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LRB9103459MWksam
1 AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 992
2 AMENDMENT NO. . Amend House Bill 992 by replacing
3 the title with the following:
4 "AN ACT concerning the restoration of voting rights to
5 released prisoners, amending named Acts."; and
6 by replacing everything after the enacting clause with the
7 following:
8 "Section 5. The Election Code is amended by changing
9 Sections 4-6.2, 5-16.2, and 6-50.2 as follows:
10 (10 ILCS 5/4-6.2) (from Ch. 46, par. 4-6.2)
11 Sec. 4-6.2. (a) The county clerk shall appoint all
12 municipal and township or road district clerks or their duly
13 authorized deputies as deputy registrars who may accept the
14 registration of all qualified residents of their respective
15 municipalities, townships and road districts. A deputy
16 registrar serving as such by virtue of his status as a
17 municipal clerk, or a duly authorized deputy of a municipal
18 clerk, of a municipality the territory of which lies in more
19 than one county may accept the registration of any qualified
20 resident of the municipality, regardless of which county the
21 resident, municipal clerk or the duly authorized deputy of
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1 the municipal clerk lives in.
2 The county clerk shall appoint all precinct
3 committeepersons in the county as deputy registrars who may
4 accept the registration of any qualified resident of the
5 county, except during the 28 days preceding an election.
6 The election authority shall appoint as deputy registrars
7 a reasonable number of employees of the Secretary of State
8 located at driver's license examination stations and
9 designated to the election authority by the Secretary of
10 State who may accept the registration of any qualified
11 residents of the county at any such driver's license
12 examination stations. The appointment of employees of the
13 Secretary of State as deputy registrars shall be made in the
14 manner provided in Section 2-105 of the Illinois Vehicle
15 Code.
16 The county clerk shall appoint each of the following
17 named persons as deputy registrars upon the written request
18 of such persons:
19 1. The chief librarian, or a qualified person
20 designated by the chief librarian, of any public library
21 situated within the election jurisdiction, who may accept
22 the registrations of any qualified resident of the
23 county, at such library.
24 2. The principal, or a qualified person designated
25 by the principal, of any high school, elementary school,
26 or vocational school situated within the election
27 jurisdiction, who may accept the registrations of any
28 qualified resident of the county, at such school. The
29 county clerk shall notify every principal and
30 vice-principal of each high school, elementary school,
31 and vocational school situated within the election
32 jurisdiction of their eligibility to serve as deputy
33 registrars and offer training courses for service as
34 deputy registrars at conveniently located facilities at
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1 least 4 months prior to every election.
2 3. The president, or a qualified person designated
3 by the president, of any university, college, community
4 college, academy or other institution of learning
5 situated within the election jurisdiction, who may accept
6 the registrations of any resident of the county, at such
7 university, college, community college, academy or
8 institution.
9 4. A duly elected or appointed official of a bona
10 fide labor organization, or a reasonable number of
11 qualified members designated by such official, who may
12 accept the registrations of any qualified resident of the
13 county.
14 5. A duly elected or appointed official of a
15 bonafide State civic organization, as defined and
16 determined by rule of the State Board of Elections, or
17 qualified members designated by such official, who may
18 accept the registration of any qualified resident of the
19 county. In determining the number of deputy registrars
20 that shall be appointed, the county clerk shall consider
21 the population of the jurisdiction, the size of the
22 organization, the geographic size of the jurisdiction,
23 convenience for the public, the existing number of deputy
24 registrars in the jurisdiction and their location, the
25 registration activities of the organization and the need
26 to appoint deputy registrars to assist and facilitate the
27 registration of non-English speaking individuals. In no
28 event shall a county clerk fix an arbitrary number
29 applicable to every civic organization requesting
30 appointment of its members as deputy registrars. The
31 State Board of Elections shall by rule provide for
32 certification of bonafide State civic organizations. Such
33 appointments shall be made for a period not to exceed 2
34 years, terminating on the first business day of the month
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1 following the month of the general election, and shall be
2 valid for all periods of voter registration as provided
3 by this Code during the terms of such appointments.
4 6. The Director of the Illinois Department of
5 Public Aid, or a reasonable number of employees
6 designated by the Director and located at public aid
7 offices, who may accept the registration of any qualified
8 resident of the county at any such public aid office.
9 7. The Director of the Illinois Department of
10 Employment Security, or a reasonable number of employees
11 designated by the Director and located at unemployment
12 offices, who may accept the registration of any qualified
13 resident of the county at any such unemployment office.
14 8. The president of any corporation as defined by
15 the Business Corporation Act of 1983, or a reasonable
16 number of employees designated by such president, who may
17 accept the registrations of any qualified resident of the
18 county.
19 9. The Director of the Department of Corrections,
20 or a reasonable number of employees designated by the
21 Director and located at correctional facilities, who may
22 accept the registration of persons released from
23 confinement.
24 If the request to be appointed as deputy registrar is
25 denied, the county clerk shall, within 10 days after the date
26 the request is submitted, provide the affected individual or
27 organization with written notice setting forth the specific
28 reasons or criteria relied upon to deny the request to be
29 appointed as deputy registrar.
30 The county clerk may appoint as many additional deputy
31 registrars as he considers necessary. The county clerk shall
32 appoint such additional deputy registrars in such manner that
33 the convenience of the public is served, giving due
34 consideration to both population concentration and area.
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1 Some of the additional deputy registrars shall be selected so
2 that there are an equal number from each of the 2 major
3 political parties in the election jurisdiction. The county
4 clerk, in appointing an additional deputy registrar, shall
5 make the appointment from a list of applicants submitted by
6 the Chairman of the County Central Committee of the
7 applicant's political party. A Chairman of a County Central
8 Committee shall submit a list of applicants to the county
9 clerk by November 30 of each year. The county clerk may
10 require a Chairman of a County Central Committee to furnish a
11 supplemental list of applicants.
12 Deputy registrars may accept registrations at any time
13 other than the 28 day period preceding an election. All
14 persons appointed as deputy registrars shall be registered
15 voters within the county and shall take and subscribe to the
16 following oath or affirmation:
17 "I do solemnly swear (or affirm, as the case may be) that
18 I will support the Constitution of the United States, and the
19 Constitution of the State of Illinois, and that I will
20 faithfully discharge the duties of the office of deputy
21 registrar to the best of my ability and that I will register
22 no person nor cause the registration of any person except
23 upon his personal application before me.
24 ............................
25 (Signature Deputy Registrar)"
26 This oath shall be administered by the county clerk, or
27 by one of his deputies, or by any person qualified to take
28 acknowledgement of deeds and shall immediately thereafter be
29 filed with the county clerk.
30 Appointments of deputy registrars under this Section,
31 except precinct committeemen, shall be for 2-year terms,
32 commencing on December 1 following the general election of
33 each even-numbered year; except that the terms of the initial
34 appointments shall be until December 1st following the next
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1 general election. Appointments of precinct committeemen shall
2 be for 2-year terms commencing on the date of the county
3 convention following the general primary at which they were
4 elected. The county clerk shall issue a certificate of
5 appointment to each deputy registrar, and shall maintain in
6 his office for public inspection a list of the names of all
7 appointees.
8 (b) The county clerk shall be responsible for training
9 all deputy registrars appointed pursuant to subsection (a),
10 at times and locations reasonably convenient for both the
11 county clerk and such appointees. The county clerk shall be
12 responsible for certifying and supervising all deputy
13 registrars appointed pursuant to subsection (a). Deputy
14 registrars appointed under subsection (a) shall be subject to
15 removal for cause.
16 (c) Completed registration materials under the control
17 of deputy registrars, appointed pursuant to subsection (a),
18 shall be returned to the proper election authority within 7
19 days, except that completed registration materials received
20 by the deputy registrars during the period between the 35th
21 and 29th day preceding an election shall be returned by the
22 deputy registrars to the proper election authority within 48
23 hours after receipt thereof. The completed registration
24 materials received by the deputy registrars on the 29th day
25 preceding an election shall be returned by the deputy
26 registrars within 24 hours after receipt thereof. Unused
27 materials shall be returned by deputy registrars appointed
28 pursuant to paragraph 4 of subsection (a), not later than the
29 next working day following the close of registration.
30 (d) The county clerk shall not be required to provide
31 additional forms to any deputy registrar having more than 200
32 registration forms unaccounted for during the preceding 12
33 month period.
34 (e) No deputy registrar shall engage in any
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1 electioneering or the promotion of any cause during the
2 performance of his or her duties.
3 (f) The county clerk shall not be criminally or civilly
4 liable for the acts or omissions of any deputy registrar.
5 Such deputy registrars shall not be deemed to be employees of
6 the county clerk.
7 (Source: P.A. 89-653, eff. 8-14-96.)
8 (10 ILCS 5/5-16.2) (from Ch. 46, par. 5-16.2)
9 Sec. 5-16.2. (a) The county clerk shall appoint all
10 municipal and township clerks or their duly authorized
11 deputies as deputy registrars who may accept the registration
12 of all qualified residents of their respective counties. A
13 deputy registrar serving as such by virtue of his status as a
14 municipal clerk, or a duly authorized deputy of a municipal
15 clerk, of a municipality the territory of which lies in more
16 than one county may accept the registration of any qualified
17 resident of any county in which the municipality is located,
18 regardless of which county the resident, municipal clerk or
19 the duly authorized deputy of the municipal clerk lives in.
20 The county clerk shall appoint all precinct
21 committeepersons in the county as deputy registrars who may
22 accept the registration of any qualified resident of the
23 county, except during the 28 days preceding an election.
24 The election authority shall appoint as deputy registrars
25 a reasonable number of employees of the Secretary of State
26 located at driver's license examination stations and
27 designated to the election authority by the Secretary of
28 State who may accept the registration of any qualified
29 residents of the county at any such driver's license
30 examination stations. The appointment of employees of the
31 Secretary of State as deputy registrars shall be made in the
32 manner provided in Section 2-105 of the Illinois Vehicle
33 Code.
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1 The county clerk shall appoint each of the following
2 named persons as deputy registrars upon the written request
3 of such persons:
4 1. The chief librarian, or a qualified person
5 designated by the chief librarian, of any public library
6 situated within the election jurisdiction, who may accept
7 the registrations of any qualified resident of the
8 county, at such library.
9 2. The principal, or a qualified person designated
10 by the principal, of any high school, elementary school,
11 or vocational school situated within the election
12 jurisdiction, who may accept the registrations of any
13 resident of the county, at such school. The county clerk
14 shall notify every principal and vice-principal of each
15 high school, elementary school, and vocational school
16 situated within the election jurisdiction of their
17 eligibility to serve as deputy registrars and offer
18 training courses for service as deputy registrars at
19 conveniently located facilities at least 4 months prior
20 to every election.
21 3. The president, or a qualified person designated
22 by the president, of any university, college, community
23 college, academy or other institution of learning
24 situated within the election jurisdiction, who may accept
25 the registrations of any resident of the county, at such
26 university, college, community college, academy or
27 institution.
28 4. A duly elected or appointed official of a bona
29 fide labor organization, or a reasonable number of
30 qualified members designated by such official, who may
31 accept the registrations of any qualified resident of the
32 county.
33 5. A duly elected or appointed official of a bona
34 fide State civic organization, as defined and determined
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1 by rule of the State Board of Elections, or qualified
2 members designated by such official, who may accept the
3 registration of any qualified resident of the county. In
4 determining the number of deputy registrars that shall be
5 appointed, the county clerk shall consider the population
6 of the jurisdiction, the size of the organization, the
7 geographic size of the jurisdiction, convenience for the
8 public, the existing number of deputy registrars in the
9 jurisdiction and their location, the registration
10 activities of the organization and the need to appoint
11 deputy registrars to assist and facilitate the
12 registration of non-English speaking individuals. In no
13 event shall a county clerk fix an arbitrary number
14 applicable to every civic organization requesting
15 appointment of its members as deputy registrars. The
16 State Board of Elections shall by rule provide for
17 certification of bona fide State civic organizations.
18 Such appointments shall be made for a period not to
19 exceed 2 years, terminating on the first business day of
20 the month following the month of the general election,
21 and shall be valid for all periods of voter registration
22 as provided by this Code during the terms of such
23 appointments.
24 6. The Director of the Illinois Department of
25 Public Aid, or a reasonable number of employees
26 designated by the Director and located at public aid
27 offices, who may accept the registration of any qualified
28 resident of the county at any such public aid office.
29 7. The Director of the Illinois Department of
30 Employment Security, or a reasonable number of employees
31 designated by the Director and located at unemployment
32 offices, who may accept the registration of any qualified
33 resident of the county at any such unemployment office.
34 8. The president of any corporation as defined by
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1 the Business Corporation Act of 1983, or a reasonable
2 number of employees designated by such president, who may
3 accept the registrations of any qualified resident of the
4 county.
5 9. The Director of the Department of Corrections,
6 or a reasonable number of employees designated by the
7 Director and located at correctional facilities, who may
8 accept the registration of persons released from
9 confinement.
10 If the request to be appointed as deputy registrar is
11 denied, the county clerk shall, within 10 days after the date
12 the request is submitted, provide the affected individual or
13 organization with written notice setting forth the specific
14 reasons or criteria relied upon to deny the request to be
15 appointed as deputy registrar.
16 The county clerk may appoint as many additional deputy
17 registrars as he considers necessary. The county clerk shall
18 appoint such additional deputy registrars in such manner that
19 the convenience of the public is served, giving due
20 consideration to both population concentration and area.
21 Some of the additional deputy registrars shall be selected so
22 that there are an equal number from each of the 2 major
23 political parties in the election jurisdiction. The county
24 clerk, in appointing an additional deputy registrar, shall
25 make the appointment from a list of applicants submitted by
26 the Chairman of the County Central Committee of the
27 applicant's political party. A Chairman of a County Central
28 Committee shall submit a list of applicants to the county
29 clerk by November 30 of each year. The county clerk may
30 require a Chairman of a County Central Committee to furnish a
31 supplemental list of applicants.
32 Deputy registrars may accept registrations at any time
33 other than the 28 day period preceding an election. All
34 persons appointed as deputy registrars shall be registered
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1 voters within the county and shall take and subscribe to the
2 following oath or affirmation:
3 "I do solemnly swear (or affirm, as the case may be) that
4 I will support the Constitution of the United States, and the
5 Constitution of the State of Illinois, and that I will
6 faithfully discharge the duties of the office of deputy
7 registrar to the best of my ability and that I will register
8 no person nor cause the registration of any person except
9 upon his personal application before me.
10 ...............................
11 (Signature of Deputy Registrar)"
12 This oath shall be administered by the county clerk, or
13 by one of his deputies, or by any person qualified to take
14 acknowledgement of deeds and shall immediately thereafter be
15 filed with the county clerk.
16 Appointments of deputy registrars under this Section,
17 except precinct committeemen, shall be for 2-year terms,
18 commencing on December 1 following the general election of
19 each even-numbered year, except that the terms of the initial
20 appointments shall be until December 1st following the next
21 general election. Appointments of precinct committeemen
22 shall be for 2-year terms commencing on the date of the
23 county convention following the general primary at which they
24 were elected. The county clerk shall issue a certificate of
25 appointment to each deputy registrar, and shall maintain in
26 his office for public inspection a list of the names of all
27 appointees.
28 (b) The county clerk shall be responsible for training
29 all deputy registrars appointed pursuant to subsection (a),
30 at times and locations reasonably convenient for both the
31 county clerk and such appointees. The county clerk shall be
32 responsible for certifying and supervising all deputy
33 registrars appointed pursuant to subsection (a). Deputy
34 registrars appointed under subsection (a) shall be subject to
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1 removal for cause.
2 (c) Completed registration materials under the control
3 of deputy registrars, appointed pursuant to subsection (a),
4 shall be returned to the proper election authority within 7
5 days, except that completed registration materials received
6 by the deputy registrars during the period between the 35th
7 and 29th day preceding an election shall be returned by the
8 deputy registrars to the proper election authority within 48
9 hours after receipt thereof. The completed registration
10 materials received by the deputy registrars on the 29th day
11 preceding an election shall be returned by the deputy
12 registrars within 24 hours after receipt thereof. Unused
13 materials shall be returned by deputy registrars appointed
14 pursuant to paragraph 4 of subsection (a), not later than the
15 next working day following the close of registration.
16 (d) The county clerk shall not be required to provide
17 additional forms to any deputy registrar having more than 200
18 registration forms unaccounted for during the preceding 12
19 month period.
20 (e) No deputy registrar shall engage in any
21 electioneering or the promotion of any cause during the
22 performance of his or her duties.
23 (f) The county clerk shall not be criminally or civilly
24 liable for the acts or omissions of any deputy registrar.
25 Such deputy registers shall not be deemed to be employees of
26 the county clerk.
27 (Source: P.A. 89-653, eff. 8-14-96.)
28 (10 ILCS 5/6-50.2) (from Ch. 46, par. 6-50.2)
29 Sec. 6-50.2. (a) The board of election commissioners
30 shall appoint all precinct committeepersons in the election
31 jurisdiction as deputy registrars who may accept the
32 registration of any qualified resident of the election
33 jurisdiction, except during the 28 days preceding an
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1 election.
2 The election authority shall appoint as deputy registrars
3 a reasonable number of employees of the Secretary of State
4 located at driver's license examination stations and
5 designated to the election authority by the Secretary of
6 State who may accept the registration of any qualified
7 residents of the county at any such driver's license
8 examination stations. The appointment of employees of the
9 Secretary of State as deputy registrars shall be made in the
10 manner provided in Section 2-105 of the Illinois Vehicle
11 Code.
12 The board of election commissioners shall appoint each of
13 the following named persons as deputy registrars upon the
14 written request of such persons:
15 1. The chief librarian, or a qualified person
16 designated by the chief librarian, of any public library
17 situated within the election jurisdiction, who may accept
18 the registrations of any qualified resident of the
19 election jurisdiction, at such library.
20 2. The principal, or a qualified person designated
21 by the principal, of any high school, elementary school,
22 or vocational school situated within the election
23 jurisdiction, who may accept the registrations of any
24 resident of the election jurisdiction, at such school.
25 The board of election commissioners shall notify every
26 principal and vice-principal of each high school,
27 elementary school, and vocational school situated in the
28 election jurisdiction of their eligibility to serve as
29 deputy registrars and offer training courses for service
30 as deputy registrars at conveniently located facilities
31 at least 4 months prior to every election.
32 3. The president, or a qualified person designated
33 by the president, of any university, college, community
34 college, academy or other institution of learning
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1 situated within the election jurisdiction, who may accept
2 the registrations of any resident of the election
3 jurisdiction, at such university, college, community
4 college, academy or institution.
5 4. A duly elected or appointed official of a bona
6 fide labor organization, or a reasonable number of
7 qualified members designated by such official, who may
8 accept the registrations of any qualified resident of the
9 election jurisdiction.
10 5. A duly elected or appointed official of a bona
11 fide State civic organization, as defined and determined
12 by rule of the State Board of Elections, or qualified
13 members designated by such official, who may accept the
14 registration of any qualified resident of the election
15 jurisdiction. In determining the number of deputy
16 registrars that shall be appointed, the board of election
17 commissioners shall consider the population of the
18 jurisdiction, the size of the organization, the
19 geographic size of the jurisdiction, convenience for the
20 public, the existing number of deputy registrars in the
21 jurisdiction and their location, the registration
22 activities of the organization and the need to appoint
23 deputy registrars to assist and facilitate the
24 registration of non-English speaking individuals. In no
25 event shall a board of election commissioners fix an
26 arbitrary number applicable to every civic organization
27 requesting appointment of its members as deputy
28 registrars. The State Board of Elections shall by rule
29 provide for certification of bona fide State civic
30 organizations. Such appointments shall be made for a
31 period not to exceed 2 years, terminating on the first
32 business day of the month following the month of the
33 general election, and shall be valid for all periods of
34 voter registration as provided by this Code during the
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1 terms of such appointments.
2 6. The Director of the Illinois Department of
3 Public Aid, or a reasonable number of employees
4 designated by the Director and located at public aid
5 offices, who may accept the registration of any qualified
6 resident of the election jurisdiction at any such public
7 aid office.
8 7. The Director of the Illinois Department of
9 Employment Security, or a reasonable number of employees
10 designated by the Director and located at unemployment
11 offices, who may accept the registration of any qualified
12 resident of the election jurisdiction at any such
13 unemployment office. If the request to be appointed as
14 deputy registrar is denied, the board of election
15 commissioners shall, within 10 days after the date the
16 request is submitted, provide the affected individual or
17 organization with written notice setting forth the
18 specific reasons or criteria relied upon to deny the
19 request to be appointed as deputy registrar.
20 8. The president of any corporation, as defined by
21 the Business Corporation Act of 1983, or a reasonable
22 number of employees designated by such president, who may
23 accept the registrations of any qualified resident of the
24 election jurisdiction.
25 9. The Director of the Department of Corrections,
26 or a reasonable number of employees designated by the
27 Director and located at correctional facilities, who may
28 accept the registration of persons released from
29 confinement.
30 The board of election commissioners may appoint as many
31 additional deputy registrars as it considers necessary. The
32 board of election commissioners shall appoint such additional
33 deputy registrars in such manner that the convenience of the
34 public is served, giving due consideration to both population
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1 concentration and area. Some of the additional deputy
2 registrars shall be selected so that there are an equal
3 number from each of the 2 major political parties in the
4 election jurisdiction. The board of election commissioners,
5 in appointing an additional deputy registrar, shall make the
6 appointment from a list of applicants submitted by the
7 Chairman of the County Central Committee of the applicant's
8 political party. A Chairman of a County Central Committee
9 shall submit a list of applicants to the board by November 30
10 of each year. The board may require a Chairman of a County
11 Central Committee to furnish a supplemental list of
12 applicants.
13 Deputy registrars may accept registrations at any time
14 other than the 28 day period preceding an election. All
15 persons appointed as deputy registrars shall be registered
16 voters within the election jurisdiction and shall take and
17 subscribe to the following oath or affirmation:
18 "I do solemnly swear (or affirm, as the case may be) that
19 I will support the Constitution of the United States, and the
20 Constitution of the State of Illinois, and that I will
21 faithfully discharge the duties of the office of registration
22 officer to the best of my ability and that I will register no
23 person nor cause the registration of any person except upon
24 his personal application before me.
25 ....................................
26 (Signature of Registration Officer)"
27 This oath shall be administered and certified to by one
28 of the commissioners or by the executive director or by some
29 person designated by the board of election commissioners, and
30 shall immediately thereafter be filed with the board of
31 election commissioners. The members of the board of election
32 commissioners and all persons authorized by them under the
33 provisions of this Article to take registrations, after
34 themselves taking and subscribing to the above oath, are
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1 authorized to take or administer such oaths and execute such
2 affidavits as are required by this Article.
3 Appointments of deputy registrars under this Section,
4 except precinct committeemen, shall be for 2-year terms,
5 commencing on December 1 following the general election of
6 each even-numbered year, except that the terms of the initial
7 appointments shall be until December 1st following the next
8 general election. Appointments of precinct committeemen shall
9 be for 2-year terms commencing on the date of the county
10 convention following the general primary at which they were
11 elected. The county clerk shall issue a certificate of
12 appointment to each deputy registrar, and shall maintain in
13 his office for public inspection a list of the names of all
14 appointees.
15 (b) The board of election commissioners shall be
16 responsible for training all deputy registrars appointed
17 pursuant to subsection (a), at times and locations reasonably
18 convenient for both the board of election commissioners and
19 such appointees. The board of election commissioners shall
20 be responsible for certifying and supervising all deputy
21 registrars appointed pursuant to subsection (a). Deputy
22 registrars appointed under subsection (a) shall be subject to
23 removal for cause.
24 (c) Completed registration materials under the control
25 of deputy registrars appointed pursuant to subsection (a)
26 shall be returned to the proper election authority within 7
27 days, except that completed registration materials received
28 by the deputy registrars during the period between the 35th
29 and 29th day preceding an election shall be returned by the
30 deputy registrars to the proper election authority within 48
31 hours after receipt thereof. The completed registration
32 materials received by the deputy registrars on the 29th day
33 preceding an election shall be returned by the deputy
34 registrars within 24 hours after receipt thereof. Unused
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1 materials shall be returned by deputy registrars appointed
2 pursuant to paragraph 4 of subsection (a), not later than the
3 next working day following the close of registration.
4 (d) The board of election commissioners shall not be
5 required to provide additional forms to any deputy registrar
6 having more than 200 registration forms unaccounted for
7 during the preceding 12 month period.
8 (e) No deputy registrar shall engage in any
9 electioneering or the promotion of any cause during the
10 performance of his or her duties.
11 (f) The board of election commissioners shall not be
12 criminally or civilly liable for the acts or omissions of any
13 deputy registrar. Such deputy registrars shall not be deemed
14 to be employees of the board of election commissioners.
15 (Source: P.A. 89-653, eff. 8-14-96.)
16 Section 10. The Unified Code of Corrections is amended
17 by changing Section 5-5-5 as follows:
18 (730 ILCS 5/5-5-5) (from Ch. 38, par. 1005-5-5)
19 Sec. 5-5-5. Loss and Restoration of Rights. (a)
20 Conviction and disposition shall not entail the loss by the
21 defendant of any civil rights, except under this Section and
22 Sections 29-6 and 29-10 of The Election Code, as now or
23 hereafter amended.
24 (b) A person convicted of a felony shall be ineligible
25 to hold an office created by the Constitution of this State
26 until the completion of his sentence.
27 (c) A person sentenced to imprisonment shall lose his
28 right to vote until released from imprisonment.
29 Upon a person's release from imprisonment, the Director
30 of Corrections, or an employee designated by the Director,
31 shall offer that person an opportunity to register to vote as
32 provided in Articles 4, 5, and 6 of the Election Code or as
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1 provided by the federal National Voter Registration Act of
2 1993.
3 (d) On completion of sentence of imprisonment or upon
4 discharge from probation, conditional discharge or periodic
5 imprisonment, or at any time thereafter, all license rights
6 and privileges granted under the authority of this State
7 which have been revoked or suspended because of conviction of
8 an offense shall be restored unless the authority having
9 jurisdiction of such license rights finds after investigation
10 and hearing that restoration is not in the public interest.
11 This paragraph (d) shall not apply to the suspension or
12 revocation of a license to operate a motor vehicle under the
13 Illinois Vehicle Code.
14 (e) Upon a person's discharge from incarceration or
15 parole, or upon a person's discharge from probation or at any
16 time thereafter, the committing court may enter an order
17 certifying that the sentence has been satisfactorily
18 completed when the court believes it would assist in the
19 rehabilitation of the person and be consistent with the
20 public welfare. Such order may be entered upon the motion of
21 the defendant or the State or upon the court's own motion.
22 (f) Upon entry of the order, the court shall issue to
23 the person in whose favor the order has been entered a
24 certificate stating that his behavior after conviction has
25 warranted the issuance of the order.
26 (g) This Section shall not affect the right of a
27 defendant to collaterally attack his conviction or to rely on
28 it in bar of subsequent proceedings for the same offense.
29 (Source: P.A. 86-558.)".