(10 ILCS 5/4-18) (from Ch. 46, par. 4-18)
Sec. 4-18.
The county clerk on his or her own initiative or upon
the order of the county board or of the circuit court
shall at all times have authority to conduct investigations and to make
canvasses of the registered voters in any precinct by other methods than
those prescribed herein, and shall at all times have authority to cancel
registration in the manner provided by this section. Canvassers appointed
for such canvasses and investigations
shall be appointed by the county clerk; shall be confirmed by the circuit
court in the manner provided by Section 13-3 of this Act for the confirmation of
judges of election; shall be officers of that court; and shall be subject
to the same control and punishment as judges of election. If upon the basis
of investigation or canvasses, the county clerk is of the opinion that any
person registered under this Article 4 is not a qualified voter or has
ceased to be a qualified voter, he or she shall send a notice through
the United States mail to such person, requiring him or her to appear
before the county clerk
for a hearing within 5 days after the date of mailing the notice and show
cause why his or her registration shall not be cancelled. If such person
fails to appear within such time as provided, his or her registration
shall be cancelled. If such person does appear, he or she shall execute
an affidavit similar in every respect to the affidavit required
of applicants under Section 4-13 of this Article 4.
(Source: P.A. 83-334.)
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