Bill Text: IL HB0107 | 2017-2018 | 100th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the Election Code. Provides that each election authority operating in a county organized by township shall operate one grace period voter registration site within each township under the jurisdiction of the election authority. Provides that each election authority operating in a county organized by precinct shall operate one grace period voter registration site within each precinct under the jurisdiction of the election authority. Provides that the Board of Election Commissioners for the City of Chicago shall operate one grace period voter registration site within each former township located within the City of Chicago, as those townships existed immediately prior to the date those townships were eliminated within the City of Chicago.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Failed) 2019-01-08 - Session Sine Die [HB0107 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2017-HB0107-Introduced.html

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100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2017 and 2018 HB0107 Introduced , by Rep. Mark Batinick SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
10 ILCS 5/1-12.5 new
10 ILCS 5/4-50
10 ILCS 5/5-50
10 ILCS 5/6-100
Amends the Election Code. Provides that each election authority operating in a county organized by township shall operate one grace period voter registration site within each township under the jurisdiction of the election authority. Provides that each election authority operating in a county organized by precinct shall operate one grace period voter registration site within each precinct under the jurisdiction of the election authority. Provides that the Board of Election Commissioners for the City of Chicago shall operate one grace period voter registration site within each former township located within the City of Chicago, as those townships existed immediately prior to the date those townships were eliminated within the City of Chicago.
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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
Sections 4-50, 5-50, and 6-100 and by adding Section 1-12.5 as
follows:
(10 ILCS 5/1-12.5 new)
Sec. 1-12.5. Grace period registration.
(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the
contrary, the number of grace period voter registration sites
that each election authority shall establish is governed only
by this Section. For the purpose of establishing grace period
voter registration sites, election authorities shall be
classified as follows:
(1) election authorities operating in counties
organized by township, including, but not limited to,
election authorities operating in Cook County, but
excluding the Board of Election Commissioners for the City
of Chicago;
(2) election authorities operating in counties
organized by precinct; and
(3) the Board of Election Commissioners for the City of
Chicago.

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(b) Each election authority classified under paragraph (1)
of subsection (a) of this Section shall operate one grace
period voter registration site within each township under the
jurisdiction of the election authority. Each election
authority classified under paragraph (2) of subsection (a) of
this Section shall operate one grace period voter registration
site within each precinct under the jurisdiction of the
election authority. The Board of Election Commissioners for the
City of Chicago shall operate one grace period voter
registration site within each former township located within
the City of Chicago, as those townships existed immediately
prior to the date those townships were eliminated within the
City of Chicago. In the case of a township, precinct, or former
township that contains the office of the election authority,
the office of the election authority shall serve as the grace
period voter registration site for that township, precinct, or
former township.
(10 ILCS 5/4-50)
Sec. 4-50. Grace period. Notwithstanding any other
provision of this Code to the contrary, each election authority
shall establish procedures for the registration of voters and
for change of address during the period from the close of
registration for an election until and including the day of the
election. During this grace period, an unregistered qualified
elector may register to vote, and a registered voter may submit

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a change of address form, in person in the office of the
election authority, at a permanent polling place established
under Section 19A-10, at any other early voting site beginning
15 days prior to the election, at a polling place on election
day, or at a voter registration location specifically
designated for this purpose by the election authority as
provided in Section 1-12.5. The election authority shall
register that individual, or change a registered voter's
address, in the same manner as otherwise provided by this
Article for registration and change of address.
If a voter who registers or changes address during this
grace period wishes to vote at the election or primary
occurring during the grace period, he or she must do so by
grace period voting. The election authority shall offer
in-person grace period voting at the authority's office, any
permanent polling place established under Section 19A-10, and
at any other early voting site beginning 15 days prior to the
election, at a polling place on election day, where grace
period registration is required by this Section; and may offer
in-person grace period voting at additional hours and locations
specifically designated for the purpose of grace period voting
by the election authority. The election authority may allow
grace period voting by mail only if the election authority has
no ballots prepared at the authority's office. Grace period
voting shall be in a manner substantially similar to voting
under Article 19A.

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Within one day after a voter casts a grace period ballot,
or within one day after the ballot is received by the election
authority if the election authority allows grace period voting
by mail, the election authority shall transmit by electronic
means pursuant to a process established by the State Board of
Elections the voter's name, street address, e-mail address, and
precinct, ward, township, and district numbers, as the case may
be, to the State Board of Elections, which shall maintain those
names and that information in an electronic format on its
website, arranged by county and accessible to State and local
political committees. The name of each person issued a grace
period ballot shall also be placed on the appropriate precinct
list of persons to whom vote by mail and early ballots have
been issued, for use as provided in Sections 17-9 and 18-5.
A person who casts a grace period ballot shall not be
permitted to revoke that ballot and vote another ballot with
respect to that primary or election. Ballots cast by persons
who register or change address during the grace period at a
location other than their designated polling place on election
day must be transmitted to and counted at the election
authority's central ballot counting location and shall not be
transmitted to and counted at precinct polling places. The
grace period ballots determined to be valid shall be added to
the vote totals for the precincts for which they were cast in
the order in which the ballots were opened.
In counties with a population of less than 100,000 that do

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not have electronic poll books, the election authority may opt
out of registration in the polling place if the election
authority establishes grace period registration and voting at
other sites on election day at the following sites: (i) the
election authority's main office and (ii) a polling place in
each municipality where 20% or more of the county's residents
reside if the election authority's main office is not located
in that municipality. The election authority may establish
other grace period registration and voting sites on election
day provided that the election authority has met the notice
requirements of Section 19A-25 for permanent and temporary
early voting sites.
(Source: P.A. 97-766, eff. 7-6-12; 98-115, eff. 7-29-13;
98-691, eff. 7-1-14; 98-1171, eff. 6-1-15.)
(10 ILCS 5/5-50)
Sec. 5-50. Grace period. Notwithstanding any other
provision of this Code to the contrary, each election authority
shall establish procedures for the registration of voters and
for change of address during the period from the close of
registration for an election until and including the day of the
election. During this grace period, an unregistered qualified
elector may register to vote, and a registered voter may submit
a change of address form, in person in the office of the
election authority, at a permanent polling place established
under Section 19A-10, at any other early voting site beginning

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15 days prior to the election, at a polling place on election
day, or at a voter registration location specifically
designated for this purpose by the election authority as
provided in Section 1-12.5. The election authority shall
register that individual, or change a registered voter's
address, in the same manner as otherwise provided by this
Article for registration and change of address.
If a voter who registers or changes address during this
grace period wishes to vote at the election or primary
occurring during the grace period, he or she must do so by
grace period voting. The election authority shall offer
in-person grace period voting at his or her office, any
permanent polling place established under Section 19A-10, and
at any other early voting site beginning 15 days prior to the
election, at a polling place on election day, where grace
period registration is required by this Section; and may offer
in-person grace period voting at additional hours and locations
specifically designated for the purpose of grace period voting
by the election authority. The election authority may allow
grace period voting by mail only if the election authority has
no ballots prepared at the authority's office. Grace period
voting shall be in a manner substantially similar to voting
under Article 19A.
Within one day after a voter casts a grace period ballot,
or within one day after the ballot is received by the election
authority if the election authority allows grace period voting

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by mail, the election authority shall transmit by electronic
means pursuant to a process established by the State Board of
Elections the voter's name, street address, e-mail address, and
precinct, ward, township, and district numbers, as the case may
be, to the State Board of Elections, which shall maintain those
names and that information in an electronic format on its
website, arranged by county and accessible to State and local
political committees. The name of each person issued a grace
period ballot shall also be placed on the appropriate precinct
list of persons to whom vote by mail and early ballots have
been issued, for use as provided in Sections 17-9 and 18-5.
A person who casts a grace period ballot shall not be
permitted to revoke that ballot and vote another ballot with
respect to that primary or election. Ballots cast by persons
who register or change address during the grace period at a
location other than their designated polling place on election
day must be transmitted to and counted at the election
authority's central ballot counting location and shall not be
transmitted to and counted at precinct polling places. The
grace period ballots determined to be valid shall be added to
the vote totals for the precincts for which they were cast in
the order in which the ballots were opened.
In counties with a population of less than 100,000 that do
not have electronic poll books, the election authority may opt
out of registration in the polling place if the election
authority establishes grace period registration and voting at

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other sites on election day at the following sites: (i) the
election authority's main office and (ii) a polling place in
each municipality where 20% or more of the county's residents
reside if the election authority's main office is not located
in that municipality. The election authority may establish
other grace period registration and voting sites on election
day provided that the election authority has met the notice
requirements of Section 19A-25 for permanent and temporary
early voting sites.
(Source: P.A. 97-766, eff. 7-6-12; 98-115, eff. 7-29-13;
98-691, eff. 7-1-14; 98-1171, eff. 6-1-15.)
(10 ILCS 5/6-100)
Sec. 6-100. Grace period. Notwithstanding any other
provision of this Code to the contrary, each election authority
shall establish procedures for the registration of voters and
for change of address during the period from the close of
registration for an election until and including the day of the
election. During this grace period, an unregistered qualified
elector may register to vote, and a registered voter may submit
a change of address form, in person in the office of the
election authority, at a permanent polling place established
under Section 19A-10, at any other early voting site beginning
15 days prior to the election, at a polling place on election
day, or at a voter registration location specifically
designated for this purpose by the election authority as

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provided in Section 1-12.5. The election authority shall
register that individual, or change a registered voter's
address, in the same manner as otherwise provided by this
Article for registration and change of address.
If a voter who registers or changes address during this
grace period wishes to vote at the election or primary
occurring during the grace period. The election authority shall
offer in-person grace period voting at the authority's office,
any permanent polling place established under Section 19A-10,
and at any other early voting site beginning 15 days prior to
the election, at a polling place on election day, where grace
period registration is required by this Section; and may offer
in-person grace period voting at additional hours and locations
specifically designated for the purpose of grace period voting
by the election authority. The election authority may allow
grace period voting by mail only if the election authority has
no ballots prepared at the authority's office. Grace period
voting shall be in a manner substantially similar to voting
under Article 19A.
Within one day after a voter casts a grace period ballot,
or within one day after the ballot is received by the election
authority if the election authority allows grace period voting
by mail, the election authority shall transmit by electronic
means pursuant to a process established by the State Board of
Elections the voter's name, street address, e-mail address, and
precinct, ward, township, and district numbers, as the case may

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be, to the State Board of Elections, which shall maintain those
names and that information in an electronic format on its
website, arranged by county and accessible to State and local
political committees. The name of each person issued a grace
period ballot shall also be placed on the appropriate precinct
list of persons to whom vote by mail and early ballots have
been issued, for use as provided in Sections 17-9 and 18-5.
A person who casts a grace period ballot shall not be
permitted to revoke that ballot and vote another ballot with
respect to that primary or election. Ballots cast by persons
who register or change address during the grace period at a
location other than their designated polling place on election
day must be transmitted to and counted at the election
authority's central ballot counting location and shall not be
transmitted to and counted at precinct polling places. The
grace period ballots determined to be valid shall be added to
the vote totals for the precincts for which they were cast in
the order in which the ballots were opened.
In counties with a population of less than 100,000 that do
not have electronic poll books, the election authority may opt
out of registration in the polling place if the election
authority establishes grace period registration and voting at
other sites on election day at the following sites: (i) the
election authority's main office and (ii) a polling place in
each municipality where 20% or more of the county's residents
reside if the election authority's main office is not located

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in that municipality. The election authority may establish
other grace period registration and voting sites on election
day provided that the election authority has met the notice
requirements of Section 19A-25 for permanent and temporary
early voting sites.
(Source: P.A. 97-766, eff. 7-6-12; 98-115, eff. 7-29-13;
98-691, eff. 7-1-14; 98-1171, eff. 6-1-15.)