Bill Text: IL HB6167 | 2015-2016 | 99th General Assembly | Chaptered
Bill Title: Amends the Election Code. Provides that an individual who will be 18 years of age or older at the next general election may sign and circulate candidate petitions and register to vote, and shall be deemed competent to execute and attest to any voter registration forms, with the registration held in abeyance by the appropriate election authority until such time as that individual attains the required age to vote. Provides that an individual that is 17 years old or older who is registered to vote in this State shall be eligible to serve as a deputy registrar. Amends the Township Code. Provides that a person who is 17 years old on the date of a caucus or primary election and who is otherwise qualified to vote is qualified to vote at that caucus or primary, including voting by mail, grace period voting, or early voting ballot with respect to that primary, if that person will be 18 years old on the date of the corresponding election. Effective immediately.
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 39-14)
Status: (Passed) 2016-08-05 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 99-0722 [HB6167 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2015-HB6167-Chaptered.html
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| Public Act 099-0722 | ||||
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AN ACT concerning elections.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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represented in the General Assembly:
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Section 5. The Election Code is amended by changing Section | ||||
3-6 and by adding Sections 4-8.5, 5-8.5, and 6-35.5 as follows:
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(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 caucus, | ||||
general primary election, or consolidated primary election and | ||||
who is otherwise qualified to vote is qualified to vote at that | ||||
caucus, general primary, or consolidated primary, including | ||||
voting a vote by mail, grace period, or early voting ballot | ||||
with respect to that general primary or consolidated primary, | ||||
if that person will be 18 years old on the date of the | ||||
immediately following general election or consolidated | ||||
election for which candidates are nominated at that primary. | ||||
References in this Code and elsewhere to the requirement | ||||
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 or consolidated election shall be deemed competent to | ||||
execute and attest to any voter registration forms. An | ||||
individual who is 17 years of age, will be 18 years of age on | ||
the date of the immediately following general or consolidated | ||
election, and is otherwise qualified to vote shall be deemed | ||
eligible to circulate a nominating petition or a petition | ||
proposing a public question
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(Source: P.A. 98-51, eff. 1-1-14; 98-1171, eff. 6-1-15.)
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(10 ILCS 5/4-8.5 new) | ||
Sec. 4-8.5. Deputy registrar eligibility. Unless otherwise | ||
provided by law, an individual that is 17 years old or older | ||
who is registered to vote in this State shall be eligible to | ||
serve as a deputy registrar.
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(10 ILCS 5/5-8.5 new) | ||
Sec. 5-8.5. Deputy registrar eligibility. Unless otherwise | ||
provided by law, an individual that is 17 years old or older | ||
who is registered to vote in this State shall be eligible to | ||
serve as a deputy registrar.
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(10 ILCS 5/6-35.5 new) | ||
Sec. 6-35.5. Deputy registrar eligibility. Unless | ||
otherwise provided by law, an individual that is 17 years old | ||
or older who is registered to vote in this State shall be | ||
eligible to serve as a deputy registrar.
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