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Full Text of HB0621  95th General Assembly

HB0621 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY


 


 
95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2007 and 2008
HB0621

 

Introduced 2/5/2007, by Rep. Chapin Rose

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
10 ILCS 5/4-6.2   from Ch. 46, par. 4-6.2
10 ILCS 5/5-16.2   from Ch. 46, par. 5-16.2
10 ILCS 5/6-50.2   from Ch. 46, par. 6-50.2

    Amends the Election Code. Requires a deputy registrar to return completed voter registration materials to the proper election authority within 2 business days after receipt until the last day for accepting registrations before an election (now, within 7 days until the 35th day before an election and within 48 hours between the 35th and 28th days before an election). Prohibits the State Board of Elections and the Secretary of State from adopting rules that require otherwise for Secretary of State employees serving as deputy registrars at driver's license facilities. Prohibits the unauthorized copying or dissemination of personal or other information from a voter registration application. Makes violation a Class A misdemeanor.


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CORRECTIONAL BUDGET AND IMPACT NOTE ACT MAY APPLY

 

 

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 4-6.2, 5-16.2, and 6-50.2 as follows:
 
6     (10 ILCS 5/4-6.2)  (from Ch. 46, par. 4-6.2)
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.
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.
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.
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:
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,
8     at such library.
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
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
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.
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
25     registrations of any resident of the State, at such
26     university, college, community college, academy or

 

 

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1     institution.
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.
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
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
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
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.
4         6. The Director of Healthcare and Family Services the
5     Illinois Department of Public Aid, or a reasonable number
6     of employees designated by the Director and located at
7     public aid offices, who may accept the registration of any
8     qualified resident of the county at any such public aid
9     office.
10         7. The Director of the Illinois Department of
11     Employment Security, or a reasonable number of employees
12     designated by the Director and located at unemployment
13     offices, who may accept the registration of any qualified
14     resident of the county at any such unemployment office.
15         8. The president of any corporation as defined by the
16     Business Corporation Act of 1983, or a reasonable number of
17     employees designated by such president, who may accept the
18     registrations of any qualified resident of the State.
19     If the request to be appointed as deputy registrar is
20 denied, the county clerk shall, within 10 days after the date
21 the request is submitted, provide the affected individual or
22 organization with written notice setting forth the specific
23 reasons or criteria relied upon to deny the request to be
24 appointed as deputy registrar.
25     The county clerk may appoint as many additional deputy
26 registrars as he considers necessary. The county clerk shall

 

 

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1 appoint such additional deputy registrars in such manner that
2 the convenience of the public is served, giving due
3 consideration to both population concentration and area. Some
4 of the additional deputy registrars shall be selected so that
5 there are an equal number from each of the 2 major political
6 parties in the election jurisdiction. The county clerk, in
7 appointing an additional deputy registrar, shall make the
8 appointment from a list of applicants submitted by the Chairman
9 of the County Central Committee of the applicant's political
10 party. A Chairman of a County Central Committee shall submit a
11 list of applicants to the county clerk by November 30 of each
12 year. The county clerk may require a Chairman of a County
13 Central Committee to furnish a supplemental list of applicants.
14     Deputy registrars may accept registrations at any time
15 other than the 27 day period preceding an election. All persons
16 appointed as deputy registrars shall be registered voters
17 within the county and shall take and subscribe to the following
18 oath or affirmation:
19     "I do solemnly swear (or affirm, as the case may be) that I
20 will support the Constitution of the United States, and the
21 Constitution of the State of Illinois, and that I will
22 faithfully discharge the duties of the office of deputy
23 registrar to the best of my ability and that I will register no
24 person nor cause the registration of any person except upon his
25 personal application before me.
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1
(Signature Deputy Registrar)"
2     This oath shall be administered by the county clerk, or by
3 one of his deputies, or by any person qualified to take
4 acknowledgement of deeds and shall immediately thereafter be
5 filed with the county clerk.
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
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.
18     (b) The county clerk shall be responsible for training all
19 deputy registrars appointed pursuant to subsection (a), at
20 times and locations reasonably convenient for both the county
21 clerk and such appointees. The county clerk shall be
22 responsible for certifying and supervising all deputy
23 registrars appointed pursuant to subsection (a). Deputy
24 registrars appointed under subsection (a) shall be subject to
25 removal for cause.
26     (c) Completed registration materials under the control of

 

 

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1 deputy registrars, appointed pursuant to subsection (a), shall
2 be returned to the appointing election authority within 2
3 business 7 days, except that completed registration materials
4 received by the deputy registrars during the period between the
5 35th and 28th day preceding an election shall be returned by
6 the deputy registrars to the appointing election authority
7 within 48 hours after receipt thereof. The completed
8 registration materials received by the deputy registrars on the
9 last 28th day authorized for accepting registrations preceding
10 an election shall be returned by the deputy registrars within
11 24 hours after receipt thereof. Unused materials shall be
12 returned by deputy registrars appointed pursuant to paragraph 4
13 of subsection (a), not later than the next working day
14 following the close of registration. The State Board of
15 Elections and the Secretary of State may not adopt rules
16 applicable to Secretary of State employees serving as deputy
17 registrars at driver's license examination stations that
18 conflict with this subsection as to the time for return of
19 completed materials and the election authority to which the
20 materials must be returned.
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.
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.
3     (f) The county clerk shall not be criminally or civilly
4 liable for the acts or omissions of any deputy registrar. Such
5 deputy registrars shall not be deemed to be employees of the
6 county clerk. A person, including a deputy registrar, who
7 copies, photocopies, or disseminates information from a voter
8 registration application except as authorized or required by
9 State or federal law, rule, or regulation commits a Class A
10 misdemeanor. Information includes, but is not limited to,
11 personal information such as the applicant's name, address,
12 phone number, social security number, or driver's license
13 number.
14     (g) Completed registration materials returned by deputy
15 registrars for persons residing outside the county shall be
16 transmitted by the county clerk within 2 days after receipt to
17 the election authority of the person's election jurisdiction of
18 residence.
19 (Source: P.A. 93-574, eff. 8-21-03; 94-645, eff. 8-22-05;
20 revised 12-15-05.)
 
21     (10 ILCS 5/5-16.2)  (from Ch. 46, par. 5-16.2)
22     Sec. 5-16.2. (a) The county clerk shall appoint all
23 municipal and township clerks or their duly authorized deputies
24 as deputy registrars who may accept the registration of all
25 qualified residents of the State.

 

 

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1     The county clerk shall appoint all precinct
2 committeepersons in the county as deputy registrars who may
3 accept the registration of any qualified resident of the State,
4 except during the 27 days preceding an election.
5     The election authority shall appoint as deputy registrars a
6 reasonable number of employees of the Secretary of State
7 located at driver's license examination stations and
8 designated to the election authority by the Secretary of State
9 who may accept the registration of any qualified residents of
10 the State at any such driver's license examination stations.
11 The appointment of employees of the Secretary of State as
12 deputy registrars shall be made in the manner provided in
13 Section 2-105 of the Illinois Vehicle Code.
14     The county clerk shall appoint each of the following named
15 persons as deputy registrars upon the written request of such
16 persons:
17         1. The chief librarian, or a qualified person
18     designated by the chief librarian, of any public library
19     situated within the election jurisdiction, who may accept
20     the registrations of any qualified resident of the State,
21     at such library.
22         2. The principal, or a qualified person designated by
23     the principal, of any high school, elementary school, or
24     vocational school situated within the election
25     jurisdiction, who may accept the registrations of any
26     resident of the State, at such school. The county clerk

 

 

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1     shall notify every principal and vice-principal of each
2     high school, elementary school, and vocational school
3     situated within the election jurisdiction of their
4     eligibility to serve as deputy registrars and offer
5     training courses for service as deputy registrars at
6     conveniently located facilities at least 4 months prior to
7     every election.
8         3. The president, or a qualified person designated by
9     the president, of any university, college, community
10     college, academy or other institution of learning situated
11     within the election jurisdiction, who may accept the
12     registrations of any resident of the State, at such
13     university, college, community college, academy or
14     institution.
15         4. A duly elected or appointed official of a bona fide
16     labor organization, or a reasonable number of qualified
17     members designated by such official, who may accept the
18     registrations of any qualified resident of the State.
19         5. A duly elected or appointed official of a bona fide
20     State civic organization, as defined and determined by rule
21     of the State Board of Elections, or qualified members
22     designated by such official, who may accept the
23     registration of any qualified resident of the State. In
24     determining the number of deputy registrars that shall be
25     appointed, the county clerk shall consider the population
26     of the jurisdiction, the size of the organization, the

 

 

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1     geographic size of the jurisdiction, convenience for the
2     public, the existing number of deputy registrars in the
3     jurisdiction and their location, the registration
4     activities of the organization and the need to appoint
5     deputy registrars to assist and facilitate the
6     registration of non-English speaking individuals. In no
7     event shall a county clerk fix an arbitrary number
8     applicable to every civic organization requesting
9     appointment of its members as deputy registrars. The State
10     Board of Elections shall by rule provide for certification
11     of bona fide State civic organizations. Such appointments
12     shall be made for a period not to exceed 2 years,
13     terminating on the first business day of the month
14     following the month of the general election, and shall be
15     valid for all periods of voter registration as provided by
16     this Code during the terms of such appointments.
17         6. The Director of Healthcare and Family Services the
18     Illinois Department of Public Aid, or a reasonable number
19     of employees designated by the Director and located at
20     public aid offices, who may accept the registration of any
21     qualified resident of the county at any such public aid
22     office.
23         7. The Director of the Illinois Department of
24     Employment Security, or a reasonable number of employees
25     designated by the Director and located at unemployment
26     offices, who may accept the registration of any qualified

 

 

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1     resident of the county at any such unemployment office.
2         8. The president of any corporation as defined by the
3     Business Corporation Act of 1983, or a reasonable number of
4     employees designated by such president, who may accept the
5     registrations of any qualified resident of the State.
6     If the request to be appointed as deputy registrar is
7 denied, the county clerk shall, within 10 days after the date
8 the request is submitted, provide the affected individual or
9 organization with written notice setting forth the specific
10 reasons or criteria relied upon to deny the request to be
11 appointed as deputy registrar.
12     The county clerk may appoint as many additional deputy
13 registrars as he considers necessary. The county clerk shall
14 appoint such additional deputy registrars in such manner that
15 the convenience of the public is served, giving due
16 consideration to both population concentration and area. Some
17 of the additional deputy registrars shall be selected so that
18 there are an equal number from each of the 2 major political
19 parties in the election jurisdiction. The county clerk, in
20 appointing an additional deputy registrar, shall make the
21 appointment from a list of applicants submitted by the Chairman
22 of the County Central Committee of the applicant's political
23 party. A Chairman of a County Central Committee shall submit a
24 list of applicants to the county clerk by November 30 of each
25 year. The county clerk may require a Chairman of a County
26 Central Committee to furnish a supplemental list of applicants.

 

 

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1     Deputy registrars may accept registrations at any time
2 other than the 27 day period preceding an election. All persons
3 appointed as deputy registrars shall be registered voters
4 within the county and shall take and subscribe to the following
5 oath or affirmation:
6     "I do solemnly swear (or affirm, as the case may be) that I
7 will support the Constitution of the United States, and the
8 Constitution of the State of Illinois, and that I will
9 faithfully discharge the duties of the office of deputy
10 registrar to the best of my ability and that I will register no
11 person nor cause the registration of any person except upon his
12 personal application before me.
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14
(Signature of Deputy Registrar)"
15     This oath shall be administered by the county clerk, or by
16 one of his deputies, or by any person qualified to take
17 acknowledgement of deeds and shall immediately thereafter be
18 filed with the county clerk.
19     Appointments of deputy registrars under this Section,
20 except precinct committeemen, shall be for 2-year terms,
21 commencing on December 1 following the general election of each
22 even-numbered year, except that the terms of the initial
23 appointments shall be until December 1st following the next
24 general election. Appointments of precinct committeemen shall
25 be for 2-year terms commencing on the date of the county
26 convention following the general primary at which they were

 

 

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1 elected. The county clerk shall issue a certificate of
2 appointment to each deputy registrar, and shall maintain in his
3 office for public inspection a list of the names of all
4 appointees.
5     (b) The county clerk shall be responsible for training all
6 deputy registrars appointed pursuant to subsection (a), at
7 times and locations reasonably convenient for both the county
8 clerk and such appointees. The county clerk shall be
9 responsible for certifying and supervising all deputy
10 registrars appointed pursuant to subsection (a). Deputy
11 registrars appointed under subsection (a) shall be subject to
12 removal for cause.
13     (c) Completed registration materials under the control of
14 deputy registrars, appointed pursuant to subsection (a), shall
15 be returned to the appointing election authority within 2
16 business 7 days, except that completed registration materials
17 received by the deputy registrars during the period between the
18 35th and 28th day preceding an election shall be returned by
19 the deputy registrars to the appointing election authority
20 within 48 hours after receipt thereof. The completed
21 registration materials received by the deputy registrars on the
22 last 28th day authorized for accepting registrations preceding
23 an election shall be returned by the deputy registrars within
24 24 hours after receipt thereof. Unused materials shall be
25 returned by deputy registrars appointed pursuant to paragraph 4
26 of subsection (a), not later than the next working day

 

 

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1 following the close of registration. The State Board of
2 Elections and the Secretary of State may not adopt rules
3 applicable to Secretary of State employees serving as deputy
4 registrars at driver's license examination stations that
5 conflict with this subsection as to the time for return of
6 completed materials and the election authority to which the
7 materials must be returned.
8     (d) The county clerk or board of election commissioners, as
9 the case may be, must provide any additional forms requested by
10 any deputy registrar regardless of the number of unaccounted
11 registration forms the deputy registrar may have in his or her
12 possession.
13     (e) No deputy registrar shall engage in any electioneering
14 or the promotion of any cause during the performance of his or
15 her duties.
16     (f) The county clerk shall not be criminally or civilly
17 liable for the acts or omissions of any deputy registrar. Such
18 deputy registers shall not be deemed to be employees of the
19 county clerk. A person, including a deputy registrar, who
20 copies, photocopies, or disseminates information from a voter
21 registration application except as authorized or required by
22 State or federal law, rule, or regulation commits a Class A
23 misdemeanor. Information includes, but is not limited to,
24 personal information such as the applicant's name, address,
25 phone number, social security number, or driver's license
26 number.

 

 

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1     (g) Completed registration materials returned by deputy
2 registrars for persons residing outside the county shall be
3 transmitted by the county clerk within 2 days after receipt to
4 the election authority of the person's election jurisdiction of
5 residence.
6 (Source: P.A. 93-574, eff. 8-21-03; 94-645, eff. 8-22-05;
7 revised 12-15-05.)
 
8     (10 ILCS 5/6-50.2)  (from Ch. 46, par. 6-50.2)
9     Sec. 6-50.2. (a) The board of election commissioners shall
10 appoint all precinct committeepersons in the election
11 jurisdiction as deputy registrars who may accept the
12 registration of any qualified resident of the State, except
13 during the 27 days preceding an election.
14     The election authority shall appoint as deputy registrars a
15 reasonable number of employees of the Secretary of State
16 located at driver's license examination stations and
17 designated to the election authority by the Secretary of State
18 who may accept the registration of any qualified residents of
19 the State at any such driver's license examination stations.
20 The appointment of employees of the Secretary of State as
21 deputy registrars shall be made in the manner provided in
22 Section 2-105 of the Illinois Vehicle Code.
23     The board of election commissioners shall appoint each of
24 the following named persons as deputy registrars upon the
25 written request of such persons:

 

 

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1         1. The chief librarian, or a qualified person
2     designated by the chief librarian, of any public library
3     situated within the election jurisdiction, who may accept
4     the registrations of any qualified resident of the State,
5     at such library.
6         2. The principal, or a qualified person designated by
7     the principal, of any high school, elementary school, or
8     vocational school situated within the election
9     jurisdiction, who may accept the registrations of any
10     resident of the State, at such school. The board of
11     election commissioners shall notify every principal and
12     vice-principal of each high school, elementary school, and
13     vocational school situated in the election jurisdiction of
14     their eligibility to serve as deputy registrars and offer
15     training courses for service as deputy registrars at
16     conveniently located facilities at least 4 months prior to
17     every election.
18         3. The president, or a qualified person designated by
19     the president, of any university, college, community
20     college, academy or other institution of learning situated
21     within the State, who may accept the registrations of any
22     resident of the election jurisdiction, at such university,
23     college, community college, academy or institution.
24         4. A duly elected or appointed official of a bona fide
25     labor organization, or a reasonable number of qualified
26     members designated by such official, who may accept the

 

 

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1     registrations of any qualified resident of the State.
2         5. A duly elected or appointed official of a bona fide
3     State civic organization, as defined and determined by rule
4     of the State Board of Elections, or qualified members
5     designated by such official, who may accept the
6     registration of any qualified resident of the State. In
7     determining the number of deputy registrars that shall be
8     appointed, the board of election commissioners shall
9     consider the population of the jurisdiction, the size of
10     the organization, the geographic size of the jurisdiction,
11     convenience for the public, the existing number of deputy
12     registrars in the jurisdiction and their location, the
13     registration activities of the organization and the need to
14     appoint deputy registrars to assist and facilitate the
15     registration of non-English speaking individuals. In no
16     event shall a board of election commissioners fix an
17     arbitrary number applicable to every civic organization
18     requesting appointment of its members as deputy
19     registrars. The State Board of Elections shall by rule
20     provide for certification of bona fide State civic
21     organizations. Such appointments shall be made for a period
22     not to exceed 2 years, terminating on the first business
23     day of the month following the month of the general
24     election, and shall be valid for all periods of voter
25     registration as provided by this Code during the terms of
26     such appointments.

 

 

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1         6. The Director of Healthcare and Family Services the
2     Illinois Department of Public Aid, or a reasonable number
3     of employees designated by the Director and located at
4     public aid offices, who may accept the registration of any
5     qualified resident of the election jurisdiction at any such
6     public aid office.
7         7. The Director of the Illinois Department of
8     Employment Security, or a reasonable number of employees
9     designated by the Director and located at unemployment
10     offices, who may accept the registration of any qualified
11     resident of the election jurisdiction at any such
12     unemployment office. If the request to be appointed as
13     deputy registrar is denied, the board of election
14     commissioners shall, within 10 days after the date the
15     request is submitted, provide the affected individual or
16     organization with written notice setting forth the
17     specific reasons or criteria relied upon to deny the
18     request to be appointed as deputy registrar.
19         8. The president of any corporation, as defined by the
20     Business Corporation Act of 1983, or a reasonable number of
21     employees designated by such president, who may accept the
22     registrations of any qualified resident of the State.
23     The board of election commissioners may appoint as many
24 additional deputy registrars as it considers necessary. The
25 board of election commissioners shall appoint such additional
26 deputy registrars in such manner that the convenience of the

 

 

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1 public is served, giving due consideration to both population
2 concentration and area. Some of the additional deputy
3 registrars shall be selected so that there are an equal number
4 from each of the 2 major political parties in the election
5 jurisdiction. The board of election commissioners, 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
10 list of applicants to the board by November 30 of each year.
11 The board may require a Chairman of a County Central Committee
12 to furnish a supplemental list of applicants.
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 election jurisdiction and shall take and subscribe
17 to the following oath or affirmation:
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 registration
22 officer to the best of my ability and that I will register no
23 person nor cause the registration of any person except upon his
24 personal application before me.
25
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1     This oath shall be administered and certified to by one of
2 the commissioners or by the executive director or by some
3 person designated by the board of election commissioners, and
4 shall immediately thereafter be filed with the board of
5 election commissioners. The members of the board of election
6 commissioners and all persons authorized by them under the
7 provisions of this Article to take registrations, after
8 themselves taking and subscribing to the above oath, are
9 authorized to take or administer such oaths and execute such
10 affidavits as are required by this Article.
11     Appointments of deputy registrars under this Section,
12 except precinct committeemen, shall be for 2-year terms,
13 commencing on December 1 following the general election of each
14 even-numbered year, except that the terms of the initial
15 appointments shall be until December 1st following the next
16 general election. Appointments of precinct committeemen shall
17 be for 2-year terms commencing on the date of the county
18 convention following the general primary at which they were
19 elected. The county clerk shall issue a certificate of
20 appointment to each deputy registrar, and shall maintain in his
21 office for public inspection a list of the names of all
22 appointees.
23     (b) The board of election commissioners shall be
24 responsible for training all deputy registrars appointed
25 pursuant to subsection (a), at times and locations reasonably
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1 such appointees. The board of election commissioners shall be
2 responsible for certifying and supervising all deputy
3 registrars appointed pursuant to subsection (a). Deputy
4 registrars appointed under subsection (a) shall be subject to
5 removal for cause.
6     (c) Completed registration materials under the control of
7 deputy registrars appointed pursuant to subsection (a) shall be
8 returned to the appointing election authority within 2 business
9 7 days, except that completed registration materials received
10 by the deputy registrars during the period between the 35th and
11 28th day preceding an election shall be returned by the deputy
12 registrars to the appointing election authority within 48 hours
13 after receipt thereof. The completed registration materials
14 received by the deputy registrars on the last 28th day
15 authorized for accepting registrations preceding an election
16 shall be returned by the deputy registrars within 24 hours
17 after receipt thereof. Unused materials shall be returned by
18 deputy registrars appointed pursuant to paragraph 4 of
19 subsection (a), not later than the next working day following
20 the close of registration. The State Board of Elections and the
21 Secretary of State may not adopt rules applicable to Secretary
22 of State employees serving as deputy registrars at driver's
23 license examination stations that conflict with this
24 subsection as to the time for return of completed materials and
25 the election authority to which the materials must be returned.
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1 the case may be, must provide any additional forms requested by
2 any deputy registrar regardless of the number of unaccounted
3 registration forms the deputy registrar may have in his or her
4 possession.
5     (e) No deputy registrar shall engage in any electioneering
6 or the promotion of any cause during the performance of his or
7 her duties.
8     (f) The board of election commissioners shall not be
9 criminally or civilly liable for the acts or omissions of any
10 deputy registrar. Such deputy registrars shall not be deemed to
11 be employees of the board of election commissioners. A person,
12 including a deputy registrar, who copies, photocopies, or
13 disseminates information from a voter registration application
14 except as authorized or required by State or federal law, rule,
15 or regulation commits a Class A misdemeanor. Information
16 includes, but is not limited to, personal information such as
17 the applicant's name, address, phone number, social security
18 number, or driver's license number.
19     (g) Completed registration materials returned by deputy
20 registrars for persons residing outside the election
21 jurisdiction shall be transmitted by the board of election
22 commissioners within 2 days after receipt to the election
23 authority of the person's election jurisdiction of residence.
24 (Source: P.A. 93-574, eff. 8-21-03; 94-645, eff. 8-22-05;
25 revised 12-15-05.)