103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB4168 Introduced , by Rep. Kam Buckner SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 10 ILCS 5/1A-16 10 ILCS 5/1A-4510 ILCS 5/3-6 10 ILCS 5/4-2 from Ch. 46, par. 4-2 10 ILCS 5/4-23 from Ch. 46, par. 4-23 10 ILCS 5/5-2 from Ch. 46, par. 5-2 10 ILCS 5/5-29.01 from Ch. 46, par. 5-29.01 10 ILCS 5/6-27 from Ch. 46, par. 6-27 10 ILCS 5/6-62 from Ch. 46, par. 6-62 10 ILCS 5/6-67.01 from Ch. 46, par. 6-67.01 10 ILCS 5/7-10 from Ch. 46, par. 7-10 10 ILCS 5/7-45 from Ch. 46, par. 7-45 10 ILCS 5/8-8 from Ch. 46, par. 8-8 10 ILCS 5/10-4 from Ch. 46, par. 10-4 10 ILCS 5/17-9 from Ch. 46, par. 17-9 10 ILCS 5/17-10 from Ch. 46, par. 17-10 10 ILCS 5/18A-5 10 ILCS 5/20-3 from Ch. 46, par. 20-3 10 ILCS 5/28-3 from Ch. 46, par. 28-3 Amends the Election Code. Changes the minimum voting age to 16 years old (instead of 18 years old) for State and local elections. Makes conforming changes. LRB103 31316 BMS 58650 b A BILL FOR 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB4168 Introduced , by Rep. Kam Buckner SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 10 ILCS 5/1A-16 10 ILCS 5/1A-4510 ILCS 5/3-6 10 ILCS 5/4-2 from Ch. 46, par. 4-2 10 ILCS 5/4-23 from Ch. 46, par. 4-23 10 ILCS 5/5-2 from Ch. 46, par. 5-2 10 ILCS 5/5-29.01 from Ch. 46, par. 5-29.01 10 ILCS 5/6-27 from Ch. 46, par. 6-27 10 ILCS 5/6-62 from Ch. 46, par. 6-62 10 ILCS 5/6-67.01 from Ch. 46, par. 6-67.01 10 ILCS 5/7-10 from Ch. 46, par. 7-10 10 ILCS 5/7-45 from Ch. 46, par. 7-45 10 ILCS 5/8-8 from Ch. 46, par. 8-8 10 ILCS 5/10-4 from Ch. 46, par. 10-4 10 ILCS 5/17-9 from Ch. 46, par. 17-9 10 ILCS 5/17-10 from Ch. 46, par. 17-10 10 ILCS 5/18A-5 10 ILCS 5/20-3 from Ch. 46, par. 20-3 10 ILCS 5/28-3 from Ch. 46, par. 28-3 10 ILCS 5/1A-16 10 ILCS 5/1A-45 10 ILCS 5/3-6 10 ILCS 5/4-2 from Ch. 46, par. 4-2 10 ILCS 5/4-23 from Ch. 46, par. 4-23 10 ILCS 5/5-2 from Ch. 46, par. 5-2 10 ILCS 5/5-29.01 from Ch. 46, par. 5-29.01 10 ILCS 5/6-27 from Ch. 46, par. 6-27 10 ILCS 5/6-62 from Ch. 46, par. 6-62 10 ILCS 5/6-67.01 from Ch. 46, par. 6-67.01 10 ILCS 5/7-10 from Ch. 46, par. 7-10 10 ILCS 5/7-45 from Ch. 46, par. 7-45 10 ILCS 5/8-8 from Ch. 46, par. 8-8 10 ILCS 5/10-4 from Ch. 46, par. 10-4 10 ILCS 5/17-9 from Ch. 46, par. 17-9 10 ILCS 5/17-10 from Ch. 46, par. 17-10 10 ILCS 5/18A-5 10 ILCS 5/20-3 from Ch. 46, par. 20-3 10 ILCS 5/28-3 from Ch. 46, par. 28-3 Amends the Election Code. Changes the minimum voting age to 16 years old (instead of 18 years old) for State and local elections. Makes conforming changes. LRB103 31316 BMS 58650 b LRB103 31316 BMS 58650 b A BILL FOR 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB4168 Introduced , by Rep. Kam Buckner SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 10 ILCS 5/1A-16 10 ILCS 5/1A-4510 ILCS 5/3-6 10 ILCS 5/4-2 from Ch. 46, par. 4-2 10 ILCS 5/4-23 from Ch. 46, par. 4-23 10 ILCS 5/5-2 from Ch. 46, par. 5-2 10 ILCS 5/5-29.01 from Ch. 46, par. 5-29.01 10 ILCS 5/6-27 from Ch. 46, par. 6-27 10 ILCS 5/6-62 from Ch. 46, par. 6-62 10 ILCS 5/6-67.01 from Ch. 46, par. 6-67.01 10 ILCS 5/7-10 from Ch. 46, par. 7-10 10 ILCS 5/7-45 from Ch. 46, par. 7-45 10 ILCS 5/8-8 from Ch. 46, par. 8-8 10 ILCS 5/10-4 from Ch. 46, par. 10-4 10 ILCS 5/17-9 from Ch. 46, par. 17-9 10 ILCS 5/17-10 from Ch. 46, par. 17-10 10 ILCS 5/18A-5 10 ILCS 5/20-3 from Ch. 46, par. 20-3 10 ILCS 5/28-3 from Ch. 46, par. 28-3 10 ILCS 5/1A-16 10 ILCS 5/1A-45 10 ILCS 5/3-6 10 ILCS 5/4-2 from Ch. 46, par. 4-2 10 ILCS 5/4-23 from Ch. 46, par. 4-23 10 ILCS 5/5-2 from Ch. 46, par. 5-2 10 ILCS 5/5-29.01 from Ch. 46, par. 5-29.01 10 ILCS 5/6-27 from Ch. 46, par. 6-27 10 ILCS 5/6-62 from Ch. 46, par. 6-62 10 ILCS 5/6-67.01 from Ch. 46, par. 6-67.01 10 ILCS 5/7-10 from Ch. 46, par. 7-10 10 ILCS 5/7-45 from Ch. 46, par. 7-45 10 ILCS 5/8-8 from Ch. 46, par. 8-8 10 ILCS 5/10-4 from Ch. 46, par. 10-4 10 ILCS 5/17-9 from Ch. 46, par. 17-9 10 ILCS 5/17-10 from Ch. 46, par. 17-10 10 ILCS 5/18A-5 10 ILCS 5/20-3 from Ch. 46, par. 20-3 10 ILCS 5/28-3 from Ch. 46, par. 28-3 10 ILCS 5/1A-16 10 ILCS 5/1A-45 10 ILCS 5/3-6 10 ILCS 5/4-2 from Ch. 46, par. 4-2 10 ILCS 5/4-23 from Ch. 46, par. 4-23 10 ILCS 5/5-2 from Ch. 46, par. 5-2 10 ILCS 5/5-29.01 from Ch. 46, par. 5-29.01 10 ILCS 5/6-27 from Ch. 46, par. 6-27 10 ILCS 5/6-62 from Ch. 46, par. 6-62 10 ILCS 5/6-67.01 from Ch. 46, par. 6-67.01 10 ILCS 5/7-10 from Ch. 46, par. 7-10 10 ILCS 5/7-45 from Ch. 46, par. 7-45 10 ILCS 5/8-8 from Ch. 46, par. 8-8 10 ILCS 5/10-4 from Ch. 46, par. 10-4 10 ILCS 5/17-9 from Ch. 46, par. 17-9 10 ILCS 5/17-10 from Ch. 46, par. 17-10 10 ILCS 5/18A-5 10 ILCS 5/20-3 from Ch. 46, par. 20-3 10 ILCS 5/28-3 from Ch. 46, par. 28-3 Amends the Election Code. Changes the minimum voting age to 16 years old (instead of 18 years old) for State and local elections. Makes conforming changes. LRB103 31316 BMS 58650 b LRB103 31316 BMS 58650 b LRB103 31316 BMS 58650 b A BILL FOR HB4168LRB103 31316 BMS 58650 b HB4168 LRB103 31316 BMS 58650 b HB4168 LRB103 31316 BMS 58650 b 1 AN ACT concerning elections. 2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 3 represented in the General Assembly: 4 Section 5. The Election Code is amended by changing 5 Sections 1A-16, 1A-45, 3-6, 4-2, 4-23, 5-2, 5-29.01, 6-27, 6 6-62, 6-67.01, 7-10, 7-45, 8-8, 10-4, 17-9, 17-10, 18A-5, 7 20-3, and 28-3 as follows: 8 (10 ILCS 5/1A-16) 9 Sec. 1A-16. Voter registration information; Internet 10 posting; processing of voter registration forms; content of 11 such forms. Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, the 12 following provisions shall apply to voter registration under 13 this Code. 14 (a) Voter registration information; Internet posting of 15 voter registration form. Within 90 days after August 21, 2003 16 (the effective date of Public Act 93-574), the State Board of 17 Elections shall post on its World Wide Web site the following 18 information: 19 (1) A comprehensive list of the names, addresses, 20 phone numbers, and websites, if applicable, of all county 21 clerks and boards of election commissioners in Illinois. 22 (2) A schedule of upcoming elections and the deadline 23 for voter registration. 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB4168 Introduced , by Rep. Kam Buckner SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 10 ILCS 5/1A-16 10 ILCS 5/1A-4510 ILCS 5/3-6 10 ILCS 5/4-2 from Ch. 46, par. 4-2 10 ILCS 5/4-23 from Ch. 46, par. 4-23 10 ILCS 5/5-2 from Ch. 46, par. 5-2 10 ILCS 5/5-29.01 from Ch. 46, par. 5-29.01 10 ILCS 5/6-27 from Ch. 46, par. 6-27 10 ILCS 5/6-62 from Ch. 46, par. 6-62 10 ILCS 5/6-67.01 from Ch. 46, par. 6-67.01 10 ILCS 5/7-10 from Ch. 46, par. 7-10 10 ILCS 5/7-45 from Ch. 46, par. 7-45 10 ILCS 5/8-8 from Ch. 46, par. 8-8 10 ILCS 5/10-4 from Ch. 46, par. 10-4 10 ILCS 5/17-9 from Ch. 46, par. 17-9 10 ILCS 5/17-10 from Ch. 46, par. 17-10 10 ILCS 5/18A-5 10 ILCS 5/20-3 from Ch. 46, par. 20-3 10 ILCS 5/28-3 from Ch. 46, par. 28-3 10 ILCS 5/1A-16 10 ILCS 5/1A-45 10 ILCS 5/3-6 10 ILCS 5/4-2 from Ch. 46, par. 4-2 10 ILCS 5/4-23 from Ch. 46, par. 4-23 10 ILCS 5/5-2 from Ch. 46, par. 5-2 10 ILCS 5/5-29.01 from Ch. 46, par. 5-29.01 10 ILCS 5/6-27 from Ch. 46, par. 6-27 10 ILCS 5/6-62 from Ch. 46, par. 6-62 10 ILCS 5/6-67.01 from Ch. 46, par. 6-67.01 10 ILCS 5/7-10 from Ch. 46, par. 7-10 10 ILCS 5/7-45 from Ch. 46, par. 7-45 10 ILCS 5/8-8 from Ch. 46, par. 8-8 10 ILCS 5/10-4 from Ch. 46, par. 10-4 10 ILCS 5/17-9 from Ch. 46, par. 17-9 10 ILCS 5/17-10 from Ch. 46, par. 17-10 10 ILCS 5/18A-5 10 ILCS 5/20-3 from Ch. 46, par. 20-3 10 ILCS 5/28-3 from Ch. 46, par. 28-3 10 ILCS 5/1A-16 10 ILCS 5/1A-45 10 ILCS 5/3-6 10 ILCS 5/4-2 from Ch. 46, par. 4-2 10 ILCS 5/4-23 from Ch. 46, par. 4-23 10 ILCS 5/5-2 from Ch. 46, par. 5-2 10 ILCS 5/5-29.01 from Ch. 46, par. 5-29.01 10 ILCS 5/6-27 from Ch. 46, par. 6-27 10 ILCS 5/6-62 from Ch. 46, par. 6-62 10 ILCS 5/6-67.01 from Ch. 46, par. 6-67.01 10 ILCS 5/7-10 from Ch. 46, par. 7-10 10 ILCS 5/7-45 from Ch. 46, par. 7-45 10 ILCS 5/8-8 from Ch. 46, par. 8-8 10 ILCS 5/10-4 from Ch. 46, par. 10-4 10 ILCS 5/17-9 from Ch. 46, par. 17-9 10 ILCS 5/17-10 from Ch. 46, par. 17-10 10 ILCS 5/18A-5 10 ILCS 5/20-3 from Ch. 46, par. 20-3 10 ILCS 5/28-3 from Ch. 46, par. 28-3 Amends the Election Code. Changes the minimum voting age to 16 years old (instead of 18 years old) for State and local elections. Makes conforming changes. LRB103 31316 BMS 58650 b LRB103 31316 BMS 58650 b LRB103 31316 BMS 58650 b A BILL FOR 10 ILCS 5/1A-16 10 ILCS 5/1A-45 10 ILCS 5/3-6 10 ILCS 5/4-2 from Ch. 46, par. 4-2 10 ILCS 5/4-23 from Ch. 46, par. 4-23 10 ILCS 5/5-2 from Ch. 46, par. 5-2 10 ILCS 5/5-29.01 from Ch. 46, par. 5-29.01 10 ILCS 5/6-27 from Ch. 46, par. 6-27 10 ILCS 5/6-62 from Ch. 46, par. 6-62 10 ILCS 5/6-67.01 from Ch. 46, par. 6-67.01 10 ILCS 5/7-10 from Ch. 46, par. 7-10 10 ILCS 5/7-45 from Ch. 46, par. 7-45 10 ILCS 5/8-8 from Ch. 46, par. 8-8 10 ILCS 5/10-4 from Ch. 46, par. 10-4 10 ILCS 5/17-9 from Ch. 46, par. 17-9 10 ILCS 5/17-10 from Ch. 46, par. 17-10 10 ILCS 5/18A-5 10 ILCS 5/20-3 from Ch. 46, par. 20-3 10 ILCS 5/28-3 from Ch. 46, par. 28-3 LRB103 31316 BMS 58650 b HB4168 LRB103 31316 BMS 58650 b HB4168- 2 -LRB103 31316 BMS 58650 b HB4168 - 2 - LRB103 31316 BMS 58650 b HB4168 - 2 - LRB103 31316 BMS 58650 b 1 (3) A downloadable, printable voter registration form, 2 in at least English and in Spanish versions, that a person 3 may complete and mail or submit to the State Board of 4 Elections or the appropriate county clerk or board of 5 election commissioners. 6 Any forms described under paragraph (3) must state the 7 following: 8 If you do not have a driver's license or social 9 security number, and this form is submitted by mail, and 10 you have never registered to vote in the jurisdiction you 11 are now registering in, then you must send, with this 12 application, either (i) a copy of a current and valid 13 photo identification, or (ii) a copy of a current utility 14 bill, bank statement, government check, paycheck, or other 15 government document that shows the name and address of the 16 voter. If you do not provide the information required 17 above, then you will be required to provide election 18 officials with either (i) or (ii) described above the 19 first time you vote at a voting place. 20 (b) Acceptance of registration forms by the State Board of 21 Elections and county clerks and board of election 22 commissioners. The State Board of Elections, county clerks, 23 and board of election commissioners shall accept all completed 24 voter registration forms described in subsection (a)(3) of 25 this Section and Section 1A-17 and voter registration forms 26 created under Section 30 of the Address Confidentiality for HB4168 - 2 - LRB103 31316 BMS 58650 b HB4168- 3 -LRB103 31316 BMS 58650 b HB4168 - 3 - LRB103 31316 BMS 58650 b HB4168 - 3 - LRB103 31316 BMS 58650 b 1 Victims of Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault, Human 2 Trafficking, or Stalking Act that are: 3 (1) postmarked on or before the day that voter 4 registration is closed under this Code; 5 (2) not postmarked, but arrives no later than 5 days 6 after the close of registration; 7 (3) submitted in person by a person using the form on 8 or before the day that voter registration is closed under 9 this Code; or 10 (4) submitted in person by a person who submits one or 11 more forms on behalf of one or more persons who used the 12 form on or before the day that voter registration is 13 closed under this Code. 14 Upon the receipt of a registration form, the State Board 15 of Elections shall mark the date on which the form was received 16 and send the form via first class mail to the appropriate 17 county clerk or board of election commissioners, as the case 18 may be, within 2 business days based upon the home address of 19 the person submitting the registration form. The county clerk 20 and board of election commissioners shall accept and process 21 any form received from the State Board of Elections. 22 (c) Processing of registration forms by county clerks and 23 boards of election commissioners. The county clerk or board of 24 election commissioners shall promulgate procedures for 25 processing the voter registration form. 26 (d) Contents of the voter registration form. The State HB4168 - 3 - LRB103 31316 BMS 58650 b HB4168- 4 -LRB103 31316 BMS 58650 b HB4168 - 4 - LRB103 31316 BMS 58650 b HB4168 - 4 - LRB103 31316 BMS 58650 b 1 Board shall create a voter registration form, which must 2 contain the following content: 3 (1) Instructions for completing the form. 4 (2) A summary of the qualifications to register to 5 vote in Illinois. 6 (3) Instructions for mailing in or submitting the form 7 in person. 8 (4) The phone number for the State Board of Elections 9 should a person submitting the form have questions. 10 (5) A box for the person to check that explains one of 11 3 reasons for submitting the form: 12 (a) new registration; 13 (b) change of address; or 14 (c) change of name. 15 (6) a box for the person to check yes or no that asks, 16 "Are you a citizen of the United States?", a box for the 17 person to check yes or no that asks, "Will you be 16 18 18 years of age on or before election day?", and a statement 19 of "If you checked 'no' in response to either of these 20 questions, then do not complete this form.". 21 (7) A space for the person to fill in his or her home 22 telephone number. 23 (8) Spaces for the person to fill in his or her first, 24 middle, and last names, street address (principal place of 25 residence), county, city, state, and zip code. 26 (9) Spaces for the person to fill in his or her mailing HB4168 - 4 - LRB103 31316 BMS 58650 b HB4168- 5 -LRB103 31316 BMS 58650 b HB4168 - 5 - LRB103 31316 BMS 58650 b HB4168 - 5 - LRB103 31316 BMS 58650 b 1 address, city, state, and zip code if different from his 2 or her principal place of residence. 3 (10) A space for the person to fill in his or her 4 Illinois driver's license number if the person has a 5 driver's license. 6 (11) A space for a person without a driver's license 7 to fill in the last four digits of his or her social 8 security number if the person has a social security 9 number. 10 (12) A space for a person without an Illinois driver's 11 license to fill in his or her identification number from 12 his or her State Identification card issued by the 13 Secretary of State. 14 (13) A space for the person to fill the name appearing 15 on his or her last voter registration, the street address 16 of his or her last registration, including the city, 17 county, state, and zip code. 18 (14) A space where the person swears or affirms the 19 following under penalty of perjury with his or her 20 signature: 21 (a) "I am a citizen of the United States."; 22 (b) "I will be at least 16 18 years old on or 23 before the next election."; 24 (c) "I will have lived in the State of Illinois and 25 in my election precinct at least 30 days as of the date 26 of the next election."; and HB4168 - 5 - LRB103 31316 BMS 58650 b HB4168- 6 -LRB103 31316 BMS 58650 b HB4168 - 6 - LRB103 31316 BMS 58650 b HB4168 - 6 - LRB103 31316 BMS 58650 b 1 (d) "The information I have provided is true to 2 the best of my knowledge under penalty of perjury. If I 3 have provided false information, then I may be fined, 4 imprisoned, or, if I am not a U.S. citizen, deported 5 from or refused entry into the United States.". 6 (15) A space for the person to fill in his or her 7 e-mail address if he or she chooses to provide that 8 information. 9 (d-5) Compliance with federal law; rulemaking authority. 10 The voter registration form described in this Section shall be 11 consistent with the form prescribed by the Federal Election 12 Commission under the National Voter Registration Act of 1993, 13 P.L. 103-31, as amended from time to time, and the Help America 14 Vote Act of 2002, P.L. 107-252, in all relevant respects. The 15 State Board of Elections shall periodically update the form 16 based on changes to federal or State law. The State Board of 17 Elections shall promulgate any rules necessary for the 18 implementation of this Section; provided that the rules 19 comport with the letter and spirit of the National Voter 20 Registration Act of 1993 and Help America Vote Act of 2002 and 21 maximize the opportunity for a person to register to vote. 22 (d-10) No later than 90 days after the 2022 general 23 election, the State Board of Elections shall permit applicants 24 to choose between "male", "female", or "non-binary" when 25 designating the applicant's sex on the voter registration 26 form. HB4168 - 6 - LRB103 31316 BMS 58650 b HB4168- 7 -LRB103 31316 BMS 58650 b HB4168 - 7 - LRB103 31316 BMS 58650 b HB4168 - 7 - LRB103 31316 BMS 58650 b 1 (e) Forms available in paper form. The State Board of 2 Elections shall make the voter registration form available in 3 regular paper stock and form in sufficient quantities for the 4 general public. The State Board of Elections may provide the 5 voter registration form to the Secretary of State, county 6 clerks, boards of election commissioners, designated agencies 7 of the State of Illinois, and any other person or entity 8 designated to have these forms by this Code in regular paper 9 stock and form or some other format deemed suitable by the 10 Board. Each county clerk or board of election commissioners 11 has the authority to design and print its own voter 12 registration form so long as the form complies with the 13 requirements of this Section. The State Board of Elections, 14 county clerks, boards of election commissioners, or other 15 designated agencies of the State of Illinois required to have 16 these forms under this Code shall provide a member of the 17 public with any reasonable number of forms that he or she may 18 request. Nothing in this Section shall permit the State Board 19 of Elections, county clerk, board of election commissioners, 20 or other appropriate election official who may accept a voter 21 registration form to refuse to accept a voter registration 22 form because the form is printed on photocopier or regular 23 paper stock and form. 24 (f) (Blank). 25 (Source: P.A. 102-292, eff. 1-1-22; 102-668, eff. 11-15-21.) HB4168 - 7 - LRB103 31316 BMS 58650 b HB4168- 8 -LRB103 31316 BMS 58650 b HB4168 - 8 - LRB103 31316 BMS 58650 b HB4168 - 8 - LRB103 31316 BMS 58650 b 1 (10 ILCS 5/1A-45) 2 Sec. 1A-45. Electronic Registration Information Center. 3 (a) The State Board of Elections shall enter into an 4 agreement with the Electronic Registration Information Center 5 effective no later than January 1, 2016, for the purpose of 6 maintaining a statewide voter registration database. The State 7 Board of Elections shall comply with the requirements of the 8 Electronic Registration Information Center Membership 9 Agreement. The State Board of Elections shall require a term 10 in the Electronic Registration Information Center Membership 11 Agreement that requires the State to share identification 12 records contained in the Secretary of State's Driver Services 13 Department and Vehicle Services Department, the Department of 14 Human Services, the Department of Healthcare and Family 15 Services, the Department on Aging, and the Department of 16 Employment Security databases (excluding those fields 17 unrelated to voter eligibility, such as income or health 18 information). 19 (b) The Secretary of State and the State Board of 20 Elections shall enter into an agreement to permit the 21 Secretary of State to provide the State Board of Elections 22 with any information required for compliance with the 23 Electronic Registration Information Center Membership 24 Agreement. The Secretary of State shall deliver this 25 information as frequently as necessary for the State Board of 26 Elections to comply with the Electronic Registration HB4168 - 8 - LRB103 31316 BMS 58650 b HB4168- 9 -LRB103 31316 BMS 58650 b HB4168 - 9 - LRB103 31316 BMS 58650 b HB4168 - 9 - LRB103 31316 BMS 58650 b 1 Information Center Membership Agreement. 2 (b-5) The State Board of Elections and the Department of 3 Human Services, the Department of Healthcare and Family 4 Services, the Department on Aging, and the Department of 5 Employment Security shall enter into an agreement to require 6 each department to provide the State Board of Elections with 7 any information necessary to transmit member data under the 8 Electronic Registration Information Center Membership 9 Agreement. The director or secretary, as applicable, of each 10 agency shall deliver this information on an annual basis to 11 the State Board of Elections pursuant to the agreement between 12 the entities. 13 (c) Any communication required to be delivered to a 14 registrant or potential registrant pursuant to the Electronic 15 Registration Information Center Membership Agreement shall 16 include at least the following message: 17 "Our records show people at this address may not be 18 registered to vote at this address, but you may be 19 eligible to register to vote or re-register to vote at 20 this address. If you are a U.S. Citizen, a resident of 21 Illinois, and will be 16 18 years old or older before the 22 next general election in November, you are qualified to 23 vote. 24 We invite you to check your registration online at 25 (enter URL) or register to vote online at (enter URL), by 26 requesting a mail-in voter registration form by (enter HB4168 - 9 - LRB103 31316 BMS 58650 b HB4168- 10 -LRB103 31316 BMS 58650 b HB4168 - 10 - LRB103 31316 BMS 58650 b HB4168 - 10 - LRB103 31316 BMS 58650 b 1 instructions for requesting a mail-in voter registration 2 form), or visiting the (name of election authority) office 3 at (address of election authority)." 4 The words "register to vote online at (enter URL)" shall 5 be bolded and of a distinct nature from the other words in the 6 message required by this subsection (c). 7 (d) Any communication required to be delivered to a 8 potential registrant that has been identified by the 9 Electronic Registration Information Center as eligible to vote 10 but who is not registered to vote in Illinois shall be prepared 11 and disseminated at the direction of the State Board of 12 Elections. All other communications with potential registrants 13 or re-registrants pursuant to the Electronic Registration 14 Information Center Membership Agreement shall be prepared and 15 disseminated at the direction of the appropriate election 16 authority. 17 (e) The Executive Director of the State Board of Elections 18 or his or her designee shall serve as the Member 19 Representative to the Electronic Registration Information 20 Center. 21 (f) The State Board of Elections may adopt any rules 22 necessary to enforce this Section or comply with the 23 Electronic Registration Information Center Membership 24 Agreement. 25 (Source: P.A. 102-558, eff. 8-20-21.) HB4168 - 10 - LRB103 31316 BMS 58650 b HB4168- 11 -LRB103 31316 BMS 58650 b HB4168 - 11 - LRB103 31316 BMS 58650 b HB4168 - 11 - LRB103 31316 BMS 58650 b 1 (10 ILCS 5/3-6) 2 Sec. 3-6. Voting age. Notwithstanding any other provision 3 of law, a person who is 15 17 years old on the date of a 4 caucus, general primary election, or consolidated primary 5 election and who is otherwise qualified to vote is qualified 6 to vote at that caucus, general primary, or consolidated 7 primary, including voting a vote by mail, grace period, or 8 early voting ballot with respect to that general primary or 9 consolidated primary, if that person will be 16 18 years old on 10 the date of the immediately following general election or 11 consolidated election for which candidates are nominated at 12 that primary. 13 References in this Code and elsewhere to the requirement 14 that a person must be 16 18 years old to vote shall be 15 interpreted in accordance with this Section, except that a 16 person must be at least 18 years old to vote for federal 17 officers. 18 For the purposes of this Code, an individual who is 15 17 19 years of age and who will be 16 18 years of age on the date of 20 the general or consolidated election shall be deemed competent 21 to execute and attest to any voter registration forms. An 22 individual who is 15 17 years of age, will be 16 18 years of 23 age on the date of the immediately following general or 24 consolidated election, and is otherwise qualified to vote 25 shall be deemed eligible to circulate a nominating petition or 26 a petition proposing a public question. HB4168 - 11 - LRB103 31316 BMS 58650 b HB4168- 12 -LRB103 31316 BMS 58650 b HB4168 - 12 - LRB103 31316 BMS 58650 b HB4168 - 12 - LRB103 31316 BMS 58650 b 1 (Source: P.A. 99-722, eff. 8-5-16; 100-201, eff. 8-18-17.) 2 (10 ILCS 5/4-2) (from Ch. 46, par. 4-2) 3 Sec. 4-2. No person shall be entitled to be registered in 4 and from any precinct unless such person shall by the date of 5 the election next following have resided in the State and 6 within the precinct 30 days and be otherwise qualified to vote 7 at such election. Every applicant who shall be 16 18 years of 8 age or over on the day of the next election shall be permitted 9 to register, if otherwise qualified. 10 To constitute residence under this Act, Article 3 is 11 controlling. 12 (Source: P.A. 81-953.) 13 (10 ILCS 5/4-23) (from Ch. 46, par. 4-23) 14 Sec. 4-23. The provisions of this Article 4, so far as they 15 require the registration of voters as a condition to their 16 being allowed to vote, shall not apply to persons otherwise 17 entitled to vote, who are, at the time of the election, or at 18 any time within 60 days prior to such election have been, 19 engaged in the military or naval service of the United States, 20 and who appear personally at the polling place on election day 21 and produce to the judges of election satisfactory evidence 22 thereof, but such persons, if otherwise qualified to vote, 23 shall be permitted to vote at such election without previous 24 registration. HB4168 - 12 - LRB103 31316 BMS 58650 b HB4168- 13 -LRB103 31316 BMS 58650 b HB4168 - 13 - LRB103 31316 BMS 58650 b HB4168 - 13 - LRB103 31316 BMS 58650 b 1 All such persons shall also make an affidavit which shall 2 be in substantially the following form: 3 "State of Illinois) 4 ) ss. 5 County of ........) 6 ............ Precinct ............ Ward 7 I, ..............., do solemnly swear (or affirm), that I 8 am a citizen of the United States, of the age of 16 18 years or 9 over, and that within the past 60 days prior to the date of 10 this election at which I am applying to vote, I have been 11 engaged in the .... (military or naval) service of the United 12 States; and I am qualified to vote under and by virtue of the 13 Constitution and laws of the State of Illinois, and that I am a 14 legally qualified voter of this precinct and ward except that 15 I have, because of such service, been unable to register as a 16 voter; that I now reside at .... (insert street and number, if 17 any) in this precinct and ward, that I have maintained a legal 18 residence in this precinct and ward for 30 days and in the 19 State 30 days next preceding this election. 20 ...................... 21 Subscribed and sworn to before me on (insert date). 22 ...................... 23 Judge of Election." 24 The affidavit of any such person shall be supported by the 25 affidavit of a resident and qualified voter of any such HB4168 - 13 - LRB103 31316 BMS 58650 b ............ Precinct ............ Ward ...................... ...................... Judge of Election." HB4168- 14 -LRB103 31316 BMS 58650 b HB4168 - 14 - LRB103 31316 BMS 58650 b HB4168 - 14 - LRB103 31316 BMS 58650 b 1 precinct and ward, which affidavit shall be in substantially 2 the following form: 3 "State of Illinois) 4 ) ss. 5 County of ........) 6 ................ Precinct ............... Ward 7 I, ...., do solemnly swear (or affirm), that I am a 8 resident of this precinct and ward and entitled to vote at this 9 election; that I am acquainted with .... (name of the 10 applicant); that I verily believe him or her to be an actual 11 bona fide resident of this precinct and ward and that I verily 12 believe that he or she has maintained a legal residence 13 therein 30 days, and in this State 30 days next preceding this 14 election. 15 ...................... 16 Subscribed and sworn to before me on (insert date). 17 ...................... 18 Judge of Election." 19 (Source: P.A. 91-357, eff. 7-29-99.) 20 (10 ILCS 5/5-2) (from Ch. 46, par. 5-2) 21 Sec. 5-2. No person shall be entitled to be registered in 22 and from any precinct unless such person shall by the date of 23 the election next following have resided in the State and 24 within the precinct 30 days and be otherwise qualified to vote 25 at such election. Every applicant who shall be 16 18 years of HB4168 - 14 - LRB103 31316 BMS 58650 b ................ Precinct ............... Ward ...................... ...................... Judge of Election." HB4168- 15 -LRB103 31316 BMS 58650 b HB4168 - 15 - LRB103 31316 BMS 58650 b HB4168 - 15 - LRB103 31316 BMS 58650 b 1 age or over on the day of the next election shall be permitted 2 to register, if otherwise qualified. To constitute residence 3 under this Article 5 Article 3 is controlling. 4 (Source: P.A. 81-953.) 5 (10 ILCS 5/5-29.01) (from Ch. 46, par. 5-29.01) 6 Sec. 5-29.01. The provisions of this Article 5, so far as 7 they require the registration of voters as a condition to 8 their being allowed to vote shall not apply to persons 9 otherwise entitled to vote, who are, at the time of the 10 election, or at any time within 60 days prior to such election, 11 have been engaged in the military or naval service of the 12 United States, and who appear personally at the polling place 13 on election day and produce to the judges of election 14 satisfactory evidence thereof, but such persons, if otherwise 15 qualified to vote, shall be permitted to vote at such election 16 without previous registration. 17 All such persons shall also make an affidavit which shall 18 be in substantially the following form: 19 "State of Illinois) 20 )ss. 21 County of ........) 22 .............. Precinct .............. Ward 23 I, ...., do solemnly swear (or affirm), that I am a citizen 24 of the United States, of the age of 16 18 years or over, and 25 that within the past 60 days prior to the date of this election HB4168 - 15 - LRB103 31316 BMS 58650 b .............. Precinct .............. Ward HB4168- 16 -LRB103 31316 BMS 58650 b HB4168 - 16 - LRB103 31316 BMS 58650 b HB4168 - 16 - LRB103 31316 BMS 58650 b 1 at which I am applying to vote, I have been engaged in the .... 2 (military or naval) service of the United States; and I am 3 qualified to vote under and by virtue of the Constitution and 4 laws of the State of Illinois, and that I am a legally 5 qualified voter of this precinct and ward except that I have, 6 because of such service, been unable to register as a voter; 7 that I now reside at .... (insert street and number, if any) in 8 this precinct and ward, that I have maintained a legal 9 residence in this precinct and ward for 30 days and in the 10 State 30 days next preceding this election. 11 ........................... 12 Subscribed and sworn to before me on (insert date). 13 ........................... 14 Judge of Election." 15 The affidavit of any such person shall be supported by the 16 affidavit of a resident and qualified voter of any such 17 precinct and ward, which affidavit shall be in substantially 18 the following form: 19 "State of Illinois) 20 )ss. 21 County of ........) 22 ............. Precinct ........... Ward 23 I, ...., do solemnly swear (or affirm), that I am a 24 resident of this precinct and ward and entitled to vote at this 25 election; that I am acquainted with .... (name of the HB4168 - 16 - LRB103 31316 BMS 58650 b ........................... ........................... Judge of Election." ............. Precinct ........... Ward HB4168- 17 -LRB103 31316 BMS 58650 b HB4168 - 17 - LRB103 31316 BMS 58650 b HB4168 - 17 - LRB103 31316 BMS 58650 b 1 applicant); that I verily believe him to be an actual bona fide 2 resident of this precinct and ward and that I verily believe 3 that he has maintained a legal residence therein 30 days and in 4 this State 30 days next preceding this election. 5 ................... 6 Subscribed and sworn to before me on (insert date). 7 ................... 8 Judge of Election." 9 The provisions of this Article 5, so far as they require 10 the registration of voters as a condition to their being 11 allowed to vote shall not apply to persons otherwise entitled 12 to vote who have made and subscribed to the affidavit provided 13 in paragraph (b) of Section 17-10 of this Act. 14 (Source: P.A. 91-357, eff. 7-29-99.) 15 (10 ILCS 5/6-27) (from Ch. 46, par. 6-27) 16 Sec. 6-27. Every person having resided in the State and in 17 election precinct 30 days next preceding any election therein 18 and who shall be a citizen of the United States of the age of 19 16 18 or more years, shall be entitled to vote at such 20 elections described in the last preceding Section. 21 After the first registration provided by this Article, the 22 vote of no person, other than an elector voting pursuant to 23 Article 20 of this Act or exempt under Section 6-67.01 or 24 6-67.02 of this Article from registration, shall be received 25 in any election conducted under the provisions of this Article HB4168 - 17 - LRB103 31316 BMS 58650 b ................... ................... Judge of Election." HB4168- 18 -LRB103 31316 BMS 58650 b HB4168 - 18 - LRB103 31316 BMS 58650 b HB4168 - 18 - LRB103 31316 BMS 58650 b 1 6 or Articles 14 and 18 of this Act unless such person has 2 registered under the provisions of this Article in the 3 precinct in which such person resides. For the purposes of 4 this Article, the word "election" shall include primary. 5 No person shall be entitled to be registered in or from any 6 precinct unless such person shall, by the date of the election 7 next following, have resided in the State and within the 8 precinct for 30 days, and be otherwise qualified to vote at 9 such election. Every applicant who shall be 16 18 years of age 10 on the day of the next election shall be permitted to register, 11 if otherwise qualified. 12 To constitute residence under this Act, Article 3 is 13 controlling. 14 (Source: P.A. 81-953.) 15 (10 ILCS 5/6-62) (from Ch. 46, par. 6-62) 16 Sec. 6-62. It shall be the duty of the person or officer 17 having charge of the vital records of a city, village or 18 incorporated town to furnish to the board of election 19 commissioners, monthly, a report of the names and previous 20 residences of all persons over 16 18 years of age that have 21 died during the preceding month. 22 (Source: P.A. 96-1484, eff. 1-1-11.) 23 (10 ILCS 5/6-67.01) (from Ch. 46, par. 6-67.01) 24 Sec. 6-67.01. The provisions of this Article 6, so far as HB4168 - 18 - LRB103 31316 BMS 58650 b HB4168- 19 -LRB103 31316 BMS 58650 b HB4168 - 19 - LRB103 31316 BMS 58650 b HB4168 - 19 - LRB103 31316 BMS 58650 b 1 they require the registration of voters as a condition to 2 their being allowed to vote shall not apply to persons 3 otherwise entitled to vote, who are, at the time of the 4 election, or at any time within 60 days prior to such election 5 have been engaged in the military or naval service of the 6 United States, and who appear personally at the polling place 7 on election day and produce to the judges of election 8 satisfactory evidence thereof, but such persons, if otherwise 9 qualified to vote, shall be permitted to vote at such election 10 without previous registration. 11 All such persons shall also make an affidavit which shall 12 be in substantially the following form: 13 "State of Illinois) 14 )ss. 15 County of ........) 16 ............ Precinct ........ Ward 17 I, ...., do solemnly swear (or affirm), that I am a citizen 18 of the United States, of the age of 16 18 years or over, and 19 that within the past 60 days prior to the date of this election 20 at which I am applying to vote, I have been engaged in the .... 21 (military or naval) service of the United States; and I am 22 qualified to vote under and by virtue of the Constitution and 23 laws of the State of Illinois, and that I am a legally 24 qualified voter of this precinct and ward except that I have, 25 because of such service, been unable to register as a voter; 26 that I now reside at .... (insert street and number, if any) in HB4168 - 19 - LRB103 31316 BMS 58650 b ............ Precinct ........ Ward HB4168- 20 -LRB103 31316 BMS 58650 b HB4168 - 20 - LRB103 31316 BMS 58650 b HB4168 - 20 - LRB103 31316 BMS 58650 b 1 this precinct and ward, and that I have maintained a legal 2 residence in this precinct and ward for 30 days and in the 3 State 30 days next preceding this election. 4 ................... 5 Subscribed and sworn to before me on (insert date). 6 ................... 7 Judge of Election." 8 The affidavit of any such person shall be supported by the 9 affidavit of a resident and qualified voter of such precinct 10 and ward, which affidavit shall be in substantially the 11 following form: 12 "State of Illinois) 13 )ss. 14 County of ........) 15 ............ Precinct ........ Ward 16 I, ..., do solemnly swear (or affirm), that I am a resident 17 of this precinct and ward and entitled to vote at this 18 election; that I am acquainted with .... (name of the 19 applicant); that I verily believe him to be an actual bona fide 20 resident of this precinct and ward and that I verily believe 21 that he has maintained a legal residence therein 30 days and in 22 this State 30 days next preceding this election. 23 ................... 24 Subscribed and sworn to before me on (insert date). 25 ................... HB4168 - 20 - LRB103 31316 BMS 58650 b ................... ................... Judge of Election." ............ Precinct ........ Ward ................... ................... HB4168- 21 -LRB103 31316 BMS 58650 b HB4168 - 21 - LRB103 31316 BMS 58650 b HB4168 - 21 - LRB103 31316 BMS 58650 b 1 Judge of Election." 2 The provisions of this Article 6, so far as they require 3 the registration of voters as a condition to their being 4 allowed to vote shall not apply to persons otherwise entitled 5 to vote who have made and subscribed to the affidavit provided 6 in paragraph (b) of Section 17-10 of this Act. 7 (Source: P.A. 91-357, eff. 7-29-99.) 8 (10 ILCS 5/7-10) (from Ch. 46, par. 7-10) 9 Sec. 7-10. Form of petition for nomination. The name of no 10 candidate for nomination, or State central committeeperson, or 11 township committeeperson, or precinct committeeperson, or ward 12 committeeperson or candidate for delegate or alternate 13 delegate to national nominating conventions, shall be printed 14 upon the primary ballot unless a petition for nomination has 15 been filed in his behalf as provided in this Article in 16 substantially the following form: 17 We, the undersigned, members of and affiliated with the 18 .... party and qualified primary electors of the .... party, 19 in the .... of ...., in the county of .... and State of 20 Illinois, do hereby petition that the following named person 21 or persons shall be a candidate or candidates of the .... party 22 for the nomination for (or in case of committeepersons for 23 election to) the office or offices hereinafter specified, to 24 be voted for at the primary election to be held on (insert 25 date). HB4168 - 21 - LRB103 31316 BMS 58650 b Judge of Election." HB4168- 22 -LRB103 31316 BMS 58650 b HB4168 - 22 - LRB103 31316 BMS 58650 b HB4168 - 22 - LRB103 31316 BMS 58650 b 1 Name Office Address 2John Jones Governor Belvidere, Ill. 3Jane James Lieutenant Governor Peoria, Ill. 4Thomas Smith Attorney General Oakland, Ill. 1 Name Office Address 2 John Jones Governor Belvidere, Ill. 3 Jane James Lieutenant Governor Peoria, Ill. 4 Thomas Smith Attorney General Oakland, Ill. 1 Name Office Address 2 John Jones Governor Belvidere, Ill. 3 Jane James Lieutenant Governor Peoria, Ill. 4 Thomas Smith Attorney General Oakland, Ill. 5 Name.................. Address....................... 6 State of Illinois) 7 ) ss. 8 County of........) 9 I, ...., do hereby certify that I reside at No. .... 10 street, in the .... of ...., county of ...., and State of 11 ....., that I am 16 18 years of age or older, that I am a 12 citizen of the United States, and that the signatures on this 13 sheet were signed in my presence, and are genuine, and that to 14 the best of my knowledge and belief the persons so signing were 15 at the time of signing the petitions qualified voters of the 16 .... party, and that their respective residences are correctly 17 stated, as above set forth. 18 ......................... 19 Subscribed and sworn to before me on (insert date). 20 ......................... 21 Each sheet of the petition other than the statement of 22 candidacy and candidate's statement shall be of uniform size 23 and shall contain above the space for signatures an HB4168 - 22 - LRB103 31316 BMS 58650 b 1 Name Office Address 2 John Jones Governor Belvidere, Ill. 3 Jane James Lieutenant Governor Peoria, Ill. 4 Thomas Smith Attorney General Oakland, Ill. ......................... ......................... HB4168- 23 -LRB103 31316 BMS 58650 b HB4168 - 23 - LRB103 31316 BMS 58650 b HB4168 - 23 - LRB103 31316 BMS 58650 b 1 appropriate heading giving the information as to name of 2 candidate or candidates, in whose behalf such petition is 3 signed; the office, the political party represented and place 4 of residence; and the heading of each sheet shall be the same. 5 Such petition shall be signed by qualified primary 6 electors residing in the political division for which the 7 nomination is sought in their own proper persons only and 8 opposite the signature of each signer, his residence address 9 shall be written or printed. The residence address required to 10 be written or printed opposite each qualified primary 11 elector's name shall include the street address or rural route 12 number of the signer, as the case may be, as well as the 13 signer's county, and city, village or town, and state. 14 However, the county or city, village or town, and state of 15 residence of the electors may be printed on the petition forms 16 where all of the electors signing the petition reside in the 17 same county or city, village or town, and state. Standard 18 abbreviations may be used in writing the residence address, 19 including street number, if any. At the bottom of each sheet of 20 such petition shall be added a circulator statement signed by 21 a person 16 18 years of age or older who is a citizen of the 22 United States, stating the street address or rural route 23 number, as the case may be, as well as the county, city, 24 village or town, and state; and certifying that the signatures 25 on that sheet of the petition were signed in his or her 26 presence and certifying that the signatures are genuine; and HB4168 - 23 - LRB103 31316 BMS 58650 b HB4168- 24 -LRB103 31316 BMS 58650 b HB4168 - 24 - LRB103 31316 BMS 58650 b HB4168 - 24 - LRB103 31316 BMS 58650 b 1 either (1) indicating the dates on which that sheet was 2 circulated, or (2) indicating the first and last dates on 3 which the sheet was circulated, or (3) for elections where the 4 petition circulation period is 90 days, certifying that none 5 of the signatures on the sheet were signed more than 90 days 6 preceding the last day for the filing of the petition, or (4) 7 for the 2022 general primary election only, certify that the 8 signatures on the sheet were signed during the period of 9 January 13, 2022 through March 14, 2022 or certify that the 10 signatures on the sheet were signed during the period of 11 January 13, 2022 through the date on which this statement was 12 sworn or affirmed to and certifying that to the best of his or 13 her knowledge and belief the persons so signing were at the 14 time of signing the petitions qualified voters of the 15 political party for which a nomination is sought. Such 16 statement shall be sworn to before some officer authorized to 17 administer oaths in this State. 18 Except as otherwise provided in this Code, no petition 19 sheet shall be circulated more than 90 days preceding the last 20 day provided in Section 7-12 for the filing of such petition. 21 The person circulating the petition, or the candidate on 22 whose behalf the petition is circulated, may strike any 23 signature from the petition, provided that: 24 (1) the person striking the signature shall initial 25 the petition at the place where the signature is struck; 26 and HB4168 - 24 - LRB103 31316 BMS 58650 b HB4168- 25 -LRB103 31316 BMS 58650 b HB4168 - 25 - LRB103 31316 BMS 58650 b HB4168 - 25 - LRB103 31316 BMS 58650 b 1 (2) the person striking the signature shall sign a 2 certification listing the page number and line number of 3 each signature struck from the petition. Such 4 certification shall be filed as a part of the petition. 5 Such sheets before being filed shall be neatly fastened 6 together in book form, by placing the sheets in a pile and 7 fastening them together at one edge in a secure and suitable 8 manner, and the sheets shall then be numbered consecutively. 9 The sheets shall not be fastened by pasting them together end 10 to end, so as to form a continuous strip or roll. All petition 11 sheets which are filed with the proper local election 12 officials, election authorities or the State Board of 13 Elections shall be the original sheets which have been signed 14 by the voters and by the circulator thereof, and not 15 photocopies or duplicates of such sheets. Each petition must 16 include as a part thereof, a statement of candidacy for each of 17 the candidates filing, or in whose behalf the petition is 18 filed. This statement shall set out the address of such 19 candidate, the office for which he is a candidate, shall state 20 that the candidate is a qualified primary voter of the party to 21 which the petition relates and is qualified for the office 22 specified (in the case of a candidate for State's Attorney it 23 shall state that the candidate is at the time of filing such 24 statement a licensed attorney-at-law of this State), shall 25 state that he has filed (or will file before the close of the 26 petition filing period) a statement of economic interests as HB4168 - 25 - LRB103 31316 BMS 58650 b HB4168- 26 -LRB103 31316 BMS 58650 b HB4168 - 26 - LRB103 31316 BMS 58650 b HB4168 - 26 - LRB103 31316 BMS 58650 b 1 required by the Illinois Governmental Ethics Act, shall 2 request that the candidate's name be placed upon the official 3 ballot, and shall be subscribed and sworn to by such candidate 4 before some officer authorized to take acknowledgment of deeds 5 in the State and shall be in substantially the following form: 6 Statement of Candidacy 7Name Address Office District Party 8John Jones 102 Main St. Governor Statewide Republican 9 Belvidere, 10 Illinois 7 Name Address Office District Party 8 John Jones 102 Main St. Governor Statewide Republican 9 Belvidere, 10 Illinois 7 Name Address Office District Party 8 John Jones 102 Main St. Governor Statewide Republican 9 Belvidere, 10 Illinois 11 State of Illinois) 12 ) ss. 13 County of .......) 14 I, ...., being first duly sworn, say that I reside at .... 15 Street in the city (or village) of ...., in the county of ...., 16 State of Illinois; that I am a qualified voter therein and am a 17 qualified primary voter of the .... party; that I am a 18 candidate for nomination (for election in the case of 19 committeeperson and delegates and alternate delegates) to the 20 office of .... to be voted upon at the primary election to be 21 held on (insert date); that I am legally qualified (including 22 being the holder of any license that may be an eligibility 23 requirement for the office I seek the nomination for) to hold 24 such office and that I have filed (or I will file before the 25 close of the petition filing period) a statement of economic HB4168 - 26 - LRB103 31316 BMS 58650 b 7 Name Address Office District Party 8 John Jones 102 Main St. Governor Statewide Republican 9 Belvidere, 10 Illinois HB4168- 27 -LRB103 31316 BMS 58650 b HB4168 - 27 - LRB103 31316 BMS 58650 b HB4168 - 27 - LRB103 31316 BMS 58650 b 1 interests as required by the Illinois Governmental Ethics Act 2 and I hereby request that my name be printed upon the official 3 primary ballot for nomination for (or election to in the case 4 of committeepersons and delegates and alternate delegates) 5 such office. 6 Signed ...................... 7 Subscribed and sworn to (or affirmed) before me by ...., 8 who is to me personally known, on (insert date). 9 Signed .................... 10 (Official Character) 11 (Seal, if officer has one.) 12 The petitions, when filed, shall not be withdrawn or added 13 to, and no signatures shall be revoked except by revocation 14 filed in writing with the State Board of Elections, election 15 authority or local election official with whom the petition is 16 required to be filed, and before the filing of such petition. 17 Whoever forges the name of a signer upon any petition required 18 by this Article is deemed guilty of a forgery and on conviction 19 thereof shall be punished accordingly. 20 A candidate for the offices listed in this Section must 21 obtain the number of signatures specified in this Section on 22 his or her petition for nomination. 23 (a) Statewide office or delegate to a national nominating 24 convention. Except as otherwise provided in this Code, if a 25 candidate seeks to run for statewide office or as a delegate or HB4168 - 27 - LRB103 31316 BMS 58650 b Signed ...................... Signed .................... HB4168- 28 -LRB103 31316 BMS 58650 b HB4168 - 28 - LRB103 31316 BMS 58650 b HB4168 - 28 - LRB103 31316 BMS 58650 b 1 alternate delegate to a national nominating convention elected 2 from the State at-large, then the candidate's petition for 3 nomination must contain at least 5,000 but not more than 4 10,000 signatures. 5 (b) Congressional office or congressional delegate to a 6 national nominating convention. Except as otherwise provided 7 in this Code, if a candidate seeks to run for United States 8 Congress or as a congressional delegate or alternate 9 congressional delegate to a national nominating convention 10 elected from a congressional district, then the candidate's 11 petition for nomination must contain at least the number of 12 signatures equal to 0.5% of the qualified primary electors of 13 his or her party in his or her congressional district. In the 14 first primary election following a redistricting of 15 congressional districts, a candidate's petition for nomination 16 must contain at least 600 signatures of qualified primary 17 electors of the candidate's political party in his or her 18 congressional district. 19 (c) County office. Except as otherwise provided in this 20 Code, if a candidate seeks to run for any countywide office, 21 including, but not limited to, county board chairperson or 22 county board member, elected on an at-large basis, in a county 23 other than Cook County, then the candidate's petition for 24 nomination must contain at least the number of signatures 25 equal to 0.5% of the qualified electors of his or her party who 26 cast votes at the last preceding general election in his or her HB4168 - 28 - LRB103 31316 BMS 58650 b HB4168- 29 -LRB103 31316 BMS 58650 b HB4168 - 29 - LRB103 31316 BMS 58650 b HB4168 - 29 - LRB103 31316 BMS 58650 b 1 county. If a candidate seeks to run for county board member 2 elected from a county board district, then the candidate's 3 petition for nomination must contain at least the number of 4 signatures equal to 0.5% of the qualified primary electors of 5 his or her party in the county board district. In the first 6 primary election following a redistricting of county board 7 districts or the initial establishment of county board 8 districts, a candidate's petition for nomination must contain 9 at least the number of signatures equal to 0.5% of the 10 qualified electors of his or her party in the entire county who 11 cast votes at the last preceding general election divided by 12 the total number of county board districts comprising the 13 county board; provided that in no event shall the number of 14 signatures be less than 25. 15 (d) County office; Cook County only. 16 (1) If a candidate seeks to run for countywide office 17 in Cook County, then the candidate's petition for 18 nomination must contain at least the number of signatures 19 equal to 0.5% of the qualified electors of his or her party 20 who cast votes at the last preceding general election in 21 Cook County. 22 (2) If a candidate seeks to run for Cook County Board 23 Commissioner, then the candidate's petition for nomination 24 must contain at least the number of signatures equal to 25 0.5% of the qualified primary electors of his or her party 26 in his or her county board district. In the first primary HB4168 - 29 - LRB103 31316 BMS 58650 b HB4168- 30 -LRB103 31316 BMS 58650 b HB4168 - 30 - LRB103 31316 BMS 58650 b HB4168 - 30 - LRB103 31316 BMS 58650 b 1 election following a redistricting of Cook County Board of 2 Commissioners districts, a candidate's petition for 3 nomination must contain at least the number of signatures 4 equal to 0.5% of the qualified electors of his or her party 5 in the entire county who cast votes at the last preceding 6 general election divided by the total number of county 7 board districts comprising the county board; provided that 8 in no event shall the number of signatures be less than 25. 9 (3) Except as otherwise provided in this Code, if a 10 candidate seeks to run for Cook County Board of Review 11 Commissioner, which is elected from a district pursuant to 12 subsection (c) of Section 5-5 of the Property Tax Code, 13 then the candidate's petition for nomination must contain 14 at least the number of signatures equal to 0.5% of the 15 total number of registered voters in his or her board of 16 review district in the last general election at which a 17 commissioner was regularly scheduled to be elected from 18 that board of review district. In no event shall the 19 number of signatures required be greater than the 20 requisite number for a candidate who seeks countywide 21 office in Cook County under subsection (d)(1) of this 22 Section. In the first primary election following a 23 redistricting of Cook County Board of Review districts, a 24 candidate's petition for nomination must contain at least 25 4,000 signatures or at least the number of signatures 26 required for a countywide candidate in Cook County, HB4168 - 30 - LRB103 31316 BMS 58650 b HB4168- 31 -LRB103 31316 BMS 58650 b HB4168 - 31 - LRB103 31316 BMS 58650 b HB4168 - 31 - LRB103 31316 BMS 58650 b 1 whichever is less, of the qualified electors of his or her 2 party in the district. 3 (e) Municipal or township office. If a candidate seeks to 4 run for municipal or township office, then the candidate's 5 petition for nomination must contain at least the number of 6 signatures equal to 0.5% of the qualified primary electors of 7 his or her party in the municipality or township. If a 8 candidate seeks to run for alderperson of a municipality, then 9 the candidate's petition for nomination must contain at least 10 the number of signatures equal to 0.5% of the qualified 11 primary electors of his or her party of the ward. In the first 12 primary election following redistricting of wards or trustee 13 districts of a municipality or the initial establishment of 14 wards or districts, a candidate's petition for nomination must 15 contain the number of signatures equal to at least 0.5% of the 16 total number of votes cast for the candidate of that political 17 party who received the highest number of votes in the entire 18 municipality at the last regular election at which an officer 19 was regularly scheduled to be elected from the entire 20 municipality, divided by the number of wards or districts. In 21 no event shall the number of signatures be less than 25. 22 (f) State central committeeperson. If a candidate seeks to 23 run for State central committeeperson, then the candidate's 24 petition for nomination must contain at least 100 signatures 25 of the primary electors of his or her party of his or her 26 congressional district. HB4168 - 31 - LRB103 31316 BMS 58650 b HB4168- 32 -LRB103 31316 BMS 58650 b HB4168 - 32 - LRB103 31316 BMS 58650 b HB4168 - 32 - LRB103 31316 BMS 58650 b 1 (g) Sanitary district trustee. Except as otherwise 2 provided in this Code, if a candidate seeks to run for trustee 3 of a sanitary district in which trustees are not elected from 4 wards, then the candidate's petition for nomination must 5 contain at least the number of signatures equal to 0.5% of the 6 primary electors of his or her party from the sanitary 7 district. If a candidate seeks to run for trustee of a sanitary 8 district in which trustees are elected from wards, then the 9 candidate's petition for nomination must contain at least the 10 number of signatures equal to 0.5% of the primary electors of 11 his or her party in the ward of that sanitary district. In the 12 first primary election following redistricting of sanitary 13 districts elected from wards, a candidate's petition for 14 nomination must contain at least the signatures of 150 15 qualified primary electors of his or her ward of that sanitary 16 district. 17 (h) Judicial office. Except as otherwise provided in this 18 Code, if a candidate seeks to run for judicial office in a 19 district, then the candidate's petition for nomination must 20 contain the number of signatures equal to 0.4% of the number of 21 votes cast in that district for the candidate for his or her 22 political party for the office of Governor at the last general 23 election at which a Governor was elected, but in no event less 24 than 500 signatures. If a candidate seeks to run for judicial 25 office in a circuit or subcircuit, then the candidate's 26 petition for nomination must contain the number of signatures HB4168 - 32 - LRB103 31316 BMS 58650 b HB4168- 33 -LRB103 31316 BMS 58650 b HB4168 - 33 - LRB103 31316 BMS 58650 b HB4168 - 33 - LRB103 31316 BMS 58650 b 1 equal to 0.25% of the number of votes cast for the judicial 2 candidate of his or her political party who received the 3 highest number of votes at the last general election at which a 4 judicial officer from the same circuit or subcircuit was 5 regularly scheduled to be elected, but in no event less than 6 1,000 signatures in circuits and subcircuits located in the 7 First Judicial District or 500 signatures in every other 8 Judicial District. 9 (i) Precinct, ward, and township committeeperson. Except 10 as otherwise provided in this Code, if a candidate seeks to run 11 for precinct committeeperson, then the candidate's petition 12 for nomination must contain at least 10 signatures of the 13 primary electors of his or her party for the precinct. If a 14 candidate seeks to run for ward committeeperson, then the 15 candidate's petition for nomination must contain no less than 16 the number of signatures equal to 10% of the primary electors 17 of his or her party of the ward, but no more than 16% of those 18 same electors; provided that the maximum number of signatures 19 may be 50 more than the minimum number, whichever is greater. 20 If a candidate seeks to run for township committeeperson, then 21 the candidate's petition for nomination must contain no less 22 than the number of signatures equal to 5% of the primary 23 electors of his or her party of the township, but no more than 24 8% of those same electors; provided that the maximum number of 25 signatures may be 50 more than the minimum number, whichever 26 is greater. HB4168 - 33 - LRB103 31316 BMS 58650 b HB4168- 34 -LRB103 31316 BMS 58650 b HB4168 - 34 - LRB103 31316 BMS 58650 b HB4168 - 34 - LRB103 31316 BMS 58650 b 1 (j) State's attorney or regional superintendent of schools 2 for multiple counties. If a candidate seeks to run for State's 3 attorney or regional Superintendent of Schools who serves more 4 than one county, then the candidate's petition for nomination 5 must contain at least the number of signatures equal to 0.5% of 6 the primary electors of his or her party in the territory 7 comprising the counties. 8 (k) Any other office. If a candidate seeks any other 9 office, then the candidate's petition for nomination must 10 contain at least the number of signatures equal to 0.5% of the 11 registered voters of the political subdivision, district, or 12 division for which the nomination is made or 25 signatures, 13 whichever is greater. 14 For purposes of this Section the number of primary 15 electors shall be determined by taking the total vote cast, in 16 the applicable district, for the candidate for that political 17 party who received the highest number of votes, statewide, at 18 the last general election in the State at which electors for 19 President of the United States were elected. For political 20 subdivisions, the number of primary electors shall be 21 determined by taking the total vote cast for the candidate for 22 that political party who received the highest number of votes 23 in the political subdivision at the last regular election at 24 which an officer was regularly scheduled to be elected from 25 that subdivision. For wards or districts of political 26 subdivisions, the number of primary electors shall be HB4168 - 34 - LRB103 31316 BMS 58650 b HB4168- 35 -LRB103 31316 BMS 58650 b HB4168 - 35 - LRB103 31316 BMS 58650 b HB4168 - 35 - LRB103 31316 BMS 58650 b 1 determined by taking the total vote cast for the candidate for 2 that political party who received the highest number of votes 3 in the ward or district at the last regular election at which 4 an officer was regularly scheduled to be elected from that 5 ward or district. 6 A "qualified primary elector" of a party may not sign 7 petitions for or be a candidate in the primary of more than one 8 party. 9 The changes made to this Section by Public Act 93-574 are 10 declarative of existing law, except for item (3) of subsection 11 (d). 12 Petitions of candidates for nomination for offices herein 13 specified, to be filed with the same officer, may contain the 14 names of 2 or more candidates of the same political party for 15 the same or different offices. In the case of the offices of 16 Governor and Lieutenant Governor, a joint petition including 17 one candidate for each of those offices must be filed. 18 (Source: P.A. 102-15, eff. 6-17-21; 102-687, eff. 12-17-21; 19 102-692, eff. 1-7-22.) 20 (10 ILCS 5/7-45) (from Ch. 46, par. 7-45) 21 Sec. 7-45. Whenever a person offering to vote at a primary 22 is challenged, and is not personally known to the judges of 23 election to have the qualifications required in this Article 24 to vote, the person so challenged shall make and subscribe an 25 affidavit in the following form, which shall be presented to HB4168 - 35 - LRB103 31316 BMS 58650 b HB4168- 36 -LRB103 31316 BMS 58650 b HB4168 - 36 - LRB103 31316 BMS 58650 b HB4168 - 36 - LRB103 31316 BMS 58650 b 1 and retained by the primary judges and returned by them 2 affixed to the primary poll book or with the official poll 3 record: 4 State of Illinois) 5 )ss. 6 County of .......) 7 I, ...., do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I am a citizen 8 of the United States, of the age of 16 18 years or over, and am 9 qualified to vote under and by virtue of the Constitution and 10 laws of the State of Illinois, and am a legally qualified voter 11 of the precinct; that I now reside at ....(insert street and 12 number, if any) in this precinct, and am a member of and 13 affiliated with the .... party; that I have not voted at a 14 primary of another political party within a period of 23 15 calendar months prior to the calendar month in which this 16 primary is being held; and that I voted at the .... city, 17 village, incorporated town, or town primary, with the .... 18 political party at the .... election held in ...., .... which 19 the .... political party was entitled at such primary to make 20 nominations of candidates for city, village, incorporated town 21 or town offices only, and for no other offices, and that the 22 name or names of no candidate or candidates of the .... 23 political party (the political party with which the primary 24 elector declares himself affiliated) were, at such city, 25 village, incorporated town or town primary, printed on the 26 primary ballot; that I have not signed the petition for HB4168 - 36 - LRB103 31316 BMS 58650 b HB4168- 37 -LRB103 31316 BMS 58650 b HB4168 - 37 - LRB103 31316 BMS 58650 b HB4168 - 37 - LRB103 31316 BMS 58650 b 1 nomination of a candidate of a political party with which I am 2 not affiliated, and that I have not signed the nominating 3 papers of an independent candidate for any office for which 4 office candidates for nomination are voted for at this 5 primary. 6 ......................... 7 Subscribed and sworn to before me, this .... day of ...., 8 .... 9 ......................... 10 Judge of Primary 11 In addition to such affidavit the person so challenged 12 shall provide to the judges of election proof of residence by 13 producing two forms of identification showing the person's 14 current residence address, provided that such identification 15 may include not more than one piece of mail addressed to the 16 person at his current residence address and postmarked not 17 earlier than 30 days prior to the date of the primary election, 18 or the person shall produce the affidavit of one voter of the 19 precinct, who shall be a qualified voter at such primary, and 20 who shall be personally known or proved to the judges to be a 21 voter in the precinct, which affidavit shall be in the 22 following form: 23 State of Illinois) 24 )ss. 25 County of........) 26 I,...., do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I am a voter of HB4168 - 37 - LRB103 31316 BMS 58650 b ......................... ......................... Judge of Primary HB4168- 38 -LRB103 31316 BMS 58650 b HB4168 - 38 - LRB103 31316 BMS 58650 b HB4168 - 38 - LRB103 31316 BMS 58650 b 1 this precinct and entitled to vote at this primary; that I am 2 acquainted with ....(name of the party challenged), whose 3 right to vote at this primary has been challenged; that I know 4 him or her to be an actual bona fide resident of this precinct, 5 and that he has resided herein 30 days, and I verily believe he 6 or she has resided in this State 30 days next preceding this 7 primary; that I verily believe he or she is a member of and 8 affiliated with the .... party. 9 ......................... 10 Subscribed and sworn to before me, this .... day of ...., 11 .... 12 ......................... 13 Judge of Primary 14 (Source: P.A. 86-867.) 15 (10 ILCS 5/8-8) (from Ch. 46, par. 8-8) 16 Sec. 8-8. Form of petition for nomination. The name of no 17 candidate for nomination shall be printed upon the primary 18 ballot unless a petition for nomination shall have been filed 19 in his behalf as provided for in this Section. Each such 20 petition shall include as a part thereof the oath required by 21 Section 7-10.1 of this Code Act and a statement of candidacy by 22 the candidate filing or in whose behalf the petition is filed. 23 This statement shall set out the address of such candidate 24 and , the office for which he is a candidate; , shall state that 25 the candidate is a qualified primary voter of the party to HB4168 - 38 - LRB103 31316 BMS 58650 b ......................... ......................... Judge of Primary HB4168- 39 -LRB103 31316 BMS 58650 b HB4168 - 39 - LRB103 31316 BMS 58650 b HB4168 - 39 - LRB103 31316 BMS 58650 b 1 which the petition relates, is qualified for the office 2 specified, and has filed a statement of economic interests as 3 required by the Illinois Governmental Ethics Act; , shall 4 request that the candidate's name be placed upon the official 5 ballot; and shall be subscribed and sworn by such candidate 6 before some officer authorized to take acknowledgment of deeds 7 in this State and may be in substantially the following form: 8 State of Illinois) 9 ) ss. 10 County ..........) 11 I, ...., being first duly sworn, say that I reside at .... 12 street in the city (or village of) .... in the county of .... 13 State of Illinois; that I am a qualified voter therein and am a 14 qualified primary voter of .... party; that I am a candidate 15 for nomination to the office of .... to be voted upon at the 16 primary election to be held on (insert date); that I am legally 17 qualified to hold such office and that I have filed a statement 18 of economic interests as required by the Illinois Governmental 19 Ethics Act and I hereby request that my name be printed upon 20 the official primary ballot for nomination for such office. 21 Signed .................... 22 Subscribed and sworn to (or affirmed) before me by ...., 23 who is to me personally known, on (insert date). 24 Signed .... (Official Character) 25 (Seal if officer has one.) 26 The receipt issued by the Secretary of State indicating HB4168 - 39 - LRB103 31316 BMS 58650 b Signed .................... HB4168- 40 -LRB103 31316 BMS 58650 b HB4168 - 40 - LRB103 31316 BMS 58650 b HB4168 - 40 - LRB103 31316 BMS 58650 b 1 that the candidate has filed the statement of economic 2 interests required by the Illinois Governmental Ethics Act 3 must be filed with the petitions for nomination as provided in 4 subsection (8) of Section 7-12 of this Code. 5 Except as otherwise provided in this Code, all petitions 6 for nomination for the office of State Senator shall be signed 7 by at least 1,000 but not more than 3,000 of the qualified 8 primary electors of the candidate's party in his legislative 9 district. 10 Except as otherwise provided in this Code, all petitions 11 for nomination for the office of Representative in the General 12 Assembly shall be signed by at least 500 but not more than 13 1,500 of the qualified primary electors of the candidate's 14 party in his or her representative district. 15 Opposite the signature of each qualified primary elector 16 who signs a petition for nomination for the office of State 17 Representative or State Senator such elector's residence 18 address shall be written or printed. The residence address 19 required to be written or printed opposite each qualified 20 primary elector's name shall include the street address or 21 rural route number of the signer, as the case may be, as well 22 as the signer's county and city, village, or town. 23 For the purposes of this Section, the number of primary 24 electors shall be determined by taking the total vote cast, in 25 the applicable district, for the candidate for such political 26 party who received the highest number of votes, state-wide, at HB4168 - 40 - LRB103 31316 BMS 58650 b HB4168- 41 -LRB103 31316 BMS 58650 b HB4168 - 41 - LRB103 31316 BMS 58650 b HB4168 - 41 - LRB103 31316 BMS 58650 b 1 the last general election in the State at which electors for 2 President of the United States were elected. 3 A "qualified primary elector" of a party may not sign 4 petitions for or be a candidate in the primary of more than one 5 party. 6 In the affidavit at the bottom of each sheet, the petition 7 circulator, who shall be a person 16 18 years of age or older 8 who is a citizen of the United States, shall state his or her 9 street address or rural route number, as the case may be, as 10 well as his or her county, city, village or town, and state; 11 and shall certify that the signatures on that sheet of the 12 petition were signed in his or her presence; and shall certify 13 that the signatures are genuine; and shall certify that, to 14 the best of his or her knowledge and belief, the persons so 15 signing were at the time of signing the petition qualified 16 primary voters for which the nomination is sought. 17 In the affidavit at the bottom of each petition sheet, the 18 petition circulator shall either (1) indicate the dates on 19 which he or she circulated that sheet, or (2) indicate the 20 first and last dates on which the sheet was circulated, or (3) 21 for elections where the petition circulation period is 90 22 days, certify that none of the signatures on the sheet were 23 signed more than 90 days preceding the last day for the filing 24 of the petition, or (4) for the 2022 general primary election 25 only, certify that the signatures on the sheet were signed 26 during the period of January 13, 2022 through March 14, 2022 or HB4168 - 41 - LRB103 31316 BMS 58650 b HB4168- 42 -LRB103 31316 BMS 58650 b HB4168 - 42 - LRB103 31316 BMS 58650 b HB4168 - 42 - LRB103 31316 BMS 58650 b 1 certify that the signatures on the sheet were signed during 2 the period of January 13, 2022 through the date on which this 3 statement was sworn or affirmed to. No petition sheet shall be 4 circulated more than 90 days preceding the last day provided 5 in Section 8-9 for the filing of such petition. 6 All petition sheets which are filed with the State Board 7 of Elections shall be the original sheets which have been 8 signed by the voters and by the circulator, and not 9 photocopies or duplicates of such sheets. 10 The person circulating the petition, or the candidate on 11 whose behalf the petition is circulated, may strike any 12 signature from the petition, provided that: 13 (1) the person striking the signature shall initial 14 the petition at the place where the signature is struck; 15 and 16 (2) the person striking the signature shall sign a 17 certification listing the page number and line number of 18 each signature struck from the petition. Such 19 certification shall be filed as a part of the petition. 20 (Source: P.A. 102-15, eff. 6-17-21; 102-692, eff. 1-7-22; 21 revised 2-28-22.) 22 (10 ILCS 5/10-4) (from Ch. 46, par. 10-4) 23 Sec. 10-4. Form of petition for nomination. All petitions 24 for nomination under this Article 10 for candidates for public 25 office in this State, shall in addition to other requirements HB4168 - 42 - LRB103 31316 BMS 58650 b HB4168- 43 -LRB103 31316 BMS 58650 b HB4168 - 43 - LRB103 31316 BMS 58650 b HB4168 - 43 - LRB103 31316 BMS 58650 b 1 provided by law, be as follows: Such petitions shall consist 2 of sheets of uniform size and each sheet shall contain, above 3 the space for signature, an appropriate heading, giving the 4 information as to name of candidate or candidates in whose 5 behalf such petition is signed; the office; the party; place 6 of residence; and such other information or wording as 7 required to make same valid, and the heading of each sheet 8 shall be the same. Such petition shall be signed by the 9 qualified voters in their own proper persons only, and 10 opposite the signature of each signer his residence address 11 shall be written or printed. The residence address required to 12 be written or printed opposite each qualified primary 13 elector's name shall include the street address or rural route 14 number of the signer, as the case may be, as well as the 15 signer's county, and city, village or town, and state. 16 However, the county or city, village or town, and state of 17 residence of such electors may be printed on the petition 18 forms where all of the electors signing the petition reside in 19 the same county or city, village or town, and state. Standard 20 abbreviations may be used in writing the residence address, 21 including street number, if any. Except as otherwise provided 22 in this Code, no signature shall be valid or be counted in 23 considering the validity or sufficiency of such petition 24 unless the requirements of this Section are complied with. At 25 the bottom of each sheet of such petition shall be added a 26 circulator's statement, signed by a person 16 18 years of age HB4168 - 43 - LRB103 31316 BMS 58650 b HB4168- 44 -LRB103 31316 BMS 58650 b HB4168 - 44 - LRB103 31316 BMS 58650 b HB4168 - 44 - LRB103 31316 BMS 58650 b 1 or older who is a citizen of the United States; stating the 2 street address or rural route number, as the case may be, as 3 well as the county, city, village or town, and state; 4 certifying that the signatures on that sheet of the petition 5 were signed in his or her presence; certifying that the 6 signatures are genuine; and either (1) indicating the dates on 7 which that sheet was circulated, or (2) indicating the first 8 and last dates on which the sheet was circulated, or (3) 9 certifying that none of the signatures on the sheet were 10 signed more than 90 days preceding the last day for the filing 11 of the petition; and certifying that to the best of his 12 knowledge and belief the persons so signing were at the time of 13 signing the petition duly registered voters under Article 4, 14 5, or 6 of this Code of the political subdivision or district 15 for which the candidate or candidates shall be nominated, and 16 certifying that their respective residences are correctly 17 stated therein. Such statement shall be sworn to before some 18 officer authorized to administer oaths in this State. Except 19 as otherwise provided in this Code, no petition sheet shall be 20 circulated more than 90 days preceding the last day provided 21 in Section 10-6 for the filing of such petition. Such sheets, 22 before being presented to the electoral board or filed with 23 the proper officer of the electoral district or division of 24 the state or municipality, as the case may be, shall be neatly 25 fastened together in book form, by placing the sheets in a pile 26 and fastening them together at one edge in a secure and HB4168 - 44 - LRB103 31316 BMS 58650 b HB4168- 45 -LRB103 31316 BMS 58650 b HB4168 - 45 - LRB103 31316 BMS 58650 b HB4168 - 45 - LRB103 31316 BMS 58650 b 1 suitable manner, and the sheets shall then be numbered 2 consecutively. The sheets shall not be fastened by pasting 3 them together end to end, so as to form a continuous strip or 4 roll. All petition sheets which are filed with the proper 5 local election officials, election authorities or the State 6 Board of Elections shall be the original sheets which have 7 been signed by the voters and by the circulator, and not 8 photocopies or duplicates of such sheets. A petition, when 9 presented or filed, shall not be withdrawn, altered, or added 10 to, and no signature shall be revoked except by revocation in 11 writing presented or filed with the officers or officer with 12 whom the petition is required to be presented or filed, and 13 before the presentment or filing of such petition. Whoever 14 forges any name of a signer upon any petition shall be deemed 15 guilty of a forgery, and on conviction thereof, shall be 16 punished accordingly. The word "petition" or "petition for 17 nomination", as used herein, shall mean what is sometimes 18 known as nomination papers, in distinction to what is known as 19 a certificate of nomination. The words "political division for 20 which the candidate is nominated", or its equivalent, shall 21 mean the largest political division in which all qualified 22 voters may vote upon such candidate or candidates, as the 23 state in the case of state officers; the township in the case 24 of township officers et cetera. Provided, further, that no 25 person shall circulate or certify petitions for candidates of 26 more than one political party, or for an independent candidate HB4168 - 45 - LRB103 31316 BMS 58650 b HB4168- 46 -LRB103 31316 BMS 58650 b HB4168 - 46 - LRB103 31316 BMS 58650 b HB4168 - 46 - LRB103 31316 BMS 58650 b 1 or candidates in addition to one political party, to be voted 2 upon at the next primary or general election, or for such 3 candidates and parties with respect to the same political 4 subdivision at the next consolidated election. 5 (Source: P.A. 102-15, eff. 6-17-21; 102-687, eff. 12-17-21.) 6 (10 ILCS 5/17-9) (from Ch. 46, par. 17-9) 7 Sec. 17-9. Any person desiring to vote shall give his name 8 and, if required to do so, his residence to the judges of 9 election, one of whom shall thereupon announce the same in a 10 loud and distinct tone of voice, clear, and audible; the 11 judges of elections shall check each application for ballot 12 against the list of voters registered in that precinct to whom 13 grace period, vote by mail, or early ballots have been issued 14 for that election, which shall be provided by the election 15 authority and which list shall be available for inspection by 16 pollwatchers. A voter applying to vote in the precinct on 17 election day whose name appears on the list as having been 18 issued a grace period, vote by mail, or early ballot shall not 19 be permitted to vote in the precinct, except that a voter to 20 whom a vote by mail ballot was issued may vote in the precinct 21 if the voter submits to the election judges that vote by mail 22 ballot for cancellation. If the voter is unable to submit the 23 vote by mail ballot, it shall be sufficient for the voter to 24 submit to the election judges (i) a portion of the vote by mail 25 ballot if the vote by mail ballot was torn or mutilated or (ii) HB4168 - 46 - LRB103 31316 BMS 58650 b HB4168- 47 -LRB103 31316 BMS 58650 b HB4168 - 47 - LRB103 31316 BMS 58650 b HB4168 - 47 - LRB103 31316 BMS 58650 b 1 an affidavit executed before the election judges specifying 2 that (A) the voter never received a vote by mail ballot or (B) 3 the voter completed and returned a vote by mail ballot and was 4 informed that the election authority did not receive that vote 5 by mail ballot. All applicable provisions of Articles 4, 5 or 6 6 shall be complied with and if such name is found on the 7 register of voters by the officer having charge thereof, he 8 shall likewise repeat said name, and the voter shall be 9 allowed to enter within the proximity of the voting booths, as 10 above provided. One of the judges shall give the voter one, and 11 only one of each ballot to be voted at the election, on the 12 back of which ballots such judge shall indorse his initials in 13 such manner that they may be seen when each such ballot is 14 properly folded, and the voter's name shall be immediately 15 checked on the register list. In those election jurisdictions 16 where perforated ballot cards are utilized of the type on 17 which write-in votes can be cast above the perforation, the 18 election authority shall provide a space both above and below 19 the perforation for the judge's initials, and the judge shall 20 endorse his or her initials in both spaces. Whenever a 21 proposal for a constitutional amendment or for the calling of 22 a constitutional convention is to be voted upon at the 23 election, the separate blue ballot or ballots pertaining 24 thereto shall, when being handed to the voter, be placed on top 25 of the other ballots to be voted at the election in such manner 26 that the legend appearing on the back thereof, as prescribed HB4168 - 47 - LRB103 31316 BMS 58650 b HB4168- 48 -LRB103 31316 BMS 58650 b HB4168 - 48 - LRB103 31316 BMS 58650 b HB4168 - 48 - LRB103 31316 BMS 58650 b 1 in Section 16-6 of this Act, shall be plainly visible to the 2 voter. At all elections, when a registry may be required, if 3 the name of any person so desiring to vote at such election is 4 not found on the register of voters, he or she shall not 5 receive a ballot until he or she shall have complied with the 6 law prescribing the manner and conditions of voting by 7 unregistered voters. If any person desiring to vote at any 8 election shall be challenged, he or she shall not receive a 9 ballot until he or she shall have established his right to vote 10 in the manner provided hereinafter; and if he or she shall be 11 challenged after he has received his ballot, he shall not be 12 permitted to vote until he or she has fully complied with such 13 requirements of the law upon being challenged. Besides the 14 election officer, not more than 2 voters in excess of the whole 15 number of voting booths provided shall be allowed within the 16 proximity of the voting booths at one time. The provisions of 17 this Act, so far as they require the registration of voters as 18 a condition to their being allowed to vote shall not apply to 19 persons otherwise entitled to vote, who are, at the time of the 20 election, or at any time within 60 days prior to such election 21 have been engaged in the military or naval service of the 22 United States, and who appear personally at the polling place 23 on election day and produce to the judges of election 24 satisfactory evidence thereof, but such persons, if otherwise 25 qualified to vote, shall be permitted to vote at such election 26 without previous registration. HB4168 - 48 - LRB103 31316 BMS 58650 b HB4168- 49 -LRB103 31316 BMS 58650 b HB4168 - 49 - LRB103 31316 BMS 58650 b HB4168 - 49 - LRB103 31316 BMS 58650 b 1 All such persons shall also make an affidavit which shall 2 be in substantially the following form: 3 State of Illinois,) 4 ) ss. 5 County of ........) 6 ............... Precinct .......... Ward 7 I, ...., do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I am a citizen 8 of the United States, of the age of 16 18 years or over, and 9 that within the past 60 days prior to the date of this election 10 at which I am applying to vote, I have been engaged in the .... 11 (military or naval) service of the United States; and I am 12 qualified to vote under and by virtue of the Constitution and 13 laws of the State of Illinois, and that I am a legally 14 qualified voter of this precinct and ward except that I have, 15 because of such service, been unable to register as a voter; 16 that I now reside at .... (insert street and number, if any) in 17 this precinct and ward; that I have maintained a legal 18 residence in this precinct and ward for 30 days and in this 19 State 30 days next preceding this election. 20 ......................... 21 Subscribed and sworn to before me on (insert date). 22 ......................... 23 Judge of Election. 24 The affidavit of any such person shall be supported by the 25 affidavit of a resident and qualified voter of any such HB4168 - 49 - LRB103 31316 BMS 58650 b ......................... ......................... Judge of Election. HB4168- 50 -LRB103 31316 BMS 58650 b HB4168 - 50 - LRB103 31316 BMS 58650 b HB4168 - 50 - LRB103 31316 BMS 58650 b 1 precinct and ward, which affidavit shall be in substantially 2 the following form: 3 State of Illinois,) 4 ) ss. 5 County of ........) 6 ........... Precinct ........... Ward 7 I, ...., do solemnly swear (or affirm), that I am a 8 resident of this precinct and ward and entitled to vote at this 9 election; that I am acquainted with .... (name of the 10 applicant); that I verily believe him to be an actual bona fide 11 resident of this precinct and ward and that I verily believe 12 that he or she has maintained a legal residence therein 30 days 13 and in this State 30 days next preceding this election. 14 ......................... 15 Subscribed and sworn to before me on (insert date). 16 ......................... 17 Judge of Election. 18 All affidavits made under the provisions of this Section 19 shall be enclosed in a separate envelope securely sealed, and 20 shall be transmitted with the returns of the elections to the 21 county clerk or to the board of election commissioners, who 22 shall preserve the said affidavits for the period of 6 months, 23 during which period such affidavits shall be deemed public 24 records and shall be freely open to examination as such. 25 (Source: P.A. 98-1171, eff. 6-1-15.) HB4168 - 50 - LRB103 31316 BMS 58650 b ......................... ......................... Judge of Election. HB4168- 51 -LRB103 31316 BMS 58650 b HB4168 - 51 - LRB103 31316 BMS 58650 b HB4168 - 51 - LRB103 31316 BMS 58650 b 1 (10 ILCS 5/17-10) (from Ch. 46, par. 17-10) 2 Sec. 17-10. (a) Whenever, at any election, in any 3 precinct, any person offering to vote is not personally known 4 to the judges of election to have the qualifications required 5 in this Act, if his vote is challenged by a legal voter at such 6 election, he or she shall make and subscribe an affidavit, in 7 the following form, which shall be retained by the judges of 8 election, and returned by them affixed to the poll books or 9 with the official poll record: 10 State of Illinois) 11 )ss. 12 County of .......) 13 I, ...., do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I am a citizen 14 of the United States; that I am 16 18 years of age or over; 15 that I have resided in this State and in this election district 16 30 days next preceding this election; that I have not voted at 17 this election; that I am a duly qualified voter in every 18 respect; that I now reside at (here give the particular house 19 or place of residence, and, if in a town or city, the street 20 and number), in this election district; *1. that I registered 21 to vote from said address; *2. that I changed my residence to 22 the above address from ...., both of which are in this election 23 district; *3. that I changed my name from .... to that which I 24 have signed below; *4. that I have not changed my residence but 25 my address has changed as a result of implementation of a 9-1-1 HB4168 - 51 - LRB103 31316 BMS 58650 b HB4168- 52 -LRB103 31316 BMS 58650 b HB4168 - 52 - LRB103 31316 BMS 58650 b HB4168 - 52 - LRB103 31316 BMS 58650 b 1 emergency telephone system. 2 So help me God, (or "This I do solemnly and sincerely 3 affirm", as the case may be). 4 ......................... 5 Subscribed and sworn to before me on (insert date). 6 ......................... 7 *1. If registration is not required, draw a line through 1 8 above. 9 *2. Fill in the blank ONLY if you have moved within 2 10 years. 11 *3. Fill in the blank ONLY if you have changed your name 12 within 2 years. 13 *4. Fill in the blank ONLY if you have not changed your 14 residence but your address has changed as a result of 15 implementation of a 9-1-1 emergency telephone system. 16 In addition to such an affidavit, the person so challenged 17 shall provide to the judges of election proof of residence by 18 producing two forms of identification showing the person's 19 current residence address, provided that such identification 20 may include a lease or contract for a residence and not more 21 than one piece of mail addressed to the person at his current 22 residence address and postmarked not earlier than 30 days 23 prior to the date of the election, or the person shall procure 24 a witness personally known to the judges of election, and 25 resident in the precinct (or district), or who shall be proved HB4168 - 52 - LRB103 31316 BMS 58650 b ......................... ......................... HB4168- 53 -LRB103 31316 BMS 58650 b HB4168 - 53 - LRB103 31316 BMS 58650 b HB4168 - 53 - LRB103 31316 BMS 58650 b 1 by some legal voter of such precinct or district, known to the 2 judges to be such, who shall take the oath following, viz: 3 I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I am a resident of 4 this election precinct (or district), and entitled to vote at 5 this election, and that I have been a resident of this State 6 for 30 days last past, and am well acquainted with the person 7 whose vote is now offered; that he is an actual and bona fide 8 resident of this election precinct (or district), and has 9 resided herein 30 days, and as I verily believe, in this State, 10 30 days next preceding this election. 11 The oath in each case may be administered by either of the 12 judges of election, or by any officer, resident in the 13 precinct or district, authorized by law to administer oaths. 14 (b) Whenever, at any regular or special election, in any 15 precinct, district, city, village, incorporated town, town or 16 ward, any person offering to vote has moved therefrom within 17 30 days prior to said regular or special election, he shall 18 make and subscribe an affidavit, in the following form, which 19 shall be supported by providing to the judges of election 20 proof of residence by producing two forms of identification 21 showing the person's current residence address, provided that 22 such identification may include not more than one piece of 23 mail addressed to the person at his current residence address 24 and postmarked not earlier than 30 days prior to the date of 25 the election, or by one affidavit of a registered voter in the 26 precinct, as provided herein, both of which shall be retained HB4168 - 53 - LRB103 31316 BMS 58650 b HB4168- 54 -LRB103 31316 BMS 58650 b HB4168 - 54 - LRB103 31316 BMS 58650 b HB4168 - 54 - LRB103 31316 BMS 58650 b 1 by the judges of election, and returned by them affixed to the 2 poll books or with the official poll record: 3 State of Illinois) 4 )ss. 5 County of .......) 6 I, ........., do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I am a 7 citizen of the United States; that I am 16 18 years of age; 8 that I have not voted at this election; that prior to 30 days 9 preceding this election I was a duly qualified and registered 10 voter in every respect in this election district; that I have 11 recently moved from (here give the particular house or place 12 of residence, and, if in a town or city, the street and 13 number), in this election district; that I now reside at (here 14 give the particular house or place of residence, and, if in a 15 town or city, the street and number), in another election 16 district in the State. 17 So help me God, (or "This I do solemnly and sincerely 18 affirm", as the case may be). 19 ...................... 20 Subscribed and sworn to before me on (insert date). 21 ...................... 22 State of Illinois) 23 )ss. 24 County of .......) 25 ......... Precinct ........ Ward 26 I, ........, do solemnly swear (or affirm), that I am a HB4168 - 54 - LRB103 31316 BMS 58650 b ...................... ...................... ......... Precinct ........ Ward HB4168- 55 -LRB103 31316 BMS 58650 b HB4168 - 55 - LRB103 31316 BMS 58650 b HB4168 - 55 - LRB103 31316 BMS 58650 b 1 resident of this precinct and entitled to vote at this 2 election; that I am acquainted with .... (name of the 3 applicant); that I verily believe him to have been an actual 4 bona fide resident and registered voter of this precinct and 5 that he maintained a legal residence therein, 30 days next 6 preceding this election. 7 .................... 8 Subscribed and sworn to before me on (insert date). 9 .................... 10 Judge of Election. 11 The oath may be administered by either of the judges of 12 election, or by any officer, resident in the precinct or 13 district, authorized by law to administer oaths. 14 (c) For purposes of this Section, the submission of a 15 photo identification issued by a college or university, 16 accompanied by either (i) a copy of the applicant's contract 17 or lease for a residence or (ii) one piece of mail addressed to 18 the person at his or her current residence address and 19 postmarked not earlier than 30 days prior to the date of the 20 election, shall be sufficient to establish proof of residence. 21 (Source: P.A. 96-317, eff. 1-1-10.) 22 (10 ILCS 5/18A-5) 23 Sec. 18A-5. Provisional voting; general provisions. 24 (a) A person who claims to be a registered voter is HB4168 - 55 - LRB103 31316 BMS 58650 b .................... .................... Judge of Election. HB4168- 56 -LRB103 31316 BMS 58650 b HB4168 - 56 - LRB103 31316 BMS 58650 b HB4168 - 56 - LRB103 31316 BMS 58650 b 1 entitled to cast a provisional ballot under the following 2 circumstances: 3 (1) The person's name does not appear on the official 4 list of eligible voters for the precinct in which the 5 person seeks to vote and the person has refused an 6 opportunity to register at the polling location or another 7 grace period registration site. The official list is the 8 centralized statewide voter registration list established 9 and maintained in accordance with Section 1A-25; 10 (2) The person's voting status has been challenged by 11 an election judge, a pollwatcher, or any legal voter and 12 that challenge has been sustained by a majority of the 13 election judges; 14 (3) A federal or State court order extends the time 15 for closing the polls beyond the time period established 16 by State law and the person votes during the extended time 17 period; 18 (4) The voter registered to vote by mail and is 19 required by law to present identification when voting 20 either in person or by early voting ballot, but fails to do 21 so; 22 (5) The voter's name appears on the list of voters who 23 voted during the early voting period, but the voter claims 24 not to have voted during the early voting period; 25 (6) The voter received a vote by mail ballot but did 26 not return the vote by mail ballot to the election HB4168 - 56 - LRB103 31316 BMS 58650 b HB4168- 57 -LRB103 31316 BMS 58650 b HB4168 - 57 - LRB103 31316 BMS 58650 b HB4168 - 57 - LRB103 31316 BMS 58650 b 1 authority; or 2 (7) The voter attempted to register to vote on 3 election day, but failed to provide the necessary 4 documentation. 5 (b) The procedure for obtaining and casting a provisional 6 ballot at the polling place shall be as follows: 7 (1) After first verifying through an examination of 8 the precinct register that the person's address is within 9 the precinct boundaries, an election judge at the polling 10 place shall notify a person who is entitled to cast a 11 provisional ballot pursuant to subsection (a) that he or 12 she may cast a provisional ballot in that election. An 13 election judge must accept any information provided by a 14 person who casts a provisional ballot that the person 15 believes supports his or her claim that he or she is a duly 16 registered voter and qualified to vote in the election. 17 However, if the person's residence address is outside the 18 precinct boundaries, the election judge shall inform the 19 person of that fact, give the person the appropriate 20 telephone number of the election authority in order to 21 locate the polling place assigned to serve that address, 22 and instruct the person to go to the proper polling place 23 to vote. 24 (2) The person shall execute a written form provided 25 by the election judge that shall state or contain all of 26 the following that is available: HB4168 - 57 - LRB103 31316 BMS 58650 b HB4168- 58 -LRB103 31316 BMS 58650 b HB4168 - 58 - LRB103 31316 BMS 58650 b HB4168 - 58 - LRB103 31316 BMS 58650 b 1 (i) an affidavit stating the following: 2 State of Illinois, County of ................, 3 Township ............., Precinct ........, Ward 4 ........, I, ......................., do solemnly 5 swear (or affirm) that: I am a citizen of the 6 United States; I am 16 18 years of age or older; I 7 have resided in this State and in this precinct 8 for 30 days preceding this election; I have not 9 voted in this election; I am a duly registered 10 voter in every respect; and I am eligible to vote 11 in this election. Signature ...... Printed Name of 12 Voter ....... Printed Residence Address of Voter 13 ...... City ...... State .... Zip Code ..... 14 Telephone Number ...... Date of Birth ....... and 15 Illinois Driver's License Number ....... or Last 4 16 digits of Social Security Number ...... or State 17 Identification Card Number issued to you by the 18 Illinois Secretary of State ........ 19 (ii) A box for the election judge to check one of 20 the reasons why the person was given a provisional 21 ballot under subsection (a) of this Section. 22 (iii) An area for the election judge to affix his 23 or her signature and to set forth any facts that 24 support or oppose the allegation that the person is 25 not qualified to vote in the precinct in which the 26 person is seeking to vote. HB4168 - 58 - LRB103 31316 BMS 58650 b HB4168- 59 -LRB103 31316 BMS 58650 b HB4168 - 59 - LRB103 31316 BMS 58650 b HB4168 - 59 - LRB103 31316 BMS 58650 b 1 The written affidavit form described in this 2 subsection (b)(2) must be printed on a multi-part form 3 prescribed by the county clerk or board of election 4 commissioners, as the case may be. 5 (3) After the person executes the portion of the 6 written affidavit described in subsection (b)(2)(i) of 7 this Section, the election judge shall complete the 8 portion of the written affidavit described in subsection 9 (b)(2)(iii) and (b)(2)(iv). 10 (4) The election judge shall give a copy of the 11 completed written affidavit to the person. The election 12 judge shall place the original written affidavit in a 13 self-adhesive clear plastic packing list envelope that 14 must be attached to a separate envelope marked as a 15 "provisional ballot envelope". The election judge shall 16 also place any information provided by the person who 17 casts a provisional ballot in the clear plastic packing 18 list envelope. Each county clerk or board of election 19 commissioners, as the case may be, must design, obtain or 20 procure self-adhesive clear plastic packing list envelopes 21 and provisional ballot envelopes that are suitable for 22 implementing this subsection (b)(4) of this Section. 23 (5) The election judge shall provide the person with a 24 provisional ballot, written instructions for casting a 25 provisional ballot, and the provisional ballot envelope 26 with the clear plastic packing list envelope affixed to HB4168 - 59 - LRB103 31316 BMS 58650 b HB4168- 60 -LRB103 31316 BMS 58650 b HB4168 - 60 - LRB103 31316 BMS 58650 b HB4168 - 60 - LRB103 31316 BMS 58650 b 1 it, which contains the person's original written affidavit 2 and, if any, information provided by the provisional voter 3 to support his or her claim that he or she is a duly 4 registered voter. An election judge must also give the 5 person written information that states that any person who 6 casts a provisional ballot shall be able to ascertain, 7 pursuant to guidelines established by the State Board of 8 Elections, whether the provisional vote was counted in the 9 official canvass of votes for that election and, if the 10 provisional vote was not counted, the reason that the vote 11 was not counted. 12 (6) After the person has completed marking his or her 13 provisional ballot, he or she shall place the marked 14 ballot inside of the provisional ballot envelope, close 15 and seal the envelope, and return the envelope to an 16 election judge, who shall then deposit the sealed 17 provisional ballot envelope into a securable container 18 separately identified and utilized for containing sealed 19 provisional ballot envelopes. Ballots that are provisional 20 because they are cast after 7:00 p.m. by court order shall 21 be kept separate from other provisional ballots. Upon the 22 closing of the polls, the securable container shall be 23 sealed with filament tape provided for that purpose, which 24 shall be wrapped around the box lengthwise and crosswise, 25 at least twice each way, and each of the election judges 26 shall sign the seal. HB4168 - 60 - LRB103 31316 BMS 58650 b HB4168- 61 -LRB103 31316 BMS 58650 b HB4168 - 61 - LRB103 31316 BMS 58650 b HB4168 - 61 - LRB103 31316 BMS 58650 b 1 (c) Instead of the affidavit form described in subsection 2 (b), the county clerk or board of election commissioners, as 3 the case may be, may design and use a multi-part affidavit form 4 that is imprinted upon or attached to the provisional ballot 5 envelope described in subsection (b). If a county clerk or 6 board of election commissioners elects to design and use its 7 own multi-part affidavit form, then the county clerk or board 8 of election commissioners shall establish a mechanism for 9 accepting any information the provisional voter has supplied 10 to the election judge to support his or her claim that he or 11 she is a duly registered voter. In all other respects, a county 12 clerk or board of election commissioners shall establish 13 procedures consistent with subsection (b). 14 (d) The county clerk or board of election commissioners, 15 as the case may be, shall use the completed affidavit form 16 described in subsection (b) to update the person's voter 17 registration information in the State voter registration 18 database and voter registration database of the county clerk 19 or board of election commissioners, as the case may be. If a 20 person is later determined not to be a registered voter based 21 on Section 18A-15 of this Code, then the affidavit shall be 22 processed by the county clerk or board of election 23 commissioners, as the case may be, as a voter registration 24 application. 25 (Source: P.A. 100-201, eff. 8-18-17.) HB4168 - 61 - LRB103 31316 BMS 58650 b HB4168- 62 -LRB103 31316 BMS 58650 b HB4168 - 62 - LRB103 31316 BMS 58650 b HB4168 - 62 - LRB103 31316 BMS 58650 b 1 (10 ILCS 5/20-3) (from Ch. 46, par. 20-3) 2 Sec. 20-3. The election authority shall furnish the 3 following applications for registration by mail or vote by 4 mail ballot which shall be considered a method of application 5 in lieu of the official postcard. 6 1. Members of the United States Service and citizens of 7 the United States temporarily residing outside the territorial 8 limits of the United States may make application within the 9 periods prescribed in Sections 20-2 or 20-2.1, as the case may 10 be. Such application shall be substantially in the following 11 form: 12 "APPLICATION FOR BALLOT 13 To be voted at the ............ election in the precinct 14 in which is located my residence at ..............., in the 15 city/village/township of ............(insert home address) 16 County of ........... and State of Illinois. 17 I state that I am a citizen of the United States; that on 18 (insert date of election) I shall have resided in the State of 19 Illinois and in the election precinct for 30 days; that on the 20 above date I shall be the age of 16 18 years or above; that I 21 am lawfully entitled to vote in such precinct at that 22 election; that I am (check category 1, 2, or 3 below): 23 1. ( ) a member of the United States Service, 24 2. ( ) a citizen of the United States temporarily 25 residing outside the territorial limits of the United States 26 and that I expect to be absent from the said county of my HB4168 - 62 - LRB103 31316 BMS 58650 b HB4168- 63 -LRB103 31316 BMS 58650 b HB4168 - 63 - LRB103 31316 BMS 58650 b HB4168 - 63 - LRB103 31316 BMS 58650 b 1 residence on the date of holding such election, and that I will 2 have no opportunity to vote in person on that day. 3 I hereby make application for an official ballot or 4 ballots to be voted by me at such election if I am absent from 5 the said county of my residence, and I agree that I shall 6 return said ballot or ballots to the election authority 7 postmarked no later than election day, for counting no later 8 than during the period for counting provisional ballots, the 9 last day of which is the 14th day following election day or 10 shall destroy said ballot or ballots. 11 (Check below only if category 2 and not previously 12 registered) 13 ( ) I hereby make application to become registered as a 14 voter and agree to return the forms and affidavits for 15 registration to the election authority not later than 30 days 16 before the election. 17 Under penalties as provided by law pursuant to Article 29 18 of the Election Code, the undersigned certifies that the 19 statements set forth in this application are true and correct. 20 ......................... 21 Post office address or service address to which 22 registration materials or ballot should be mailed 23 ......................... 24 ......................... 25 ......................... 26 ........................" HB4168 - 63 - LRB103 31316 BMS 58650 b ......................... ......................... ......................... ......................... ........................" HB4168- 64 -LRB103 31316 BMS 58650 b HB4168 - 64 - LRB103 31316 BMS 58650 b HB4168 - 64 - LRB103 31316 BMS 58650 b 1 If application is made for a primary election ballot, such 2 application shall designate the name of the political party 3 with which the applicant is affiliated. 4 Such applications may be obtained from the election 5 authority having jurisdiction over the person's precinct of 6 residence. 7 2. A spouse or dependent of a member of the United States 8 Service, said spouse or dependent being a registered voter in 9 the county, may make application on behalf of said person in 10 the office of the election authority within the periods 11 prescribed in Section 20-2 which shall be substantially in the 12 following form: 13 "APPLICATION FOR BALLOT to be voted at the........... election 14 in the precinct in which is located the residence of the person 15 for whom this application is made at.............(insert 16 residence address) in the city/village/township of......... 17 County of.......... and State of Illinois. 18 I certify that the following named person................ 19 (insert name of person) is a member of the United States 20 Service. 21 I state that said person is a citizen of the United States; 22 that on (insert date of election) said person shall have 23 resided in the State of Illinois and in the election precinct 24 for which this application is made for 30 days; that on the 25 above date said person shall be the age of 16 18 years or 26 above; that said person is lawfully entitled to vote in such HB4168 - 64 - LRB103 31316 BMS 58650 b HB4168- 65 -LRB103 31316 BMS 58650 b HB4168 - 65 - LRB103 31316 BMS 58650 b HB4168 - 65 - LRB103 31316 BMS 58650 b 1 precinct at that election; that said person is a member of the 2 United States Service, and that in the course of his duties 3 said person expects to be absent from his county of residence 4 on the date of holding such election, and that said person will 5 have no opportunity to vote in person on that day. 6 I hereby make application for an official ballot or 7 ballots to be voted by said person at such election and said 8 person agrees that he shall return said ballot or ballots to 9 the election authority postmarked no later than election day, 10 for counting no later than during the period for counting 11 provisional ballots, the last day of which is the 14th day 12 following election day, or shall destroy said ballot or 13 ballots. 14 I hereby certify that I am the (mother, father, sister, 15 brother, husband or wife) of the said elector, and that I am a 16 registered voter in the election precinct for which this 17 application is made. (Strike all but one that is applicable.) 18 Under penalties as provided by law pursuant to Article 29 19 of The Election Code, the undersigned certifies that the 20 statements set forth in this application are true and correct. 21 Name of applicant ...................... 22 Residence address ........................ 23 City/village/township........................ 24 Service address to which ballot should be mailed: 25 ......................... 26 ......................... HB4168 - 65 - LRB103 31316 BMS 58650 b Name of applicant ...................... Residence address ........................ City/village/township........................ ......................... ......................... HB4168- 66 -LRB103 31316 BMS 58650 b HB4168 - 66 - LRB103 31316 BMS 58650 b HB4168 - 66 - LRB103 31316 BMS 58650 b 1 ......................... 2 ........................" 3 If application is made for a primary election ballot, such 4 application shall designate the name of the political party 5 with which the person for whom application is made is 6 affiliated. 7 Such applications may be obtained from the election 8 authority having jurisdiction over the voting precinct in 9 which the person for whom application is made is entitled to 10 vote. 11 (Source: P.A. 101-270, eff. 1-1-21; 102-292, eff. 1-1-22.) 12 (10 ILCS 5/28-3) (from Ch. 46, par. 28-3) 13 Sec. 28-3. Form of petition for public question. Petitions 14 for the submission of public questions shall consist of sheets 15 of uniform size and each sheet shall contain, above the space 16 for signature, an appropriate heading, giving the information 17 as to the question of public policy to be submitted, and 18 specifying the state at large or the political subdivision or 19 district or precinct or combination of precincts or other 20 territory in which it is to be submitted and, where by law the 21 public question must be submitted at a particular election, 22 the election at which it is to be submitted. In the case of a 23 petition for the submission of a public question described in 24 subsection (b) of Section 28-6, the heading shall also specify 25 the regular election at which the question is to be submitted HB4168 - 66 - LRB103 31316 BMS 58650 b ......................... ........................" HB4168- 67 -LRB103 31316 BMS 58650 b HB4168 - 67 - LRB103 31316 BMS 58650 b HB4168 - 67 - LRB103 31316 BMS 58650 b 1 and include the precincts included in the territory concerning 2 which the public question is to be submitted, as well as a 3 common description of such territory in plain and nonlegal 4 language, such description to describe the territory by 5 reference to streets, natural or artificial landmarks, 6 addresses or any other method which would enable a voter 7 signing the petition to be informed of the territory 8 concerning which the question is to be submitted. The heading 9 of each sheet shall be the same. Such petition shall be signed 10 by the registered voters of the political subdivision or 11 district or precinct or combination of precincts in which the 12 question of public policy is to be submitted in their own 13 proper persons only, and opposite the signature of each signer 14 his residence address shall be written or printed, which 15 residence address shall include the street address or rural 16 route number of the signer, as the case may be, as well as the 17 signer's county, and city, village or town, and state; 18 provided that the county or city, village or town, and state of 19 residence of such electors may be printed on the petition 20 forms where all of the electors signing the petition reside in 21 the same county or city, village or town, and state. Standard 22 abbreviations may be used in writing the residence address, 23 including street number, if any. No signature shall be valid 24 or be counted in considering the validity or sufficiency of 25 such petition unless the requirements of this Section are 26 complied with. HB4168 - 67 - LRB103 31316 BMS 58650 b HB4168- 68 -LRB103 31316 BMS 58650 b HB4168 - 68 - LRB103 31316 BMS 58650 b HB4168 - 68 - LRB103 31316 BMS 58650 b 1 At the bottom of each sheet of such petition shall be added 2 a circulator's statement, signed by a person 16 18 years of age 3 or older who is a citizen of the United States, stating the 4 street address or rural route number, as the case may be, as 5 well as the county, city, village or town, and state; 6 certifying that the signatures on that sheet of the petition 7 were signed in his or her presence and are genuine, and that to 8 the best of his or her knowledge and belief the persons so 9 signing were at the time of signing the petition registered 10 voters of the political subdivision or district or precinct or 11 combination of precincts in which the question of public 12 policy is to be submitted and that their respective residences 13 are correctly stated therein. Such statement shall be sworn to 14 before some officer authorized to administer oaths in this 15 State. 16 Such sheets, before being filed with the proper officer or 17 board shall be bound securely and numbered consecutively. The 18 sheets shall not be fastened by pasting them together end to 19 end, so as to form a continuous strip or roll. All petition 20 sheets which are filed with the proper local election 21 officials, election authorities or the State Board of 22 Elections shall be the original sheets which have been signed 23 by the voters and by the circulator, and not photocopies or 24 duplicates of such sheets. A petition, when presented or 25 filed, shall not be withdrawn, altered, or added to, and no 26 signature shall be revoked except by revocation in writing HB4168 - 68 - LRB103 31316 BMS 58650 b HB4168- 69 -LRB103 31316 BMS 58650 b HB4168 - 69 - LRB103 31316 BMS 58650 b HB4168 - 69 - LRB103 31316 BMS 58650 b 1 presented or filed with the board or officer with whom the 2 petition is required to be presented or filed, and before the 3 presentment or filing of such petition, except as may 4 otherwise be provided in another statute which authorize the 5 public question. Whoever forges any name of a signer upon any 6 petition shall be deemed guilty of a forgery, and on 7 conviction thereof, shall be punished accordingly. 8 In addition to the foregoing requirements, a petition 9 proposing an amendment to Article IV of the Constitution 10 pursuant to Section 3 of Article XIV of the Constitution or a 11 petition proposing a question of public policy to be submitted 12 to the voters of the entire State shall be in conformity with 13 the requirements of Section 28-9 of this Article. 14 If multiple sets of petitions for submission of the same 15 public questions are filed, the State Board of Elections, 16 appropriate election authority or local election official 17 where the petitions are filed shall within 2 business days 18 notify the proponent of his or her multiple petition filings 19 and that proponent has 3 business days after receipt of the 20 notice to notify the State Board of Elections, appropriate 21 election authority or local election official that he or she 22 may cancel prior sets of petitions. If the proponent notifies 23 the State Board of Elections, appropriate election authority 24 or local election official, the last set of petitions filed 25 shall be the only petitions to be considered valid by the State 26 Board of Elections, appropriate election authority or local HB4168 - 69 - LRB103 31316 BMS 58650 b HB4168- 70 -LRB103 31316 BMS 58650 b HB4168 - 70 - LRB103 31316 BMS 58650 b HB4168 - 70 - LRB103 31316 BMS 58650 b 1 election official. If the proponent fails to notify the State 2 Board of Elections, appropriate election authority or local 3 election official then only the first set of petitions filed 4 shall be valid and all subsequent petitions shall be void. 5 (Source: P.A. 98-756, eff. 7-16-14.) HB4168 - 70 - LRB103 31316 BMS 58650 b