
community college, academy or |
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1 | institution.
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2 | 4. A duly elected or appointed official of a bona fide | ||||||
3 | labor organization,
or a reasonable number of qualified | ||||||
4 | members designated by such official,
who may accept the | ||||||
5 | registrations of any qualified resident of the State.
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6 | 5. A duly elected or appointed official of a bonafide | ||||||
7 | State civic
organization, as defined and determined by rule | ||||||
8 | of the State Board of
Elections, or qualified members | ||||||
9 | designated by such official, who may accept
the | ||||||
10 | registration of any qualified resident of the State.
In | ||||||
11 | determining the number of deputy registrars that shall be | ||||||
12 | appointed,
the county clerk shall consider the population | ||||||
13 | of the jurisdiction, the
size of the organization, the | ||||||
14 | geographic size of the jurisdiction,
convenience for the | ||||||
15 | public, the existing number of deputy registrars in the
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16 | jurisdiction and their location, the registration | ||||||
17 | activities of the
organization and the need to appoint | ||||||
18 | deputy registrars to assist and
facilitate the | ||||||
19 | registration of non-English speaking individuals. In no
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20 | event shall a county clerk fix an arbitrary number | ||||||
21 | applicable to every
civic organization requesting | ||||||
22 | appointment of its members as deputy
registrars. The State | ||||||
23 | Board of Elections shall by rule provide for
certification | ||||||
24 | of bonafide State civic organizations. Such appointments
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25 | shall be made for a period not to exceed 2 years, | ||||||
26 | terminating on the first
business day of the month |
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1 | following the month of the general election, and
shall be | ||||||
2 | valid for all periods of voter registration as provided by | ||||||
3 | this
Code during the terms of such appointments.
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4 | 6.
The Director of Healthcare and Family Services, or a
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5 | reasonable number of employees designated by the Director | ||||||
6 | and located at
public aid offices, who may accept the | ||||||
7 | registration of any qualified
resident of the county at any | ||||||
8 | such public aid office.
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9 | 7.
The Director of the Illinois Department of | ||||||
10 | Employment Security, or a
reasonable number of employees | ||||||
11 | designated by the Director and located at
unemployment | ||||||
12 | offices, who may accept the registration of any qualified
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13 | resident of the county at any such unemployment office.
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14 | 8. The president of any corporation as defined by the | ||||||
15 | Business
Corporation Act of 1983, or a reasonable number of | ||||||
16 | employees designated by
such president, who may accept the | ||||||
17 | registrations of any qualified resident
of the State.
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18 | If the request to be appointed as deputy registrar is | ||||||
19 | denied, the
county clerk shall, within 10 days after the date | ||||||
20 | the request is submitted,
provide the affected individual or | ||||||
21 | organization with written notice setting
forth the specific | ||||||
22 | reasons or criteria relied upon to deny the request to
be | ||||||
23 | appointed as deputy registrar.
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24 | The county clerk may appoint as many additional deputy | ||||||
25 | registrars as he
considers necessary. The county clerk shall | ||||||
26 | appoint such additional deputy
registrars in such manner that |
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1 | the convenience of the public is served,
giving due | ||||||
2 | consideration to both population concentration and area. Some
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3 | of the additional deputy registrars shall be selected so that | ||||||
4 | there are an
equal number from each of the 2 major political | ||||||
5 | parties in the election
jurisdiction. The county clerk, in | ||||||
6 | appointing an additional deputy
registrar, shall make the | ||||||
7 | appointment from a list of applicants submitted
by the Chairman | ||||||
8 | of the County Central Committee of the applicant's
political | ||||||
9 | party. A Chairman of a County Central Committee shall submit a
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10 | list of applicants to the county clerk by November 30 of each | ||||||
11 | year. The
county clerk may require a Chairman of a County | ||||||
12 | Central Committee to
furnish a supplemental list of applicants.
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13 | Deputy registrars may accept registrations at any time | ||||||
14 | other than the 27
day period preceding an election. All persons | ||||||
15 | appointed as deputy
registrars shall be registered voters | ||||||
16 | within the county and shall take and
subscribe to the following | ||||||
17 | oath or affirmation:
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18 | "I do solemnly swear (or affirm, as the case may be) that I | ||||||
19 | will support
the Constitution of the United States, and the | ||||||
20 | Constitution of the State
of Illinois, and that I will | ||||||
21 | faithfully discharge the duties of the office
of deputy | ||||||
22 | registrar to the best of my ability and that I will register no
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23 | person nor cause the registration of any person except upon his | ||||||
24 | personal
application before me.
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25 | ............................
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26 | (Signature Deputy Registrar)"
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1 | This oath shall be administered by the county clerk, or by | ||||||
2 | one of his
deputies, or by any person qualified to take | ||||||
3 | acknowledgement of deeds and
shall immediately thereafter be | ||||||
4 | filed with the county clerk.
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5 | Appointments of deputy registrars under this Section, | ||||||
6 | except precinct
committeemen, shall be for 2-year terms, | ||||||
7 | commencing on December 1 following
the general election of each | ||||||
8 | even-numbered year; except that the terms of
the initial | ||||||
9 | appointments shall be until December 1st following the next
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10 | general election. Appointments of precinct committeemen shall | ||||||
11 | be for 2-year
terms commencing on the date of the county | ||||||
12 | convention following the general
primary at which they were | ||||||
13 | elected. The county clerk shall issue a
certificate of | ||||||
14 | appointment to each deputy registrar, and shall maintain in
his | ||||||
15 | office for public inspection a list of the names of all | ||||||
16 | appointees.
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17 | (b) The county clerk shall be responsible for training all | ||||||
18 | deputy registrars
appointed pursuant to subsection (a), at | ||||||
19 | times and locations reasonably
convenient for both the county | ||||||
20 | clerk and such appointees. The county clerk
shall be | ||||||
21 | responsible for certifying and supervising all deputy | ||||||
22 | registrars
appointed pursuant to subsection (a). Deputy | ||||||
23 | registrars appointed under
subsection (a) shall be subject to | ||||||
24 | removal for cause.
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25 | (c)
Completed registration materials under the control of | ||||||
26 | deputy registrars,
appointed pursuant to subsection (a), shall |
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1 | be returned to the appointing election
authority within 2 | ||||||
2 | business 7 days, except that c ompleted registration materials
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3 | received by the deputy registrars during the period between the | ||||||
4 | 35th and
28th day preceding an election shall be returned by | ||||||
5 | the deputy
registrars to
the appointing election authority | ||||||
6 | within 48 hours after receipt thereof. The
completed | ||||||
7 | registration materials received by the deputy registrars on the
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8 | last 28th day authorized for accepting registrations preceding | ||||||
9 | an election shall be returned by the deputy
registrars
within | ||||||
10 | 24 hours after receipt thereof. Unused materials shall be | ||||||
11 | returned
by deputy registrars appointed pursuant to paragraph 4 | ||||||
12 | of subsection (a),
not later than the next working day | ||||||
13 | following the close of registration. The State Board of | ||||||
14 | Elections and the Secretary of State may not adopt rules | ||||||
15 | applicable to Secretary of State employees serving as deputy | ||||||
16 | registrars at driver's license examination stations that | ||||||
17 | conflict with this subsection as to the time for return of | ||||||
18 | completed materials and the election authority to which the | ||||||
19 | materials must be returned.
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20 | (d) The county clerk or board of election commissioners, as | ||||||
21 | the case may
be, must provide any additional forms requested by | ||||||
22 | any deputy registrar
regardless of the number of unaccounted | ||||||
23 | registration forms the deputy registrar
may have in his or her | ||||||
24 | possession.
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25 | (e) No deputy registrar shall engage in any electioneering | ||||||
26 | or the promotion
of any cause during the performance of his or |
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1 | her duties.
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2 | (f) The county clerk shall not be criminally or civilly | ||||||
3 | liable for the
acts or omissions of any deputy registrar. Such | ||||||
4 | deputy registrars shall
not be deemed to be employees of the | ||||||
5 | county clerk. A person, including a deputy registrar, who | ||||||
6 | copies, photocopies, or disseminates information from a voter | ||||||
7 | registration application except as authorized or required by | ||||||
8 | State or federal law, rule, or regulation commits a Class A | ||||||
9 | misdemeanor. Information includes, but is not limited to, | ||||||
10 | personal information such as the applicant's name, address, | ||||||
11 | phone number, social security number, or driver's license | ||||||
12 | number.
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13 | (g) Completed registration materials returned by deputy | ||||||
14 | registrars for persons residing outside the county shall be | ||||||
15 | transmitted by the county clerk within 2 days after receipt to | ||||||
16 | the election authority of the person's election jurisdiction of | ||||||
17 | residence.
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18 | (Source: P.A. 94-645, eff. 8-22-05; 95-331, eff. 8-21-07.)
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19 | (10 ILCS 5/5-16.2) (from Ch. 46, par. 5-16.2)
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20 | Sec. 5-16.2. (a) The county clerk shall appoint all | ||||||
21 | municipal and
township clerks or their duly authorized deputies | ||||||
22 | as deputy registrars who
may accept the registration of all | ||||||
23 | qualified residents of the State.
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24 | The county clerk shall appoint all precinct | ||||||
25 | committeepersons in the county
as deputy registrars who may |
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1 | accept the registration of any qualified resident
of the State, | ||||||
2 | except during the 27 days preceding an election.
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3 | The election authority shall appoint as deputy registrars a | ||||||
4 | reasonable
number of employees of the Secretary of State | ||||||
5 | located at driver's license
examination stations and | ||||||
6 | designated to the election authority by the
Secretary of State | ||||||
7 | who may accept the registration of any qualified
residents of | ||||||
8 | the State at any such driver's license examination stations.
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9 | The appointment of employees of the Secretary of State as | ||||||
10 | deputy registrars
shall be made in the manner provided in | ||||||
11 | Section 2-105 of the Illinois
Vehicle Code.
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12 | The county clerk shall appoint each of the following named | ||||||
13 | persons as deputy
registrars upon the written request of such | ||||||
14 | persons:
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15 | 1. The chief librarian, or a qualified person | ||||||
16 | designated by the chief
librarian, of any public library | ||||||
17 | situated within the election jurisdiction,
who may accept | ||||||
18 | the registrations of any qualified resident of the State,
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19 | at such library.
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20 | 2. The principal, or a qualified person designated by | ||||||
21 | the principal, of
any high school, elementary school, or | ||||||
22 | vocational school situated
within the election | ||||||
23 | jurisdiction, who may accept the registrations of any
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24 | resident of the State, at such school. The county clerk | ||||||
25 | shall notify every
principal and vice-principal of each | ||||||
26 | high school, elementary school, and
vocational school |
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1 | situated within the election jurisdiction of their
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2 | eligibility to serve as deputy registrars and offer | ||||||
3 | training courses for
service as deputy registrars at | ||||||
4 | conveniently located facilities at least 4
months prior to | ||||||
5 | every election.
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6 | 3. The president, or a qualified person designated by | ||||||
7 | the president, of
any university, college, community | ||||||
8 | college, academy or other institution
of learning situated | ||||||
9 | within the election jurisdiction, who may accept the
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10 | registrations of any resident of the State, at such | ||||||
11 | university, college,
community college, academy or | ||||||
12 | institution.
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13 | 4. A duly elected or appointed official of a bona fide | ||||||
14 | labor organization,
or a reasonable number of qualified | ||||||
15 | members designated by such official,
who may accept the | ||||||
16 | registrations of any qualified resident of the State.
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17 | 5. A duly elected or appointed official of a bona fide | ||||||
18 | State civic
organization, as defined and determined by rule | ||||||
19 | of the State Board of
Elections, or qualified members | ||||||
20 | designated by such official, who may accept
the | ||||||
21 | registration of any qualified resident of the State.
In | ||||||
22 | determining the number of deputy registrars that shall be | ||||||
23 | appointed,
the county clerk shall consider the population | ||||||
24 | of the jurisdiction, the
size of the organization, the | ||||||
25 | geographic size of the jurisdiction,
convenience for the | ||||||
26 | public, the existing number of deputy registrars in the
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1 | jurisdiction and their location, the registration | ||||||
2 | activities of the
organization and the need to appoint | ||||||
3 | deputy registrars to assist and
facilitate the | ||||||
4 | registration of non-English speaking individuals. In no
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5 | event shall a county clerk fix an arbitrary number | ||||||
6 | applicable to every
civic organization requesting | ||||||
7 | appointment of its members as deputy registrars.
The State | ||||||
8 | Board of Elections shall by rule provide for
certification | ||||||
9 | of bona fide State civic organizations.
Such appointments | ||||||
10 | shall be made for a period not to exceed 2 years,
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11 | terminating on the first business day of the month | ||||||
12 | following the month of
the general election, and shall be | ||||||
13 | valid for all periods of voter
registration as provided by | ||||||
14 | this Code during the terms of such appointments.
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15 | 6.
The Director of Healthcare and Family Services, or a
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16 | reasonable number of employees designated by the Director | ||||||
17 | and located at
public aid offices, who may accept the | ||||||
18 | registration of any qualified
resident of the county at any | ||||||
19 | such public aid office.
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20 | 7.
The Director of the Illinois Department of | ||||||
21 | Employment Security, or a
reasonable number of employees | ||||||
22 | designated by the Director and located at
unemployment | ||||||
23 | offices, who may accept the registration of any qualified
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24 | resident of the county at any such unemployment office.
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25 | 8. The president of any corporation as defined by the | ||||||
26 | Business
Corporation Act of 1983, or a reasonable number of |
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1 | employees designated by
such president, who may accept the | ||||||
2 | registrations of any qualified resident
of the State.
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3 | If the request to be appointed as deputy registrar is | ||||||
4 | denied, the
county clerk shall, within 10 days after the date | ||||||
5 | the request is submitted,
provide the affected individual or | ||||||
6 | organization with written notice setting
forth the specific | ||||||
7 | reasons or criteria relied upon to deny the request to
be | ||||||
8 | appointed as deputy registrar.
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9 | The county clerk may appoint as many additional deputy | ||||||
10 | registrars as he
considers necessary. The county clerk shall | ||||||
11 | appoint such additional deputy
registrars in such manner that | ||||||
12 | the convenience of the public is served,
giving due | ||||||
13 | consideration to both population concentration and area. Some
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14 | of the additional deputy registrars shall be selected so that | ||||||
15 | there are an
equal number from each of the 2 major political | ||||||
16 | parties in the election
jurisdiction. The county clerk, in | ||||||
17 | appointing an additional deputy
registrar, shall make the | ||||||
18 | appointment from a list of applicants submitted
by the Chairman | ||||||
19 | of the County Central Committee of the applicant's
political | ||||||
20 | party. A Chairman of a County Central Committee shall submit a
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21 | list of applicants to the county clerk by November 30 of each | ||||||
22 | year. The
county clerk may require a Chairman of a County | ||||||
23 | Central Committee to
furnish a supplemental list of applicants.
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24 | Deputy registrars may accept registrations at any time | ||||||
25 | other than the 27
day period preceding an election. All persons | ||||||
26 | appointed as deputy
registrars shall be registered voters |
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1 | within the county and shall take and
subscribe to the following | ||||||
2 | oath or affirmation:
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3 | "I do solemnly swear (or affirm, as the case may be) that I | ||||||
4 | will support
the Constitution of the United States, and the | ||||||
5 | Constitution of the State
of Illinois, and that I will | ||||||
6 | faithfully discharge the duties of the office
of deputy | ||||||
7 | registrar to the best of my ability and that I will register
no | ||||||
8 | person nor cause the registration of any person except upon his | ||||||
9 | personal
application before me.
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10 | ...............................
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11 | (Signature of Deputy Registrar)"
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12 | This oath shall be administered by the county clerk, or by | ||||||
13 | one of his
deputies, or by any person qualified to take | ||||||
14 | acknowledgement of deeds and
shall immediately thereafter be | ||||||
15 | filed with the county clerk.
| ||||||
16 | Appointments of deputy registrars under this Section, | ||||||
17 | except precinct
committeemen, shall be for 2-year terms, | ||||||
18 | commencing on December 1 following
the general election of each | ||||||
19 | even-numbered year, except that the terms of
the initial | ||||||
20 | appointments shall be until December 1st following the next
| ||||||
21 | general election. Appointments of precinct committeemen shall | ||||||
22 | be for
2-year terms commencing on the date of the county | ||||||
23 | convention following the
general primary at which they were | ||||||
24 | elected. The county clerk shall issue a
certificate of | ||||||
25 | appointment to each deputy registrar, and shall maintain in
his | ||||||
26 | office for public inspection a list of the names of all |
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1 | appointees.
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2 | (b) The county clerk shall be responsible for training all | ||||||
3 | deputy registrars
appointed pursuant to subsection (a), at | ||||||
4 | times and locations reasonably
convenient for both the county | ||||||
5 | clerk and such appointees. The county clerk
shall be | ||||||
6 | responsible for certifying and supervising all deputy | ||||||
7 | registrars
appointed pursuant to subsection (a). Deputy | ||||||
8 | registrars appointed under
subsection (a) shall be subject to | ||||||
9 | removal for cause.
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10 | (c)
Completed registration materials under the control of | ||||||
11 | deputy registrars,
appointed pursuant to subsection (a), shall | ||||||
12 | be returned to the appointing election
authority within 2 | ||||||
13 | business 7 days, except that completed registration materials
| ||||||
14 | received by the deputy registrars during the period between the | ||||||
15 | 35th and
28th day preceding an election shall be returned by | ||||||
16 | the deputy
registrars to
the appointing election authority | ||||||
17 | within 48 hours after receipt thereof. The
completed | ||||||
18 | registration materials received by the deputy registrars on the
| ||||||
19 | last 28th day authorized for accepting registrations preceding | ||||||
20 | an election shall be returned by the deputy
registrars within | ||||||
21 | 24 hours after receipt thereof.
Unused materials shall be | ||||||
22 | returned by deputy
registrars appointed pursuant to paragraph 4 | ||||||
23 | of subsection (a), not later
than the next working day | ||||||
24 | following the close of registration. The State Board of | ||||||
25 | Elections and the Secretary of State may not adopt rules | ||||||
26 | applicable to Secretary of State employees serving as deputy |
| |||||||
| |||||||
1 | registrars at driver's license examination stations that | ||||||
2 | conflict with this subsection as to the time for return of | ||||||
3 | completed materials and the election authority to which the | ||||||
4 | materials must be returned.
| ||||||
5 | (d) The county clerk or board of election commissioners, as | ||||||
6 | the case may
be, must provide any additional forms requested by | ||||||
7 | any deputy registrar
regardless of the number of unaccounted | ||||||
8 | registration forms the deputy registrar
may have in his or her | ||||||
9 | possession.
| ||||||
10 | (e) No deputy registrar shall engage in any electioneering | ||||||
11 | or the promotion
of any cause during the performance of his or | ||||||
12 | her duties.
| ||||||
13 | (f) The county clerk shall not be criminally or civilly | ||||||
14 | liable for the
acts or omissions of any deputy registrar. Such | ||||||
15 | deputy registers shall not
be deemed to be employees of the | ||||||
16 | county clerk. A person, including a deputy registrar, who | ||||||
17 | copies, photocopies, or disseminates information from a voter | ||||||
18 | registration application except as authorized or required by | ||||||
19 | State or federal law, rule, or regulation commits a Class A | ||||||
20 | misdemeanor. Information includes, but is not limited to, | ||||||
21 | personal information such as the applicant's name, address, | ||||||
22 | phone number, social security number, or driver's license | ||||||
23 | number.
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24 | (g) Completed registration materials returned by deputy | ||||||
25 | registrars for persons residing outside the county shall be | ||||||
26 | transmitted by the county clerk within 2 days after receipt to |
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1 | the election authority of the person's election jurisdiction of | ||||||
2 | residence.
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3 | (Source: P.A. 94-645, eff. 8-22-05; 95-331, eff. 8-21-07.)
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4 | (10 ILCS 5/6-50.2) (from Ch. 46, par. 6-50.2)
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5 | Sec. 6-50.2. (a) The board of election commissioners shall | ||||||
6 | appoint all
precinct committeepersons in the election | ||||||
7 | jurisdiction as deputy registrars
who may accept the | ||||||
8 | registration of any qualified resident of the State, except | ||||||
9 | during the 27 days preceding an election.
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10 | The election authority shall appoint as deputy registrars a | ||||||
11 | reasonable
number of employees of the Secretary of State | ||||||
12 | located at driver's license
examination stations and | ||||||
13 | designated to the election authority by the
Secretary of State | ||||||
14 | who may accept the registration of any qualified
residents of | ||||||
15 | the State at any such driver's license examination stations. | ||||||
16 | The
appointment of employees of the Secretary of State as | ||||||
17 | deputy registrars shall
be made in the manner provided in | ||||||
18 | Section 2-105 of the Illinois Vehicle Code.
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19 | The board of election commissioners shall appoint each of | ||||||
20 | the following
named persons as deputy registrars upon the | ||||||
21 | written request of such persons:
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22 | 1. The chief librarian, or a qualified person | ||||||
23 | designated by the chief
librarian, of any public library | ||||||
24 | situated within the election jurisdiction,
who may accept | ||||||
25 | the registrations of any qualified resident of the State, |
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1 | at such library.
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2 | 2. The principal, or a qualified person designated by | ||||||
3 | the principal, of
any high school, elementary school, or | ||||||
4 | vocational school situated
within the election | ||||||
5 | jurisdiction, who may accept the registrations of any
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6 | resident of the State, at such school. The board of | ||||||
7 | election
commissioners shall notify every principal and | ||||||
8 | vice-principal of each high
school, elementary school, and | ||||||
9 | vocational school situated in the election
jurisdiction of | ||||||
10 | their eligibility to serve as deputy registrars and offer
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11 | training courses for service as deputy registrars at | ||||||
12 | conveniently located
facilities at least 4 months prior to | ||||||
13 | every election.
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14 | 3. The president, or a qualified person designated by | ||||||
15 | the president, of
any university, college, community | ||||||
16 | college, academy or other institution
of learning situated | ||||||
17 | within the State, who may accept the
registrations of any | ||||||
18 | resident of the election jurisdiction, at such university,
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19 | college, community college, academy or institution.
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20 | 4. A duly elected or appointed official of a bona fide | ||||||
21 | labor
organization, or a reasonable number of qualified | ||||||
22 | members designated
by such official, who may accept the | ||||||
23 | registrations of any qualified
resident of the State.
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24 | 5. A duly elected or appointed official of a bona fide | ||||||
25 | State civic
organization, as defined and determined by rule | ||||||
26 | of the State Board of
Elections, or qualified members |
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1 | designated by such official, who may accept
the | ||||||
2 | registration of any qualified resident of the State.
In | ||||||
3 | determining the number of deputy registrars that shall be | ||||||
4 | appointed,
the board of election commissioners shall | ||||||
5 | consider the population of the
jurisdiction, the size of | ||||||
6 | the organization, the geographic size of the
jurisdiction, | ||||||
7 | convenience for the public, the existing number of deputy
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8 | registrars in the jurisdiction and their location, the | ||||||
9 | registration
activities of the organization and the need to | ||||||
10 | appoint deputy registrars to
assist and facilitate the | ||||||
11 | registration of non-English speaking individuals.
In no | ||||||
12 | event shall a board of election commissioners fix an | ||||||
13 | arbitrary
number applicable to every civic organization | ||||||
14 | requesting appointment of its
members as deputy | ||||||
15 | registrars. The State Board of Elections shall by rule
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16 | provide for certification of bona fide State civic | ||||||
17 | organizations. Such
appointments shall be made for a period | ||||||
18 | not to exceed 2 years, terminating
on the first business | ||||||
19 | day of the month following the month of the general
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20 | election, and shall be valid for all periods of voter | ||||||
21 | registration as
provided by this Code during the terms of | ||||||
22 | such appointments.
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23 | 6.
The Director of Healthcare and Family Services, or a
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24 | reasonable number of employees designated by the Director | ||||||
25 | and located at
public aid offices, who may accept the | ||||||
26 | registration of any qualified
resident of the election |
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1 | jurisdiction at any such public aid office.
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2 | 7.
The Director of the Illinois Department of | ||||||
3 | Employment Security, or a
reasonable number of employees | ||||||
4 | designated by the Director and located at
unemployment | ||||||
5 | offices, who may accept the registration of any qualified
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6 | resident of the election jurisdiction at any such | ||||||
7 | unemployment office.
If the request to be appointed as | ||||||
8 | deputy registrar is denied, the board
of election | ||||||
9 | commissioners shall, within 10 days after the date the | ||||||
10 | request
is submitted, provide the affected individual or | ||||||
11 | organization with written
notice setting forth the | ||||||
12 | specific reasons or criteria relied upon to deny
the | ||||||
13 | request to be appointed as deputy registrar.
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14 | 8. The president of any corporation, as defined by the | ||||||
15 | Business
Corporation Act of 1983, or a reasonable number of | ||||||
16 | employees designated by
such president, who may accept the | ||||||
17 | registrations of any qualified resident
of the State.
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18 | The board of election commissioners may appoint as many | ||||||
19 | additional deputy
registrars as it considers necessary. The | ||||||
20 | board of election commissioners
shall appoint such additional | ||||||
21 | deputy registrars in such manner that the
convenience of the | ||||||
22 | public is served, giving due consideration to both
population | ||||||
23 | concentration and area. Some of the additional deputy
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24 | registrars shall be selected so that there are an equal number | ||||||
25 | from
each of the 2 major political parties in the election | ||||||
26 | jurisdiction. The
board of election commissioners, in |
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1 | appointing an additional deputy registrar,
shall make the | ||||||
2 | appointment from a list of applicants submitted by the Chairman
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3 | of the County Central Committee of the applicant's political | ||||||
4 | party. A Chairman
of a County Central Committee shall submit a | ||||||
5 | list of applicants to the board
by November 30 of each year. | ||||||
6 | The board may require a Chairman of a County
Central Committee | ||||||
7 | to furnish a supplemental list of applicants.
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8 | Deputy registrars may accept registrations at any time | ||||||
9 | other than the 27
day period preceding an election. All persons | ||||||
10 | appointed as deputy
registrars shall be registered voters | ||||||
11 | within the election jurisdiction and
shall take and subscribe | ||||||
12 | to the following oath or affirmation:
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13 | "I do solemnly swear (or affirm, as the case may be) that I | ||||||
14 | will support
the Constitution of the United States, and the | ||||||
15 | Constitution of the State
of Illinois, and that I will | ||||||
16 | faithfully discharge the duties of the office
of registration | ||||||
17 | officer to the best of my ability and that I will register
no | ||||||
18 | person nor cause the registration of any person except upon his | ||||||
19 | personal
application before me.
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20 | ....................................
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21 | (Signature of Registration Officer)"
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22 | This oath shall be administered and certified to by one of | ||||||
23 | the commissioners
or by the executive director or by some | ||||||
24 | person designated by the board of
election commissioners, and | ||||||
25 | shall immediately thereafter be filed with the
board of | ||||||
26 | election commissioners. The members of the board of election
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1 | commissioners and all persons authorized by them under the | ||||||
2 | provisions of
this Article to take registrations, after | ||||||
3 | themselves taking and subscribing
to the above oath, are | ||||||
4 | authorized to take or administer such oaths and
execute such | ||||||
5 | affidavits as are required by this Article.
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6 | Appointments of deputy registrars under this Section, | ||||||
7 | except precinct
committeemen, shall be for 2-year terms, | ||||||
8 | commencing on December 1 following
the general election of each | ||||||
9 | even-numbered year, except that the terms of
the initial | ||||||
10 | appointments shall be until December 1st following the next
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11 | general election. Appointments of precinct committeemen shall | ||||||
12 | be for 2-year
terms commencing on the date of the county | ||||||
13 | convention following the general
primary at which they were | ||||||
14 | elected. The county clerk shall issue a
certificate of | ||||||
15 | appointment to each deputy registrar, and shall maintain in
his | ||||||
16 | office for public inspection a list of the names of all | ||||||
17 | appointees.
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18 | (b) The board of election commissioners shall be | ||||||
19 | responsible for training
all deputy registrars appointed | ||||||
20 | pursuant to subsection (a), at times and
locations reasonably | ||||||
21 | convenient for both the board of election commissioners
and | ||||||
22 | such appointees. The board of election commissioners shall be | ||||||
23 | responsible
for certifying and supervising all deputy | ||||||
24 | registrars appointed pursuant
to subsection (a). Deputy | ||||||
25 | registrars appointed under subsection (a) shall
be subject to | ||||||
26 | removal for cause.
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1 | (c)
Completed registration materials under the control of | ||||||
2 | deputy
registrars appointed pursuant to subsection (a) shall be | ||||||
3 | returned to the
appointing election authority within 2 business | ||||||
4 | 7 days, except that completed registration
materials received | ||||||
5 | by the deputy registrars during the period between the
35th and | ||||||
6 | 28th day preceding an election shall be returned by the
deputy
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7 | registrars to the appointing election authority within 48 hours | ||||||
8 | after receipt
thereof. The completed registration materials | ||||||
9 | received by the deputy
registrars on the last 28th day | ||||||
10 | authorized for accepting registrations preceding an election | ||||||
11 | shall be returned
by the
deputy registrars within 24 hours | ||||||
12 | after receipt thereof. Unused materials
shall be returned by | ||||||
13 | deputy registrars appointed pursuant to paragraph 4 of
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14 | subsection (a), not later than the next working day following | ||||||
15 | the close of
registration. The State Board of Elections and the | ||||||
16 | Secretary of State may not adopt rules applicable to Secretary | ||||||
17 | of State employees serving as deputy registrars at driver's | ||||||
18 | license examination stations that conflict with this | ||||||
19 | subsection as to the time for return of completed materials and | ||||||
20 | the election authority to which the materials must be returned.
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21 | (d) The county clerk or board of election commissioners, as | ||||||
22 | the case may
be, must provide any additional forms requested by | ||||||
23 | any deputy registrar
regardless of the number of unaccounted | ||||||
24 | registration forms the deputy registrar
may have in his or her | ||||||
25 | possession.
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26 | (e) No deputy registrar shall engage in any electioneering |
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1 | or the promotion
of any cause during the performance of his or | ||||||
2 | her duties.
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3 | (f) The board of election commissioners shall not be | ||||||
4 | criminally or
civilly liable for the acts or omissions of any | ||||||
5 | deputy registrar. Such
deputy registrars shall not be deemed to | ||||||
6 | be employees of the board of
election commissioners. A person, | ||||||
7 | including a deputy registrar, who copies, photocopies, or | ||||||
8 | disseminates information from a voter registration application | ||||||
9 | except as authorized or required by State or federal law, rule, | ||||||
10 | or regulation commits a Class A misdemeanor. Information | ||||||
11 | includes, but is not limited to, personal information such as | ||||||
12 | the applicant's name, address, phone number, social security | ||||||
13 | number, or driver's license number.
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14 | (g) Completed registration materials returned by deputy | ||||||
15 | registrars for persons residing outside the election | ||||||
16 | jurisdiction shall be transmitted by the board of election | ||||||
17 | commissioners within 2 days after receipt to the election | ||||||
18 | authority of the person's election jurisdiction of residence.
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19 | (Source: P.A. 94-645, eff. 8-22-05; 95-331, eff. 8-21-07.)
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