Full Text of HB4168 103rd General Assembly
HB4168 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY |
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State of Illinois
2023 and 2024 HB4168 Introduced , by Rep. Kam Buckner SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: |
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10 ILCS 5/1A-16 |
| 10 ILCS 5/1A-45 | | 10 ILCS 5/3-6 | |
10 ILCS 5/4-2 | from Ch. 46, par. 4-2 |
10 ILCS 5/4-23 | from Ch. 46, par. 4-23 |
10 ILCS 5/5-2 | from Ch. 46, par. 5-2 |
10 ILCS 5/5-29.01 | from Ch. 46, par. 5-29.01 |
10 ILCS 5/6-27 | from Ch. 46, par. 6-27 |
10 ILCS 5/6-62 | from Ch. 46, par. 6-62 |
10 ILCS 5/6-67.01 | from Ch. 46, par. 6-67.01 |
10 ILCS 5/7-10 | from Ch. 46, par. 7-10 |
10 ILCS 5/7-45 | from Ch. 46, par. 7-45 |
10 ILCS 5/8-8 | from Ch. 46, par. 8-8 |
10 ILCS 5/10-4 | from Ch. 46, par. 10-4 |
10 ILCS 5/17-9 | from Ch. 46, par. 17-9 |
10 ILCS 5/17-10 | from Ch. 46, par. 17-10 |
10 ILCS 5/18A-5 |
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10 ILCS 5/20-3 | from Ch. 46, par. 20-3 |
10 ILCS 5/28-3 | from Ch. 46, par. 28-3 |
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Amends the Election Code. Changes the minimum voting age to 16 years old (instead of 18 years old) for State and local elections. Makes conforming changes.
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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 1A-16, 1A-45, 3-6, 4-2, 4-23, 5-2, 5-29.01, 6-27, | 6 | | 6-62, 6-67.01, 7-10, 7-45, 8-8, 10-4, 17-9, 17-10, 18A-5, | 7 | | 20-3, and 28-3 as follows:
| 8 | | (10 ILCS 5/1A-16)
| 9 | | Sec. 1A-16. Voter registration information; Internet | 10 | | posting; processing
of voter registration forms; content of | 11 | | such forms. Notwithstanding any law to
the contrary, the | 12 | | following provisions shall apply to voter registration under
| 13 | | this Code.
| 14 | | (a) Voter registration information; Internet posting of | 15 | | voter registration
form. Within 90 days after August 21, 2003 | 16 | | (the effective date of Public Act 93-574), the State Board of | 17 | | Elections shall post on its World Wide Web
site the following | 18 | | information:
| 19 | | (1) A comprehensive list of the names, addresses, | 20 | | phone numbers, and
websites, if applicable, of all county | 21 | | clerks and boards
of election commissioners in Illinois.
| 22 | | (2) A schedule of upcoming elections and the deadline | 23 | | for voter
registration.
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| 1 | | (3) A downloadable, printable voter registration form, | 2 | | in at least English
and in
Spanish versions, that a person | 3 | | may complete and mail or submit to the
State Board of | 4 | | Elections or the appropriate county clerk or
board of | 5 | | election commissioners.
| 6 | | Any forms described under paragraph (3) must state the | 7 | | following:
| 8 | | If you do not have a driver's license or social | 9 | | security number, and this
form is submitted by mail, and | 10 | | you have never registered to vote in the
jurisdiction you | 11 | | are now registering in, then you must send, with this
| 12 | | application, either (i) a copy of a current and valid | 13 | | photo identification, or
(ii) a copy of a current utility | 14 | | bill, bank statement, government check,
paycheck, or other | 15 | | government document that shows the name and address of the
| 16 | | voter. If you do not provide the information required | 17 | | above, then you will be
required to provide election | 18 | | officials with either (i) or (ii) described above
the | 19 | | first time you vote at a voting place.
| 20 | | (b) Acceptance of registration forms by the State Board of | 21 | | Elections and
county clerks and board of election | 22 | | commissioners. The
State Board of Elections, county clerks, | 23 | | and board of election commissioners
shall accept all completed | 24 | | voter registration forms
described in subsection (a)(3) of | 25 | | this Section and Section 1A-17 and voter registration forms | 26 | | created under Section 30 of the Address Confidentiality for |
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| 1 | | Victims of Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault, Human | 2 | | Trafficking, or Stalking Act that are:
| 3 | | (1) postmarked on or before the day that voter | 4 | | registration is closed
under this
Code;
| 5 | | (2) not postmarked, but arrives no later than 5 days | 6 | | after the close
of registration;
| 7 | | (3) submitted in person by a person using the form on | 8 | | or before the
day that voter registration is closed under | 9 | | this Code; or
| 10 | | (4) submitted in person by a person who submits one or | 11 | | more forms
on behalf of one or more persons who used the | 12 | | form on or before
the day that voter registration is | 13 | | closed under this Code.
| 14 | | Upon the receipt of a registration form, the State Board | 15 | | of Elections shall
mark
the date on which the form was received
| 16 | | and send the form via first class mail to the appropriate | 17 | | county clerk or board
of
election commissioners, as the case | 18 | | may be, within 2 business days based upon
the home address of | 19 | | the person submitting the registration form. The county
clerk | 20 | | and board of election commissioners shall accept and process | 21 | | any form
received from the State Board of Elections.
| 22 | | (c) Processing of registration forms by county clerks and | 23 | | boards of election
commissioners. The county clerk or board of | 24 | | election commissioners shall
promulgate procedures for | 25 | | processing the voter registration form.
| 26 | | (d) Contents of the voter registration form. The State |
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| 1 | | Board shall create
a voter registration form, which must | 2 | | contain the following content:
| 3 | | (1) Instructions for completing the form.
| 4 | | (2) A summary of the qualifications to register to | 5 | | vote in Illinois.
| 6 | | (3) Instructions for mailing in or submitting the form | 7 | | in person.
| 8 | | (4) The phone number for the State Board of Elections | 9 | | should a person
submitting the form have questions.
| 10 | | (5) A box for the person to check that explains one of | 11 | | 3 reasons for
submitting the form:
| 12 | | (a) new registration;
| 13 | | (b) change of address; or
| 14 | | (c) change of name.
| 15 | | (6) a box for the person to check yes or no that asks, | 16 | | "Are you a citizen
of the United States?", a box for the | 17 | | person to check yes or no that asks,
"Will you be 16 18 | 18 | | years of age on or before election day?", and a statement | 19 | | of
"If you checked 'no' in response to either of these | 20 | | questions, then do not
complete this form.".
| 21 | | (7) A space for the person to fill in his or her home | 22 | | telephone
number.
| 23 | | (8) Spaces for the person to fill in his or her first, | 24 | | middle, and last
names, street address (principal place of | 25 | | residence), county, city, state, and
zip code.
| 26 | | (9) Spaces for the person to fill in his or her mailing |
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| 1 | | address, city,
state, and zip code if different from his | 2 | | or her principal place of residence.
| 3 | | (10) A space for the person to fill in his or her | 4 | | Illinois driver's
license number if the person has a | 5 | | driver's license.
| 6 | | (11) A space for a person without a driver's license | 7 | | to fill in the last
four digits of his or her social | 8 | | security number if the person has a social
security | 9 | | number.
| 10 | | (12) A space for a person without an Illinois driver's | 11 | | license to fill in
his or her identification number from | 12 | | his or her State Identification card
issued by the | 13 | | Secretary of State.
| 14 | | (13) A space for the person to fill the name appearing | 15 | | on his or her last
voter registration, the street address | 16 | | of his or her last registration,
including the city, | 17 | | county, state, and zip code.
| 18 | | (14) A space where the person swears or affirms the | 19 | | following under
penalty of perjury with his or her | 20 | | signature:
| 21 | | (a) "I am a citizen of the United States.";
| 22 | | (b) "I will be at least 16 18 years old on or | 23 | | before the next election.";
| 24 | | (c) "I will have lived in the State of Illinois and | 25 | | in my election
precinct at least 30 days as of the date | 26 | | of the next election."; and
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| 1 | | (d) "The information I have provided is true to | 2 | | the best of my knowledge
under penalty of perjury. If I | 3 | | have provided false information, then I may be
fined, | 4 | | imprisoned, or, if I am not a U.S. citizen, deported | 5 | | from or refused
entry into the United States.".
| 6 | | (15) A space for the person to fill in his or her | 7 | | e-mail address if he or she chooses to provide that | 8 | | information. | 9 | | (d-5) Compliance with federal law; rulemaking authority. | 10 | | The voter
registration
form described in this Section shall be | 11 | | consistent with the form prescribed by
the
Federal
Election | 12 | | Commission under the National Voter Registration Act of 1993,
| 13 | | P.L. 103-31, as amended from time to time, and the Help America | 14 | | Vote Act of
2002, P.L. 107-252, in all relevant respects. The | 15 | | State Board of Elections
shall periodically update the form | 16 | | based on changes to federal or State law.
The State Board of | 17 | | Elections shall promulgate any rules necessary for the
| 18 | | implementation of this Section; provided that the rules
| 19 | | comport with the letter and spirit of the National Voter | 20 | | Registration Act of
1993 and Help America Vote Act of 2002 and | 21 | | maximize the opportunity for a
person to register to vote.
| 22 | | (d-10) No later than 90 days after the 2022 general | 23 | | election, the State Board of Elections shall permit applicants | 24 | | to choose between "male", "female", or "non-binary" when | 25 | | designating the applicant's sex on the voter registration | 26 | | form. |
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| 1 | | (e) Forms available in paper form. The State Board of | 2 | | Elections shall make
the voter registration form available in | 3 | | regular paper stock and form in
sufficient quantities for the | 4 | | general public. The State Board of Elections may
provide the | 5 | | voter registration form to the Secretary of State, county
| 6 | | clerks, boards of election commissioners, designated agencies | 7 | | of the State of
Illinois, and any other person or entity | 8 | | designated to have these forms by this Code in regular paper | 9 | | stock and form or some other format deemed
suitable by the | 10 | | Board. Each county clerk or board of election commissioners | 11 | | has
the authority to design and print its own voter | 12 | | registration form so long as
the form complies with the | 13 | | requirements of this Section. The State Board
of Elections, | 14 | | county clerks, boards of election commissioners, or other
| 15 | | designated agencies of the State of Illinois required to have | 16 | | these forms under this
Code shall provide a member of the | 17 | | public with any reasonable
number of forms
that he or she may | 18 | | request. Nothing in this Section shall permit the State
Board | 19 | | of
Elections, county clerk, board of election commissioners, | 20 | | or other appropriate
election official who may accept a voter | 21 | | registration form to refuse to accept
a voter registration | 22 | | form because the form is printed on photocopier or regular
| 23 | | paper
stock and form.
| 24 | | (f) (Blank).
| 25 | | (Source: P.A. 102-292, eff. 1-1-22; 102-668, eff. 11-15-21 .)
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| 1 | | (10 ILCS 5/1A-45) | 2 | | Sec. 1A-45. Electronic Registration Information Center. | 3 | | (a) The State Board of Elections shall enter into an | 4 | | agreement with the Electronic Registration Information Center | 5 | | effective no later than January 1, 2016, for the purpose of | 6 | | maintaining a statewide voter registration database. The State | 7 | | Board of Elections shall comply with the requirements of the | 8 | | Electronic Registration Information Center Membership | 9 | | Agreement. The State Board of Elections shall require a term | 10 | | in the Electronic Registration Information Center Membership | 11 | | Agreement that requires the State to share identification | 12 | | records contained in the Secretary of State's Driver Services | 13 | | Department and Vehicle Services Department, the Department of | 14 | | Human Services, the Department of Healthcare and Family | 15 | | Services, the Department on Aging, and the Department of | 16 | | Employment Security databases (excluding those fields | 17 | | unrelated to voter eligibility, such as income or health | 18 | | information). | 19 | | (b) The Secretary of State and the State Board of | 20 | | Elections shall enter into an agreement to permit the | 21 | | Secretary of State to provide the State Board of Elections | 22 | | with any information required for compliance with the | 23 | | Electronic Registration Information Center Membership | 24 | | Agreement. The Secretary of State shall deliver this | 25 | | information as frequently as necessary for the State Board of | 26 | | Elections to comply with the Electronic Registration |
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| 1 | | Information Center Membership Agreement. | 2 | | (b-5) The State Board of Elections and the Department of | 3 | | Human Services, the Department of Healthcare and Family | 4 | | Services, the Department on Aging, and the Department of | 5 | | Employment Security shall enter into an agreement to require | 6 | | each department to provide the State Board of Elections with | 7 | | any information necessary to transmit member data under the | 8 | | Electronic Registration Information Center Membership | 9 | | Agreement. The director or secretary, as applicable, of each | 10 | | agency shall deliver this information on an annual basis to | 11 | | the State Board of Elections pursuant to the agreement between | 12 | | the entities. | 13 | | (c) Any communication required to be delivered to a | 14 | | registrant or potential registrant pursuant to the Electronic | 15 | | Registration Information Center Membership Agreement shall | 16 | | include at least the following message: | 17 | | "Our records show people at this address may not be | 18 | | registered to vote at this address, but you may be | 19 | | eligible to register to vote or re-register to vote at | 20 | | this address. If you are a U.S. Citizen, a resident of | 21 | | Illinois, and will be 16 18 years old or older before the | 22 | | next general election in November, you are qualified to | 23 | | vote. | 24 | | We invite you to check your registration online at | 25 | | (enter URL) or register to vote online at (enter URL), by | 26 | | requesting a mail-in voter registration form by (enter |
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| 1 | | instructions for requesting a mail-in voter registration | 2 | | form), or visiting the (name of election authority) office | 3 | | at (address of election authority)." | 4 | | The words "register to vote online at (enter URL)" shall | 5 | | be bolded and of a distinct nature from the other words in the | 6 | | message required by this subsection (c). | 7 | | (d) Any communication required to be delivered to a | 8 | | potential registrant that has been identified by the | 9 | | Electronic Registration Information Center as eligible to vote | 10 | | but who is not registered to vote in Illinois shall be prepared | 11 | | and disseminated at the direction of the State Board of | 12 | | Elections. All other communications with potential registrants | 13 | | or re-registrants pursuant to the Electronic Registration | 14 | | Information Center Membership Agreement shall be prepared and | 15 | | disseminated at the direction of the appropriate election | 16 | | authority. | 17 | | (e) The Executive Director of the State Board of Elections | 18 | | or his or her designee shall serve as the Member | 19 | | Representative to the Electronic Registration Information | 20 | | Center. | 21 | | (f) The State Board of Elections may adopt any rules | 22 | | necessary to enforce this Section or comply with the | 23 | | Electronic Registration Information Center Membership | 24 | | Agreement.
| 25 | | (Source: P.A. 102-558, eff. 8-20-21.) |
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| 1 | | (10 ILCS 5/3-6) | 2 | | Sec. 3-6. Voting age. Notwithstanding any other provision | 3 | | of law, a person who is 15 17 years old on the date of a | 4 | | caucus, general primary election, or consolidated primary | 5 | | election and who is otherwise qualified to vote is qualified | 6 | | to vote at that caucus, general primary, or consolidated | 7 | | primary, including voting a vote by mail, grace period, or | 8 | | early voting ballot with respect to that general primary or | 9 | | consolidated primary, if that person will be 16 18 years old on | 10 | | the date of the immediately following general election or | 11 | | consolidated election for which candidates are nominated at | 12 | | that primary. | 13 | | References in this Code and elsewhere to the requirement | 14 | | that a person must be 16 18 years old to vote shall be | 15 | | interpreted in accordance with this Section , except that a | 16 | | person must be at least 18 years old to vote for federal | 17 | | officers . | 18 | | For the purposes of this Code, an individual who is 15 17 | 19 | | years of age and who will be 16 18 years of age on the date of | 20 | | the general or consolidated election shall be deemed competent | 21 | | to execute and attest to any voter registration forms. An | 22 | | individual who is 15 17 years of age, will be 16 18 years of | 23 | | age on the date of the immediately following general or | 24 | | consolidated election, and is otherwise qualified to vote | 25 | | shall be deemed eligible to circulate a nominating petition or | 26 | | a petition proposing a public question.
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| 1 | | (Source: P.A. 99-722, eff. 8-5-16; 100-201, eff. 8-18-17.)
| 2 | | (10 ILCS 5/4-2) (from Ch. 46, par. 4-2)
| 3 | | Sec. 4-2.
No person shall be entitled to be registered in | 4 | | and from
any precinct unless such person shall by the date of | 5 | | the election next
following have resided in the State and | 6 | | within the precinct 30 days and
be otherwise qualified to vote | 7 | | at such election. Every applicant who
shall be 16 18 years of | 8 | | age or over on the day of the next election shall
be permitted | 9 | | to register, if otherwise qualified.
| 10 | | To constitute residence under this Act, Article 3 is | 11 | | controlling.
| 12 | | (Source: P.A. 81-953.)
| 13 | | (10 ILCS 5/4-23) (from Ch. 46, par. 4-23)
| 14 | | Sec. 4-23.
The provisions of this Article 4, so far as they | 15 | | require the
registration of voters as a condition to their | 16 | | being allowed to
vote, shall not apply to persons otherwise | 17 | | entitled to vote, who are,
at the time of the election, or at | 18 | | any time within 60 days prior to
such election have been, | 19 | | engaged in the military or naval service of
the United States, | 20 | | and who appear personally at the polling place on
election day | 21 | | and produce to the judges of election satisfactory
evidence | 22 | | thereof, but such persons, if otherwise qualified to vote,
| 23 | | shall be permitted to vote at such election without previous | 24 | | registration.
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| 1 | | All such persons shall also make an affidavit which shall | 2 | | be
in substantially the following form:
| 3 | | "State of Illinois)
| 4 | | ) ss.
| 5 | | County of ........)
| 6 | | ............ Precinct ............ Ward
| 7 | | I, ..............., do solemnly swear (or affirm), that I | 8 | | am a
citizen of the United States, of the age of 16 18 years or | 9 | | over, and that
within the past 60 days prior to the date of | 10 | | this election at which I
am applying to vote, I have been | 11 | | engaged in the .... (military or
naval) service of the United | 12 | | States; and I am qualified to vote under
and by virtue of the | 13 | | Constitution and laws of the State of Illinois, and
that I am a | 14 | | legally qualified voter of this precinct and ward except
that | 15 | | I have, because of such service, been unable to register as a
| 16 | | voter; that I now reside at .... (insert street and number, if | 17 | | any) in
this precinct and ward, that I have maintained a legal | 18 | | residence in this
precinct and ward for 30 days and in the | 19 | | State 30 days next preceding
this election.
| 20 | | ......................
| 21 | | Subscribed and sworn to before me on (insert date).
| 22 | | ......................
| 23 | | Judge of Election."
| 24 | | The affidavit of any such person shall be supported by the | 25 | | affidavit
of a resident and qualified voter of any such |
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| 1 | | precinct and ward, which
affidavit shall be in substantially | 2 | | the following form:
| 3 | | "State of Illinois)
| 4 | | ) ss.
| 5 | | County of ........)
| 6 | | ................ Precinct ............... Ward
| 7 | | I, ...., do solemnly swear (or affirm), that I am a | 8 | | resident of this
precinct and ward and entitled to vote at this | 9 | | election; that I am
acquainted with .... (name of the | 10 | | applicant); that I verily believe him
or her to be an actual | 11 | | bona fide resident of this precinct and ward and that I
verily | 12 | | believe that he or she has maintained a legal residence | 13 | | therein 30 days,
and in this State 30 days next preceding this | 14 | | election.
| 15 | | ......................
| 16 | | Subscribed and sworn to before me on (insert date).
| 17 | | ......................
| 18 | | Judge of Election."
| 19 | | (Source: P.A. 91-357, eff. 7-29-99 .)
| 20 | | (10 ILCS 5/5-2) (from Ch. 46, par. 5-2)
| 21 | | Sec. 5-2.
No person shall be entitled to be registered in | 22 | | and from
any precinct unless such person shall by the date of | 23 | | the election next
following have resided in the State and | 24 | | within the precinct 30 days and
be otherwise qualified to vote | 25 | | at such election. Every applicant who
shall be 16 18 years of |
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| 1 | | age or over on the day of the next election shall
be permitted | 2 | | to register, if otherwise qualified. To constitute
residence | 3 | | under this Article 5 Article 3 is controlling.
| 4 | | (Source: P.A. 81-953.)
| 5 | | (10 ILCS 5/5-29.01) (from Ch. 46, par. 5-29.01)
| 6 | | Sec. 5-29.01.
The provisions of this Article 5, so far as | 7 | | they
require the registration of voters as a condition to | 8 | | their being allowed
to vote shall not apply to persons | 9 | | otherwise entitled to vote, who are,
at the time of the | 10 | | election, or at any time within 60 days prior to such
election, | 11 | | have been engaged in the military or naval service of the
| 12 | | United States, and who appear personally at the polling place | 13 | | on
election day and produce to the judges of election | 14 | | satisfactory evidence
thereof, but such persons, if otherwise | 15 | | qualified to vote, shall be
permitted to vote at such election | 16 | | without previous registration.
| 17 | | All such persons shall also make an affidavit which shall | 18 | | be in
substantially the following form:
| 19 | | "State of Illinois)
| 20 | | )ss.
| 21 | | County of ........)
| 22 | | .............. Precinct .............. Ward
| 23 | | I, ...., do solemnly swear (or affirm), that I am a citizen | 24 | | of the
United States, of the age of 16 18 years or over, and | 25 | | that within the past
60 days prior to the date of this election |
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| 1 | | at which I am applying to
vote, I have been engaged in the .... | 2 | | (military or naval) service of
the United States; and I am | 3 | | qualified to vote under and by virtue of the
Constitution and | 4 | | laws of the State of Illinois, and that I am a legally
| 5 | | qualified voter of this precinct and ward except that I have, | 6 | | because of
such service, been unable to register as a voter; | 7 | | that I now reside at
.... (insert street and number, if any) in | 8 | | this precinct and ward, that
I have maintained a legal | 9 | | residence in this precinct and ward for 30
days and in the | 10 | | State 30 days next preceding this election.
| 11 | | ...........................
| 12 | | Subscribed and sworn to before me on (insert date).
| 13 | | ...........................
| 14 | | Judge of Election."
| 15 | | The affidavit of any such person shall be supported by the | 16 | | affidavit
of a resident and qualified voter of any such | 17 | | precinct and ward, which
affidavit shall be in substantially | 18 | | the following form:
| 19 | | "State of Illinois)
| 20 | | )ss.
| 21 | | County of ........)
| 22 | | ............. Precinct ........... Ward
| 23 | | I, ...., do solemnly swear (or affirm), that I am a | 24 | | resident of this
precinct and ward and entitled to vote at this | 25 | | election; that I am
acquainted with .... (name of the |
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| 1 | | applicant); that I verily believe him
to be an actual bona fide | 2 | | resident of this precinct and ward and that I
verily believe | 3 | | that he has maintained a legal residence therein 30 days
and in | 4 | | this State 30 days next preceding this election.
| 5 | | ...................
| 6 | | Subscribed and sworn to before me on (insert date).
| 7 | | ...................
| 8 | | Judge of Election."
| 9 | | The provisions of this Article 5, so far as they require | 10 | | the registration
of voters as a condition to their being | 11 | | allowed to vote shall not apply
to persons otherwise entitled | 12 | | to vote who have made and subscribed to the
affidavit provided | 13 | | in paragraph (b) of Section 17-10 of this Act.
| 14 | | (Source: P.A. 91-357, eff. 7-29-99 .)
| 15 | | (10 ILCS 5/6-27) (from Ch. 46, par. 6-27)
| 16 | | Sec. 6-27.
Every person having resided in the State and in | 17 | | election
precinct 30 days next preceding any election therein | 18 | | and who shall be a
citizen of the United States of the age of | 19 | | 16 18 or more years, shall be
entitled to vote at such | 20 | | elections described in the last preceding
Section.
| 21 | | After the first registration provided by this Article, the | 22 | | vote of no
person, other than an elector voting pursuant to | 23 | | Article 20 of this Act
or exempt under Section 6-67.01 or | 24 | | 6-67.02 of this Article from
registration, shall be received | 25 | | in any election conducted under the
provisions of this Article |
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| 1 | | 6 or Articles 14 and 18 of this Act unless
such person has | 2 | | registered under the provisions of this Article in the
| 3 | | precinct in which such person resides. For the purposes of | 4 | | this
Article, the word "election" shall include primary.
| 5 | | No person shall be entitled to be registered in or from any | 6 | | precinct
unless such person shall, by the date of the election | 7 | | next following,
have resided in the State and within the | 8 | | precinct for 30 days, and be
otherwise qualified to vote at | 9 | | such election. Every applicant who shall
be 16 18 years of age | 10 | | on the day of the next election shall be permitted to
register, | 11 | | if otherwise qualified.
| 12 | | To constitute residence under this Act, Article 3 is | 13 | | controlling.
| 14 | | (Source: P.A. 81-953.)
| 15 | | (10 ILCS 5/6-62) (from Ch. 46, par. 6-62)
| 16 | | Sec. 6-62.
It shall be the duty of the person or officer | 17 | | having charge of
the vital records of a city, village or | 18 | | incorporated town to furnish to the
board of election | 19 | | commissioners, monthly, a report of the names and
previous | 20 | | residences of all persons over 16 18 years of age that have | 21 | | died
during the preceding month.
| 22 | | (Source: P.A. 96-1484, eff. 1-1-11.)
| 23 | | (10 ILCS 5/6-67.01) (from Ch. 46, par. 6-67.01)
| 24 | | Sec. 6-67.01.
The provisions of this Article 6, so far as |
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| 1 | | they require
the registration of voters as a condition to | 2 | | their being allowed to vote
shall not apply to persons | 3 | | otherwise entitled to vote, who are, at the
time of the | 4 | | election, or at any time within 60 days prior to such
election | 5 | | have been engaged in the military or naval service of the
| 6 | | United States, and who appear personally at the polling place | 7 | | on
election day and produce to the judges of election | 8 | | satisfactory evidence
thereof, but such persons, if otherwise | 9 | | qualified to vote, shall be
permitted to vote at such election | 10 | | without previous registration.
| 11 | | All such persons shall also make an affidavit which shall | 12 | | be in
substantially the following form:
| 13 | | "State of Illinois)
| 14 | | )ss.
| 15 | | County of ........)
| 16 | | ............ Precinct ........ Ward
| 17 | | I, ...., do solemnly swear (or affirm), that I am a citizen | 18 | | of the
United States, of the age of 16 18 years or over, and | 19 | | that within the past
60 days prior to the date of this election | 20 | | at which I am applying to
vote, I have been engaged in the .... | 21 | | (military or naval) service of the
United States; and I am | 22 | | qualified to vote under and by virtue of the
Constitution and | 23 | | laws of the State of Illinois, and that I am a legally
| 24 | | qualified voter of this precinct and ward except that I have, | 25 | | because of
such service, been unable to register as a voter; | 26 | | that I now reside at
.... (insert street and number, if any) in |
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| 1 | | this precinct and ward, and
that I have maintained a legal | 2 | | residence in this precinct and ward for
30 days and in the | 3 | | State 30 days next preceding this election.
| 4 | | ...................
| 5 | | Subscribed and sworn to before me on (insert date).
| 6 | | ...................
| 7 | | Judge of Election."
| 8 | | The affidavit of any such person shall be supported by the | 9 | | affidavit
of a resident and qualified voter of such precinct | 10 | | and ward, which
affidavit shall be in substantially the | 11 | | following form:
| 12 | | "State of Illinois)
| 13 | | )ss.
| 14 | | County of ........)
| 15 | | ............ Precinct ........ Ward
| 16 | | I, ..., do solemnly swear (or affirm), that I am a resident | 17 | | of this
precinct and ward and entitled to vote at this | 18 | | election; that I am
acquainted with .... (name of the | 19 | | applicant); that I verily believe him
to be an actual bona fide | 20 | | resident of this precinct and ward and that I
verily believe | 21 | | that he has maintained a legal residence therein 30 days
and in | 22 | | this State 30 days next preceding this election.
| 23 | | ...................
| 24 | | Subscribed and sworn to before me on (insert date).
| 25 | | ...................
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| 1 | | Judge of Election."
| 2 | | The provisions of this Article 6, so far as they require | 3 | | the registration
of voters as a condition to their being | 4 | | allowed to vote shall not apply
to persons otherwise entitled | 5 | | to vote who have made and subscribed to the
affidavit provided | 6 | | in paragraph (b) of Section 17-10 of this Act.
| 7 | | (Source: P.A. 91-357, eff. 7-29-99 .)
| 8 | | (10 ILCS 5/7-10) (from Ch. 46, par. 7-10)
| 9 | | Sec. 7-10. Form of petition for nomination. The name of no | 10 | | candidate for
nomination, or State central committeeperson, or | 11 | | township committeeperson, or
precinct committeeperson, or ward | 12 | | committeeperson or candidate for delegate or
alternate | 13 | | delegate to national nominating conventions, shall be printed
| 14 | | upon the primary ballot unless a petition for nomination has | 15 | | been filed in
his behalf as provided in this Article in | 16 | | substantially the following form:
| 17 | | We, the undersigned, members of and affiliated with the | 18 | | .... party
and qualified primary electors of the .... party, | 19 | | in the .... of ....,
in the county of .... and State of | 20 | | Illinois, do hereby petition that
the following named person | 21 | | or persons shall be a candidate or candidates
of the .... party | 22 | | for the nomination for (or in case of committeepersons for
| 23 | | election to) the office or offices hereinafter specified, to | 24 | | be voted
for at the primary election to be held on (insert | 25 | | date).
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| 1 | | Name |
Office |
Address |
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2 | | John Jones |
Governor |
Belvidere, Ill. |
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3 | | Jane James | Lieutenant Governor | Peoria, Ill. |
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4 | | Thomas Smith |
Attorney General |
Oakland, Ill. |
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5 | | Name.................. Address.......................
| 6 | | State of Illinois)
| 7 | | ) ss.
| 8 | | County of........)
| 9 | | I, ...., do hereby certify
that I reside at No. .... | 10 | | street, in the .... of ...., county of ....,
and State of | 11 | | ....., that I am 16 18 years of age or older, that
I am a | 12 | | citizen of the United States, and that the signatures on this | 13 | | sheet
were signed
in my presence, and are genuine, and that to | 14 | | the best of my knowledge
and belief the persons so signing were | 15 | | at the time of signing the
petitions qualified voters of the | 16 | | .... party, and that their respective
residences are correctly | 17 | | stated, as above set forth.
| 18 | | .........................
| 19 | | Subscribed and sworn to before me on (insert date).
| 20 | | .........................
| 21 | | Each sheet of the petition other than the statement of | 22 | | candidacy and
candidate's statement shall be of uniform size | 23 | | and shall contain above
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| 1 | | appropriate heading giving the information
as to name of | 2 | | candidate or candidates, in whose behalf such petition is
| 3 | | signed; the office, the political party represented and place | 4 | | of
residence; and the heading of each sheet shall be the same.
| 5 | | Such petition shall be signed by qualified primary | 6 | | electors residing
in the political division for which the | 7 | | nomination is sought in their
own proper persons only and | 8 | | opposite the signature of each signer, his
residence address | 9 | | shall be written or printed. The residence address
required to | 10 | | be written or printed opposite each qualified primary | 11 | | elector's
name shall include the street address or rural route | 12 | | number of the signer,
as the case may be, as well as the | 13 | | signer's county, and city, village or
town, and state.
| 14 | | However, the county or city, village or town, and state of | 15 | | residence of
the electors may be printed on the petition forms | 16 | | where all of the
electors signing the petition reside in the | 17 | | same county or city, village
or town, and state. Standard | 18 | | abbreviations may be used in writing the
residence address, | 19 | | including street number, if any. At the bottom of
each sheet of | 20 | | such petition shall be added a circulator statement signed by
| 21 | | a person 16 18 years of age or older who is a citizen of the | 22 | | United States,
stating the street address or rural route | 23 | | number, as the case may be, as well
as the county, city, | 24 | | village or town, and state;
and certifying that the signatures | 25 | | on that sheet of the petition were signed in
his or her | 26 | | presence and certifying that the signatures are genuine; and
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| 1 | | either (1) indicating the dates on which that sheet was | 2 | | circulated, or (2)
indicating the first and last dates on | 3 | | which the sheet was circulated, or (3)
for elections where the | 4 | | petition circulation period is 90 days, certifying that none | 5 | | of the signatures on the sheet were signed more than 90
days | 6 | | preceding the last day for the filing of the petition, or (4) | 7 | | for the 2022 general primary election only, certify that the | 8 | | signatures on the sheet were signed during the period of | 9 | | January 13, 2022 through March 14, 2022 or certify that the | 10 | | signatures on the sheet were signed during the period of | 11 | | January 13, 2022 through the date on which this statement was | 12 | | sworn or affirmed to and certifying that
to the best of his or | 13 | | her knowledge and belief the persons so signing were at
the | 14 | | time of signing the petitions qualified voters of the | 15 | | political party for
which a nomination is sought. Such | 16 | | statement shall be sworn to before some
officer authorized to | 17 | | administer oaths in this State.
| 18 | | Except as otherwise provided in this Code, no petition | 19 | | sheet shall be circulated more than 90 days preceding the
last | 20 | | day provided in Section 7-12 for the filing of such petition.
| 21 | | The person circulating the petition, or the candidate on | 22 | | whose behalf the
petition is circulated, may strike any | 23 | | signature from the petition,
provided that:
| 24 | | (1) the person striking the signature shall initial | 25 | | the petition at
the place where the signature is struck; | 26 | | and
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| 1 | | (2) the person striking the signature shall sign a | 2 | | certification
listing the page number and line number of | 3 | | each signature struck from
the petition. Such | 4 | | certification shall be filed as a part of the petition.
| 5 | | Such sheets before being filed shall be neatly fastened | 6 | | together in
book form, by placing the sheets in a pile and | 7 | | fastening them together
at one edge in a secure and suitable | 8 | | manner, and the sheets shall then
be numbered consecutively. | 9 | | The sheets shall not be fastened by pasting
them together end | 10 | | to end, so as to form a continuous strip or roll. All
petition | 11 | | sheets which are filed with the proper local election | 12 | | officials,
election authorities or the State Board of | 13 | | Elections shall be the original
sheets which have been signed | 14 | | by the voters and by the circulator thereof,
and not | 15 | | photocopies or duplicates of such sheets. Each petition must | 16 | | include
as a part thereof, a statement of candidacy for each of | 17 | | the candidates filing,
or in whose behalf the petition is | 18 | | filed. This statement shall set out the
address of such | 19 | | candidate, the office for which he is a candidate, shall state
| 20 | | that the candidate is a qualified primary voter of the party to | 21 | | which the
petition relates and is qualified for the office | 22 | | specified (in the case of a
candidate for State's Attorney it | 23 | | shall state that the candidate is at the time
of filing such | 24 | | statement a licensed attorney-at-law of this State), shall | 25 | | state
that he has filed (or will file before the close of the | 26 | | petition filing period)
a statement of economic interests as |
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| 1 | | required by the Illinois Governmental
Ethics Act, shall | 2 | | request that the candidate's name be placed upon the official
| 3 | | ballot, and shall be subscribed and sworn to by such candidate | 4 | | before some
officer authorized to take acknowledgment of deeds | 5 | | in the State and shall be in
substantially the following form:
| 6 | | Statement of Candidacy
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7 | | Name |
Address |
Office |
District |
Party |
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8 | | John Jones |
102 Main St. |
Governor |
Statewide |
Republican |
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9 | | |
Belvidere, |
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10 | | |
Illinois |
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11 | | State of Illinois)
| 12 | | ) ss.
| 13 | | County of .......)
| 14 | | I, ...., being first duly sworn, say that I reside at .... | 15 | | Street in the city
(or village) of ...., in the county of ...., | 16 | | State of Illinois; that I
am a qualified voter therein and am a | 17 | | qualified primary voter of the ....
party; that I am a | 18 | | candidate for nomination (for election in the case of | 19 | | committeeperson
and delegates and alternate delegates) to the | 20 | | office of ....
to be voted upon at the primary election to be | 21 | | held on (insert date); that I am
legally qualified (including
| 22 | | being the holder of any license that may be an eligibility | 23 | | requirement
for the office I seek the nomination for) to hold | 24 | | such office and that I
have filed (or I will file before the | 25 | | close of the petition filing period)
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| 1 | | interests as required by the Illinois
Governmental Ethics Act | 2 | | and I hereby request that my name be printed
upon the official | 3 | | primary ballot for nomination for (or election to in
the case | 4 | | of committeepersons and delegates and alternate delegates) | 5 | | such
office.
| 6 | | Signed ......................
| 7 | | Subscribed and sworn to (or affirmed) before me by ...., | 8 | | who is to me
personally known, on (insert date).
| 9 | | Signed ....................
| 10 | | (Official Character)
| 11 | | (Seal, if officer has one.)
| 12 | | The petitions, when filed, shall not be withdrawn or added | 13 | | to, and no
signatures shall be revoked except by revocation | 14 | | filed in writing with
the State Board of Elections, election | 15 | | authority or local election
official with whom the petition is | 16 | | required to be filed, and before the
filing of such petition. | 17 | | Whoever forges the name of a signer upon any
petition required | 18 | | by this Article is deemed guilty of a forgery and on
conviction | 19 | | thereof shall be punished accordingly.
| 20 | | A candidate for the offices listed in this Section must | 21 | | obtain the number
of signatures specified in this Section on | 22 | | his or her petition for nomination.
| 23 | | (a) Statewide office or delegate to a national nominating | 24 | | convention. Except as otherwise provided in this Code, if a
| 25 | | candidate seeks to run for statewide office or as a delegate or |
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| 1 | | alternate
delegate to a national nominating convention elected | 2 | | from the State at-large,
then the candidate's petition for | 3 | | nomination must contain at least 5,000 but
not more than | 4 | | 10,000 signatures.
| 5 | | (b) Congressional office or congressional delegate to a | 6 | | national nominating
convention. Except as otherwise provided | 7 | | in this Code, if a candidate seeks to run for United States | 8 | | Congress or as a
congressional delegate or alternate | 9 | | congressional delegate to a national
nominating convention | 10 | | elected from a congressional district, then the
candidate's | 11 | | petition for nomination must contain at least the number of
| 12 | | signatures equal to 0.5% of the qualified primary electors of | 13 | | his or her party
in his or her congressional district. In the | 14 | | first primary election following a
redistricting of | 15 | | congressional districts, a candidate's petition for nomination
| 16 | | must contain at least 600 signatures of qualified primary | 17 | | electors of the
candidate's political party in his or her | 18 | | congressional district.
| 19 | | (c) County office. Except as otherwise provided in this | 20 | | Code, if a candidate seeks to run for any countywide office,
| 21 | | including, but not limited to, county board chairperson or | 22 | | county board
member, elected on an at-large basis, in a county | 23 | | other than Cook County,
then the candidate's petition for | 24 | | nomination must contain at least the number
of signatures | 25 | | equal to 0.5% of the qualified electors of his or her party who
| 26 | | cast votes at the last preceding general election in his or her |
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| 1 | | county. If a
candidate
seeks to run for county board member | 2 | | elected from a county board district, then
the candidate's | 3 | | petition for nomination must contain at least the number of
| 4 | | signatures equal to 0.5% of the qualified primary electors of | 5 | | his or her party
in the
county board district. In the first | 6 | | primary election following a redistricting
of county board | 7 | | districts or the initial establishment of county board
| 8 | | districts, a candidate's petition for nomination must contain | 9 | | at least the
number of signatures equal to 0.5% of the | 10 | | qualified electors of his or her
party
in the entire county who | 11 | | cast votes at the last preceding general election
divided by | 12 | | the
total number of county board districts comprising the | 13 | | county board; provided
that
in no event shall the number of | 14 | | signatures be less than 25.
| 15 | | (d) County office; Cook County only.
| 16 | | (1) If a candidate seeks to run for countywide office | 17 | | in Cook County,
then the candidate's petition for | 18 | | nomination must contain at least the number
of signatures | 19 | | equal to 0.5% of the qualified electors of his or her party | 20 | | who
cast votes at the last preceding general election in | 21 | | Cook County.
| 22 | | (2) If a candidate seeks to run for Cook County Board | 23 | | Commissioner,
then the candidate's petition for nomination | 24 | | must contain at least the number
of signatures equal to | 25 | | 0.5% of
the qualified primary electors of his or her party | 26 | | in his or her county board
district. In the first primary |
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| 1 | | election following a redistricting of Cook
County Board of | 2 | | Commissioners districts, a candidate's petition for
| 3 | | nomination must contain at least the number of signatures | 4 | | equal to 0.5% of
the qualified electors of his or her party | 5 | | in the entire county who cast votes
at the last
preceding | 6 | | general election divided by the total number of county | 7 | | board
districts comprising the county board; provided that | 8 | | in no event shall the
number of signatures be less than 25.
| 9 | | (3) Except as otherwise provided in this Code, if a | 10 | | candidate seeks to run for Cook County Board of Review
| 11 | | Commissioner, which is elected from a district pursuant to | 12 | | subsection (c)
of Section 5-5 of the Property Tax Code, | 13 | | then the candidate's petition for
nomination must contain | 14 | | at least the number of signatures equal to 0.5% of
the | 15 | | total number of registered voters in his or her board of
| 16 | | review district in the last general election at which a | 17 | | commissioner was
regularly scheduled to be elected from | 18 | | that board of review district. In no
event shall the | 19 | | number of signatures required be greater than the | 20 | | requisite
number for a candidate who seeks countywide | 21 | | office in Cook County
under subsection (d)(1) of this | 22 | | Section. In the first primary election
following a | 23 | | redistricting of Cook County Board of Review districts, a
| 24 | | candidate's petition for nomination must contain at least | 25 | | 4,000 signatures
or at least the number of signatures | 26 | | required for a countywide candidate in
Cook County, |
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| 1 | | whichever is less,
of the qualified electors of his or her | 2 | | party in the district.
| 3 | | (e) Municipal or township office. If a candidate seeks to | 4 | | run for municipal
or township office, then the candidate's | 5 | | petition for nomination must contain
at least the number of | 6 | | signatures equal to 0.5% of the qualified primary
electors of | 7 | | his or her party in the municipality or township. If a | 8 | | candidate
seeks to run for alderperson of a municipality, then | 9 | | the candidate's petition for
nomination must contain at least | 10 | | the number of signatures equal to 0.5% of the
qualified | 11 | | primary electors of his or her party of the ward. In the first
| 12 | | primary election following redistricting of wards or trustee
| 13 | | districts of a municipality or the initial establishment of | 14 | | wards or districts,
a candidate's petition for nomination must | 15 | | contain the number of signatures
equal to at least 0.5% of the | 16 | | total number of votes cast for the candidate of
that political | 17 | | party who received the highest number of votes in the entire
| 18 | | municipality at the last regular election at which an officer | 19 | | was regularly
scheduled to be elected from
the entire | 20 | | municipality, divided by the number of wards or districts. In | 21 | | no
event shall the number of signatures be less than 25.
| 22 | | (f) State central committeeperson. If a candidate seeks to | 23 | | run for State
central committeeperson, then the candidate's | 24 | | petition for nomination must
contain at least 100 signatures | 25 | | of the primary electors of his or her party of
his or
her | 26 | | congressional district.
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| 1 | | (g) Sanitary district trustee. Except as otherwise | 2 | | provided in this Code, if a candidate seeks to run for trustee | 3 | | of a
sanitary district in which trustees are not elected from | 4 | | wards, then the
candidate's petition for nomination must | 5 | | contain at least the number of
signatures equal to 0.5% of the | 6 | | primary electors of his or her party from the
sanitary | 7 | | district. If a candidate seeks to run for trustee
of a sanitary | 8 | | district in which trustees are elected from wards, then the
| 9 | | candidate's petition for
nomination must contain at least the | 10 | | number of signatures equal to 0.5% of the
primary electors of | 11 | | his or her party in the ward of that sanitary district. In
the
| 12 | | first primary election following redistricting of sanitary | 13 | | districts elected
from wards, a candidate's petition for | 14 | | nomination must contain at least the
signatures of 150 | 15 | | qualified primary electors of his or her ward of that
sanitary | 16 | | district.
| 17 | | (h) Judicial office. Except as otherwise provided in this | 18 | | Code, if a candidate seeks to run for judicial office in a | 19 | | district, then the candidate's petition for nomination must | 20 | | contain the number of signatures equal to 0.4% of the number of | 21 | | votes cast in that district for the candidate for his or her | 22 | | political party for the office of Governor at the last general | 23 | | election at which a Governor was elected, but in no event less | 24 | | than 500 signatures. If a candidate seeks to run for judicial | 25 | | office in a
circuit or subcircuit, then the candidate's | 26 | | petition for nomination
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| 1 | | equal to 0.25% of the number of votes
cast for the judicial | 2 | | candidate of his or her political party who received the
| 3 | | highest number of votes
at the last general election at which a | 4 | | judicial
officer from the same circuit or subcircuit was | 5 | | regularly scheduled
to be elected, but in no event less than | 6 | | 1,000 signatures in circuits and subcircuits located in the | 7 | | First Judicial District or 500 signatures in every other | 8 | | Judicial District.
| 9 | | (i) Precinct, ward, and township committeeperson. Except | 10 | | as otherwise provided in this Code, if a candidate seeks to
run | 11 | | for precinct committeeperson, then the candidate's petition | 12 | | for nomination
must contain at least 10 signatures of the | 13 | | primary electors of his or her
party for the precinct. If a | 14 | | candidate seeks to run for ward committeeperson,
then the | 15 | | candidate's petition for nomination must contain no less than | 16 | | the
number of signatures equal to 10% of the primary electors | 17 | | of his or her party
of the ward, but no more than 16% of those | 18 | | same electors; provided that the
maximum number of signatures | 19 | | may be 50 more than the minimum number, whichever
is greater. | 20 | | If a candidate seeks to run for township committeeperson, then | 21 | | the
candidate's petition for nomination must contain no less | 22 | | than the number of
signatures equal to 5% of the primary | 23 | | electors of his or her party of the
township, but no more than | 24 | | 8% of those same electors;
provided that the maximum number of | 25 | | signatures may be 50 more than the
minimum number, whichever | 26 | | is greater.
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| 1 | | (j) State's attorney or regional superintendent of schools | 2 | | for multiple
counties. If
a candidate seeks to run for State's | 3 | | attorney or regional Superintendent of
Schools who serves more | 4 | | than one county, then the candidate's petition for
nomination | 5 | | must contain at least the number of signatures equal to 0.5% of | 6 | | the
primary electors of his or her party in the territory | 7 | | comprising the counties.
| 8 | | (k) Any other office. If a candidate seeks any other | 9 | | office, then the
candidate's petition for nomination must | 10 | | contain at least the number of
signatures equal to 0.5% of the | 11 | | registered voters of the political subdivision,
district, or | 12 | | division for which the nomination is made or 25 signatures,
| 13 | | whichever is greater.
| 14 | | For purposes of this Section the number of primary | 15 | | electors shall be
determined by taking the total vote cast, in | 16 | | the applicable district, for the
candidate for that political | 17 | | party who received the highest number of votes,
statewide, at | 18 | | the last general election in the State at which electors for
| 19 | | President of the United States were elected. For political | 20 | | subdivisions, the
number of primary electors shall be | 21 | | determined by taking the total vote
cast for the candidate for | 22 | | that political party who received the highest number
of votes | 23 | | in the political subdivision at the last regular election at | 24 | | which an
officer was regularly scheduled to be elected from | 25 | | that subdivision. For wards
or districts of political | 26 | | subdivisions, the number of primary electors shall be
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| 1 | | determined by taking the total vote cast for the candidate for | 2 | | that political
party who received the highest number of votes | 3 | | in the ward or district at the
last regular election at which | 4 | | an officer was regularly scheduled to be elected
from that | 5 | | ward or district.
| 6 | | A "qualified primary elector" of a party may not
sign | 7 | | petitions for or be a candidate in the primary of more than
one | 8 | | party.
| 9 | | The changes made to this Section by Public Act 93-574 are | 10 | | declarative of existing law, except for item (3) of subsection
| 11 | | (d).
| 12 | | Petitions of candidates for nomination for offices herein | 13 | | specified,
to be filed with the same officer, may contain the | 14 | | names of 2 or more
candidates of the same political party for | 15 | | the same or different
offices. In the case of the offices of | 16 | | Governor and Lieutenant Governor, a joint petition including | 17 | | one candidate for each of those offices must be filed.
| 18 | | (Source: P.A. 102-15, eff. 6-17-21; 102-687, eff. 12-17-21; | 19 | | 102-692, eff. 1-7-22.)
| 20 | | (10 ILCS 5/7-45) (from Ch. 46, par. 7-45)
| 21 | | Sec. 7-45.
Whenever a person offering to vote at a primary | 22 | | is
challenged, and is not personally known to the judges of | 23 | | election to have
the qualifications required in this Article | 24 | | to vote, the person so
challenged shall make and subscribe an
| 25 | | affidavit in the following form, which shall be presented to |
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| 1 | | and
retained by the primary judges and returned by them | 2 | | affixed to the
primary poll book or with the official poll | 3 | | record:
| 4 | | State of Illinois)
| 5 | | )ss.
| 6 | | County of .......)
| 7 | | I, ...., do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I am a citizen | 8 | | of the
United States, of the age of 16 18 years or over, and am | 9 | | qualified to vote
under and by virtue of the Constitution and | 10 | | laws of the State of
Illinois, and am a legally qualified voter | 11 | | of the precinct; that I now
reside at ....(insert street and | 12 | | number, if any) in this precinct, and
am a member of and | 13 | | affiliated with the .... party; that I have not
voted at a | 14 | | primary of another political party within a period of 23
| 15 | | calendar months prior to the calendar month in which this | 16 | | primary is
being held; and that I voted at the .... city, | 17 | | village, incorporated
town, or town primary, with the .... | 18 | | political party at the ....
election held in ...., .... which | 19 | | the .... political party was
entitled at such primary to make | 20 | | nominations of candidates for city,
village, incorporated town | 21 | | or town offices only, and for no other
offices, and that the | 22 | | name or names of no candidate or candidates of the
.... | 23 | | political party (the political party with which the primary
| 24 | | elector declares himself affiliated) were, at such city, | 25 | | village,
incorporated town or town primary, printed on the | 26 | | primary ballot; that I
have not signed the petition for |
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| 1 | | nomination of a candidate of a
political party with which I am | 2 | | not affiliated, and that I have not
signed the nominating | 3 | | papers of an independent candidate for any office
for which | 4 | | office candidates for nomination are voted for at this
| 5 | | primary.
| 6 | | .........................
| 7 | | Subscribed and sworn to before me, this .... day of ...., | 8 | | ....
| 9 | | .........................
| 10 | | Judge of Primary
| 11 | | In addition to such affidavit the person so challenged | 12 | | shall provide to
the judges of election proof of residence by | 13 | | producing two
forms of identification showing the person's | 14 | | current residence address,
provided that such identification | 15 | | may include not more than
one piece of mail addressed to the | 16 | | person at his current residence address
and postmarked not | 17 | | earlier than 30 days prior to the date of the primary
election, | 18 | | or the person shall produce the affidavit of one voter of the
| 19 | | precinct, who shall be a qualified
voter at such primary, and | 20 | | who shall be personally known or proved to
the judges to be a | 21 | | voter in the precinct, which affidavit shall be in
the | 22 | | following form:
| 23 | | State of Illinois)
| 24 | | )ss.
| 25 | | County of........)
| 26 | | I,...., do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I am a voter of |
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| 1 | | this
precinct and entitled to vote at this primary; that I am | 2 | | acquainted with
....(name of the party challenged), whose | 3 | | right to vote at this primary
has been challenged; that I know | 4 | | him or her to be an actual bona fide resident
of this precinct, | 5 | | and that he has resided herein 30 days, and I verily
believe he | 6 | | or she has resided in this State 30 days next preceding this
| 7 | | primary; that I verily believe he or she is a member of and | 8 | | affiliated with the
.... party.
| 9 | | .........................
| 10 | | Subscribed and sworn to before me, this .... day of ...., | 11 | | ....
| 12 | | .........................
| 13 | | Judge of Primary
| 14 | | (Source: P.A. 86-867.)
| 15 | | (10 ILCS 5/8-8) (from Ch. 46, par. 8-8)
| 16 | | Sec. 8-8. Form of petition for nomination. The name of no | 17 | | candidate for nomination shall be printed
upon the primary | 18 | | ballot unless a petition for nomination shall have been
filed | 19 | | in his behalf as provided for in this Section. Each such | 20 | | petition
shall include as a part thereof the oath required by | 21 | | Section 7-10.1 of
this Code Act and a statement of candidacy by | 22 | | the candidate filing or in
whose behalf the petition is filed. | 23 | | This statement shall set out the
address of such candidate | 24 | | and , the office for which he is a candidate ; , shall
state that | 25 | | the candidate is a qualified primary voter of the party to
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| 1 | | which the petition relates, is qualified for the office | 2 | | specified , and
has filed a statement of economic interests as | 3 | | required by the Illinois
Governmental Ethics Act ; , shall | 4 | | request that the candidate's name be
placed upon the official | 5 | | ballot ; and shall be subscribed and sworn by
such candidate | 6 | | before some officer authorized to take acknowledgment of
deeds | 7 | | in this State and may be in substantially the following form:
| 8 | | State of Illinois)
| 9 | | ) ss.
| 10 | | County ..........)
| 11 | | I, ...., being first duly sworn, say that I reside at .... | 12 | | street in
the city (or village of) .... in the county of .... | 13 | | State of Illinois;
that I am a qualified voter therein and am a | 14 | | qualified primary voter of
.... party; that I am a candidate | 15 | | for nomination to the office of ....
to be voted upon at the | 16 | | primary election to be held on (insert date);
that I am legally | 17 | | qualified to hold such office and
that I have filed a statement | 18 | | of economic interests as required by the
Illinois Governmental | 19 | | Ethics Act and I hereby request that my name be
printed upon | 20 | | the official primary ballot for nomination for such office.
| 21 | | Signed ....................
| 22 | | Subscribed and sworn to (or affirmed) before me by ...., | 23 | | who is to me
personally known, on (insert date).
| 24 | | Signed .... (Official Character)
| 25 | | (Seal if officer has one.)
| 26 | | The receipt issued by the Secretary of State indicating |
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| 1 | | that the candidate has filed the statement of economic | 2 | | interests required by the Illinois Governmental Ethics Act | 3 | | must be filed with the petitions for nomination as provided in | 4 | | subsection (8) of Section 7-12 of this Code.
| 5 | | Except as otherwise provided in this Code, all petitions | 6 | | for nomination for the office of State Senator shall be signed
| 7 | | by at least 1,000 but not more than 3,000 of the qualified | 8 | | primary electors of
the candidate's party in his legislative | 9 | | district.
| 10 | | Except as otherwise provided in this Code, all petitions | 11 | | for nomination for the office of Representative in the General
| 12 | | Assembly shall be signed by at least 500 but not more than | 13 | | 1,500 of
the qualified primary electors of the candidate's | 14 | | party in his or her
representative district.
| 15 | | Opposite the signature of each qualified primary elector | 16 | | who signs a
petition for nomination for the office of State | 17 | | Representative or State
Senator such elector's residence | 18 | | address shall be written or printed. The
residence address | 19 | | required to be written or printed opposite each qualified
| 20 | | primary elector's name shall include the street address or | 21 | | rural route
number of the signer, as the case may be, as well | 22 | | as the signer's county
and city, village , or town.
| 23 | | For the purposes of this Section, the number of primary | 24 | | electors shall
be determined by taking the total vote cast, in | 25 | | the applicable district,
for the candidate for such political | 26 | | party who received the highest number
of votes, state-wide, at |
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| 1 | | the last general election in the State at which
electors for | 2 | | President of the United States were elected.
| 3 | | A "qualified primary elector" of a party may not sign | 4 | | petitions for or be a
candidate in the primary of more than one | 5 | | party.
| 6 | | In the affidavit at the bottom of each sheet, the petition | 7 | | circulator,
who shall be a person 16 18 years of age or older | 8 | | who is a citizen of the United
States, shall state his or her | 9 | | street address or rural route
number, as the
case may be, as | 10 | | well as his or her county, city, village or
town, and state; | 11 | | and
shall certify that the signatures on that sheet of the | 12 | | petition were signed in
his or her presence; and shall certify | 13 | | that the signatures are genuine; and
shall certify
that , to | 14 | | the best of his or her knowledge and belief , the persons so | 15 | | signing were
at the time of signing the petition qualified | 16 | | primary voters for which the
nomination is sought.
| 17 | | In the affidavit at the bottom of each petition sheet, the | 18 | | petition
circulator shall either (1) indicate the dates on | 19 | | which he or she
circulated that sheet, or (2) indicate the | 20 | | first and last dates on which
the sheet was circulated, or (3) | 21 | | for elections where the petition circulation period is 90 | 22 | | days, certify that none of the signatures on the
sheet were | 23 | | signed more than 90 days preceding the last day for the filing
| 24 | | of the petition, or (4) for the 2022 general primary election | 25 | | only, certify that the signatures on the sheet were signed | 26 | | during the period of January 13, 2022 through March 14, 2022 or |
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| 1 | | certify that the signatures on the sheet were signed during | 2 | | the period of January 13, 2022 through the date on which this | 3 | | statement was sworn or affirmed to. No petition sheet shall be | 4 | | circulated more than 90 days
preceding the last day provided | 5 | | in Section 8-9 for the filing of such petition.
| 6 | | All petition sheets which are filed with the State Board | 7 | | of Elections shall
be the original sheets which have been | 8 | | signed by the voters and by the
circulator, and not | 9 | | photocopies or duplicates of such sheets.
| 10 | | The person circulating the petition, or the candidate on | 11 | | whose behalf
the petition is circulated, may strike any | 12 | | signature from the petition,
provided that:
| 13 | | (1) the person striking the signature shall initial | 14 | | the petition at
the place where the signature is struck; | 15 | | and
| 16 | | (2) the person striking the signature shall sign a | 17 | | certification
listing the page number and line number of | 18 | | each signature struck from
the petition. Such | 19 | | certification shall be filed as a part of the petition.
| 20 | | (Source: P.A. 102-15, eff. 6-17-21; 102-692, eff. 1-7-22; | 21 | | revised 2-28-22.)
| 22 | | (10 ILCS 5/10-4) (from Ch. 46, par. 10-4)
| 23 | | Sec. 10-4. Form of petition for nomination. All petitions | 24 | | for nomination
under this Article 10 for
candidates for public | 25 | | office in this State, shall in addition to other
requirements |
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| 1 | | provided by law, be as follows: Such petitions shall
consist | 2 | | of sheets of uniform size and each sheet shall contain, above
| 3 | | the space for signature, an appropriate heading, giving the | 4 | | information
as to name of candidate or candidates in whose | 5 | | behalf such petition is
signed; the office; the party; place | 6 | | of residence; and such other
information or wording as | 7 | | required to make same valid, and the heading
of each sheet | 8 | | shall be the same. Such petition shall be signed by the
| 9 | | qualified voters in their own proper persons only, and | 10 | | opposite the
signature of each signer his residence address | 11 | | shall be written or
printed. The residence address required to | 12 | | be written or printed
opposite each qualified primary | 13 | | elector's name shall include the street
address or rural route | 14 | | number of the signer, as the case may be, as well as
the | 15 | | signer's county, and city, village or town, and state. | 16 | | However,
the county or city, village or
town, and state of | 17 | | residence of such electors may be printed on the
petition | 18 | | forms where all of the electors signing the petition
reside in | 19 | | the same county or city, village or town, and state. Standard
| 20 | | abbreviations may be used in writing the residence address, | 21 | | including
street number, if any. Except as otherwise provided | 22 | | in this Code, no signature shall be valid or be counted in
| 23 | | considering the validity or sufficiency of such petition | 24 | | unless the
requirements of this Section are complied with. At | 25 | | the bottom of each
sheet of such petition shall be added a | 26 | | circulator's statement, signed by a
person 16 18
years of age |
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| 1 | | or older who is a citizen of the United States; stating the | 2 | | street address or rural route
number, as the case may be, as | 3 | | well as the county,
city,
village or town, and state; | 4 | | certifying that the signatures on that sheet of
the petition
| 5 | | were signed in his or her presence; certifying that the | 6 | | signatures are
genuine;
and either (1) indicating the dates on | 7 | | which that sheet was circulated, or (2)
indicating the first | 8 | | and last dates on which the sheet was circulated, or (3)
| 9 | | certifying that none of the signatures on the sheet were | 10 | | signed more than 90
days preceding the last day for the filing | 11 | | of the petition; and
certifying
that to the best of his | 12 | | knowledge and belief the persons so signing were at the
time of | 13 | | signing the petition duly registered voters under Article 4, | 14 | | 5, or 6 of this
Code of the political subdivision or district | 15 | | for which the candidate or
candidates shall be nominated, and | 16 | | certifying that their respective residences
are correctly | 17 | | stated therein. Such statement shall be sworn to before some
| 18 | | officer authorized to administer oaths in this State. Except | 19 | | as otherwise provided in this Code, no petition sheet shall
be | 20 | | circulated more than 90 days preceding the last day provided | 21 | | in Section 10-6
for the filing of such petition. Such sheets, | 22 | | before being presented to the
electoral board or filed with | 23 | | the proper officer of the electoral district or
division of | 24 | | the state or municipality, as the case may be, shall be neatly
| 25 | | fastened together in book form, by placing the sheets in a pile | 26 | | and fastening
them together at one edge in a secure and |
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| 1 | | suitable manner, and the sheets shall
then be numbered | 2 | | consecutively. The sheets shall not be fastened by pasting
| 3 | | them together end to end, so as to form a continuous strip or | 4 | | roll. All
petition sheets which are filed with the proper | 5 | | local election officials,
election authorities or the State | 6 | | Board of Elections shall be the original
sheets which have | 7 | | been signed by the voters and by the circulator, and not
| 8 | | photocopies or duplicates of such sheets. A petition, when | 9 | | presented or
filed, shall not be withdrawn, altered, or added | 10 | | to, and no signature shall be
revoked except by revocation in | 11 | | writing presented or filed with the officers or
officer with | 12 | | whom the petition is required to be presented or filed, and | 13 | | before
the presentment or filing of such petition. Whoever | 14 | | forges any name of a
signer upon any petition shall be deemed | 15 | | guilty of a forgery, and on conviction
thereof, shall be | 16 | | punished accordingly. The word "petition" or "petition for
| 17 | | nomination", as used herein, shall mean what is sometimes | 18 | | known as nomination
papers, in distinction to what is known as | 19 | | a certificate of nomination. The
words "political division for | 20 | | which the candidate is nominated", or its
equivalent, shall | 21 | | mean the largest political division in which all qualified
| 22 | | voters may vote upon such candidate or candidates, as the | 23 | | state in the case of
state officers; the township in the case | 24 | | of township officers et cetera.
Provided, further, that no | 25 | | person shall circulate or certify petitions for
candidates of | 26 | | more than one political party, or for an independent candidate |
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| 1 | | or
candidates in addition to one political party, to be voted | 2 | | upon at the next
primary or general election, or for such | 3 | | candidates and parties with respect to
the same political | 4 | | subdivision at the next consolidated election.
| 5 | | (Source: P.A. 102-15, eff. 6-17-21; 102-687, eff. 12-17-21.)
| 6 | | (10 ILCS 5/17-9) (from Ch. 46, par. 17-9)
| 7 | | Sec. 17-9. Any person desiring to vote shall give his name | 8 | | and, if
required to do so, his residence to the judges of | 9 | | election, one of whom
shall thereupon announce the same in a | 10 | | loud and distinct tone of voice,
clear, and audible; the | 11 | | judges of elections shall check each application
for ballot | 12 | | against the list of voters registered in that precinct to
whom | 13 | | grace period, vote by mail,
or early
ballots have been issued | 14 | | for that election, which shall be
provided by the election | 15 | | authority and which list shall be available for
inspection by | 16 | | pollwatchers. A voter applying to vote in the
precinct on | 17 | | election day whose name appears on the list as having
been | 18 | | issued a grace period, vote by mail,
or early
ballot shall not | 19 | | be permitted to vote in the
precinct, except that a voter to | 20 | | whom a vote by mail ballot was issued may vote in the precinct | 21 | | if the voter submits to the election judges that vote by mail | 22 | | ballot for cancellation. If the voter is unable to submit the | 23 | | vote by mail ballot, it shall be sufficient for the voter to | 24 | | submit to the election judges (i) a portion of the vote by mail | 25 | | ballot if the vote by mail ballot was torn or mutilated or (ii) |
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| 1 | | an affidavit executed before the election judges specifying | 2 | | that (A) the voter never received a vote by mail ballot or (B) | 3 | | the voter completed and returned a vote by mail ballot and was | 4 | | informed that the election authority did not receive that vote | 5 | | by mail ballot. All applicable provisions of Articles
4, 5 or 6 | 6 | | shall be complied with and if such name is found on the | 7 | | register of
voters by the
officer having charge thereof, he | 8 | | shall likewise repeat said name, and
the voter shall be | 9 | | allowed to enter within the proximity of the voting
booths, as | 10 | | above provided. One of the judges shall give the voter one,
and | 11 | | only one of each ballot to be voted at the election, on the | 12 | | back of
which ballots such judge shall indorse his initials in | 13 | | such manner that
they may be seen when each such ballot is | 14 | | properly folded, and the
voter's name shall be immediately | 15 | | checked on the register list. In those
election jurisdictions | 16 | | where perforated ballot cards are utilized of the
type on | 17 | | which write-in votes can be cast above the perforation, the | 18 | | election
authority shall provide a space both above and below | 19 | | the perforation for
the judge's initials, and the judge shall | 20 | | endorse his or her initials in
both spaces. Whenever
a | 21 | | proposal for a constitutional amendment or for the calling of | 22 | | a
constitutional convention is to be voted upon at the | 23 | | election, the
separate blue ballot or ballots pertaining | 24 | | thereto shall, when being
handed to the voter, be placed on top | 25 | | of the other ballots to be voted
at the election in such manner | 26 | | that the legend appearing on the back
thereof, as prescribed |
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| 1 | | in Section 16-6 of this Act, shall be plainly
visible to the | 2 | | voter. At all elections, when a registry may be
required, if | 3 | | the name of any person so desiring to vote at such election
is | 4 | | not found on the register of voters, he or she shall not | 5 | | receive a ballot
until he or she shall have complied with the | 6 | | law prescribing the manner and
conditions of voting by | 7 | | unregistered voters. If any person desiring to
vote at any | 8 | | election shall be challenged, he or she shall not receive a | 9 | | ballot
until he or she shall have established his right to vote | 10 | | in the manner provided
hereinafter; and if he or she shall be | 11 | | challenged after he has received his
ballot, he shall not be | 12 | | permitted to vote until he or she has fully complied
with such | 13 | | requirements of the law upon being challenged. Besides the
| 14 | | election officer, not more than 2 voters in excess of the whole | 15 | | number
of voting booths provided shall be allowed within the | 16 | | proximity of the voting
booths at one
time. The provisions of | 17 | | this Act, so far as they require the
registration of voters as | 18 | | a condition to their being allowed to vote
shall not apply to | 19 | | persons otherwise entitled to vote, who are, at the
time of the | 20 | | election, or at any time within 60 days prior to such
election | 21 | | have been engaged in the military or naval service of the
| 22 | | United States, and who appear personally at the polling place | 23 | | on
election day and produce to the judges of election | 24 | | satisfactory evidence
thereof, but such persons, if otherwise | 25 | | qualified to vote, shall be
permitted to vote at such election | 26 | | without previous registration.
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| 1 | | All such persons shall also make an affidavit which shall | 2 | | be in
substantially the following form:
| 3 | | State of Illinois,)
| 4 | | ) ss.
| 5 | | County of ........)
| 6 | | ............... Precinct .......... Ward
| 7 | | I, ...., do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I am a citizen | 8 | | of the
United States, of the age of 16 18 years or over, and | 9 | | that within the past
60 days prior to the date of this election | 10 | | at which I am applying to
vote, I have been engaged in the .... | 11 | | (military or naval) service of the
United States; and I am | 12 | | qualified to vote under and by virtue of the
Constitution and | 13 | | laws of the State of Illinois, and that I am a legally
| 14 | | qualified voter of this precinct and ward except that I have, | 15 | | because of
such service, been unable to register as a voter; | 16 | | that I now reside at
.... (insert street and number, if any) in | 17 | | this precinct and ward; that I
have maintained a legal | 18 | | residence in this precinct and ward for 30 days
and in this | 19 | | State 30 days next preceding this election.
| 20 | | .........................
| 21 | | Subscribed and sworn to before me on (insert date).
| 22 | | .........................
| 23 | | Judge of Election.
| 24 | | The affidavit of any such person shall be supported by the | 25 | | affidavit
of a resident and qualified voter of any such |
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| 1 | | precinct and ward, which
affidavit shall be in substantially | 2 | | the following form:
| 3 | | State of Illinois,)
| 4 | | ) ss.
| 5 | | County of ........)
| 6 | | ........... Precinct ........... Ward
| 7 | | I, ...., do solemnly swear (or affirm), that I am a | 8 | | resident of this
precinct and ward and entitled to vote at this | 9 | | election; that I am
acquainted with .... (name of the | 10 | | applicant); that I verily believe him
to be an actual bona fide | 11 | | resident of this precinct and ward and that I
verily believe | 12 | | that he or she has maintained a legal residence therein 30 days
| 13 | | and in this State 30 days next preceding this election.
| 14 | | .........................
| 15 | | Subscribed and sworn to before me on (insert date).
| 16 | | .........................
| 17 | | Judge of Election.
| 18 | | All affidavits made under the provisions of this Section | 19 | | shall be
enclosed in a separate envelope securely sealed, and | 20 | | shall be
transmitted with the returns of the elections to the | 21 | | county clerk or to
the board of election commissioners, who | 22 | | shall preserve the said
affidavits for the period of 6 months, | 23 | | during which period such
affidavits shall be deemed public | 24 | | records and shall be freely open to
examination as such.
| 25 | | (Source: P.A. 98-1171, eff. 6-1-15 .)
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| 1 | | (10 ILCS 5/17-10) (from Ch. 46, par. 17-10)
| 2 | | Sec. 17-10.
(a) Whenever, at any election, in any | 3 | | precinct, any
person offering to vote is not personally known | 4 | | to the judges of
election to have the qualifications required | 5 | | in this Act, if his vote is
challenged by a legal voter at such | 6 | | election, he or she shall make and
subscribe an affidavit, in | 7 | | the following form, which shall be retained
by the judges of | 8 | | election, and returned by them affixed to the poll
books or | 9 | | with the official poll record:
| 10 | | State of Illinois)
| 11 | | )ss.
| 12 | | County of .......)
| 13 | | I, ...., do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I am a citizen | 14 | | of the
United States; that I am 16 18 years of age or over; | 15 | | that I have resided in this
State and in this election district | 16 | | 30 days next preceding this
election; that I have not voted at | 17 | | this election; that I am a duly
qualified voter in every | 18 | | respect; that I now reside at (here give the
particular house | 19 | | or place of residence, and, if in a town or city, the
street | 20 | | and number), in this election district; *1. that I registered | 21 | | to
vote from said address; *2. that I changed my residence to | 22 | | the above
address from ...., both of which are in this election | 23 | | district; *3.
that I changed my name from .... to that which I | 24 | | have signed below; *4. that
I have not changed my residence but | 25 | | my address has changed as a result of
implementation of a 9-1-1 |
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| 1 | | emergency telephone system.
| 2 | | So help me God, (or "This I do solemnly and sincerely | 3 | | affirm", as the
case may be).
| 4 | | .........................
| 5 | | Subscribed and sworn to before me on (insert date).
| 6 | | .........................
| 7 | | *1. If registration is not required, draw a line through 1 | 8 | | above.
| 9 | | *2. Fill in the blank ONLY if you have moved within 2 | 10 | | years.
| 11 | | *3. Fill in the blank ONLY if you have changed your name | 12 | | within 2 years.
| 13 | | *4. Fill in the blank ONLY if you have not changed your | 14 | | residence but your
address has changed as a result of | 15 | | implementation of a 9-1-1 emergency
telephone system.
| 16 | | In addition to such an affidavit, the person so challenged | 17 | | shall
provide to the judges of election proof of residence by | 18 | | producing
two forms of identification showing the person's | 19 | | current residence address,
provided that such identification | 20 | | may include a lease or contract for a residence and not more | 21 | | than one
piece of mail addressed to the person at his current | 22 | | residence address and
postmarked not earlier than 30 days | 23 | | prior to the date of the election, or
the person shall
procure | 24 | | a witness personally known to the judges of election, and
| 25 | | resident in the precinct (or district), or who shall be proved |
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| 1 | | by some
legal voter of such precinct or district, known to the | 2 | | judges to be
such, who shall take the oath following, viz:
| 3 | | I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I am a resident of | 4 | | this election
precinct (or district), and entitled to vote at | 5 | | this election, and that
I have been a resident of this State | 6 | | for 30 days last past, and am well
acquainted with the person | 7 | | whose vote is now offered; that he is an
actual and bona fide | 8 | | resident of this election precinct (or district),
and has | 9 | | resided herein 30 days, and as I verily believe, in this State,
| 10 | | 30 days next preceding this election.
| 11 | | The oath in each case may be administered by either of the | 12 | | judges of
election, or by any officer, resident in the | 13 | | precinct or district,
authorized by law to administer oaths.
| 14 | | (b) Whenever, at any regular or special election, in any | 15 | | precinct, district,
city, village, incorporated town, town or | 16 | | ward, any person offering to vote
has moved therefrom within | 17 | | 30 days prior to said regular or special election,
he shall | 18 | | make and subscribe an affidavit, in the following form, which | 19 | | shall
be supported by
providing to the judges of election | 20 | | proof of residence by producing
two forms of identification | 21 | | showing the person's current residence address,
provided that | 22 | | such identification may include not more than one
piece of | 23 | | mail addressed to the person at his current residence address | 24 | | and
postmarked not earlier than 30 days prior to the date of | 25 | | the election, or by
one affidavit of a registered voter in the | 26 | | precinct, as provided
herein, both of which shall be retained |
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| 1 | | by the judges of election, and
returned by them affixed to the | 2 | | poll books or with the official poll record:
| 3 | | State of Illinois)
| 4 | | )ss.
| 5 | | County of .......)
| 6 | | I, ........., do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I am a | 7 | | citizen of the
United States; that I am 16 18 years of age; | 8 | | that I have not
voted at this election; that prior to 30 days | 9 | | preceding this election I
was a duly qualified and registered | 10 | | voter in every respect in this election
district; that I have | 11 | | recently moved from (here give the particular house
or place | 12 | | of residence, and, if in a town or city, the street and | 13 | | number),
in this election district; that I now reside at (here | 14 | | give the particular
house or place of residence, and, if in a | 15 | | town or city, the street and number),
in another election | 16 | | district in the State.
| 17 | | So help me God, (or "This I do solemnly and sincerely | 18 | | affirm", as the
case may be).
| 19 | | ......................
| 20 | | Subscribed and sworn to before me on (insert date).
| 21 | | ......................
| 22 | | State of Illinois)
| 23 | | )ss.
| 24 | | County of .......)
| 25 | | ......... Precinct ........ Ward
| 26 | | I, ........, do solemnly swear (or affirm), that I am a |
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| 1 | | resident of this
precinct and entitled to vote at this | 2 | | election; that I am acquainted with
.... (name of the | 3 | | applicant); that I verily believe him to have been an
actual | 4 | | bona fide resident and registered voter of this precinct and | 5 | | that
he maintained a legal residence therein, 30 days next | 6 | | preceding this election.
| 7 | | ....................
| 8 | | Subscribed and sworn to before me on (insert date).
| 9 | | ....................
| 10 | | Judge of Election.
| 11 | | The oath may be administered by either of the judges of | 12 | | election, or by
any officer, resident in the precinct or | 13 | | district, authorized by law to
administer oaths.
| 14 | | (c) For purposes of this Section, the submission of a | 15 | | photo identification issued by a college or university, | 16 | | accompanied by either (i) a copy of the applicant's contract | 17 | | or lease for a residence or (ii) one piece of mail addressed to | 18 | | the person at his or her current residence address and | 19 | | postmarked not earlier than 30 days prior to the date of the | 20 | | election, shall be sufficient to establish proof of residence. | 21 | | (Source: P.A. 96-317, eff. 1-1-10.)
| 22 | | (10 ILCS 5/18A-5)
| 23 | | Sec. 18A-5. Provisional voting; general provisions.
| 24 | | (a) A person who claims to be a registered voter is |
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| 1 | | entitled to cast a
provisional ballot under the following | 2 | | circumstances:
| 3 | | (1) The person's name does not appear on the official | 4 | | list of eligible
voters for the precinct in which
the | 5 | | person seeks to vote and the person has refused an | 6 | | opportunity to register at the polling location or another | 7 | | grace period registration site. The official list is the | 8 | | centralized statewide voter registration list established | 9 | | and maintained in accordance with Section 1A-25;
| 10 | | (2) The person's voting status has been challenged by | 11 | | an election judge, a
pollwatcher, or any legal voter and | 12 | | that challenge has been sustained by a
majority of the | 13 | | election judges;
| 14 | | (3) A federal or State court order extends the time | 15 | | for closing the polls
beyond the time period established | 16 | | by State law and the person votes during the
extended time | 17 | | period;
| 18 | | (4) The voter registered to vote by mail and is | 19 | | required by law to
present identification when voting | 20 | | either in person or by early voting ballot, but
fails to do | 21 | | so;
| 22 | | (5) The voter's name appears on the list of voters who | 23 | | voted during the early voting period, but the voter claims | 24 | | not to have voted during the early voting period; | 25 | | (6) The voter received a vote by mail ballot but did | 26 | | not return the vote by mail ballot to the election |
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| 1 | | authority; or | 2 | | (7) The voter attempted to register to vote on | 3 | | election day, but failed to provide the necessary | 4 | | documentation. | 5 | | (b) The procedure for obtaining and casting a provisional | 6 | | ballot at the
polling place
shall be as follows:
| 7 | | (1) After first verifying through an examination of | 8 | | the precinct register that the person's address is within | 9 | | the precinct boundaries, an election judge at the polling | 10 | | place shall notify a person who is
entitled to cast a | 11 | | provisional ballot pursuant to subsection (a)
that he or | 12 | | she may cast a provisional ballot in that election.
An | 13 | | election judge
must accept any information provided by a | 14 | | person who casts a provisional ballot
that the person | 15 | | believes supports his or her claim that he or she is a duly
| 16 | | registered voter and qualified to vote in the election. | 17 | | However, if the person's residence address is outside the | 18 | | precinct boundaries, the election judge shall inform the | 19 | | person of that fact, give the person the appropriate | 20 | | telephone number of the election authority in order to | 21 | | locate the polling place assigned to serve that address, | 22 | | and instruct the person to go to the proper polling place | 23 | | to vote.
| 24 | | (2) The person shall execute a written form provided | 25 | | by the
election judge that shall state or contain all of | 26 | | the following that is available:
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(i) an affidavit stating the following:
| 2 | | State of Illinois, County of ................, | 3 | | Township
.............,
Precinct ........, Ward | 4 | | ........, I, ......................., do solemnly
| 5 | | swear (or affirm) that: I am a citizen of the | 6 | | United States; I am 16 18 years of
age or older; I | 7 | | have resided in this State and in this precinct | 8 | | for 30 days
preceding this election; I have not | 9 | | voted in this election; I am a duly
registered | 10 | | voter in every respect; and I am eligible to vote | 11 | | in this election.
Signature ...... Printed Name of | 12 | | Voter ....... Printed Residence
Address of Voter | 13 | | ...... City
...... State .... Zip Code ..... | 14 | | Telephone Number ...... Date of Birth .......
and | 15 | | Illinois Driver's License Number ....... or Last 4 | 16 | | digits of Social
Security
Number ...... or State | 17 | | Identification Card
Number issued to you by the | 18 | | Illinois Secretary of State ........
| 19 | | (ii) A box for the election judge to check one of | 20 | | the reasons why the
person was given a provisional | 21 | | ballot under subsection (a) of this Section.
| 22 | | (iii) An area for the election judge to affix his | 23 | | or her signature and to
set forth any facts that | 24 | | support or oppose the allegation that the person is
| 25 | | not qualified to vote in the precinct in which the | 26 | | person is seeking to vote.
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| 1 | | The written affidavit form described in this | 2 | | subsection (b)(2) must be
printed on a multi-part form | 3 | | prescribed by the county clerk or board of
election | 4 | | commissioners, as the case may be.
| 5 | | (3) After the person executes the portion of the | 6 | | written affidavit described
in subsection (b)(2)(i) of | 7 | | this Section, the election judge shall complete the
| 8 | | portion of the written affidavit described in subsection | 9 | | (b)(2)(iii) and
(b)(2)(iv).
| 10 | | (4) The election judge shall give a copy of the | 11 | | completed written affidavit
to the person. The election | 12 | | judge shall place the original written affidavit in
a | 13 | | self-adhesive clear plastic packing list envelope that | 14 | | must be attached to a
separate envelope marked as a | 15 | | "provisional ballot envelope". The election judge
shall | 16 | | also place any information provided by the person who | 17 | | casts a provisional
ballot in the clear plastic packing | 18 | | list envelope. Each county clerk or board
of election | 19 | | commissioners, as the case may be,
must design, obtain or | 20 | | procure self-adhesive clear plastic packing list
envelopes | 21 | | and provisional ballot envelopes that are suitable for | 22 | | implementing
this subsection (b)(4) of this Section.
| 23 | | (5) The election judge shall provide the person with a | 24 | | provisional ballot,
written instructions for casting a | 25 | | provisional ballot, and the provisional
ballot envelope | 26 | | with the clear plastic packing list envelope affixed to |
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| 1 | | it,
which contains the person's original written affidavit | 2 | | and, if any, information
provided by the provisional voter | 3 | | to support his or her claim that he or she is
a duly | 4 | | registered voter. An election judge must also give the | 5 | | person written
information that states that any person who | 6 | | casts a provisional ballot shall be
able to ascertain, | 7 | | pursuant to guidelines established by the State Board of
| 8 | | Elections, whether the provisional vote was counted in the | 9 | | official canvass of
votes for that election and, if the | 10 | | provisional vote was not counted, the
reason that the vote | 11 | | was not counted.
| 12 | | (6) After the person has completed marking his or her | 13 | | provisional ballot, he
or she shall place the marked | 14 | | ballot inside of the provisional ballot envelope,
close | 15 | | and seal the envelope, and return the envelope to an | 16 | | election judge, who
shall then deposit the sealed | 17 | | provisional ballot envelope into a securable
container | 18 | | separately identified and utilized for containing sealed | 19 | | provisional
ballot envelopes. Ballots that are provisional | 20 | | because they are cast after 7:00 p.m. by court
order shall | 21 | | be kept separate from other provisional ballots. Upon the | 22 | | closing of the polls, the securable container shall
be
| 23 | | sealed with filament tape provided for that purpose, which | 24 | | shall be wrapped
around the box lengthwise and crosswise, | 25 | | at least twice each way, and each of
the election judges | 26 | | shall sign the seal.
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| 1 | | (c) Instead of the affidavit form described in subsection | 2 | | (b), the county
clerk or board of election commissioners, as | 3 | | the case may be, may design and
use a multi-part affidavit form | 4 | | that is imprinted upon or attached to the
provisional ballot | 5 | | envelope described in subsection (b). If a county clerk or
| 6 | | board of election commissioners elects to design and use its | 7 | | own multi-part
affidavit form, then the county clerk or board | 8 | | of election commissioners shall
establish a mechanism for | 9 | | accepting any information the provisional voter has
supplied | 10 | | to the election judge to support his or her claim that he or | 11 | | she is a
duly registered voter. In all other respects, a county | 12 | | clerk or board of
election commissioners shall establish | 13 | | procedures consistent with subsection
(b).
| 14 | | (d) The county clerk or board of election commissioners, | 15 | | as the case may be,
shall use the completed affidavit form | 16 | | described in subsection (b) to update
the person's voter | 17 | | registration information in the State voter registration
| 18 | | database and voter registration database of the county clerk | 19 | | or board of
election commissioners, as the case may be. If a | 20 | | person is later determined not
to be a registered voter based | 21 | | on Section 18A-15 of this Code, then the
affidavit shall be | 22 | | processed by the county clerk or board of election
| 23 | | commissioners, as the case may be, as a voter registration | 24 | | application.
| 25 | | (Source: P.A. 100-201, eff. 8-18-17.)
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| 1 | | (10 ILCS 5/20-3) (from Ch. 46, par. 20-3)
| 2 | | Sec. 20-3.
The election authority shall furnish the | 3 | | following
applications for registration by mail or vote by | 4 | | mail ballot which shall be
considered a method of application | 5 | | in lieu of the official postcard.
| 6 | | 1. Members of the United States Service and citizens of | 7 | | the United
States temporarily residing outside the territorial | 8 | | limits of the United
States may make application within the | 9 | | periods
prescribed in Sections
20-2 or 20-2.1, as the case may | 10 | | be. Such application shall be
substantially in the following | 11 | | form:
| 12 | | "APPLICATION FOR BALLOT
| 13 | | To be voted at the ............ election in the precinct | 14 | | in which is
located my residence at ..............., in the | 15 | | city/village/township of
............(insert home address) | 16 | | County of ........... and State of
Illinois.
| 17 | | I state that I am a citizen of the United States; that on | 18 | | (insert
date of election) I shall have resided in the State of | 19 | | Illinois and in
the election precinct for 30 days; that on the | 20 | | above date I shall be the
age of 16 18 years or above; that I | 21 | | am lawfully entitled to vote in such
precinct at that | 22 | | election; that I am (check category 1, 2, or 3
below):
| 23 | | 1. ( ) a member of the United States Service,
| 24 | | 2. ( ) a citizen of the United States temporarily | 25 | | residing outside
the territorial limits of the United States | 26 | | and that I expect to be
absent from the said county of my |
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| 1 | | residence on the date of holding such
election, and that I will | 2 | | have no opportunity to vote in person on that
day.
| 3 | | I hereby make application for an official ballot or | 4 | | ballots to be
voted by me at such election if I am absent from | 5 | | the said county of my
residence, and I agree that I shall | 6 | | return said ballot or ballots to the
election authority | 7 | | postmarked no later than election day, for counting no later | 8 | | than during the period for counting provisional ballots, the | 9 | | last day of which is the 14th day following election day or | 10 | | shall destroy said ballot or ballots.
| 11 | | (Check below only if category 2 and not previously | 12 | | registered)
| 13 | | ( ) I hereby make application to become registered as a | 14 | | voter and
agree to return the forms and affidavits for | 15 | | registration to the
election authority not later than 30 days | 16 | | before the election.
| 17 | | Under penalties as provided by law pursuant to Article 29 | 18 | | of the
Election Code, the undersigned certifies that the | 19 | | statements set forth
in this application are true and correct.
| 20 | | .........................
| 21 | | Post office address or service address to which | 22 | | registration
materials or ballot should be mailed
| 23 | | .........................
| 24 | | .........................
| 25 | | .........................
| 26 | | ........................"
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| 1 | | If application is made for a primary election ballot, such
| 2 | | application shall designate the name of the political party | 3 | | with which
the applicant is affiliated.
| 4 | | Such applications may be obtained from the election | 5 | | authority having
jurisdiction over the person's precinct of | 6 | | residence.
| 7 | | 2. A spouse or dependent of a member of the United States | 8 | | Service,
said spouse or dependent being a registered voter in | 9 | | the county, may
make application on behalf of said person in | 10 | | the office of the election
authority within the periods | 11 | | prescribed in Section 20-2 which shall be
substantially in the | 12 | | following form:
| 13 | | "APPLICATION FOR BALLOT to be voted at the........... election | 14 | | in
the precinct in which is located the residence of the person | 15 | | for whom
this application is made at.............(insert | 16 | | residence address) in
the city/village/township of......... | 17 | | County of.......... and State
of Illinois.
| 18 | | I certify that the following named person................ | 19 | | (insert
name of person) is a member of the United States | 20 | | Service.
| 21 | | I state that said person is a citizen of the United States; | 22 | | that on
(insert date of election) said person shall have | 23 | | resided in the State of
Illinois and in the election precinct | 24 | | for which this application is made
for 30 days; that on the | 25 | | above date said person shall be the age of 16 18
years or | 26 | | above; that said person is lawfully entitled to vote in such
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| 1 | | precinct at that election; that said person is a member of the | 2 | | United
States Service, and that in the course of his duties | 3 | | said person expects
to be absent from his county of residence | 4 | | on the date of holding such
election, and that said person will | 5 | | have no opportunity to vote in
person on that day.
| 6 | | I hereby make application for an official ballot or | 7 | | ballots to be
voted by said person at such election and said | 8 | | person agrees that he
shall return said ballot or ballots to | 9 | | the election authority postmarked no later than election day, | 10 | | for counting no later than during the period for counting | 11 | | provisional ballots, the last day of which is the 14th day | 12 | | following election day, or shall destroy
said ballot or | 13 | | ballots.
| 14 | | I hereby certify that I am the (mother, father, sister, | 15 | | brother,
husband or wife) of the said elector, and that I am a | 16 | | registered voter
in the election precinct for which this | 17 | | application is made. (Strike all
but one that is applicable.)
| 18 | | Under penalties as provided by law pursuant to Article 29 | 19 | | of The
Election Code, the undersigned certifies that the | 20 | | statements set forth
in this application are true and correct.
| 21 | | Name of applicant ......................
| 22 | | Residence address ........................
| 23 | | City/village/township........................
| 24 | | Service address to which ballot should be mailed:
| 25 | | .........................
| 26 | | .........................
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| 1 | | .........................
| 2 | | ........................"
| 3 | | If application is made for a primary election ballot, such
| 4 | | application shall designate the name of the political party | 5 | | with which
the person for whom application is made is | 6 | | affiliated.
| 7 | | Such applications may be obtained from the election | 8 | | authority having
jurisdiction over the voting precinct in | 9 | | which the person for whom
application is made is entitled to | 10 | | vote.
| 11 | | (Source: P.A. 101-270, eff. 1-1-21; 102-292, eff. 1-1-22 .)
| 12 | | (10 ILCS 5/28-3) (from Ch. 46, par. 28-3)
| 13 | | Sec. 28-3. Form of petition for public question. Petitions | 14 | | for the
submission of public questions shall
consist of sheets | 15 | | of uniform size and each sheet shall contain, above
the space | 16 | | for signature, an appropriate heading, giving the information
| 17 | | as to the question of public policy to be submitted, and | 18 | | specifying the
state at large or the political subdivision or | 19 | | district or precinct or
combination of precincts or other | 20 | | territory in which it is to be submitted and,
where by law the | 21 | | public question must be submitted at a particular election,
| 22 | | the election at which it is to be submitted. In the case of a | 23 | | petition for the
submission of a public question described in | 24 | | subsection (b) of Section 28-6,
the heading shall also specify | 25 | | the regular election at which the question is to
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| 1 | | and include the precincts included in the territory concerning
| 2 | | which the public question is to be submitted, as well as a | 3 | | common description
of such territory in plain and nonlegal | 4 | | language, such description to describe
the territory by | 5 | | reference to streets, natural or artificial landmarks,
| 6 | | addresses or any other method which would enable a voter | 7 | | signing the petition
to be informed of the territory | 8 | | concerning which the question is to be
submitted. The heading | 9 | | of each sheet shall be the same. Such petition shall be
signed | 10 | | by the registered voters of the political subdivision or | 11 | | district or
precinct or combination of precincts in which the | 12 | | question of public policy is
to be submitted in their own | 13 | | proper persons only, and opposite the
signature of each signer | 14 | | his residence address shall be written or
printed, which | 15 | | residence address shall include the street address or
rural | 16 | | route number of the signer, as the case may be, as well as the
| 17 | | signer's county, and city, village or town, and state; | 18 | | provided that
the county or city, village or
town, and state of | 19 | | residence of such electors may be printed on the
petition | 20 | | forms where all of the electors signing the petition
reside in | 21 | | the same county or city, village or town, and state. Standard
| 22 | | abbreviations may be used in writing the residence address, | 23 | | including
street number, if any. No signature shall be valid | 24 | | or be counted in
considering the validity or sufficiency of | 25 | | such petition unless the
requirements of this Section are | 26 | | complied with.
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| 1 | | At the bottom of each sheet of such petition shall be added | 2 | | a
circulator's statement, signed by a person 16 18 years of age | 3 | | or older who
is a citizen of the United States, stating the | 4 | | street address or rural route
number, as the case may be, as | 5 | | well as the county,
city,
village or town, and state; | 6 | | certifying that the signatures on that sheet of
the
petition | 7 | | were signed in his or her presence and are genuine, and that to
| 8 | | the best
of his or her knowledge and belief the persons so | 9 | | signing were at the time
of
signing the petition registered | 10 | | voters of the political subdivision or
district or precinct or | 11 | | combination of precincts in which the question of
public | 12 | | policy is to be submitted and that their respective residences | 13 | | are
correctly stated therein. Such statement shall be sworn to | 14 | | before some
officer authorized to administer oaths in this | 15 | | State.
| 16 | | Such sheets, before being filed with the proper officer or | 17 | | board
shall be bound securely and numbered consecutively. The | 18 | | sheets shall not be
fastened by pasting them together end to | 19 | | end, so as to form a continuous strip
or roll. All petition | 20 | | sheets which are filed with the proper local election
| 21 | | officials, election authorities or the State Board of | 22 | | Elections shall be the
original sheets which have been signed | 23 | | by the voters and by the circulator, and
not photocopies or | 24 | | duplicates of such sheets. A petition, when presented or
| 25 | | filed, shall not be withdrawn, altered, or added to, and no | 26 | | signature shall be
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| 1 | | presented or filed with the board or
officer with whom the | 2 | | petition is required to be presented or filed, and before
the | 3 | | presentment or filing of such petition, except as may | 4 | | otherwise be provided
in another statute which authorize the | 5 | | public question. Whoever forges any name
of a signer upon any | 6 | | petition shall be deemed guilty of a forgery, and on
| 7 | | conviction thereof, shall be punished accordingly.
| 8 | | In addition to the foregoing requirements, a petition | 9 | | proposing an amendment
to Article IV of the Constitution | 10 | | pursuant to Section 3 of Article XIV of
the Constitution or a | 11 | | petition proposing a question of public policy to
be submitted | 12 | | to the voters of the entire State shall be in conformity with
| 13 | | the requirements of Section 28-9 of this Article.
| 14 | | If multiple sets of petitions for submission of the same | 15 | | public
questions are filed, the State Board of Elections, | 16 | | appropriate election
authority or local election official | 17 | | where the petitions are filed shall
within 2 business days | 18 | | notify the proponent of his or her multiple petition
filings | 19 | | and that proponent has 3 business days after receipt of the | 20 | | notice
to notify the State Board of Elections, appropriate | 21 | | election authority or
local election official that he or she | 22 | | may cancel prior sets of petitions.
If the proponent notifies | 23 | | the State Board of Elections, appropriate
election authority | 24 | | or local election official, the last set of petitions
filed | 25 | | shall be the only petitions to be considered valid by the State | 26 | | Board
of Elections, appropriate election authority or local |
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| 1 | | election official. If the
proponent fails to notify the State | 2 | | Board of Elections, appropriate
election authority or local | 3 | | election official then only the first set of
petitions filed | 4 | | shall be valid and all subsequent petitions shall be void.
| 5 | | (Source: P.A. 98-756, eff. 7-16-14.)
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