103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2023 and 2024
HB1149

 

Introduced 1/12/2023, by Rep. Charles Meier

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
10 ILCS 5/1A-16.8
10 ILCS 5/4-14.2 new
10 ILCS 5/4-30  from Ch. 46, par. 4-30
10 ILCS 5/5-9.2 new
10 ILCS 5/5-25  from Ch. 46, par. 5-25
10 ILCS 5/6-55.1 new
10 ILCS 5/6-59  from Ch. 46, par. 6-59
705 ILCS 310/9.3 new

    Amends the Jury Commission Act. Provides that the clerk of the circuit court shall notify the jury administrator or jury commissioners of each jury summons that is returned indicating a change of address. Provides that, not less often than every 3 months, the jury administrator or jury commissioners shall send the local election authority a list of each such change of address. Amends the Election Code. Contains provisions concerning the cancellation of voter registration if the county clerk is of the opinion that the person is not a qualified voter or has ceased to be a qualified voter. In provisions requiring election authorities to automatically register a voter who has moved to a new jurisdiction in Illinois or within the jurisdiction, requires the election authority to act within 90 days of receipt of information from the National Change of Address Linkage System. Requires county clerks and the Board of Election Commissioners to complete verifications of voter registrations after a consolidated election in an odd-numbered year but before the first day allowed for circulation of a petition for nomination for a candidate for the following primary election in an even-numbered year (rather than at least once in every 2 years). Requires the county clerks and the Board of Election Commissioners to certify to the State Board of Elections that the verification has been conducted and completed within 30 days of completion of the verification.


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A BILL FOR

 

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1    AN ACT concerning elections.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Election Code is amended by changing
5Sections 1A-16.8, 4-30, 5-25, and 6-59 and by adding Sections
64-14.2, 5-9.2, and 6-55.1 as follows:
 
7    (10 ILCS 5/1A-16.8)
8    Sec. 1A-16.8. Automatic transfer of registration based
9upon information from the National Change of Address database
10and designated automatic voter registration agencies.
11    (a) The State Board of Elections shall cross-reference the
12statewide voter registration database against the United
13States Postal Service's National Change of Address database
14twice each calendar year, April 15 and October 1 in
15odd-numbered years and April 15 and December 1 in
16even-numbered years or with the same frequency as in
17subsection (b) of this Section, and shall share the findings
18with the election authorities.
19    (b) In addition, beginning no later than September 1,
202017, the State Board of Elections shall utilize data provided
21as part of its membership in the Electronic Registration
22Information Center in order to cross-reference the statewide
23voter registration database against databases of relevant

 

 

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1personal information kept by designated automatic voter
2registration agencies, including, but not limited to, driver's
3license information kept by the Secretary of State, at least 6
4times each calendar year and shall share the findings with
5election authorities.
6    This subsection (b) shall no longer apply once Sections
71A-16.1 and 1A-16.2 of this Code are fully implemented as
8determined by the State Board of Elections. Upon a
9determination by the State Board of Elections of full
10implementation of Sections 1A-16.1 and 1A-16.2 of this Code,
11the State Board of Elections shall file notice of full
12implementation and the inapplicability of this subsection (b)
13with the Index Department of the Office of the Secretary of
14State, the Governor, the General Assembly, and the Legislative
15Reference Bureau.
16    (b-5) The State Board of Elections shall not be required
17to share any data on any voter attained using the National
18Change of Address database under subsection (a) of this
19Section if that voter has a more recent government transaction
20indicated using the cross-reference under subsection (b) of
21this Section. If there is contradictory or unclear data
22between data obtained under subsections (a) and (b) of this
23Section, then data obtained under subsection (b) of this
24Section shall take priority.
25    (c) Within 90 days of receipt of information from the
26National Change of Address Linkage System maintained by the

 

 

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1United States Postal Service, an An election authority shall
2automatically register any voter who has moved into its
3jurisdiction from another jurisdiction in Illinois or has
4moved within its jurisdiction provided that:
5        (1) the election authority whose jurisdiction includes
6    the new registration address provides the voter an
7    opportunity to reject the change in registration address
8    through a mailing, sent by non-forwardable mail, to the
9    new registration address, and
10        (2) when the election authority whose jurisdiction
11    includes the previous registration address is a different
12    election authority, then that election authority provides
13    the same opportunity through a mailing, sent by
14    forwardable mail, to the previous registration address.
15    This change in registration shall trigger the same
16inter-jurisdictional or intra-jurisdictional workflows as if
17the voter completed a new registration card, including the
18cancellation of the voter's previous registration. Should the
19registration of a voter be changed from one address to another
20within the State and should the voter appear at the polls and
21offer to vote from the prior registration address, attesting
22that the prior registration address is the true current
23address, the voter, if confirmed by the election authority as
24having been registered at the prior registration address and
25canceled only by the process authorized by this Section, shall
26be issued a regular ballot, and the change of registration

 

 

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1address shall be canceled. If the election authority is unable
2to immediately confirm the registration, the voter shall be
3permitted to register and vote a regular ballot, provided that
4he or she meets the documentary requirements for same-day
5registration. If the election authority is unable to confirm
6the registration and the voter does not meet the requirements
7for same-day registration, the voter shall be issued a
8provisional ballot.
9    (d) No voter shall be disqualified from voting due to an
10error relating to an update of registration under this
11Section.
12(Source: P.A. 99-522, eff. 6-30-16; 100-464, eff. 8-28-17.)
 
13    (10 ILCS 5/4-14.2 new)
14    Sec. 4-14.2. Review of jury summons. If, upon review of
15the list of returned juror summons under Section 9.3 of the
16Jury Commission Act, the county clerk is of the opinion that
17any person registered is not a qualified voter or has ceased to
18be a qualified voter, the county clerk shall send a notice
19through the United States mail to the person, requiring the
20person to appear before the county clerk for a hearing within 5
21days after the date of mailing the notice and to show cause why
22the person's registration shall not be canceled. If the person
23fails to appear within the prescribed time, the person's
24registration shall be canceled. If the person does appear, the
25person shall execute an affidavit similar in every respect to

 

 

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1the affidavit required of applicants under Section 4-8.
 
2    (10 ILCS 5/4-30)  (from Ch. 46, par. 4-30)
3    Sec. 4-30. The county clerk on his own initiative or upon
4order of the county board shall at all times have authority to
5conduct investigation and to make canvasses of the registered
6voters in any precinct canvass or at other times and by other
7methods than those so prescribed. However, the county clerk
8shall at least once in every 2 years conduct a verification of
9voter registrations and shall cause the cancellation of
10registration of persons who have ceased to be qualified
11voters. The verification shall be conducted and completed
12after a consolidated election in an odd-numbered year but
13before the first day allowed for circulation of a petition for
14nomination for a candidate for the following primary election
15in an even-numbered year. Such verification shall be
16accomplished by one of the following methods: (1) precinct
17canvass conducted by 2 qualified persons of opposite party
18affiliation appointed by the county clerk or (2) written
19request for verification sent to each registered voter by
20first class mail, not forwardable or (3) an alternative method
21of verification submitted in writing to and approved by the
22State Board of Elections at a public meeting not less than 60
23days prior to the date on which the county clerk has fixed for
24implementation of that method of verification; provided, that
25the county clerk shall certify submit to the State Board of

 

 

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1Elections that the verification has been conducted and
2completed and include a written statement of the results
3obtained by use of such alternative method within 30 days of
4completion of the verification. Provided that in each precinct
5one canvasser may be appointed from outside such precinct if
6not enough other qualified persons who reside within the
7precinct can be found to serve as canvasser in such precinct.
8The one canvasser so appointed to serve in any precinct in
9which he is not entitled to vote prior to the election must be
10entitled to vote elsewhere within the ward, township or road
11district which includes within its boundaries the precinct in
12which such canvasser is appointed and such canvasser must be
13otherwise qualified. If upon the basis of investigation or
14canvasses, the county clerk shall be of the opinion that any
15person registered under this Article is not a qualified voter
16or has ceased to be a qualified voter, he shall send a notice
17through the United States mail to such person, requiring him
18to appear before the county clerk for a hearing within ten days
19after the date of mailing such notice and show cause why his
20registration shall not be cancelled. If such person fails to
21appear within such time as provided, his registration shall be
22cancelled. If such a person does appear, he shall make an
23affidavit similar in every respect to the affidavit required
24of applicants under Section 4-13 and his registration shall be
25reinstated.
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1voter failing to appear, the county clerk shall immediately
2request of the clerk of the city, village or incorporated town
3in which the person claimed residence, to return the
4triplicate card of registration of the said person and within
5twenty-four hours after receipt of said request, the said
6clerk shall mail or cause to be delivered to the county clerk
7the triplicate card of registration of the said person and the
8said triplicate card shall thereupon be cancelled by the
9county clerk.
10(Source: P.A. 84-1308.)
 
11    (10 ILCS 5/5-9.2 new)
12    Sec. 5-9.2. Review of jury summons. If, upon review of the
13list of returned juror summons under Section 9.3 of the Jury
14Commission Act, the county clerk is of the opinion that any
15person registered is not a qualified voter or has ceased to be
16a qualified voter, the county clerk shall send a notice
17through the United States mail to the person, requiring the
18person to appear before the county clerk for a hearing within 5
19days after the date of mailing the notice and to show cause why
20the person's registration shall not be canceled. If the person
21fails to appear within the time provided, the person's
22registration shall be canceled. If the person does appear, the
23person shall execute an affidavit similar in every respect to
24the affidavit required of applicants under Section 5-7.
 

 

 

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1    (10 ILCS 5/5-25)  (from Ch. 46, par. 5-25)
2    Sec. 5-25. The county clerk on his own initiative or upon
3order of the board of county commissioners shall at all times
4have authority to conduct investigation and to make canvasses
5of the registered voters in any precinct canvass or at other
6times and by other methods than those so prescribed. However,
7the county clerk shall conduct a verification of voter
8registrations at least once in every 2 years, and shall cause
9the cancellation of registration of persons who have ceased to
10be qualified voters. The verification shall be conducted and
11completed after a consolidated election in an odd-numbered
12year but before the first day allowed for circulation of a
13petition for nomination for a candidate for the following
14primary election in an even-numbered year. Such verification
15shall be accomplished by one of the following methods: (1)
16precinct canvass conducted by 2 qualified persons of opposite
17party affiliation appointed by the county clerk or (2) written
18request for verification sent to each registered voter by
19first class mail, not forwardable or (3) an alternative method
20of verification submitted in writing to and approved by the
21State Board of Elections at a public meeting not less than 60
22days prior to the date which the county clerk has fixed for
23implementation of that method of verification; provided, that
24the county clerk shall certify submit to the State Board of
25Elections that the verification has been conducted and
26completed and include a written statement of the results

 

 

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1obtained by use of such alternative method within 30 days of
2completion of the verification. In each precinct one canvasser
3may be appointed from outside such precinct if not enough
4other qualified persons who reside within the precinct can be
5found to serve as canvasser in such precinct. The one
6canvasser so appointed to serve in any precinct in which he is
7not entitled to vote prior to the election must be entitled to
8vote elsewhere within the ward or township which includes
9within its boundaries the precinct in which such canvasser is
10appointed and such canvasser must be otherwise qualified. If
11upon the basis of investigation or canvasses, the county clerk
12shall be of the opinion that any person registered under this
13Article 5 is not a qualified voter or has ceased to be a
14qualified voter, he shall send a notice through the United
15States mail to such person, requiring him to appear before the
16county clerk for a hearing within ten days after the date of
17mailing such notice and show cause why his registration shall
18not be cancelled. If such person fails to appear within such
19time as provided, his registration shall be cancelled. If such
20a person does appear, he shall make an affidavit similar in
21every respect to the affidavit required of applicants under
22Section 5-16 of this Article 5.
23(Source: P.A. 81-1535.)
 
24    (10 ILCS 5/6-55.1 new)
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1the list of returned juror summons under Section 9.3 of the
2Jury Commission Act, the county clerk is of the opinion that
3any person registered is not a qualified voter or has ceased to
4be a qualified voter, the county clerk shall send a notice
5through the United States mail to the person, requiring the
6person to appear before the county clerk for a hearing within 5
7days after the date of mailing the notice and to show cause why
8the person's registration shall not be canceled. If such
9person fails to appear within the time provided, the person's
10registration shall be canceled. If the person does appear, the
11person shall execute an affidavit similar in every respect to
12the affidavit required of applicants under Section 6-29.
 
13    (10 ILCS 5/6-59)  (from Ch. 46, par. 6-59)
14    Sec. 6-59. The Board of Election Commissioners on its own
15initiative, or upon order of the circuit court, shall at all
16times have authority to conduct investigations and to make
17canvasses of the registered voters in any precinct or
18precincts within its jurisdiction either by the methods
19provided in this Article or at other times and by other methods
20than those prescribed herein. However, the Board of Election
21Commissioners shall, at least once in every 2 years, conduct a
22verification of voter registrations and shall cause the
23cancellation of registration of persons who have ceased to be
24qualified voters. The verification shall be conducted and
25completed after a consolidated election in an odd-numbered

 

 

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1year but before the first day allowed for circulation of a
2petition for nomination for a candidate for the following
3primary election in an even-numbered year. Such verification
4shall be accomplished by one of the following methods: (1)
5precinct canvass conducted by 2 qualified persons of opposite
6party affiliation appointed by the Board of Election
7Commissioners or (2) written request sent to each registered
8voter by first class mail, not forwardable or (3) an
9alternative method of verification submitted in writing to and
10approved by the The State Board of Elections at a public
11meeting not less than 60 days prior to the date on which the
12Board of Election Commissioners has fixed for implementation
13of that method of verification; provided, said Board shall
14certify submit to the State Board of Elections that the
15verification has been conducted and completed and include a
16written statement of the results obtained by use of such
17alternative method within 30 days of the completion of the
18verification. If, upon the basis of investigations or
19canvasses, the board shall be of the opinion that any person
20registered under this Article is not a qualified voter or has
21ceased to be a qualified voter, it shall send a notice through
22the United States mail to such person, requiring him to appear
23before such board at a time specified in such notice, not less
24than 10 nor more than 30 days after the mailing of such notice
25and show cause why his registration should not be cancelled.
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1cancelled. If such a person does appear he shall make an
2affidavit and shall be heard in the manner provided by Section
36-45 of this Article, and if his registration is cancelled as a
4result of such a hearing, he shall be entitled to a hearing in
5the circuit court and to an appeal to the Supreme Court in the
6manner provided by Section 6-52 of this Article.
7    Whenever the Board of Election Commissioners acting under
8authority of this section conducts a canvass of the registered
9voters in any precinct or precincts and the board designates
10canvassers to conduct the canvass, the board shall appoint as
11canvassers persons affiliated with the leading political
12parties in like manner as judges of election are appointed
13under the provisions of Section 14-4 of this Act; provided
14that in each precinct in counties of 500,000 inhabitants or
15more, one canvasser may be appointed from outside such
16precinct if not enough other qualified persons who reside
17within the precinct can be found to serve as canvasser in such
18precinct. The one canvasser so appointed to serve in any
19precinct in which he is not entitled to vote prior to the
20election must be entitled to vote elsewhere within the ward or
21township which includes within its boundaries the precinct in
22which such canvasser is appointed and such canvasser must be
23otherwise qualified.
24    The canvassers, so appointed by virtue of this section,
25shall comply with the provisions of Sections 6-40 and 6-41
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1addresses of persons whose right to vote in the precinct or
2precincts is questioned.
3(Source: P.A. 81-1433.)
 
4    Section 10. The Jury Commission Act is amended by adding
5Section 9.3 as follows:
 
6    (705 ILCS 310/9.3 new)
7    Sec. 9.3. Notification of change of address. The clerk of
8the circuit court shall notify the jury administrator or jury
9commissioners of each jury summons that is returned indicating
10a change of address. Not less often than every 3 months, the
11jury administrator or jury commissioners shall send the local
12election authority a list of names on jury summonses that are
13returned indicating a change of address.