Bill Text: IL HB4869 | 2017-2018 | 100th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the Election Code. Allows specified persons on an application for a ballot to provide an email address or fax number to which registration materials or a ballot should be sent. Effective immediately.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Failed) 2019-01-08 - Session Sine Die [HB4869 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2017-HB4869-Introduced.html

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100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2017 and 2018 HB4869 Introduced , by Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
10 ILCS 5/20-3 from Ch. 46, par. 20-3
Amends the Election Code. Allows specified persons on an application for a ballot to provide an email address or fax number to which registration materials or a ballot should be sent. Effective immediately.
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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 changing Section
20-3 as follows:
(10 ILCS 5/20-3) (from Ch. 46, par. 20-3)
Sec. 20-3. The election authority shall furnish the
following applications for registration by mail or vote by mail
ballot which shall be considered a method of application in
lieu of the official postcard.
1. Members of the United States Service, citizens of the
United States temporarily residing outside the territorial
limits of the United States, and certified program participants
under the Address Confidentiality for Victims of Domestic
Violence Act may make application within the periods prescribed
in Sections 20-2 or 20-2.1, as the case may be. Such
application shall be substantially in the following form:
"APPLICATION FOR BALLOT
To be voted at the ............ election in the precinct in
which is located my residence at ..............., in the
city/village/township of ............(insert home address)
County of ........... and State of Illinois.
I state that I am a citizen of the United States; that on

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(insert date of election) I shall have resided in the State of
Illinois and in the election precinct for 30 days; that on the
above date I shall be the age of 18 years or above; that I am
lawfully entitled to vote in such precinct at that election;
that I am (check category 1, 2, or 3 below):
1. ( ) a member of the United States Service,
2. ( ) a citizen of the United States temporarily residing
outside the territorial limits of the United States and that I
expect to be absent from the said county of my residence on the
date of holding such election, and that I will have no
opportunity to vote in person on that day.
3. ( ) a certified program participant under the Address
Confidentiality for Victims of Domestic Violence Act.
I hereby make application for an official ballot or ballots
to be voted by me at such election if I am absent from the said
county of my residence, and I agree that I shall return said
ballot or ballots to the election authority postmarked no later
than election day, for counting no later than during the period
for counting provisional ballots, the last day of which is the
14th day following election day or shall destroy said ballot or
ballots.
(Check below only if category 2 or 3 and not previously
registered)
( ) I hereby make application to become registered as a
voter and agree to return the forms and affidavits for
registration to the election authority not later than 30 days

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before the election.
Under penalties as provided by law pursuant to Article 29
of the Election Code, the undersigned certifies that the
statements set forth in this application are true and correct.
.........................
Post office address, or service address, email address, or
fax number to which registration materials or ballot should be
mailed
.........................
.........................
.........................
........................"
If application is made for a primary election ballot, such
application shall designate the name of the political party
with which the applicant is affiliated.
Such applications may be obtained from the election
authority having jurisdiction over the person's precinct of
residence.
2. A spouse or dependent of a member of the United States
Service, said spouse or dependent being a registered voter in
the county, may make application on behalf of said person in
the office of the election authority within the periods
prescribed in Section 20-2 which shall be substantially in the
following form:
"APPLICATION FOR BALLOT to be voted at the........... election
in the precinct in which is located the residence of the person

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for whom this application is made at.............(insert
residence address) in the city/village/township of.........
County of.......... and State of Illinois.
I certify that the following named person................
(insert name of person) is a member of the United States
Service.
I state that said person is a citizen of the United States;
that on (insert date of election) said person shall have
resided in the State of Illinois and in the election precinct
for which this application is made for 30 days; that on the
above date said person shall be the age of 18 years or above;
that said person is lawfully entitled to vote in such precinct
at that election; that said person is a member of the United
States Service, and that in the course of his duties said
person expects to be absent from his county of residence on the
date of holding such election, and that said person will have
no opportunity to vote in person on that day.
I hereby make application for an official ballot or ballots
to be voted by said person at such election and said person
agrees that he shall return said ballot or ballots to the
election authority postmarked no later than election day, for
counting no later than during the period for counting
provisional ballots, the last day of which is the 14th day
following election day, or shall destroy said ballot or
ballots.
I hereby certify that I am the (mother, father, sister,

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brother, husband or wife) of the said elector, and that I am a
registered voter in the election precinct for which this
application is made. (Strike all but one that is applicable.)
Under penalties as provided by law pursuant to Article 29
of The Election Code, the undersigned certifies that the
statements set forth in this application are true and correct.
Name of applicant ......................
Residence address ........................
City/village/township........................
Service address, email address, or fax number to which
ballot should be mailed:
.........................
.........................
.........................
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If application is made for a primary election ballot, such
application shall designate the name of the political party
with which the person for whom application is made is
affiliated.
Such applications may be obtained from the election
authority having jurisdiction over the voting precinct in which
the person for whom application is made is entitled to vote.
(Source: P.A. 98-1171, eff. 6-1-15; 99-522, eff. 6-30-16.)
Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
becoming law.