Full Text of SB0250 99th General Assembly
SB0250sam001 99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY | Sen. Andy Manar Filed: 4/15/2016
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| 1 | | AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 250
| 2 | | AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 250 by replacing | 3 | | everything after the enacting clause with the following:
| 4 | | "Section 5. The Election Code is amended by changing | 5 | | Sections 1A-16.5 and 1A-16.6 as follows: | 6 | | (10 ILCS 5/1A-16.5) | 7 | | Sec. 1A-16.5. Online voter registration. | 8 | | (a) The State Board of Elections shall establish and | 9 | | maintain a system for online voter registration that permits a | 10 | | person to apply to register to vote or to update his or her | 11 | | existing voter registration. In accordance with technical | 12 | | specifications provided by the State Board of Elections, each | 13 | | election authority shall maintain a voter registration system | 14 | | capable of receiving and processing voter registration | 15 | | application information, including electronic signatures, from | 16 | | the online voter registration system established by the State |
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| 1 | | Board of Elections. | 2 | | (b) The online voter registration system shall employ | 3 | | security measures to ensure the accuracy and integrity of voter | 4 | | registration applications submitted electronically pursuant to | 5 | | this Section. | 6 | | (c) The Board may receive voter registration information | 7 | | provided by applicants using the State Board of Elections' | 8 | | website, may cross reference that information with data or | 9 | | information contained in the Secretary of State's database in | 10 | | order to match the information submitted by applicants, and may | 11 | | receive from the Secretary of State the applicant's digitized | 12 | | signature upon a successful match of that applicant's | 13 | | information with that contained in the Secretary of State's | 14 | | database. | 15 | | (d) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a person | 16 | | who is qualified to register to vote and who has an authentic | 17 | | Illinois driver's license or State identification card issued | 18 | | by the Secretary of State may submit an application to register | 19 | | to vote electronically on a website maintained by the State | 20 | | Board of Elections. | 21 | | (e) An online voter registration application shall contain | 22 | | all of the information that is required for a paper application | 23 | | as provided in Section 1A-16 of this Code, except that the | 24 | | applicant shall be required to provide: | 25 | | (1) the applicant's full Illinois driver's license or | 26 | | State identification card number; |
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| 1 | | (2) the last 4 digits of the applicant's social | 2 | | security number; and | 3 | | (3) the date the Illinois driver's license or State | 4 | | identification card was issued. | 5 | | (f) For an applicant's registration or change in | 6 | | registration to be accepted, the applicant shall mark the box | 7 | | associated with the following statement included as part of the | 8 | | online voter registration application: | 9 | | "By clicking on the box below, I swear or affirm all of the | 10 | | following: | 11 | | (1) I am the person whose name and identifying information | 12 | | is provided on this form, and I desire to register to vote in | 13 | | the State of Illinois. | 14 | | (2) All the information I have provided on this form is | 15 | | true and correct as of the date I am submitting this form. | 16 | | (3) I authorize the Secretary of State to transmit to the | 17 | | State Board of Elections my signature that is on file with the | 18 | | Secretary of State and understand that such signature will be | 19 | | used by my local election authority on this online voter | 20 | | registration application for admission as an elector as if I | 21 | | had signed this form personally.". | 22 | | (g) Immediately upon receiving a completed online voter | 23 | | registration application, the online voter registration system | 24 | | shall send, by electronic mail, a confirmation notice that the | 25 | | application has been received. Within 48 hours of receiving | 26 | | such an application, the online voter registration system shall |
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| 1 | | send by electronic mail, a notice informing the applicant of | 2 | | whether the following information has been matched with the | 3 | | Secretary of State database: | 4 | | (1) that the applicant has an authentic Illinois | 5 | | driver's license or State identification card issued by the | 6 | | Secretary of State and that the driver's license or State | 7 | | identification number provided by the applicant matches | 8 | | the driver's license or State identification card number | 9 | | for that person on file with the Secretary of State; | 10 | | (2) that the date of issuance of the Illinois driver's | 11 | | license or State identification card listed on the | 12 | | application matches the date of issuance of that card for | 13 | | that person on file with the Secretary of State; | 14 | | (3) that the date of birth provided by the applicant | 15 | | matches the date of birth for that person on file with the | 16 | | Secretary of State; and | 17 | | (4) that the last 4 digits of the applicant's social | 18 | | security number matches the last 4 digits for that person | 19 | | on file with the Secretary of State. | 20 | | (h) If the information provided by the applicant matches | 21 | | the information on the Secretary of State's databases for any | 22 | | driver's license and State identification card holder and is | 23 | | matched as provided in subsection (g) above, the online voter | 24 | | registration system shall: | 25 | | (1) retrieve from the Secretary of State's database | 26 | | files an electronic copy of the applicant's signature from |
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| 1 | | his or her Illinois driver's license or State | 2 | | identification card and such signature shall be deemed to | 3 | | be the applicant's signature on his or her online voter | 4 | | registration application; | 5 | | (2) within 2 days of receiving the application, forward | 6 | | to the county clerk or board of election commissioners | 7 | | having jurisdiction over the applicant's voter | 8 | | registration: (i) the application, along with the | 9 | | applicant's relevant data that can be directly loaded into | 10 | | the jurisdiction's voter registration system and (ii) a | 11 | | copy of the applicant's electronic signature and a | 12 | | certification from the State Board of Elections that the | 13 | | applicant's driver's license or State identification card | 14 | | number, driver's license or State identification card date | 15 | | of issuance, and date of birth and social security | 16 | | information have been successfully matched. | 17 | | (i) Upon receipt of the online voter registration | 18 | | application, the county clerk or board of election | 19 | | commissioners having jurisdiction over the applicant's voter | 20 | | registration shall promptly search its voter registration | 21 | | database to determine whether the applicant is already | 22 | | registered to vote at the address on the application and | 23 | | whether the new registration would create a duplicate | 24 | | registration. If the applicant is already registered to vote at | 25 | | the address on the application, the clerk or board, as the case | 26 | | may be, shall send the applicant by first class mail, and |
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| 1 | | electronic mail if the applicant has provided an electronic | 2 | | mail address on the original voter registration form for that | 3 | | address, a disposition notice as otherwise required by law | 4 | | informing the applicant that he or she is already registered to | 5 | | vote at such address. If the applicant is not already | 6 | | registered to vote at the address on the application and the | 7 | | applicant is otherwise eligible to register to vote, the clerk | 8 | | or board, as the case may be, shall: | 9 | | (1) enter the name and address of the applicant on the | 10 | | list of registered voters in the jurisdiction; and | 11 | | (2) send by mail, and electronic mail if the applicant | 12 | | has provided an electronic mail address on the voter | 13 | | registration form, a disposition notice to the applicant as | 14 | | otherwise provided by law setting forth the applicant's | 15 | | name and address as it appears on the application and | 16 | | stating that the person is registered to vote. | 17 | | (j) An electronic signature of the person submitting a | 18 | | duplicate registration application or a change of address form | 19 | | that is retrieved and imported from the Secretary of State's | 20 | | driver's license or State identification card database as | 21 | | provided herein may, in the discretion of the clerk or board, | 22 | | be substituted for and replace any existing signature for that | 23 | | individual in the voter registration database of the county | 24 | | clerk or board of election commissioners. | 25 | | (k) Any new registration or change of address submitted | 26 | | electronically as provided in this Section shall become |
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| 1 | | effective as of the date it is received by the county clerk or | 2 | | board of election commissioners having jurisdiction over said | 3 | | registration. Disposition notices prescribed in this Section | 4 | | shall be sent within 5 business days of receipt of the online | 5 | | application or change of address by the county clerk or board | 6 | | of election commissioners. | 7 | | (l) All provisions of this Code governing voter | 8 | | registration and applicable thereto and not inconsistent with | 9 | | this Section shall apply to online voter registration under | 10 | | this Section. All applications submitted on a website | 11 | | maintained by the State Board of Elections shall be deemed | 12 | | timely filed if they are submitted no later than 11:59 p.m. on | 13 | | the final day for voter registration prior to an election. | 14 | | After the registration period for an upcoming election has | 15 | | ended and until the 2nd day following such election, the web | 16 | | page containing the online voter registration form on the State | 17 | | Board of Elections website shall inform users of the procedure | 18 | | for grace period voting. | 19 | | (m) The State Board of Elections shall maintain a list of | 20 | | the name, street address, e-mail address, and likely precinct, | 21 | | ward, township, and district numbers, as the case may be, of | 22 | | people who apply to vote online through the voter registration | 23 | | system and those names and that information shall be stored in | 24 | | an electronic format on its website, arranged by county and | 25 | | accessible to State and local political committees. | 26 | | (n) The Illinois State Board of Elections shall develop or |
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| 1 | | cause to be developed an online voter registration system able | 2 | | to be accessed by at least the top two most used mobile | 3 | | electronic operating systems by January 1, 2016. | 4 | | (o) (Blank).
| 5 | | (p) Each State department that maintains an Internet | 6 | | website must include a hypertext link to the homepage website | 7 | | maintained and operated pursuant to this Section 1A-16.5. For | 8 | | the purposes of this Section, "State department" means the | 9 | | departments of State Government listed in Section 5-15 of the | 10 | | Civil Administrative Code of Illinois (General Provisions and | 11 | | Departments of State Government). | 12 | | (q) The State Board of Elections shall allow the online | 13 | | voter registration system to receive data from designated | 14 | | government agencies as defined in Section 1A-16.6 of this Code. | 15 | | (Source: P.A. 98-115, eff. 7-29-13; 98-756, eff. 7-16-14; | 16 | | 98-1171, eff. 6-1-15 .) | 17 | | (10 ILCS 5/1A-16.6) | 18 | | Sec. 1A-16.6. Government agency voter registration. | 19 | | (a) By April 1, 2016, the State Board of Elections shall | 20 | | establish and maintain a portal for government agency | 21 | | registration that permits an eligible person to electronically | 22 | | apply to register to vote or to update his or her existing | 23 | | voter registration whenever he or she conducts business, either | 24 | | online or in person, with a designated government agency. The | 25 | | portal shall interface with the online voter registration |
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| 1 | | system established in Section 1A-16.5 of this Code and shall be | 2 | | capable of receiving and processing voter registration | 3 | | application information, including electronic signatures, from | 4 | | a designated government agency. The State Board of Elections | 5 | | shall modify the online voter registration system as necessary | 6 | | to implement this Section. | 7 | | Voter registration data received from a designated | 8 | | government agency through the online registration system shall | 9 | | be processed as provided for in Section 1A-16.5 of this Code. | 10 | | Whenever the registration interface is accessible to the | 11 | | general public, including, but not limited to, online | 12 | | transactions, the interface shall allow the applicant to | 13 | | complete the process as provided for in Section 1A-16.5 of this | 14 | | Code. The online interface shall be capable of providing the | 15 | | applicant with the applicant's voter registration status with | 16 | | the State Board of Elections and, if registered, the | 17 | | applicant's current registration address. The applicant shall | 18 | | not be required to re-enter any registration data, such as | 19 | | name, address, and birth date, if the designated government | 20 | | agency already has that information on file. The applicant | 21 | | shall be informed that by choosing to register to vote or to | 22 | | update his or her existing voter registration, the applicant | 23 | | consents to the transfer of the applicant's personal | 24 | | information to the State Board of Elections. | 25 | | (a-5) Whenever a government employee serves a member of the | 26 | | public in an interaction that simultaneously serves as a voter |
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| 1 | | registration application is accessing the registration system | 2 | | while servicing the applicant , except as provided in | 3 | | subsections (a-15) and (a-50) of this Section, the government | 4 | | employee shall notify the applicant of the applicant's | 5 | | registration status with the State Board of Elections and, if | 6 | | registered, the applicant's current registration address. The | 7 | | government employee shall inform the applicant of the | 8 | | eligibility requirements for voter registration including | 9 | | citizenship, of the penalties for submitting a false voter | 10 | | registration application, that the agency at which he or she | 11 | | applies to register to vote shall be confidential, that | 12 | | declining to register to vote shall be confidential, and that | 13 | | registering to vote or declining to register to vote shall not | 14 | | affect an applicant's entitlement to any benefits. The | 15 | | government employee shall not request duplicative information | 16 | | other than a signature and shall request additional information | 17 | | only if necessary to prevent duplicate voter registrations and | 18 | | enable the government employee to assess the eligibility of the | 19 | | applicant or to administer the election process. The government | 20 | | employee shall provide the applicant with the opportunity to | 21 | | attest under penalty of perjury that he or she meets the | 22 | | eligibility requirements for voter registration. The applicant | 23 | | shall not be required to disclose his or her citizenship status | 24 | | or provide a reason for declining to attest that he or she | 25 | | meets the eligibility requirements for voter registration. If | 26 | | the applicant elects to register to vote or to update his or |
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| 1 | | her existing voter registration, the government employee shall | 2 | | collect the needed information and assist the applicant with | 3 | | his or her registration. The applicant shall be informed that | 4 | | by choosing to register to vote or to update his or her | 5 | | existing voter registration, the applicant consents to the | 6 | | transfer of the applicant's personal information to the State | 7 | | Board of Elections. | 8 | | (a-10) If the applicant's voter registration application | 9 | | information collected by the designated government agency | 10 | | during the transaction indicates that the applicant is | 11 | | qualified to register to vote in Illinois and the applicant has | 12 | | attested that he or she is so qualified, then the designated | 13 | | government agency shall electronically transmit the | 14 | | applicant's voter registration application information to the | 15 | | State Board of Elections for voter registration purposes as | 16 | | provided for under Section 1A-16.5 of this Code. If the | 17 | | applicant's voter registration application information | 18 | | indicates that the applicant is qualified to register to vote | 19 | | in Illinois but the applicant has not attested to his or her | 20 | | qualifications under penalty of perjury, the designated | 21 | | government agency shall electronically transmit all | 22 | | information relevant to voter registration to the State Board | 23 | | of Elections for identification and registration of additional | 24 | | eligible but unregistered persons. | 25 | | (a-15) If the applicant's voter registration application | 26 | | information collected by the designated government agency |
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| 1 | | during the transaction reliably indicates that the applicant is | 2 | | not qualified to vote as shown by a current green card or other | 3 | | legal proof that the applicant is not a citizen, then the | 4 | | designated government agency need not provide the applicant | 5 | | with voter registration information and shall not | 6 | | electronically transmit the applicant's voter registration | 7 | | application information to the State Board of Elections for | 8 | | voter registration purposes. | 9 | | (a-20) If the applicant's voter registration application | 10 | | information collected by the designated government agency | 11 | | during the transaction does not make it clear whether or not | 12 | | the applicant is qualified to register to vote in Illinois, the | 13 | | applicant's attestation under penalty of perjury that he or she | 14 | | meets the eligibility requirements for voter registration | 15 | | shall be deemed sufficient to qualify the applicant to register | 16 | | to vote and the designated government agency shall | 17 | | electronically transmit the applicant's voter registration | 18 | | application information to the State Board of Elections for | 19 | | voter registration purposes as provided for under Section | 20 | | 1A-16.5 of this Code. | 21 | | (a-25) If information transferred pursuant to this Section | 22 | | reflects a person not included on the statewide voter | 23 | | registration list, and if the available information reliably | 24 | | indicates that the person meets the qualifications to vote in | 25 | | Illinois, the State Board of Elections shall ensure that the | 26 | | applicant is registered as a voter and added to the statewide |
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| 1 | | voter registration list as provided for in Section 1A-16.5 of | 2 | | this Code. | 3 | | (a-30) If the information transferred pursuant to this | 4 | | Section reflects a person already included on the statewide | 5 | | voter registration list, and if the information reliably | 6 | | indicates a more recent update to the person's name or address, | 7 | | the State Board of Elections shall ensure that the person's | 8 | | records on the statewide voter registration list are updated | 9 | | accordingly as provided for in Section 1A-16.5 of this Code. | 10 | | (a-35) The State Board of Elections shall ensure that any | 11 | | applicant who is registered to vote or whose existing voter | 12 | | registration is updated under this Section is promptly sent | 13 | | written notice of the change. The notice may be sent by | 14 | | electronic mail if the applicant has provided an electronic | 15 | | mail address on the voter registration form. The notice | 16 | | required by this subsection (a-35) may be sent or combined with | 17 | | other notices required or permitted by law, including, but not | 18 | | limited to, any notices sent pursuant to Section 1A-16.5 of | 19 | | this Code. Any notice required by this subsection (a-35) shall | 20 | | contain, at a minimum: | 21 | | (1) the voter's name, date of birth, and residential | 22 | | address as reflected on the voter registration list; | 23 | | (2) a statement that the voter's registration | 24 | | information has been updated automatically; | 25 | | (3) a statement of the qualifications to be a voter; | 26 | | (4) a statement that it is illegal for a person who is |
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| 1 | | not qualified to be a voter to vote in an election, which | 2 | | shall be printed in larger text than the rest of the | 3 | | notice; | 4 | | (5) a statement notifying the voter to contact the | 5 | | State Board of Elections or the local election authority if | 6 | | he or she does not meet the qualifications to be a voter; | 7 | | (6) a statement notifying the voter to contact the | 8 | | State Board of Elections or the local election authority if | 9 | | his or her voter registration has been updated in error; | 10 | | (7) a statement notifying the voter that he or she may | 11 | | opt out of voter registration, or request a change to | 12 | | registration information, at any time by contacting an | 13 | | election official; | 14 | | (8) contact information for the State Board of | 15 | | Elections, including a phone number, address, electronic | 16 | | mail address, and website address; | 17 | | (9) contact information for the local election | 18 | | authority, if applicable, including a phone number, | 19 | | address, electronic mail address, and website address; and | 20 | | (10) any other information that the State Board of | 21 | | Elections deems necessary to fulfill the obligations of | 22 | | this Section or local, State, or federal law. | 23 | | (a-40) The State Board of Elections shall ensure that any | 24 | | applicant whose voter registration application is not accepted | 25 | | or deemed incomplete, even though his or her information was | 26 | | transmitted by a designated government agency, is promptly sent |
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| 1 | | written notice of the application's status. The notice may be | 2 | | sent by electronic mail if the applicant has provided an | 3 | | electronic mail address on the voter registration form. The | 4 | | notice required by this subsection (a-40) may be sent or | 5 | | combined with other notices required or permitted by law, | 6 | | including, but not limited to, any notices sent pursuant to | 7 | | Section 1A-16.5 of this Code. Any notice required by this | 8 | | subsection (a-40) shall contain, at a minimum, the reason the | 9 | | application was not accepted or deemed incomplete and contact | 10 | | information for the State Board of Elections, including a phone | 11 | | number, address, electronic mail address, and website address. | 12 | | (a-45) If a designated government agency electronically | 13 | | transmits to the State Board of Elections or any other election | 14 | | authority the record and signature of a person who does not | 15 | | qualify as an eligible voter, it shall not constitute a | 16 | | completed voter registration form, and the person shall not be | 17 | | considered to have registered to vote. If such registration is | 18 | | processed by the State Board of Elections or other election | 19 | | authority, it shall be presumed to have been effected and | 20 | | officially authorized by the State and that person shall not be | 21 | | found on that basis to have made a false claim to citizenship | 22 | | or to have committed an act of moral turpitude, nor shall that | 23 | | person be subject to penalty under any relevant laws, | 24 | | including, but not limited to, Sections 29-10 and 29-19 of this | 25 | | Code. | 26 | | (a-50) No employee of a designated government agency shall |
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| 1 | | transmit to the State Board of Elections voter registration | 2 | | application information for any person who applies for or is | 3 | | issued a temporary visitor's driver's license pursuant to | 4 | | Section 6-105.1 of the Illinois Vehicle Code. | 5 | | (a-55) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the | 6 | | contrary, a person who is at least 16 years of age and | 7 | | otherwise meets all eligibility requirements for voters may | 8 | | pre-register to vote. Applicants who are at least 16 years of | 9 | | age shall be deemed competent to execute and attest to any | 10 | | voter registration forms. A registration made pursuant to this | 11 | | subsection (a-55) shall be deemed effective as of the date the | 12 | | applicant is qualified to vote pursuant to Section 3-6 of this | 13 | | Code. When the pre-registrant is qualified to vote, the State | 14 | | Board of Elections shall automatically generate a notice and | 15 | | mail it to the pre-registrant at the address at which he or she | 16 | | pre-registered or any updated address to notify the | 17 | | pre-registrant of his or her eligibility to vote in the next | 18 | | election. The notice may be sent by electronic mail if the | 19 | | pre-registrant has provided an electronic mail address on the | 20 | | voter registration form. | 21 | | (a-60) In the event that the registration of a voter is | 22 | | changed from one address to another within the State and the | 23 | | voter appears at the polls and offers to vote from the prior | 24 | | registration address, attesting that the prior registration | 25 | | address is the true current address, the voter, if confirmed by | 26 | | the election authority as having been registered at the prior |
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| 1 | | registration address and canceled only by the process | 2 | | authorized by this Section, shall be issued a regular ballot, | 3 | | and the change of registration address shall be canceled. If | 4 | | the election authority is unable to immediately confirm the | 5 | | registration, the voter shall be permitted to register at the | 6 | | polling place if he or she meets the requirements for same-day | 7 | | registration. If the election authority is unable to confirm | 8 | | the registration and the voter does not meet the requirements | 9 | | for same-day registration, the voter shall be issued a | 10 | | provisional ballot and the provisional ballot shall be counted | 11 | | as provided for under Article 18A of this Code. No voter shall | 12 | | be disqualified from voting due to an error relating to an | 13 | | update of registration made under this Section. | 14 | | (a-65) In accordance with technical specifications | 15 | | provided by the State Board of Elections, each designated | 16 | | government agency shall maintain a data transfer mechanism | 17 | | capable of transmitting voter registration application | 18 | | information, including electronic signatures where available, | 19 | | to the online voter registration system established in Section | 20 | | 1A-16.5 of this Code. Each designated government agency shall | 21 | | establish and operate a voter registration system capable of | 22 | | transmitting voter registration application information to the | 23 | | portal as described in this Section by July 1, 2016. | 24 | | (b) Whenever an applicant's data is transferred from a | 25 | | designated government agency, the agency must transmit a | 26 | | signature image if available. If no signature image was |
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| 1 | | provided by the agency or if no signature image is available in | 2 | | the Secretary of State's database or the statewide voter | 3 | | registration database, the applicant must be notified that | 4 | | their registration will remain in a pending status and the | 5 | | applicant will be required to provide identification and a | 6 | | signature to the election authority on Election Day in the | 7 | | polling place or during early voting. | 8 | | (b-5) The State Board of Elections shall establish | 9 | | procedures to protect the confidentiality of voter information | 10 | | acquired from designated government agencies. The following | 11 | | items shall be designated as confidential: any portion of an | 12 | | applicant's Social Security number, any portion of an | 13 | | applicant's motor vehicle driver's license number or State | 14 | | identification card number, any applicant's signature, and the | 15 | | personal residence and contact information of any applicant for | 16 | | whom local, State, or federal law requires confidentiality, | 17 | | including, but not limited to, a victim of domestic violence | 18 | | pursuant to the Address Confidentiality for Victims of Domestic | 19 | | Violence Act or a victim of stalking pursuant to the Stalking | 20 | | No Contact Order Act. The identity of the designated government | 21 | | agency providing information under this Section relating to any | 22 | | applicant shall not be disclosed to the public and shall be | 23 | | used only for voter registration purposes. | 24 | | (c) The voter registration procedures implemented under | 25 | | this Section shall comport with the federal National Voter | 26 | | Registration Act of 1993, as amended, and shall specifically |
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| 1 | | require that the The State Board of Elections shall track | 2 | | registration data received through the online registration | 3 | | system that originated from a designated government agency for | 4 | | the purposes of maintaining statistics required by the federal | 5 | | National Voter Registration Act of 1993, as amended . | 6 | | (c-5) Once annually, all designated government agencies | 7 | | under this Section shall cross-reference records containing | 8 | | voter registration information for the purpose of updating the | 9 | | statewide voter registration list and registering individuals | 10 | | whose records show that they are qualified to vote in Illinois. | 11 | | Each agency shall electronically submit any updated voter | 12 | | registration records or voter registration applications to the | 13 | | State Board of Elections for voter registration purposes as | 14 | | provided for under Section 1A-16.5 of this Code. The State | 15 | | Board of Elections shall ensure that any applicant who is | 16 | | registered to vote or whose voter registration is updated under | 17 | | this subsection (c-5) is promptly sent written notice of the | 18 | | change as provided in subsection (a-35). The State Board of | 19 | | Elections, in consultation with designated government | 20 | | agencies, shall adopt such rules and regulations as necessary | 21 | | to establish procedures for cross-referencing and updating | 22 | | records containing voter registration information. | 23 | | (d) The State Board of Elections shall submit an annual | 24 | | public a report to the General Assembly and the Governor by | 25 | | December 1, 2015 detailing the progress made to implement the | 26 | | government agency voter registration portal described in this |
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| 1 | | Section. The report shall include all of the following: the | 2 | | number of records transferred under this Section by agency, the | 3 | | number of voters newly added to the statewide voter | 4 | | registration list because of records transferred under this | 5 | | Section by agency, the number of updated registrations under | 6 | | this Section by agency, the number of persons who opted out of | 7 | | voter registration, and the number of voters who submitted | 8 | | voter registration forms using the online procedure described | 9 | | in Section 1A-16.5 of this Code. Any report produced under this | 10 | | subsection (d) shall exclude any information that identifies | 11 | | any individual personally. | 12 | | (d-5) The State Board of Elections shall, in consultation | 13 | | with community organizations and local election authorities, | 14 | | develop and implement a plan for educating the public about the | 15 | | new registration procedures described in this Section. All | 16 | | written materials may meet, but shall not exceed, the sixth | 17 | | grade literacy level and shall be provided in English and | 18 | | Spanish. Components of the voter education plan may include: | 19 | | mailings to all known citizens; use of social media; emails to | 20 | | voters with known email addresses; newspaper, radio, and | 21 | | television advertisements, including ethnic media and outlets | 22 | | with a wide public reach; production of educational brochures | 23 | | and flyers to be made available for dissemination by local | 24 | | elections officials, community organizations, civic groups, | 25 | | religious institutions, institutions of higher learning, | 26 | | including community colleges, and political parties; and an |
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| 1 | | informational section on the website of the State Board of | 2 | | Elections describing new laws and regulations and providing | 3 | | copies of any educational materials produced under this | 4 | | subsection (d-5). | 5 | | (d-10) No later than 3 months after the effective date of | 6 | | this amendatory Act of the 99th General Assembly, and during | 7 | | the 2-year period beginning on the effective date of this | 8 | | amendatory Act of the 99th General Assembly, the State Board of | 9 | | Elections shall establish and convene for a meeting the | 10 | | Automatic Voter Registration Implementation Advisory | 11 | | Committee. The State Board of Elections shall meet on a | 12 | | quarterly basis with the Advisory Committee, and each | 13 | | designated government agency under this Section shall report to | 14 | | the Advisory Committee on a quarterly basis. The Advisory | 15 | | Committee shall be responsible for evaluating agency progress | 16 | | in implementing this amendatory Act of the 99th General | 17 | | Assembly, advising the State Board of Elections and designated | 18 | | government agencies on implementation procedures, reviewing | 19 | | and making recommendations on rulemaking under this Section, | 20 | | and reviewing the annual report prepared under subsection (d) | 21 | | of this Section. Advisory Committee meetings shall be subject | 22 | | to the requirements of the Open Meetings Act. The Advisory | 23 | | Committee shall consist of the following members, who shall | 24 | | serve without compensation: | 25 | | (1) two members appointed by the President of the | 26 | | Senate, one of whom shall be a representative of a |
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| 1 | | non-profit organization that advocates on behalf of | 2 | | immigrants or New Americans; racial or ethnic minorities; | 3 | | individuals with disabilities; women; or government reform | 4 | | or civic engagement; | 5 | | (2) two members appointed by the Minority Leader of the | 6 | | Senate, one of whom shall be a representative of a | 7 | | non-profit organization that advocates on behalf of | 8 | | immigrants or New Americans; racial or ethnic minorities; | 9 | | individuals with disabilities; women; or government reform | 10 | | or civic engagement; | 11 | | (3) one member appointed by the Speaker of the House of | 12 | | Representatives; | 13 | | (4) one member appointed by the Minority Leader of the | 14 | | House of Representatives; | 15 | | (5) one member appointed by the Attorney General; | 16 | | (6) one member appointed by the Secretary of State; | 17 | | (7) one member appointed by and agreed upon by a | 18 | | majority of other designated government agencies under | 19 | | this Section, including, but not limited to, the Department | 20 | | of Human Services, the Department of Healthcare and Family | 21 | | Services, the Department of Employment Security, and the | 22 | | Department of Aging; and | 23 | | (8) one member appointed by the Illinois Association of | 24 | | County Clerks and Recorders. | 25 | | The Advisory Committee shall elect a chairperson by | 26 | | majority vote from among its members. |
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| 1 | | (e) The State Board of Elections, in consultation with the | 2 | | designated government agencies, shall adopt rules as necessary | 3 | | to implement the provisions of this Section , in consultation | 4 | | with the impacted agencies . | 5 | | (e-5) Subsections (a-5) through (a-60) and subsections | 6 | | (b-5) and (c-5) of this Section shall be implemented no later | 7 | | than September 1, 2016 for all designated government agencies | 8 | | maintained by the Secretary of State and no later than March 1, | 9 | | 2017 for all other designated government agencies maintained by | 10 | | the State. | 11 | | (f) As used in this Section, a "designated government | 12 | | agency" means the Secretary of State's Driver Services and | 13 | | Vehicle Services Departments, the Department of Human | 14 | | Services, the Department of Healthcare and Family Services, the | 15 | | Department of Employment Security, and the Department on Aging , | 16 | | any federal source that agrees to submit personal | 17 | | identification information to the State for voter registration | 18 | | purposes, and any other reliable State government source the | 19 | | State Board of Elections may designate .
| 20 | | (Source: P.A. 98-1171, eff. 6-1-15 .) | 21 | | Section 10. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by | 22 | | changing Section 2-105 as follows:
| 23 | | (625 ILCS 5/2-105) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 2-105)
| 24 | | Sec. 2-105. Offices of Secretary of State. |
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| 1 | | (a) The Secretary of State shall maintain offices in the | 2 | | State capital and
in such other places in the State as he may | 3 | | deem necessary to properly
carry out the powers and duties | 4 | | vested in him.
| 5 | | (b) The Secretary of State may construct and equip one or | 6 | | more buildings in
the State of Illinois outside of the County | 7 | | of Sangamon as he deems
necessary to properly carry out the | 8 | | powers and duties vested in him. The
Secretary of State may, on | 9 | | behalf of the State of Illinois, acquire public
or private | 10 | | property needed therefor by lease, purchase or eminent domain.
| 11 | | The care, custody and control of such sites and buildings | 12 | | constructed
thereon shall be vested in the Secretary of State. | 13 | | Expenditures for the
construction and equipping of any of such | 14 | | buildings upon premises owned by
another public entity shall | 15 | | not be subject to the provisions of any State
law requiring | 16 | | that the State be vested with absolute fee title to the
| 17 | | premises. The exercise of the authority vested in the Secretary | 18 | | of State by
this Section is subject to the appropriation of the | 19 | | necessary funds.
| 20 | | (c) Pursuant to Sections 1A-16.6 and Section 1A-25 of the | 21 | | Election Code,
the Secretary of State shall make driver | 22 | | services facilities available for use as places of accepting | 23 | | applications for voter registration.
| 24 | | (d) (Blank).
| 25 | | (e) Each person applying at a driver services facility for | 26 | | a driver's
license or permit, a corrected driver's license or |
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| 1 | | permit, an Illinois
identification card or a corrected Illinois | 2 | | identification card
shall be notified , under the procedures set | 3 | | forth in Section 1A-16.6 of the Election Code, that unless he | 4 | | or she opts out that the person shall be registered may apply | 5 | | to register to vote , and if his or her address has changed, his | 6 | | or her voter registration information shall be updated to the | 7 | | new address within this State at such station and may also | 8 | | apply to
transfer his or her voter registration at such station | 9 | | to a different address in the
State . Such notification may be | 10 | | made in
writing or verbally issued by an employee or the | 11 | | Secretary of State.
| 12 | | The Secretary of State shall promulgate such rules as may | 13 | | be necessary
for the efficient execution of his duties and the | 14 | | duties of his employees
under this Section.
| 15 | | (f) Any person applying at a driver services facility for | 16 | | issuance or renewal of a driver's license or Illinois | 17 | | Identification Card shall be provided, without charge, with a | 18 | | brochure warning the person of the dangers of financial | 19 | | identity theft. The Department of Financial and Professional | 20 | | Regulation shall prepare these brochures and provide them to | 21 | | the Secretary of State for distribution. The brochures shall | 22 | | (i) identify signs warning the reader that he or she might be | 23 | | an intended victim of the crime of financial identity theft, | 24 | | (ii) instruct the reader in how to proceed if the reader | 25 | | believes that he or she is the victim of the crime of identity | 26 | | theft, and (iii) provide the reader with names and telephone |
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| 1 | | numbers of law enforcement and other governmental agencies that | 2 | | provide assistance to victims of financial identity theft. | 3 | | (Source: P.A. 97-81, eff. 7-5-11.)".
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