Sen. Terry Link
Filed: 5/17/2016
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| 1 | AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 6167
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| 2 | AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 6167 by replacing | ||||||
| 3 | everything after the enacting clause with the following:
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| 4 | "Section 5. The Election Code is amended by changing | ||||||
| 5 | Sections 3-1.2 and 3-6 and by adding Sections 4-8.5, 5-8.5, and | ||||||
| 6 | 6-35.5 as follows: | ||||||
| 7 | (10 ILCS 5/3-6) | ||||||
| 8 | Sec. 3-6. Voting age. Notwithstanding any other provision | ||||||
| 9 | of law, a person who is 17 years old on the date of a caucus, | ||||||
| 10 | general primary election, or consolidated primary election and | ||||||
| 11 | who is otherwise qualified to vote is qualified to vote at that | ||||||
| 12 | caucus, general primary, or consolidated primary, including | ||||||
| 13 | voting a vote by mail, grace period, or early voting ballot | ||||||
| 14 | with respect to that general primary or consolidated primary, | ||||||
| 15 | if that person will be 18 years old on the date of the | ||||||
| 16 | immediately following general election or consolidated | ||||||
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| 1 | election for which those offices are nominated at that primary. | ||||||
| 2 | References in this Code and elsewhere to the requirement | ||||||
| 3 | that a person must be 18 years old to vote shall be interpreted | ||||||
| 4 | in accordance with this Section. | ||||||
| 5 | For the purposes of this Act, an individual who is 17 years | ||||||
| 6 | of age and who will be 18 years of age on the date of the | ||||||
| 7 | general or consolidated election shall be deemed competent to | ||||||
| 8 | execute and attest to any voter registration forms and to | ||||||
| 9 | circulate a nominating petition or a petition proposing a | ||||||
| 10 | public question.
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| 11 | (Source: P.A. 98-51, eff. 1-1-14; 98-1171, eff. 6-1-15.) | ||||||
| 12 | (10 ILCS 5/4-8.5 new) | ||||||
| 13 | Sec. 4-8.5. Deputy registrar eligibility. Unless otherwise | ||||||
| 14 | provided by law, an individual that is 17 years old or older | ||||||
| 15 | who is registered to vote in this State shall be eligible to | ||||||
| 16 | serve as a deputy registrar. | ||||||
| 17 | (10 ILCS 5/5-8.5 new) | ||||||
| 18 | Sec. 5-8.5. Deputy registrar eligibility. Unless otherwise | ||||||
| 19 | provided by law, an individual that is 17 years old or older | ||||||
| 20 | who is registered to vote in this State shall be eligible to | ||||||
| 21 | serve as a deputy registrar. | ||||||
| 22 | (10 ILCS 5/6-35.5 new) | ||||||
| 23 | Sec. 6-35.5. Deputy registrar eligibility. Unless | ||||||
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| 1 | otherwise provided by law, an individual that is 17 years old | ||||||
| 2 | or older who is registered to vote in this State shall be | ||||||
| 3 | eligible to serve as a deputy registrar.".
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