103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2023 and 2024
SB2925
 
Introduced 1/26/2024, by Sen. Ram Villivalam
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

10 ILCS 5/1A-16.10 new
10 ILCS 5/1A-16.11 new
 Amends the Election Code. Provides that a person who is qualified to register to vote, who currently holds an authentic Illinois driver's license or State identification card issued by the Secretary of State, and who is not making any application for a driver's license or identification card may make application to register to vote at Secretary of State driver services facilities or Secretary of State mobile events. Sets forth provisions concerning applications for online voter registration. Provides that the Office of the Secretary of State may coordinate with each United States District Court in Illinois for a representative of the Secretary of State to offer voter registration information, provide voter registration applications, and collect completed voter registration applications, including electronic voter registration applications, from all eligible citizens after a judicial naturalization ceremony, to the extent allowed by the United States District Court presiding over the naturalization.


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A BILL FOR
 
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1 AN ACT concerning elections.

2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 
3represented in the General Assembly:

4 Section 5. The Election Code is amended by adding Sections 
51A-16.10 and 1A-16.11 as follows:

6 (10 ILCS 5/1A-16.10 new)
7 Sec. 1A-16.10. Electronic voter registration; Secretary of 
8State.
9 (a) A person who is qualified to register to vote, who 
10currently holds an authentic Illinois driver's license or 
11State identification card issued by the Secretary of State, 
12and who is not making any application for a driver's license or 
13identification card may make application to register to vote 
14at Secretary of State driver services facilities or Secretary 
15of State mobile events. Voter registration of a person making 
16application for a driver's license or identification card 
17shall be conducted pursuant to Section 1A-16.1.
18 (b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a person 
19who is qualified to register to vote and who holds an authentic 
20Illinois driver's license or State identification card issued 
21by the Secretary of State may submit an application to 
22register to vote electronically on a website maintained by the 
23Secretary of State.
 
 
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1 (c) A voter registration application submitted pursuant to 
2this Section shall be electronically transmitted by the 
3Secretary of State to the State Board of Elections and shall 
4contain the same information the Secretary of State transmits 
5to the State Board of Elections for voter registration 
6applications submitted pursuant to Section 1A-16.1.
7 (d) For an applicant's registration or change in 
8registration to be accepted, the applicant shall mark the box 
9associated with the following statement included as part of 
10the online voter registration application:
11  "By clicking on the box below, I swear or affirm all of 
12 the following:
13  (1) I am the person whose name and identifying 
14 information is provided on this form, and I desire to 
15 register to vote in the State of Illinois.
16  (2) All the information I have provided on this form 
17 is true and correct as of the date I am submitting this 
18 form.
19  (3) I authorize the Secretary of State to transmit 
20 this application and my signature that is on file with the 
21 Secretary of State to the State Board of Elections and 
22 understand that such signature will be used by my local 
23 election authority on this online voter registration 
24 application for admission as an elector as if I had signed 
25 this form personally."
26 (e) The Secretary of State shall implement the provisions 
 
 
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1of this Section no later than January 1, 2026.