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92_HB3148eng HB3148 Engrossed LRB9200995MWpkB 1 AN ACT concerning voter registration. 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 4-8, 5-7, and 6-35 as follows: 6 (10 ILCS 5/4-8) (from Ch. 46, par. 4-8) 7 Sec. 4-8. The county clerk shall provide a sufficient 8 number of blank forms for the registration of electors, which 9 shall be known as registration record cards and which shall 10 consist of loose leaf sheets or cards, of suitable size to 11 contain in plain writing and figures the data hereinafter 12 required thereon or shall consist of computer cards of 13 suitable nature to contain the data required thereon. The 14 registration record cards, which shall include an affidavit 15 of registration as hereinafter provided, shall be executed in 16 duplicate. 17 The registration record card shall contain the following 18 and such other information as the county clerk may think it 19 proper to require for the identification of the applicant for 20 registration: 21 Name. The name of the applicant, giving surname and 22 first or Christian name in full, and the middle name or the 23 initial for such middle name, if any. 24 Sex. 25 Residence. The name and number of the street, avenue, or 26 other location of the dwelling, including the apartment, unit 27 or room number, if any, and in the case of a mobile home the 28 lot number, and such additional clear and definite 29 description as may be necessary to determine the exact 30 location of the dwelling of the applicant. Where the location 31 cannot be determined by street and number, then the section, HB3148 Engrossed -2- LRB9200995MWpkB 1 congressional township and range number may be used, or such 2 other description as may be necessary, including post-office 3 mailing address. In the case of a homeless individual, the 4 individual's voting residence that is his or her mailing 5 address shall be included on his or her registration record 6 card. 7 Term of residence in the State of Illinois and precinct. 8 This information shall be furnished by the applicant stating 9 the place or places where he resided and the dates during 10 which he resided in such place or places during the year next 11 preceding the date of the next ensuing election. 12 Nativity. The state or country in which the applicant 13 was born. 14 Citizenship. Whether the applicant is native born or 15 naturalized. If naturalized, the court, place, and date of 16 naturalization. 17 Date of application for registration, i.e., the day, 18 month and year when applicant presented himself for 19 registration. 20 Age. Date of birth, by month, day and year. 21 Physical disability of the applicant, if any, at the time 22 of registration, which would require assistance in voting. 23 The county and state in which the applicant was last 24 registered. 25 Signature of voter. The applicant, after the 26 registration and in the presence of a deputy registrar or 27 other officer of registration shall be required to sign his 28 or her name in ink to the affidavit on both the original and 29 duplicate registration record cards. 30 Signature of deputy registrar or officer of registration. 31 In case applicant is unable to sign his name, he may 32 affix his mark to the affidavit. In such case the officer 33 empowered to give the registration oath shall write a 34 detailed description of the applicant in the space provided HB3148 Engrossed -3- LRB9200995MWpkB 1 on the back or at the bottom of the card or sheet; and shall 2 ask the following questions and record the answers thereto: 3 Father's first name. 4 Mother's first name. 5 From what address did the applicant last register? 6 Reason for inability to sign name. 7 Each applicant for registration shall make an affidavit 8 in substantially the following form: 9 AFFIDAVIT OF REGISTRATION 10 STATE OF ILLINOIS 11 COUNTY OF ....... 12 I hereby swear (or affirm) that I am a citizen of the 13 United States; that on the date of the next election I shall 14 have resided in the State of Illinois and in the election 15 precinct in which I reside 30 days and that I intend that 16 this location shall be my residence; that I am fully 17 qualified to vote, and that the above statements are true. 18 .............................. 19 (His or her signature or mark) 20 Subscribed and sworn to before me on (insert date). 21 .................................. 22 Signature of registration officer. 23 (To be signed in presence of registrant.) 24 Space shall be provided upon the face of each 25 registration record card for the notation of the voting 26 record of the person registered thereon. 27 Each registration record card shall be numbered according 28 to precincts, and may be serially or otherwise marked for 29 identification in such manner as the county clerk may 30 determine. 31 The registration cards shall be deemed public records and 32 shall be open to inspection during regular business hours, 33 except during the 28 days immediately preceding any election. 34 On written request of any candidate or objector or any person HB3148 Engrossed -4- LRB9200995MWpkB 1 intending to object to a petition, the election authority 2 shall extend its hours for inspection of registration cards 3 and other records of the election authority during the period 4 beginning with the filing of petitions under Sections 7-10, 5 8-8, 10-6 or 28-3 and continuing through the termination of 6 electoral board hearings on any objections to petitions 7 containing signatures of registered voters in the 8 jurisdiction of the election authority. The extension shall 9 be for a period of hours sufficient to allow adequate 10 opportunity for examination of the records but the election 11 authority is not required to extend its hours beyond the 12 period beginning at its normal opening for business and 13 ending at midnight. If the business hours are so extended, 14 the election authority shall post a public notice of such 15 extended hours. Registration record cards may also be 16 inspected, upon approval of the officer in charge of the 17 cards, during the 28 days immediately preceding any election. 18 Registration record cards shall also be open to inspection by 19 certified judges and poll watchers and challengers at the 20 polling place on election day, but only to the extent 21 necessary to determine the question of the right of a person 22 to vote or to serve as a judge of election. At no time shall 23 poll watchers or challengers be allowed to physically handle 24 the registration record cards. 25 Updated copies of computer tapes or computer discs or 26 other electronic data processing information containing voter 27 registration information shall be furnished by the county 28 clerk within 10 days after December 15 and May 15 each year 29 and within 10 days after each registration period is closed 30 to the State Board of Elections in a form prescribed by the 31 Board. For the purposes of this Section, a registration 32 period is closed 28 days before the date of any regular or 33 special election. Registration information shall include, but 34 not be limited to, the following information: name, sex, HB3148 Engrossed -5- LRB9200995MWpkB 1 residence, telephone number, if any, age, party affiliation, 2 if applicable, precinct, ward, township, county, and 3 representative, legislative and congressional districts. In 4 the event of noncompliance, the State Board of Elections is 5 directed to obtain compliance forthwith with this 6 nondiscretionary duty of the election authority by 7 instituting legal proceedings in the circuit court of the 8 county in which the election authority maintains the 9 registration information. The costs of furnishing updated 10 copies of tapes or discs shall be paid at a rate of $.00034 11 per name of registered voters in the election jurisdiction, 12 but not less than $50 per tape or disc and shall be paid from 13 appropriations made to the State Board of Elections for 14 reimbursement to the election authority for such purpose. The 15 Board shall furnish copies of such tapes, discs, other 16 electronic data or compilations thereof to state political 17 committees registered pursuant to the Illinois Campaign 18 Finance Act or the Federal Election Campaign Act at their 19 request and at a reasonable cost. Copies of the tapes, discs 20 or other electronic data shall be furnished by the county 21 clerk to local political committees at their request and at a 22 reasonable cost. Reasonable cost of the tapes, discs, et 23 cetera for this purpose would be the cost of duplication plus 24 15% for administration. The individual representing a 25 political committee requesting copies of such tapes shall 26 make a sworn affidavit that the information shall be used 27 only for bona fide political purposes, including by or for 28 candidates for office or incumbent office holders. Such 29 tapes, discs or other electronic data shall not be used under 30 any circumstances by any political committee or individuals 31 for purposes of commercial solicitation or other business 32 purposes. If such tapes contain information on county 33 residents related to the operations of county government in 34 addition to registration information, that information shall HB3148 Engrossed -6- LRB9200995MWpkB 1 not be used under any circumstances for commercial 2 solicitation or other business purposes. The prohibition in 3 this Section against using the computer tapes or computer 4 discs or other electronic data processing information 5 containing voter registration information for purposes of 6 commercial solicitation or other business purposes shall be 7 prospective only from the effective date of this amended Act 8 of 1979. Any person who violates this provision shall be 9 guilty of a Class 4 felony. 10 The State Board of Elections shall promulgate, by October 11 1, 1987, such regulations as may be necessary to ensure 12 uniformity throughout the State in electronic data processing 13 of voter registration information. The regulations shall 14 include, but need not be limited to, specifications for 15 uniform medium, communications protocol and file structure to 16 be employed by the election authorities of this State in the 17 electronic data processing of voter registration information. 18 Each election authority utilizing electronic data processing 19 of voter registration information shall comply with such 20 regulations on and after May 15, 1988. 21 If the applicant for registration was last registered in 22 another county within this State, he shall also sign a 23 certificate authorizing cancellation of the former 24 registration. The certificate shall be in substantially the 25 following form: 26 To the County Clerk of.... County, Illinois. (or) 27 To the Election Commission of the City of ...., Illinois. 28 This is to certify that I am registered in your (county) 29 (city) and that my residence was ............................ 30 Having moved out of your (county) (city), I hereby authorize 31 you to cancel said registration in your office. 32 Dated at ...., Illinois, on (insert date). 33 ................................. 34 (Signature of Voter) HB3148 Engrossed -7- LRB9200995MWpkB 1 Attest: ................, County Clerk, ............. 2 County, Illinois. 3 The cancellation certificate shall be mailed immediately 4 by the County Clerk to the County Clerk (or election 5 commission as the case may be) where the applicant was 6 formerly registered. Receipt of such certificate shall be 7 full authority for cancellation of any previous registration. 8 (Source: P.A. 91-357, eff. 7-29-99.) 9 (10 ILCS 5/5-7) (from Ch. 46, par. 5-7) 10 Sec. 5-7. The county clerk shall provide a sufficient 11 number of blank forms for the registration of electors which 12 shall be known as registration record cards and which shall 13 consist of loose leaf sheets or cards, of suitable size to 14 contain in plain writing and figures the data hereinafter 15 required thereon or shall consist of computer cards of 16 suitable nature to contain the data required thereon. The 17 registration record cards, which shall include an affidavit 18 of registration as hereinafter provided, shall be executed in 19 duplicate. 20 The registration record card shall contain the following 21 and such other information as the county clerk may think it 22 proper to require for the identification of the applicant for 23 registration: 24 Name. The name of the applicant, giving surname and 25 first or Christian name in full, and the middle name or the 26 initial for such middle name, if any. 27 Sex. 28 Residence. The name and number of the street, avenue, or 29 other location of the dwelling, including the apartment, unit 30 or room number, if any, and in the case of a mobile home the 31 lot number, and such additional clear and definite 32 description as may be necessary to determine the exact 33 location of the dwelling of the applicant, including HB3148 Engrossed -8- LRB9200995MWpkB 1 post-office mailing address. In the case of a homeless 2 individual, the individual's voting residence that is his or 3 her mailing address shall be included on his or her 4 registration record card. 5 Term of residence in the State of Illinois and the 6 precinct. Which questions may be answered by the applicant 7 stating, in excess of 30 days in the State and in excess of 8 30 days in the precinct. 9 Nativity. The State or country in which the applicant 10 was born. 11 Citizenship. Whether the applicant is native born or 12 naturalized. If naturalized, the court, place and date of 13 naturalization. 14 Date of application for registration, i.e., the day, 15 month and year when applicant presented himself for 16 registration. 17 Age. Date of birth, by month, day and year. 18 Physical disability of the applicant, if any, at the time 19 of registration, which would require assistance in voting. 20 The county and state in which the applicant was last 21 registered. 22 Signature of voter. The applicant, after the 23 registration and in the presence of a deputy registrar or 24 other officer of registration shall be required to sign his 25 or her name in ink to the affidavit on the original and 26 duplicate registration record card. 27 Signature of Deputy Registrar. 28 In case applicant is unable to sign his name, he may 29 affix his mark to the affidavit. In such case the officer 30 empowered to give the registration oath shall write a 31 detailed description of the applicant in the space provided 32 at the bottom of the card or sheet; and shall ask the 33 following questions and record the answers thereto: 34 Father's first name ....................... HB3148 Engrossed -9- LRB9200995MWpkB 1 Mother's first name ....................... 2 From what address did you last register? 3 Reason for inability to sign name. 4 Each applicant for registration shall make an affidavit 5 in substantially the following form: 6 AFFIDAVIT OF REGISTRATION 7 State of Illinois) 8 )ss 9 County of ) 10 I hereby swear (or affirm) that I am a citizen of the 11 United States; that on the date of the next election I shall 12 have resided in the State of Illinois and in the election 13 precinct in which I reside 30 days; that I am fully qualified 14 to vote. That I intend that this location shall be my 15 residence and that the above statements are true. 16 .............................. 17 (His or her signature or mark) 18 Subscribed and sworn to before me on (insert date). 19 ......................................... 20 Signature of Registration Officer. 21 (To be signed in presence of Registrant.) 22 Space shall be provided upon the face of each 23 registration record card for the notation of the voting 24 record of the person registered thereon. 25 Each registration record card shall be numbered according 26 to towns and precincts, wards, cities and villages, as the 27 case may be, and may be serially or otherwise marked for 28 identification in such manner as the county clerk may 29 determine. 30 The registration cards shall be deemed public records and 31 shall be open to inspection during regular business hours, 32 except during the 28 days immediately preceding any election. 33 On written request of any candidate or objector or any person 34 intending to object to a petition, the election authority HB3148 Engrossed -10- LRB9200995MWpkB 1 shall extend its hours for inspection of registration cards 2 and other records of the election authority during the period 3 beginning with the filing of petitions under Sections 7-10, 4 8-8, 10-6 or 28-3 and continuing through the termination of 5 electoral board hearings on any objections to petitions 6 containing signatures of registered voters in the 7 jurisdiction of the election authority. The extension shall 8 be for a period of hours sufficient to allow adequate 9 opportunity for examination of the records but the election 10 authority is not required to extend its hours beyond the 11 period beginning at its normal opening for business and 12 ending at midnight. If the business hours are so extended, 13 the election authority shall post a public notice of such 14 extended hours. Registration record cards may also be 15 inspected, upon approval of the officer in charge of the 16 cards, during the 28 days immediately preceding any election. 17 Registration record cards shall also be open to inspection by 18 certified judges and poll watchers and challengers at the 19 polling place on election day, but only to the extent 20 necessary to determine the question of the right of a person 21 to vote or to serve as a judge of election. At no time shall 22 poll watchers or challengers be allowed to physically handle 23 the registration record cards. 24 Updated copies of computer tapes or computer discs or 25 other electronic data processing information containing voter 26 registration information shall be furnished by the county 27 clerk within 10 days after December 15 and May 15 each year 28 and within 10 days after each registration period is closed 29 to the State Board of Elections in a form prescribed by the 30 Board. For the purposes of this Section, a registration 31 period is closed 28 days before the date of any regular or 32 special election. Registration information shall include, but 33 not be limited to, the following information: name, sex, 34 residence, telephone number, if any, age, party affiliation, HB3148 Engrossed -11- LRB9200995MWpkB 1 if applicable, precinct, ward, township, county, and 2 representative, legislative and congressional districts. In 3 the event of noncompliance, the State Board of Elections is 4 directed to obtain compliance forthwith with this 5 nondiscretionary duty of the election authority by 6 instituting legal proceedings in the circuit court of the 7 county in which the election authority maintains the 8 registration information. The costs of furnishing updated 9 copies of tapes or discs shall be paid at a rate of $.00034 10 per name of registered voters in the election jurisdiction, 11 but not less than $50 per tape or disc and shall be paid from 12 appropriations made to the State Board of Elections for 13 reimbursement to the election authority for such purpose. The 14 Board shall furnish copies of such tapes, discs, other 15 electronic data or compilations thereof to state political 16 committees registered pursuant to the Illinois Campaign 17 Finance Act or the Federal Election Campaign Act at their 18 request and at a reasonable cost. Copies of the tapes, discs 19 or other electronic data shall be furnished by the county 20 clerk to local political committees at their request and at a 21 reasonable cost. Reasonable cost of the tapes, discs, et 22 cetera for this purpose would be the cost of duplication plus 23 15% for administration. The individual representing a 24 political committee requesting copies of such tapes shall 25 make a sworn affidavit that the information shall be used 26 only for bona fide political purposes, including by or for 27 candidates for office or incumbent office holders. Such 28 tapes, discs or other electronic data shall not be used under 29 any circumstances by any political committee or individuals 30 for purposes of commercial solicitation or other business 31 purposes. If such tapes contain information on county 32 residents related to the operations of county government in 33 addition to registration information, that information shall 34 not be used under any circumstances for commercial HB3148 Engrossed -12- LRB9200995MWpkB 1 solicitation or other business purposes. The prohibition in 2 this Section against using the computer tapes or computer 3 discs or other electronic data processing information 4 containing voter registration information for purposes of 5 commercial solicitation or other business purposes shall be 6 prospective only from the effective date of this amended Act 7 of 1979. Any person who violates this provision shall be 8 guilty of a Class 4 felony. 9 The State Board of Elections shall promulgate, by October 10 1, 1987, such regulations as may be necessary to ensure 11 uniformity throughout the State in electronic data processing 12 of voter registration information. The regulations shall 13 include, but need not be limited to, specifications for 14 uniform medium, communications protocol and file structure to 15 be employed by the election authorities of this State in the 16 electronic data processing of voter registration information. 17 Each election authority utilizing electronic data processing 18 of voter registration information shall comply with such 19 regulations on and after May 15, 1988. 20 If the applicant for registration was last registered in 21 another county within this State, he shall also sign a 22 certificate authorizing cancellation of the former 23 registration. The certificate shall be in substantially the 24 following form: 25 To the County Clerk of .... County, Illinois. To the Election 26 Commission of the City of ...., Illinois. 27 This is to certify that I am registered in your (county) 28 (city) and that my residence was ..... 29 Having moved out of your (county) (city), I hereby 30 authorize you to cancel said registration in your office. 31 Dated at .... Illinois, on (insert date). 32 .................... 33 (Signature of Voter) 34 Attest ......, County Clerk, ........ County, Illinois. HB3148 Engrossed -13- LRB9200995MWpkB 1 The cancellation certificate shall be mailed immediately 2 by the county clerk to the county clerk (or election 3 commission as the case may be) where the applicant was 4 formerly registered. Receipt of such certificate shall be 5 full authority for cancellation of any previous registration. 6 (Source: P.A. 91-357, eff. 7-29-99.) 7 (10 ILCS 5/6-35) (from Ch. 46, par. 6-35) 8 Sec. 6-35. The Boards of Election Commissioners shall 9 provide a sufficient number of blank forms for the 10 registration of electors which shall be known as registration 11 record cards and which shall consist of loose leaf sheets or 12 cards, of suitable size to contain in plain writing and 13 figures the data hereinafter required thereon or shall 14 consist of computer cards of suitable nature to contain the 15 data required thereon. The registration record cards, which 16 shall include an affidavit of registration as hereinafter 17 provided, shall be executed in duplicate. The duplicate of 18 which may be a carbon copy of the original or a copy of the 19 original made by the use of other method or material used for 20 making simultaneous true copies or duplications. 21 The registration record card shall contain the following 22 and such other information as the Board of Election 23 Commissioners may think it proper to require for the 24 identification of the applicant for registration: 25 Name. The name of the applicant, giving surname and 26 first or Christian name in full, and the middle name or the 27 initial for such middle name, if any. 28 Sex. 29 Residence. The name and number of the street, avenue, or 30 other location of the dwelling, including the apartment, unit 31 or room number, if any, and in the case of a mobile home the 32 lot number, and such additional clear and definite 33 description as may be necessary to determine the exact HB3148 Engrossed -14- LRB9200995MWpkB 1 location of the dwelling of the applicant, including 2 post-office mailing address. In the case of a homeless 3 individual, the individual's voting residence that is his or 4 her mailing address shall be included on his or her 5 registration record card. 6 Term of residence in the State of Illinois and the 7 precinct. 8 Nativity. The state or country in which the applicant 9 was born. 10 Citizenship. Whether the applicant is native born or 11 naturalized. If naturalized, the court, place, and date of 12 naturalization. 13 Date of application for registration, i.e., the day, 14 month and year when the applicant presented himself for 15 registration. 16 Age. Date of birth, by month, day and year. 17 Physical disability of the applicant, if any, at the time 18 of registration, which would require assistance in voting. 19 The county and state in which the applicant was last 20 registered. 21 Signature of voter. The applicant, after registration 22 and in the presence of a deputy registrar or other officer of 23 registration shall be required to sign his or her name in ink 24 to the affidavit on both the original and the duplicate 25 registration record card. 26 Signature of deputy registrar. 27 In case applicant is unable to sign his name, he may 28 affix his mark to the affidavit. In such case the 29 registration officer shall write a detailed description of 30 the applicant in the space provided at the bottom of the card 31 or sheet; and shall ask the following questions and record 32 the answers thereto: 33 Father's first name ......................... 34 Mother's first name ......................... HB3148 Engrossed -15- LRB9200995MWpkB 1 From what address did you last register? .... 2 Reason for inability to sign name ........... 3 Each applicant for registration shall make an affidavit 4 in substantially the following form: 5 AFFIDAVIT OF REGISTRATION 6 State of Illinois ) 7 )ss 8 County of ....... ) 9 I hereby swear (or affirm) that I am a citizen of the 10 United States, that on the day of the next election I shall 11 have resided in the State of Illinois and in the election 12 precinct 30 days and that I intend that this location is my 13 residence; that I am fully qualified to vote, and that the 14 above statements are true. 15 .............................. 16 (His or her signature or mark) 17 Subscribed and sworn to before me on (insert date). 18 ...................................... 19 Signature of registration officer 20 (to be signed in presence of registrant). 21 Space shall be provided upon the face of each 22 registration record card for the notation of the voting 23 record of the person registered thereon. 24 Each registration record card shall be numbered according 25 to wards or precincts, as the case may be, and may be 26 serially or otherwise marked for identification in such 27 manner as the Board of Election Commissioners may determine. 28 The registration cards shall be deemed public records and 29 shall be open to inspection during regular business hours, 30 except during the 28 days immediately preceding any election. 31 On written request of any candidate or objector or any person 32 intending to object to a petition, the election authority 33 shall extend its hours for inspection of registration cards 34 and other records of the election authority during the period HB3148 Engrossed -16- LRB9200995MWpkB 1 beginning with the filing of petitions under Sections 7-10, 2 8-8, 10-6 or 28-3 and continuing through the termination of 3 electoral board hearings on any objections to petitions 4 containing signatures of registered voters in the 5 jurisdiction of the election authority. The extension shall 6 be for a period of hours sufficient to allow adequate 7 opportunity for examination of the records but the election 8 authority is not required to extend its hours beyond the 9 period beginning at its normal opening for business and 10 ending at midnight. If the business hours are so extended, 11 the election authority shall post a public notice of such 12 extended hours. Registration record cards may also be 13 inspected, upon approval of the officer in charge of the 14 cards, during the 28 days immediately preceding any election. 15 Registration record cards shall also be open to inspection by 16 certified judges and poll watchers and challengers at the 17 polling place on election day, but only to the extent 18 necessary to determine the question of the right of a person 19 to vote or to serve as a judge of election. At no time shall 20 poll watchers or challengers be allowed to physically handle 21 the registration record cards. 22 Updated copies of computer tapes or computer discs or 23 other electronic data processing information containing voter 24 registration information shall be furnished by the Board of 25 Election Commissioners within 10 days after December 15 and 26 May 15 each year and within 10 days after each registration 27 period is closed to the State Board of Elections in a form 28 prescribed by the State Board. For the purposes of this 29 Section, a registration period is closed 28 days before the 30 date of any regular or special election. Registration 31 information shall include, but not be limited to, the 32 following information: name, sex, residence, telephone 33 number, if any, age, party affiliation, if applicable, 34 precinct, ward, township, county, and representative, HB3148 Engrossed -17- LRB9200995MWpkB 1 legislative and congressional districts. In the event of 2 noncompliance, the State Board of Elections is directed to 3 obtain compliance forthwith with this nondiscretionary duty 4 of the election authority by instituting legal proceedings in 5 the circuit court of the county in which the election 6 authority maintains the registration information. The costs 7 of furnishing updated copies of tapes or discs shall be paid 8 at a rate of $.00034 per name of registered voters in the 9 election jurisdiction, but not less than $50 per tape or disc 10 and shall be paid from appropriations made to the State Board 11 of Elections for reimbursement to the election authority for 12 such purpose. The State Board shall furnish copies of such 13 tapes, discs, other electronic data or compilations thereof 14 to state political committees registered pursuant to the 15 Illinois Campaign Finance Act or the Federal Election 16 Campaign Act at their request and at a reasonable cost. 17 Copies of the tapes, discs or other electronic data shall be 18 furnished by the Board of Election Commissioners to local 19 political committees at their request and at a reasonable 20 cost. Reasonable cost of the tapes, discs, et cetera for 21 this purpose would be the cost of duplication plus 15% for 22 administration. The individual representing a political 23 committee requesting copies of such tapes shall make a sworn 24 affidavit that the information shall be used only for bona 25 fide political purposes, including by or for candidates for 26 office or incumbent office holders. Such tapes, discs or 27 other electronic data shall not be used under any 28 circumstances by any political committee or individuals for 29 purposes of commercial solicitation or other business 30 purposes. If such tapes contain information on county 31 residents related to the operations of county government in 32 addition to registration information, that information shall 33 not be used under any circumstances for commercial 34 solicitation or other business purposes. The prohibition in HB3148 Engrossed -18- LRB9200995MWpkB 1 this Section against using the computer tapes or computer 2 discs or other electronic data processing information 3 containing voter registration information for purposes of 4 commercial solicitation or other business purposes shall be 5 prospective only from the effective date of this amended Act 6 of 1979. Any person who violates this provision shall be 7 guilty of a Class 4 felony. 8 The State Board of Elections shall promulgate, by October 9 1, 1987, such regulations as may be necessary to ensure 10 uniformity throughout the State in electronic data processing 11 of voter registration information. The regulations shall 12 include, but need not be limited to, specifications for 13 uniform medium, communications protocol and file structure to 14 be employed by the election authorities of this State in the 15 electronic data processing of voter registration information. 16 Each election authority utilizing electronic data processing 17 of voter registration information shall comply with such 18 regulations on and after May 15, 1988. 19 If the applicant for registration was last registered in 20 another county within this State, he shall also sign a 21 certificate authorizing cancellation of the former 22 registration. The certificate shall be in substantially the 23 following form: 24 To the County Clerk of .... County, Illinois. 25 To the Election Commission of the City of ...., Illinois. 26 This is to certify that I am registered in your (county) 27 (city) and that my residence was ..... Having moved out of 28 your (county), (city), I hereby authorize you to cancel that 29 registration in your office. 30 Dated at ...., Illinois, on (insert date). 31 .................... 32 (Signature of Voter) 33 Attest ...., Clerk, Election Commission of the City 34 of...., Illinois. HB3148 Engrossed -19- LRB9200995MWpkB 1 The cancellation certificate shall be mailed immediately 2 by the clerk of the Election Commission to the county clerk, 3 (or Election Commission as the case may be) where the 4 applicant was formerly registered. Receipt of such 5 certificate shall be full authority for cancellation of any 6 previous registration. 7 (Source: P.A. 91-357, eff. 7-29-99.)