Bill Text: IL HB4276 | 2013-2014 | 98th General Assembly | Amended

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Bill Title: Amends the Election Code. Provides that a person who is 17 years old on the date of a consolidated primary election is qualified to vote at that primary if he or she will be 18 years old on the date of the immediately following regular election (now, general election). Effective immediately.

Sponsorship: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 8-1)

Status: (Failed) 2014-12-03 - Session Sine Die [HB4276 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2013-HB4276-Amended.html

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Rep. Carol A. Sente

Filed: 3/4/2014

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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 4276
AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 4276 by replacing
everything after the enacting clause with the following:
"Section 5. The Election Code is amended by changing
Section 3-6 as follows:
(10 ILCS 5/3-6)
Sec. 3-6. Voting age. Notwithstanding any other provision
of law, a person who is 17 years old on the date of a
nonpartisan primary, consolidated primary, or general primary
election and who is otherwise qualified to vote is qualified to
vote at that primary, including voting an absentee, grace
period, or early voting ballot with respect to that primary, if
that person will be 18 years old on the date of the immediately
following consolidated election (including any supplementary
election) or general election, as the case may be.
References in this Code and elsewhere to the requirement

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that a person must be 18 years old to vote shall be interpreted
in accordance with this Section.
For the purposes of this Act, an individual who is 17 years
of age and who will be 18 years of age on the date of the
general election shall be deemed competent to execute and
attest to any voter registration forms.
(Source: P.A. 98-51, eff. 1-1-14.)
Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
becoming law.".