(10 ILCS 5/5-29.01) (from Ch. 46, par. 5-29.01)
Sec. 5-29.01.
The provisions of this Article 5, so far as they
require the registration of voters as a condition to their being allowed
to vote shall not apply to persons otherwise entitled to vote, who are,
at the time of the election, or at any time within 60 days prior to such
election, have been engaged in the military or naval service of the
United States, and who appear personally at the polling place on
election day and produce to the judges of election satisfactory evidence
thereof, but such persons, if otherwise qualified to vote, shall be
permitted to vote at such election without previous registration.
All such persons shall also make an affidavit which shall be in
substantially the following form:
"State of Illinois) )ss.County of ........)
.............. Precinct .............. Ward
I, ...., do solemnly swear (or affirm), that I am a citizen of the
United States, of the age of 18 years or over, and that within the past
60 days prior to the date of this election at which I am applying to
vote, I have been engaged in the .... (military or naval) service of
the United States; and I am qualified to vote under and by virtue of the
Constitution and laws of the State of Illinois, and that I am a legally
qualified voter of this precinct and ward except that I have, because of
such service, been unable to register as a voter; that I now reside at
.... (insert street and number, if any) in this precinct and ward, that
I have maintained a legal residence in this precinct and ward for 30
days and in the State 30 days next preceding this election.
...........................
Subscribed and sworn to before me on (insert date).
...........................
Judge of Election."
The affidavit of any such person shall be supported by the affidavit
of a resident and qualified voter of any such precinct and ward, which
affidavit shall be in substantially the following form:
"State of Illinois) )ss.County of ........)
............. Precinct ........... Ward
I, ...., do solemnly swear (or affirm), that I am a resident of this
precinct and ward and entitled to vote at this election; that I am
acquainted with .... (name of the applicant); that I verily believe him
to be an actual bona fide resident of this precinct and ward and that I
verily believe that he has maintained a legal residence therein 30 days
and in this State 30 days next preceding this election.
...................
Subscribed and sworn to before me on (insert date).
...................
Judge of Election."
The provisions of this Article 5, so far as they require the registration
of voters as a condition to their being allowed to vote shall not apply
to persons otherwise entitled to vote who have made and subscribed to the
affidavit provided in paragraph (b) of Section 17-10 of this Act.
(Source: P.A. 91-357, eff. 7-29-99.)
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