Illinois 2023-2024 Regular Session

Illinois House Bill HB0996 Compare Versions

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1	1	103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB0996 Introduced , by Rep. Sue Scherer SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 10 ILCS 5/1A-65 10 ILCS 5/17-11 from Ch. 46, par. 17-11 10 ILCS 5/17-13.6 new 10 ILCS 5/17-17 from Ch. 46, par. 17-17 10 ILCS 5/18-5 from Ch. 46, par. 18-510 ILCS 5/18-5.2 new Amends the Election Code. Provides that, before the 2024 general primary election, each election authority shall designate at least one telephone number that can be used by a person with a disability, a person with an infant, or a person who is age 80 or older to call and request that voting assistance be provided in the polling place's parking lot or parking spaces (in-vehicle assisted voting) and that can also be used by any person to report an individual who is acting in an intimidating or unlawful manner inside or outside of the polling place. Provides that the election authority may also designate a SMS text message number that may be used for the same purposes. Includes provisions relating to posting of the telephone number and SMS text message number at each polling place and on a voter registration card. Provides that, before the 2024 general primary election, each election authority must establish procedures for in-vehicle assisted voting on election day. Includes details on implementation of the in-vehicle assisted voting. Provides that the State Board of Elections may adopt rules to implement the provisions, and provides that the State Board of Elections shall create an affidavit for use by persons using in-vehicle assisted voting. Makes other changes. Effective immediately. LRB103 03531 AWJ 48537 b A BILL FOR 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB0996 Introduced , by Rep. Sue Scherer SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 10 ILCS 5/1A-65 10 ILCS 5/17-11 from Ch. 46, par. 17-11 10 ILCS 5/17-13.6 new 10 ILCS 5/17-17 from Ch. 46, par. 17-17 10 ILCS 5/18-5 from Ch. 46, par. 18-510 ILCS 5/18-5.2 new 10 ILCS 5/1A-65 10 ILCS 5/17-11 from Ch. 46, par. 17-11 10 ILCS 5/17-13.6 new 10 ILCS 5/17-17 from Ch. 46, par. 17-17 10 ILCS 5/18-5 from Ch. 46, par. 18-5 10 ILCS 5/18-5.2 new Amends the Election Code. Provides that, before the 2024 general primary election, each election authority shall designate at least one telephone number that can be used by a person with a disability, a person with an infant, or a person who is age 80 or older to call and request that voting assistance be provided in the polling place's parking lot or parking spaces (in-vehicle assisted voting) and that can also be used by any person to report an individual who is acting in an intimidating or unlawful manner inside or outside of the polling place. Provides that the election authority may also designate a SMS text message number that may be used for the same purposes. Includes provisions relating to posting of the telephone number and SMS text message number at each polling place and on a voter registration card. Provides that, before the 2024 general primary election, each election authority must establish procedures for in-vehicle assisted voting on election day. Includes details on implementation of the in-vehicle assisted voting. Provides that the State Board of Elections may adopt rules to implement the provisions, and provides that the State Board of Elections shall create an affidavit for use by persons using in-vehicle assisted voting. Makes other changes. Effective immediately. LRB103 03531 AWJ 48537 b LRB103 03531 AWJ 48537 b A BILL FOR
2	2	103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB0996 Introduced , by Rep. Sue Scherer SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
3	3	10 ILCS 5/1A-65 10 ILCS 5/17-11 from Ch. 46, par. 17-11 10 ILCS 5/17-13.6 new 10 ILCS 5/17-17 from Ch. 46, par. 17-17 10 ILCS 5/18-5 from Ch. 46, par. 18-510 ILCS 5/18-5.2 new 10 ILCS 5/1A-65 10 ILCS 5/17-11 from Ch. 46, par. 17-11 10 ILCS 5/17-13.6 new 10 ILCS 5/17-17 from Ch. 46, par. 17-17 10 ILCS 5/18-5 from Ch. 46, par. 18-5 10 ILCS 5/18-5.2 new
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8	8	10 ILCS 5/18-5 from Ch. 46, par. 18-5
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10	10	Amends the Election Code. Provides that, before the 2024 general primary election, each election authority shall designate at least one telephone number that can be used by a person with a disability, a person with an infant, or a person who is age 80 or older to call and request that voting assistance be provided in the polling place's parking lot or parking spaces (in-vehicle assisted voting) and that can also be used by any person to report an individual who is acting in an intimidating or unlawful manner inside or outside of the polling place. Provides that the election authority may also designate a SMS text message number that may be used for the same purposes. Includes provisions relating to posting of the telephone number and SMS text message number at each polling place and on a voter registration card. Provides that, before the 2024 general primary election, each election authority must establish procedures for in-vehicle assisted voting on election day. Includes details on implementation of the in-vehicle assisted voting. Provides that the State Board of Elections may adopt rules to implement the provisions, and provides that the State Board of Elections shall create an affidavit for use by persons using in-vehicle assisted voting. Makes other changes. Effective immediately.
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16	16	1 AN ACT concerning elections.
17	17	2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
18	18	3 represented in the General Assembly:
19	19	4 Section 5. The Election Code is amended by changing
20	20	5 Sections 1A-65, 17-11, 17-17, and 18-5 and by adding Sections
21	21	6 17-13.6 and 18-5.2 as follows:
22	22	7 (10 ILCS 5/1A-65)
23	23	8 Sec. 1A-65. Election authority guidance. 90 days before
24	24	9 any election, the State Board of Elections shall provide
25	25	10 written guidance to election authorities on: (1) ballot
26	26	11 tracking procedures and the proper terminology to be used as
27	27	12 part of those procedures; and (2) summarizing requirements for
28	28	13 voting, curbside voting, in-vehicle assisted voting, early
29	29	14 voting, and vote by mail.
30	30	15 (Source: P.A. 102-15, eff. 6-17-21.)
31	31	16 (10 ILCS 5/17-11) (from Ch. 46, par. 17-11)
32	32	17 Sec. 17-11. On receipt of his ballot the voter shall
33	33	18 forthwith, and without leaving the inclosed space, retire
34	34	19 alone, or accompanied by children as provided in Section 17-8,
35	35	20 to one of the voting booths so provided and shall prepare his
36	36	21 ballot by making in the appropriate margin or place a cross (X)
37	37	22 opposite the name of the candidate of his choice for each
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41	41	103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB0996 Introduced , by Rep. Sue Scherer SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
42	42	10 ILCS 5/1A-65 10 ILCS 5/17-11 from Ch. 46, par. 17-11 10 ILCS 5/17-13.6 new 10 ILCS 5/17-17 from Ch. 46, par. 17-17 10 ILCS 5/18-5 from Ch. 46, par. 18-510 ILCS 5/18-5.2 new 10 ILCS 5/1A-65 10 ILCS 5/17-11 from Ch. 46, par. 17-11 10 ILCS 5/17-13.6 new 10 ILCS 5/17-17 from Ch. 46, par. 17-17 10 ILCS 5/18-5 from Ch. 46, par. 18-5 10 ILCS 5/18-5.2 new
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44	44	10 ILCS 5/17-11 from Ch. 46, par. 17-11
45	45	10 ILCS 5/17-13.6 new
46	46	10 ILCS 5/17-17 from Ch. 46, par. 17-17
47	47	10 ILCS 5/18-5 from Ch. 46, par. 18-5
48	48	10 ILCS 5/18-5.2 new
49	49	Amends the Election Code. Provides that, before the 2024 general primary election, each election authority shall designate at least one telephone number that can be used by a person with a disability, a person with an infant, or a person who is age 80 or older to call and request that voting assistance be provided in the polling place's parking lot or parking spaces (in-vehicle assisted voting) and that can also be used by any person to report an individual who is acting in an intimidating or unlawful manner inside or outside of the polling place. Provides that the election authority may also designate a SMS text message number that may be used for the same purposes. Includes provisions relating to posting of the telephone number and SMS text message number at each polling place and on a voter registration card. Provides that, before the 2024 general primary election, each election authority must establish procedures for in-vehicle assisted voting on election day. Includes details on implementation of the in-vehicle assisted voting. Provides that the State Board of Elections may adopt rules to implement the provisions, and provides that the State Board of Elections shall create an affidavit for use by persons using in-vehicle assisted voting. Makes other changes. Effective immediately.
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82	82	1 office to be filled, or by writing in the name of the candidate
83	83	2 of his choice in a blank space on said ticket, making a cross
84	84	3 (X) opposite thereto; and in case of a question submitted to
85	85	4 the vote of the people, by making in the appropriate margin or
86	86	5 place a cross (X) against the answer he desires to give. A
87	87	6 cross (X) in the square in front of the bracket enclosing the
88	88	7 names of a team of candidates for Governor and Lieutenant
89	89	8 Governor counts as one vote for each of such candidates.
90	90	9 Before leaving the voting booth the voter shall fold his
91	91	10 ballot in such manner as to conceal the marks thereon. He shall
92	92	11 then vote forthwith in the manner herein provided, except that
93	93	12 the number corresponding to the number of the voter on the poll
94	94	13 books shall not be indorsed on the back of his ballot. He shall
95	95	14 mark and deliver his ballot without undue delay, and shall
96	96	15 quit said inclosed space as soon as he has voted; except that
97	97	16 immediately after voting, the voter shall be instructed
98	98	17 whether the voting equipment, if used, accepted or rejected
99	99	18 the ballot or identified the ballot as under-voted for a
100	100	19 statewide constitutional office. A voter whose ballot is
101	101	20 identified as under-voted may return to the voting booth and
102	102	21 complete the voting of that ballot. A voter whose ballot is not
103	103	22 accepted by the voting equipment may, upon surrendering the
104	104	23 ballot, request and vote another ballot. The voter's
105	105	24 surrendered ballot shall be initialed by the election judge
106	106	25 and handled as provided in the appropriate Article governing
107	107	26 that voting equipment.
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118	118	1 No voter shall be allowed to occupy a voting booth already
119	119	2 occupied by another, nor remain within said inclosed space
120	120	3 more than ten minutes, nor to occupy a voting booth more than
121	121	4 five minutes in case all of said voting booths are in use and
122	122	5 other voters waiting to occupy the same. No voter not an
123	123	6 election officer, shall, after having voted, be allowed to
124	124	7 re-enter said inclosed space during said election. No person
125	125	8 shall take or remove any ballot from the polling place before
126	126	9 the close of the poll. No voter shall vote or offer to vote any
127	127	10 ballot except such as he has received from the judges of
128	128	11 election in charge of the ballots. Any voter who shall, by
129	129	12 accident or mistake, spoil his ballot, may, on returning said
130	130	13 spoiled ballot, receive another in place thereof only after
131	131	14 the word "spoiled" has been written in ink diagonally across
132	132	15 the entire face of the ballot returned by the voter.
133	133	16 Where voting machines, or electronic voting systems,
134	134	17 curbside voting, or in-vehicle assisted voting are used, the
135	135	18 provisions of this section may be modified as required or
136	136	19 authorized by Article 24, 24A, 24B, or 24C or by Section
137	137	20 17-13.5 or 17-13.6, whichever is applicable, except that the
138	138	21 requirements of this Section that (i) the voter must be
139	139	22 notified of the voting equipment's acceptance or rejection of
140	140	23 the voter's ballot or identification of an under-vote for a
141	141	24 statewide constitutional office and (ii) the voter shall have
142	142	25 the opportunity to correct an under-vote or surrender the
143	143	26 ballot that was not accepted and vote another ballot shall not
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154	154	1 be modified.
155	155	2 (Source: P.A. 94-288, eff. 1-1-06; 95-699, eff. 11-9-07.)
156	156	3 (10 ILCS 5/17-13.6 new)
157	157	4 Sec. 17-13.6. Phone or text number for voting assistance;
158	158	5 in-vehicle assisted voting.
159	159	6 (a) As used in this Section:
160	160	7 "Designated phone number or SMS text message number" means
161	161	8 the number designated under subsection (b) by an election
162	162	9 authority for a person to contact for assistance described in
163	163	10 this Section.
164	164	11 "Person with a disability" means a person who suffers from
165	165	12 a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one
166	166	13 or more major life activities.
167	167	14 "Person with an infant" means a person who has a child
168	168	15 under the age of one with them.
169	169	16 (b) Before the 2024 general primary election, each
170	170	17 election authority shall designate at least one telephone
171	171	18 number that can be used by a person with a disability, a person
172	172	19 with an infant, or a person who is age 80 or older to call and
173	173	20 request that voting assistance be provided in the polling
174	174	21 place's parking lot or parking spaces and that can also be used
175	175	22 by any person to report an individual who is acting in an
176	176	23 intimidating or unlawful manner inside or outside of the
177	177	24 polling place. The election authority may also designate a SMS
178	178	25 text message number that may be used for the same purposes. The
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189	189	1 election authority may use a designated phone number or SMS
190	190	2 text message number for a single polling place or a group of
191	191	3 polling places. The number or numbers designated must be
192	192	4 monitored at all times that the polling places served by the
193	193	5 number or numbers are open.
194	194	6 If the election authority uses a single number for all
195	195	7 polling places or for a group of polling places, the
196	196	8 designated phone number or SMS text message number must
197	197	9 connect to a person employed by or volunteering for the
198	198	10 election authority who can contact the judges of election at
199	199	11 the polling place where the individual is intending to vote.
200	200	12 If the election authority designates a specific telephone
201	201	13 number or SMS text message number for a single polling place,
202	202	14 the designated phone number or SMS text message number must
203	203	15 connect to one of the following persons at the designated
204	204	16 polling place: an election judge or employee of or volunteer
205	205	17 for the election authority.
206	206	18 (c) A notice shall be posted on each door of a polling
207	207	19 place that is to be used by members of the public to enter the
208	208	20 polling place stating the following in a substantially similar
209	209	21 format:
210	210	22 If you are in need of voter assistance at this polling place,
211	211	23 please contact (insert phone number and, if available, SMS
212	212	24 text message number). Assistance may be available for the
213	213	25 following purposes:
214	214	26 1. Voting in your vehicle if you are a person with a
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225	225	1 disability.
226	226	2 2. Voting in your vehicle if you are a person 80 years of age
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228	228	4 3. Voting in your vehicle if you have a child under the age of
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230	230	6 4. Assistance with a person or persons who are acting in an
231	231	7 intimidating or unlawful manner inside or outside of the
232	232	8 polling place.
233	233	9 This notice may be combined with other polling place
234	234	10 notices by the election authority. If a polling place does not
235	235	11 have a designated parking lot or parking spaces, items 1, 2,
236	236	12 and 3 of the notice may be omitted from the notice.
237	237	13 If the election authority gives a registered voter a voter
238	238	14 registration card that lists the voter's polling place, the
239	239	15 voter assistance phone number and, if applicable, SMS text
240	240	16 message number must be listed on the card.
241	241	17 (d) Before the 2024 general primary election, each
242	242	18 election authority must establish procedures for persons with
243	243	19 a disability, persons 80 years of age or older, and persons
244	244	20 with an infant to cast a ballot at the polling place's parking
245	245	21 lot or parking spaces, if it has any, on election day. The
246	246	22 judges of election shall designate at least 2 judges of
247	247	23 election from opposite political parties per vehicle. The
248	248	24 judges of election shall present the person with an affidavit
249	249	25 for the person to affirm that the person is eligible for voting
250	250	26 assistance under this Section. Once the judges of election
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261	261	1 have verified that the affidavit has been completed and
262	262	2 signed, the person may be handed a paper ballot and marking
263	263	3 utensil. The individual shall have the opportunity to mark the
264	264	4 ballot without interference from the election judges.
265	265	5 Challengers and poll watchers allowed by law may be in the
266	266	6 vicinity of the judges of election and vehicles in the same
267	267	7 manner as otherwise allowed by law inside the polling place.
268	268	8 An election authority may designate parking spaces at the
269	269	9 polling place that must be used by a person to vote in the
270	270	10 person's vehicle. A person may only use a paper ballot to vote
271	271	11 under this subsection.
272	272	12 (e) If a person uses the designated phone number or SMS
273	273	13 text message number to report a person or persons acting in an
274	274	14 intimidating or unlawful manner inside or outside of the
275	275	15 polling place, the judge of election or employee or volunteer
276	276	16 of the election authority answering the call or text shall
277	277	17 determine if assistance can be provided and inform the person
278	278	18 calling or texting whether assistance can be provided.
279	279	19 (f) The State Board of Elections may adopt rules to
280	280	20 implement this Section. The State Board of Elections shall
281	281	21 create an affidavit or modify an existing affidavit to present
282	282	22 to persons asking to vote in the person's vehicle under this
283	283	23 Section.
284	284	24 (g) All affidavits completed and signed under this Section
285	285	25 shall be enclosed in a separate envelope securely sealed and
286	286	26 shall be transmitted with the returns of the elections to the
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297	297	1 election authority who shall preserve the affidavits for the
298	298	2 period of 6 months, during which period the affidavits are
299	299	3 public records and are freely open to examination.
300	300	4 (10 ILCS 5/17-17) (from Ch. 46, par. 17-17)
301	301	5 Sec. 17-17. After the opening of the polls no adjournment
302	302	6 shall be had nor shall any recess be taken, until all the votes
303	303	7 cast at such election have been counted and the result
304	304	8 publicly announced, except that when necessary one judge at a
305	305	9 time may leave the polling place for a reasonable time during
306	306	10 the casting of ballots, and except that when a polling place is
307	307	11 inaccessible to a voter with a disability, one team of 2 judges
308	308	12 of opposite party affiliation may leave the polling place to
309	309	13 deliver a ballot to such voter, as provided in Sections 7-47.1
310	310	14 and 17-13 of this Code. When a judge leaves and returns, such
311	311	15 judge shall sign a time sheet indicating the length of the
312	312	16 period such judge is absent from his duties. When absent, the
313	313	17 judge shall authorize someone of the same political party as
314	314	18 himself to act for him until he returns.
315	315	19 Where voting machines, or electronic voting systems,
316	316	20 curbside, voting, in-vehicle assisted voting is are used, the
317	317	21 provisions of this section may be modified as required or
318	318	22 authorized by Article 24 or Article 24A or by Section 17-13.5
319	319	23 or 17-13.6, whichever is applicable.
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331	331	1 (10 ILCS 5/18-5) (from Ch. 46, par. 18-5)
332	332	2 Sec. 18-5. Any person desiring to vote and whose name is
333	333	3 found upon the register of voters by the person having charge
334	334	4 thereof, shall then be questioned by one of the judges as to
335	335	5 his nativity, his term of residence at present address,
336	336	6 precinct, State and United States, his age, whether
337	337	7 naturalized and if so the date of naturalization papers and
338	338	8 court from which secured, and he shall be asked to state his
339	339	9 residence when last previously registered and the date of the
340	340	10 election for which he then registered. The judges of elections
341	341	11 shall check each application for ballot against the list of
342	342	12 voters registered in that precinct to whom grace period, vote
343	343	13 by mail, and early ballots have been issued for that election,
344	344	14 which shall be provided by the election authority and which
345	345	15 list shall be available for inspection by pollwatchers. A
346	346	16 voter applying to vote in the precinct on election day whose
347	347	17 name appears on the list as having been issued a grace period,
348	348	18 vote by mail, or early ballot shall not be permitted to vote in
349	349	19 the precinct, except that a voter to whom a vote by mail ballot
350	350	20 was issued may vote in the precinct if the voter submits to the
351	351	21 election judges that vote by mail ballot for cancellation. If
352	352	22 the voter is unable to submit the vote by mail ballot, it shall
353	353	23 be sufficient for the voter to submit to the election judges
354	354	24 (i) a portion of the vote by mail ballot if the vote by mail
355	355	25 ballot was torn or mutilated or (ii) an affidavit executed
356	356	26 before the election judges specifying that (A) the voter never
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367	367	1 received a vote by mail ballot or (B) the voter completed and
368	368	2 returned a vote by mail ballot and was informed that the
369	369	3 election authority did not receive that vote by mail ballot.
370	370	4 If such person so registered shall be challenged as
371	371	5 disqualified, the party challenging shall assign his reasons
372	372	6 therefor, and thereupon one of the judges shall administer to
373	373	7 him an oath to answer questions, and if he shall take the oath
374	374	8 he shall then be questioned by the judge or judges touching
375	375	9 such cause of challenge, and touching any other cause of
376	376	10 disqualification. And he may also be questioned by the person
377	377	11 challenging him in regard to his qualifications and identity.
378	378	12 But if a majority of the judges are of the opinion that he is
379	379	13 the person so registered and a qualified voter, his vote shall
380	380	14 then be received accordingly. But if his vote be rejected by
381	381	15 such judges, such person may afterward produce and deliver an
382	382	16 affidavit to such judges, subscribed and sworn to by him
383	383	17 before one of the judges, in which it shall be stated how long
384	384	18 he has resided in such precinct, and state; that he is a
385	385	19 citizen of the United States, and is a duly qualified voter in
386	386	20 such precinct, and that he is the identical person so
387	387	21 registered. In addition to such an affidavit, the person so
388	388	22 challenged shall provide to the judges of election proof of
389	389	23 residence by producing 2 forms of identification showing the
390	390	24 person's current residence address, provided that such
391	391	25 identification may include a lease or contract for a residence
392	392	26 and not more than one piece of mail addressed to the person at
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403	403	1 his current residence address and postmarked not earlier than
404	404	2 30 days prior to the date of the election, or the person shall
405	405	3 procure a witness personally known to the judges of election,
406	406	4 and resident in the precinct (or district), or who shall be
407	407	5 proved by some legal voter of such precinct or district, known
408	408	6 to the judges to be such, who shall take the oath following,
409	409	7 viz:
410	410	8 I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I am a resident of
411	411	9 this election precinct (or district), and entitled to vote at
412	412	10 this election, and that I have been a resident of this State
413	413	11 for 30 days last past, and am well acquainted with the person
414	414	12 whose vote is now offered; that he is an actual and bona fide
415	415	13 resident of this election precinct (or district), and has
416	416	14 resided herein 30 days, and as I verily believe, in this State,
417	417	15 30 days next preceding this election.
418	418	16 The oath in each case may be administered by one of the
419	419	17 judges of election, or by any officer, resident in the
420	420	18 precinct or district, authorized by law to administer oaths.
421	421	19 Also supported by an affidavit by a registered voter residing
422	422	20 in such precinct, stating his own residence, and that he knows
423	423	21 such person; and that he does reside at the place mentioned and
424	424	22 has resided in such precinct and state for the length of time
425	425	23 as stated by such person, which shall be subscribed and sworn
426	426	24 to in the same way. For purposes of this Section, the
427	427	25 submission of a photo identification issued by a college or
428	428	26 university, accompanied by either (i) a copy of the
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439	439	1 applicant's contract or lease for a residence or (ii) one
440	440	2 piece of mail addressed to the person at his or her current
441	441	3 residence address and postmarked not earlier than 30 days
442	442	4 prior to the date of the election, shall be sufficient to
443	443	5 establish proof of residence. Whereupon the vote of such
444	444	6 person shall be received, and entered as other votes. But such
445	445	7 judges, having charge of such registers, shall state in their
446	446	8 respective books the facts in such case, and the affidavits,
447	447	9 so delivered to the judges, shall be preserved and returned to
448	448	10 the office of the commissioners of election. Blank affidavits
449	449	11 of the character aforesaid shall be sent out to the judges of
450	450	12 all the precincts, and the judges of election shall furnish
451	451	13 the same on demand and administer the oaths without criticism.
452	452	14 Such oaths, if administered by any other officer than such
453	453	15 judge of election, shall not be received. Whenever a proposal
454	454	16 for a constitutional amendment or for the calling of a
455	455	17 constitutional convention is to be voted upon at the election,
456	456	18 the separate blue ballot or ballots pertaining thereto shall
457	457	19 be placed on top of the other ballots to be voted at the
458	458	20 election in such manner that the legend appearing on the back
459	459	21 thereof, as prescribed in Section 16-6 of this Act, shall be
460	460	22 plainly visible to the voter, and in this fashion the ballots
461	461	23 shall be handed to the voter by the judge.
462	462	24 Immediately after voting, the voter shall be instructed
463	463	25 whether the voting equipment, if used, accepted or rejected
464	464	26 the ballot or identified the ballot as under-voted. A voter
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475	475	1 whose ballot is identified as under-voted for a statewide
476	476	2 constitutional office may return to the voting booth and
477	477	3 complete the voting of that ballot. A voter whose ballot is not
478	478	4 accepted by the voting equipment may, upon surrendering the
479	479	5 ballot, request and vote another ballot. The voter's
480	480	6 surrendered ballot shall be initialed by the election judge
481	481	7 and handled as provided in the appropriate Article governing
482	482	8 that voting equipment.
483	483	9 The voter shall, upon quitting the voting booth, deliver
484	484	10 to one of the judges of election all of the ballots, properly
485	485	11 folded, which he received. The judge of election to whom the
486	486	12 voter delivers his ballots shall not accept the same unless
487	487	13 all of the ballots given to the voter are returned by him. If a
488	488	14 voter delivers less than all of the ballots given to him, the
489	489	15 judge to whom the same are offered shall advise him in a voice
490	490	16 clearly audible to the other judges of election that the voter
491	491	17 must return the remainder of the ballots. The statement of the
492	492	18 judge to the voter shall clearly express the fact that the
493	493	19 voter is not required to vote such remaining ballots but that
494	494	20 whether or not he votes them he must fold and deliver them to
495	495	21 the judge. In making such statement the judge of election
496	496	22 shall not indicate by word, gesture or intonation of voice
497	497	23 that the unreturned ballots shall be voted in any particular
498	498	24 manner. No new voter shall be permitted to enter the voting
499	499	25 booth of a voter who has failed to deliver the total number of
500	500	26 ballots received by him until such voter has returned to the
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511	511	1 voting booth pursuant to the judge's request and again quit
512	512	2 the booth with all of the ballots required to be returned by
513	513	3 him. Upon receipt of all such ballots the judges of election
514	514	4 shall enter the name of the voter, and his number, as above
515	515	5 provided in this Section, and the judge to whom the ballots are
516	516	6 delivered shall immediately put the ballots into the ballot
517	517	7 box. If any voter who has failed to deliver all the ballots
518	518	8 received by him refuses to return to the voting booth after
519	519	9 being advised by the judge of election as herein provided, the
520	520	10 judge shall inform the other judges of such refusal, and
521	521	11 thereupon the ballot or ballots returned to the judge shall be
522	522	12 deposited in the ballot box, the voter shall be permitted to
523	523	13 depart from the polling place, and a new voter shall be
524	524	14 permitted to enter the voting booth.
525	525	15 The judge of election who receives the ballot or ballots
526	526	16 from the voter shall announce the residence and name of such
527	527	17 voter in a loud voice. The judge shall put the ballot or
528	528	18 ballots received from the voter into the ballot box in the
529	529	19 presence of the voter and the judges of election, and in plain
530	530	20 view of the public. The judges having charge of such registers
531	531	21 shall then, in a column prepared thereon, in the same line of,
532	532	22 the name of the voter, mark "Voted" or the letter "V".
533	533	23 No judge of election shall accept from any voter less than
534	534	24 the full number of ballots received by such voter without
535	535	25 first advising the voter in the manner above provided of the
536	536	26 necessity of returning all of the ballots, nor shall any such
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547	547	1 judge advise such voter in a manner contrary to that which is
548	548	2 herein permitted, or in any other manner violate the
549	549	3 provisions of this Section; provided, that the acceptance by a
550	550	4 judge of election of less than the full number of ballots
551	551	5 delivered to a voter who refuses to return to the voting booth
552	552	6 after being properly advised by such judge shall not be a
553	553	7 violation of this Section.
554	554	8 When curbside voting or in-vehicle assisted voting is used
555	555	9 at a polling place, the provisions of this Section may be
556	556	10 modified as required by the procedures established under
557	557	11 Section 17-13.5 or 17-13.6, as applicable.
558	558	12 (Source: P.A. 98-1171, eff. 6-1-15.)
559	559	13 (10 ILCS 5/18-5.2 new)
560	560	14 Sec. 18-5.2. Curbside voting and in-vehicle assisted
561	561	15 voting. The provisions of Section 17-13.5 or 17-13.6, as
562	562	16 applicable, are also applicable to the conduct of elections
563	563	17 under this Article.
564	564	18 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
565	565	19 becoming law.
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