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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 adding the | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | heading of Article 19B and Sections 19B-5, 19B-10, 19B-15, | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
6 | 19B-20, 19B-25, and 19B-30 as follows: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
7 | (10 ILCS 5/Art. 19B heading new) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | ARTICLE 19B. LAWFUL PERMANENT RESIDENTS | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
9 | (10 ILCS 5/19B-5 new) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
10 | Sec. 19B-5. Definitions. As used in this Article: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
11 | "Lawful permanent resident" means a lawful permanent | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
12 | resident as defined by the federal Immigration and Nationality | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
13 | Act and recognized by the United States Attorney General. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
14 | "Public question" means a public question submitted to | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
15 | voters of a school district. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
16 | "State Board" means the State Board of Elections.
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17 | (10 ILCS 5/19B-10 new) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
18 | Sec. 19B-10. Registration of lawful permanent residents. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
19 | (a) A lawful permanent resident of a school district in | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
20 | Illinois who, except for his or her lack of United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
21 | citizenship, is qualified to register to vote under Article 4, | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
22 | 5, or 6 may register as a lawful permanent resident voter under | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
23 | subsection (b). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
24 | (b) Using forms and procedures prescribed by the State | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
25 | Board, an election authority shall accept the registration of a | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
26 | lawful permanent resident of the election jurisdiction who | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
27 | meets all requirements of this Code for registration except | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
28 | United States citizenship. Registration under this subsection | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
29 | shall be accepted during the same registration periods | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
30 | established under Articles 4, 5, and 6, but not including the |
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1 | grace registration periods established in Sections 4-50, 5-50, | ||||||
2 | and 6-100. Registration under this subsection shall be accepted | ||||||
3 | by the same persons authorized to accept registration under | ||||||
4 | Article 4, 5, or 6. Registration under this subsection must be | ||||||
5 | in person and, in addition to any other evidence of voter | ||||||
6 | qualification, the applicant for registration must present: | ||||||
7 | (1) Documentation as a lawful permanent resident | ||||||
8 | pursuant to the federal Immigration and Nationality Act, | ||||||
9 | including immigrant visa number. | ||||||
10 | (2) A valid identification card containing a | ||||||
11 | relatively current photograph of the applicant or one of | ||||||
12 | the following, dated no more than 30 days before the date | ||||||
13 | of application for registration, that states the | ||||||
14 | applicant's name and residential address: (i) utility | ||||||
15 | bill, (ii) bank statement, (iii) paycheck, or (iv) | ||||||
16 | government check, or other government document. | ||||||
17 | (c) Registration record cards of lawful permanent | ||||||
18 | residents shall be maintained separately from other voter | ||||||
19 | registration record cards.
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20 | (10 ILCS 5/19B-15 new) | ||||||
21 | Sec. 19B-15. Separate ballots. For each primary or election | ||||||
22 | at which any candidate for a school board office shall be | ||||||
23 | nominated or elected or at which a public question shall be | ||||||
24 | submitted to the voters of one or more school districts, each | ||||||
25 | election authority shall prepare and print a separate ballot | ||||||
26 | that contains only the names of those school board candidates | ||||||
27 | and those public questions. The ballot shall be referred to as | ||||||
28 | the lawful permanent resident's ballot and shall be prepared | ||||||
29 | and printed at the same time as specified in this Code for | ||||||
30 | other ballots for that primary or election. The lawful | ||||||
31 | permanent resident's ballot shall be in a form prescribed by | ||||||
32 | the State Board in compliance with the requirements of this | ||||||
33 | Code for style and appearance of ballots, including | ||||||
34 | accommodation of write-in candidates. |
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1 | (10 ILCS 5/19B-20 new) | ||||||
2 | Sec. 19B-20. Voting. | ||||||
3 | (a) Each lawful permanent resident registered pursuant to | ||||||
4 | Section 19B-10 may vote for the candidates and for or against | ||||||
5 | the public questions on the appropriate lawful permanent | ||||||
6 | resident's ballot for the school district in which he or she | ||||||
7 | resides as provided in this Section. | ||||||
8 | (b) Each election authority shall conduct lawful permanent | ||||||
9 | resident voting at the times and places and in the manner | ||||||
10 | prescribed in Article 19 for absentee voting. Lawful permanent | ||||||
11 | resident voting shall not be conducted as part of early voting | ||||||
12 | under Article 19A. Lawful permanent residents may not vote in | ||||||
13 | precincts on election day, and no person seeking to vote as a | ||||||
14 | lawful permanent resident shall be given a provisional ballot | ||||||
15 | under Article 18A. | ||||||
16 | (c) Lawful permanent resident's ballots cast under this | ||||||
17 | Section shall be handled and counted separately from absentee | ||||||
18 | ballots in accordance with procedures prescribed by the State | ||||||
19 | Board. Lawful permanent resident's ballots shall be delivered | ||||||
20 | to the election authority's central ballot counting location | ||||||
21 | before the polls close on election day; no lawful permanent | ||||||
22 | resident ballots shall be delivered to or counted at precinct | ||||||
23 | polling places.
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24 | (10 ILCS 5/19B-25 new) | ||||||
25 | Sec. 19B-25. Outreach. In addition to any other | ||||||
26 | requirements of public notice, each school district must | ||||||
27 | implement a program developed in coordination with the State | ||||||
28 | Board and the appropriate local election authority to inform | ||||||
29 | lawful permanent residents of their rights to register and vote | ||||||
30 | under this Article and the procedures for doing so. | ||||||
31 | (10 ILCS 5/19B-30 new) | ||||||
32 | Sec. 19B-30. Rules. The State Board shall adopt rules for | ||||||
33 | the implementation of this Article.
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