SB2015eng 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

SB2015 Engrossed LRB094 11472 JAM 42547 b

AN ACT concerning elections.

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly:

Section 5. The Election Code is amended by adding Section 19-20 as follows:

(10 ILCS 5/19-20 new)

Sec. 19-20. Signatures; reporting rejected ballots.

(a) In addition to any other requirements of this Code, an absentee ballot envelope shall clearly state that the absentee voter must sign his or her absentee ballot envelope in a manner similar to that voter's registration record signature. The envelope shall also clearly state that failure to do so may result in the rejection of the ballot.

(b) In addition to any other requirements of this Code, an absentee voter must supply his or her birth date and the last 4 digits of his or her Social Security number on his or her absentee ballot envelope.

(c) Notwithstanding any provision of this Code to the contrary, the election authority shall record the number of absentee ballots rejected due to a signature discrepancy and report that number to the State Board of Elections.