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91_HB0992ham001 LRB9103459MWksam 1 AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 992 2 AMENDMENT NO. . Amend House Bill 992 by replacing 3 the title with the following: 4 "AN ACT concerning the restoration of voting rights to 5 released prisoners, amending named Acts."; and 6 by replacing everything after the enacting clause with the 7 following: 8 "Section 5. The Election Code is amended by changing 9 Sections 4-6.2, 5-16.2, and 6-50.2 as follows: 10 (10 ILCS 5/4-6.2) (from Ch. 46, par. 4-6.2) 11 Sec. 4-6.2. (a) The county clerk shall appoint all 12 municipal and township or road district clerks or their duly 13 authorized deputies as deputy registrars who may accept the 14 registration of all qualified residents of their respective 15 municipalities, townships and road districts. A deputy 16 registrar serving as such by virtue of his status as a 17 municipal clerk, or a duly authorized deputy of a municipal 18 clerk, of a municipality the territory of which lies in more 19 than one county may accept the registration of any qualified 20 resident of the municipality, regardless of which county the 21 resident, municipal clerk or the duly authorized deputy of -2- LRB9103459MWksam 1 the municipal clerk lives in. 2 The county clerk shall appoint all precinct 3 committeepersons in the county as deputy registrars who may 4 accept the registration of any qualified resident of the 5 county, except during the 28 days preceding an election. 6 The election authority shall appoint as deputy registrars 7 a reasonable number of employees of the Secretary of State 8 located at driver's license examination stations and 9 designated to the election authority by the Secretary of 10 State who may accept the registration of any qualified 11 residents of the county at any such driver's license 12 examination stations. The appointment of employees of the 13 Secretary of State as deputy registrars shall be made in the 14 manner provided in Section 2-105 of the Illinois Vehicle 15 Code. 16 The county clerk shall appoint each of the following 17 named persons as deputy registrars upon the written request 18 of such persons: 19 1. The chief librarian, or a qualified person 20 designated by the chief librarian, of any public library 21 situated within the election jurisdiction, who may accept 22 the registrations of any qualified resident of the 23 county, at such library. 24 2. The principal, or a qualified person designated 25 by the principal, of any high school, elementary school, 26 or vocational school situated within the election 27 jurisdiction, who may accept the registrations of any 28 qualified resident of the county, at such school. The 29 county clerk shall notify every principal and 30 vice-principal of each high school, elementary school, 31 and vocational school situated within the election 32 jurisdiction of their eligibility to serve as deputy 33 registrars and offer training courses for service as 34 deputy registrars at conveniently located facilities at -3- LRB9103459MWksam 1 least 4 months prior to every election. 2 3. The president, or a qualified person designated 3 by the president, of any university, college, community 4 college, academy or other institution of learning 5 situated within the election jurisdiction, who may accept 6 the registrations of any resident of the county, at such 7 university, college, community college, academy or 8 institution. 9 4. A duly elected or appointed official of a bona 10 fide labor organization, or a reasonable number of 11 qualified members designated by such official, who may 12 accept the registrations of any qualified resident of the 13 county. 14 5. A duly elected or appointed official of a 15 bonafide State civic organization, as defined and 16 determined by rule of the State Board of Elections, or 17 qualified members designated by such official, who may 18 accept the registration of any qualified resident of the 19 county. In determining the number of deputy registrars 20 that shall be appointed, the county clerk shall consider 21 the population of the jurisdiction, the size of the 22 organization, the geographic size of the jurisdiction, 23 convenience for the public, the existing number of deputy 24 registrars in the jurisdiction and their location, the 25 registration activities of the organization and the need 26 to appoint deputy registrars to assist and facilitate the 27 registration of non-English speaking individuals. In no 28 event shall a county clerk fix an arbitrary number 29 applicable to every civic organization requesting 30 appointment of its members as deputy registrars. The 31 State Board of Elections shall by rule provide for 32 certification of bonafide State civic organizations. Such 33 appointments shall be made for a period not to exceed 2 34 years, terminating on the first business day of the month -4- LRB9103459MWksam 1 following the month of the general election, and shall be 2 valid for all periods of voter registration as provided 3 by this Code during the terms of such appointments. 4 6. The Director of the Illinois Department of 5 Public Aid, or a reasonable number of employees 6 designated by the Director and located at public aid 7 offices, who may accept the registration of any qualified 8 resident of the county at any such public aid office. 9 7. The Director of the Illinois Department of 10 Employment Security, or a reasonable number of employees 11 designated by the Director and located at unemployment 12 offices, who may accept the registration of any qualified 13 resident of the county at any such unemployment office. 14 8. The president of any corporation as defined by 15 the Business Corporation Act of 1983, or a reasonable 16 number of employees designated by such president, who may 17 accept the registrations of any qualified resident of the 18 county. 19 9. The Director of the Department of Corrections, 20 or a reasonable number of employees designated by the 21 Director and located at correctional facilities, who may 22 accept the registration of persons released from 23 confinement. 24 If the request to be appointed as deputy registrar is 25 denied, the county clerk shall, within 10 days after the date 26 the request is submitted, provide the affected individual or 27 organization with written notice setting forth the specific 28 reasons or criteria relied upon to deny the request to be 29 appointed as deputy registrar. 30 The county clerk may appoint as many additional deputy 31 registrars as he considers necessary. The county clerk shall 32 appoint such additional deputy registrars in such manner that 33 the convenience of the public is served, giving due 34 consideration to both population concentration and area. -5- LRB9103459MWksam 1 Some of the additional deputy registrars shall be selected so 2 that there are an equal number from each of the 2 major 3 political parties in the election jurisdiction. The county 4 clerk, in appointing an additional deputy registrar, shall 5 make the appointment from a list of applicants submitted by 6 the Chairman of the County Central Committee of the 7 applicant's political party. A Chairman of a County Central 8 Committee shall submit a list of applicants to the county 9 clerk by November 30 of each year. The county clerk may 10 require a Chairman of a County Central Committee to furnish a 11 supplemental list of applicants. 12 Deputy registrars may accept registrations at any time 13 other than the 28 day period preceding an election. All 14 persons appointed as deputy registrars shall be registered 15 voters within the county and shall take and subscribe to the 16 following oath or affirmation: 17 "I do solemnly swear (or affirm, as the case may be) that 18 I will support the Constitution of the United States, and the 19 Constitution of the State of Illinois, and that I will 20 faithfully discharge the duties of the office of deputy 21 registrar to the best of my ability and that I will register 22 no person nor cause the registration of any person except 23 upon his personal application before me. 24 ............................ 25 (Signature Deputy Registrar)" 26 This oath shall be administered by the county clerk, or 27 by one of his deputies, or by any person qualified to take 28 acknowledgement of deeds and shall immediately thereafter be 29 filed with the county clerk. 30 Appointments of deputy registrars under this Section, 31 except precinct committeemen, shall be for 2-year terms, 32 commencing on December 1 following the general election of 33 each even-numbered year; except that the terms of the initial 34 appointments shall be until December 1st following the next -6- LRB9103459MWksam 1 general election. Appointments of precinct committeemen shall 2 be for 2-year terms commencing on the date of the county 3 convention following the general primary at which they were 4 elected. The county clerk shall issue a certificate of 5 appointment to each deputy registrar, and shall maintain in 6 his office for public inspection a list of the names of all 7 appointees. 8 (b) The county clerk shall be responsible for training 9 all deputy registrars appointed pursuant to subsection (a), 10 at times and locations reasonably convenient for both the 11 county clerk and such appointees. The county clerk shall be 12 responsible for certifying and supervising all deputy 13 registrars appointed pursuant to subsection (a). Deputy 14 registrars appointed under subsection (a) shall be subject to 15 removal for cause. 16 (c) Completed registration materials under the control 17 of deputy registrars, appointed pursuant to subsection (a), 18 shall be returned to the proper election authority within 7 19 days, except that completed registration materials received 20 by the deputy registrars during the period between the 35th 21 and 29th day preceding an election shall be returned by the 22 deputy registrars to the proper election authority within 48 23 hours after receipt thereof. The completed registration 24 materials received by the deputy registrars on the 29th day 25 preceding an election shall be returned by the deputy 26 registrars within 24 hours after receipt thereof. Unused 27 materials shall be returned by deputy registrars appointed 28 pursuant to paragraph 4 of subsection (a), not later than the 29 next working day following the close of registration. 30 (d) The county clerk shall not be required to provide 31 additional forms to any deputy registrar having more than 200 32 registration forms unaccounted for during the preceding 12 33 month period. 34 (e) No deputy registrar shall engage in any -7- LRB9103459MWksam 1 electioneering or the promotion of any cause during the 2 performance of his or her duties. 3 (f) The county clerk shall not be criminally or civilly 4 liable for the acts or omissions of any deputy registrar. 5 Such deputy registrars shall not be deemed to be employees of 6 the county clerk. 7 (Source: P.A. 89-653, eff. 8-14-96.) 8 (10 ILCS 5/5-16.2) (from Ch. 46, par. 5-16.2) 9 Sec. 5-16.2. (a) The county clerk shall appoint all 10 municipal and township clerks or their duly authorized 11 deputies as deputy registrars who may accept the registration 12 of all qualified residents of their respective counties. A 13 deputy registrar serving as such by virtue of his status as a 14 municipal clerk, or a duly authorized deputy of a municipal 15 clerk, of a municipality the territory of which lies in more 16 than one county may accept the registration of any qualified 17 resident of any county in which the municipality is located, 18 regardless of which county the resident, municipal clerk or 19 the duly authorized deputy of the municipal clerk lives in. 20 The county clerk shall appoint all precinct 21 committeepersons in the county as deputy registrars who may 22 accept the registration of any qualified resident of the 23 county, except during the 28 days preceding an election. 24 The election authority shall appoint as deputy registrars 25 a reasonable number of employees of the Secretary of State 26 located at driver's license examination stations and 27 designated to the election authority by the Secretary of 28 State who may accept the registration of any qualified 29 residents of the county at any such driver's license 30 examination stations. The appointment of employees of the 31 Secretary of State as deputy registrars shall be made in the 32 manner provided in Section 2-105 of the Illinois Vehicle 33 Code. -8- LRB9103459MWksam 1 The county clerk shall appoint each of the following 2 named persons as deputy registrars upon the written request 3 of such 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 8 county, at such library. 9 2. The principal, or a qualified person designated 10 by the principal, of any high school, elementary school, 11 or vocational school situated within the election 12 jurisdiction, who may accept the registrations of any 13 resident of the county, at such school. The county clerk 14 shall notify every principal and vice-principal of each 15 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 20 to every election. 21 3. The president, or a qualified person designated 22 by the president, of any university, college, community 23 college, academy or other institution of learning 24 situated within the election jurisdiction, who may accept 25 the registrations of any resident of the county, at such 26 university, college, community college, academy or 27 institution. 28 4. A duly elected or appointed official of a bona 29 fide labor organization, or a reasonable number of 30 qualified members designated by such official, who may 31 accept the registrations of any qualified resident of the 32 county. 33 5. A duly elected or appointed official of a bona 34 fide State civic organization, as defined and determined -9- LRB9103459MWksam 1 by rule of the State Board of Elections, or qualified 2 members designated by such official, who may accept the 3 registration of any qualified resident of the county. In 4 determining the number of deputy registrars that shall be 5 appointed, the county clerk shall consider the population 6 of the jurisdiction, the size of the organization, the 7 geographic size of the jurisdiction, convenience for the 8 public, the existing number of deputy registrars in the 9 jurisdiction and their location, the registration 10 activities of the organization and the need to appoint 11 deputy registrars to assist and facilitate the 12 registration of non-English speaking individuals. In no 13 event shall a county clerk fix an arbitrary number 14 applicable to every civic organization requesting 15 appointment of its members as deputy registrars. The 16 State Board of Elections shall by rule provide for 17 certification of bona fide State civic organizations. 18 Such appointments shall be made for a period not to 19 exceed 2 years, terminating on the first business day of 20 the month following the month of the general election, 21 and shall be valid for all periods of voter registration 22 as provided by this Code during the terms of such 23 appointments. 24 6. The Director of the Illinois Department of 25 Public Aid, or a reasonable number of employees 26 designated by the Director and located at public aid 27 offices, who may accept the registration of any qualified 28 resident of the county at any such public aid office. 29 7. The Director of the Illinois Department of 30 Employment Security, or a reasonable number of employees 31 designated by the Director and located at unemployment 32 offices, who may accept the registration of any qualified 33 resident of the county at any such unemployment office. 34 8. The president of any corporation as defined by -10- LRB9103459MWksam 1 the Business Corporation Act of 1983, or a reasonable 2 number of employees designated by such president, who may 3 accept the registrations of any qualified resident of the 4 county. 5 9. The Director of the Department of Corrections, 6 or a reasonable number of employees designated by the 7 Director and located at correctional facilities, who may 8 accept the registration of persons released from 9 confinement. 10 If the request to be appointed as deputy registrar is 11 denied, the county clerk shall, within 10 days after the date 12 the request is submitted, provide the affected individual or 13 organization with written notice setting forth the specific 14 reasons or criteria relied upon to deny the request to be 15 appointed as deputy registrar. 16 The county clerk may appoint as many additional deputy 17 registrars as he considers necessary. The county clerk shall 18 appoint such additional deputy registrars in such manner that 19 the convenience of the public is served, giving due 20 consideration to both population concentration and area. 21 Some of the additional deputy registrars shall be selected so 22 that there are an equal number from each of the 2 major 23 political parties in the election jurisdiction. The county 24 clerk, in appointing an additional deputy registrar, shall 25 make the appointment from a list of applicants submitted by 26 the Chairman of the County Central Committee of the 27 applicant's political party. A Chairman of a County Central 28 Committee shall submit a list of applicants to the county 29 clerk by November 30 of each year. The county clerk may 30 require a Chairman of a County Central Committee to furnish a 31 supplemental list of applicants. 32 Deputy registrars may accept registrations at any time 33 other than the 28 day period preceding an election. All 34 persons appointed as deputy registrars shall be registered -11- LRB9103459MWksam 1 voters within the county and shall take and subscribe to the 2 following oath or affirmation: 3 "I do solemnly swear (or affirm, as the case may be) that 4 I will support the Constitution of the United States, and the 5 Constitution of the State of Illinois, and that I will 6 faithfully discharge the duties of the office of deputy 7 registrar to the best of my ability and that I will register 8 no person nor cause the registration of any person except 9 upon his personal application before me. 10 ............................... 11 (Signature of Deputy Registrar)" 12 This oath shall be administered by the county clerk, or 13 by one of his deputies, or by any person qualified to take 14 acknowledgement of deeds and shall immediately thereafter be 15 filed with the county clerk. 16 Appointments of deputy registrars under this Section, 17 except precinct committeemen, shall be for 2-year terms, 18 commencing on December 1 following the general election of 19 each even-numbered year, except that the terms of the initial 20 appointments shall be until December 1st following the next 21 general election. Appointments of precinct committeemen 22 shall be for 2-year terms commencing on the date of the 23 county convention following the general primary at which they 24 were elected. The county clerk shall issue a certificate of 25 appointment to each deputy registrar, and shall maintain in 26 his office for public inspection a list of the names of all 27 appointees. 28 (b) The county clerk shall be responsible for training 29 all deputy registrars appointed pursuant to subsection (a), 30 at times and locations reasonably convenient for both the 31 county clerk and such appointees. The county clerk shall be 32 responsible for certifying and supervising all deputy 33 registrars appointed pursuant to subsection (a). Deputy 34 registrars appointed under subsection (a) shall be subject to -12- LRB9103459MWksam 1 removal for cause. 2 (c) Completed registration materials under the control 3 of deputy registrars, appointed pursuant to subsection (a), 4 shall be returned to the proper election authority within 7 5 days, except that completed registration materials received 6 by the deputy registrars during the period between the 35th 7 and 29th day preceding an election shall be returned by the 8 deputy registrars to the proper election authority within 48 9 hours after receipt thereof. The completed registration 10 materials received by the deputy registrars on the 29th day 11 preceding an election shall be returned by the deputy 12 registrars within 24 hours after receipt thereof. Unused 13 materials shall be returned by deputy registrars appointed 14 pursuant to paragraph 4 of subsection (a), not later than the 15 next working day following the close of registration. 16 (d) The county clerk shall not be required to provide 17 additional forms to any deputy registrar having more than 200 18 registration forms unaccounted for during the preceding 12 19 month period. 20 (e) No deputy registrar shall engage in any 21 electioneering or the promotion of any cause during the 22 performance of his or her duties. 23 (f) The county clerk shall not be criminally or civilly 24 liable for the acts or omissions of any deputy registrar. 25 Such deputy registers shall not be deemed to be employees of 26 the county clerk. 27 (Source: P.A. 89-653, eff. 8-14-96.) 28 (10 ILCS 5/6-50.2) (from Ch. 46, par. 6-50.2) 29 Sec. 6-50.2. (a) The board of election commissioners 30 shall appoint all precinct committeepersons in the election 31 jurisdiction as deputy registrars who may accept the 32 registration of any qualified resident of the election 33 jurisdiction, except during the 28 days preceding an -13- LRB9103459MWksam 1 election. 2 The election authority shall appoint as deputy registrars 3 a reasonable number of employees of the Secretary of State 4 located at driver's license examination stations and 5 designated to the election authority by the Secretary of 6 State who may accept the registration of any qualified 7 residents of the county at any such driver's license 8 examination stations. The appointment of employees of the 9 Secretary of State as deputy registrars shall be made in the 10 manner provided in Section 2-105 of the Illinois Vehicle 11 Code. 12 The board of election commissioners shall appoint each of 13 the following named persons as deputy registrars upon the 14 written request of such persons: 15 1. The chief librarian, or a qualified person 16 designated by the chief librarian, of any public library 17 situated within the election jurisdiction, who may accept 18 the registrations of any qualified resident of the 19 election jurisdiction, at such library. 20 2. The principal, or a qualified person designated 21 by the principal, of any high school, elementary school, 22 or vocational school situated within the election 23 jurisdiction, who may accept the registrations of any 24 resident of the election jurisdiction, at such school. 25 The board of election commissioners shall notify every 26 principal and vice-principal of each high school, 27 elementary school, and vocational school situated in the 28 election jurisdiction of their eligibility to serve as 29 deputy registrars and offer training courses for service 30 as deputy registrars at conveniently located facilities 31 at least 4 months prior to every election. 32 3. The president, or a qualified person designated 33 by the president, of any university, college, community 34 college, academy or other institution of learning -14- LRB9103459MWksam 1 situated within the election jurisdiction, who may accept 2 the registrations of any resident of the election 3 jurisdiction, at such university, college, community 4 college, academy or institution. 5 4. A duly elected or appointed official of a bona 6 fide labor organization, or a reasonable number of 7 qualified members designated by such official, who may 8 accept the registrations of any qualified resident of the 9 election jurisdiction. 10 5. A duly elected or appointed official of a bona 11 fide State civic organization, as defined and determined 12 by rule of the State Board of Elections, or qualified 13 members designated by such official, who may accept the 14 registration of any qualified resident of the election 15 jurisdiction. In determining the number of deputy 16 registrars that shall be appointed, the board of election 17 commissioners shall consider the population of the 18 jurisdiction, the size of the organization, the 19 geographic size of the jurisdiction, convenience for the 20 public, the existing number of deputy registrars in the 21 jurisdiction and their location, the registration 22 activities of the organization and the need to appoint 23 deputy registrars to assist and facilitate the 24 registration of non-English speaking individuals. In no 25 event shall a board of election commissioners fix an 26 arbitrary number applicable to every civic organization 27 requesting appointment of its members as deputy 28 registrars. The State Board of Elections shall by rule 29 provide for certification of bona fide State civic 30 organizations. Such appointments shall be made for a 31 period not to exceed 2 years, terminating on the first 32 business day of the month following the month of the 33 general election, and shall be valid for all periods of 34 voter registration as provided by this Code during the -15- LRB9103459MWksam 1 terms of such appointments. 2 6. The Director of the Illinois Department of 3 Public Aid, or a reasonable number of employees 4 designated by the Director and located at public aid 5 offices, who may accept the registration of any qualified 6 resident of the election jurisdiction at any such public 7 aid office. 8 7. The Director of the Illinois Department of 9 Employment Security, or a reasonable number of employees 10 designated by the Director and located at unemployment 11 offices, who may accept the registration of any qualified 12 resident of the election jurisdiction at any such 13 unemployment office. If the request to be appointed as 14 deputy registrar is denied, the board of election 15 commissioners shall, within 10 days after the date the 16 request is submitted, provide the affected individual or 17 organization with written notice setting forth the 18 specific reasons or criteria relied upon to deny the 19 request to be appointed as deputy registrar. 20 8. The president of any corporation, as defined by 21 the Business Corporation Act of 1983, or a reasonable 22 number of employees designated by such president, who may 23 accept the registrations of any qualified resident of the 24 election jurisdiction. 25 9. The Director of the Department of Corrections, 26 or a reasonable number of employees designated by the 27 Director and located at correctional facilities, who may 28 accept the registration of persons released from 29 confinement. 30 The board of election commissioners may appoint as many 31 additional deputy registrars as it considers necessary. The 32 board of election commissioners shall appoint such additional 33 deputy registrars in such manner that the convenience of the 34 public is served, giving due consideration to both population -16- LRB9103459MWksam 1 concentration and area. Some of the additional deputy 2 registrars shall be selected so that there are an equal 3 number from each of the 2 major political parties in the 4 election jurisdiction. The board of election commissioners, 5 in appointing an additional deputy registrar, shall make the 6 appointment from a list of applicants submitted by the 7 Chairman of the County Central Committee of the applicant's 8 political party. A Chairman of a County Central Committee 9 shall submit a list of applicants to the board by November 30 10 of each year. The board may require a Chairman of a County 11 Central Committee to furnish a supplemental list of 12 applicants. 13 Deputy registrars may accept registrations at any time 14 other than the 28 day period preceding an election. All 15 persons appointed as deputy registrars shall be registered 16 voters within the election jurisdiction and shall take and 17 subscribe to the following oath or affirmation: 18 "I do solemnly swear (or affirm, as the case may be) that 19 I 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 24 his personal application before me. 25 .................................... 26 (Signature of Registration Officer)" 27 This oath shall be administered and certified to by one 28 of the commissioners or by the executive director or by some 29 person designated by the board of election commissioners, and 30 shall immediately thereafter be filed with the board of 31 election commissioners. The members of the board of election 32 commissioners and all persons authorized by them under the 33 provisions of this Article to take registrations, after 34 themselves taking and subscribing to the above oath, are -17- LRB9103459MWksam 1 authorized to take or administer such oaths and execute such 2 affidavits as are required by this Article. 3 Appointments of deputy registrars under this Section, 4 except precinct committeemen, shall be for 2-year terms, 5 commencing on December 1 following the general election of 6 each even-numbered year, except that the terms of the initial 7 appointments shall be until December 1st following the next 8 general election. Appointments of precinct committeemen shall 9 be for 2-year terms commencing on the date of the county 10 convention following the general primary at which they were 11 elected. The county clerk shall issue a certificate of 12 appointment to each deputy registrar, and shall maintain in 13 his office for public inspection a list of the names of all 14 appointees. 15 (b) The board of election commissioners shall be 16 responsible for training all deputy registrars appointed 17 pursuant to subsection (a), at times and locations reasonably 18 convenient for both the board of election commissioners and 19 such appointees. The board of election commissioners shall 20 be responsible for certifying and supervising all deputy 21 registrars appointed pursuant to subsection (a). Deputy 22 registrars appointed under subsection (a) shall be subject to 23 removal for cause. 24 (c) Completed registration materials under the control 25 of deputy registrars appointed pursuant to subsection (a) 26 shall be returned to the proper election authority within 7 27 days, except that completed registration materials received 28 by the deputy registrars during the period between the 35th 29 and 29th day preceding an election shall be returned by the 30 deputy registrars to the proper election authority within 48 31 hours after receipt thereof. The completed registration 32 materials received by the deputy registrars on the 29th day 33 preceding an election shall be returned by the deputy 34 registrars within 24 hours after receipt thereof. Unused -18- LRB9103459MWksam 1 materials shall be returned by deputy registrars appointed 2 pursuant to paragraph 4 of subsection (a), not later than the 3 next working day following the close of registration. 4 (d) The board of election commissioners shall not be 5 required to provide additional forms to any deputy registrar 6 having more than 200 registration forms unaccounted for 7 during the preceding 12 month period. 8 (e) No deputy registrar shall engage in any 9 electioneering or the promotion of any cause during the 10 performance of his or her duties. 11 (f) The board of election commissioners shall not be 12 criminally or civilly liable for the acts or omissions of any 13 deputy registrar. Such deputy registrars shall not be deemed 14 to be employees of the board of election commissioners. 15 (Source: P.A. 89-653, eff. 8-14-96.) 16 Section 10. The Unified Code of Corrections is amended 17 by changing Section 5-5-5 as follows: 18 (730 ILCS 5/5-5-5) (from Ch. 38, par. 1005-5-5) 19 Sec. 5-5-5. Loss and Restoration of Rights. (a) 20 Conviction and disposition shall not entail the loss by the 21 defendant of any civil rights, except under this Section and 22 Sections 29-6 and 29-10 of The Election Code, as now or 23 hereafter amended. 24 (b) A person convicted of a felony shall be ineligible 25 to hold an office created by the Constitution of this State 26 until the completion of his sentence. 27 (c) A person sentenced to imprisonment shall lose his 28 right to vote until released from imprisonment. 29 Upon a person's release from imprisonment, the Director 30 of Corrections, or an employee designated by the Director, 31 shall offer that person an opportunity to register to vote as 32 provided in Articles 4, 5, and 6 of the Election Code or as -19- LRB9103459MWksam 1 provided by the federal National Voter Registration Act of 2 1993. 3 (d) On completion of sentence of imprisonment or upon 4 discharge from probation, conditional discharge or periodic 5 imprisonment, or at any time thereafter, all license rights 6 and privileges granted under the authority of this State 7 which have been revoked or suspended because of conviction of 8 an offense shall be restored unless the authority having 9 jurisdiction of such license rights finds after investigation 10 and hearing that restoration is not in the public interest. 11 This paragraph (d) shall not apply to the suspension or 12 revocation of a license to operate a motor vehicle under the 13 Illinois Vehicle Code. 14 (e) Upon a person's discharge from incarceration or 15 parole, or upon a person's discharge from probation or at any 16 time thereafter, the committing court may enter an order 17 certifying that the sentence has been satisfactorily 18 completed when the court believes it would assist in the 19 rehabilitation of the person and be consistent with the 20 public welfare. Such order may be entered upon the motion of 21 the defendant or the State or upon the court's own motion. 22 (f) Upon entry of the order, the court shall issue to 23 the person in whose favor the order has been entered a 24 certificate stating that his behavior after conviction has 25 warranted the issuance of the order. 26 (g) This Section shall not affect the right of a 27 defendant to collaterally attack his conviction or to rely on 28 it in bar of subsequent proceedings for the same offense. 29 (Source: P.A. 86-558.)".