Bill Text: IL SB2239 | 2025-2026 | 104th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the Election Code. Provides that, if a person chooses to register to vote on the day of election, the person shall only be allowed to cast a provisional ballot and the election authority shall mail to the provisional voter a voter registration application to the provisional voter's address. Provides that a provisional ballot cast under the provision is valid and shall be counted as a vote if the voter completes and returns the voter registration application that the election authority mailed to the voter upon casting the provisional ballot within 14 days after the day of election.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced) 2025-02-07 - Referred to Assignments [SB2239 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2025-SB2239-Introduced.html

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104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 SB2239 Introduced 2/7/2025, by Sen. Sally J. Turner SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
10 ILCS 5/4-50
10 ILCS 5/5-50
10 ILCS 5/6-100
10 ILCS 5/18A-5
10 ILCS 5/18A-15
Amends the Election Code. Provides that, if a person chooses to register to vote on the day of election, the person shall only be allowed to cast a provisional ballot and the election authority shall mail to the provisional voter a voter registration application to the provisional voter's address. Provides that a provisional ballot cast under the provision is valid and shall be counted as a vote if the voter completes and returns the voter registration application that the election authority mailed to the voter upon casting the provisional ballot within 14 days after the day of election.
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A BILL FOR
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AN ACT concerning elections.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The Election Code is amended by changing
Sections 4-50, 5-50, 6-100, 18A-5, and 18A-15 as follows:
(10 ILCS 5/4-50)
Sec. 4-50. Grace period. Notwithstanding any other
provision of this Code to the contrary, each election
authority shall establish procedures for the registration of
voters and for change of address during the period from the
close of registration for an election until and including the
day of the election. During this grace period, an unregistered
qualified elector may register to vote, and a registered voter
may submit a change of address form, in person in the office of
the election authority, at a permanent polling place
established under Section 19A-10, at any other early voting
site beginning 15 days prior to the election, at a polling
place on election day, or at a voter registration location
specifically designated for this purpose by the election
authority. Grace period registration and changes of address
shall also be conducted for eligible residents in connection
with voting at facilities under Section 19-12.2 of this Code.
The election authority shall register that individual, or

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

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

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authority establishes grace period registration and voting at
other sites on election day at the following sites: (i) the
election authority's main office and (ii) a polling place in
each municipality where 20% or more of the county's residents
reside if the election authority's main office is not located
in that municipality. The election authority may establish
other grace period registration and voting sites on election
day provided that the election authority has met the notice
requirements of Section 19A-25 for permanent and temporary
early voting sites.
(Source: P.A. 100-442, eff. 8-25-17.)
(10 ILCS 5/5-50)
Sec. 5-50. Grace period. Notwithstanding any other
provision of this Code to the contrary, each election
authority shall establish procedures for the registration of
voters and for change of address during the period from the
close of registration for an election until and including the
day of the election. During this grace period, an unregistered
qualified elector may register to vote, and a registered voter
may submit a change of address form, in person in the office of
the election authority, at a permanent polling place
established under Section 19A-10, at any other early voting
site beginning 15 days prior to the election, at a polling
place on election day, or at a voter registration location
specifically designated for this purpose by the election

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authority. Grace period registration and changes of address
shall also be conducted for eligible residents in connection
with voting at facilities under Section 19-12.2 of this Code.
The election authority shall register that individual, or
change a registered voter's address, in the same manner as
otherwise provided by this Article for registration and change
of address.
If a voter who registers or changes address during this
grace period wishes to vote at the election or primary
occurring during the grace period, he or she must do so by
grace period voting. The election authority shall offer
in-person grace period voting at his or her office, any
permanent polling place established under Section 19A-10, and
at any other early voting site beginning 15 days prior to the
election, at a polling place on election day, where grace
period registration is required by this Section; and may offer
in-person grace period voting at additional hours and
locations specifically designated for the purpose of grace
period voting by the election authority. The election
authority may allow grace period voting by mail only if the
election authority has no ballots prepared at the authority's
office. Grace period voting shall be in a manner substantially
similar to voting under Article 19A.
Within one day after a voter casts a grace period ballot,
or within one day after the ballot is received by the election
authority if the election authority allows grace period voting

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

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Section 18A-5.
In counties with a population of less than 100,000 that do
not have electronic poll books, the election authority may opt
out of registration in the polling place if the election
authority establishes grace period registration and voting at
other sites on election day at the following sites: (i) the
election authority's main office and (ii) a polling place in
each municipality where 20% or more of the county's residents
reside if the election authority's main office is not located
in that municipality. The election authority may establish
other grace period registration and voting sites on election
day provided that the election authority has met the notice
requirements of Section 19A-25 for permanent and temporary
early voting sites.
(Source: P.A. 100-442, eff. 8-25-17.)
(10 ILCS 5/6-100)
Sec. 6-100. Grace period. Notwithstanding any other
provision of this Code to the contrary, each election
authority shall establish procedures for the registration of
voters and for change of address during the period from the
close of registration for an election until and including the
day of the election. During this grace period, an unregistered
qualified elector may register to vote, and a registered voter
may submit a change of address form, in person in the office of
the election authority, at a permanent polling place

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established under Section 19A-10, at any other early voting
site beginning 15 days prior to the election, at a polling
place on election day, or at a voter registration location
specifically designated for this purpose by the election
authority. Grace period registration and changes of address
shall also be conducted for eligible residents in connection
with voting at facilities under Section 19-12.2 of this Code.
The election authority shall register that individual, or
change a registered voter's address, in the same manner as
otherwise provided by this Article for registration and change
of address.
If a voter who registers or changes address during this
grace period wishes to vote at the election or primary
occurring during the grace period. The election authority
shall offer in-person grace period voting at the authority's
office, any permanent polling place established under Section
19A-10, and at any other early voting site beginning 15 days
prior to the election, at a polling place on election day,
where grace period registration is required by this Section;
and may offer in-person grace period voting at additional
hours and locations specifically designated for the purpose of
grace period voting by the election authority. The election
authority may allow grace period voting by mail only if the
election authority has no ballots prepared at the authority's
office. Grace period voting shall be in a manner substantially
similar to voting under Article 19A.

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

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If a person registers to vote on the day of the election
under this Section, the election authority shall only allow
that person to vote a provisional ballot as described in
Section 18A-5.
In counties with a population of less than 100,000 that do
not have electronic poll books, the election authority may opt
out of registration in the polling place if the election
authority establishes grace period registration and voting at
other sites on election day at the following sites: (i) the
election authority's main office and (ii) a polling place in
each municipality where 20% or more of the county's residents
reside if the election authority's main office is not located
in that municipality. The election authority may establish
other grace period registration and voting sites on election
day provided that the election authority has met the notice
requirements of Section 19A-25 for permanent and temporary
early voting sites.
(Source: P.A. 100-442, eff. 8-25-17.)
(10 ILCS 5/18A-5)
Sec. 18A-5. Provisional voting; general provisions.
(a) A person who claims to be a registered voter is
entitled to cast a provisional ballot under the following
circumstances:
(1) The person's name does not appear on the official
list of eligible voters for the precinct in which the

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person seeks to vote and the person has refused an
opportunity to register at the polling location or another
grace period registration site. If the person chooses to
register to vote on the day of the election, the person
shall only be allowed to cast a provisional ballot, and
the election authority shall mail to the provisional voter
a voter registration application to the address listed on
the affidavit described in paragraph (2). The official
list is the centralized statewide voter registration list
established and maintained in accordance with Section
1A-25;
(2) The person's voting status has been challenged by
an election judge, a pollwatcher, or any legal voter and
that challenge has been sustained by a majority of the
election judges;
(3) A federal or State court order extends the time
for closing the polls beyond the time period established
by State law and the person votes during the extended time
period;
(4) The voter registered to vote by mail and is
required by law to present identification when voting
either in person or by early voting ballot, but fails to do
so;
(5) The voter's name appears on the list of voters who
voted during the early voting period, but the voter claims
not to have voted during the early voting period;

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(6) The voter received a vote by mail ballot but did
not return the vote by mail ballot to the election
authority; or
(7) The voter attempted to register to vote on
election day, but failed to provide the necessary
documentation.
(b) The procedure for obtaining and casting a provisional
ballot at the polling place shall be as follows:
(1) After first verifying through an examination of
the precinct register that the person's address is within
the precinct boundaries, an election judge at the polling
place shall notify a person who is entitled to cast a
provisional ballot pursuant to subsection (a) that he or
she may cast a provisional ballot in that election. An
election judge must accept any information provided by a
person who casts a provisional ballot that the person
believes supports his or her claim that he or she is a duly
registered voter and qualified to vote in the election.
However, if the person's residence address is outside the
precinct boundaries, the election judge shall inform the
person of that fact, give the person the appropriate
telephone number of the election authority in order to
locate the polling place assigned to serve that address,
and instruct the person to go to the proper polling place
to vote.
(2) The person shall execute a written form provided

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by the election judge that shall state or contain all of
the following that is available:
(i) an affidavit stating the following:
State of Illinois, County of ................,
Township ............., Precinct ........, Ward
........, I, ......................., do solemnly
swear (or affirm) that: I am a citizen of the
United States; I am 18 years of age or older; I
have resided in this State and in this precinct
for 30 days preceding this election; I have not
voted in this election; I am a duly registered
voter in every respect; and I am eligible to vote
in this election. Signature ...... Printed Name of
Voter ....... Printed Residence Address of Voter
...... City ...... State .... Zip Code .....
Telephone Number ...... Date of Birth ....... and
Illinois Driver's License Number ....... or Last 4
digits of Social Security Number ...... or State
Identification Card Number issued to you by the
Illinois Secretary of State ........
(ii) A box for the election judge to check one of
the reasons why the person was given a provisional
ballot under subsection (a) of this Section.
(iii) An area for the election judge to affix his
or her signature and to set forth any facts that
support or oppose the allegation that the person is

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not qualified to vote in the precinct in which the
person is seeking to vote.
The written affidavit form described in this
subsection (b)(2) must be printed on a multi-part form
prescribed by the county clerk or board of election
commissioners, as the case may be.
(3) After the person executes the portion of the
written affidavit described in subsection (b)(2)(i) of
this Section, the election judge shall complete the
portion of the written affidavit described in subsection
(b)(2)(iii) and (b)(2)(iv).
(4) The election judge shall give a copy of the
completed written affidavit to the person. The election
judge shall place the original written affidavit in a
self-adhesive clear plastic packing list envelope that
must be attached to a separate envelope marked as a
"provisional ballot envelope". The election judge shall
also place any information provided by the person who
casts a provisional ballot in the clear plastic packing
list envelope. Each county clerk or board of election
commissioners, as the case may be, must design, obtain or
procure self-adhesive clear plastic packing list envelopes
and provisional ballot envelopes that are suitable for
implementing this subsection (b)(4) of this Section.
(5) The election judge shall provide the person with a
provisional ballot, written instructions for casting a

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provisional ballot, and the provisional ballot envelope
with the clear plastic packing list envelope affixed to
it, which contains the person's original written affidavit
and, if any, information provided by the provisional voter
to support his or her claim that he or she is a duly
registered voter. An election judge must also give the
person written information that states that any person who
casts a provisional ballot shall be able to ascertain,
pursuant to guidelines established by the State Board of
Elections, whether the provisional vote was counted in the
official canvass of votes for that election and, if the
provisional vote was not counted, the reason that the vote
was not counted.
(6) After the person has completed marking his or her
provisional ballot, he or she shall place the marked
ballot inside of the provisional ballot envelope, close
and seal the envelope, and return the envelope to an
election judge, who shall then deposit the sealed
provisional ballot envelope into a securable container
separately identified and utilized for containing sealed
provisional ballot envelopes. Ballots that are provisional
because they are cast after 7:00 p.m. by court order shall
be kept separate from other provisional ballots. Upon the
closing of the polls, the securable container shall be
sealed with filament tape provided for that purpose, which
shall be wrapped around the box lengthwise and crosswise,

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at least twice each way, and each of the election judges
shall sign the seal.
(c) Instead of the affidavit form described in subsection
(b), the county clerk or board of election commissioners, as
the case may be, may design and use a multi-part affidavit form
that is imprinted upon or attached to the provisional ballot
envelope described in subsection (b). If a county clerk or
board of election commissioners elects to design and use its
own multi-part affidavit form, then the county clerk or board
of election commissioners shall establish a mechanism for
accepting any information the provisional voter has supplied
to the election judge to support his or her claim that he or
she is a duly registered voter. In all other respects, a county
clerk or board of election commissioners shall establish
procedures consistent with subsection (b).
(d) The county clerk or board of election commissioners,
as the case may be, shall use the completed affidavit form
described in subsection (b) to update the person's voter
registration information in the State voter registration
database and voter registration database of the county clerk
or board of election commissioners, as the case may be. If a
person is later determined not to be a registered voter based
on Section 18A-15 of this Code, then the affidavit shall be
processed by the county clerk or board of election
commissioners, as the case may be, as a voter registration
application.

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(Source: P.A. 100-201, eff. 8-18-17.)
(10 ILCS 5/18A-15)
Sec. 18A-15. Validating and counting provisional ballots.
(a) The county clerk or board of election commissioners
shall complete the validation and counting of provisional
ballots within 14 calendar days of the day of the election. The
county clerk or board of election commissioners shall have 7
calendar days from the completion of the validation and
counting of provisional ballots to conduct its final canvass.
The State Board of Elections shall complete within 31 calendar
days of the election or sooner if all the returns are received,
its final canvass of the vote for all public offices.
(b) If a county clerk or board of election commissioners
determines that all of the following apply, then a provisional
ballot is valid and shall be counted as a vote:
(1) the provisional voter cast the provisional ballot
in the correct precinct based on the address provided by
the provisional voter. The provisional voter's affidavit
shall serve as a change of address request by that voter
for registration purposes for the next ensuing election if
it bears an address different from that in the records of
the election authority. Votes for federal and statewide
offices on a provisional ballot cast in the incorrect
precinct that meet the other requirements of this
subsection shall be valid and counted in accordance with

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this Article. As used in this item, "federal office" is
defined as provided in Section 20-1 and "statewide office"
means the Governor, Attorney General, Secretary of State,
Comptroller, and Treasurer. Votes for General Assembly,
countywide, citywide, or township office on a provisional
ballot cast in the incorrect precinct but in the correct
legislative district, representative district, county,
municipality, or township, as the case may be, shall be
valid and counted in accordance with this Article. As used
in this item, "citywide office" means an office elected by
the electors of an entire municipality. As used in this
item, "township office" means an office elected by the
electors of an entire township;
(2) the affidavit executed by the provisional voter
pursuant to subsection (b)(2) of Section 18A-5 contains,
at a minimum, the provisional voter's first and last name,
house number and street name, and signature or mark;
(3) except as permitted by item (5) of subsection (b)
of this Section, the provisional voter is a registered
voter based on information available to the county clerk
or board of election commissioners provided by or obtained
from any of the following:
i. the provisional voter;
ii. an election judge;
iii. the statewide voter registration database
maintained by the State Board of Elections;

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iv. the records of the county clerk or board of
election commissioners' database; or
v. the records of the Secretary of State; and
(4) for a provisional ballot cast under item (6) of
subsection (a) of Section 18A-5, the voter did not vote by
mail ballot in the election at which the provisional
ballot was cast; or
(5) for a provisional ballot cast under item (7) of
subsection (a) of Section 18A-5, the voter provides the
election authority with the necessary documentation within
7 days of election day; or .
(6) for a provisional ballot cast under paragraph (1)
of subsection (a) of Section 18A-5, the voter completes
and returns the voter registration application that the
election authority mailed to the voter upon casting a
provisional ballot within 14 days after the day of the
election.
(c) With respect to subsection (b)(3) of this Section, the
county clerk or board of election commissioners shall
investigate and record whether or not the specified
information is available from each of the 5 identified
sources. If the information is available from one or more of
the identified sources, then the county clerk or board of
election commissioners shall seek to obtain the information
from each of those sources until satisfied, with information
from at least one of those sources, that the provisional voter

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is registered and entitled to vote. The county clerk or board
of election commissioners shall use any information it obtains
as the basis for determining the voter registration status of
the provisional voter. If a conflict exists among the
information available to the county clerk or board of election
commissioners as to the registration status of the provisional
voter, then the county clerk or board of election
commissioners shall make a determination based on the totality
of the circumstances. In a case where the above information
equally supports or opposes the registration status of the
voter, the county clerk or board of election commissioners
shall decide in favor of the provisional voter as being duly
registered to vote. If the statewide voter registration
database maintained by the State Board of Elections indicates
that the provisional voter is registered to vote, but the
county clerk's or board of election commissioners' voter
registration database indicates that the provisional voter is
not registered to vote, then the information found in the
statewide voter registration database shall control the matter
and the provisional voter shall be deemed to be registered to
vote. If the records of the county clerk or board of election
commissioners indicates that the provisional voter is
registered to vote, but the statewide voter registration
database maintained by the State Board of Elections indicates
that the provisional voter is not registered to vote, then the
information found in the records of the county clerk or board

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of election commissioners shall control the matter and the
provisional voter shall be deemed to be registered to vote. If
the provisional voter's signature on his or her provisional
ballot request varies from the signature on an otherwise valid
registration application solely because of the substitution of
initials for the first or middle name, the election authority
may not reject the provisional ballot.
(d) In validating the registration status of a person
casting a provisional ballot, the county clerk or board of
election commissioners shall not require a provisional voter
to complete any form other than the affidavit executed by the
provisional voter under subsection (b)(2) of Section 18A-5. In
addition, the county clerk or board of election commissioners
shall not require all provisional voters or any particular
class or group of provisional voters to appear personally
before the county clerk or board of election commissioners or
as a matter of policy require provisional voters to submit
additional information to verify or otherwise support the
information already submitted by the provisional voter. Within
2 calendar days after the election, the election authority
shall transmit by electronic means pursuant to a process
established by the State Board of Elections the name, street
address, e-mail address, and precinct, ward, township, and
district numbers, as the case may be, of each person casting a
provisional ballot to the State Board of Elections, which
shall maintain those names and that information in an

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electronic format on its website, arranged by county and
accessible to State and local political committees. The
provisional voter may, within 7 calendar days after the
election, submit additional information to the county clerk or
board of election commissioners. This information must be
received by the county clerk or board of election
commissioners within the 7-calendar-day period.
(e) If the county clerk or board of election commissioners
determines that subsection (b)(1), (b)(2), or (b)(3) does not
apply, then the provisional ballot is not valid and may not be
counted. The provisional ballot envelope containing the ballot
cast by the provisional voter may not be opened. The county
clerk or board of election commissioners shall write on the
provisional ballot envelope the following: "Provisional ballot
determined invalid.".
(f) If the county clerk or board of election commissioners
determines that a provisional ballot is valid under this
Section, then the provisional ballot envelope shall be opened.
The outside of each provisional ballot envelope shall also be
marked to identify the precinct and the date of the election.
(g) Provisional ballots determined to be valid shall be
counted at the election authority's central ballot counting
location and shall not be counted in precincts. The
provisional ballots determined to be valid shall be added to
the vote totals for the precincts from which they were cast in
the order in which the ballots were opened. The validation and

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counting of provisional ballots shall be subject to the
provisions of this Code that apply to pollwatchers. If the
provisional ballots are a ballot of a punch card voting
system, then the provisional ballot shall be counted in a
manner consistent with Article 24A. If the provisional ballots
are a ballot of optical scan or other type of approved
electronic voting system, then the provisional ballots shall
be counted in a manner consistent with Article 24B.
(h) As soon as the ballots have been counted, the election
judges or election officials shall, in the presence of the
county clerk or board of election commissioners, place each of
the following items in a separate envelope or bag: (1) all
provisional ballots, voted or spoiled; (2) all provisional
ballot envelopes of provisional ballots voted or spoiled; and
(3) all executed affidavits of the provisional ballots voted
or spoiled. All provisional ballot envelopes for provisional
voters who have been determined not to be registered to vote
shall remain sealed. The county clerk or board of election
commissioners shall treat the provisional ballot envelope
containing the written affidavit as a voter registration
application for that person for the next election and process
that application. The election judges or election officials
shall then securely seal each envelope or bag, initial the
envelope or bag, and plainly mark on the outside of the
envelope or bag in ink the precinct in which the provisional
ballots were cast. The election judges or election officials

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shall then place each sealed envelope or bag into a box, secure
and seal it in the same manner as described in item (6) of
subsection (b) of Section 18A-5. Each election judge or
election official shall take and subscribe an oath before the
county clerk or board of election commissioners that the
election judge or election official securely kept the ballots
and papers in the box, did not permit any person to open the
box or otherwise touch or tamper with the ballots and papers in
the box, and has no knowledge of any other person opening the
box. For purposes of this Section, the term "election
official" means the county clerk, a member of the board of
election commissioners, as the case may be, and their
respective employees.
(Source: P.A. 97-766, eff. 7-6-12; 98-115, eff. 7-29-13;
98-691, eff. 7-1-14; 98-1171, eff. 6-1-15.)