HB3368 99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2015 and 2016
HB3368

Introduced , by Rep. Deborah Conroy

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

10 ILCS 5/5-8.5 new

Amends the Election Code. Provides that an individual who is 16 or 17 years of age may register to vote, and shall be deemed competent to execute and attest to any voter registration forms, with the registration held in abeyance by the appropriate election authority until such time as that individual attains the required age to vote. Provides that an individual that is 17 years old or older who is registered to vote in this State shall be eligible to serve as a deputy registrar. Effective immediately.

A BILL FOR

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 5-8.5 as follows:

(10 ILCS 5/5-8.5 new)

Sec. 5-8.5. Deputy registrar eligibility; pre-registration. Unless otherwise provided by law, an individual that is 17 years old or older who is registered to vote in this State shall be eligible to serve as a deputy registrar. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, an individual who is 16 or 17 years of age may register to vote, and shall be deemed competent to execute and attest to any voter registration forms, with the registration held in abeyance by the appropriate election authority until such time as that individual attains the required age to vote.

Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon becoming law.