10 ILCS 5/20-3

(10 ILCS 5/20-3) (from Ch. 46, par. 20-3)

Sec. 20-3.

The election authority shall furnish the following
applications for registration by mail or vote by mail ballot which shall be
considered a method of application in lieu of the official postcard.

1. Members of the United States Service and citizens of the United
States temporarily residing outside the territorial limits of the United
States may make application within the periods
prescribed in Sections
20-2 or 20-2.1, as the case may be. Such application shall be
substantially in the following form:

"APPLICATION FOR BALLOT

To be voted at the ............  election in the precinct in which is
located my residence at ..............., in the city/village/township of
............(insert home address) County of ...........  and State of
Illinois.

I state that I am a citizen of the United States; that on (insert
date of election) I shall have resided in the State of Illinois  and in
the election precinct for 30 days; that on the above date I shall be the
age of 18 years or above; that I am lawfully entitled to vote in such
precinct at that election; that I am (check category 1, 2, or 3
below):

1. ( ) a member of the United States Service,

2.

( ) a citizen of the United States temporarily residing outside
the territorial limits of the United States and that I expect to be
absent from the said county of my residence on the date of holding such
election, and that I will have no opportunity to vote in person on that
day.

I hereby make application for an official ballot or ballots to be
voted by me at such election if I am absent from the said county of my
residence, and I agree that I shall return said ballot or ballots to the
election authority postmarked no later than election day, for counting no later than during the period for counting provisional ballots, the last day of which is the 14th day following election day or shall destroy said ballot or ballots.

(Check below only if category 2 and not previously registered)

( ) I hereby make application to become registered as a voter and
agree to return the forms and affidavits for registration to the
election authority not later than 30 days before the election.

Under penalties as provided by law pursuant to Article 29 of the
Election Code, the undersigned certifies that the statements set forth
in this application are true and correct.

.........................

Post office address or service address to which registration
materials or ballot should be mailed

.........................

........................"

If application is made for a primary election ballot, such
application shall designate the name of the political party with which
the applicant is affiliated.

Such applications may be obtained from the election authority having
jurisdiction over the person's precinct of residence.

2. A spouse or dependent of a member of the United States Service,
said spouse or dependent being a registered voter in the county, may
make application on behalf of said person in the office of the election
authority within the periods prescribed in Section 20-2 which shall be
substantially in the following form:

"APPLICATION FOR BALLOT to be voted at the...........  election in
the precinct in which is located the residence of the person for whom
this application is made at.............(insert residence address) in
the city/village/township of.........  County of.......... and State
of Illinois.

I certify that the following named person................ (insert
name of person) is a member of the United States Service.

I state that said person is a citizen of the United States; that on
(insert date of election) said person shall have resided in the State of
Illinois and in the election precinct for which this application is made
for 30 days; that on the above date said person shall be the age of 18
years or above; that said person is lawfully entitled to vote in such
precinct at that election; that said person is a member of the United
States Service, and that in the course of his duties said person expects
to be absent from his county of residence on the date of holding such
election, and that said person will have no opportunity to vote in
person on that day.

I hereby make application for an official ballot or ballots to be
voted by said person at such election and said person agrees that he
shall return said ballot or ballots to the election authority postmarked no later than election day, for counting no later than during the period for counting provisional ballots, the last day of which is the 14th day following election day, or shall destroy
said ballot or ballots.

I hereby certify that I am the (mother, father, sister, brother,
husband or wife) of the said elector, and that I am a registered voter
in the election precinct for which this application is made. (Strike all
but one that is applicable.)

Under penalties as provided by law pursuant to Article 29 of The
Election Code, the undersigned certifies that the statements set forth
in this application are true and correct.

Name of applicant ......................

Residence address ........................

City/village/township........................

Service address to which ballot should be mailed:

.........................

........................"

If application is made for a primary election ballot, such
application shall designate the name of the political party with which
the person for whom application is made is affiliated.

Such applications may be obtained from the election authority having
jurisdiction over the voting precinct in which the person for whom
application is made is entitled to vote.

(Source: P.A. 101-270, eff. 1-1-21; 102-292, eff. 1-1-22.)