Bill Text: IL SB0496 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly | Engrossed

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Bill Title: Amends the Election Code. For specified applications, change of address forms, or recertifications of a driver's license or State identification card, provides that the application, form, or recertification shall serve as a dual-purpose application when the applicant presents specified identification (rather than meets the requirements of the federal REAL ID Act of 2005). Modifies requirements of the dual-purpose application. Modifies the content of the written notice required to be given by the Office of the Secretary of State to each applicant and requires the Office of the Secretary of State to determine whether each applicant is currently registered to vote in Illinois and the applicant's registration address. Provides that, if an applicant provides the Secretary of State with an identification document which demonstrates that the applicant is not a United States citizen, the application shall not serve as a dual-purpose application. Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code to make conforming changes. Provides that changes made by the amendatory Act that require implementation shall be implemented no later than January 1, 2026. Effective immediately.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-0)

Status: (Engrossed) 2024-05-24 - Referred to Rules Committee [SB0496 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2023-SB0496-Engrossed.html

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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-16.1, 1A-16.2, 1A-16.7, and 1A-16.8 and by adding
Section 1A-16.3 as follows:
(10 ILCS 5/1A-16.1)
(Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 103-210)
Sec. 1A-16.1. Automatic voter registration; Secretary of
State.
(a) The Office of the Secretary of State and the State
Board of Elections, pursuant to an interagency contract and
jointly adopted jointly-adopted rules, shall establish an
automatic voter registration program that satisfies the
requirements of this Section and other applicable law.
(b) If, as part of an application, an application for
renewal, or a change of address form, or a recertification
form for a driver's license, other than a temporary visitor's
driver's license, or a State identification card issued by the
Office of the Secretary of State, an applicant presents
documentation that establishes that the applicant is a United
States citizen, as described in subsection (g), and is of age
to register to vote or if the information provided to the

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Office of the Secretary of State under subsection (c)
indicates that the applicant is currently registered to vote
in Illinois and, upon reviewing the documents and information
submitted by the applicant, the Office of the Secretary of
State determines that the name or residence address
documentation submitted by the applicant differs from the
information regarding the applicant provided under subsection
(c) meets the requirements of the federal REAL ID Act of 2005,
then that application shall serve as a dual-purpose
application, unless the applicant declines in accordance with
subsection (g) of Section 1A-16.7. The dual-purpose
application shall:
(1) also serve as an application to register to vote
in Illinois;
(2) allow an applicant to change the applicant's his
or her registered residence address or name as it appears
on the voter registration rolls;
(3) in a single affirmation, including the affirmation
required for a driver's license or State identification
card, allow the applicant to affirm, under penalty of
perjury, to the truth and correctness of the information
submitted in the dual-purpose application that is
necessary to assess the applicant's eligibility to
register to vote or to change the applicant's registered
residence address or name as it appears on the voter
registration rolls provide the applicant with an

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opportunity to affirmatively decline to register to vote
or to change his or her registered residence address or
name by providing a check box on the application form
without requiring the applicant to state the reason; and
(4) allow the applicant to notify the Office of the
Secretary of State of the applicant's preferred language
unless the applicant declines to register to vote or
change his or her registered residence address or name,
require the applicant to attest, by signature under
penalty of perjury as described in subsection (e) of this
Section, to meeting the qualifications to register to vote
in Illinois at his or her residence address as indicated
on his or her driver's license or identification card
dual-purpose application.
The Office of the Secretary of State shall record the type
of documents presented by the applicant that establishes the
applicant is a United States citizen as described in
subsection (g) and shall enter United States citizenship in a
designated field. Based on the entry of United States
citizenship in the designated field, the Office of the
Secretary of State shall initiate a dual-purpose application
through an automated process that is not subject to the
discretion of individual employees of the Office of the
Secretary of State.
(b-5) If, as part of an application, an application for
renewal, or a change of address form, or a recertification

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form for a driver's license, other than a temporary visitor's
driver's license, or a State identification card issued by the
Office of the Secretary of State, other than an application or
form that pertains to a standard driver's license or
identification card for an applicant who does not have and is
not eligible for a social security number, an applicant
presents documentation that neither establishes that the
applicant is a United States citizen nor establishes that the
applicant is not a United States citizen and the information
provided to the Office of the Secretary of State under
subsection (c) does not indicate that the applicant is
currently registered to vote in Illinois does not meet the
requirements of the federal REAL ID Act of 2005, then that
application shall serve as a dual-purpose application. The
dual-purpose application that, shall: (1) also serve as an
application to register to vote in Illinois; (2) allow an
applicant to change his or her registered residence address or
name as it appears on the voter registration rolls; and (3) if
the applicant chooses to register to vote, shall also serve as
an application to register to vote in Illinois. If the
applicant chooses to register to vote, the applicant shall be
required or to change his or her registered residence address
or name, then require the applicant to attest, by a separate
signature under penalty of perjury, to meeting the
qualifications to register to vote in Illinois at the
applicant's his or her residence address as indicated on the

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his or her dual-purpose application. The dual-purpose
application shall allow the applicant to notify the Office of
the Secretary of State of the applicant's preferred language.
(b-8) If an applicant presents to the Secretary of State
documentation that establishes the applicant is not a United
States citizen, no application submitted by that applicant
shall serve as a dual-purpose application under this Section.
(b-10) Before asking any applicant described in subsection
(b) to provide the written affirmation described in that
subsection, the The Office of the Secretary of State shall
clearly and conspicuously inform each applicant in writing:
(i) of the qualifications to register to vote in Illinois; ,
(ii) of the penalties provided by law for submission of a false
voter registration application, including the
immigration-related consequences of incorrectly claiming
United States citizenship and of the applicant's opportunity
not to proceed in order to avoid the penalties; and (iii) that
the , unless the applicant declines to register to vote or
update his or her voter registration, his or her dual-purpose
application shall also serve as both an application to
register to vote and his or her attestation that he or she
meets the eligibility requirements for voter registration, and
that the his or her application to register to vote or update
voter his or her registration will be transmitted to the State
Board of Elections for the purpose of registering the person
to vote at the residence address to be indicated on the

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applicant's his or her driver's license or identification
card, and (iv) that declining to register to vote is
confidential and will not affect any services the person may
be seeking from the Office of the Secretary of State.
The Office of the Secretary of State may provide
additional instructions specific to applicants under
subsection (b).
(b-15) Before asking any applicant described in subsection
(b-5) to provide the attestation described in that subsection,
the Office of the Secretary of State shall clearly and
conspicuously inform each applicant in writing: (i) of the
qualifications to register to vote in Illinois; (ii) of the
penalties provided by law for submission of a false voter
registration application, including the immigration-related
consequences of incorrectly claiming United States citizenship
and of the applicant's opportunity to withdraw an application
to avoid the penalties; (iii) that the application shall also
serve as an application to register to vote and that the
application to register to vote or update voter registration
will be transmitted to the State Board of Elections for the
purpose of registering the person to vote at the residence
address to be indicated on the applicant's driver's license or
identification card, unless the applicant withdraws the
application or declines to register to vote or update the
applicant's voter registration; and (iv) that declining to
register to vote or withdrawing a voter application is

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confidential and will not affect any services the person may
be seeking from the Office of the Secretary of State. The
Office of the Secretary of State may provide additional
instructions specific to applicants under subsection (b-5).
(c) The Office of the Secretary of State shall review
information provided to the Office of the Secretary of State
by the State Board of Elections to determine inform each
applicant for a driver's license or permit, other than a
temporary visitor's driver's license, or a State
identification card issued by the Office of the Secretary of
State whether each the applicant under subsections (b) and
(b-5) is currently registered to vote in Illinois and, if
registered, at what address, and shall inform each applicant
described in subsection (b-5) for a driver's license or permit
or State identification card issued by the Office of the
Secretary of State whether the applicant is currently
registered and, if registered, at what address.
(d) The Office of the Secretary of State shall not require
an applicant for a driver's license or State identification
card to provide duplicate identification or information in
order to complete an application to register to vote or change
his or her registered residence address or name. Before
transmitting any personal information about an applicant to
the State Board of Elections, the Office of the Secretary of
State shall review its records of the identification documents
the applicant provided in order to complete the application

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for a driver's license or State identification card, to
confirm that nothing in those documents indicates that the
applicant does not satisfy the qualifications to register to
vote in Illinois at his or her residence address. If the
applicant provides the Office of the Secretary of State with
an address designated by the Attorney General as a substitute
mailing address under Section 15 of the Address
Confidentiality for Victims of Domestic Violence, Sexual
Assault, Human Trafficking, or Stalking Act or is a judicial
officer of peace officer who provides the Office of the
Secretary of State with a work address instead of a residence
address, as authorized by subsection (a) of Section 6-106 of
the Illinois Vehicle Code, the applicant shall not be offered
voter registration by the Office of the Secretary of State.
(e) A completed, signed application for (i) a driver's
license or permit, other than a temporary visitor's driver's
license, or a State identification card issued by the Office
of the Secretary of State that includes the presentation of
documentation that establishes that the applicant is a United
States citizen and is of age to register to vote or for which
the information provided to the Office of the Secretary of
State under subsection (c) indicates that the applicant is
currently registered to vote in Illinois , that meets the
requirements of the federal REAL ID Act of 2005; or (ii) a
completed application under subsection (b-5) of this Section
with a separate signature attesting the applicant meets the

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qualifications to register to vote in Illinois at his or her
residence address as indicated on his or her application shall
constitute a signed application to register to vote in
Illinois at the residence address indicated in the application
unless the person affirmatively declined in the application to
register to vote or to change his or her registered residence
address or name. If the identification documents provided to
complete the dual-purpose application indicate that the
applicant he or she does not satisfy the qualifications to
register to vote in Illinois at the specified his or her
residence address, the application shall be marked as
incomplete.
(f) For each completed and signed application that
constitutes an application to register to vote in Illinois or
provides for a change in the applicant's registered residence
address or name, the Office of the Secretary of State shall
electronically transmit to the State Board of Elections
personal information needed to complete the person's
registration to vote in Illinois at the specified his or her
residence address, including the applicant's choice language
preference as indicated by the applicant or as otherwise
collected by the Office of the Secretary of State during the
permitting, licensing, or identification card transaction. The
application to register to vote shall be processed in
accordance with Section 1A-16.7.
(g) Documentation that establishes that the applicant is a

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United States citizen shall include:
(1) a valid, unexpired United States passport or
passport card or a United States passport or passport card
that has been expired for no more than 2 years;
(2) a certified copy of a birth certificate filed with
the Division of Vital Records or an equivalent agency in
the individual's state of birth;
(3) a Consular Report of Birth Abroad issued by the
United States Department of State, Form FS-240, DS-1350,
or FS-545; and
(4) a Certificate of Citizenship issued by the United
States Department of Homeland Security, Form N-560 or form
N-561. If the federal REAL ID Act of 2005 is repealed,
abrogated, superseded, or otherwise no longer in effect,
then the State Board of Elections shall establish criteria
for determining reliable personal information indicating
citizenship status and shall adopt rules as necessary for
the Secretary of State to continue processing dual-purpose
applications under this Section.
(h) As used in this Section, "dual-purpose application"
means an application, an application for renewal or , a change
of address form, or a recertification form for driver's
license or permit, other than a temporary visitor's driver's
license, or a State identification card offered by the
Secretary of State that also serves as an application to
register to vote in Illinois. "Dual-purpose application" does

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not mean an application under subsection (c) of Section 6-109
of the Illinois Vehicle Code.
(i) The changes made to this Section by this amendatory
Act of the 103rd General Assembly shall be implemented no
later than January 1, 2026.
(Source: P.A. 100-464, eff. 8-28-17; revised 9-20-2023.)
(Text of Section after amendment by P.A. 103-210)
Sec. 1A-16.1. Automatic voter registration; Secretary of
State.
(a) The Office of the Secretary of State and the State
Board of Elections, pursuant to an interagency contract and
jointly adopted jointly-adopted rules, shall establish an
automatic voter registration program that satisfies the
requirements of this Section and other applicable law.
(b) If, as part of an application, an application for
renewal, or a change of address form, or a recertification
form for a driver's license or a State identification card
issued by the Office of the Secretary of State, an applicant
presents documentation that establishes that the applicant is
a United States citizen, as described in subsection (g), and
is of age to register to vote or if the information provided to
the Office of the Secretary of State under subsection (c)
indicates that the applicant is currently registered to vote
in Illinois and, upon reviewing the documents and information
submitted by the applicant, the Office of the Secretary of

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State determines that the name or residence address
documentation submitted by the applicant differs from the
information regarding the applicant provided under subsection
(c) meets the requirements of the federal REAL ID Act of 2005,
then that application shall serve as a dual-purpose
application, unless the applicant declines in accordance with
subsection (g) of Section 1A-16.7. The dual-purpose
application shall:
(1) also serve as an application to register to vote
in Illinois;
(2) allow an applicant to change the applicant's his
or her registered residence address or name as it appears
on the voter registration rolls;
(3) in a single affirmation, including the affirmation
required for a driver's license or State identification
card, allow the applicant to affirm, under penalty of
perjury, to the truth and correctness of the information
submitted in the dual-purpose application that is
necessary to assess the applicant's eligibility to
register to vote or to change the applicant's registered
residence address or name as it appears on the voter
registration rolls provide the applicant with an
opportunity to affirmatively decline to register to vote
or to change his or her registered residence address or
name by providing a check box on the application form
without requiring the applicant to state the reason; and

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(4) allow the applicant to notify the Office of the
Secretary of State of the applicant's preferred language
unless the applicant declines to register to vote or
change his or her registered residence address or name,
require the applicant to attest, by signature under
penalty of perjury as described in subsection (e) of this
Section, to meeting the qualifications to register to vote
in Illinois at his or her residence address as indicated
on his or her driver's license or identification card
dual-purpose application.
The Office of the Secretary of State shall record the type
of documents presented by the applicant that establishes the
applicant is a United States citizen as described in
subsection (g) and shall enter United States citizenship in a
designated field. Based on the entry of United States
citizenship in the designated field, the Office of the
Secretary of State shall initiate a dual-purpose application
through an automated process that is not subject to the
discretion of individual employees of the Office of the
Secretary of State.
(b-5) If, as part of an application, an application for
renewal, or a change of address form, or a recertification
form for a driver's license or a State identification card
issued by the Office of the Secretary of State, other than an
application or form that pertains to a standard driver's
license or identification card for an applicant who does not

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have and is not eligible for and does not list a social
security number, an applicant presents documentation that
neither establishes that the applicant is a United States
citizen nor establishes that the applicant is not a United
States citizen and the information provided to the Office of
the Secretary of State under subsection (c) does not indicate
that the applicant is currently registered to vote in Illinois
for the applicant, does not meet the requirements of the
federal REAL ID Act of 2005, then that application shall serve
as a dual-purpose application. The dual-purpose application
that, shall: (1) also serve as an application to register to
vote in Illinois; (2) allow an applicant to change his or her
registered residence address or name as it appears on the
voter registration rolls; and (3) if the applicant chooses to
register to vote, shall also serve as an application to
register to vote in Illinois. If the applicant chooses to
register to vote, the applicant shall be required or to change
his or her registered residence address or name, then require
the applicant to attest, by a separate signature under penalty
of perjury, to meeting the qualifications to register to vote
in Illinois at the applicant's his or her residence address as
indicated on the his or her dual-purpose application.
The dual-purpose application shall allow the applicant to
notify the Office of the Secretary of State of the applicant's
preferred language.
(b-8) If an applicant presents to the Secretary of State

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documentation that establishes the applicant is not a United
States citizen, no application submitted by that applicant
shall serve as a dual-purpose application under this Section.
(b-10) Before asking any applicant described in subsection
(b) to provide the written affirmation described in that
subsection, the The Office of the Secretary of State shall
clearly and conspicuously inform each applicant in writing:
(i) of the qualifications to register to vote in Illinois; ,
(ii) of the penalties provided by law for submission of a false
voter registration application, including the
immigration-related consequences of incorrectly claiming
United States citizenship and of the applicant's opportunity
not to proceed in order to avoid the penalties; and , (iii) that
the , unless the applicant declines to register to vote or
update his or her voter registration, his or her dual-purpose
application shall also serve as both an application to
register to vote and his or her attestation that he or she
meets the eligibility requirements for voter registration, and
that the his or her application to register to vote or update
voter his or her registration will be transmitted to the State
Board of Elections for the purpose of registering the person
to vote at the residence address to be indicated on the
applicant's his or her driver's license or identification
card, and (iv) that declining to register to vote is
confidential and will not affect any services the person may
be seeking from the Office of the Secretary of State. The

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Office of the Secretary of State may provide additional
instructions specific to applicants under subsection (b).
(b-15) Before asking any applicant described in subsection
(b-5) to provide the attestation described in that subsection,
the Office of the Secretary of State shall clearly and
conspicuously inform each applicant in writing: (i) of the
qualifications to register to vote in Illinois; (ii) of the
penalties provided by law for submission of a false voter
registration application, including the immigration-related
consequences of incorrectly claiming United States citizenship
and of the applicant's opportunity to withdraw an application
to avoid the penalties; (iii) that the application shall also
serve as an application to register to vote and that the
application to register to vote or update voter registration
will be transmitted to the State Board of Elections for the
purpose of registering the person to vote at the residence
address to be indicated on the applicant's driver's license or
identification card, unless the applicant withdraws the
application or declines to register to vote or update the
applicant's voter registration; and (iv) that declining to
register to vote or withdrawing a voter application is
confidential and will not affect any services the person may
be seeking from the Office of the Secretary of State. The
Office of the Secretary of State may provide additional
instructions specific to applicants under subsection (b-5).
(c) The Office of the Secretary of State shall review

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information provided to the Office of the Secretary of State
by the State Board of Elections to determine whether each
inform each applicant for a driver's license or permit or a
State identification card issued by the Office of the
Secretary of State, other than an application or form that
pertains to a standard driver's license or identification card
and does not list a social security number for the applicant,
whether the applicant under subsections (b) and (b-5) is
currently registered to vote in Illinois and, if registered,
at what address, and shall inform each applicant described in
subsection (b-5) for a driver's license or permit or State
identification card issued by the Office of the Secretary of
State whether the applicant is currently registered and, if
registered, at what address.
(d) The Office of the Secretary of State shall not require
an applicant for a driver's license or State identification
card to provide duplicate identification or information in
order to complete an application to register to vote or change
his or her registered residence address or name. Before
transmitting any personal information about an applicant to
the State Board of Elections, the Office of the Secretary of
State shall review its records of the identification documents
the applicant provided in order to complete the application
for a driver's license or State identification card, to
confirm that nothing in those documents indicates that the
applicant does not satisfy the qualifications to register to

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vote in Illinois at his or her residence address. If the
applicant provides the Office of the Secretary of State with
an address designated by the Attorney General as a substitute
mailing address under Section 15 of the Address
Confidentiality for Victims of Domestic Violence, Sexual
Assault, Human Trafficking, or Stalking Act or is a judicial
officer of peace officer who provides the Office of the
Secretary of State with a work address instead of a residence
address, as authorized by subsection (a) of Section 6-106 of
the Illinois Vehicle Code, the applicant shall not be offered
voter registration by the Office of the Secretary of State.
(e) A completed, signed application for (i) a driver's
license or permit or a State identification card issued by the
Office of the Secretary of State that includes the
presentation of documentation that establishes that the
applicant is a United States citizen and is of age to register
to vote or for which the information provided to the Office of
the Secretary of State under subsection (c) indicates that the
applicant is currently registered to vote in Illinois , that
meets the requirements of the federal REAL ID Act of 2005; or
(ii) a completed application under subsection (b-5) of this
Section with a separate signature attesting the applicant
meets the qualifications to register to vote in Illinois at
his or her residence address as indicated on his or her
application shall constitute a signed application to register
to vote in Illinois at the residence address indicated in the

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application unless the person affirmatively declined in the
application to register to vote or to change his or her
registered residence address or name. If the identification
documents provided to complete the dual-purpose application
indicate that the applicant he or she does not satisfy the
qualifications to register to vote in Illinois at the
specified his or her residence address, the application shall
be marked as incomplete.
(f) For each completed and signed application that
constitutes an application to register to vote in Illinois or
provides for a change in the applicant's registered residence
address or name, the Office of the Secretary of State shall
electronically transmit to the State Board of Elections
personal information needed to complete the person's
registration to vote in Illinois at the specified his or her
residence address, including the applicant's choice language
preference as indicated by the applicant or as otherwise
collected by the Office of the Secretary of State during the
permitting, licensing, or identification card transaction. The
application to register to vote shall be processed in
accordance with Section 1A-16.7.
(g) Documentation that establishes that the applicant is a
United States citizen shall include:
(1) a valid, unexpired United States passport or
passport card or a United States passport or passport card
that has been expired for no more than 2 years;

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(2) a certified copy of a birth certificate filed with
the Division of Vital Records or an equivalent agency in
the individual's state of birth;
(3) a Consular Report of Birth Abroad issued by the
United States Department of State, Form FS-240, DS-1350,
or FS-545; and
(4) a Certificate of Citizenship issued by the United
States Department of Homeland Security, Form N-560 or form
N-561. If the federal REAL ID Act of 2005 is repealed,
abrogated, superseded, or otherwise no longer in effect,
then the State Board of Elections shall establish criteria
for determining reliable personal information indicating
citizenship status and shall adopt rules as necessary for
the Secretary of State to continue processing dual-purpose
applications under this Section.
(h) As used in this Section, "dual-purpose application"
means an application, an application for renewal or , a change
of address form, or a recertification form for driver's
license or permit or a State identification card offered by
the Secretary of State, other than an application or form that
pertains to a standard driver's license or identification card
for an applicant who does not have and is not eligible for, a
social security number and does not list a social security
number for the applicant, that also serves as an application
to register to vote in Illinois. "Dual-purpose application"
does not mean an application under subsection (c) of Section

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6-109 of the Illinois Vehicle Code.
(i) The changes made to this Section by this amendatory
Act of the 103rd General Assembly shall be implemented no
later than January 1, 2026.
(Source: P.A. 103-210, eff. 7-1-24; revised 9-20-23.)
(10 ILCS 5/1A-16.2)
Sec. 1A-16.2. Automatic voter registration; designated
automatic voter registration agencies.
(a) Each designated automatic voter registration agency
shall, pursuant to an interagency contract and jointly adopted
jointly-adopted rules with the State Board of Elections, agree
to participate in an automatic voter registration program
established by the State Board of Elections that satisfies the
requirements of this Section and other applicable law. If the
designated automatic voter registration agency provides
applications, applications for renewal, change of address
forms, filing, or recertification forms to individuals for
services offered by another agency, then the State Board of
Elections and the designated automatic voter agency shall
consult with the other agency. The State Board of Elections
shall consider the current technological capabilities of the
designated voter registration agency when drafting interagency
contracts and jointly adopted jointly-adopted rules. The State
Board of Elections and the designated automatic voter
registration agency shall amend these contracts and rules as

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the technological capabilities of the designated voter
registration agencies improve.
(b) As provided in subsection (a) of this Section, when
each designated automatic voter registration agency provides
that collects or cross-references reliable personal
information indicating citizenship status may provide that an
application or form for a license, permit, program, or service
described in subsection (a) that, as part of the application
or form, the applicant presents documentation that establishes
that the applicant is a United States citizen as described in
subsection (g) of Section 1A-16.1, the application or form
shall serve as a dual-purpose application, unless the
applicant declines in accordance with subsection (g) of
Section 1A-16.7. The dual-purpose application shall:
(1) also serve as an application to register to vote
in Illinois;
(2) allow an applicant to change the applicant's his
or her registered residence address or name as it appears
on the voter registration rolls;
(3) in a single affirmation including the affirmation
required for the designated automatic voter registration
agency's application, allow the applicant to affirm, under
penalty of perjury, to the truth and correctness of
information submitted in the dual-purpose application that
is necessary to assess the applicant's eligibility to
register to vote or to change the applicant's registered

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residence address or name as it appears on the voter
registration rolls provide the applicant with an
opportunity to affirmatively decline to register to vote
or change his or her registered residence address or name
by providing a check box on the application form without
requiring the applicant to state the reason; and
(4) allow the applicant to notify the agency of the
applicant's preferred language unless the applicant
declines to register to vote or to change his or her
registered residence address or name, require the
applicant to attest, by signature under penalty of
perjury, to meeting the qualifications to register to vote
in Illinois at his or her residence address as indicated
on his or her dual-purpose application.
The agency shall record the type of document presented by
the applicant that establishes that the applicant is a United
States citizen as described in subsection (g) of Section
1A-16.1.
(c) As provided in subsection (a) of this Section, when
each designated automatic voter registration agency provides
that does not collect or cross-reference records containing
reliable personal information indicating citizenship status
may provide that an application or , an application for
renewal, a change of address form, or a recertification form
for a license, permit, program, or service described in
subsection (a) that, as part of the application of form, the

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applicant presents documentation that neither establishes that
the applicant is a United States citizen nor establishes that
the applicant is not a United States citizen, the application
or form shall serve as a dual-purpose application if the
applicant chooses to register to vote. The dual-purpose
application shall:
(1) also serve as an application to register to vote
in Illinois;
(2) allow an applicant to change his or her registered
residence address or name as it appears on the voter
registration rolls; and
(3) if the applicant chooses to register to vote or to
change the applicant's his or her registered residence
address or name, then require the applicant to attest, by
a separate signature under penalty of perjury, to meeting
the qualifications to register to vote in Illinois at his
or her residence address as indicated on his or her
dual-purpose application; and .
(4) allow the applicant to notify the agency of the
applicant's preferred language.
(c-1) If an applicant presents documentation to the
designated automatic voter registration agency that
establishes that the applicant is not a United States citizen
or the applicant attests that the applicant is not a United
States citizen, no application submitted by that applicant
shall serve as a dual-purpose application under this Section.

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(c-5) Before asking any applicant described in subsection
(b) of this Section to provide the affirmation described in
that subsection, the The designated automatic voter
registration agency shall clearly and conspicuously inform
each applicant in writing: (i) of the qualifications to
register to vote in Illinois; , (ii) of the penalties provided
by law for submission of a false voter registration
application, including the immigration-related consequences of
incorrectly claiming United States citizenship and of the
applicant's opportunity not to proceed in order to avoid the
penalties; (iii) that the application shall serve as an
application to register to vote or change the applicant's
voter registration, and that the application , unless the
applicant declines to register to vote or update his or her
voter registration, his or her application shall also serve as
both an application to register to vote and his or her
attestation that he or she meets the eligibility requirements
for voter registration, and that his or her application to
register to vote or update his or her registration will be
transmitted to the State Board of Elections for the purpose of
registering the person to vote at the residence address to be
indicated on the dual-purpose application; , (iv) that
information identifying the agency at which he or she applied
to register to vote is confidential; , (v) that declining to
register to vote is confidential and will not affect any
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(vi) any additional information needed in order to comply with
Section 7 of the federal National Voter Registration Act of
1993. The designated automatic voter registration agency may
provide additional instructions specific to applicants under
subsection (b).
(c-10) Before asking any applicant described in subsection
(c) to provide the attestation described in that subsection,
the designated automatic voter registration agency shall
clearly and conspicuously inform each applicant in writing:
(i) of the qualifications to register to vote in Illinois;
(ii) of the penalties provided by law for submission of a false
voter registration application, including the
immigration-related consequences of incorrectly claiming
United States citizenship, and of the applicant's opportunity
to withdraw an application to avoid the penalties; (iii) that
the application shall also serve as an application to register
to vote or update the applicant's voter registration and that
the application to register to vote or update voter
registration will be transmitted to the State Board of
Elections for the purpose of registering the person to vote at
the residence address to be indicated on the dual-purpose
application, unless the applicant withdraws the application or
declines to register to vote or update the applicant's voter
registration; (iv) that information identifying the agency at
which the applicant applied to register to vote is
confidential; (v) that withdrawing a voter registration

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application or otherwise declining to register to vote is
confidential and will not affect any services the person may
be seeking from the agency; and (vi) any additional
information needed in order to comply with Section 7 of the
federal National Voter Registration Act of 1993. The
designated automatic voter registration agency may provide
additional instructions specific to applicants under
subsection (c).
(d) The designated automatic voter registration agency
shall review information provided to the agency by the State
Board of Elections to inform each applicant covered by
subsection (c) whether the applicant is currently registered
to vote in Illinois and, if registered, at what address.
(e) The designated automatic voter registration agency
shall not require an applicant for a dual-purpose application
to provide duplicate identification or information in order to
complete an application to register to vote or change the
applicant's his or her registered residence address or name.
Before transmitting any personal information about an
applicant to the State Board of Elections, the agency shall
review its records of the identification documents the
applicant provided or that the agency cross-references in
order to complete the dual-purpose application, to confirm
that nothing in those documents indicates that the applicant
does not satisfy the qualifications to register to vote in
Illinois at the applicant's his or her residence address. A

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completed and signed dual-purpose application, including a
completed application under subsection (c) of this Section
with a separate signature attesting that the applicant meets
the qualifications to register to vote in Illinois at the his
or her residence address as indicated on the his or her
application, shall constitute an application to register to
vote in Illinois at the residence address indicated in the
application unless the person affirmatively declined in the
application to register to vote or to change his or her
registered residence address or name. If the identification
documents provided to complete the dual-purpose application,
or that the agency cross-references, indicate that the
applicant he or she does not satisfy the qualifications to
register to vote in Illinois at his or her residence address,
the application shall be marked as incomplete. If the
applicant provides the designated automatic voter registration
agency with an address designated by the Attorney General as a
substitute mailing address under Section 15 of the Address
Confidentiality for Victims of Domestic Violence, Sexual
Assault, Human Trafficking, or Stalking Act, or is a judicial
officer or peace officer who provides the designated automatic
voter registration agency with a work address instead of a
residence address, the applicant shall not be offered voter
registration by the designated automatic voter registration
agency.
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that constitutes an application to register to vote in
Illinois or provides for a change in the applicant's
registered residence address or name, the designated automatic
voter registration agency shall electronically transmit to the
State Board of Elections personal information needed to
complete the person's registration to vote in Illinois at his
or her residence address, including the applicant's language
preference as indicated by the applicant or as otherwise
collected by the designated automatic voter registration
agency in the course of receiving applications and other forms
regarding licenses, permits, programs, and services offered by
the designated automatic voter registration agency. The
application to register to vote shall be processed in
accordance with Section 1A-16.7.
(g) As used in this Section:
"Designated automatic voter registration agency" or
"agency" means the divisions of Family and Community
Services and Rehabilitation Services of the Department of
Human Services, the Department of Employment Security, the
Department of Financial and Professional Regulation, the
Department of Natural Resources, or an agency of the
local, tribal, State, or federal government that has been
determined by the State Board of Elections to have access
to reliable personal information and has entered into an
interagency contract with the State Board of Elections to
participate in the automatic voter registration program

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under this Section.
"Dual-purpose application" means an application, an
application for renewal, a change of address form, or a
recertification form for a license, permit, program, or
service offered by a designated automatic voter
registration agency that also serves as an application to
register to vote in Illinois.
"Reliable personal information" means information
about individuals obtained from government sources that
may be used to verify whether an individual is eligible to
register to vote.
(h) (Blank). This Section shall be implemented no later
than July 1, 2019.
(i) If an agency under this Section receives documentation
that an applicant is a United States citizen, as described in
subsection (g) of Section 1A-16.1 for more than one person
listed on an application for a license, permit, program, or
service, each person for whom the agency receives the
documentation may be considered an applicant under this
Section and the application may serve as a dual-purpose
application for each person.
(j) The changes made to this Section by this amendatory
Act of the 103rd General Assembly shall be implemented no
later than January 1, 2026.
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(10 ILCS 5/1A-16.3 new)
Sec. 1A-16.3. Language assistance.
(a) Every facility operated by the Driver Services
Department of the Office of the Secretary of State and all
facilities of a designated voter registration agency located
in a political subdivision covered by Section 203 of the
federal Voting Rights Act shall display and make plainly
visible signage informing applicants about the type of
language assistance available. The signage shall be in the
covered languages applicable for the political subdivision.
(b) Every facility operated by the Driver Services
Department of the Office of the Secretary of State and all
facilities of a designated voter registration agency located
in a political subdivision covered by Section 203 of the
federal Voting Rights Act shall make available, in the covered
languages, all written materials and verbal communication
regarding voter registration for the purpose of processing the
applicant's dual-purpose application described in Sections
1A-16.1 and 1A-16.2. Every facility operated by the Driver
Services Department of the Office of the Secretary of State
and all facilities of a designated voter registration agency
shall make available, in the 5 most common non-English
languages in this State, all written materials and verbal
communications regarding voter registration for the purpose of
processing an applicant's dual-purpose application described
in Sections 1A-16.1 and 1A-16.2. These materials shall include

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the notices described in subsection (b-10) of Section 1A-16.1
and subsection (e) of Section 2-105 of the Illinois Vehicle
Code, the affirmations described in paragraph (3) of
subsection (b) of Section 1A-16.1 and paragraph (3) of
subsection (b) of Section 1A-16.2, and the attestations
described in subsection (b-5) of Section 1A-16.1 and paragraph
(3) of subsection (c) of Section 1A-16.2.
(c) In addition to the requirements under subsections (a)
and (b), the Driver Services Department of the Office of the
Secretary of State, as part of every transaction described in
subsections (b) and (b-5) of Section 1A-16.1 completed through
its website, and each designated automatic voter registration
agency, as defined in subsection (g) of Section 1A-16.2, as
part of every transaction described in subsections (b) and (c)
of Section 1A-16.2 completed through its website, shall make
available, in the covered languages required in any
jurisdiction in this State by Section 203 of the federal
Voting Rights Act and in the 5 most common non-English
languages in this State, all information and questions
provided to an applicant regarding voter registration for the
purpose of processing the applicant's dual-purpose application
as described in Sections 1A-16.1 and 1A-16.2. These materials
shall include, but not be limited to, the notices described in
subsection (b-10) of Section 1A-16.1 and subsection (e) of
Section 2-105 of the Illinois Vehicle Code, the affirmations
described in paragraph (3) of subsection (b) of Section

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1A-16.1 and paragraph (3) of subsection (b) of Section
1A-16.2, and the attestations described in subsection (b-5) of
Section 1A-16.1 and paragraph (3) of subsection (c) of Section
1A-16.2. The Office of the Secretary of the State shall
determine the 5 most common non-English languages in this
State by referring to the best available data from the United
States Census Bureau or other sources that the Office of the
Secretary of the State considers relevant and reliable.
(10 ILCS 5/1A-16.7)
Sec. 1A-16.7. Automatic voter registration.
(a) The State Board of Elections shall establish and
maintain a portal for automatic government agency voter
registration that permits an eligible person to electronically
apply to register to vote or to update his or her existing
voter registration as provided in Section 1A-16.1 or Section
1A-16.2. The portal shall interface with the online voter
registration system established in Section 1A-16.5 of this
Code and shall be capable of receiving and processing voter
registration application information, including electronic
signatures, from the Office of the Secretary of State and each
designated automatic voter registration agency, as defined in
Section 1A-16.2. The State Board of Elections may
cross-reference voter registration information from any
designated automatic voter registration agency, as defined
under Section 1A-16.2 of this Code, with information contained

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in the database of the Secretary of State as provided under
subsection (c) of Section 1A-16.5 of this Code. The State
Board of Elections shall modify the online voter registration
system as necessary to implement this Section.
(b) Voter registration data received from the Office of
the Secretary of State or a designated automatic voter
registration agency through the online registration
application system shall be processed as provided in Section
1A-16.5 of this Code.
(c) The State Board of Elections shall establish technical
specifications applicable to each automatic government
registration program, including data format and transmission
specifications. The Office of the Secretary of State and each
designated automatic voter registration agency shall maintain
a data transfer mechanism capable of transmitting voter
registration application information, including electronic
signatures where available, to the online voter registration
system established in Section 1A-16.5 of this Code.
(d) The State Board of Elections shall, by rule, establish
criteria and procedures for determining whether an agency of
the State or federal government seeking to become a designated
automatic voter registration agency in the course of receiving
applications and other forms regarding licenses, permits,
programs, and services offered by the agency, receives
documentation that an applicant is a United States citizen, as
described in subsection (g) of Section 1A-16.1 has access to

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reliable personal information, as defined under this
subsection (d) and subsection (f) of Section 1A-16.2 of this
Code, and otherwise meets the requirements to enter into an
interagency contract and to operate as a designated automatic
voter registration agency. The State Board of Elections shall
approve each interagency contract upon affirmative vote of a
majority of its members.
As used in this subsection (d), "reliable personal
information" means information about individuals obtained from
government sources that may be used to verify whether an
individual is eligible to register to vote.
(e) Whenever an applicant's data is transferred from the
Office of the Secretary of State or a designated automatic
voter registration agency, the agency must transmit a
signature image if available. If no signature image was
provided by the agency and , or if no signature image is
available in the Office of the Secretary of State's database
or the statewide voter registration database, or other
database available to the State Board of Elections, the
applicant must be notified that voter his or her registration
will remain in a pending status until the applicant: , and the
applicant will be required to
(1) provides provide identification that complies with
the federal Help America Vote Act of 2002 and a signature
to the election authority on election day in the polling
place or during early voting; .

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(2) provides identification that complies with the
federal Help America Vote Act of 2002 and a signature with
a mail ballot, or provides a signature in accordance with
the procedures described in subsection (g-5) of Section
19-8; or
(3) provides a signature in response to the notice
described in subsection (g) or by other paper or
electronic means determined by the State Board of
Elections.
(f) Upon receipt of personal information collected and
transferred by the Office of the Secretary of State or a
designated automatic voter registration agency, the State
Board of Elections shall check the information against the
statewide voter registration database. The State Board of
Elections shall create and electronically transmit to the
appropriate election authority a voter registration
application for any individual who is not registered to vote
in Illinois and is not disqualified as provided in this
Section or whose information reliably indicates a more recent
update to the name or address of a person already included in
the statewide voter database. The election authority shall
process the application accordingly. If the individual
provides the Office of the Secretary of State or a designated
automatic voter registration agency with an address designated
by the Attorney General as a substitute mailing address under
Section 15 of the Address Confidentiality for Victims of

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Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault, Human Trafficking, or
Stalking Act or if the State Board of Elections otherwise
determines that the individual is a program participant under
Section 10 of the Address Confidentiality for Victims of
Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault, Human Trafficking, or
Stalking Act, the State Board of Elections shall not create or
electronically transmit to an election authority a voter
registration the application for the individual. The State
Board of Elections may provide alternative voter registration
procedures for the individuals described in this subsection.
(g) The appropriate election authority shall ensure that
any applicant about whom it receives information from the
State Board of Elections under subsection (f) who is
registered to vote or whose existing voter registration is
updated under this Section is promptly sent written notice of
the change. The notice required by this subsection (g) may be
sent or combined with other notices required or permitted by
law, including, but not limited to, any notices sent pursuant
to Section 1A-16.5 of this Code. Any notice required by this
subsection (g) shall contain, at a minimum: (i) the
applicant's name and residential address as reflected on the
voter registration list; (ii) a statement notifying the
applicant to contact the appropriate election authority if his
or her voter registration has been updated in error; (iii) the
qualifications to register to vote in Illinois; (iv) a
statement notifying the applicant that he or she may opt out of

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voter registration or request a change to his or her
registration information at any time by contacting an election
official; and (iii) (v) contact information for the
appropriate election authority, including a phone number,
address, electronic mail address, and website address.
For an applicant under subsection (b) of Section 1A-16.1
or subsection (b) of Section 1A-16.2 who is not currently
registered to vote in Illinois, the notice shall be sent
within 5 business days after the transmission of the voter
registration application to the election authority and shall
contain:
(1) the following statement: "After your recent visit
to [an Illinois Secretary of State Driver Services
Facility, or designated automatic voter registration
agency] we started an automatic voter registration process
for you. You will be registered to vote unless you
complete, sign, and return this card by [deadline date].";
(2) the notices required by Section 5(c)(2) of the
National Voter Registration Act of 1993; and
(3) an opportunity to provide a signature as described
in subsection (e) and to select a language for election
materials if applicable to the jurisdiction, by prepaid
postage.
For an applicant under subsection (b) of Section 1A-16.1
or subsections (b) of Section 1A-16.2 who is currently
registered to vote in Illinois and whose application contains

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a change in the applicant's registered residence address or
name, the notice shall be sent within 5 business days after the
transmission of the voter registration application to the
election authority and shall contain:
(1) the following statement: "After your recent visit
to [an Illinois Secretary of State Driver Services
Facility or designated automatic voter registration
agency], we started an update to your voter registration.
Your voter registration will be updated unless you
complete, sign and return this card by [deadline date].";
(2) the notices required by Section 5(c)(2) of the
National Voter Registration Act of 1993; and
(3) an opportunity to provide a signature as described
in subsection (e), and to select a language for election
materials if applicable to the jurisdiction, by prepaid
postage.
Any notice required by this subsection shall, at a
minimum, be provided in languages for which there is coverage
for the jurisdiction of the election authority under Section
203 of the federal Voting Rights Act, as identified by the
United States Census Bureau in the Federal Register. Any
notice required by this subsection must also comply with all
applicable, federal, State, and local laws, regulations, and
ordinances that relate to providing language access to
individuals with limited English proficiency. If the State
Board of Elections has received language preference

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information regarding the applicant and has transmitted that
information to the appropriate election authority, the
appropriate election authority shall take all practicable
measures to send the notice to the applicant in the
applicant's preferred language.
(g-5) If an applicant under subsection (b) of Section
1A-16.1 or subsection (b) of Section 1A-16.2 returns the
notice described in subsection (g) declining to be registered
within 23 days after the mailing of the notice, the applicant
shall not be registered to vote and the applicant shall be
deemed not to have attempted to register to vote. If an
applicant under subsection (b) of Section 1A-16.1 or
subsection (b) of Section 1A-16.2 returns the notice described
in subsection (g) declining or correcting the update within 23
days after the mailing of the notice, the applicant's update
shall be declined or corrected in the statewide voter
registration database. If an applicant returns the notice
described in subsection (g) but does not do so within 23 days
after the mailing of the notice, then the applicant shall be
registered to vote under the name and address contained in the
dual-purpose application. If an applicant returns the notice
described in subsection (g) declining to be registered or
declining or correcting the update more than 23 days after the
mailing of the notice, then the notice shall be processed as a
request to cancel or update the applicant's registration.
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applicant's voter registration or updated voter registration
shall be in a pending status.
(g-6) If an applicant under subsection (b) of Section
1A-16.1 or subsection (b) of Section 1A-16.2 returns the
notice indicating a language preference, the language
preference shall be retained as part of the person's
registration information.
(h) The appropriate election authority shall ensure that
any applicant whose voter registration application is not
accepted or deemed incomplete is promptly sent written notice
of the application's status. The notice required by this
subsection may be sent or combined with other notices required
or permitted by law, including, but not limited to, any
notices sent pursuant to Section 1A-16.5 of this Code. Any
notice required by this subsection (h) shall contain, at a
minimum, the reason the application was not accepted or deemed
incomplete and contact information for the appropriate
election authority, including a phone number, address,
electronic mail address, and website address.
(i) If the Office of the Secretary of State or a designated
automatic voter registration agency transfers information, or
if the State Board of Elections creates and transmits a voter
registration application, for a person who does not qualify as
an eligible voter, then it shall not constitute a completed
voter registration form, and the person shall not be
considered to have registered to vote.

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(j) If the registration is processed by any election
authority, then it shall be presumed to have been effected and
officially authorized by the State, and that person shall not
be found on that basis to have made a false claim to
citizenship or to have committed an act of moral turpitude,
nor shall that person be subject to penalty under any relevant
laws, including, but not limited to, Sections 29-10 and 29-19
of this Code. This subsection (j) does not apply to a person
who knows that he or she is not entitled to register to vote
and who willfully votes, registers to vote, or attests under
penalty of perjury that he or she is eligible to register to
vote or willfully attempts to vote or to register to vote.
(k) The State Board of Elections, the Office of the
Secretary of State, and each designated automatic voter
registration agency shall implement policies and procedures to
protect the privacy and security of voter information as it is
acquired, stored, and transmitted among agencies, including
policies for the retention and preservation of voter
information. Information designated as confidential under this
Section may be recorded and shared among the State Board of
Elections, election authorities, the Office of the Secretary
of State, and designated automatic voter registration
agencies, but shall be used only for voter registration
purposes, shall not be disclosed to the public except in the
aggregate as required by subsection (m) of this Section, and
shall not be subject to the Freedom of Information Act. The

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following information shall be designated as confidential:
(1) any portion of an applicant's Social Security
number;
(2) any portion of an applicant's driver's license
number or State identification number;
(3) an applicant's decision to decline voter
registration;
(4) the identity of the person providing information
relating to a specific applicant; and
(5) the personal residence and contact information of
any applicant for whom notice has been given by an
appropriate legal authority; and .
(6) the personal residence and contact information
relating to an applicant who returns a notice described
subsection (g) declining to register to vote that was
received by the election authority within 23 days after
mailing the notice or for whom the 23-day period has not
passed.
This subsection (k) shall not apply to information the
State Board of Elections is required to share with the
Electronic Registration Information Center.
(l) The voter registration procedures implemented under
this Section shall comport with the federal National Voter
Registration Act of 1993, as amended, and shall specifically
require that the State Board of Elections track registration
data received through the online registration system that

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originated from a designated automatic voter registration
agency for the purposes of maintaining statistics.
Nothing in this Code shall require designated voter
registration agencies to transmit information that is
confidential client information under State or federal law
without the consent of the applicant.
(m) The State Board of Elections, each election authority
that maintains a website, the Office of the Secretary of
State, and each designated automatic voter registration agency
that maintains a website shall provide information on their
websites informing the public about the new registration
procedures described in this Section. The Office of the
Secretary of State and each designated automatic voter
registration agency shall display signage or provide
literature for the public containing information about the new
registration procedures described in this Section.
(n) No later than 6 months after the effective date of this
amendatory Act of the 100th General Assembly, the State Board
of Elections shall hold at least one public hearing on
implementing this amendatory Act of the 100th General Assembly
at which the public may provide input.
(o) The State Board of Elections shall submit an annual
public report to the General Assembly and the Governor
detailing the progress made to implement this Section. The
report shall include all of the following: the number of
records transferred under this Section by agency, the number

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of voters newly added to the statewide voter registration list
because of records transferred under this Section by agency,
the number of updated registrations under this Section by
agency, the number of persons who opted out of voter
registration, and the number of voters who submitted voter
registration forms using the online procedure described in
Section 1A-16.5 of this Code. The 2018 and 2019 annual reports
may include less detail if election authorities are not
equipped to provide complete information to the State Board of
Elections. Any report produced under this subsection (o) shall
exclude any information that identifies any individual
personally.
(p) The State Board of Elections, in consultation with
election authorities, the Office of the Secretary of State,
designated automatic voter registration agencies, and
community organizations, shall adopt rules as necessary to
implement the provisions of this Section.
(q) The changes made to this Section by this amendatory
Act of the 103rd General Assembly shall be implemented no
later than January 1, 2026.
(Source: P.A. 100-464, eff. 8-28-17.)
(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.

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(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
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)
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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) 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

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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
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.
(c-5) An agency that does not receive documentation that
an applicant is a United States citizen, as described in
subsection (g) of Section 1A-16.1, may enter into an agreement
with the State Board of Elections to transmit information that
shall serve only to update an applicant's existing voter
registration record. Under the agreement, the agency shall
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vote with a clear indication that the information shall be
used only for updates. The State Board of Elections shall
determine which applicants are already registered to vote and,
for any voter whose information provided to the agency differs
from that on the voter registration record, provide that
information to the voter's local election authority who shall
update a registered voter's records in accordance with the
procedures described in Section 1A-16.7. The State Board of
Election and local election authority shall take no action
under this subsection for any applicant not already registered
to vote.
This subsection shall be implemented no later than January
1, 2026.
(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.)
Section 10. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by
changing Section 2-105 as follows:
(625 ILCS 5/2-105) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 2-105)
Sec. 2-105. Offices of Secretary of State.
(a) The Secretary of State shall maintain offices in the
State capital and in such other places in the State as he may
deem necessary to properly carry out the powers and duties

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vested in him.
(b) The Secretary of State may construct and equip one or
more buildings in the State of Illinois outside of the County
of Sangamon as he deems necessary to properly carry out the
powers and duties vested in him. The Secretary of State may, on
behalf of the State of Illinois, acquire public or private
property needed therefor by lease, purchase or eminent domain.
The care, custody and control of such sites and buildings
constructed thereon shall be vested in the Secretary of State.
Expenditures for the construction and equipping of any of such
buildings upon premises owned by another public entity shall
not be subject to the provisions of any State law requiring
that the State be vested with absolute fee title to the
premises. The exercise of the authority vested in the
Secretary of State by this Section is subject to the
appropriation of the necessary funds.
(c) Pursuant to Sections 1A-16.1, 1A-16.7, and 1A-25 of
the Election Code, the Secretary of State shall make driver
services facilities available for use as places of accepting
applications for voter registration.
(d) (Blank).
(e) Each applicant person applying at a driver services
facility for a driver's license or permit, a corrected
driver's license or permit, an Illinois Identification Card
identification card or a corrected Illinois Identification
Card who has presented documentation establishing United

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States citizenship as set forth in subsection (g) of Section
1A-16.1 of the Election Code identification card shall be
notified, under the procedures set forth in Sections 1A-16.1
and 1A-16.7 of the Election Code, that the applicant's unless
he or she affirmatively declines, his or her personal
information shall be transferred to the State Board of
Elections for the purpose of creating an electronic voter
registration application. Each applicant applying at a driver
services facility for a driver's license or permit, a
corrected driver's license or permit or a State identification
card or a corrected Illinois Identification Card who presented
documentation that neither establishes that the applicant is a
United States citizen nor establishes that the applicant is
not a United States citizen, but who affirmatively indicated
they wished to apply to register to vote and attested, in
writing, to United States citizenship, shall be notified,
under the procedures set forth in Sections 1A-16.1 and 1A-16.7
of the Election Code that the applicant's personal information
will be transmitted to the State Board of Elections for the
purpose of creating an electronic voter registration
application. Such notification may be made in writing or
verbally issued by an employee or the Secretary of State.
The Secretary of State shall promulgate such rules as may
be necessary for the efficient execution of his duties and the
duties of his employees under this Section.
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issuance or renewal of a driver's license or Illinois
Identification Card shall be provided, without charge, with a
brochure warning the person of the dangers of financial
identity theft. The Department of Financial and Professional
Regulation shall prepare these brochures and provide them to
the Secretary of State for distribution. The brochures shall
(i) identify signs warning the reader that he or she might be
an intended victim of the crime of financial identity theft,
(ii) instruct the reader in how to proceed if the reader
believes that he or she is the victim of the crime of identity
theft, and (iii) provide the reader with names and telephone
numbers of law enforcement and other governmental agencies
that provide assistance to victims of financial identity
theft.
(g) (Blank). The changes made by this amendatory Act of
the 100th General Assembly shall be implemented no later than
July 1, 2018.
(h) The changes made to this Section by this amendatory
Act of the 103rd General Assembly shall be implemented no
later than January 1, 2026.
(Source: P.A. 100-464, eff. 8-28-17.)
Section 95. No acceleration or delay. Where this Act makes
changes in a statute that is represented in this Act by text
that is not yet or no longer in effect (for example, a Section
represented by multiple versions), the use of that text does

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not accelerate or delay the taking effect of (i) the changes
made by this Act or (ii) provisions derived from any other
Public Act.