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| 1 | AN ACT concerning elections.
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| 2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| 3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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| 4 | Section 5. The Election Code is amended by changing | ||||||
| 5 | Sections 4-8.5, 5-8.5, and 6-35.5 as follows: | ||||||
| 6 | (10 ILCS 5/4-8.5) | ||||||
| 7 | Sec. 4-8.5. Deputy registrar eligibility; | ||||||
| 8 | pre-registration. Unless otherwise provided by law, an | ||||||
| 9 | individual who that is 17 years old or older who is registered | ||||||
| 10 | to vote in this State shall be eligible to serve as a deputy | ||||||
| 11 | registrar. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the | ||||||
| 12 | contrary, an individual who is 16 or 17 years of age may | ||||||
| 13 | register to vote, and shall be deemed competent to execute and | ||||||
| 14 | attest to any voter registration forms, with the registration | ||||||
| 15 | held in abeyance by the appropriate election authority until | ||||||
| 16 | such time as that individual attains the required age to vote.
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| 17 | (Source: P.A. 99-722, eff. 8-5-16; revised 10-25-16.) | ||||||
| 18 | (10 ILCS 5/5-8.5) | ||||||
| 19 | Sec. 5-8.5. Deputy registrar eligibility; | ||||||
| 20 | pre-registration. Unless otherwise provided by law, an | ||||||
| 21 | individual who that is 17 years old or older who is registered | ||||||
| 22 | to vote in this State shall be eligible to serve as a deputy | ||||||
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| 1 | registrar. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the | ||||||
| 2 | contrary, an individual who is 16 or 17 years of age may | ||||||
| 3 | register to vote, and shall be deemed competent to execute and | ||||||
| 4 | attest to any voter registration forms, with the registration | ||||||
| 5 | held in abeyance by the appropriate election authority until | ||||||
| 6 | such time as that individual attains the required age to vote.
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| 7 | (Source: P.A. 99-722, eff. 8-5-16; revised 10-25-16.) | ||||||
| 8 | (10 ILCS 5/6-35.5) | ||||||
| 9 | Sec. 6-35.5. Deputy registrar eligibility; | ||||||
| 10 | pre-registration. Unless otherwise provided by law, an | ||||||
| 11 | individual who that is 17 years old or older who is registered | ||||||
| 12 | to vote in this State shall be eligible to serve as a deputy | ||||||
| 13 | registrar. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the | ||||||
| 14 | contrary, an individual who is 16 or 17 years of age may | ||||||
| 15 | register to vote, and shall be deemed competent to execute and | ||||||
| 16 | attest to any voter registration forms, with the registration | ||||||
| 17 | held in abeyance by the appropriate election authority until | ||||||
| 18 | such time as that individual attains the required age to vote.
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| 19 | (Source: P.A. 99-722, eff. 8-5-16; revised 10-25-16.)
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| 20 | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||||||
| 21 | becoming law.
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