HB4857 102ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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102ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2021 and 2022
HB4857

Introduced 1/27/2022, by Rep. Katie Stuart

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

10 ILCS 5/19-2.5

Amends the Election Code. Provides that an election authority does not need to notify a voter by mail before a general election (currently, general or consolidated election) if the voter applied for permanent vote by mail status or the voter submitted a written request to be excluded from the permanent vote by mail status.

A BILL FOR

AN ACT concerning elections.

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly:

Section 5. The Election Code is amended by changing Section 19-2.5 as follows:

(10 ILCS 5/19-2.5)

Sec. 19-2.5. Notice for vote by mail ballot. An election authority shall notify all qualified voters, except voters who have applied for permanent vote by mail status under subsection (b) of Section 19-3 or voters who submit by written request to be excluded from the permanent vote by mail status, not more than 90 days nor less than 45 days before a general or consolidated election, of the option for permanent vote by mail status using the following notice and including the application for permanent vote by mail status in subsection (b) of Section 19-3:

"You may apply to permanently be placed on vote by mail status using the attached application.".

(Source: P.A. 102-15, eff. 6-17-21; 102-668, eff. 11-15-21.)