Bill Text: IL SB2805 | 2013-2014 | 98th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Amends the Election Code. Provides that grace period voting may be conducted until the day of the primary or election.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)
Status: (Failed) 2015-01-13 - Session Sine Die [SB2805 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2013-SB2805-Introduced.html
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1 | AN ACT concerning elections.
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2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | Section 5. The Election Code is amended by changing | |||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | Sections 4-50, 5-50, and 6-100 as follows:
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6 | (10 ILCS 5/4-50) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
7 | Sec. 4-50. Grace period. Notwithstanding any other | |||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | provision of this
Code to the contrary, each election authority | |||||||||||||||||||||||
9 | shall
establish procedures for the registration of voters and | |||||||||||||||||||||||
10 | for change of address during the period from the close of
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11 | registration for a primary or election and until the day of 3rd | |||||||||||||||||||||||
12 | day before the
primary or election. During this grace period, | |||||||||||||||||||||||
13 | an unregistered qualified
elector may
register to vote, and a | |||||||||||||||||||||||
14 | registered voter may submit a change of address form, in person | |||||||||||||||||||||||
15 | in the office of the election
authority or at a voter | |||||||||||||||||||||||
16 | registration location specifically designated for this
purpose | |||||||||||||||||||||||
17 | by the election authority. The election authority shall
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18 | register that individual, or change a registered voter's | |||||||||||||||||||||||
19 | address, in the same manner as otherwise provided by this | |||||||||||||||||||||||
20 | Article for registration and change of address. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
21 | If a voter who registers or changes address during this | |||||||||||||||||||||||
22 | grace period wishes to vote at the first election or primary | |||||||||||||||||||||||
23 | occurring on or after the last day of the grace period, he or |
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1 | she must do so by grace period voting. The election authority | ||||||
2 | shall offer in-person grace period voting at the authority's | ||||||
3 | office and may offer in-person grace period voting at | ||||||
4 | additional locations specifically designated for the purpose | ||||||
5 | of grace period voting by the election authority. The election | ||||||
6 | authority may allow grace period voting by mail only if the | ||||||
7 | election authority has no ballots prepared at the authority's | ||||||
8 | office. Grace period voting shall be in a manner substantially | ||||||
9 | similar to voting under Article 19. | ||||||
10 | Within one day after a voter casts a grace period ballot, | ||||||
11 | but not later than the day of the primary or election, or | ||||||
12 | within one day after the ballot is received by the election | ||||||
13 | authority if the election authority allows grace period voting | ||||||
14 | by mail, the election authority shall transmit by electronic | ||||||
15 | means pursuant to a process established by the State Board of | ||||||
16 | Elections the voter's name, street address, e-mail address, and | ||||||
17 | precinct, ward, township, and district numbers, as the case may | ||||||
18 | be, to the State Board of Elections, which shall maintain those | ||||||
19 | names and that information in an electronic format on its | ||||||
20 | website, arranged by county and accessible to State and local | ||||||
21 | political committees. The name of each person issued a grace | ||||||
22 | period ballot shall also be placed on the appropriate precinct | ||||||
23 | list of persons to whom absentee and early ballots have been | ||||||
24 | issued, for use as provided in Sections 17-9 and 18-5. | ||||||
25 | A person who casts a grace period ballot shall not be | ||||||
26 | permitted to revoke that ballot and vote another ballot with |
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1 | respect to that primary or election. Ballots cast by persons | ||||||
2 | who register or change address during the grace period must be | ||||||
3 | transmitted to and counted at the election authority's central | ||||||
4 | ballot counting location and shall not be transmitted to and | ||||||
5 | counted at precinct polling places.
The grace period ballots | ||||||
6 | determined to be valid shall be added to the vote totals for | ||||||
7 | the precincts for which they were cast in the order in which | ||||||
8 | the ballots were opened.
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9 | (Source: P.A. 97-766, eff. 7-6-12; 98-115, eff. 7-29-13.)
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10 | (10 ILCS 5/5-50) | ||||||
11 | Sec. 5-50. Grace period. Notwithstanding any other | ||||||
12 | provision of this
Code to the contrary, each election authority | ||||||
13 | shall
establish procedures for the registration of voters and | ||||||
14 | for change of address during the period from the close of
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15 | registration for a primary or election and until the day of 3rd | ||||||
16 | day before the
primary or election. During this grace period, | ||||||
17 | an unregistered qualified
elector may
register to vote, and a | ||||||
18 | registered voter may submit a change of address form, in person | ||||||
19 | in the office of the election
authority or at a voter | ||||||
20 | registration location specifically designated for this
purpose | ||||||
21 | by the election authority. The election authority shall
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22 | register that individual, or change a registered voter's | ||||||
23 | address, in the same manner as otherwise provided by this | ||||||
24 | Article for registration and change of address. | ||||||
25 | If a voter who registers or changes address during this |
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1 | grace period wishes to vote at the first election or primary | ||||||
2 | occurring on or after the last day of the grace period, he or | ||||||
3 | she must do so by grace period voting. The election authority | ||||||
4 | shall offer in-person grace period voting at his or her office | ||||||
5 | and may offer in-person grace period voting at additional | ||||||
6 | locations specifically designated for the purpose of grace | ||||||
7 | period voting by the election authority. The election authority | ||||||
8 | may allow grace period voting by mail only if the election | ||||||
9 | authority has no ballots prepared at the authority's office. | ||||||
10 | Grace period voting shall be in a manner substantially similar | ||||||
11 | to voting under Article 19. | ||||||
12 | Within one day after a voter casts a grace period ballot, | ||||||
13 | but not later than the day of the primary or election, or | ||||||
14 | within one day after the ballot is received by the election | ||||||
15 | authority if the election authority allows grace period voting | ||||||
16 | by mail, the election authority shall transmit by electronic | ||||||
17 | means pursuant to a process established by the State Board of | ||||||
18 | Elections the voter's name, street address, e-mail address, and | ||||||
19 | precinct, ward, township, and district numbers, as the case may | ||||||
20 | be, to the State Board of Elections, which shall maintain those | ||||||
21 | names and that information in an electronic format on its | ||||||
22 | website, arranged by county and accessible to State and local | ||||||
23 | political committees. The name of each person issued a grace | ||||||
24 | period ballot shall also be placed on the appropriate precinct | ||||||
25 | list of persons to whom absentee and early ballots have been | ||||||
26 | issued, for use as provided in Sections 17-9 and 18-5. |
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1 | A person who casts a grace period ballot shall not be | ||||||
2 | permitted to revoke that ballot and vote another ballot with | ||||||
3 | respect to that primary or election. Ballots cast by persons | ||||||
4 | who register or change address during the grace period must be | ||||||
5 | transmitted to and counted at the election authority's central | ||||||
6 | ballot counting location and shall not be transmitted to and | ||||||
7 | counted at precinct polling places. The grace period ballots | ||||||
8 | determined to be valid shall be added to the vote totals for | ||||||
9 | the precincts for which they were cast in the order in which | ||||||
10 | the ballots were opened.
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11 | (Source: P.A. 97-766, eff. 7-6-12; 98-115, eff. 7-29-13.)
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12 | (10 ILCS 5/6-100) | ||||||
13 | Sec. 6-100. Grace period. Notwithstanding any other | ||||||
14 | provision of this
Code to the contrary, each election authority | ||||||
15 | shall
establish procedures for the registration of voters and | ||||||
16 | for change of address during the period from the close of
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17 | registration for a primary or election and until the day of 3rd | ||||||
18 | day before the
primary or election. During this grace period, | ||||||
19 | an unregistered qualified
elector may
register to vote, and a | ||||||
20 | registered voter may submit a change of address form, in person | ||||||
21 | in the office of the election
authority or at a voter | ||||||
22 | registration location specifically designated for this
purpose | ||||||
23 | by the election authority. The election authority shall
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24 | register that individual, or change a registered voter's | ||||||
25 | address, in the same manner as otherwise provided by this |
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1 | Article for registration and change of address. | ||||||
2 | If a voter who registers or changes address during this | ||||||
3 | grace period wishes to vote at the first election or primary | ||||||
4 | occurring on or after the last day of the grace period. The | ||||||
5 | election authority shall offer in-person grace period voting at | ||||||
6 | the authority's office and may offer in-person grace period | ||||||
7 | voting at additional locations specifically designated for the | ||||||
8 | purpose of grace period voting by the election authority. The | ||||||
9 | election authority may allow grace period voting by mail only | ||||||
10 | if the election authority has no ballots prepared at the | ||||||
11 | authority's office. Grace period voting shall be in a manner | ||||||
12 | substantially similar to voting under Article 19. | ||||||
13 | Within one day after a voter casts a grace period ballot, | ||||||
14 | but not later than the day of the primary or election, or | ||||||
15 | within one day after the ballot is received by the election | ||||||
16 | authority if the election authority allows grace period voting | ||||||
17 | by mail, the election authority shall transmit by electronic | ||||||
18 | means pursuant to a process established by the State Board of | ||||||
19 | Elections the voter's name, street address, e-mail address, and | ||||||
20 | precinct, ward, township, and district numbers, as the case may | ||||||
21 | be, to the State Board of Elections, which shall maintain those | ||||||
22 | names and that information in an electronic format on its | ||||||
23 | website, arranged by county and accessible to State and local | ||||||
24 | political committees. The name of each person issued a grace | ||||||
25 | period ballot shall also be placed on the appropriate precinct | ||||||
26 | list of persons to whom absentee and early ballots have been |
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1 | issued, for use as provided in Sections 17-9 and 18-5. | ||||||
2 | A person who casts a grace period ballot shall not be | ||||||
3 | permitted to revoke that ballot and vote another ballot with | ||||||
4 | respect to that primary or election. Ballots cast by persons | ||||||
5 | who register or change address during the grace period must be | ||||||
6 | transmitted to and counted at the election authority's central | ||||||
7 | ballot counting location and shall not be transmitted to and | ||||||
8 | counted at precinct polling places. The grace period ballots | ||||||
9 | determined to be valid shall be added to the vote totals for | ||||||
10 | the precincts for which they were cast in the order in which | ||||||
11 | the ballots were opened.
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12 | (Source: P.A. 97-766, eff. 7-6-12; 98-115, eff. 7-29-13.)
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