HB5887 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY

 


 
103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2023 and 2024
HB5887

 

Introduced 11/12/2024, by Rep. Tony M. McCombie, John M. Cabello, Patrick Windhorst, Dan Ugaste, Jackie Haas, et al.

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
10 ILCS 5/4-55 new
10 ILCS 5/5-55 new
10 ILCS 5/6-101 new

    Amends the Election Code. Provides that the election authority shall reject any application for registration that is not accompanied by satisfactory evidence of United States citizenship. Specifies the documents that provide satisfactory evidence of citizenship. Provides that any person who is registered in the State on the effective date of the amendatory Act is deemed to have provided satisfactory evidence of citizenship and shall not be required to resubmit evidence of citizenship unless the person is changing voter registration from one county to another. Sets forth additional requirements.


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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,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Election Code is amended by adding Sections
54-55, 5-55, and 6-101 as follows:
 
6    (10 ILCS 5/4-55 new)
7    Sec. 4-55. Verification of citizenship.
8    (a) The election authority shall reject any application
9for registration that is not accompanied by satisfactory
10evidence of United States citizenship. Satisfactory evidence
11of citizenship shall include any of the following:
12        (1) the number of the applicant's driver's license or
13    State identification card issued by the Secretary of State
14    or the equivalent governmental agency of another state
15    within the United States if the agency indicates on the
16    applicant's driver's license or State identification card
17    that the person has provided satisfactory proof of United
18    States citizenship;
19        (2) a legible photocopy of the applicant's birth
20    certificate that verifies citizenship to the satisfaction
21    of the county clerk;
22        (3) a legible photocopy of pertinent pages of the
23    applicant's United States passport identifying the

 

 

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1    applicant and the applicant's passport number or
2    presentation to the county clerk of the applicant's United
3    States passport;
4        (4) a presentation to the election authority of the
5    applicant's United States naturalization documents or the
6    number of the certificate of naturalization. If only the
7    number of the certificate of naturalization is provided,
8    the applicant shall not be included in the registration
9    rolls until the number of the certificate of
10    naturalization is verified with the U.S. Citizenship and
11    Immigration Services by the county clerk;
12        (5) other documents or methods of proof that are
13    established pursuant to the Immigration Reform and Control
14    Act of 1986; or
15        (6) the applicant's Bureau of Indian Affairs card
16    number, tribal treaty card number, or tribal enrollment
17    number.
18    (b) Notwithstanding subsection (a), any person who is
19registered in this State on the effective date of this
20amendatory Act of the 103rd General Assembly is deemed to have
21provided satisfactory evidence of citizenship and shall not be
22required to resubmit evidence of citizenship unless the person
23is changing voter registration from one county to another.
24    (c) For the purposes of this Section, proof of voter
25registration from another state or county is not satisfactory
26evidence of citizenship.

 

 

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1    (d) A person who modifies voter registration records with
2a new residence shall not be required to submit evidence of
3citizenship. After citizenship has been demonstrated to the
4election authority, the person is not required to resubmit
5satisfactory evidence of citizenship in that county.
6    (e) After a person has submitted satisfactory evidence of
7citizenship, the election authority shall indicate this
8information in the person's voter registration file. The
9election authority may destroy all documents that were
10submitted as evidence of citizenship 2 years after receiving
11the documents.
 
12    (10 ILCS 5/5-55 new)
13    Sec. 5-55. Verification of citizenship.
14    (a) The election authority shall reject any application
15for registration that is not accompanied by satisfactory
16evidence of United States citizenship. Satisfactory evidence
17of citizenship shall include any of the following:
18        (1) the number of the applicant's driver's license or
19    State identification card issued by the Secretary of State
20    or the equivalent governmental agency of another state
21    within the United States if the agency indicates on the
22    applicant's driver's license or State identification card
23    that the person has provided satisfactory proof of United
24    States citizenship;
25        (2) a legible photocopy of the applicant's birth

 

 

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1    certificate that verifies citizenship to the satisfaction
2    of the county clerk;
3        (3) a legible photocopy of pertinent pages of the
4    applicant's United States passport identifying the
5    applicant and the applicant's passport number or
6    presentation to the county clerk of the applicant's United
7    States passport;
8        (4) a presentation to the election authority of the
9    applicant's United States naturalization documents or the
10    number of the certificate of naturalization. If only the
11    number of the certificate of naturalization is provided,
12    the applicant shall not be included in the registration
13    rolls until the number of the certificate of
14    naturalization is verified with the U.S. Citizenship and
15    Immigration Services by the county clerk;
16        (5) other documents or methods of proof that are
17    established pursuant to the Immigration Reform and Control
18    Act of 1986; or
19        (6) the applicant's Bureau of Indian Affairs card
20    number, tribal treaty card number, or tribal enrollment
21    number.
22    (b) Notwithstanding subsection (a), any person who is
23registered in this State on the effective date of this
24amendatory Act of the 103rd General Assembly is deemed to have
25provided satisfactory evidence of citizenship and shall not be
26required to resubmit evidence of citizenship unless the person

 

 

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1is changing voter registration from one county to another.
2    (c) For the purposes of this Section, proof of voter
3registration from another state or county is not satisfactory
4evidence of citizenship.
5    (d) A person who modifies voter registration records with
6a new residence shall not be required to submit evidence of
7citizenship. After citizenship has been demonstrated to the
8election authority, the person is not required to resubmit
9satisfactory evidence of citizenship in that county.
10    (e) After a person has submitted satisfactory evidence of
11citizenship, the election authority shall indicate this
12information in the person's voter registration file. The
13election authority may destroy all documents that were
14submitted as evidence of citizenship 2 years after receiving
15the documents.
 
16    (10 ILCS 5/6-101 new)
17    Sec. 6-101. Verification of citizenship.
18    (a) The election authority shall reject any application
19for registration that is not accompanied by satisfactory
20evidence of United States citizenship. Satisfactory evidence
21of citizenship shall include any of the following:
22        (1) the number of the applicant's driver's license or
23    State identification card issued by the Secretary of State
24    or the equivalent governmental agency of another state
25    within the United States if the agency indicates on the

 

 

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1    applicant's driver's license or State identification card
2    that the person has provided satisfactory proof of United
3    States citizenship;
4        (2) a legible photocopy of the applicant's birth
5    certificate that verifies citizenship to the satisfaction
6    of the board of election commissioners;
7        (3) a legible photocopy of pertinent pages of the
8    applicant's United States passport identifying the
9    applicant and the applicant's passport number or
10    presentation to the board of election commissioners of the
11    applicant's United States passport;
12        (4) a presentation to the election authority of the
13    applicant's United States naturalization documents or the
14    number of the certificate of naturalization. If only the
15    number of the certificate of naturalization is provided,
16    the applicant shall not be included in the registration
17    rolls until the number of the certificate of
18    naturalization is verified with the U.S. Citizenship and
19    Immigration Services by the board of election
20    commissioners;
21        (5) other documents or methods of proof that are
22    established pursuant to the Immigration Reform and Control
23    Act of 1986; or
24        (6) the applicant's Bureau of Indian Affairs card
25    number, tribal treaty card number, or tribal enrollment
26    number.

 

 

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1    (b) Notwithstanding subsection (a), any person who is
2registered in this State on the effective date of this
3amendatory Act of the 103rd General Assembly is deemed to have
4provided satisfactory evidence of citizenship and shall not be
5required to resubmit evidence of citizenship unless the person
6is changing voter registration from one county to another.
7    (c) For the purposes of this Section, proof of voter
8registration from another state or county is not satisfactory
9evidence of citizenship.
10    (d) A person who modifies voter registration records with
11a new residence shall not be required to submit evidence of
12citizenship. After citizenship has been demonstrated to the
13election authority, the person is not required to resubmit
14satisfactory evidence of citizenship in that county.
15    (e) After a person has submitted satisfactory evidence of
16citizenship, the election authority shall indicate this
17information in the person's voter registration file. The
18election authority may destroy all documents that were
19submitted as evidence of citizenship 2 years after receiving
20the documents.