Bill Text: IL HB1130 | 2025-2026 | 104th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the Jury Commission Act. Provides that the clerk of the circuit court shall notify the jury administrator or jury commissioners of each jury summons that is returned indicating a change of address. Provides that, not less often than every 3 months, the jury administrator or jury commissioners shall send the local election authority a list of each such change of address. Amends the Election Code. Contains provisions concerning the cancellation of voter registration if the county clerk is of the opinion that the person is not a qualified voter or has ceased to be a qualified voter. In provisions requiring election authorities to automatically register a voter who has moved to a new jurisdiction in Illinois or within the jurisdiction, requires the election authority to act within 90 days of receipt of information from the National Change of Address Linkage System. Requires county clerks and the Board of Election Commissioners to complete verifications of voter registrations after a consolidated election in an odd-numbered year but before the first day allowed for circulation of a petition for nomination for a candidate for the following primary election in an even-numbered year (rather than at least once in every 2 years). Requires the county clerks and the Board of Election Commissioners to certify to the State Board of Elections that the verification has been conducted and completed within 30 days of completion of the verification.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced) 2025-01-09 - Referred to Rules Committee [HB1130 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2025-HB1130-Introduced.html

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104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 HB1130 Introduced , by Rep. Charles Meier SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
10 ILCS 5/1A-16.8
10 ILCS 5/4-14.2 new
10 ILCS 5/4-30 from Ch. 46, par. 4-30
10 ILCS 5/5-9.2 new
10 ILCS 5/5-25 from Ch. 46, par. 5-25
10 ILCS 5/6-55.1 new
10 ILCS 5/6-59 from Ch. 46, par. 6-59
705 ILCS 310/9.3 new
Amends the Jury Commission Act. Provides that the clerk of the circuit court shall notify the jury administrator or jury commissioners of each jury summons that is returned indicating a change of address. Provides that, not less often than every 3 months, the jury administrator or jury commissioners shall send the local election authority a list of each such change of address. Amends the Election Code. Contains provisions concerning the cancellation of voter registration if the county clerk is of the opinion that the person is not a qualified voter or has ceased to be a qualified voter. In provisions requiring election authorities to automatically register a voter who has moved to a new jurisdiction in Illinois or within the jurisdiction, requires the election authority to act within 90 days of receipt of information from the National Change of Address Linkage System. Requires county clerks and the Board of Election Commissioners to complete verifications of voter registrations after a consolidated election in an odd-numbered year but before the first day allowed for circulation of a petition for nomination for a candidate for the following primary election in an even-numbered year (rather than at least once in every 2 years). Requires the county clerks and the Board of Election Commissioners to certify to the State Board of Elections that the verification has been conducted and completed within 30 days of completion of the verification.
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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 1A-16.8, 4-30, 5-25, and 6-59 and by adding Sections
4-14.2, 5-9.2, and 6-55.1 as follows:
(10 ILCS 5/1A-16.8)
Sec. 1A-16.8. Automatic transfer of registration based
upon information from the National Change of Address database
and designated automatic voter registration agencies.
(a) The State Board of Elections shall cross-reference the
statewide voter registration database against the United
States Postal Service's National Change of Address database
twice each calendar year, April 15 and October 1 in
odd-numbered years and April 15 and December 1 in
even-numbered years or with the same frequency as in
subsection (b) of this Section, and shall share the findings
with the election authorities.
(b) In addition, beginning no later than September 1,
2017, the State Board of Elections shall utilize data provided
as part of its membership in the Electronic Registration
Information Center in order to cross-reference the statewide
voter registration database against databases of relevant

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personal information kept by designated automatic voter
registration agencies, including, but not limited to, driver's
license information kept by the Secretary of State, at least 6
times each calendar year and shall share the findings with
election authorities.
This subsection (b) shall no longer apply once Sections
1A-16.1 and 1A-16.2 of this Code are fully implemented as
determined by the State Board of Elections. Upon a
determination by the State Board of Elections of full
implementation of Sections 1A-16.1 and 1A-16.2 of this Code,
the State Board of Elections shall file notice of full
implementation and the inapplicability of this subsection (b)
with the Index Department of the Office of the Secretary of
State, the Governor, the General Assembly, and the Legislative
Reference Bureau.
(b-5) The State Board of Elections shall not be required
to share any data on any voter attained using the National
Change of Address database under subsection (a) of this
Section if that voter has a more recent government transaction
indicated using the cross-reference under subsection (b) of
this Section. If there is contradictory or unclear data
between data obtained under subsections (a) and (b) of this
Section, then data obtained under subsection (b) of this
Section shall take priority.
(c) Within 90 days of receipt of information from the
National Change of Address Linkage System maintained by the

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United States Postal Service, an An election authority shall
automatically register any voter who has moved into its
jurisdiction from another jurisdiction in Illinois or has
moved within its jurisdiction provided that:
(1) the election authority whose jurisdiction includes
the new registration address provides the voter an
opportunity to reject the change in registration address
through a mailing, sent by non-forwardable mail, to the
new registration address, and
(2) when the election authority whose jurisdiction
includes the previous registration address is a different
election authority, then that election authority provides
the same opportunity through a mailing, sent by
forwardable mail, to the previous registration address.
This change in registration shall trigger the same
inter-jurisdictional or intra-jurisdictional workflows as if
the voter completed a new registration card, including the
cancellation of the voter's previous registration. Should the
registration of a voter be changed from one address to another
within the State and should the voter appear at the polls and
offer to vote from the prior registration address, attesting
that the prior registration address is the true current
address, the voter, if confirmed by the election authority as
having been registered at the prior registration address and
canceled only by the process authorized by this Section, shall
be issued a regular ballot, and the change of registration

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address shall be canceled. If the election authority is unable
to immediately confirm the registration, the voter shall be
permitted to register and vote a regular ballot, provided that
he or she meets the documentary requirements for same-day
registration. If the election authority is unable to confirm
the registration and the voter does not meet the requirements
for same-day registration, the voter shall be issued a
provisional ballot.
(d) No voter shall be disqualified from voting due to an
error relating to an update of registration under this
Section.
(Source: P.A. 99-522, eff. 6-30-16; 100-464, eff. 8-28-17.)
(10 ILCS 5/4-14.2 new)
Sec. 4-14.2. Review of jury summons. If, upon review of
the list of returned juror summons under Section 9.3 of the
Jury Commission Act, the county clerk is of the opinion that
any person registered is not a qualified voter or has ceased to
be a qualified voter, the county clerk shall send a notice
through the United States mail to the person, requiring the
person to appear before the county clerk for a hearing within 5
days after the date of mailing the notice and to show cause why
the person's registration shall not be canceled. If the person
fails to appear within the prescribed time, the person's
registration shall be canceled. If the person does appear, the
person shall execute an affidavit similar in every respect to

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the affidavit required of applicants under Section 4-8.
(10 ILCS 5/4-30) (from Ch. 46, par. 4-30)
Sec. 4-30. The county clerk on his own initiative or upon
order of the county board shall at all times have authority to
conduct investigation and to make canvasses of the registered
voters in any precinct canvass or at other times and by other
methods than those so prescribed. However, the county clerk
shall at least once in every 2 years conduct a verification of
voter registrations and shall cause the cancellation of
registration of persons who have ceased to be qualified
voters. The verification shall be conducted and completed
after a consolidated election in an odd-numbered year but
before the first day allowed for circulation of a petition for
nomination for a candidate for the following primary election
in an even-numbered year. Such verification shall be
accomplished by one of the following methods: (1) precinct
canvass conducted by 2 qualified persons of opposite party
affiliation appointed by the county clerk or (2) written
request for verification sent to each registered voter by
first class mail, not forwardable or (3) an alternative method
of verification submitted in writing to and approved by the
State Board of Elections at a public meeting not less than 60
days prior to the date on which the county clerk has fixed for
implementation of that method of verification; provided, that
the county clerk shall certify submit to the State Board of

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Elections that the verification has been conducted and
completed and include a written statement of the results
obtained by use of such alternative method within 30 days of
completion of the verification. Provided that in each precinct
one canvasser may be appointed from outside such precinct if
not enough other qualified persons who reside within the
precinct can be found to serve as canvasser in such precinct.
The one canvasser so appointed to serve in any precinct in
which he is not entitled to vote prior to the election must be
entitled to vote elsewhere within the ward, township or road
district which includes within its boundaries the precinct in
which such canvasser is appointed and such canvasser must be
otherwise qualified. If upon the basis of investigation or
canvasses, the county clerk shall be of the opinion that any
person registered under this Article is not a qualified voter
or has ceased to be a qualified voter, he shall send a notice
through the United States mail to such person, requiring him
to appear before the county clerk for a hearing within ten days
after the date of mailing such notice and show cause why his
registration shall not be cancelled. If such person fails to
appear within such time as provided, his registration shall be
cancelled. If such a person does appear, he shall make an
affidavit similar in every respect to the affidavit required
of applicants under Section 4-13 and his registration shall be
reinstated.
If the county clerk cancels such registration upon the

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voter failing to appear, the county clerk shall immediately
request of the clerk of the city, village or incorporated town
in which the person claimed residence, to return the
triplicate card of registration of the said person and within
twenty-four hours after receipt of said request, the said
clerk shall mail or cause to be delivered to the county clerk
the triplicate card of registration of the said person and the
said triplicate card shall thereupon be cancelled by the
county clerk.
(Source: P.A. 84-1308.)
(10 ILCS 5/5-9.2 new)
Sec. 5-9.2. Review of jury summons. If, upon review of the
list of returned juror summons under Section 9.3 of the Jury
Commission Act, the county clerk is of the opinion that any
person registered is not a qualified voter or has ceased to be
a qualified voter, the county clerk shall send a notice
through the United States mail to the person, requiring the
person to appear before the county clerk for a hearing within 5
days after the date of mailing the notice and to show cause why
the person's registration shall not be canceled. If the person
fails to appear within the time provided, the person's
registration shall be canceled. If the person does appear, the
person shall execute an affidavit similar in every respect to
the affidavit required of applicants under Section 5-7.

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(10 ILCS 5/5-25) (from Ch. 46, par. 5-25)
Sec. 5-25. The county clerk on his own initiative or upon
order of the board of county commissioners shall at all times
have authority to conduct investigation and to make canvasses
of the registered voters in any precinct canvass or at other
times and by other methods than those so prescribed. However,
the county clerk shall conduct a verification of voter
registrations at least once in every 2 years, and shall cause
the cancellation of registration of persons who have ceased to
be qualified voters. The verification shall be conducted and
completed after a consolidated election in an odd-numbered
year but before the first day allowed for circulation of a
petition for nomination for a candidate for the following
primary election in an even-numbered year. Such verification
shall be accomplished by one of the following methods: (1)
precinct canvass conducted by 2 qualified persons of opposite
party affiliation appointed by the county clerk or (2) written
request for verification sent to each registered voter by
first class mail, not forwardable or (3) an alternative method
of verification submitted in writing to and approved by the
State Board of Elections at a public meeting not less than 60
days prior to the date which the county clerk has fixed for
implementation of that method of verification; provided, that
the county clerk shall certify submit to the State Board of
Elections that the verification has been conducted and
completed and include a written statement of the results

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obtained by use of such alternative method within 30 days of
completion of the verification. In each precinct one canvasser
may be appointed from outside such precinct if not enough
other qualified persons who reside within the precinct can be
found to serve as canvasser in such precinct. The one
canvasser so appointed to serve in any precinct in which he is
not entitled to vote prior to the election must be entitled to
vote elsewhere within the ward or township which includes
within its boundaries the precinct in which such canvasser is
appointed and such canvasser must be otherwise qualified. If
upon the basis of investigation or canvasses, the county clerk
shall be of the opinion that any person registered under this
Article 5 is not a qualified voter or has ceased to be a
qualified voter, he shall send a notice through the United
States mail to such person, requiring him to appear before the
county clerk for a hearing within ten days after the date of
mailing such notice and show cause why his registration shall
not be cancelled. If such person fails to appear within such
time as provided, his registration shall be cancelled. If such
a person does appear, he shall make an affidavit similar in
every respect to the affidavit required of applicants under
Section 5-16 of this Article 5.
(Source: P.A. 81-1535.)
(10 ILCS 5/6-55.1 new)
Sec. 6-55.1. Review of jury summons. If, upon review of

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the list of returned juror summons under Section 9.3 of the
Jury Commission Act, the county clerk is of the opinion that
any person registered is not a qualified voter or has ceased to
be a qualified voter, the county clerk shall send a notice
through the United States mail to the person, requiring the
person to appear before the county clerk for a hearing within 5
days after the date of mailing the notice and to show cause why
the person's registration shall not be canceled. If such
person fails to appear within the time provided, the person's
registration shall be canceled. If the person does appear, the
person shall execute an affidavit similar in every respect to
the affidavit required of applicants under Section 6-29.
(10 ILCS 5/6-59) (from Ch. 46, par. 6-59)
Sec. 6-59. The Board of Election Commissioners on its own
initiative, or upon order of the circuit court, shall at all
times have authority to conduct investigations and to make
canvasses of the registered voters in any precinct or
precincts within its jurisdiction either by the methods
provided in this Article or at other times and by other methods
than those prescribed herein. However, the Board of Election
Commissioners shall, at least once in every 2 years, conduct a
verification of voter registrations and shall cause the
cancellation of registration of persons who have ceased to be
qualified voters. The verification shall be conducted and
completed after a consolidated election in an odd-numbered

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year but before the first day allowed for circulation of a
petition for nomination for a candidate for the following
primary election in an even-numbered year. Such verification
shall be accomplished by one of the following methods: (1)
precinct canvass conducted by 2 qualified persons of opposite
party affiliation appointed by the Board of Election
Commissioners or (2) written request sent to each registered
voter by first class mail, not forwardable or (3) an
alternative method of verification submitted in writing to and
approved by the The State Board of Elections at a public
meeting not less than 60 days prior to the date on which the
Board of Election Commissioners has fixed for implementation
of that method of verification; provided, said Board shall
certify submit to the State Board of Elections that the
verification has been conducted and completed and include a
written statement of the results obtained by use of such
alternative method within 30 days of the completion of the
verification. If, upon the basis of investigations or
canvasses, the board shall be of the opinion that any person
registered under this Article is not a qualified voter or has
ceased to be a qualified voter, it shall send a notice through
the United States mail to such person, requiring him to appear
before such board at a time specified in such notice, not less
than 10 nor more than 30 days after the mailing of such notice
and show cause why his registration should not be cancelled.
If such a person does not appear, his registration shall be

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cancelled. If such a person does appear he shall make an
affidavit and shall be heard in the manner provided by Section
6-45 of this Article, and if his registration is cancelled as a
result of such a hearing, he shall be entitled to a hearing in
the circuit court and to an appeal to the Supreme Court in the
manner provided by Section 6-52 of this Article.
Whenever the Board of Election Commissioners acting under
authority of this section conducts a canvass of the registered
voters in any precinct or precincts and the board designates
canvassers to conduct the canvass, the board shall appoint as
canvassers persons affiliated with the leading political
parties in like manner as judges of election are appointed
under the provisions of Section 14-4 of this Act; provided
that in each precinct in counties of 500,000 inhabitants or
more, one canvasser may be appointed from outside such
precinct if not enough other qualified persons who reside
within the precinct can be found to serve as canvasser in such
precinct. The one canvasser so appointed to serve in any
precinct in which he is not entitled to vote prior to the
election must be entitled to vote elsewhere within the ward or
township which includes within its boundaries the precinct in
which such canvasser is appointed and such canvasser must be
otherwise qualified.
The canvassers, so appointed by virtue of this section,
shall comply with the provisions of Sections 6-40 and 6-41
relative to the mailing and leaving of notices at the

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addresses of persons whose right to vote in the precinct or
precincts is questioned.
(Source: P.A. 81-1433.)
Section 10. The Jury Commission Act is amended by adding
Section 9.3 as follows:
(705 ILCS 310/9.3 new)
Sec. 9.3. Notification of change of address. The clerk of
the circuit court shall notify the jury administrator or jury
commissioners of each jury summons that is returned indicating
a change of address. Not less often than every 3 months, the
jury administrator or jury commissioners shall send the local
election authority a list of names on jury summonses that are
returned indicating a change of address.