HB6167ham001 99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Rep. Carol Sente

Filed: 4/20/2016

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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 6167

AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 6167 as follows:

on page 1, lines 4 and 5, by replacing "Section 5-8.5" with "Sections 4-8.5, 5-8.5, and 6-35.5"; and

on page 1, immediately below line 5, by inserting the following:

"(10 ILCS 5/4-8.5 new)

Sec. 4-8.5. 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 will be 18 years of age or older at the next general election may sign and circulate candidate petitions and may pre-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."; and

on page 1, line 14, by replacing "register" with "pre-register"; and

on page 1, immediately below line 18, by inserting the following:

"(10 ILCS 5/6-35.5 new)

Sec. 6-35.5. 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 will be 18 years of age or older at the next general election may sign and circulate candidate petitions and may pre-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.".