Bill Text: IL HB4539 | 2019-2020 | 101st General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the Election Code. Provides that a person registering to vote in any election under the Code may include his or her maiden or former name, together with his or her current legal name, in his or her registered name.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-06-23 - Rule 19(b) / Re-referred to Rules Committee [HB4539 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2019-HB4539-Introduced.html

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101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2019 and 2020 HB4539 Introduced , by Rep. Amy Grant SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
10 ILCS 5/1-21 new
Amends the Election Code. Provides that a person registering to vote in any election under the Code may include his or her maiden or former name, together with his or her current legal name, in his or her registered name.
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A BILL FOR
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AN ACT concerning elections.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The Election Code is amended by adding Section
1-21 as follows:
(10 ILCS 5/1-21 new)
Sec. 1-21. Maiden or former name. Notwithstanding any
provision of law to the contrary, a person registering to vote
in any election under this Code may include his or her maiden
or former name, together with his or her current legal name, in
his or her registered name.