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92_HB5647enr HB5647 Enrolled LRB9213181JMmb 1 AN ACT concerning elections. 2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 3 represented in the General Assembly: 4 Section 5. The Election Code is amended by changing 5 Sections 4-6, 4-6.2, 4-6.3, 4-8, 4-8.03, 4-10, 4-16, 5-5, 6 5-7, 5-7.03, 5-16.2, 5-16.3, 6-29, 6-35, 6-35.03, 6-43, 6-50, 7 6-50.2, and 6-50.3 as follows: 8 (10 ILCS 5/4-6) (from Ch. 46, par. 4-6) 9 Sec. 4-6. For the purpose of registering voters under 10 this Article in addition to the method provided for precinct 11 registration under Section 4-7, the office of the county 12 clerk shall be open every day, except Saturday, Sunday, and 13 legal holidays, from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. On Saturdays the 14 hours of registration shall be from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon, 15 and such additional hours as the county clerk may designate. 16 If, however, the county board otherwise duly regulates and 17 fixes the hours of opening and closing of all county offices 18 at the county seat of any county, such regulation shall 19 control and supersede the hours herein specified. There shall 20 be no registration at the office of the county clerk or at 21 the office of municipal and township or road district clerks 22 serving as deputy registrars during the 2728days preceding 23 any regular or special election at which the cards provided 24 in this Article are used, or until the 2nd day following such 25 regular or special election; provided, that if by reason of 26 the proximity of any such elections to one another the effect 27 of this provision would be to close registrations for all or 28 any part of the 10 days immediately prior to such 2728day 29 period, the county clerk shall accept, solely for use in the 30 subsequent and not in any intervening election, registrations 31 and transfers of registration within the period from the 27th HB5647 Enrolled -2- LRB9213181JMmb 128thto the 38th days, both inclusive, prior to such 2 subsequent election; provided, further that at the office of3such clerks registration shall be permitted on the 28th day4preceding the election in November of even-numbered years in5any county in which such day is not designated as a day of6precinct registration. In any election called for the 7 submission of the revision or alteration of, or the 8 amendments to the Constitution, submitted by a Constitutional 9 Convention, the final day for registration at the office of 10 the election authority charged with the printing of the 11 ballot of this election shall be the 15th day prior to the 12 date of election. 13 Any qualified person residing within the county or any 14 portion thereof subject to this Article may register or 15 re-register with the county clerk. 16 Each county clerk shall appoint one or more registration 17 or re-registration teams for the purpose of accepting the 18 registration or re-registration of any voter who files an 19 affidavit that he is physically unable to appear at any 20 appointed place of registration or re-registration. Each team 21 shall consist of one member of each political party having 22 the highest and second highest number of registered voters in 23 the county. The county clerk shall designate a team to visit 24 each disabled person and shall accept the registration or 25 re-registration of each such person as if he had applied for 26 registration or re-registration at the office of the county 27 clerk. 28 As used in this Article, "deputy registrars" and 29 "registration officers" mean any person authorized to accept 30 registrations of electors under this Article. 31 (Source: P.A. 83-1059.) 32 (10 ILCS 5/4-6.2) (from Ch. 46, par. 4-6.2) 33 Sec. 4-6.2. (a) The county clerk shall appoint all HB5647 Enrolled -3- LRB9213181JMmb 1 municipal and township or road district clerks or their duly 2 authorized deputies as deputy registrars who may accept the 3 registration of all qualified residents of their respective 4 municipalities, townships and road districts. A deputy 5 registrar serving as such by virtue of his status as a 6 municipal clerk, or a duly authorized deputy of a municipal 7 clerk, of a municipality the territory of which lies in more 8 than one county may accept the registration of any qualified 9 resident of the municipality, regardless of which county the 10 resident, municipal clerk or the duly authorized deputy of 11 the municipal clerk lives in. 12 The county clerk shall appoint all precinct 13 committeepersons in the county as deputy registrars who may 14 accept the registration of any qualified resident of the 15 county, except during the 2728days preceding an election. 16 The election authority shall appoint as deputy registrars 17 a reasonable number of employees of the Secretary of State 18 located at driver's license examination stations and 19 designated to the election authority by the Secretary of 20 State who may accept the registration of any qualified 21 residents of the county at any such driver's license 22 examination stations. The appointment of employees of the 23 Secretary of State as deputy registrars shall be made in the 24 manner provided in Section 2-105 of the Illinois Vehicle 25 Code. 26 The county clerk shall appoint each of the following 27 named persons as deputy registrars upon the written request 28 of such persons: 29 1. The chief librarian, or a qualified person 30 designated by the chief librarian, of any public library 31 situated within the election jurisdiction, who may accept 32 the registrations of any qualified resident of the 33 county, at such library. 34 2. The principal, or a qualified person designated HB5647 Enrolled -4- LRB9213181JMmb 1 by the principal, of any high school, elementary school, 2 or vocational school situated within the election 3 jurisdiction, who may accept the registrations of any 4 qualified resident of the county, at such school. The 5 county clerk shall notify every principal and 6 vice-principal of each high school, elementary school, 7 and vocational school situated within the election 8 jurisdiction of their eligibility to serve as deputy 9 registrars and offer training courses for service as 10 deputy registrars at conveniently located facilities at 11 least 4 months prior to every election. 12 3. The president, or a qualified person designated 13 by the president, of any university, college, community 14 college, academy or other institution of learning 15 situated within the election jurisdiction, who may accept 16 the registrations of any resident of the county, at such 17 university, college, community college, academy or 18 institution. 19 4. A duly elected or appointed official of a bona 20 fide labor organization, or a reasonable number of 21 qualified members designated by such official, who may 22 accept the registrations of any qualified resident of the 23 county. 24 5. A duly elected or appointed official of a 25 bonafide State civic organization, as defined and 26 determined by rule of the State Board of Elections, or 27 qualified members designated by such official, who may 28 accept the registration of any qualified resident of the 29 county. In determining the number of deputy registrars 30 that shall be appointed, the county clerk shall consider 31 the population of the jurisdiction, the size of the 32 organization, the geographic size of the jurisdiction, 33 convenience for the public, the existing number of deputy 34 registrars in the jurisdiction and their location, the HB5647 Enrolled -5- LRB9213181JMmb 1 registration activities of the organization and the need 2 to appoint deputy registrars to assist and facilitate the 3 registration of non-English speaking individuals. In no 4 event shall a county clerk fix an arbitrary number 5 applicable to every civic organization requesting 6 appointment of its members as deputy registrars. The 7 State Board of Elections shall by rule provide for 8 certification of bonafide State civic organizations. Such 9 appointments shall be made for a period not to exceed 2 10 years, terminating on the first business day of the month 11 following the month of the general election, and shall be 12 valid for all periods of voter registration as provided 13 by this Code during the terms of such appointments. 14 6. The Director of the Illinois Department of 15 Public Aid, or a reasonable number of employees 16 designated by the Director and located at public aid 17 offices, who may accept the registration of any qualified 18 resident of the county at any such public aid office. 19 7. The Director of the Illinois Department of 20 Employment Security, or a reasonable number of employees 21 designated by the Director and located at unemployment 22 offices, who may accept the registration of any qualified 23 resident of the county at any such unemployment office. 24 8. The president of any corporation as defined by 25 the Business Corporation Act of 1983, or a reasonable 26 number of employees designated by such president, who may 27 accept the registrations of any qualified resident of the 28 county. 29 If the request to be appointed as deputy registrar is 30 denied, the county clerk shall, within 10 days after the date 31 the request is submitted, provide the affected individual or 32 organization with written notice setting forth the specific 33 reasons or criteria relied upon to deny the request to be 34 appointed as deputy registrar. HB5647 Enrolled -6- LRB9213181JMmb 1 The county clerk may appoint as many additional deputy 2 registrars as he considers necessary. The county clerk shall 3 appoint such additional deputy registrars in such manner that 4 the convenience of the public is served, giving due 5 consideration to both population concentration and area. 6 Some of the additional deputy registrars shall be selected so 7 that there are an equal number from each of the 2 major 8 political parties in the election jurisdiction. The county 9 clerk, in appointing an additional deputy registrar, shall 10 make the appointment from a list of applicants submitted by 11 the Chairman of the County Central Committee of the 12 applicant's political party. A Chairman of a County Central 13 Committee shall submit a list of applicants to the county 14 clerk by November 30 of each year. The county clerk may 15 require a Chairman of a County Central Committee to furnish a 16 supplemental list of applicants. 17 Deputy registrars may accept registrations at any time 18 other than the 2728day period preceding an election. All 19 persons appointed as deputy registrars shall be registered 20 voters within the county and shall take and subscribe to the 21 following oath or affirmation: 22 "I do solemnly swear (or affirm, as the case may be) that 23 I will support the Constitution of the United States, and the 24 Constitution of the State of Illinois, and that I will 25 faithfully discharge the duties of the office of deputy 26 registrar to the best of my ability and that I will register 27 no person nor cause the registration of any person except 28 upon his personal application before me. 29 ............................ 30 (Signature Deputy Registrar)" 31 This oath shall be administered by the county clerk, or 32 by one of his deputies, or by any person qualified to take 33 acknowledgement of deeds and shall immediately thereafter be 34 filed with the county clerk. HB5647 Enrolled -7- LRB9213181JMmb 1 Appointments of deputy registrars under this Section, 2 except precinct committeemen, shall be for 2-year terms, 3 commencing on December 1 following the general election of 4 each even-numbered year; except that the terms of the initial 5 appointments shall be until December 1st following the next 6 general election. Appointments of precinct committeemen shall 7 be for 2-year terms commencing on the date of the county 8 convention following the general primary at which they were 9 elected. The county clerk shall issue a certificate of 10 appointment to each deputy registrar, and shall maintain in 11 his office for public inspection a list of the names of all 12 appointees. 13 (b) The county clerk shall be responsible for training 14 all deputy registrars appointed pursuant to subsection (a), 15 at times and locations reasonably convenient for both the 16 county clerk and such appointees. The county clerk shall be 17 responsible for certifying and supervising all deputy 18 registrars appointed pursuant to subsection (a). Deputy 19 registrars appointed under subsection (a) shall be subject to 20 removal for cause. 21 (c) Completed registration materials under the control 22 of deputy registrars, appointed pursuant to subsection (a), 23 shall be returned to the proper election authority within 7 24 days, except that completed registration materials received 25 by the deputy registrars during the period between the 35th 26 and 28th29thday preceding an election shall be returned by 27 the deputy registrars to the proper election authority within 28 48 hours after receipt thereof. The completed registration 29 materials received by the deputy registrars on the 28th29th30 day preceding an election shall be returned by the deputy 31 registrars within 24 hours after receipt thereof. Unused 32 materials shall be returned by deputy registrars appointed 33 pursuant to paragraph 4 of subsection (a), not later than the 34 next working day following the close of registration. HB5647 Enrolled -8- LRB9213181JMmb 1 (d) The county clerk shall not be required to provide 2 additional forms to any deputy registrar having more than 200 3 registration forms unaccounted for during the preceding 12 4 month period. 5 (e) No deputy registrar shall engage in any 6 electioneering or the promotion of any cause during the 7 performance of his or her duties. 8 (f) The county clerk shall not be criminally or civilly 9 liable for the acts or omissions of any deputy registrar. 10 Such deputy registrars shall not be deemed to be employees of 11 the county clerk. 12 (Source: P.A. 89-653, eff. 8-14-96.) 13 (10 ILCS 5/4-6.3) (from Ch. 46, par. 4-6.3) 14 Sec. 4-6.3. The county clerk may establish a temporary 15 place of registration for such times and at such locations 16 within the county as the county clerk may select. However, 17 no temporary place of registration may be in operation during 18 the 2728days preceding an election. Notice of the time and 19 place of registration under this Section shall be published 20 by the county clerk in a newspaper having a general 21 circulation in the county not less than 3 nor more than 15 22 days before the holding of such registration. 23 Temporary places of registration shall be established so 24 that the areas of concentration of population or use by the 25 public are served, whether by facilities provided in places 26 of private business or in public buildings or in mobile 27 units. Areas which may be designated as temporary places of 28 registration include, but are not limited to, facilities 29 licensed or certified pursuant to the Nursing Home Care Act, 30 Soldiers' and Sailors' Homes, shopping centers, business 31 districts, public buildings and county fairs. 32 Temporary places of registration shall be available to 33 the public not less than 2 hours per year for each 1,000 HB5647 Enrolled -9- LRB9213181JMmb 1 population or fraction thereof in the county. 2 All temporary places of registration shall be manned by 3 deputy county clerks or deputy registrars appointed pursuant 4 to Section 4-6.2. 5 (Source: P.A. 86-820; 86-873; 86-1028.) 6 (10 ILCS 5/4-8) (from Ch. 46, par. 4-8) 7 Sec. 4-8. The county clerk shall provide a sufficient 8 number of blank forms for the registration of electors, which 9 shall be known as registration record cards and which shall 10 consist of loose leaf sheets or cards, of suitable size to 11 contain in plain writing and figures the data hereinafter 12 required thereon or shall consist of computer cards of 13 suitable nature to contain the data required thereon. The 14 registration record cards, which shall include an affidavit 15 of registration as hereinafter provided, shall be executed in 16 duplicate. 17 The registration record card shall contain the following 18 and such other information as the county clerk may think it 19 proper to require for the identification of the applicant for 20 registration: 21 Name. The name of the applicant, giving surname and 22 first or Christian name in full, and the middle name or the 23 initial for such middle name, if any. 24 Sex. 25 Residence. The name and number of the street, avenue, or 26 other location of the dwelling, including the apartment, unit 27 or room number, if any, and in the case of a mobile home the 28 lot number, and such additional clear and definite 29 description as may be necessary to determine the exact 30 location of the dwelling of the applicant. Where the location 31 cannot be determined by street and number, then the section, 32 congressional township and range number may be used, or such 33 other description as may be necessary, including post-office HB5647 Enrolled -10- LRB9213181JMmb 1 mailing address. In the case of a homeless individual, the 2 individual's voting residence that is his or her mailing 3 address shall be included on his or her registration record 4 card. 5 Term of residence in the State of Illinois and precinct. 6 This information shall be furnished by the applicant stating 7 the place or places where he resided and the dates during 8 which he resided in such place or places during the year next 9 preceding the date of the next ensuing election. 10 Nativity. The state or country in which the applicant 11 was born. 12 Citizenship. Whether the applicant is native born or 13 naturalized. If naturalized, the court, place, and date of 14 naturalization. 15 Date of application for registration, i.e., the day, 16 month and year when applicant presented himself for 17 registration. 18 Age. Date of birth, by month, day and year. 19 Physical disability of the applicant, if any, at the time 20 of registration, which would require assistance in voting. 21 The county and state in which the applicant was last 22 registered. 23 Signature of voter. The applicant, after the 24 registration and in the presence of a deputy registrar or 25 other officer of registration shall be required to sign his 26 or her name in ink to the affidavit on both the original and 27 duplicate registration record cards. 28 Signature of deputy registrar or officer of registration. 29 In case applicant is unable to sign his name, he may 30 affix his mark to the affidavit. In such case the officer 31 empowered to give the registration oath shall write a 32 detailed description of the applicant in the space provided 33 on the back or at the bottom of the card or sheet; and shall 34 ask the following questions and record the answers thereto: HB5647 Enrolled -11- LRB9213181JMmb 1 Father's first name. 2 Mother's first name. 3 From what address did the applicant last register? 4 Reason for inability to sign name. 5 Each applicant for registration shall make an affidavit 6 in substantially the following form: 7 AFFIDAVIT OF REGISTRATION 8 STATE OF ILLINOIS 9 COUNTY OF ....... 10 I hereby swear (or affirm) that I am a citizen of the 11 United States; that on the date of the next election I shall 12 have resided in the State of Illinois and in the election 13 precinct in which I reside 30 days and that I intend that 14 this location shall be my residence; that I am fully 15 qualified to vote, and that the above statements are true. 16 .............................. 17 (His or her signature or mark) 18 Subscribed and sworn to before me on (insert date). 19 .................................. 20 Signature of registration officer. 21 (To be signed in presence of registrant.) 22 Space shall be provided upon the face of each 23 registration record card for the notation of the voting 24 record of the person registered thereon. 25 Each registration record card shall be numbered according 26 to precincts, and may be serially or otherwise marked for 27 identification in such manner as the county clerk may 28 determine. 29 The registration cards shall be deemed public records and 30 shall be open to inspection during regular business hours, 31 except during the 2728days immediately preceding any 32 election. On written request of any candidate or objector or 33 any person intending to object to a petition, the election 34 authority shall extend its hours for inspection of HB5647 Enrolled -12- LRB9213181JMmb 1 registration cards and other records of the election 2 authority during the period beginning with the filing of 3 petitions under Sections 7-10, 8-8, 10-6 or 28-3 and 4 continuing through the termination of electoral board 5 hearings on any objections to petitions containing signatures 6 of registered voters in the jurisdiction of the election 7 authority. The extension shall be for a period of hours 8 sufficient to allow adequate opportunity for examination of 9 the records but the election authority is not required to 10 extend its hours beyond the period beginning at its normal 11 opening for business and ending at midnight. If the business 12 hours are so extended, the election authority shall post a 13 public notice of such extended hours. Registration record 14 cards may also be inspected, upon approval of the officer in 15 charge of the cards, during the 2728days immediately 16 preceding any election. Registration record cards shall also 17 be open to inspection by certified judges and poll watchers 18 and challengers at the polling place on election day, but 19 only to the extent necessary to determine the question of the 20 right of a person to vote or to serve as a judge of election. 21 At no time shall poll watchers or challengers be allowed to 22 physically handle the registration record cards. 23 Updated copies of computer tapes or computer discs or 24 other electronic data processing information containing voter 25 registration information shall be furnished by the county 26 clerk within 10 days after December 15 and May 15 each year 27 and within 10 days after each registration period is closed 28 to the State Board of Elections in a form prescribed by the 29 Board. For the purposes of this Section, a registration 30 period is closed 2728days before the date of any regular or 31 special election. Registration information shall include, but 32 not be limited to, the following information: name, sex, 33 residence, telephone number, if any, age, party affiliation, 34 if applicable, precinct, ward, township, county, and HB5647 Enrolled -13- LRB9213181JMmb 1 representative, legislative and congressional districts. In 2 the event of noncompliance, the State Board of Elections is 3 directed to obtain compliance forthwith with this 4 nondiscretionary duty of the election authority by 5 instituting legal proceedings in the circuit court of the 6 county in which the election authority maintains the 7 registration information. The costs of furnishing updated 8 copies of tapes or discs shall be paid at a rate of $.00034 9 per name of registered voters in the election jurisdiction, 10 but not less than $50 per tape or disc and shall be paid from 11 appropriations made to the State Board of Elections for 12 reimbursement to the election authority for such purpose. The 13 Board shall furnish copies of such tapes, discs, other 14 electronic data or compilations thereof to state political 15 committees registered pursuant to the Illinois Campaign 16 Finance Act or the Federal Election Campaign Act at their 17 request and at a reasonable cost. Copies of the tapes, discs 18 or other electronic data shall be furnished by the county 19 clerk to local political committees at their request and at a 20 reasonable cost. Reasonable cost of the tapes, discs, et 21 cetera for this purpose would be the cost of duplication plus 22 15% for administration. The individual representing a 23 political committee requesting copies of such tapes shall 24 make a sworn affidavit that the information shall be used 25 only for bona fide political purposes, including by or for 26 candidates for office or incumbent office holders. Such 27 tapes, discs or other electronic data shall not be used under 28 any circumstances by any political committee or individuals 29 for purposes of commercial solicitation or other business 30 purposes. If such tapes contain information on county 31 residents related to the operations of county government in 32 addition to registration information, that information shall 33 not be used under any circumstances for commercial 34 solicitation or other business purposes. The prohibition in HB5647 Enrolled -14- LRB9213181JMmb 1 this Section against using the computer tapes or computer 2 discs or other electronic data processing information 3 containing voter registration information for purposes of 4 commercial solicitation or other business purposes shall be 5 prospective only from the effective date of this amended Act 6 of 1979. Any person who violates this provision shall be 7 guilty of a Class 4 felony. 8 The State Board of Elections shall promulgate, by October 9 1, 1987, such regulations as may be necessary to ensure 10 uniformity throughout the State in electronic data processing 11 of voter registration information. The regulations shall 12 include, but need not be limited to, specifications for 13 uniform medium, communications protocol and file structure to 14 be employed by the election authorities of this State in the 15 electronic data processing of voter registration information. 16 Each election authority utilizing electronic data processing 17 of voter registration information shall comply with such 18 regulations on and after May 15, 1988. 19 If the applicant for registration was last registered in 20 another county within this State, he shall also sign a 21 certificate authorizing cancellation of the former 22 registration. The certificate shall be in substantially the 23 following form: 24 To the County Clerk of.... County, Illinois. (or) 25 To the Election Commission of the City of ...., Illinois. 26 This is to certify that I am registered in your (county) 27 (city) and that my residence was ............................ 28 Having moved out of your (county) (city), I hereby authorize 29 you to cancel said registration in your office. 30 Dated at ...., Illinois, on (insert date). 31 ................................. 32 (Signature of Voter) 33 Attest: ................, County Clerk, ............. 34 County, Illinois. HB5647 Enrolled -15- LRB9213181JMmb 1 The cancellation certificate shall be mailed immediately 2 by the County Clerk to the County Clerk (or election 3 commission as the case may be) where the applicant was 4 formerly registered. Receipt of such certificate shall be 5 full authority for cancellation of any previous registration. 6 (Source: P.A. 91-357, eff. 7-29-99; 92-465, eff. 1-1-02.) 7 (10 ILCS 5/4-8.03) (from Ch. 46, par. 4-8.03) 8 Sec. 4-8.03. The State Board of Elections shall design a 9 registration record card which, except as otherwise provided 10 in this Section, shall be used in triplicate by all election 11 authorities in the State, except those election authorities 12 adopting a computer-based voter registration file authorized 13 under Section 4-33. The Board shall prescribe the form and 14 specifications, including but not limited to the weight of 15 paper, color and print of such cards. Such cards shall 16 contain boxes or spaces for the information required under 17 Sections 4-8 and 4-21 of this Code; provided, that such cards 18 shall also contain a box or space for the applicant's social 19 security number, which shall be required to the extent 20 allowed by law but in no case shall the applicant provide 21 fewer than the last 4 digits of the social security number, 22 and a box for the applicant's telephone number, if available. 23 Except for those election authorities adopting a 24 computer-based voter registration file authorized under 25 Section 4-33, the original and duplicate cards shall 26 respectively constitute the master file and precinct binder 27 registration records of the voter. A copy shall be given to 28 the applicant upon completion of his or her registration or 29 completed transfer of registration. 30 Whenever a voter moves to another precinct within the 31 same election jurisdiction or to another election 32 jurisdiction in the State, such voter may transfer his or her 33 registration by presenting his or her copy to the election HB5647 Enrolled -16- LRB9213181JMmb 1 authority or a deputy registrar. If such voter is not in 2 possession of or has lost his or her copy, he or she may 3 effect a transfer of registration by executing an Affidavit 4 of Cancellation of Previous Registration. 5 In the case of a transfer of registration to a new 6 election jurisdiction, the election authority shall transmit 7 the voter's copy or such affidavit to the election authority 8 of the voter's former election jurisdiction, which shall 9 immediately cause the transmission of the voter's previous 10 registration card to the voter's new election authority. No 11 transfer of registration to a new election jurisdiction shall 12 be complete until the voter's old election authority receives 13 notification. 14 Deputy registrars shall return all copies of registration 15 record cards or Affidavits of Cancellation of Previous 16 Registration to the election authority within 7 working days 17 after the receipt thereof, except that such copies or 18 Affidavits of Cancellation of Previous Registration received 19 by the deputy registrars between the 35th and 28th29thday 20 preceding an election shall be returned by the deputy 21 registrars to the election authority within 48 hours after 22 receipt. The deputy registrars shall return the copies or 23 Affidavits of Cancellation of Previous Registration received 24 by them on the 28th29thday preceding an election to the 25 election authority within 24 hours after receipt thereof. 26 (Source: P.A. 91-73, eff. 7-9-99.) 27 (10 ILCS 5/4-10) (from Ch. 46, par. 4-10) 28 Sec. 4-10. Except as herein provided, no person shall be 29 registered, unless he applies in person to a registration 30 officer, answers such relevant questions as may be asked of 31 him by the registration officer, and executes the affidavit 32 of registration. The registration officer shall require the 33 applicant to furnish two forms of identification, and except HB5647 Enrolled -17- LRB9213181JMmb 1 in the case of a homeless individual, one of which must 2 include his or her residence address. These forms of 3 identification shall include, but not be limited to, any of 4 the following: driver's license, social security card, public 5 aid identification card, utility bill, employee or student 6 identification card, credit card, or a civic, union or 7 professional association membership card. The registration 8 officer shall require a homeless individual to furnish 9 evidence of his or her use of the mailing address stated. 10 This use may be demonstrated by a piece of mail addressed to 11 that individual and received at that address or by a 12 statement from a person authorizing use of the mailing 13 address. The registration officer shall require each 14 applicant for registration to read or have read to him the 15 affidavit of registration before permitting him to execute 16 the affidavit. 17 One of the registration officers or a deputy registration 18 officer, county clerk, or clerk in the office of the county 19 clerk, shall administer to all persons who shall personally 20 apply to register the following oath or affirmation: 21 "You do solemnly swear (or affirm) that you will fully 22 and truly answer all such questions as shall be put to you 23 touching your name, place of residence, place of birth, your 24 qualifications as an elector and your right as such to 25 register and vote under the laws of the State of Illinois." 26 The registration officer shall satisfy himself that each 27 applicant for registration is qualified to register before 28 registering him. If the registration officer has reason to 29 believe that the applicant is a resident of a Soldiers' and 30 Sailors' Home or any facility which is licensed or certified 31 pursuant to the Nursing Home Care Act, the following question 32 shall be put, "When you entered the home which is your 33 present address, was it your bona fide intention to become a 34 resident thereof?" Any voter of a township, city, village or HB5647 Enrolled -18- LRB9213181JMmb 1 incorporated town in which such applicant resides, shall be 2 permitted to be present at the place of any precinct 3 registration and shall have the right to challenge any 4 applicant who applies to be registered. 5 In case the officer is not satisfied that the applicant 6 is qualified he shall forthwith notify such applicant in 7 writing to appear before the county clerk to complete his 8 registration. Upon the card of such applicant shall be 9 written the word "incomplete" and no such applicant shall be 10 permitted to vote unless such registration is satisfactorily 11 completed as hereinafter provided. No registration shall be 12 taken and marked as incomplete if information to complete it 13 can be furnished on the date of the original application. 14 Any person claiming to be an elector in any election 15 precinct and whose registration card is marked "Incomplete" 16 may make and sign an application in writing, under oath, to 17 the county clerk in substance in the following form: 18 "I do solemnly swear that I, ...., did on (insert date) 19 make application to the board of registry of the .... 20 precinct of the township of .... (or to the county clerk of 21 .... county) and that said board or clerk refused to complete 22 my registration as a qualified voter in said precinct. That 23 I reside in said precinct, that I intend to reside in said 24 precinct, and am a duly qualified voter of said precinct and 25 am entitled to be registered to vote in said precinct at the 26 next election. 27 (Signature of applicant) ............................." 28 All such applications shall be presented to the county 29 clerk or to his duly authorized representative by the 30 applicant, in person between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 31 p.m. on any day after the days on which the 1969 and 1970 32 precinct re-registrations are held but not on any day within 33 2728days preceding the ensuing general election and 34 thereafter for the registration provided in Section 4-7 all HB5647 Enrolled -19- LRB9213181JMmb 1 such applications shall be presented to the county clerk or 2 his duly authorized representative by the applicant in person 3 between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. on any day prior 4 to 2728days preceding the ensuing general election. Such 5 application shall be heard by the county clerk or his duly 6 authorized representative at the time the application is 7 presented. If the applicant for registration has registered 8 with the county clerk, such application may be presented to 9 and heard by the county clerk or by his duly authorized 10 representative upon the dates specified above or at any time 11 prior thereto designated by the county clerk. 12 Any otherwise qualified person who is absent from his 13 county of residence either due to business of the United 14 States or because he is temporarily outside the territorial 15 limits of the United States may become registered by mailing 16 an application to the county clerk within the periods of 17 registration provided for in this Article, or by simultaneous 18 application for absentee registration and absentee ballot as 19 provided in Article 20 of this Code. 20 Upon receipt of such application the county clerk shall 21 immediately mail an affidavit of registration in duplicate, 22 which affidavit shall contain the following and such other 23 information as the State Board of Elections may think it 24 proper to require for the identification of the applicant: 25 Name. The name of the applicant, giving surname and 26 first or Christian name in full, and the middle name or the 27 initial for such middle name, if any. 28 Sex. 29 Residence. The name and number of the street, avenue or 30 other location of the dwelling, and such additional clear and 31 definite description as may be necessary to determine the 32 exact location of the dwelling of the applicant. Where the 33 location cannot be determined by street and number, then the 34 Section, congressional township and range number may be used, HB5647 Enrolled -20- LRB9213181JMmb 1 or such other information as may be necessary, including post 2 office mailing address. 3 Term of residence in the State of Illinois and the 4 precinct. 5 Nativity. The State or country in which the applicant 6 was born. 7 Citizenship. Whether the applicant is native born or 8 naturalized. If naturalized, the court, place and date of 9 naturalization. 10 Age. Date of birth, by month, day and year. 11 Out of State address of .......................... 12 AFFIDAVIT OF REGISTRATION 13 State of ...........) 14 )ss 15 County of ..........) 16 I hereby swear (or affirm) that I am a citizen of the 17 United States; that on the day of the next election I shall 18 have resided in the State of Illinois and in the election 19 precinct 30 days; that I am fully qualified to vote, that I 20 am not registered to vote anywhere else in the United States, 21 that I intend to remain a resident of the State of Illinois 22 and of the election precinct, that I intend to return to the 23 State of Illinois, and that the above statements are true. 24 .............................. 25 (His or her signature or mark) 26 Subscribed and sworn to before me, an officer qualified 27 to administer oaths, on (insert date). 28 ........................................ 29 Signature of officer administering oath. 30 Upon receipt of the executed duplicate affidavit of 31 Registration, the county clerk shall transfer the information 32 contained thereon to duplicate Registration Cards provided 33 for in Section 4-8 of this Article and shall attach thereto a 34 copy of each of the duplicate affidavit of registration and HB5647 Enrolled -21- LRB9213181JMmb 1 thereafter such registration card and affidavit shall 2 constitute the registration of such person the same as if he 3 had applied for registration in person. 4 (Source: P.A. 91-357, eff. 7-29-99.) 5 (10 ILCS 5/4-16) (from Ch. 46, par. 4-16) 6 Sec. 4-16. Any registered voter who changes his residence 7 from one address to another within the same county wherein 8 this Article is in effect, may have his registration 9 transferred to his new address by making and signing an 10 application for change of residence address upon a form to be 11 provided by the county clerk. Such application must be made 12 to the office of the county clerk and may be made either in 13 person or by mail. In case the person is unable to sign his 14 name, the county clerk shall require him to execute the 15 application in the presence of the county clerk or of his 16 properly authorized representative, by his mark, and if 17 satisfied of the identity of the person, the county clerk 18 shall make the transfer. 19 Upon receipt of the application, the county clerk, or one 20 of his employees deputized to take registrations shall cause 21 the signature of the voter and the data appearing upon the 22 application to be compared with the signature and data on the 23 registration record card, and if it appears that the 24 applicant is the same person as the person previously 25 registered under that name the transfer shall be made. 26 No transfers of registration under the provisions of this 27 Section shall be made during the 2728days preceding any 28 election at which such voter would be entitled to vote. When 29 a removal of a registered voter takes place from one address 30 to another within the same precinct within a period during 31 which a transfer of registration cannot be made before any 32 election or primary, he shall be entitled to vote upon 33 presenting the judges of election his affidavit substantially HB5647 Enrolled -22- LRB9213181JMmb 1 in the form prescribed in Section 17-10 of this Act of a 2 change of residence address within the precinct on a date 3 therein specified. 4 The county clerk may obtain information from utility 5 companies, city, village, incorporated town and township 6 records, the post office, or from other sources, regarding 7 the removal of registered voters, and may treat such 8 information, and information procured from his death and 9 marriage records on file in his office, as an application to 10 erase from the register any name concerning which he may so 11 have information that the voter is no longer qualified to 12 vote under the name, or from the address from which 13 registered, and give notice thereof in the manner provided by 14 Section 4--12 of this Article, and notify voters who have 15 changed their address that a transfer of registration may be 16 made in the manner provided in this Section enclosing a form 17 therefor. 18 If any person be registered by error in a precinct other 19 than that in which he resides, the county clerk may transfer 20 his registration to the proper precinct, and if the error is 21 or may be on the part of the registration officials, and is 22 disclosed too late before an election or primary to mail the 23 certificate required by Section 4--15, such certificate may 24 be personally delivered to the voter and he may vote thereon 25 as therein provided, but such certificates so issued shall be 26 specially listed with the reason for the issuance thereof. 27 Where a revision or rearrangement of precincts is made by 28 the county board, the county clerk shall immediately transfer 29 to the proper precinct the registration of any voter affected 30 by such revision or rearrangement of the precinct; make the 31 proper notations on the registration cards of a voter 32 affected by the revision or rearrangement and shall issue 33 revised certificates to each registrant of such change. 34 Any registered voter who changes his or her name by HB5647 Enrolled -23- LRB9213181JMmb 1 marriage or otherwise shall be required to register anew and 2 authorize the cancellation of the previous registration; but 3 if the voter still resides in the same precinct and if the 4 change of name takes place within a period during which a 5 transfer of registration cannot be made, preceding any 6 election or primary, the elector may, if otherwise qualified, 7 vote upon making an affidavit substantially in the form 8 prescribed in Section 17-10 of this Act. 9 The precinct election officials shall report to the 10 county clerk the names and addresses of all persons who have 11 changed their addresses and voted, which shall be treated as 12 an application to change address accordingly, and the names 13 and addresses of all persons otherwise voting by affidavit as 14 in this Section provided, which shall be treated as an 15 application to erase under Section 4--12 hereof. 16 (Source: P.A. 83-999.) 17 (10 ILCS 5/5-5) (from Ch. 46, par. 5-5) 18 Sec. 5-5. For the purpose of registering voters under 19 this Article 5, in addition to the method provided for 20 precinct registration under Sections 5-6 and 5-17 of this 21 Article 5, the office of the county clerk shall be open 22 between 9:00 a. m. and 5:00 p. m. on all days except 23 Saturday, Sunday and holidays, but there shall be no 24 registration at such office during the 35 days immediately 25 preceding any election required to be held under the law but 26 if no precinct registration is being conducted prior to any 27 election then registration may be taken in the office of the 28 county clerk up to and including the 28th29thday prior to 29 an election. On Saturdays, the hours of registration shall be 30 from 9:00 a. m. to 12:00 p. m. noon. During such 35 or 272831 day period, registration of electors of political 32 subdivisions wherein a regular, or special election is 33 required to be held shall cease and shall not be resumed for HB5647 Enrolled -24- LRB9213181JMmb 1 the registration of electors of such political subdivisions 2 until the second day following the day of such election. In 3 any election called for the submission of the revision or 4 alteration of, or the amendments to the Constitution, 5 submitted by a Constitutional Convention, the final day for 6 registration at the office of the election authority charged 7 with the printing of the ballot of this election shall be the 8 15th day prior to the date of the election. 9 Each county clerk shall appoint one deputy for the 10 purpose of accepting the registration of any voter who files 11 an affidavit that he is physically unable to appear at any 12 appointed place of registration. The county clerk shall 13 designate a deputy to visit each disabled person and shall 14 accept the registration of each such person as if he had 15 applied for registration at the office of the county clerk. 16 The offices of city, village, incorporated town and town 17 clerks shall also be open for the purpose of registering 18 voters residing in the territory in which this Article is in 19 effect, and also, in the case of city, village and 20 incorporated town clerks, for the purpose of registering 21 voters residing in a portion of the city, village or 22 incorporated town not located within the county, on all days 23 on which the office of the county clerk is open for the 24 registration of voters of such cities, villages, incorporated 25 towns and townships. 26 (Source: P.A. 84-762.) 27 (10 ILCS 5/5-7) (from Ch. 46, par. 5-7) 28 Sec. 5-7. The county clerk shall provide a sufficient 29 number of blank forms for the registration of electors which 30 shall be known as registration record cards and which shall 31 consist of loose leaf sheets or cards, of suitable size to 32 contain in plain writing and figures the data hereinafter 33 required thereon or shall consist of computer cards of HB5647 Enrolled -25- LRB9213181JMmb 1 suitable nature to contain the data required thereon. The 2 registration record cards, which shall include an affidavit 3 of registration as hereinafter provided, shall be executed in 4 duplicate. 5 The registration record card shall contain the following 6 and such other information as the county clerk may think it 7 proper to require for the identification of the applicant for 8 registration: 9 Name. The name of the applicant, giving surname and 10 first or Christian name in full, and the middle name or the 11 initial for such middle name, if any. 12 Sex. 13 Residence. The name and number of the street, avenue, or 14 other location of the dwelling, including the apartment, unit 15 or room number, if any, and in the case of a mobile home the 16 lot number, and such additional clear and definite 17 description as may be necessary to determine the exact 18 location of the dwelling of the applicant, including 19 post-office mailing address. In the case of a homeless 20 individual, the individual's voting residence that is his or 21 her mailing address shall be included on his or her 22 registration record card. 23 Term of residence in the State of Illinois and the 24 precinct. Which questions may be answered by the applicant 25 stating, in excess of 30 days in the State and in excess of 26 30 days in the precinct. 27 Nativity. The State or country in which the applicant 28 was born. 29 Citizenship. Whether the applicant is native born or 30 naturalized. If naturalized, the court, place and date of 31 naturalization. 32 Date of application for registration, i.e., the day, 33 month and year when applicant presented himself for 34 registration. HB5647 Enrolled -26- LRB9213181JMmb 1 Age. Date of birth, by month, day and year. 2 Physical disability of the applicant, if any, at the time 3 of registration, which would require assistance in voting. 4 The county and state in which the applicant was last 5 registered. 6 Signature of voter. The applicant, after the 7 registration and in the presence of a deputy registrar or 8 other officer of registration shall be required to sign his 9 or her name in ink to the affidavit on the original and 10 duplicate registration record card. 11 Signature of Deputy Registrar. 12 In case applicant is unable to sign his name, he may 13 affix his mark to the affidavit. In such case the officer 14 empowered to give the registration oath shall write a 15 detailed description of the applicant in the space provided 16 at the bottom of the card or sheet; and shall ask the 17 following questions and record the answers thereto: 18 Father's first name ....................... 19 Mother's first name ....................... 20 From what address did you last register? 21 Reason for inability to sign name. 22 Each applicant for registration shall make an affidavit 23 in substantially the following form: 24 AFFIDAVIT OF REGISTRATION 25 State of Illinois) 26 )ss 27 County of ) 28 I hereby swear (or affirm) that I am a citizen of the 29 United States; that on the date of the next election I shall 30 have resided in the State of Illinois and in the election 31 precinct in which I reside 30 days; that I am fully qualified 32 to vote. That I intend that this location shall be my 33 residence and that the above statements are true. 34 .............................. HB5647 Enrolled -27- LRB9213181JMmb 1 (His or her signature or mark) 2 Subscribed and sworn to before me on (insert date). 3 ......................................... 4 Signature of Registration Officer. 5 (To be signed in presence of Registrant.) 6 Space shall be provided upon the face of each 7 registration record card for the notation of the voting 8 record of the person registered thereon. 9 Each registration record card shall be numbered according 10 to towns and precincts, wards, cities and villages, as the 11 case may be, and may be serially or otherwise marked for 12 identification in such manner as the county clerk may 13 determine. 14 The registration cards shall be deemed public records and 15 shall be open to inspection during regular business hours, 16 except during the 2728days immediately preceding any 17 election. On written request of any candidate or objector or 18 any person intending to object to a petition, the election 19 authority shall extend its hours for inspection of 20 registration cards and other records of the election 21 authority during the period beginning with the filing of 22 petitions under Sections 7-10, 8-8, 10-6 or 28-3 and 23 continuing through the termination of electoral board 24 hearings on any objections to petitions containing signatures 25 of registered voters in the jurisdiction of the election 26 authority. The extension shall be for a period of hours 27 sufficient to allow adequate opportunity for examination of 28 the records but the election authority is not required to 29 extend its hours beyond the period beginning at its normal 30 opening for business and ending at midnight. If the business 31 hours are so extended, the election authority shall post a 32 public notice of such extended hours. Registration record 33 cards may also be inspected, upon approval of the officer in 34 charge of the cards, during the 2728days immediately HB5647 Enrolled -28- LRB9213181JMmb 1 preceding any election. Registration record cards shall also 2 be open to inspection by certified judges and poll watchers 3 and challengers at the polling place on election day, but 4 only to the extent necessary to determine the question of the 5 right of a person to vote or to serve as a judge of election. 6 At no time shall poll watchers or challengers be allowed to 7 physically handle the registration record cards. 8 Updated copies of computer tapes or computer discs or 9 other electronic data processing information containing voter 10 registration information shall be furnished by the county 11 clerk within 10 days after December 15 and May 15 each year 12 and within 10 days after each registration period is closed 13 to the State Board of Elections in a form prescribed by the 14 Board. For the purposes of this Section, a registration 15 period is closed 2728days before the date of any regular or 16 special election. Registration information shall include, but 17 not be limited to, the following information: name, sex, 18 residence, telephone number, if any, age, party affiliation, 19 if applicable, precinct, ward, township, county, and 20 representative, legislative and congressional districts. In 21 the event of noncompliance, the State Board of Elections is 22 directed to obtain compliance forthwith with this 23 nondiscretionary duty of the election authority by 24 instituting legal proceedings in the circuit court of the 25 county in which the election authority maintains the 26 registration information. The costs of furnishing updated 27 copies of tapes or discs shall be paid at a rate of $.00034 28 per name of registered voters in the election jurisdiction, 29 but not less than $50 per tape or disc and shall be paid from 30 appropriations made to the State Board of Elections for 31 reimbursement to the election authority for such purpose. The 32 Board shall furnish copies of such tapes, discs, other 33 electronic data or compilations thereof to state political 34 committees registered pursuant to the Illinois Campaign HB5647 Enrolled -29- LRB9213181JMmb 1 Finance Act or the Federal Election Campaign Act at their 2 request and at a reasonable cost. Copies of the tapes, discs 3 or other electronic data shall be furnished by the county 4 clerk to local political committees at their request and at a 5 reasonable cost. Reasonable cost of the tapes, discs, et 6 cetera for this purpose would be the cost of duplication plus 7 15% for administration. The individual representing a 8 political committee requesting copies of such tapes shall 9 make a sworn affidavit that the information shall be used 10 only for bona fide political purposes, including by or for 11 candidates for office or incumbent office holders. Such 12 tapes, discs or other electronic data shall not be used under 13 any circumstances by any political committee or individuals 14 for purposes of commercial solicitation or other business 15 purposes. If such tapes contain information on county 16 residents related to the operations of county government in 17 addition to registration information, that information shall 18 not be used under any circumstances for commercial 19 solicitation or other business purposes. The prohibition in 20 this Section against using the computer tapes or computer 21 discs or other electronic data processing information 22 containing voter registration information for purposes of 23 commercial solicitation or other business purposes shall be 24 prospective only from the effective date of this amended Act 25 of 1979. Any person who violates this provision shall be 26 guilty of a Class 4 felony. 27 The State Board of Elections shall promulgate, by October 28 1, 1987, such regulations as may be necessary to ensure 29 uniformity throughout the State in electronic data processing 30 of voter registration information. The regulations shall 31 include, but need not be limited to, specifications for 32 uniform medium, communications protocol and file structure to 33 be employed by the election authorities of this State in the 34 electronic data processing of voter registration information. HB5647 Enrolled -30- LRB9213181JMmb 1 Each election authority utilizing electronic data processing 2 of voter registration information shall comply with such 3 regulations on and after May 15, 1988. 4 If the applicant for registration was last registered in 5 another county within this State, he shall also sign a 6 certificate authorizing cancellation of the former 7 registration. The certificate shall be in substantially the 8 following form: 9 To the County Clerk of .... County, Illinois. To the Election 10 Commission of the City of ...., Illinois. 11 This is to certify that I am registered in your (county) 12 (city) and that my residence was ..... 13 Having moved out of your (county) (city), I hereby 14 authorize you to cancel said registration in your office. 15 Dated at .... Illinois, on (insert date). 16 .................... 17 (Signature of Voter) 18 Attest ......, County Clerk, ........ County, Illinois. 19 The cancellation certificate shall be mailed immediately 20 by the county clerk to the county clerk (or election 21 commission as the case may be) where the applicant was 22 formerly registered. Receipt of such certificate shall be 23 full authority for cancellation of any previous registration. 24 (Source: P.A. 91-357, eff. 7-29-99; 92-465, eff. 1-1-02.) 25 (10 ILCS 5/5-7.03) (from Ch. 46, par. 5-7.03) 26 Sec. 5-7.03. The State Board of Elections shall design a 27 registration record card which, except as otherwise provided 28 in this Section, shall be used in triplicate by all election 29 authorities in the State, except those election authorities 30 adopting a computer-based voter registration file authorized 31 under Section 5-43. The Board shall prescribe the form and 32 specifications, including but not limited to the weight of 33 paper, color and print of such cards. Such cards shall HB5647 Enrolled -31- LRB9213181JMmb 1 contain boxes or spaces for the information required under 2 Sections 5-7 and 5-28.1 of this Code; provided, that such 3 cards shall also contain a box or space for the applicant's 4 social security number, which shall be required to the extent 5 allowed by law but in no case shall the applicant provide 6 fewer than the last 4 digits of the social security number, 7 and a box for the applicant's telephone number, if available. 8 Except for those election authorities adopting a 9 computer-based voter registration file authorized under 10 Section 5-43, the original and duplicate cards shall 11 respectively constitute the master file and precinct binder 12 registration records of the voter. A copy shall be given to 13 the applicant upon completion of his or her registration or 14 completed transfer of registration. 15 Whenever a voter moves to another precinct within the 16 same election jurisdiction or to another election 17 jurisdiction in the State, such voter may transfer his or her 18 registration by presenting his or her copy to the election 19 authority or a deputy registrar. If such voter is not in 20 possession of or has lost his or her copy, he or she may 21 effect a transfer of registration by executing an Affidavit 22 of Cancellation of Previous Registration. In the case of a 23 transfer of registration to a new election jurisdiction, the 24 election authority shall transmit the voter's copy or such 25 affidavit to the election authority of the voter's former 26 election jurisdiction, which shall immediately cause the 27 transmission of the voter's previous registration card to the 28 voter's new election authority. No transfer of registration 29 to a new election jurisdiction shall be complete until the 30 voter's old election authority receives notification. 31 Deputy registrars shall return all copies of registration 32 record cards or Affidavits of Cancellation of Previous 33 Registration to the election authority within 7 working days 34 after the receipt thereof, except that such copies or HB5647 Enrolled -32- LRB9213181JMmb 1 Affidavits of Cancellation of Previous Registration received 2 by the deputy registrars between the 35th and 28th29thday 3 preceding an election shall be returned by the deputy 4 registrars to the election authority within 48 hours after 5 receipt. The deputy registrars shall return the copies or 6 Affidavits of Cancellation of Previous Registration received 7 by them on the 28th29thday preceding an election to the 8 election authority within 24 hours after receipt thereof. 9 (Source: P.A. 91-73, eff. 7-9-99.) 10 (10 ILCS 5/5-16.2) (from Ch. 46, par. 5-16.2) 11 Sec. 5-16.2. (a) The county clerk shall appoint all 12 municipal and township clerks or their duly authorized 13 deputies as deputy registrars who may accept the registration 14 of all qualified residents of their respective counties. A 15 deputy registrar serving as such by virtue of his status as a 16 municipal clerk, or a duly authorized deputy of a municipal 17 clerk, of a municipality the territory of which lies in more 18 than one county may accept the registration of any qualified 19 resident of any county in which the municipality is located, 20 regardless of which county the resident, municipal clerk or 21 the duly authorized deputy of the municipal clerk lives in. 22 The county clerk shall appoint all precinct 23 committeepersons in the county as deputy registrars who may 24 accept the registration of any qualified resident of the 25 county, except during the 2728days preceding an election. 26 The election authority shall appoint as deputy registrars 27 a reasonable number of employees of the Secretary of State 28 located at driver's license examination stations and 29 designated to the election authority by the Secretary of 30 State who may accept the registration of any qualified 31 residents of the county at any such driver's license 32 examination stations. The appointment of employees of the 33 Secretary of State as deputy registrars shall be made in the HB5647 Enrolled -33- LRB9213181JMmb 1 manner provided in Section 2-105 of the Illinois Vehicle 2 Code. 3 The county clerk shall appoint each of the following 4 named persons as deputy registrars upon the written request 5 of such persons: 6 1. The chief librarian, or a qualified person 7 designated by the chief librarian, of any public library 8 situated within the election jurisdiction, who may accept 9 the registrations of any qualified resident of the 10 county, at such library. 11 2. The principal, or a qualified person designated 12 by the principal, of any high school, elementary school, 13 or vocational school situated within the election 14 jurisdiction, who may accept the registrations of any 15 resident of the county, at such school. The county clerk 16 shall notify every principal and vice-principal of each 17 high school, elementary school, and vocational school 18 situated within the election jurisdiction of their 19 eligibility to serve as deputy registrars and offer 20 training courses for service as deputy registrars at 21 conveniently located facilities at least 4 months prior 22 to every election. 23 3. The president, or a qualified person designated 24 by the president, of any university, college, community 25 college, academy or other institution of learning 26 situated within the election jurisdiction, who may accept 27 the registrations of any resident of the county, at such 28 university, college, community college, academy or 29 institution. 30 4. A duly elected or appointed official of a bona 31 fide labor organization, or a reasonable number of 32 qualified members designated by such official, who may 33 accept the registrations of any qualified resident of the 34 county. HB5647 Enrolled -34- LRB9213181JMmb 1 5. A duly elected or appointed official of a bona 2 fide State civic organization, as defined and determined 3 by rule of the State Board of Elections, or qualified 4 members designated by such official, who may accept the 5 registration of any qualified resident of the county. In 6 determining the number of deputy registrars that shall be 7 appointed, the county clerk shall consider the population 8 of the jurisdiction, the size of the organization, the 9 geographic size of the jurisdiction, convenience for the 10 public, the existing number of deputy registrars in the 11 jurisdiction and their location, the registration 12 activities of the organization and the need to appoint 13 deputy registrars to assist and facilitate the 14 registration of non-English speaking individuals. In no 15 event shall a county clerk fix an arbitrary number 16 applicable to every civic organization requesting 17 appointment of its members as deputy registrars. The 18 State Board of Elections shall by rule provide for 19 certification of bona fide State civic organizations. 20 Such appointments shall be made for a period not to 21 exceed 2 years, terminating on the first business day of 22 the month following the month of the general election, 23 and shall be valid for all periods of voter registration 24 as provided by this Code during the terms of such 25 appointments. 26 6. The Director of the Illinois Department of 27 Public Aid, or a reasonable number of employees 28 designated by the Director and located at public aid 29 offices, who may accept the registration of any qualified 30 resident of the county at any such public aid office. 31 7. The Director of the Illinois Department of 32 Employment Security, or a reasonable number of employees 33 designated by the Director and located at unemployment 34 offices, who may accept the registration of any qualified HB5647 Enrolled -35- LRB9213181JMmb 1 resident of the county at any such unemployment office. 2 8. The president of any corporation as defined by 3 the Business Corporation Act of 1983, or a reasonable 4 number of employees designated by such president, who may 5 accept the registrations of any qualified resident of the 6 county. 7 If the request to be appointed as deputy registrar is 8 denied, the county clerk shall, within 10 days after the date 9 the request is submitted, provide the affected individual or 10 organization with written notice setting forth the specific 11 reasons or criteria relied upon to deny the request to be 12 appointed as deputy registrar. 13 The county clerk may appoint as many additional deputy 14 registrars as he considers necessary. The county clerk shall 15 appoint such additional deputy registrars in such manner that 16 the convenience of the public is served, giving due 17 consideration to both population concentration and area. 18 Some of the additional deputy registrars shall be selected so 19 that there are an equal number from each of the 2 major 20 political parties in the election jurisdiction. The county 21 clerk, in appointing an additional deputy registrar, shall 22 make the appointment from a list of applicants submitted by 23 the Chairman of the County Central Committee of the 24 applicant's political party. A Chairman of a County Central 25 Committee shall submit a list of applicants to the county 26 clerk by November 30 of each year. The county clerk may 27 require a Chairman of a County Central Committee to furnish a 28 supplemental list of applicants. 29 Deputy registrars may accept registrations at any time 30 other than the 2728day period preceding an election. All 31 persons appointed as deputy registrars shall be registered 32 voters within the county and shall take and subscribe to the 33 following oath or affirmation: 34 "I do solemnly swear (or affirm, as the case may be) that HB5647 Enrolled -36- LRB9213181JMmb 1 I will support the Constitution of the United States, and the 2 Constitution of the State of Illinois, and that I will 3 faithfully discharge the duties of the office of deputy 4 registrar to the best of my ability and that I will register 5 no person nor cause the registration of any person except 6 upon his personal application before me. 7 ............................... 8 (Signature of Deputy Registrar)" 9 This oath shall be administered by the county clerk, or 10 by one of his deputies, or by any person qualified to take 11 acknowledgement of deeds and shall immediately thereafter be 12 filed with the county clerk. 13 Appointments of deputy registrars under this Section, 14 except precinct committeemen, shall be for 2-year terms, 15 commencing on December 1 following the general election of 16 each even-numbered year, except that the terms of the initial 17 appointments shall be until December 1st following the next 18 general election. Appointments of precinct committeemen 19 shall be for 2-year terms commencing on the date of the 20 county convention following the general primary at which they 21 were elected. The county clerk shall issue a certificate of 22 appointment to each deputy registrar, and shall maintain in 23 his office for public inspection a list of the names of all 24 appointees. 25 (b) The county clerk shall be responsible for training 26 all deputy registrars appointed pursuant to subsection (a), 27 at times and locations reasonably convenient for both the 28 county clerk and such appointees. The county clerk shall be 29 responsible for certifying and supervising all deputy 30 registrars appointed pursuant to subsection (a). Deputy 31 registrars appointed under subsection (a) shall be subject to 32 removal for cause. 33 (c) Completed registration materials under the control 34 of deputy registrars, appointed pursuant to subsection (a), HB5647 Enrolled -37- LRB9213181JMmb 1 shall be returned to the proper election authority within 7 2 days, except that completed registration materials received 3 by the deputy registrars during the period between the 35th 4 and 28th29thday preceding an election shall be returned by 5 the deputy registrars to the proper election authority within 6 48 hours after receipt thereof. The completed registration 7 materials received by the deputy registrars on the 28th29th8 day preceding an election shall be returned by the deputy 9 registrars within 24 hours after receipt thereof. Unused 10 materials shall be returned by deputy registrars appointed 11 pursuant to paragraph 4 of subsection (a), not later than the 12 next working day following the close of registration. 13 (d) The county clerk shall not be required to provide 14 additional forms to any deputy registrar having more than 200 15 registration forms unaccounted for during the preceding 12 16 month period. 17 (e) No deputy registrar shall engage in any 18 electioneering or the promotion of any cause during the 19 performance of his or her duties. 20 (f) The county clerk shall not be criminally or civilly 21 liable for the acts or omissions of any deputy registrar. 22 Such deputy registers shall not be deemed to be employees of 23 the county clerk. 24 (Source: P.A. 89-653, eff. 8-14-96.) 25 (10 ILCS 5/5-16.3) (from Ch. 46, par. 5-16.3) 26 Sec. 5-16.3. The county clerk may establish temporary 27 places of registration for such times and at such locations 28 within the county as the county clerk may select. However, 29 no temporary place of registration may be in operation during 30 the 2728days preceding an election. Notice of time and 31 place of registration at any such temporary place of 32 registration under this Section shall be published by the 33 county clerk in a newspaper having a general circulation in HB5647 Enrolled -38- LRB9213181JMmb 1 the county not less than 3 nor more than 15 days before the 2 holding of such registration. 3 Temporary places of registration shall be established so 4 that the areas of concentration of population or use by the 5 public are served, whether by facilities provided in places 6 of private business or in public buildings or in mobile 7 units. Areas which may be designated as temporary places of 8 registration include, but are not limited to, facilities 9 licensed or certified pursuant to the Nursing Home Care Act, 10 Soldiers' and Sailors' Homes, shopping centers, business 11 districts, public buildings and county fairs. 12 Temporary places of registration shall be available to 13 the public not less than 2 hours per year for each 1,000 14 population or fraction thereof in the county. 15 All temporary places of registration shall be manned by 16 deputy county clerks or deputy registrars appointed pursuant 17 to Section 5-16.2. 18 (Source: P.A. 86-873; 86-1028.) 19 (10 ILCS 5/6-29) (from Ch. 46, par. 6-29) 20 Sec. 6-29. For the purpose of registering voters under 21 this Article, the office of the Board of Election 22 Commissioners shall be open during ordinary business hours of 23 each week day, from 9 a.m. to 12 o'clock noon on the last 24 four Saturdays immediately preceding the end of the period of 25 registration preceding each election, and such other days and 26 such other times as the board may direct. During the 272827 days immediately preceding any election there shall be no 28 registration of voters at the office of the Board of Election 29 Commissioners in cities, villages and incorporated towns of 30 fewer than 200,000 inhabitants. In cities, villages and 31 incorporated towns of 200,000 or more inhabitants, there 32 shall be no registration of voters at the office of the Board 33 of Election Commissioners during the 35 days immediately HB5647 Enrolled -39- LRB9213181JMmb 1 preceding any election; provided, however, where no precinct 2 registration is being conducted prior to any election then 3 registration may be taken in the office of the Board up to 4 and including the 28th29thday prior to such election. The 5 Board of Election Commissioners may set up and establish as 6 many branch offices for the purpose of taking registrations 7 as it may deem necessary, and the branch offices may be open 8 on any or all dates and hours during which registrations may 9 be taken in the main office. All officers and employees of 10 the Board of Election Commissioners who are authorized by 11 such board to take registrations under this Article shall be 12 considered officers of the circuit court, and shall be 13 subject to the same control as is provided by Section 14-5 of 14 this Act with respect to judges of election. 15 In any election called for the submission of the revision 16 or alteration of, or the amendments to the Constitution, 17 submitted by a Constitutional Convention, the final day for 18 registration at the office of the election authority charged 19 with the printing of the ballot of this election shall be the 20 15th day prior to the date of election. 21 The Board of Election Commissioners shall appoint one or 22 more registration teams, consisting of 2 of its employees for 23 each team, for the purpose of accepting the registration of 24 any voter who files an affidavit, within the period for 25 taking registrations provided for in this article, that he is 26 physically unable to appear at the office of the Board or at 27 any appointed place of registration. On the day or days when 28 a precinct registration is being conducted such teams shall 29 consist of one member from each of the 2 leading political 30 parties who are serving on the Precinct Registration Board. 31 Each team so designated shall visit each disabled person and 32 shall accept the registration of such person the same as if 33 he had applied for registration in person. 34 Any otherwise qualified person who is absent from his HB5647 Enrolled -40- LRB9213181JMmb 1 county of residence due to business of the United States, or 2 who is temporarily residing outside the territorial limits of 3 the United States, may make application to become registered 4 by mail to the Board of Election Commissioners within the 5 periods for registration provided for in this Article or by 6 simultaneous application for absentee registration and 7 absentee ballot as provided in Article 20 of this Code. 8 Upon receipt of such application the Board of Election 9 Commissioners shall immediately mail an affidavit of 10 registration in duplicate, which affidavit shall contain the 11 following and such other information as the State Board of 12 Elections may think it proper to require for the 13 identification of the applicant: 14 Name. The name of the applicant, giving surname and 15 first or Christian name in full, and the middle name or the 16 initial for such middle name, if any. 17 Sex. 18 Residence. The name and number of the street, avenue or 19 other location of the dwelling, and such additional clear and 20 definite description as may be necessary to determine the 21 exact location of the dwelling of the applicant. Where the 22 location cannot be determined by street and number, then the 23 section, congressional township and range number may be used, 24 or such other information as may be necessary, including post 25 office mailing address. 26 Term of residence in the State of Illinois and the 27 precinct. 28 Nativity. The state or country in which the applicant 29 was born. 30 Citizenship. Whether the applicant is native born or 31 naturalized. If naturalized, the court, place and date of 32 naturalization. 33 Age. Date of birth, by month, day and year. 34 Out of State address of .................. HB5647 Enrolled -41- LRB9213181JMmb 1 AFFIDAVIT OF REGISTRATION 2 State of .........) 3 ) ss. 4 County of ........) 5 I hereby swear (or affirm) that I am a citizen of the 6 United States; that on the day of the next election I shall 7 have resided in the State of Illinois and in the election 8 precinct 30 days; that I am fully qualified to vote, that I 9 am not registered to vote anywhere else in the United States, 10 that I intend to remain a resident of the State of Illinois, 11 and of the election precinct, that I intend to return to the 12 State of Illinois, and that the above statements are true. 13 .............................. 14 (His or her signature or mark) 15 Subscribed and sworn to before me, an officer qualified 16 to administer oaths, on (insert date). 17 ........................................ 18 Signature of officer administering oath. 19 Upon receipt of the executed duplicate affidavit of 20 Registration, the Board of Election Commissioners shall 21 transfer the information contained thereon to duplicate 22 Registration Cards provided for in Section 6-35 of this 23 Article and shall attach thereto a copy of each of the 24 duplicate affidavit of registration and thereafter such 25 registration card and affidavit shall constitute the 26 registration of such person the same as if he had applied for 27 registration in person. 28 (Source: P.A. 91-357, eff. 7-29-99.) 29 (10 ILCS 5/6-35) (from Ch. 46, par. 6-35) 30 Sec. 6-35. The Boards of Election Commissioners shall 31 provide a sufficient number of blank forms for the 32 registration of electors which shall be known as registration 33 record cards and which shall consist of loose leaf sheets or HB5647 Enrolled -42- LRB9213181JMmb 1 cards, of suitable size to contain in plain writing and 2 figures the data hereinafter required thereon or shall 3 consist of computer cards of suitable nature to contain the 4 data required thereon. The registration record cards, which 5 shall include an affidavit of registration as hereinafter 6 provided, shall be executed in duplicate. The duplicate of 7 which may be a carbon copy of the original or a copy of the 8 original made by the use of other method or material used for 9 making simultaneous true copies or duplications. 10 The registration record card shall contain the following 11 and such other information as the Board of Election 12 Commissioners may think it proper to require for the 13 identification of the applicant for registration: 14 Name. The name of the applicant, giving surname and 15 first or Christian name in full, and the middle name or the 16 initial for such middle name, if any. 17 Sex. 18 Residence. The name and number of the street, avenue, or 19 other location of the dwelling, including the apartment, unit 20 or room number, if any, and in the case of a mobile home the 21 lot number, and such additional clear and definite 22 description as may be necessary to determine the exact 23 location of the dwelling of the applicant, including 24 post-office mailing address. In the case of a homeless 25 individual, the individual's voting residence that is his or 26 her mailing address shall be included on his or her 27 registration record card. 28 Term of residence in the State of Illinois and the 29 precinct. 30 Nativity. The state or country in which the applicant 31 was born. 32 Citizenship. Whether the applicant is native born or 33 naturalized. If naturalized, the court, place, and date of 34 naturalization. HB5647 Enrolled -43- LRB9213181JMmb 1 Date of application for registration, i.e., the day, 2 month and year when the applicant presented himself for 3 registration. 4 Age. Date of birth, by month, day and year. 5 Physical disability of the applicant, if any, at the time 6 of registration, which would require assistance in voting. 7 The county and state in which the applicant was last 8 registered. 9 Signature of voter. The applicant, after registration 10 and in the presence of a deputy registrar or other officer of 11 registration shall be required to sign his or her name in ink 12 to the affidavit on both the original and the duplicate 13 registration record card. 14 Signature of deputy registrar. 15 In case applicant is unable to sign his name, he may 16 affix his mark to the affidavit. In such case the 17 registration officer shall write a detailed description of 18 the applicant in the space provided at the bottom of the card 19 or sheet; and shall ask the following questions and record 20 the answers thereto: 21 Father's first name ......................... 22 Mother's first name ......................... 23 From what address did you last register? .... 24 Reason for inability to sign name ........... 25 Each applicant for registration shall make an affidavit 26 in substantially the following form: 27 AFFIDAVIT OF REGISTRATION 28 State of Illinois ) 29 )ss 30 County of ....... ) 31 I hereby swear (or affirm) that I am a citizen of the 32 United States, that on the day of the next election I shall 33 have resided in the State of Illinois and in the election 34 precinct 30 days and that I intend that this location is my HB5647 Enrolled -44- LRB9213181JMmb 1 residence; that I am fully qualified to vote, and that the 2 above statements are true. 3 .............................. 4 (His or her signature or mark) 5 Subscribed and sworn to before me on (insert date). 6 ...................................... 7 Signature of registration officer 8 (to be signed in presence of registrant). 9 Space shall be provided upon the face of each 10 registration record card for the notation of the voting 11 record of the person registered thereon. 12 Each registration record card shall be numbered according 13 to wards or precincts, as the case may be, and may be 14 serially or otherwise marked for identification in such 15 manner as the Board of Election Commissioners may determine. 16 The registration cards shall be deemed public records and 17 shall be open to inspection during regular business hours, 18 except during the 2728days immediately preceding any 19 election. On written request of any candidate or objector or 20 any person intending to object to a petition, the election 21 authority shall extend its hours for inspection of 22 registration cards and other records of the election 23 authority during the period beginning with the filing of 24 petitions under Sections 7-10, 8-8, 10-6 or 28-3 and 25 continuing through the termination of electoral board 26 hearings on any objections to petitions containing signatures 27 of registered voters in the jurisdiction of the election 28 authority. The extension shall be for a period of hours 29 sufficient to allow adequate opportunity for examination of 30 the records but the election authority is not required to 31 extend its hours beyond the period beginning at its normal 32 opening for business and ending at midnight. If the business 33 hours are so extended, the election authority shall post a 34 public notice of such extended hours. Registration record HB5647 Enrolled -45- LRB9213181JMmb 1 cards may also be inspected, upon approval of the officer in 2 charge of the cards, during the 2728days immediately 3 preceding any election. Registration record cards shall also 4 be open to inspection by certified judges and poll watchers 5 and challengers at the polling place on election day, but 6 only to the extent necessary to determine the question of the 7 right of a person to vote or to serve as a judge of 8 election. At no time shall poll watchers or challengers be 9 allowed to physically handle the registration record cards. 10 Updated copies of computer tapes or computer discs or 11 other electronic data processing information containing voter 12 registration information shall be furnished by the Board of 13 Election Commissioners within 10 days after December 15 and 14 May 15 each year and within 10 days after each registration 15 period is closed to the State Board of Elections in a form 16 prescribed by the State Board. For the purposes of this 17 Section, a registration period is closed 2728days before 18 the date of any regular or special election. Registration 19 information shall include, but not be limited to, the 20 following information: name, sex, residence, telephone 21 number, if any, age, party affiliation, if applicable, 22 precinct, ward, township, county, and representative, 23 legislative and congressional districts. In the event of 24 noncompliance, the State Board of Elections is directed to 25 obtain compliance forthwith with this nondiscretionary duty 26 of the election authority by instituting legal proceedings in 27 the circuit court of the county in which the election 28 authority maintains the registration information. The costs 29 of furnishing updated copies of tapes or discs shall be paid 30 at a rate of $.00034 per name of registered voters in the 31 election jurisdiction, but not less than $50 per tape or disc 32 and shall be paid from appropriations made to the State Board 33 of Elections for reimbursement to the election authority for 34 such purpose. The State Board shall furnish copies of such HB5647 Enrolled -46- LRB9213181JMmb 1 tapes, discs, other electronic data or compilations thereof 2 to state political committees registered pursuant to the 3 Illinois Campaign Finance Act or the Federal Election 4 Campaign Act at their request and at a reasonable cost. 5 Copies of the tapes, discs or other electronic data shall be 6 furnished by the Board of Election Commissioners to local 7 political committees at their request and at a reasonable 8 cost. Reasonable cost of the tapes, discs, et cetera for 9 this purpose would be the cost of duplication plus 15% for 10 administration. The individual representing a political 11 committee requesting copies of such tapes shall make a sworn 12 affidavit that the information shall be used only for bona 13 fide political purposes, including by or for candidates for 14 office or incumbent office holders. Such tapes, discs or 15 other electronic data shall not be used under any 16 circumstances by any political committee or individuals for 17 purposes of commercial solicitation or other business 18 purposes. If such tapes contain information on county 19 residents related to the operations of county government in 20 addition to registration information, that information shall 21 not be used under any circumstances for commercial 22 solicitation or other business purposes. The prohibition in 23 this Section against using the computer tapes or computer 24 discs or other electronic data processing information 25 containing voter registration information for purposes of 26 commercial solicitation or other business purposes shall be 27 prospective only from the effective date of this amended Act 28 of 1979. Any person who violates this provision shall be 29 guilty of a Class 4 felony. 30 The State Board of Elections shall promulgate, by October 31 1, 1987, such regulations as may be necessary to ensure 32 uniformity throughout the State in electronic data processing 33 of voter registration information. The regulations shall 34 include, but need not be limited to, specifications for HB5647 Enrolled -47- LRB9213181JMmb 1 uniform medium, communications protocol and file structure to 2 be employed by the election authorities of this State in the 3 electronic data processing of voter registration information. 4 Each election authority utilizing electronic data processing 5 of voter registration information shall comply with such 6 regulations on and after May 15, 1988. 7 If the applicant for registration was last registered in 8 another county within this State, he shall also sign a 9 certificate authorizing cancellation of the former 10 registration. The certificate shall be in substantially the 11 following form: 12 To the County Clerk of .... County, Illinois. 13 To the Election Commission of the City of ...., Illinois. 14 This is to certify that I am registered in your (county) 15 (city) and that my residence was ..... Having moved out of 16 your (county), (city), I hereby authorize you to cancel that 17 registration in your office. 18 Dated at ...., Illinois, on (insert date). 19 .................... 20 (Signature of Voter) 21 Attest ...., Clerk, Election Commission of the City 22 of...., Illinois. 23 The cancellation certificate shall be mailed immediately 24 by the clerk of the Election Commission to the county clerk, 25 (or Election Commission as the case may be) where the 26 applicant was formerly registered. Receipt of such 27 certificate shall be full authority for cancellation of any 28 previous registration. 29 (Source: P.A. 91-357, eff. 7-29-99; 92-465, eff. 1-1-02.) 30 (10 ILCS 5/6-35.03) (from Ch. 46, par. 6-35.03) 31 Sec. 6-35.03. The State Board of Elections shall design 32 a registration record card which, except as otherwise 33 provided in this Section, shall be used in triplicate by all HB5647 Enrolled -48- LRB9213181JMmb 1 election authorities in the State, except those election 2 authorities adopting a computer-based voter registration file 3 authorized under Section 6-79. The Board shall prescribe the 4 form and specifications, including but not limited to the 5 weight of paper, color and print of such cards. Such cards 6 shall contain boxes or spaces for the information required 7 under Sections 6-31.1 and 6-35 of this Code; provided, that 8 such cards shall also contain a box or space for the 9 applicant's social security number, which shall be required 10 to the extent allowed by law but in no case shall the 11 applicant provide fewer than the last 4 digits of the social 12 security number, and a box for the applicant's telephone 13 number, if available. 14 Except for those election authorities adopting a 15 computer-based voter registration file authorized under 16 Section 6-79, the original and duplicate cards shall 17 respectively constitute the master file and precinct binder 18 registration records of the voter. A copy shall be given to 19 the applicant upon completion of his or her registration or 20 completed transfer of registration. 21 Whenever a voter moves to another precinct within the 22 same election jurisdiction or to another election 23 jurisdiction in the State, such voter may transfer his or her 24 registration by presenting his or her copy to the election 25 authority or a deputy registrar. If such voter is not in 26 possession of or has lost his or her copy, he or she may 27 effect a transfer of registration by executing an Affidavit 28 of Cancellation of Previous Registration. 29 In the case of a transfer of registration to a new 30 election jurisdiction, the election authority shall transmit 31 the voter's copy or such affidavit to the election authority 32 of the voter's former election jurisdiction, which shall 33 immediately cause the transmission of the voter's previous 34 registration card to the voter's new election authority. No HB5647 Enrolled -49- LRB9213181JMmb 1 transfer of registration to a new election jurisdiction shall 2 be complete until the voter's old election authority receives 3 notification. 4 Deputy registrars shall return all copies of registration 5 record cards or Affidavits of Cancellation of Previous 6 Registration to the election authority within 7 working days 7 after the receipt thereof. Such copies or Affidavits of 8 Cancellation of Previous Registration received by the deputy 9 registrars between the 35th and 28th29thday preceding an 10 election shall be returned by the deputy registrars within 48 11 hours after receipt thereof. Such copies or Affidavits of 12 Cancellation of Previous Registration received by the deputy 13 registrars on the 28th29thday preceding an election shall 14 be returned by the deputy registrars to the election 15 authority within 24 hours after receipt thereof. 16 (Source: P.A. 91-73, eff. 7-9-99; 91-533, eff. 8-13-99.) 17 (10 ILCS 5/6-43) (from Ch. 46, par. 6-43) 18 Sec. 6-43. Immediately after the completion of the 19 revision by the Board of Election Commissioners, the board 20 shall cause copies to be made of all names upon the 21 registration record cards not marked or erased, with the 22 address, and shall have the same arranged according to the 23 streets, avenues, courts, or alleys, commencing with the 24 lowest number, and arranging the same in order according to 25 the street numbers, and shall then cause such precinct 26 register, upon such arrangement, to be printed in plain, 27 large type in sufficient numbers to meet all demands, and 28 upon application a copy of the same shall be given to any 29 person applying therefor. Provided, however, that in 30 municipalities having a population of more than 500,000 and 31 having a Board of Election Commissioners, as to all 32 elections, excepting any elections held for the purpose of 33 electing judges of the circuit courts, registrations for HB5647 Enrolled -50- LRB9213181JMmb 1 which are made solely before the Board of Election 2 Commissioners, and where no general precinct registrations 3 were provided for or held within 2728days before the 4 election, the Board of Election Commissioners shall cause, 5 within 10 days after the last day of registration before such 6 board, copies to be made of all names of qualified electors 7 appearing upon each registration record card in like manner 8 as hereinabove provided, and upon application a copy of the 9 same shall be given to any person applying therefor: 10 Provided, further, that whenever an election is held within 11 90 days after a preceding election, or when any elections are 12 held for the purpose of electing judges of the circuit 13 courts, the printed list and the supplement thereto provided 14 for the last preceding election shall constitute the Printed 15 Precinct Register for the ensuing election, subject to such 16 changes as shall be made, if any, as herein provided, which 17 changes, if any, and the contents of any supplemental list, 18 insofar as the latter have not been changed pursuant to this 19 Act, shall be printed in a new supplemental list which shall 20 supplant the prior supplemental list and shall be delivered 21 to the judges of the respective precincts, with the printed 22 register and the certification, in the manner and at the time 23 provided in Sections 6-48 and 6-60 of this Article. Such list 24 shall have printed on the bottom thereof the facsimile 25 signatures of the members of the Board of Election 26 Commissioners certifying that the names on the list are the 27 names of all voters entitled to vote in the precinct 28 indicated on the top thereof. Such list shall be termed the 29 "Printed Precinct Register" and shall be prima facie evidence 30 that the electors whose names appear thereon are entitled to 31 vote. Provided that if, on order of the Board of Election 32 Commissioners a corrected or revised precinct register of 33 voters in a precinct or precincts is printed, such list or 34 lists shall have printed thereon the day and month of such HB5647 Enrolled -51- LRB9213181JMmb 1 revision and shall be designated "Revised Precinct Register 2 of Voters." 3 Any elector whose name does not appear as a registered 4 voter on such printed precinct register, supplemental list or 5 any list provided for in this Article and whose name has not 6 been erased or withdrawn shall be entitled to vote as 7 hereinafter in this Article provided if his registration card 8 is in the master file. Such elector shall within 7 days after 9 the publication of such printed precinct register, file with 10 the Board of Election Commissioners an application stating 11 that he is a duly registered voter and that his registration 12 card is in the master file. The Board shall hold a hearing 13 upon such application within 2 days after the filing thereof 14 and shall announce its decision thereon within 3 days after 15 the hearing. If the name of such applicant appears upon the 16 registration card in the master file, the board shall issue 17 to such elector a certificate setting forth that his name 18 does so appear and certifying that he has the right to vote 19 at the next succeeding election. Such certificate shall be 20 issued in duplicate, one to be retained in the files of the 21 board, and the other to be issued to the elector. 22 The Board of Election Commissioners upon the issuance of 23 such certificate shall see that the name of such elector 24 appears upon the precinct registry list in the precinct. 25 (Source: Laws 1965, p. 3481.) 26 (10 ILCS 5/6-50) (from Ch. 46, par. 6-50) 27 Sec. 6-50. The office of the board of election 28 commissioners shall be open during ordinary business hours of 29 each week day, from 9 a.m. to 12 o'clock noon on the last 30 four Saturdays immediately preceding the end of the period of 31 registration preceding each election, and such other days and 32 such other times as the board may direct. There shall be no 33 registration at the office of the board of election HB5647 Enrolled -52- LRB9213181JMmb 1 commissioners in cities, villages and incorporated towns of 2 fewer than 200,000 inhabitants during the 2728days 3 preceding any primary, regular or special election at which 4 the cards provided for in this article are used, or until the 5 second day following such primary, regular or special 6 election. In cities, villages and incorporated towns of 7 200,000 or more inhabitants, there shall be no registration 8 of voters at the office of the board of election 9 commissioners during the 35 days immediately preceding any 10 election; provided, however, where no precinct registration 11 is being conducted prior to any election then registration 12 may be taken in the office of the board up to and including 13 the 28th29thday prior to such election. In any election 14 called for the submission of the revision or alteration of, 15 or the amendments to the Constitution, submitted by a 16 Constitutional Convention, the final day for registration at 17 the office of the election authority charged with the 18 printing of the ballot of this election shall be the 15th day 19 prior to the date of election. 20 The Board of Election Commissioners shall appoint one or 21 more registration teams, each consisting of one member from 22 each of the 2 leading political parties, for the purpose of 23 accepting the registration of any voter who files an 24 affidavit, within the period for taking registrations 25 provided for in this Article, that he is physically unable to 26 appear at the office of the Board or at any appointed place 27 of registration. On the day or days when a precinct 28 registration is being conducted such teams shall consist of 29 one member from each of the 2 leading political parties who 30 are serving on the precinct registration board. Each team so 31 designated shall visit each disabled person and shall accept 32 the registration of such person the same as if he had applied 33 for registration in person. 34 The office of the board of election commissioners may be HB5647 Enrolled -53- LRB9213181JMmb 1 designated as a place of registration under Section 6-51 of 2 this Article and, if so designated, may also be open for 3 purposes of registration on such day or days as may be 4 specified by the board of election commissioners under the 5 provisions of that Section. 6 (Source: P.A. 79-1134.) 7 (10 ILCS 5/6-50.2) (from Ch. 46, par. 6-50.2) 8 Sec. 6-50.2. (a) The board of election commissioners 9 shall appoint all precinct committeepersons in the election 10 jurisdiction as deputy registrars who may accept the 11 registration of any qualified resident of the election 12 jurisdiction, except during the 2728days preceding an 13 election. 14 The election authority shall appoint as deputy registrars 15 a reasonable number of employees of the Secretary of State 16 located at driver's license examination stations and 17 designated to the election authority by the Secretary of 18 State who may accept the registration of any qualified 19 residents of the county at any such driver's license 20 examination stations. The appointment of employees of the 21 Secretary of State as deputy registrars shall be made in the 22 manner provided in Section 2-105 of the Illinois Vehicle 23 Code. 24 The board of election commissioners shall appoint each of 25 the following named persons as deputy registrars upon the 26 written request of such persons: 27 1. The chief librarian, or a qualified person 28 designated by the chief librarian, of any public library 29 situated within the election jurisdiction, who may accept 30 the registrations of any qualified resident of the 31 election jurisdiction, at such library. 32 2. The principal, or a qualified person designated 33 by the principal, of any high school, elementary school, HB5647 Enrolled -54- LRB9213181JMmb 1 or vocational school situated within the election 2 jurisdiction, who may accept the registrations of any 3 resident of the election jurisdiction, at such school. 4 The board of election commissioners shall notify every 5 principal and vice-principal of each high school, 6 elementary school, and vocational school situated in the 7 election jurisdiction of their eligibility to serve as 8 deputy registrars and offer training courses for service 9 as deputy registrars at conveniently located facilities 10 at least 4 months prior to every election. 11 3. The president, or a qualified person designated 12 by the president, of any university, college, community 13 college, academy or other institution of learning 14 situated within the election jurisdiction, who may accept 15 the registrations of any resident of the election 16 jurisdiction, at such university, college, community 17 college, academy or institution. 18 4. A duly elected or appointed official of a bona 19 fide labor organization, or a reasonable number of 20 qualified members designated by such official, who may 21 accept the registrations of any qualified resident of the 22 election jurisdiction. 23 5. A duly elected or appointed official of a bona 24 fide State civic organization, as defined and determined 25 by rule of the State Board of Elections, or qualified 26 members designated by such official, who may accept the 27 registration of any qualified resident of the election 28 jurisdiction. In determining the number of deputy 29 registrars that shall be appointed, the board of election 30 commissioners shall consider the population of the 31 jurisdiction, the size of the organization, the 32 geographic size of the jurisdiction, convenience for the 33 public, the existing number of deputy registrars in the 34 jurisdiction and their location, the registration HB5647 Enrolled -55- LRB9213181JMmb 1 activities of the organization and the need to appoint 2 deputy registrars to assist and facilitate the 3 registration of non-English speaking individuals. In no 4 event shall a board of election commissioners fix an 5 arbitrary number applicable to every civic organization 6 requesting appointment of its members as deputy 7 registrars. The State Board of Elections shall by rule 8 provide for certification of bona fide State civic 9 organizations. Such appointments shall be made for a 10 period not to exceed 2 years, terminating on the first 11 business day of the month following the month of the 12 general election, and shall be valid for all periods of 13 voter registration as provided by this Code during the 14 terms of such appointments. 15 6. The Director of the Illinois Department of 16 Public Aid, or a reasonable number of employees 17 designated by the Director and located at public aid 18 offices, who may accept the registration of any qualified 19 resident of the election jurisdiction at any such public 20 aid office. 21 7. The Director of the Illinois Department of 22 Employment Security, or a reasonable number of employees 23 designated by the Director and located at unemployment 24 offices, who may accept the registration of any qualified 25 resident of the election jurisdiction at any such 26 unemployment office. If the request to be appointed as 27 deputy registrar is denied, the board of election 28 commissioners shall, within 10 days after the date the 29 request is submitted, provide the affected individual or 30 organization with written notice setting forth the 31 specific reasons or criteria relied upon to deny the 32 request to be appointed as deputy registrar. 33 8. The president of any corporation, as defined by 34 the Business Corporation Act of 1983, or a reasonable HB5647 Enrolled -56- LRB9213181JMmb 1 number of employees designated by such president, who may 2 accept the registrations of any qualified resident of the 3 election jurisdiction. 4 The board of election commissioners may appoint as many 5 additional deputy registrars as it considers necessary. The 6 board of election commissioners shall appoint such additional 7 deputy registrars in such manner that the convenience of the 8 public is served, giving due consideration to both population 9 concentration and area. Some of the additional deputy 10 registrars shall be selected so that there are an equal 11 number from each of the 2 major political parties in the 12 election jurisdiction. The board of election commissioners, 13 in appointing an additional deputy registrar, shall make the 14 appointment from a list of applicants submitted by the 15 Chairman of the County Central Committee of the applicant's 16 political party. A Chairman of a County Central Committee 17 shall submit a list of applicants to the board by November 30 18 of each year. The board may require a Chairman of a County 19 Central Committee to furnish a supplemental list of 20 applicants. 21 Deputy registrars may accept registrations at any time 22 other than the 2728day period preceding an election. All 23 persons appointed as deputy registrars shall be registered 24 voters within the election jurisdiction and shall take and 25 subscribe to the following oath or affirmation: 26 "I do solemnly swear (or affirm, as the case may be) that 27 I will support the Constitution of the United States, and the 28 Constitution of the State of Illinois, and that I will 29 faithfully discharge the duties of the office of registration 30 officer to the best of my ability and that I will register no 31 person nor cause the registration of any person except upon 32 his personal application before me. 33 .................................... 34 (Signature of Registration Officer)" HB5647 Enrolled -57- LRB9213181JMmb 1 This oath shall be administered and certified to by one 2 of the commissioners or by the executive director or by some 3 person designated by the board of election commissioners, and 4 shall immediately thereafter be filed with the board of 5 election commissioners. The members of the board of election 6 commissioners and all persons authorized by them under the 7 provisions of this Article to take registrations, after 8 themselves taking and subscribing to the above oath, are 9 authorized to take or administer such oaths and execute such 10 affidavits as are required by this Article. 11 Appointments of deputy registrars under this Section, 12 except precinct committeemen, shall be for 2-year terms, 13 commencing on December 1 following the general election of 14 each even-numbered year, except that the terms of the initial 15 appointments shall be until December 1st following the next 16 general election. Appointments of precinct committeemen shall 17 be for 2-year terms commencing on the date of the county 18 convention following the general primary at which they were 19 elected. The county clerk shall issue a certificate of 20 appointment to each deputy registrar, and shall maintain in 21 his office for public inspection a list of the names of all 22 appointees. 23 (b) The board of election commissioners shall be 24 responsible for training all deputy registrars appointed 25 pursuant to subsection (a), at times and locations reasonably 26 convenient for both the board of election commissioners and 27 such appointees. The board of election commissioners shall 28 be responsible for certifying and supervising all deputy 29 registrars appointed pursuant to subsection (a). Deputy 30 registrars appointed under subsection (a) shall be subject to 31 removal for cause. 32 (c) Completed registration materials under the control 33 of deputy registrars appointed pursuant to subsection (a) 34 shall be returned to the proper election authority within 7 HB5647 Enrolled -58- LRB9213181JMmb 1 days, except that completed registration materials received 2 by the deputy registrars during the period between the 35th 3 and 28th29thday preceding an election shall be returned by 4 the deputy registrars to the proper election authority within 5 48 hours after receipt thereof. The completed registration 6 materials received by the deputy registrars on the 28th29th7 day preceding an election shall be returned by the deputy 8 registrars within 24 hours after receipt thereof. Unused 9 materials shall be returned by deputy registrars appointed 10 pursuant to paragraph 4 of subsection (a), not later than the 11 next working day following the close of registration. 12 (d) The board of election commissioners shall not be 13 required to provide additional forms to any deputy registrar 14 having more than 200 registration forms unaccounted for 15 during the preceding 12 month period. 16 (e) No deputy registrar shall engage in any 17 electioneering or the promotion of any cause during the 18 performance of his or her duties. 19 (f) The board of election commissioners shall not be 20 criminally or civilly liable for the acts or omissions of any 21 deputy registrar. Such deputy registrars shall not be deemed 22 to be employees of the board of election commissioners. 23 (Source: P.A. 89-653, eff. 8-14-96.) 24 (10 ILCS 5/6-50.3) (from Ch. 46, par. 6-50.3) 25 Sec. 6-50.3. The board of election commissioners may 26 establish temporary places of registration for such times and 27 at such locations as the board may select. However, no 28 temporary place of registration may be in operation during 29 the 2728days preceding an election. Notice of the time and 30 place of registration at any such temporary place of 31 registration under this Section shall be published by the 32 board of election commissioners in a newspaper having a 33 general circulation in the city, village or incorporated town HB5647 Enrolled -59- LRB9213181JMmb 1 not less than 3 nor more than 15 days before the holding of 2 such registration. 3 Temporary places of registration shall be established so 4 that the areas of concentration of population or use by the 5 public are served, whether by facilities provided in places 6 of private business or in public buildings or in mobile 7 units. Areas which may be designated as temporary places of 8 registration include, but are not limited to facilities 9 licensed or certified pursuant to the Nursing Home Care Act, 10 Soldiers' and Sailors' Homes, shopping centers, business 11 districts, public buildings and county fairs. 12 Temporary places of registration shall be available to 13 the public not less than 2 hours per year for each 1,000 14 population or fraction thereof in the county. 15 All temporary places of registration shall be manned by 16 employees of the board of election commissioners or deputy 17 registrars appointed pursuant to Section 6-50.2. 18 (Source: P.A. 86-820; 86-873; 86-1028.) 19 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 20 becoming law.