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Illinois House Bill HB5887

Illinois 2023-2024 Regular Session

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11 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB5887 Introduced , by Rep. Tony M. McCombie SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 10 ILCS 5/4-55 new10 ILCS 5/5-55 new10 ILCS 5/6-101 new Amends the Election Code. Provides that the election authority shall reject any application for registration that is not accompanied by satisfactory evidence of United States citizenship. Specifies the documents that provide satisfactory evidence of citizenship. Provides that any person who is registered in the State on the effective date of the amendatory Act is deemed to have provided satisfactory evidence of citizenship and shall not be required to resubmit evidence of citizenship unless the person is changing voter registration from one county to another. Sets forth additional requirements. LRB103 42509 SPS 75741 b A BILL FOR 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB5887 Introduced , by Rep. Tony M. McCombie SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 10 ILCS 5/4-55 new10 ILCS 5/5-55 new10 ILCS 5/6-101 new 10 ILCS 5/4-55 new 10 ILCS 5/5-55 new 10 ILCS 5/6-101 new Amends the Election Code. Provides that the election authority shall reject any application for registration that is not accompanied by satisfactory evidence of United States citizenship. Specifies the documents that provide satisfactory evidence of citizenship. Provides that any person who is registered in the State on the effective date of the amendatory Act is deemed to have provided satisfactory evidence of citizenship and shall not be required to resubmit evidence of citizenship unless the person is changing voter registration from one county to another. Sets forth additional requirements. LRB103 42509 SPS 75741 b LRB103 42509 SPS 75741 b A BILL FOR
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77 Amends the Election Code. Provides that the election authority shall reject any application for registration that is not accompanied by satisfactory evidence of United States citizenship. Specifies the documents that provide satisfactory evidence of citizenship. Provides that any person who is registered in the State on the effective date of the amendatory Act is deemed to have provided satisfactory evidence of citizenship and shall not be required to resubmit evidence of citizenship unless the person is changing voter registration from one county to another. Sets forth additional requirements.
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1313 1 AN ACT concerning elections.
1414 2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
1515 3 represented in the General Assembly:
1616 4 Section 5. The Election Code is amended by adding Sections
1717 5 4-55, 5-55, and 6-101 as follows:
1818 6 (10 ILCS 5/4-55 new)
1919 7 Sec. 4-55. Verification of citizenship.
2020 8 (a) The election authority shall reject any application
2121 9 for registration that is not accompanied by satisfactory
2222 10 evidence of United States citizenship. Satisfactory evidence
2323 11 of citizenship shall include any of the following:
2424 12 (1) the number of the applicant's driver's license or
2525 13 State identification card issued by the Secretary of State
2626 14 or the equivalent governmental agency of another state
2727 15 within the United States if the agency indicates on the
2828 16 applicant's driver's license or State identification card
2929 17 that the person has provided satisfactory proof of United
3030 18 States citizenship;
3131 19 (2) a legible photocopy of the applicant's birth
3232 20 certificate that verifies citizenship to the satisfaction
3333 21 of the county clerk;
3434 22 (3) a legible photocopy of pertinent pages of the
3535 23 applicant's United States passport identifying the
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4444 Amends the Election Code. Provides that the election authority shall reject any application for registration that is not accompanied by satisfactory evidence of United States citizenship. Specifies the documents that provide satisfactory evidence of citizenship. Provides that any person who is registered in the State on the effective date of the amendatory Act is deemed to have provided satisfactory evidence of citizenship and shall not be required to resubmit evidence of citizenship unless the person is changing voter registration from one county to another. Sets forth additional requirements.
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7474 1 applicant and the applicant's passport number or
7575 2 presentation to the county clerk of the applicant's United
7676 3 States passport;
7777 4 (4) a presentation to the election authority of the
7878 5 applicant's United States naturalization documents or the
7979 6 number of the certificate of naturalization. If only the
8080 7 number of the certificate of naturalization is provided,
8181 8 the applicant shall not be included in the registration
8282 9 rolls until the number of the certificate of
8383 10 naturalization is verified with the U.S. Citizenship and
8484 11 Immigration Services by the county clerk;
8585 12 (5) other documents or methods of proof that are
8686 13 established pursuant to the Immigration Reform and Control
8787 14 Act of 1986; or
8888 15 (6) the applicant's Bureau of Indian Affairs card
8989 16 number, tribal treaty card number, or tribal enrollment
9090 17 number.
9191 18 (b) Notwithstanding subsection (a), any person who is
9292 19 registered in this State on the effective date of this
9393 20 amendatory Act of the 103rd General Assembly is deemed to have
9494 21 provided satisfactory evidence of citizenship and shall not be
9595 22 required to resubmit evidence of citizenship unless the person
9696 23 is changing voter registration from one county to another.
9797 24 (c) For the purposes of this Section, proof of voter
9898 25 registration from another state or county is not satisfactory
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110110 1 (d) A person who modifies voter registration records with
111111 2 a new residence shall not be required to submit evidence of
112112 3 citizenship. After citizenship has been demonstrated to the
113113 4 election authority, the person is not required to resubmit
114114 5 satisfactory evidence of citizenship in that county.
115115 6 (e) After a person has submitted satisfactory evidence of
116116 7 citizenship, the election authority shall indicate this
117117 8 information in the person's voter registration file. The
118118 9 election authority may destroy all documents that were
119119 10 submitted as evidence of citizenship 2 years after receiving
120120 11 the documents.
121121 12 (10 ILCS 5/5-55 new)
122122 13 Sec. 5-55. Verification of citizenship.
123123 14 (a) The election authority shall reject any application
124124 15 for registration that is not accompanied by satisfactory
125125 16 evidence of United States citizenship. Satisfactory evidence
126126 17 of citizenship shall include any of the following:
127127 18 (1) the number of the applicant's driver's license or
128128 19 State identification card issued by the Secretary of State
129129 20 or the equivalent governmental agency of another state
130130 21 within the United States if the agency indicates on the
131131 22 applicant's driver's license or State identification card
132132 23 that the person has provided satisfactory proof of United
133133 24 States citizenship;
134134 25 (2) a legible photocopy of the applicant's birth
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145145 1 certificate that verifies citizenship to the satisfaction
146146 2 of the county clerk;
147147 3 (3) a legible photocopy of pertinent pages of the
148148 4 applicant's United States passport identifying the
149149 5 applicant and the applicant's passport number or
150150 6 presentation to the county clerk of the applicant's United
151151 7 States passport;
152152 8 (4) a presentation to the election authority of the
153153 9 applicant's United States naturalization documents or the
154154 10 number of the certificate of naturalization. If only the
155155 11 number of the certificate of naturalization is provided,
156156 12 the applicant shall not be included in the registration
157157 13 rolls until the number of the certificate of
158158 14 naturalization is verified with the U.S. Citizenship and
159159 15 Immigration Services by the county clerk;
160160 16 (5) other documents or methods of proof that are
161161 17 established pursuant to the Immigration Reform and Control
162162 18 Act of 1986; or
163163 19 (6) the applicant's Bureau of Indian Affairs card
164164 20 number, tribal treaty card number, or tribal enrollment
165165 21 number.
166166 22 (b) Notwithstanding subsection (a), any person who is
167167 23 registered in this State on the effective date of this
168168 24 amendatory Act of the 103rd General Assembly is deemed to have
169169 25 provided satisfactory evidence of citizenship and shall not be
170170 26 required to resubmit evidence of citizenship unless the person
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181181 1 is changing voter registration from one county to another.
182182 2 (c) For the purposes of this Section, proof of voter
183183 3 registration from another state or county is not satisfactory
184184 4 evidence of citizenship.
185185 5 (d) A person who modifies voter registration records with
186186 6 a new residence shall not be required to submit evidence of
187187 7 citizenship. After citizenship has been demonstrated to the
188188 8 election authority, the person is not required to resubmit
189189 9 satisfactory evidence of citizenship in that county.
190190 10 (e) After a person has submitted satisfactory evidence of
191191 11 citizenship, the election authority shall indicate this
192192 12 information in the person's voter registration file. The
193193 13 election authority may destroy all documents that were
194194 14 submitted as evidence of citizenship 2 years after receiving
195195 15 the documents.
196196 16 (10 ILCS 5/6-101 new)
197197 17 Sec. 6-101. Verification of citizenship.
198198 18 (a) The election authority shall reject any application
199199 19 for registration that is not accompanied by satisfactory
200200 20 evidence of United States citizenship. Satisfactory evidence
201201 21 of citizenship shall include any of the following:
202202 22 (1) the number of the applicant's driver's license or
203203 23 State identification card issued by the Secretary of State
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216216 1 applicant's driver's license or State identification card
217217 2 that the person has provided satisfactory proof of United
218218 3 States citizenship;
219219 4 (2) a legible photocopy of the applicant's birth
220220 5 certificate that verifies citizenship to the satisfaction
221221 6 of the board of election commissioners;
222222 7 (3) a legible photocopy of pertinent pages of the
223223 8 applicant's United States passport identifying the
224224 9 applicant and the applicant's passport number or
225225 10 presentation to the board of election commissioners of the
226226 11 applicant's United States passport;
227227 12 (4) a presentation to the election authority of the
228228 13 applicant's United States naturalization documents or the
229229 14 number of the certificate of naturalization. If only the
230230 15 number of the certificate of naturalization is provided,
231231 16 the applicant shall not be included in the registration
232232 17 rolls until the number of the certificate of
233233 18 naturalization is verified with the U.S. Citizenship and
234234 19 Immigration Services by the board of election
235235 20 commissioners;
236236 21 (5) other documents or methods of proof that are
237237 22 established pursuant to the Immigration Reform and Control
238238 23 Act of 1986; or
239239 24 (6) the applicant's Bureau of Indian Affairs card
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