94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2005 and 2006
HB0443

 

Introduced 1/26/2005, by Rep. Chapin Rose

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
10 ILCS 5/4-6.2   from Ch. 46, par. 4-6.2
10 ILCS 5/5-16.2   from Ch. 46, par. 5-16.2
10 ILCS 5/6-50.2   from Ch. 46, par. 6-50.2

    Amends the Election Code. Requires a deputy registrar to return completed voter registration materials to the proper election authority within 2 business days after receipt until the last day for accepting registrations before an election (now, within 7 days until the 35th day before an election and within 48 hours between the 35th and 28th days before an election). Prohibits the State Board of Elections and the Secretary of State from adopting rules that requires otherwise for Secretary of State employees serving as deputy registrars at driver's license facilities.


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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,
3 represented in the General Assembly:
 
4     Section 5. The Election Code is amended by changing
5 Sections 4-6.2, 5-16.2, and 6-50.2 as follows:
 
6     (10 ILCS 5/4-6.2)  (from Ch. 46, par. 4-6.2)
7     Sec. 4-6.2. (a) The county clerk shall appoint all
8 municipal and township or road district clerks or their duly
9 authorized deputies as deputy registrars who may accept the
10 registration of all qualified residents of their respective
11 municipalities, townships and road districts. A deputy
12 registrar serving as such by virtue of his status as a
13 municipal clerk, or a duly authorized deputy of a municipal
14 clerk, of a municipality the territory of which lies in more
15 than one county may accept the registration of any qualified
16 resident of the municipality, regardless of which county the
17 resident, municipal clerk or the duly authorized deputy of the
18 municipal clerk lives in.
19     The county clerk shall appoint all precinct
20 committeepersons in the county as deputy registrars who may
21 accept the registration of any qualified resident of the
22 county, except during the 27 days preceding an election.
23     The election authority shall appoint as deputy registrars a
24 reasonable number of employees of the Secretary of State
25 located at driver's license examination stations and
26 designated to the election authority by the Secretary of State
27 who may accept the registration of any qualified residents of
28 the county at any such driver's license examination stations.
29 The appointment of employees of the Secretary of State as
30 deputy registrars shall be made in the manner provided in
31 Section 2-105 of the Illinois Vehicle Code.
32     The county clerk shall appoint each of the following named

 

 

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1 persons as deputy registrars upon the written request of such
2 persons:
3         1. The chief librarian, or a qualified person
4     designated by the chief librarian, of any public library
5     situated within the election jurisdiction, who may accept
6     the registrations of any qualified resident of the county,
7     at such library.
8         2. The principal, or a qualified person designated by
9     the principal, of any high school, elementary school, or
10     vocational school situated within the election
11     jurisdiction, who may accept the registrations of any
12     qualified resident of the county, at such school. The
13     county clerk shall notify every principal and
14     vice-principal of each high school, elementary school, and
15     vocational school situated within the election
16     jurisdiction of their eligibility to serve as deputy
17     registrars and offer training courses for service as deputy
18     registrars at conveniently located facilities at least 4
19     months prior to every election.
20         3. The president, or a qualified person designated by
21     the president, of any university, college, community
22     college, academy or other institution of learning situated
23     within the election jurisdiction, who may accept the
24     registrations of any resident of the county, at such
25     university, college, community college, academy or
26     institution.
27         4. A duly elected or appointed official of a bona fide
28     labor organization, or a reasonable number of qualified
29     members designated by such official, who may accept the
30     registrations of any qualified resident of the county.
31         5. A duly elected or appointed official of a bonafide
32     State civic organization, as defined and determined by rule
33     of the State Board of Elections, or qualified members
34     designated by such official, who may accept the
35     registration of any qualified resident of the county. In
36     determining the number of deputy registrars that shall be

 

 

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1     appointed, the county clerk shall consider the population
2     of the jurisdiction, the size of the organization, the
3     geographic size of the jurisdiction, convenience for the
4     public, the existing number of deputy registrars in the
5     jurisdiction and their location, the registration
6     activities of the organization and the need to appoint
7     deputy registrars to assist and facilitate the
8     registration of non-English speaking individuals. In no
9     event shall a county clerk fix an arbitrary number
10     applicable to every civic organization requesting
11     appointment of its members as deputy registrars. The State
12     Board of Elections shall by rule provide for certification
13     of bonafide State civic organizations. Such appointments
14     shall be made for a period not to exceed 2 years,
15     terminating on the first business day of the month
16     following the month of the general election, and shall be
17     valid for all periods of voter registration as provided by
18     this Code during the terms of such appointments.
19         6. The Director of the Illinois Department of Public
20     Aid, or a reasonable number of employees designated by the
21     Director and located at public aid offices, who may accept
22     the registration of any qualified resident of the county at
23     any such public aid office.
24         7. The Director of the Illinois Department of
25     Employment Security, or a reasonable number of employees
26     designated by the Director and located at unemployment
27     offices, who may accept the registration of any qualified
28     resident of the county at any such unemployment office.
29         8. The president of any corporation as defined by the
30     Business Corporation Act of 1983, or a reasonable number of
31     employees designated by such president, who may accept the
32     registrations of any qualified resident of the county.
33     If the request to be appointed as deputy registrar is
34 denied, the county clerk shall, within 10 days after the date
35 the request is submitted, provide the affected individual or
36 organization with written notice setting forth the specific

 

 

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1 reasons or criteria relied upon to deny the request to be
2 appointed as deputy registrar.
3     The county clerk may appoint as many additional deputy
4 registrars as he considers necessary. The county clerk shall
5 appoint such additional deputy registrars in such manner that
6 the convenience of the public is served, giving due
7 consideration to both population concentration and area. Some
8 of the additional deputy registrars shall be selected so that
9 there are an equal number from each of the 2 major political
10 parties in the election jurisdiction. The county clerk, in
11 appointing an additional deputy registrar, shall make the
12 appointment from a list of applicants submitted by the Chairman
13 of the County Central Committee of the applicant's political
14 party. A Chairman of a County Central Committee shall submit a
15 list of applicants to the county clerk by November 30 of each
16 year. The county clerk may require a Chairman of a County
17 Central Committee to furnish a supplemental list of applicants.
18     Deputy registrars may accept registrations at any time
19 other than the 27 day period preceding an election. All persons
20 appointed as deputy registrars shall be registered voters
21 within the county and shall take and subscribe to the following
22 oath or affirmation:
23     "I do solemnly swear (or affirm, as the case may be) that I
24 will support the Constitution of the United States, and the
25 Constitution of the State of Illinois, and that I will
26 faithfully discharge the duties of the office of deputy
27 registrar to the best of my ability and that I will register no
28 person nor cause the registration of any person except upon his
29 personal application before me.
30
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31
(Signature Deputy Registrar)"
32     This oath shall be administered by the county clerk, or by
33 one of his deputies, or by any person qualified to take
34 acknowledgement of deeds and shall immediately thereafter be
35 filed with the county clerk.
36     Appointments of deputy registrars under this Section,

 

 

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1 except precinct committeemen, shall be for 2-year terms,
2 commencing on December 1 following the general election of each
3 even-numbered year; except that the terms of the initial
4 appointments shall be until December 1st following the next
5 general election. Appointments of precinct committeemen shall
6 be for 2-year terms commencing on the date of the county
7 convention following the general primary at which they were
8 elected. The county clerk shall issue a certificate of
9 appointment to each deputy registrar, and shall maintain in his
10 office for public inspection a list of the names of all
11 appointees.
12     (b) The county clerk shall be responsible for training all
13 deputy registrars appointed pursuant to subsection (a), at
14 times and locations reasonably convenient for both the county
15 clerk and such appointees. The county clerk shall be
16 responsible for certifying and supervising all deputy
17 registrars appointed pursuant to subsection (a). Deputy
18 registrars appointed under subsection (a) shall be subject to
19 removal for cause.
20     (c) Completed registration materials under the control of
21 deputy registrars, appointed pursuant to subsection (a), shall
22 be returned to the proper election authority within 2 business
23 7 days, except that completed registration materials received
24 by the deputy registrars during the period between the 35th and
25 28th day preceding an election shall be returned by the deputy
26 registrars to the proper election authority within 48 hours
27 after receipt thereof. The completed registration materials
28 received by the deputy registrars on the last 28th day
29 authorized for accepting registrations preceding an election
30 shall be returned by the deputy registrars within 24 hours
31 after receipt thereof. Unused materials shall be returned by
32 deputy registrars appointed pursuant to paragraph 4 of
33 subsection (a), not later than the next working day following
34 the close of registration. The State Board of Elections and the
35 Secretary of State may not adopt rules applicable to Secretary
36 of State employees serving as deputy registrars at driver's

 

 

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1 license examination stations that conflict with this
2 subsection as to the time for return of completed materials and
3 the election authority to which the materials must be returned.
4     (d) The county clerk or board of election commissioners, as
5 the case may be, must provide any additional forms requested by
6 any deputy registrar regardless of the number of unaccounted
7 registration forms the deputy registrar may have in his or her
8 possession.
9     (e) No deputy registrar shall engage in any electioneering
10 or the promotion of any cause during the performance of his or
11 her duties.
12     (f) The county clerk shall not be criminally or civilly
13 liable for the acts or omissions of any deputy registrar. Such
14 deputy registrars shall not be deemed to be employees of the
15 county clerk.
16 (Source: P.A. 92-816, eff. 8-21-02; 93-574, eff. 8-21-03.)
 
17     (10 ILCS 5/5-16.2)  (from Ch. 46, par. 5-16.2)
18     Sec. 5-16.2. (a) The county clerk shall appoint all
19 municipal and township clerks or their duly authorized deputies
20 as deputy registrars who may accept the registration of all
21 qualified residents of their respective counties. A deputy
22 registrar serving as such by virtue of his status as a
23 municipal clerk, or a duly authorized deputy of a municipal
24 clerk, of a municipality the territory of which lies in more
25 than one county may accept the registration of any qualified
26 resident of any county in which the municipality is located,
27 regardless of which county the resident, municipal clerk or the
28 duly authorized deputy of the municipal clerk lives in.
29     The county clerk shall appoint all precinct
30 committeepersons in the county as deputy registrars who may
31 accept the registration of any qualified resident of the
32 county, except during the 27 days preceding an election.
33     The election authority shall appoint as deputy registrars a
34 reasonable number of employees of the Secretary of State
35 located at driver's license examination stations and

 

 

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1 designated to the election authority by the Secretary of State
2 who may accept the registration of any qualified residents of
3 the county at any such driver's license examination stations.
4 The appointment of employees of the Secretary of State as
5 deputy registrars shall be made in the manner provided in
6 Section 2-105 of the Illinois Vehicle Code.
7     The county clerk shall appoint each of the following named
8 persons as deputy registrars upon the written request of such
9 persons:
10         1. The chief librarian, or a qualified person
11     designated by the chief librarian, of any public library
12     situated within the election jurisdiction, who may accept
13     the registrations of any qualified resident of the county,
14     at such library.
15         2. The principal, or a qualified person designated by
16     the principal, of any high school, elementary school, or
17     vocational school situated within the election
18     jurisdiction, who may accept the registrations of any
19     resident of the county, at such school. The county clerk
20     shall notify every principal and vice-principal of each
21     high school, elementary school, and vocational school
22     situated within the election jurisdiction of their
23     eligibility to serve as deputy registrars and offer
24     training courses for service as deputy registrars at
25     conveniently located facilities at least 4 months prior to
26     every election.
27         3. The president, or a qualified person designated by
28     the president, of any university, college, community
29     college, academy or other institution of learning situated
30     within the election jurisdiction, who may accept the
31     registrations of any resident of the county, at such
32     university, college, community college, academy or
33     institution.
34         4. A duly elected or appointed official of a bona fide
35     labor organization, or a reasonable number of qualified
36     members designated by such official, who may accept the

 

 

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1     registrations of any qualified resident of the county.
2         5. A duly elected or appointed official of a bona fide
3     State civic organization, as defined and determined by rule
4     of the State Board of Elections, or qualified members
5     designated by such official, who may accept the
6     registration of any qualified resident of the county. In
7     determining the number of deputy registrars that shall be
8     appointed, the county clerk shall consider the population
9     of the jurisdiction, the size of the organization, the
10     geographic size of the jurisdiction, convenience for the
11     public, the existing number of deputy registrars in the
12     jurisdiction and their location, the registration
13     activities of the organization and the need to appoint
14     deputy registrars to assist and facilitate the
15     registration of non-English speaking individuals. In no
16     event shall a county clerk fix an arbitrary number
17     applicable to every civic organization requesting
18     appointment of its members as deputy registrars. The State
19     Board of Elections shall by rule provide for certification
20     of bona fide State civic organizations. Such appointments
21     shall be made for a period not to exceed 2 years,
22     terminating on the first business day of the month
23     following the month of the general election, and shall be
24     valid for all periods of voter registration as provided by
25     this Code during the terms of such appointments.
26         6. The Director of the Illinois Department of Public
27     Aid, or a reasonable number of employees designated by the
28     Director and located at public aid offices, who may accept
29     the registration of any qualified resident of the county at
30     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
35     resident of the county at any such unemployment office.
36         8. The president of any corporation as defined by the

 

 

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1     Business Corporation Act of 1983, or a reasonable number of
2     employees designated by such president, who may accept the
3     registrations of any qualified resident of the county.
4     If the request to be appointed as deputy registrar is
5 denied, the county clerk shall, within 10 days after the date
6 the request is submitted, provide the affected individual or
7 organization with written notice setting forth the specific
8 reasons or criteria relied upon to deny the request to be
9 appointed as deputy registrar.
10     The county clerk may appoint as many additional deputy
11 registrars as he considers necessary. The county clerk shall
12 appoint such additional deputy registrars in such manner that
13 the convenience of the public is served, giving due
14 consideration to both population concentration and area. Some
15 of the additional deputy registrars shall be selected so that
16 there are an equal number from each of the 2 major political
17 parties in the election jurisdiction. The county clerk, in
18 appointing an additional deputy registrar, shall make the
19 appointment from a list of applicants submitted by the Chairman
20 of the County Central Committee of the applicant's political
21 party. A Chairman of a County Central Committee shall submit a
22 list of applicants to the county clerk by November 30 of each
23 year. The county clerk may require a Chairman of a County
24 Central Committee to furnish a supplemental list of applicants.
25     Deputy registrars may accept registrations at any time
26 other than the 27 day period preceding an election. All persons
27 appointed as deputy registrars shall be registered voters
28 within the county and shall take and subscribe to the following
29 oath or affirmation:
30     "I do solemnly swear (or affirm, as the case may be) that I
31 will support the Constitution of the United States, and the
32 Constitution of the State of Illinois, and that I will
33 faithfully discharge the duties of the office of deputy
34 registrar to the best of my ability and that I will register no
35 person nor cause the registration of any person except upon his
36 personal application before me.

 

 

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1
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2
(Signature of Deputy Registrar)"
3     This oath shall be administered by the county clerk, or by
4 one of his deputies, or by any person qualified to take
5 acknowledgement of deeds and shall immediately thereafter be
6 filed with the county clerk.
7     Appointments of deputy registrars under this Section,
8 except precinct committeemen, shall be for 2-year terms,
9 commencing on December 1 following the general election of each
10 even-numbered year, except that the terms of the initial
11 appointments shall be until December 1st following the next
12 general election. Appointments of precinct committeemen shall
13 be for 2-year terms commencing on the date of the county
14 convention following the general primary at which they were
15 elected. The county clerk shall issue a certificate of
16 appointment to each deputy registrar, and shall maintain in his
17 office for public inspection a list of the names of all
18 appointees.
19     (b) The county clerk shall be responsible for training all
20 deputy registrars appointed pursuant to subsection (a), at
21 times and locations reasonably convenient for both the county
22 clerk and such appointees. The county clerk shall be
23 responsible for certifying and supervising all deputy
24 registrars appointed pursuant to subsection (a). Deputy
25 registrars appointed under subsection (a) shall be subject to
26 removal for cause.
27     (c) Completed registration materials under the control of
28 deputy registrars, appointed pursuant to subsection (a), shall
29 be returned to the proper election authority within 2 business
30 7 days, except that completed registration materials received
31 by the deputy registrars during the period between the 35th and
32 28th day preceding an election shall be returned by the deputy
33 registrars to the proper election authority within 48 hours
34 after receipt thereof. The completed registration materials
35 received by the deputy registrars on the last 28th day
36 authorized for accepting registrations preceding an election

 

 

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1 shall be returned by the deputy registrars within 24 hours
2 after receipt thereof. Unused materials shall be returned by
3 deputy registrars appointed pursuant to paragraph 4 of
4 subsection (a), not later than the next working day following
5 the close of registration. The State Board of Elections and the
6 Secretary of State may not adopt rules applicable to Secretary
7 of State employees serving as deputy registrars at driver's
8 license examination stations that conflict with this
9 subsection as to the time for return of completed materials and
10 the election authority to which the materials must be returned.
11     (d) The county clerk or board of election commissioners, as
12 the case may be, must provide any additional forms requested by
13 any deputy registrar regardless of the number of unaccounted
14 registration forms the deputy registrar may have in his or her
15 possession.
16     (e) No deputy registrar shall engage in any electioneering
17 or the promotion of any cause during the performance of his or
18 her duties.
19     (f) The county clerk shall not be criminally or civilly
20 liable for the acts or omissions of any deputy registrar. Such
21 deputy registers shall not be deemed to be employees of the
22 county clerk.
23 (Source: P.A. 92-816, eff. 8-21-02; 93-574, eff. 8-21-03.)
 
24     (10 ILCS 5/6-50.2)  (from Ch. 46, par. 6-50.2)
25     Sec. 6-50.2. (a) The board of election commissioners shall
26 appoint all precinct committeepersons in the election
27 jurisdiction as deputy registrars who may accept the
28 registration of any qualified resident of the election
29 jurisdiction, except during the 27 days preceding an election.
30     The election authority shall appoint as deputy registrars a
31 reasonable number of employees of the Secretary of State
32 located at driver's license examination stations and
33 designated to the election authority by the Secretary of State
34 who may accept the registration of any qualified residents of
35 the county at any such driver's license examination stations.

 

 

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1 The appointment of employees of the Secretary of State as
2 deputy registrars shall be made in the manner provided in
3 Section 2-105 of the Illinois Vehicle Code.
4     The board of election commissioners shall appoint each of
5 the following named persons as deputy registrars upon the
6 written request of such persons:
7         1. The chief librarian, or a qualified person
8     designated by the chief librarian, of any public library
9     situated within the election jurisdiction, who may accept
10     the registrations of any qualified resident of the election
11     jurisdiction, at such library.
12         2. The principal, or a qualified person designated by
13     the principal, of any high school, elementary school, or
14     vocational school situated within the election
15     jurisdiction, who may accept the registrations of any
16     resident of the election jurisdiction, at such school. The
17     board of election commissioners shall notify every
18     principal and vice-principal of each high school,
19     elementary school, and vocational school situated in the
20     election jurisdiction of their eligibility to serve as
21     deputy registrars and offer training courses for service as
22     deputy registrars at conveniently located facilities at
23     least 4 months prior to every election.
24         3. The president, or a qualified person designated by
25     the president, of any university, college, community
26     college, academy or other institution of learning situated
27     within the election jurisdiction, who may accept the
28     registrations of any resident of the election
29     jurisdiction, at such university, college, community
30     college, academy or institution.
31         4. A duly elected or appointed official of a bona fide
32     labor organization, or a reasonable number of qualified
33     members designated by such official, who may accept the
34     registrations of any qualified resident of the election
35     jurisdiction.
36         5. A duly elected or appointed official of a bona fide

 

 

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1     State civic organization, as defined and determined by rule
2     of the State Board of Elections, or qualified members
3     designated by such official, who may accept the
4     registration of any qualified resident of the election
5     jurisdiction. In determining the number of deputy
6     registrars that shall be appointed, the board of election
7     commissioners shall consider the population of the
8     jurisdiction, the size of the organization, the geographic
9     size of the jurisdiction, convenience for the public, the
10     existing number of deputy registrars in the jurisdiction
11     and their location, the registration activities of the
12     organization and the need to appoint deputy registrars to
13     assist and facilitate the registration of non-English
14     speaking individuals. In no event shall a board of election
15     commissioners fix an arbitrary number applicable to every
16     civic organization requesting appointment of its members
17     as deputy registrars. The State Board of Elections shall by
18     rule provide for certification of bona fide State civic
19     organizations. Such appointments shall be made for a period
20     not to exceed 2 years, terminating on the first business
21     day of the month following the month of the general
22     election, and shall be valid for all periods of voter
23     registration as provided by this Code during the terms of
24     such appointments.
25         6. The Director of the Illinois Department of Public
26     Aid, or a reasonable number of employees designated by the
27     Director and located at public aid offices, who may accept
28     the registration of any qualified resident of the election
29     jurisdiction at any such public aid office.
30         7. The Director of the Illinois Department of
31     Employment Security, or a reasonable number of employees
32     designated by the Director and located at unemployment
33     offices, who may accept the registration of any qualified
34     resident of the election jurisdiction at any such
35     unemployment office. If the request to be appointed as
36     deputy registrar is denied, the board of election

 

 

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1     commissioners shall, within 10 days after the date the
2     request is submitted, provide the affected individual or
3     organization with written notice setting forth the
4     specific reasons or criteria relied upon to deny the
5     request to be appointed as deputy registrar.
6         8. The president of any corporation, as defined by the
7     Business Corporation Act of 1983, or a reasonable number of
8     employees designated by such president, who may accept the
9     registrations of any qualified resident of the election
10     jurisdiction.
11     The board of election commissioners may appoint as many
12 additional deputy registrars as it considers necessary. The
13 board of election commissioners shall appoint such additional
14 deputy registrars in such manner that the convenience of the
15 public is served, giving due consideration to both population
16 concentration and area. Some of the additional deputy
17 registrars shall be selected so that there are an equal number
18 from each of the 2 major political parties in the election
19 jurisdiction. The board of election commissioners, in
20 appointing an additional deputy registrar, shall make the
21 appointment from a list of applicants submitted by the Chairman
22 of the County Central Committee of the applicant's political
23 party. A Chairman of a County Central Committee shall submit a
24 list of applicants to the board by November 30 of each year.
25 The board may require a Chairman of a County Central Committee
26 to furnish a supplemental list of applicants.
27     Deputy registrars may accept registrations at any time
28 other than the 27 day period preceding an election. All persons
29 appointed as deputy registrars shall be registered voters
30 within the election jurisdiction and shall take and subscribe
31 to the following oath or affirmation:
32     "I do solemnly swear (or affirm, as the case may be) that I
33 will support the Constitution of the United States, and the
34 Constitution of the State of Illinois, and that I will
35 faithfully discharge the duties of the office of registration
36 officer to the best of my ability and that I will register no

 

 

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1 person nor cause the registration of any person except upon his
2 personal application before me.
3
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4
(Signature of Registration Officer)"
5     This oath shall be administered and certified to by one of
6 the commissioners or by the executive director or by some
7 person designated by the board of election commissioners, and
8 shall immediately thereafter be filed with the board of
9 election commissioners. The members of the board of election
10 commissioners and all persons authorized by them under the
11 provisions of this Article to take registrations, after
12 themselves taking and subscribing to the above oath, are
13 authorized to take or administer such oaths and execute such
14 affidavits as are required by this Article.
15     Appointments of deputy registrars under this Section,
16 except precinct committeemen, shall be for 2-year terms,
17 commencing on December 1 following the general election of each
18 even-numbered year, except that the terms of the initial
19 appointments shall be until December 1st following the next
20 general election. Appointments of precinct committeemen shall
21 be for 2-year terms commencing on the date of the county
22 convention following the general primary at which they were
23 elected. The county clerk shall issue a certificate of
24 appointment to each deputy registrar, and shall maintain in his
25 office for public inspection a list of the names of all
26 appointees.
27     (b) The board of election commissioners shall be
28 responsible for training all deputy registrars appointed
29 pursuant to subsection (a), at times and locations reasonably
30 convenient for both the board of election commissioners and
31 such appointees. The board of election commissioners shall be
32 responsible for certifying and supervising all deputy
33 registrars appointed pursuant to subsection (a). Deputy
34 registrars appointed under subsection (a) shall be subject to
35 removal for cause.
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1 deputy registrars appointed pursuant to subsection (a) shall be
2 returned to the proper election authority within 2 business 7
3 days, except that completed registration materials received by
4 the deputy registrars during the period between the 35th and
5 28th day preceding an election shall be returned by the deputy
6 registrars to the proper election authority within 48 hours
7 after receipt thereof. The completed registration materials
8 received by the deputy registrars on the last 28th day
9 authorized for accepting registrations preceding an election
10 shall be returned by the deputy registrars within 24 hours
11 after receipt thereof. Unused materials shall be returned by
12 deputy registrars appointed pursuant to paragraph 4 of
13 subsection (a), not later than the next working day following
14 the close of registration. The State Board of Elections and the
15 Secretary of State may not adopt rules applicable to Secretary
16 of State employees serving as deputy registrars at driver's
17 license examination stations that conflict with this
18 subsection as to the time for return of completed materials and
19 the election authority to which the materials must be returned.
20     (d) The county clerk or board of election commissioners, as
21 the case may be, must provide any additional forms requested by
22 any deputy registrar regardless of the number of unaccounted
23 registration forms the deputy registrar may have in his or her
24 possession.
25     (e) No deputy registrar shall engage in any electioneering
26 or the promotion of any cause during the performance of his or
27 her duties.
28     (f) The board of election commissioners shall not be
29 criminally or civilly liable for the acts or omissions of any
30 deputy registrar. Such deputy registrars shall not be deemed to
31 be employees of the board of election commissioners.
32 (Source: P.A. 92-816, eff. 8-21-02; 93-574, eff. 8-21-03.)