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	1	+	103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 SB0496 Introduced 2/2/2023, by Sen. Don Harmon SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 10 ILCS 20/1 Amends the Agreement Among the States to Elect the President by National Popular Vote Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title. LRB103 02947 AWJ 47953 b A BILL FOR 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 SB0496 Introduced 2/2/2023, by Sen. Don Harmon SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 10 ILCS 20/1 10 ILCS 20/1 Amends the Agreement Among the States to Elect the President by National Popular Vote Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title. LRB103 02947 AWJ 47953 b LRB103 02947 AWJ 47953 b A BILL FOR
	2	+	103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 SB0496 Introduced 2/2/2023, by Sen. Don Harmon SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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	5	+	Amends the Agreement Among the States to Elect the President by National Popular Vote Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.
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3	11		1 AN ACT concerning elections.
4	12		2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
5	13		3 represented in the General Assembly:
6		-	4 Section 5. The Election Code is amended by changing
7		-	5 Sections 1A-16.1, 1A-16.2, 1A-16.7, and 1A-16.8 and by adding
8		-	6 Section 1A-16.3 as follows:
9		-	7 (10 ILCS 5/1A-16.1)
10		-	8 (Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 103-210)
11		-	9 Sec. 1A-16.1. Automatic voter registration; Secretary of
12		-	10 State.
13		-	11 (a) The Office of the Secretary of State and the State
14		-	12 Board of Elections, pursuant to an interagency contract and
15		-	13 jointly adopted jointly-adopted rules, shall establish an
16		-	14 automatic voter registration program that satisfies the
17		-	15 requirements of this Section and other applicable law.
18		-	16 (b) If, as part of an application, an application for
19		-	17 renewal, or a change of address form, or a recertification
20		-	18 form for a driver's license, other than a temporary visitor's
21		-	19 driver's license, or a State identification card issued by the
22		-	20 Office of the Secretary of State, an applicant presents
23		-	21 documentation that establishes that the applicant is a United
24		-	22 States citizen, as described in subsection (g), and is of age
25		-	23 to register to vote or if the information provided to the
	14	+	4 Section 5. The Agreement Among the States to Elect the
	15	+	5 President by National Popular Vote Act is amended by changing
	16	+	6 Section 1 as follows:
	17	+	7 (10 ILCS 20/1)
	18	+	8 Sec. 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the the
	19	+	9 Agreement Among the States to Elect the President by National
	20	+	10 Popular Vote Act.
	21	+	11 (Source: P.A. 95-714, eff. 1-1-09.)
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34		-	1 Office of the Secretary of State under subsection (c)
35		-	2 indicates that the applicant is currently registered to vote
36		-	3 in Illinois and, upon reviewing the documents and information
37		-	4 submitted by the applicant, the Office of the Secretary of
38		-	5 State determines that the name or residence address
39		-	6 documentation submitted by the applicant differs from the
40		-	7 information regarding the applicant provided under subsection
41		-	8 (c) meets the requirements of the federal REAL ID Act of 2005,
42		-	9 then that application shall serve as a dual-purpose
43		-	10 application, unless the applicant declines in accordance with
44		-	11 subsection (g) of Section 1A-16.7. The dual-purpose
45		-	12 application shall:
46		-	13 (1) also serve as an application to register to vote
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48		-	15 (2) allow an applicant to change the applicant's his
49		-	16 or her registered residence address or name as it appears
50		-	17 on the voter registration rolls;
51		-	18 (3) in a single affirmation, including the affirmation
52		-	19 required for a driver's license or State identification
53		-	20 card, allow the applicant to affirm, under penalty of
54		-	21 perjury, to the truth and correctness of the information
55		-	22 submitted in the dual-purpose application that is
56		-	23 necessary to assess the applicant's eligibility to
57		-	24 register to vote or to change the applicant's registered
58		-	25 residence address or name as it appears on the voter
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	25	+	103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 SB0496 Introduced 2/2/2023, by Sen. Don Harmon SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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	28	+	Amends the Agreement Among the States to Elect the President by National Popular Vote Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.
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70		-	1 opportunity to affirmatively decline to register to vote
71		-	2 or to change his or her registered residence address or
72		-	3 name by providing a check box on the application form
73		-	4 without requiring the applicant to state the reason; and
74		-	5 (4) allow the applicant to notify the Office of the
75		-	6 Secretary of State of the applicant's preferred language
76		-	7 unless the applicant declines to register to vote or
77		-	8 change his or her registered residence address or name,
78		-	9 require the applicant to attest, by signature under
79		-	10 penalty of perjury as described in subsection (e) of this
80		-	11 Section, to meeting the qualifications to register to vote
81		-	12 in Illinois at his or her residence address as indicated
82		-	13 on his or her driver's license or identification card
83		-	14 dual-purpose application.
84		-	15 The Office of the Secretary of State shall record the type
85		-	16 of documents presented by the applicant that establishes the
86		-	17 applicant is a United States citizen as described in
87		-	18 subsection (g) and shall enter United States citizenship in a
88		-	19 designated field. Based on the entry of United States
89		-	20 citizenship in the designated field, the Office of the
90		-	21 Secretary of State shall initiate a dual-purpose application
91		-	22 through an automated process that is not subject to the
92		-	23 discretion of individual employees of the Office of the
93		-	24 Secretary of State.
94		-	25 (b-5) If, as part of an application, an application for
95		-	26 renewal, or a change of address form, or a recertification
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106		-	1 form for a driver's license, other than a temporary visitor's
107		-	2 driver's license, or a State identification card issued by the
108		-	3 Office of the Secretary of State, other than an application or
109		-	4 form that pertains to a standard driver's license or
110		-	5 identification card for an applicant who does not have and is
111		-	6 not eligible for a social security number, an applicant
112		-	7 presents documentation that neither establishes that the
113		-	8 applicant is a United States citizen nor establishes that the
114		-	9 applicant is not a United States citizen and the information
115		-	10 provided to the Office of the Secretary of State under
116		-	11 subsection (c) does not indicate that the applicant is
117		-	12 currently registered to vote in Illinois does not meet the
118		-	13 requirements of the federal REAL ID Act of 2005, then that
119		-	14 application shall serve as a dual-purpose application. The
120		-	15 dual-purpose application that, shall: (1) also serve as an
121		-	16 application to register to vote in Illinois; (2) allow an
122		-	17 applicant to change his or her registered residence address or
123		-	18 name as it appears on the voter registration rolls; and (3) if
124		-	19 the applicant chooses to register to vote, shall also serve as
125		-	20 an application to register to vote in Illinois. If the
126		-	21 applicant chooses to register to vote, the applicant shall be
127		-	22 required or to change his or her registered residence address
128		-	23 or name, then require the applicant to attest, by a separate
129		-	24 signature under penalty of perjury, to meeting the
130		-	25 qualifications to register to vote in Illinois at the
131		-	26 applicant's his or her residence address as indicated on the
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142		-	1 his or her dual-purpose application. The dual-purpose
143		-	2 application shall allow the applicant to notify the Office of
144		-	3 the Secretary of State of the applicant's preferred language.
145		-	4 (b-8) If an applicant presents to the Secretary of State
146		-	5 documentation that establishes the applicant is not a United
147		-	6 States citizen, no application submitted by that applicant
148		-	7 shall serve as a dual-purpose application under this Section.
149		-	8 (b-10) Before asking any applicant described in subsection
150		-	9 (b) to provide the written affirmation described in that
151		-	10 subsection, the The Office of the Secretary of State shall
152		-	11 clearly and conspicuously inform each applicant in writing:
153		-	12 (i) of the qualifications to register to vote in Illinois; ,
154		-	13 (ii) of the penalties provided by law for submission of a false
155		-	14 voter registration application, including the
156		-	15 immigration-related consequences of incorrectly claiming
157		-	16 United States citizenship and of the applicant's opportunity
158		-	17 not to proceed in order to avoid the penalties; and (iii) that
159		-	18 the , unless the applicant declines to register to vote or
160		-	19 update his or her voter registration, his or her dual-purpose
161		-	20 application shall also serve as both an application to
162		-	21 register to vote and his or her attestation that he or she
163		-	22 meets the eligibility requirements for voter registration, and
164		-	23 that the his or her application to register to vote or update
165		-	24 voter his or her registration will be transmitted to the State
166		-	25 Board of Elections for the purpose of registering the person
167		-	26 to vote at the residence address to be indicated on the
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179		-	2 card, and (iv) that declining to register to vote is
180		-	3 confidential and will not affect any services the person may
181		-	4 be seeking from the Office of the Secretary of State.
182		-	5 The Office of the Secretary of State may provide
183		-	6 additional instructions specific to applicants under
184		-	7 subsection (b).
185		-	8 (b-15) Before asking any applicant described in subsection
186		-	9 (b-5) to provide the attestation described in that subsection,
187		-	10 the Office of the Secretary of State shall clearly and
188		-	11 conspicuously inform each applicant in writing: (i) of the
189		-	12 qualifications to register to vote in Illinois; (ii) of the
190		-	13 penalties provided by law for submission of a false voter
191		-	14 registration application, including the immigration-related
192		-	15 consequences of incorrectly claiming United States citizenship
193		-	16 and of the applicant's opportunity to withdraw an application
194		-	17 to avoid the penalties; (iii) that the application shall also
195		-	18 serve as an application to register to vote and that the
196		-	19 application to register to vote or update voter registration
197		-	20 will be transmitted to the State Board of Elections for the
198		-	21 purpose of registering the person to vote at the residence
199		-	22 address to be indicated on the applicant's driver's license or
200		-	23 identification card, unless the applicant withdraws the
201		-	24 application or declines to register to vote or update the
202		-	25 applicant's voter registration; and (iv) that declining to
203		-	26 register to vote or withdrawing a voter application is
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215		-	2 be seeking from the Office of the Secretary of State. The
216		-	3 Office of the Secretary of State may provide additional
217		-	4 instructions specific to applicants under subsection (b-5).
218		-	5 (c) The Office of the Secretary of State shall review
219		-	6 information provided to the Office of the Secretary of State
220		-	7 by the State Board of Elections to determine inform each
221		-	8 applicant for a driver's license or permit, other than a
222		-	9 temporary visitor's driver's license, or a State
223		-	10 identification card issued by the Office of the Secretary of
224		-	11 State whether each the applicant under subsections (b) and
225		-	12 (b-5) is currently registered to vote in Illinois and, if
226		-	13 registered, at what address, and shall inform each applicant
227		-	14 described in subsection (b-5) for a driver's license or permit
228		-	15 or State identification card issued by the Office of the
229		-	16 Secretary of State whether the applicant is currently
230		-	17 registered and, if registered, at what address.
231		-	18 (d) The Office of the Secretary of State shall not require
232		-	19 an applicant for a driver's license or State identification
233		-	20 card to provide duplicate identification or information in
234		-	21 order to complete an application to register to vote or change
235		-	22 his or her registered residence address or name. Before
236		-	23 transmitting any personal information about an applicant to
237		-	24 the State Board of Elections, the Office of the Secretary of
238		-	25 State shall review its records of the identification documents
239		-	26 the applicant provided in order to complete the application
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250		-	1 for a driver's license or State identification card, to
251		-	2 confirm that nothing in those documents indicates that the
252		-	3 applicant does not satisfy the qualifications to register to
253		-	4 vote in Illinois at his or her residence address. If the
254		-	5 applicant provides the Office of the Secretary of State with
255		-	6 an address designated by the Attorney General as a substitute
256		-	7 mailing address under Section 15 of the Address
257		-	8 Confidentiality for Victims of Domestic Violence, Sexual
258		-	9 Assault, Human Trafficking, or Stalking Act or is a judicial
259		-	10 officer of peace officer who provides the Office of the
260		-	11 Secretary of State with a work address instead of a residence
261		-	12 address, as authorized by subsection (a) of Section 6-106 of
262		-	13 the Illinois Vehicle Code, the applicant shall not be offered
263		-	14 voter registration by the Office of the Secretary of State.
264		-	15 (e) A completed, signed application for (i) a driver's
265		-	16 license or permit, other than a temporary visitor's driver's
266		-	17 license, or a State identification card issued by the Office
267		-	18 of the Secretary of State that includes the presentation of
268		-	19 documentation that establishes that the applicant is a United
269		-	20 States citizen and is of age to register to vote or for which
270		-	21 the information provided to the Office of the Secretary of
271		-	22 State under subsection (c) indicates that the applicant is
272		-	23 currently registered to vote in Illinois , that meets the
273		-	24 requirements of the federal REAL ID Act of 2005; or (ii) a
274		-	25 completed application under subsection (b-5) of this Section
275		-	26 with a separate signature attesting the applicant meets the
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286		-	1 qualifications to register to vote in Illinois at his or her
287		-	2 residence address as indicated on his or her application shall
288		-	3 constitute a signed application to register to vote in
289		-	4 Illinois at the residence address indicated in the application
290		-	5 unless the person affirmatively declined in the application to
291		-	6 register to vote or to change his or her registered residence
292		-	7 address or name. If the identification documents provided to
293		-	8 complete the dual-purpose application indicate that the
294		-	9 applicant he or she does not satisfy the qualifications to
295		-	10 register to vote in Illinois at the specified his or her
296		-	11 residence address, the application shall be marked as
297		-	12 incomplete.
298		-	13 (f) For each completed and signed application that
299		-	14 constitutes an application to register to vote in Illinois or
300		-	15 provides for a change in the applicant's registered residence
301		-	16 address or name, the Office of the Secretary of State shall
302		-	17 electronically transmit to the State Board of Elections
303		-	18 personal information needed to complete the person's
304		-	19 registration to vote in Illinois at the specified his or her
305		-	20 residence address, including the applicant's choice language
306		-	21 preference as indicated by the applicant or as otherwise
307		-	22 collected by the Office of the Secretary of State during the
308		-	23 permitting, licensing, or identification card transaction. The
309		-	24 application to register to vote shall be processed in
310		-	25 accordance with Section 1A-16.7.
311		-	26 (g) Documentation that establishes that the applicant is a
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322		-	1 United States citizen shall include:
323		-	2 (1) a valid, unexpired United States passport or
324		-	3 passport card or a United States passport or passport card
325		-	4 that has been expired for no more than 2 years;
326		-	5 (2) a certified copy of a birth certificate filed with
327		-	6 the Division of Vital Records or an equivalent agency in
328		-	7 the individual's state of birth;
329		-	8 (3) a Consular Report of Birth Abroad issued by the
330		-	9 United States Department of State, Form FS-240, DS-1350,
331		-	10 or FS-545; and
332		-	11 (4) a Certificate of Citizenship issued by the United
333		-	12 States Department of Homeland Security, Form N-560 or form
334		-	13 N-561. If the federal REAL ID Act of 2005 is repealed,
335		-	14 abrogated, superseded, or otherwise no longer in effect,
336		-	15 then the State Board of Elections shall establish criteria
337		-	16 for determining reliable personal information indicating
338		-	17 citizenship status and shall adopt rules as necessary for
339		-	18 the Secretary of State to continue processing dual-purpose
340		-	19 applications under this Section.
341		-	20 (h) As used in this Section, "dual-purpose application"
342		-	21 means an application, an application for renewal or , a change
343		-	22 of address form, or a recertification form for driver's
344		-	23 license or permit, other than a temporary visitor's driver's
345		-	24 license, or a State identification card offered by the
346		-	25 Secretary of State that also serves as an application to
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358		-	1 not mean an application under subsection (c) of Section 6-109
359		-	2 of the Illinois Vehicle Code.
360		-	3 (i) The changes made to this Section by this amendatory
361		-	4 Act of the 103rd General Assembly shall be implemented no
362		-	5 later than January 1, 2026.
363		-	6 (Source: P.A. 100-464, eff. 8-28-17; revised 9-20-2023.)
364		-	7 (Text of Section after amendment by P.A. 103-210)
365		-	8 Sec. 1A-16.1. Automatic voter registration; Secretary of
366		-	9 State.
367		-	10 (a) The Office of the Secretary of State and the State
368		-	11 Board of Elections, pursuant to an interagency contract and
369		-	12 jointly adopted jointly-adopted rules, shall establish an
370		-	13 automatic voter registration program that satisfies the
371		-	14 requirements of this Section and other applicable law.
372		-	15 (b) If, as part of an application, an application for
373		-	16 renewal, or a change of address form, or a recertification
374		-	17 form for a driver's license or a State identification card
375		-	18 issued by the Office of the Secretary of State, an applicant
376		-	19 presents documentation that establishes that the applicant is
377		-	20 a United States citizen, as described in subsection (g), and
378		-	21 is of age to register to vote or if the information provided to
379		-	22 the Office of the Secretary of State under subsection (c)
380		-	23 indicates that the applicant is currently registered to vote
381		-	24 in Illinois and, upon reviewing the documents and information
382		-	25 submitted by the applicant, the Office of the Secretary of
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393		-	1 State determines that the name or residence address
394		-	2 documentation submitted by the applicant differs from the
395		-	3 information regarding the applicant provided under subsection
396		-	4 (c) meets the requirements of the federal REAL ID Act of 2005,
397		-	5 then that application shall serve as a dual-purpose
398		-	6 application, unless the applicant declines in accordance with
399		-	7 subsection (g) of Section 1A-16.7. The dual-purpose
400		-	8 application shall:
401		-	9 (1) also serve as an application to register to vote
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403		-	11 (2) allow an applicant to change the applicant's his
404		-	12 or her registered residence address or name as it appears
405		-	13 on the voter registration rolls;
406		-	14 (3) in a single affirmation, including the affirmation
407		-	15 required for a driver's license or State identification
408		-	16 card, allow the applicant to affirm, under penalty of
409		-	17 perjury, to the truth and correctness of the information
410		-	18 submitted in the dual-purpose application that is
411		-	19 necessary to assess the applicant's eligibility to
412		-	20 register to vote or to change the applicant's registered
413		-	21 residence address or name as it appears on the voter
414		-	22 registration rolls provide the applicant with an
415		-	23 opportunity to affirmatively decline to register to vote
416		-	24 or to change his or her registered residence address or
417		-	25 name by providing a check box on the application form
418		-	26 without requiring the applicant to state the reason; and
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429		-	1 (4) allow the applicant to notify the Office of the
430		-	2 Secretary of State of the applicant's preferred language
431		-	3 unless the applicant declines to register to vote or
432		-	4 change his or her registered residence address or name,
433		-	5 require the applicant to attest, by signature under
434		-	6 penalty of perjury as described in subsection (e) of this
435		-	7 Section, to meeting the qualifications to register to vote
436		-	8 in Illinois at his or her residence address as indicated
437		-	9 on his or her driver's license or identification card
438		-	10 dual-purpose application.
439		-	11 The Office of the Secretary of State shall record the type
440		-	12 of documents presented by the applicant that establishes the
441		-	13 applicant is a United States citizen as described in
442		-	14 subsection (g) and shall enter United States citizenship in a
443		-	15 designated field. Based on the entry of United States
444		-	16 citizenship in the designated field, the Office of the
445		-	17 Secretary of State shall initiate a dual-purpose application
446		-	18 through an automated process that is not subject to the
447		-	19 discretion of individual employees of the Office of the
448		-	20 Secretary of State.
449		-	21 (b-5) If, as part of an application, an application for
450		-	22 renewal, or a change of address form, or a recertification
451		-	23 form for a driver's license or a State identification card
452		-	24 issued by the Office of the Secretary of State, other than an
453		-	25 application or form that pertains to a standard driver's
454		-	26 license or identification card for an applicant who does not
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465		-	1 have and is not eligible for and does not list a social
466		-	2 security number, an applicant presents documentation that
467		-	3 neither establishes that the applicant is a United States
468		-	4 citizen nor establishes that the applicant is not a United
469		-	5 States citizen and the information provided to the Office of
470		-	6 the Secretary of State under subsection (c) does not indicate
471		-	7 that the applicant is currently registered to vote in Illinois
472		-	8 for the applicant, does not meet the requirements of the
473		-	9 federal REAL ID Act of 2005, then that application shall serve
474		-	10 as a dual-purpose application. The dual-purpose application
475		-	11 that, shall: (1) also serve as an application to register to
476		-	12 vote in Illinois; (2) allow an applicant to change his or her
477		-	13 registered residence address or name as it appears on the
478		-	14 voter registration rolls; and (3) if the applicant chooses to
479		-	15 register to vote, shall also serve as an application to
480		-	16 register to vote in Illinois. If the applicant chooses to
481		-	17 register to vote, the applicant shall be required or to change
482		-	18 his or her registered residence address or name, then require
483		-	19 the applicant to attest, by a separate signature under penalty
484		-	20 of perjury, to meeting the qualifications to register to vote
485		-	21 in Illinois at the applicant's his or her residence address as
486		-	22 indicated on the his or her dual-purpose application.
487		-	23 The dual-purpose application shall allow the applicant to
488		-	24 notify the Office of the Secretary of State of the applicant's
489		-	25 preferred language.
490		-	26 (b-8) If an applicant presents to the Secretary of State
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501		-	1 documentation that establishes the applicant is not a United
502		-	2 States citizen, no application submitted by that applicant
503		-	3 shall serve as a dual-purpose application under this Section.
504		-	4 (b-10) Before asking any applicant described in subsection
505		-	5 (b) to provide the written affirmation described in that
506		-	6 subsection, the The Office of the Secretary of State shall
507		-	7 clearly and conspicuously inform each applicant in writing:
508		-	8 (i) of the qualifications to register to vote in Illinois; ,
509		-	9 (ii) of the penalties provided by law for submission of a false
510		-	10 voter registration application, including the
511		-	11 immigration-related consequences of incorrectly claiming
512		-	12 United States citizenship and of the applicant's opportunity
513		-	13 not to proceed in order to avoid the penalties; and , (iii) that
514		-	14 the , unless the applicant declines to register to vote or
515		-	15 update his or her voter registration, his or her dual-purpose
516		-	16 application shall also serve as both an application to
517		-	17 register to vote and his or her attestation that he or she
518		-	18 meets the eligibility requirements for voter registration, and
519		-	19 that the his or her application to register to vote or update
520		-	20 voter his or her registration will be transmitted to the State
521		-	21 Board of Elections for the purpose of registering the person
522		-	22 to vote at the residence address to be indicated on the
523		-	23 applicant's his or her driver's license or identification
524		-	24 card, and (iv) that declining to register to vote is
525		-	25 confidential and will not affect any services the person may
526		-	26 be seeking from the Office of the Secretary of State. The
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537		-	1 Office of the Secretary of State may provide additional
538		-	2 instructions specific to applicants under subsection (b).
539		-	3 (b-15) Before asking any applicant described in subsection
540		-	4 (b-5) to provide the attestation described in that subsection,
541		-	5 the Office of the Secretary of State shall clearly and
542		-	6 conspicuously inform each applicant in writing: (i) of the
543		-	7 qualifications to register to vote in Illinois; (ii) of the
544		-	8 penalties provided by law for submission of a false voter
545		-	9 registration application, including the immigration-related
546		-	10 consequences of incorrectly claiming United States citizenship
547		-	11 and of the applicant's opportunity to withdraw an application
548		-	12 to avoid the penalties; (iii) that the application shall also
549		-	13 serve as an application to register to vote and that the
550		-	14 application to register to vote or update voter registration
551		-	15 will be transmitted to the State Board of Elections for the
552		-	16 purpose of registering the person to vote at the residence
553		-	17 address to be indicated on the applicant's driver's license or
554		-	18 identification card, unless the applicant withdraws the
555		-	19 application or declines to register to vote or update the
556		-	20 applicant's voter registration; and (iv) that declining to
557		-	21 register to vote or withdrawing a voter application is
558		-	22 confidential and will not affect any services the person may
559		-	23 be seeking from the Office of the Secretary of State. The
560		-	24 Office of the Secretary of State may provide additional
561		-	25 instructions specific to applicants under subsection (b-5).
562		-	26 (c) The Office of the Secretary of State shall review
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573		-	1 information provided to the Office of the Secretary of State
574		-	2 by the State Board of Elections to determine whether each
575		-	3 inform each applicant for a driver's license or permit or a
576		-	4 State identification card issued by the Office of the
577		-	5 Secretary of State, other than an application or form that
578		-	6 pertains to a standard driver's license or identification card
579		-	7 and does not list a social security number for the applicant,
580		-	8 whether the applicant under subsections (b) and (b-5) is
581		-	9 currently registered to vote in Illinois and, if registered,
582		-	10 at what address, and shall inform each applicant described in
583		-	11 subsection (b-5) for a driver's license or permit or State
584		-	12 identification card issued by the Office of the Secretary of
585		-	13 State whether the applicant is currently registered and, if
586		-	14 registered, at what address.
587		-	15 (d) The Office of the Secretary of State shall not require
588		-	16 an applicant for a driver's license or State identification
589		-	17 card to provide duplicate identification or information in
590		-	18 order to complete an application to register to vote or change
591		-	19 his or her registered residence address or name. Before
592		-	20 transmitting any personal information about an applicant to
593		-	21 the State Board of Elections, the Office of the Secretary of
594		-	22 State shall review its records of the identification documents
595		-	23 the applicant provided in order to complete the application
596		-	24 for a driver's license or State identification card, to
597		-	25 confirm that nothing in those documents indicates that the
598		-	26 applicant does not satisfy the qualifications to register to
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609		-	1 vote in Illinois at his or her residence address. If the
610		-	2 applicant provides the Office of the Secretary of State with
611		-	3 an address designated by the Attorney General as a substitute
612		-	4 mailing address under Section 15 of the Address
613		-	5 Confidentiality for Victims of Domestic Violence, Sexual
614		-	6 Assault, Human Trafficking, or Stalking Act or is a judicial
615		-	7 officer of peace officer who provides the Office of the
616		-	8 Secretary of State with a work address instead of a residence
617		-	9 address, as authorized by subsection (a) of Section 6-106 of
618		-	10 the Illinois Vehicle Code, the applicant shall not be offered
619		-	11 voter registration by the Office of the Secretary of State.
620		-	12 (e) A completed, signed application for (i) a driver's
621		-	13 license or permit or a State identification card issued by the
622		-	14 Office of the Secretary of State that includes the
623		-	15 presentation of documentation that establishes that the
624		-	16 applicant is a United States citizen and is of age to register
625		-	17 to vote or for which the information provided to the Office of
626		-	18 the Secretary of State under subsection (c) indicates that the
627		-	19 applicant is currently registered to vote in Illinois , that
628		-	20 meets the requirements of the federal REAL ID Act of 2005; or
629		-	21 (ii) a completed application under subsection (b-5) of this
630		-	22 Section with a separate signature attesting the applicant
631		-	23 meets the qualifications to register to vote in Illinois at
632		-	24 his or her residence address as indicated on his or her
633		-	25 application shall constitute a signed application to register
634		-	26 to vote in Illinois at the residence address indicated in the
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645		-	1 application unless the person affirmatively declined in the
646		-	2 application to register to vote or to change his or her
647		-	3 registered residence address or name. If the identification
648		-	4 documents provided to complete the dual-purpose application
649		-	5 indicate that the applicant he or she does not satisfy the
650		-	6 qualifications to register to vote in Illinois at the
651		-	7 specified his or her residence address, the application shall
652		-	8 be marked as incomplete.
653		-	9 (f) For each completed and signed application that
654		-	10 constitutes an application to register to vote in Illinois or
655		-	11 provides for a change in the applicant's registered residence
656		-	12 address or name, the Office of the Secretary of State shall
657		-	13 electronically transmit to the State Board of Elections
658		-	14 personal information needed to complete the person's
659		-	15 registration to vote in Illinois at the specified his or her
660		-	16 residence address, including the applicant's choice language
661		-	17 preference as indicated by the applicant or as otherwise
662		-	18 collected by the Office of the Secretary of State during the
663		-	19 permitting, licensing, or identification card transaction. The
664		-	20 application to register to vote shall be processed in
665		-	21 accordance with Section 1A-16.7.
666		-	22 (g) Documentation that establishes that the applicant is a
667		-	23 United States citizen shall include:
668		-	24 (1) a valid, unexpired United States passport or
669		-	25 passport card or a United States passport or passport card
670		-	26 that has been expired for no more than 2 years;
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681		-	1 (2) a certified copy of a birth certificate filed with
682		-	2 the Division of Vital Records or an equivalent agency in
683		-	3 the individual's state of birth;
684		-	4 (3) a Consular Report of Birth Abroad issued by the
685		-	5 United States Department of State, Form FS-240, DS-1350,
686		-	6 or FS-545; and
687		-	7 (4) a Certificate of Citizenship issued by the United
688		-	8 States Department of Homeland Security, Form N-560 or form
689		-	9 N-561. If the federal REAL ID Act of 2005 is repealed,
690		-	10 abrogated, superseded, or otherwise no longer in effect,
691		-	11 then the State Board of Elections shall establish criteria
692		-	12 for determining reliable personal information indicating
693		-	13 citizenship status and shall adopt rules as necessary for
694		-	14 the Secretary of State to continue processing dual-purpose
695		-	15 applications under this Section.
696		-	16 (h) As used in this Section, "dual-purpose application"
697		-	17 means an application, an application for renewal or , a change
698		-	18 of address form, or a recertification form for driver's
699		-	19 license or permit or a State identification card offered by
700		-	20 the Secretary of State, other than an application or form that
701		-	21 pertains to a standard driver's license or identification card
702		-	22 for an applicant who does not have and is not eligible for, a
703		-	23 social security number and does not list a social security
704		-	24 number for the applicant, that also serves as an application
705		-	25 to register to vote in Illinois. "Dual-purpose application"
706		-	26 does not mean an application under subsection (c) of Section
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717		-	1 6-109 of the Illinois Vehicle Code.
718		-	2 (i) The changes made to this Section by this amendatory
719		-	3 Act of the 103rd General Assembly shall be implemented no
720		-	4 later than January 1, 2026.
721		-	5 (Source: P.A. 103-210, eff. 7-1-24; revised 9-20-23.)
722		-	6 (10 ILCS 5/1A-16.2)
723		-	7 Sec. 1A-16.2. Automatic voter registration; designated
724		-	8 automatic voter registration agencies.
725		-	9 (a) Each designated automatic voter registration agency
726		-	10 shall, pursuant to an interagency contract and jointly adopted
727		-	11 jointly-adopted rules with the State Board of Elections, agree
728		-	12 to participate in an automatic voter registration program
729		-	13 established by the State Board of Elections that satisfies the
730		-	14 requirements of this Section and other applicable law. If the
731		-	15 designated automatic voter registration agency provides
732		-	16 applications, applications for renewal, change of address
733		-	17 forms, filing, or recertification forms to individuals for
734		-	18 services offered by another agency, then the State Board of
735		-	19 Elections and the designated automatic voter agency shall
736		-	20 consult with the other agency. The State Board of Elections
737		-	21 shall consider the current technological capabilities of the
738		-	22 designated voter registration agency when drafting interagency
739		-	23 contracts and jointly adopted jointly-adopted rules. The State
740		-	24 Board of Elections and the designated automatic voter
741		-	25 registration agency shall amend these contracts and rules as
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752		-	1 the technological capabilities of the designated voter
753		-	2 registration agencies improve.
754		-	3 (b) As provided in subsection (a) of this Section, when
755		-	4 each designated automatic voter registration agency provides
756		-	5 that collects or cross-references reliable personal
757		-	6 information indicating citizenship status may provide that an
758		-	7 application or form for a license, permit, program, or service
759		-	8 described in subsection (a) that, as part of the application
760		-	9 or form, the applicant presents documentation that establishes
761		-	10 that the applicant is a United States citizen as described in
762		-	11 subsection (g) of Section 1A-16.1, the application or form
763		-	12 shall serve as a dual-purpose application, unless the
764		-	13 applicant declines in accordance with subsection (g) of
765		-	14 Section 1A-16.7. The dual-purpose application shall:
766		-	15 (1) also serve as an application to register to vote
767		-	16 in Illinois;
768		-	17 (2) allow an applicant to change the applicant's his
769		-	18 or her registered residence address or name as it appears
770		-	19 on the voter registration rolls;
771		-	20 (3) in a single affirmation including the affirmation
772		-	21 required for the designated automatic voter registration
773		-	22 agency's application, allow the applicant to affirm, under
774		-	23 penalty of perjury, to the truth and correctness of
775		-	24 information submitted in the dual-purpose application that
776		-	25 is necessary to assess the applicant's eligibility to
777		-	26 register to vote or to change the applicant's registered
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788		-	1 residence address or name as it appears on the voter
789		-	2 registration rolls provide the applicant with an
790		-	3 opportunity to affirmatively decline to register to vote
791		-	4 or change his or her registered residence address or name
792		-	5 by providing a check box on the application form without
793		-	6 requiring the applicant to state the reason; and
794		-	7 (4) allow the applicant to notify the agency of the
795		-	8 applicant's preferred language unless the applicant
796		-	9 declines to register to vote or to change his or her
797		-	10 registered residence address or name, require the
798		-	11 applicant to attest, by signature under penalty of
799		-	12 perjury, to meeting the qualifications to register to vote
800		-	13 in Illinois at his or her residence address as indicated
801		-	14 on his or her dual-purpose application.
802		-	15 The agency shall record the type of document presented by
803		-	16 the applicant that establishes that the applicant is a United
804		-	17 States citizen as described in subsection (g) of Section
805		-	18 1A-16.1.
806		-	19 (c) As provided in subsection (a) of this Section, when
807		-	20 each designated automatic voter registration agency provides
808		-	21 that does not collect or cross-reference records containing
809		-	22 reliable personal information indicating citizenship status
810		-	23 may provide that an application or , an application for
811		-	24 renewal, a change of address form, or a recertification form
812		-	25 for a license, permit, program, or service described in
813		-	26 subsection (a) that, as part of the application of form, the
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824		-	1 applicant presents documentation that neither establishes that
825		-	2 the applicant is a United States citizen nor establishes that
826		-	3 the applicant is not a United States citizen, the application
827		-	4 or form shall serve as a dual-purpose application if the
828		-	5 applicant chooses to register to vote. The dual-purpose
829		-	6 application shall:
830		-	7 (1) also serve as an application to register to vote
831		-	8 in Illinois;
832		-	9 (2) allow an applicant to change his or her registered
833		-	10 residence address or name as it appears on the voter
834		-	11 registration rolls; and
835		-	12 (3) if the applicant chooses to register to vote or to
836		-	13 change the applicant's his or her registered residence
837		-	14 address or name, then require the applicant to attest, by
838		-	15 a separate signature under penalty of perjury, to meeting
839		-	16 the qualifications to register to vote in Illinois at his
840		-	17 or her residence address as indicated on his or her
841		-	18 dual-purpose application; and .
842		-	19 (4) allow the applicant to notify the agency of the
843		-	20 applicant's preferred language.
844		-	21 (c-1) If an applicant presents documentation to the
845		-	22 designated automatic voter registration agency that
846		-	23 establishes that the applicant is not a United States citizen
847		-	24 or the applicant attests that the applicant is not a United
848		-	25 States citizen, no application submitted by that applicant
849		-	26 shall serve as a dual-purpose application under this Section.
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860		-	1 (c-5) Before asking any applicant described in subsection
861		-	2 (b) of this Section to provide the affirmation described in
862		-	3 that subsection, the The designated automatic voter
863		-	4 registration agency shall clearly and conspicuously inform
864		-	5 each applicant in writing: (i) of the qualifications to
865		-	6 register to vote in Illinois; , (ii) of the penalties provided
866		-	7 by law for submission of a false voter registration
867		-	8 application, including the immigration-related consequences of
868		-	9 incorrectly claiming United States citizenship and of the
869		-	10 applicant's opportunity not to proceed in order to avoid the
870		-	11 penalties; (iii) that the application shall serve as an
871		-	12 application to register to vote or change the applicant's
872		-	13 voter registration, and that the application , unless the
873		-	14 applicant declines to register to vote or update his or her
874		-	15 voter registration, his or her application shall also serve as
875		-	16 both an application to register to vote and his or her
876		-	17 attestation that he or she meets the eligibility requirements
877		-	18 for voter registration, and that his or her application to
878		-	19 register to vote or update his or her registration will be
879		-	20 transmitted to the State Board of Elections for the purpose of
880		-	21 registering the person to vote at the residence address to be
881		-	22 indicated on the dual-purpose application; , (iv) that
882		-	23 information identifying the agency at which he or she applied
883		-	24 to register to vote is confidential; , (v) that declining to
884		-	25 register to vote is confidential and will not affect any
885		-	26 services the person may be seeking from the agency, and (v)
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896		-	1 (vi) any additional information needed in order to comply with
897		-	2 Section 7 of the federal National Voter Registration Act of
898		-	3 1993. The designated automatic voter registration agency may
899		-	4 provide additional instructions specific to applicants under
900		-	5 subsection (b).
901		-	6 (c-10) Before asking any applicant described in subsection
902		-	7 (c) to provide the attestation described in that subsection,
903		-	8 the designated automatic voter registration agency shall
904		-	9 clearly and conspicuously inform each applicant in writing:
905		-	10 (i) of the qualifications to register to vote in Illinois;
906		-	11 (ii) of the penalties provided by law for submission of a false
907		-	12 voter registration application, including the
908		-	13 immigration-related consequences of incorrectly claiming
909		-	14 United States citizenship, and of the applicant's opportunity
910		-	15 to withdraw an application to avoid the penalties; (iii) that
911		-	16 the application shall also serve as an application to register
912		-	17 to vote or update the applicant's voter registration and that
913		-	18 the application to register to vote or update voter
914		-	19 registration will be transmitted to the State Board of
915		-	20 Elections for the purpose of registering the person to vote at
916		-	21 the residence address to be indicated on the dual-purpose
917		-	22 application, unless the applicant withdraws the application or
918		-	23 declines to register to vote or update the applicant's voter
919		-	24 registration; (iv) that information identifying the agency at
920		-	25 which the applicant applied to register to vote is
921		-	26 confidential; (v) that withdrawing a voter registration
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932		-	1 application or otherwise declining to register to vote is
933		-	2 confidential and will not affect any services the person may
934		-	3 be seeking from the agency; and (vi) any additional
935		-	4 information needed in order to comply with Section 7 of the
936		-	5 federal National Voter Registration Act of 1993. The
937		-	6 designated automatic voter registration agency may provide
938		-	7 additional instructions specific to applicants under
939		-	8 subsection (c).
940		-	9 (d) The designated automatic voter registration agency
941		-	10 shall review information provided to the agency by the State
942		-	11 Board of Elections to inform each applicant covered by
943		-	12 subsection (c) whether the applicant is currently registered
944		-	13 to vote in Illinois and, if registered, at what address.
945		-	14 (e) The designated automatic voter registration agency
946		-	15 shall not require an applicant for a dual-purpose application
947		-	16 to provide duplicate identification or information in order to
948		-	17 complete an application to register to vote or change the
949		-	18 applicant's his or her registered residence address or name.
950		-	19 Before transmitting any personal information about an
951		-	20 applicant to the State Board of Elections, the agency shall
952		-	21 review its records of the identification documents the
953		-	22 applicant provided or that the agency cross-references in
954		-	23 order to complete the dual-purpose application, to confirm
955		-	24 that nothing in those documents indicates that the applicant
956		-	25 does not satisfy the qualifications to register to vote in
957		-	26 Illinois at the applicant's his or her residence address. A
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968		-	1 completed and signed dual-purpose application, including a
969		-	2 completed application under subsection (c) of this Section
970		-	3 with a separate signature attesting that the applicant meets
971		-	4 the qualifications to register to vote in Illinois at the his
972		-	5 or her residence address as indicated on the his or her
973		-	6 application, shall constitute an application to register to
974		-	7 vote in Illinois at the residence address indicated in the
975		-	8 application unless the person affirmatively declined in the
976		-	9 application to register to vote or to change his or her
977		-	10 registered residence address or name. If the identification
978		-	11 documents provided to complete the dual-purpose application,
979		-	12 or that the agency cross-references, indicate that the
980		-	13 applicant he or she does not satisfy the qualifications to
981		-	14 register to vote in Illinois at his or her residence address,
982		-	15 the application shall be marked as incomplete. If the
983		-	16 applicant provides the designated automatic voter registration
984		-	17 agency with an address designated by the Attorney General as a
985		-	18 substitute mailing address under Section 15 of the Address
986		-	19 Confidentiality for Victims of Domestic Violence, Sexual
987		-	20 Assault, Human Trafficking, or Stalking Act, or is a judicial
988		-	21 officer or peace officer who provides the designated automatic
989		-	22 voter registration agency with a work address instead of a
990		-	23 residence address, the applicant shall not be offered voter
991		-	24 registration by the designated automatic voter registration
992		-	25 agency.
993		-	26 (f) For each completed and signed dual-purpose application
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1004		-	1 that constitutes an application to register to vote in
1005		-	2 Illinois or provides for a change in the applicant's
1006		-	3 registered residence address or name, the designated automatic
1007		-	4 voter registration agency shall electronically transmit to the
1008		-	5 State Board of Elections personal information needed to
1009		-	6 complete the person's registration to vote in Illinois at his
1010		-	7 or her residence address, including the applicant's language
1011		-	8 preference as indicated by the applicant or as otherwise
1012		-	9 collected by the designated automatic voter registration
1013		-	10 agency in the course of receiving applications and other forms
1014		-	11 regarding licenses, permits, programs, and services offered by
1015		-	12 the designated automatic voter registration agency. The
1016		-	13 application to register to vote shall be processed in
1017		-	14 accordance with Section 1A-16.7.
1018		-	15 (g) As used in this Section:
1019		-	16 "Designated automatic voter registration agency" or
1020		-	17 "agency" means the divisions of Family and Community
1021		-	18 Services and Rehabilitation Services of the Department of
1022		-	19 Human Services, the Department of Employment Security, the
1023		-	20 Department of Financial and Professional Regulation, the
1024		-	21 Department of Natural Resources, or an agency of the
1025		-	22 local, tribal, State, or federal government that has been
1026		-	23 determined by the State Board of Elections to have access
1027		-	24 to reliable personal information and has entered into an
1028		-	25 interagency contract with the State Board of Elections to
1029		-	26 participate in the automatic voter registration program
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1040		-	1 under this Section.
1041		-	2 "Dual-purpose application" means an application, an
1042		-	3 application for renewal, a change of address form, or a
1043		-	4 recertification form for a license, permit, program, or
1044		-	5 service offered by a designated automatic voter
1045		-	6 registration agency that also serves as an application to
1046		-	7 register to vote in Illinois.
1047		-	8 "Reliable personal information" means information
1048		-	9 about individuals obtained from government sources that
1049		-	10 may be used to verify whether an individual is eligible to
1050		-	11 register to vote.
1051		-	12 (h) (Blank). This Section shall be implemented no later
1052		-	13 than July 1, 2019.
1053		-	14 (i) If an agency under this Section receives documentation
1054		-	15 that an applicant is a United States citizen, as described in
1055		-	16 subsection (g) of Section 1A-16.1 for more than one person
1056		-	17 listed on an application for a license, permit, program, or
1057		-	18 service, each person for whom the agency receives the
1058		-	19 documentation may be considered an applicant under this
1059		-	20 Section and the application may serve as a dual-purpose
1060		-	21 application for each person.
1061		-	22 (j) The changes made to this Section by this amendatory
1062		-	23 Act of the 103rd General Assembly shall be implemented no
1063		-	24 later than January 1, 2026.
1064		-	25 (Source: P.A. 100-464, eff. 8-28-17.)
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1075		-	1 (10 ILCS 5/1A-16.3 new)
1076		-	2 Sec. 1A-16.3. Language assistance.
1077		-	3 (a) Every facility operated by the Driver Services
1078		-	4 Department of the Office of the Secretary of State and all
1079		-	5 facilities of a designated voter registration agency located
1080		-	6 in a political subdivision covered by Section 203 of the
1081		-	7 federal Voting Rights Act shall display and make plainly
1082		-	8 visible signage informing applicants about the type of
1083		-	9 language assistance available. The signage shall be in the
1084		-	10 covered languages applicable for the political subdivision.
1085		-	11 (b) Every facility operated by the Driver Services
1086		-	12 Department of the Office of the Secretary of State and all
1087		-	13 facilities of a designated voter registration agency located
1088		-	14 in a political subdivision covered by Section 203 of the
1089		-	15 federal Voting Rights Act shall make available, in the covered
1090		-	16 languages, all written materials and verbal communication
1091		-	17 regarding voter registration for the purpose of processing the
1092		-	18 applicant's dual-purpose application described in Sections
1093		-	19 1A-16.1 and 1A-16.2. Every facility operated by the Driver
1094		-	20 Services Department of the Office of the Secretary of State
1095		-	21 and all facilities of a designated voter registration agency
1096		-	22 shall make available, in the 5 most common non-English
1097		-	23 languages in this State, all written materials and verbal
1098		-	24 communications regarding voter registration for the purpose of
1099		-	25 processing an applicant's dual-purpose application described
1100		-	26 in Sections 1A-16.1 and 1A-16.2. These materials shall include
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1111		-	1 the notices described in subsection (b-10) of Section 1A-16.1
1112		-	2 and subsection (e) of Section 2-105 of the Illinois Vehicle
1113		-	3 Code, the affirmations described in paragraph (3) of
1114		-	4 subsection (b) of Section 1A-16.1 and paragraph (3) of
1115		-	5 subsection (b) of Section 1A-16.2, and the attestations
1116		-	6 described in subsection (b-5) of Section 1A-16.1 and paragraph
1117		-	7 (3) of subsection (c) of Section 1A-16.2.
1118		-	8 (c) In addition to the requirements under subsections (a)
1119		-	9 and (b), the Driver Services Department of the Office of the
1120		-	10 Secretary of State, as part of every transaction described in
1121		-	11 subsections (b) and (b-5) of Section 1A-16.1 completed through
1122		-	12 its website, and each designated automatic voter registration
1123		-	13 agency, as defined in subsection (g) of Section 1A-16.2, as
1124		-	14 part of every transaction described in subsections (b) and (c)
1125		-	15 of Section 1A-16.2 completed through its website, shall make
1126		-	16 available, in the covered languages required in any
1127		-	17 jurisdiction in this State by Section 203 of the federal
1128		-	18 Voting Rights Act and in the 5 most common non-English
1129		-	19 languages in this State, all information and questions
1130		-	20 provided to an applicant regarding voter registration for the
1131		-	21 purpose of processing the applicant's dual-purpose application
1132		-	22 as described in Sections 1A-16.1 and 1A-16.2. These materials
1133		-	23 shall include, but not be limited to, the notices described in
1134		-	24 subsection (b-10) of Section 1A-16.1 and subsection (e) of
1135		-	25 Section 2-105 of the Illinois Vehicle Code, the affirmations
1136		-	26 described in paragraph (3) of subsection (b) of Section
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1147		-	1 1A-16.1 and paragraph (3) of subsection (b) of Section
1148		-	2 1A-16.2, and the attestations described in subsection (b-5) of
1149		-	3 Section 1A-16.1 and paragraph (3) of subsection (c) of Section
1150		-	4 1A-16.2. The Office of the Secretary of the State shall
1151		-	5 determine the 5 most common non-English languages in this
1152		-	6 State by referring to the best available data from the United
1153		-	7 States Census Bureau or other sources that the Office of the
1154		-	8 Secretary of the State considers relevant and reliable.
1155		-	9 (10 ILCS 5/1A-16.7)
1156		-	10 Sec. 1A-16.7. Automatic voter registration.
1157		-	11 (a) The State Board of Elections shall establish and
1158		-	12 maintain a portal for automatic government agency voter
1159		-	13 registration that permits an eligible person to electronically
1160		-	14 apply to register to vote or to update his or her existing
1161		-	15 voter registration as provided in Section 1A-16.1 or Section
1162		-	16 1A-16.2. The portal shall interface with the online voter
1163		-	17 registration system established in Section 1A-16.5 of this
1164		-	18 Code and shall be capable of receiving and processing voter
1165		-	19 registration application information, including electronic
1166		-	20 signatures, from the Office of the Secretary of State and each
1167		-	21 designated automatic voter registration agency, as defined in
1168		-	22 Section 1A-16.2. The State Board of Elections may
1169		-	23 cross-reference voter registration information from any
1170		-	24 designated automatic voter registration agency, as defined
1171		-	25 under Section 1A-16.2 of this Code, with information contained
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1182		-	1 in the database of the Secretary of State as provided under
1183		-	2 subsection (c) of Section 1A-16.5 of this Code. The State
1184		-	3 Board of Elections shall modify the online voter registration
1185		-	4 system as necessary to implement this Section.
1186		-	5 (b) Voter registration data received from the Office of
1187		-	6 the Secretary of State or a designated automatic voter
1188		-	7 registration agency through the online registration
1189		-	8 application system shall be processed as provided in Section
1190		-	9 1A-16.5 of this Code.
1191		-	10 (c) The State Board of Elections shall establish technical
1192		-	11 specifications applicable to each automatic government
1193		-	12 registration program, including data format and transmission
1194		-	13 specifications. The Office of the Secretary of State and each
1195		-	14 designated automatic voter registration agency shall maintain
1196		-	15 a data transfer mechanism capable of transmitting voter
1197		-	16 registration application information, including electronic
1198		-	17 signatures where available, to the online voter registration
1199		-	18 system established in Section 1A-16.5 of this Code.
1200		-	19 (d) The State Board of Elections shall, by rule, establish
1201		-	20 criteria and procedures for determining whether an agency of
1202		-	21 the State or federal government seeking to become a designated
1203		-	22 automatic voter registration agency in the course of receiving
1204		-	23 applications and other forms regarding licenses, permits,
1205		-	24 programs, and services offered by the agency, receives
1206		-	25 documentation that an applicant is a United States citizen, as
1207		-	26 described in subsection (g) of Section 1A-16.1 has access to
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1218		-	1 reliable personal information, as defined under this
1219		-	2 subsection (d) and subsection (f) of Section 1A-16.2 of this
1220		-	3 Code, and otherwise meets the requirements to enter into an
1221		-	4 interagency contract and to operate as a designated automatic
1222		-	5 voter registration agency. The State Board of Elections shall
1223		-	6 approve each interagency contract upon affirmative vote of a
1224		-	7 majority of its members.
1225		-	8 As used in this subsection (d), "reliable personal
1226		-	9 information" means information about individuals obtained from
1227		-	10 government sources that may be used to verify whether an
1228		-	11 individual is eligible to register to vote.
1229		-	12 (e) Whenever an applicant's data is transferred from the
1230		-	13 Office of the Secretary of State or a designated automatic
1231		-	14 voter registration agency, the agency must transmit a
1232		-	15 signature image if available. If no signature image was
1233		-	16 provided by the agency and , or if no signature image is
1234		-	17 available in the Office of the Secretary of State's database
1235		-	18 or the statewide voter registration database, or other
1236		-	19 database available to the State Board of Elections, the
1237		-	20 applicant must be notified that voter his or her registration
1238		-	21 will remain in a pending status until the applicant: , and the
1239		-	22 applicant will be required to
1240		-	23 (1) provides provide identification that complies with
1241		-	24 the federal Help America Vote Act of 2002 and a signature
1242		-	25 to the election authority on election day in the polling
1243		-	26 place or during early voting; .
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1254		-	1 (2) provides identification that complies with the
1255		-	2 federal Help America Vote Act of 2002 and a signature with
1256		-	3 a mail ballot, or provides a signature in accordance with
1257		-	4 the procedures described in subsection (g-5) of Section
1258		-	5 19-8; or
1259		-	6 (3) provides a signature in response to the notice
1260		-	7 described in subsection (g) or by other paper or
1261		-	8 electronic means determined by the State Board of
1262		-	9 Elections.
1263		-	10 (f) Upon receipt of personal information collected and
1264		-	11 transferred by the Office of the Secretary of State or a
1265		-	12 designated automatic voter registration agency, the State
1266		-	13 Board of Elections shall check the information against the
1267		-	14 statewide voter registration database. The State Board of
1268		-	15 Elections shall create and electronically transmit to the
1269		-	16 appropriate election authority a voter registration
1270		-	17 application for any individual who is not registered to vote
1271		-	18 in Illinois and is not disqualified as provided in this
1272		-	19 Section or whose information reliably indicates a more recent
1273		-	20 update to the name or address of a person already included in
1274		-	21 the statewide voter database. The election authority shall
1275		-	22 process the application accordingly. If the individual
1276		-	23 provides the Office of the Secretary of State or a designated
1277		-	24 automatic voter registration agency with an address designated
1278		-	25 by the Attorney General as a substitute mailing address under
1279		-	26 Section 15 of the Address Confidentiality for Victims of
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1290		-	1 Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault, Human Trafficking, or
1291		-	2 Stalking Act or if the State Board of Elections otherwise
1292		-	3 determines that the individual is a program participant under
1293		-	4 Section 10 of the Address Confidentiality for Victims of
1294		-	5 Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault, Human Trafficking, or
1295		-	6 Stalking Act, the State Board of Elections shall not create or
1296		-	7 electronically transmit to an election authority a voter
1297		-	8 registration the application for the individual. The State
1298		-	9 Board of Elections may provide alternative voter registration
1299		-	10 procedures for the individuals described in this subsection.
1300		-	11 (g) The appropriate election authority shall ensure that
1301		-	12 any applicant about whom it receives information from the
1302		-	13 State Board of Elections under subsection (f) who is
1303		-	14 registered to vote or whose existing voter registration is
1304		-	15 updated under this Section is promptly sent written notice of
1305		-	16 the change. The notice required by this subsection (g) may be
1306		-	17 sent or combined with other notices required or permitted by
1307		-	18 law, including, but not limited to, any notices sent pursuant
1308		-	19 to Section 1A-16.5 of this Code. Any notice required by this
1309		-	20 subsection (g) shall contain, at a minimum: (i) the
1310		-	21 applicant's name and residential address as reflected on the
1311		-	22 voter registration list; (ii) a statement notifying the
1312		-	23 applicant to contact the appropriate election authority if his
1313		-	24 or her voter registration has been updated in error; (iii) the
1314		-	25 qualifications to register to vote in Illinois; (iv) a
1315		-	26 statement notifying the applicant that he or she may opt out of
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1327		-	2 registration information at any time by contacting an election
1328		-	3 official; and (iii) (v) contact information for the
1329		-	4 appropriate election authority, including a phone number,
1330		-	5 address, electronic mail address, and website address.
1331		-	6 For an applicant under subsection (b) of Section 1A-16.1
1332		-	7 or subsection (b) of Section 1A-16.2 who is not currently
1333		-	8 registered to vote in Illinois, the notice shall be sent
1334		-	9 within 5 business days after the transmission of the voter
1335		-	10 registration application to the election authority and shall
1336		-	11 contain:
1337		-	12 (1) the following statement: "After your recent visit
1338		-	13 to [an Illinois Secretary of State Driver Services
1339		-	14 Facility, or designated automatic voter registration
1340		-	15 agency] we started an automatic voter registration process
1341		-	16 for you. You will be registered to vote unless you
1342		-	17 complete, sign, and return this card by [deadline date].";
1343		-	18 (2) the notices required by Section 5(c)(2) of the
1344		-	19 National Voter Registration Act of 1993; and
1345		-	20 (3) an opportunity to provide a signature as described
1346		-	21 in subsection (e) and to select a language for election
1347		-	22 materials if applicable to the jurisdiction, by prepaid
1348		-	23 postage.
1349		-	24 For an applicant under subsection (b) of Section 1A-16.1
1350		-	25 or subsections (b) of Section 1A-16.2 who is currently
1351		-	26 registered to vote in Illinois and whose application contains
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1362		-	1 a change in the applicant's registered residence address or
1363		-	2 name, the notice shall be sent within 5 business days after the
1364		-	3 transmission of the voter registration application to the
1365		-	4 election authority and shall contain:
1366		-	5 (1) the following statement: "After your recent visit
1367		-	6 to [an Illinois Secretary of State Driver Services
1368		-	7 Facility or designated automatic voter registration
1369		-	8 agency], we started an update to your voter registration.
1370		-	9 Your voter registration will be updated unless you
1371		-	10 complete, sign and return this card by [deadline date].";
1372		-	11 (2) the notices required by Section 5(c)(2) of the
1373		-	12 National Voter Registration Act of 1993; and
1374		-	13 (3) an opportunity to provide a signature as described
1375		-	14 in subsection (e), and to select a language for election
1376		-	15 materials if applicable to the jurisdiction, by prepaid
1377		-	16 postage.
1378		-	17 Any notice required by this subsection shall, at a
1379		-	18 minimum, be provided in languages for which there is coverage
1380		-	19 for the jurisdiction of the election authority under Section
1381		-	20 203 of the federal Voting Rights Act, as identified by the
1382		-	21 United States Census Bureau in the Federal Register. Any
1383		-	22 notice required by this subsection must also comply with all
1384		-	23 applicable, federal, State, and local laws, regulations, and
1385		-	24 ordinances that relate to providing language access to
1386		-	25 individuals with limited English proficiency. If the State
1387		-	26 Board of Elections has received language preference
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1398		-	1 information regarding the applicant and has transmitted that
1399		-	2 information to the appropriate election authority, the
1400		-	3 appropriate election authority shall take all practicable
1401		-	4 measures to send the notice to the applicant in the
1402		-	5 applicant's preferred language.
1403		-	6 (g-5) If an applicant under subsection (b) of Section
1404		-	7 1A-16.1 or subsection (b) of Section 1A-16.2 returns the
1405		-	8 notice described in subsection (g) declining to be registered
1406		-	9 within 23 days after the mailing of the notice, the applicant
1407		-	10 shall not be registered to vote and the applicant shall be
1408		-	11 deemed not to have attempted to register to vote. If an
1409		-	12 applicant under subsection (b) of Section 1A-16.1 or
1410		-	13 subsection (b) of Section 1A-16.2 returns the notice described
1411		-	14 in subsection (g) declining or correcting the update within 23
1412		-	15 days after the mailing of the notice, the applicant's update
1413		-	16 shall be declined or corrected in the statewide voter
1414		-	17 registration database. If an applicant returns the notice
1415		-	18 described in subsection (g) but does not do so within 23 days
1416		-	19 after the mailing of the notice, then the applicant shall be
1417		-	20 registered to vote under the name and address contained in the
1418		-	21 dual-purpose application. If an applicant returns the notice
1419		-	22 described in subsection (g) declining to be registered or
1420		-	23 declining or correcting the update more than 23 days after the
1421		-	24 mailing of the notice, then the notice shall be processed as a
1422		-	25 request to cancel or update the applicant's registration.
1423		-	26 During the 23-day period specified in this subsection, an
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1434		-	1 applicant's voter registration or updated voter registration
1435		-	2 shall be in a pending status.
1436		-	3 (g-6) If an applicant under subsection (b) of Section
1437		-	4 1A-16.1 or subsection (b) of Section 1A-16.2 returns the
1438		-	5 notice indicating a language preference, the language
1439		-	6 preference shall be retained as part of the person's
1440		-	7 registration information.
1441		-	8 (h) The appropriate election authority shall ensure that
1442		-	9 any applicant whose voter registration application is not
1443		-	10 accepted or deemed incomplete is promptly sent written notice
1444		-	11 of the application's status. The notice required by this
1445		-	12 subsection may be sent or combined with other notices required
1446		-	13 or permitted by law, including, but not limited to, any
1447		-	14 notices sent pursuant to Section 1A-16.5 of this Code. Any
1448		-	15 notice required by this subsection (h) shall contain, at a
1449		-	16 minimum, the reason the application was not accepted or deemed
1450		-	17 incomplete and contact information for the appropriate
1451		-	18 election authority, including a phone number, address,
1452		-	19 electronic mail address, and website address.
1453		-	20 (i) If the Office of the Secretary of State or a designated
1454		-	21 automatic voter registration agency transfers information, or
1455		-	22 if the State Board of Elections creates and transmits a voter
1456		-	23 registration application, for a person who does not qualify as
1457		-	24 an eligible voter, then it shall not constitute a completed
1458		-	25 voter registration form, and the person shall not be
1459		-	26 considered to have registered to vote.
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1470		-	1 (j) If the registration is processed by any election
1471		-	2 authority, then it shall be presumed to have been effected and
1472		-	3 officially authorized by the State, and that person shall not
1473		-	4 be found on that basis to have made a false claim to
1474		-	5 citizenship or to have committed an act of moral turpitude,
1475		-	6 nor shall that person be subject to penalty under any relevant
1476		-	7 laws, including, but not limited to, Sections 29-10 and 29-19
1477		-	8 of this Code. This subsection (j) does not apply to a person
1478		-	9 who knows that he or she is not entitled to register to vote
1479		-	10 and who willfully votes, registers to vote, or attests under
1480		-	11 penalty of perjury that he or she is eligible to register to
1481		-	12 vote or willfully attempts to vote or to register to vote.
1482		-	13 (k) The State Board of Elections, the Office of the
1483		-	14 Secretary of State, and each designated automatic voter
1484		-	15 registration agency shall implement policies and procedures to
1485		-	16 protect the privacy and security of voter information as it is
1486		-	17 acquired, stored, and transmitted among agencies, including
1487		-	18 policies for the retention and preservation of voter
1488		-	19 information. Information designated as confidential under this
1489		-	20 Section may be recorded and shared among the State Board of
1490		-	21 Elections, election authorities, the Office of the Secretary
1491		-	22 of State, and designated automatic voter registration
1492		-	23 agencies, but shall be used only for voter registration
1493		-	24 purposes, shall not be disclosed to the public except in the
1494		-	25 aggregate as required by subsection (m) of this Section, and
1495		-	26 shall not be subject to the Freedom of Information Act. The
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1506		-	1 following information shall be designated as confidential:
1507		-	2 (1) any portion of an applicant's Social Security
1508		-	3 number;
1509		-	4 (2) any portion of an applicant's driver's license
1510		-	5 number or State identification number;
1511		-	6 (3) an applicant's decision to decline voter
1512		-	7 registration;
1513		-	8 (4) the identity of the person providing information
1514		-	9 relating to a specific applicant; and
1515		-	10 (5) the personal residence and contact information of
1516		-	11 any applicant for whom notice has been given by an
1517		-	12 appropriate legal authority; and .
1518		-	13 (6) the personal residence and contact information
1519		-	14 relating to an applicant who returns a notice described
1520		-	15 subsection (g) declining to register to vote that was
1521		-	16 received by the election authority within 23 days after
1522		-	17 mailing the notice or for whom the 23-day period has not
1523		-	18 passed.
1524		-	19 This subsection (k) shall not apply to information the
1525		-	20 State Board of Elections is required to share with the
1526		-	21 Electronic Registration Information Center.
1527		-	22 (l) The voter registration procedures implemented under
1528		-	23 this Section shall comport with the federal National Voter
1529		-	24 Registration Act of 1993, as amended, and shall specifically
1530		-	25 require that the State Board of Elections track registration
1531		-	26 data received through the online registration system that
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1542		-	1 originated from a designated automatic voter registration
1543		-	2 agency for the purposes of maintaining statistics.
1544		-	3 Nothing in this Code shall require designated voter
1545		-	4 registration agencies to transmit information that is
1546		-	5 confidential client information under State or federal law
1547		-	6 without the consent of the applicant.
1548		-	7 (m) The State Board of Elections, each election authority
1549		-	8 that maintains a website, the Office of the Secretary of
1550		-	9 State, and each designated automatic voter registration agency
1551		-	10 that maintains a website shall provide information on their
1552		-	11 websites informing the public about the new registration
1553		-	12 procedures described in this Section. The Office of the
1554		-	13 Secretary of State and each designated automatic voter
1555		-	14 registration agency shall display signage or provide
1556		-	15 literature for the public containing information about the new
1557		-	16 registration procedures described in this Section.
1558		-	17 (n) No later than 6 months after the effective date of this
1559		-	18 amendatory Act of the 100th General Assembly, the State Board
1560		-	19 of Elections shall hold at least one public hearing on
1561		-	20 implementing this amendatory Act of the 100th General Assembly
1562		-	21 at which the public may provide input.
1563		-	22 (o) The State Board of Elections shall submit an annual
1564		-	23 public report to the General Assembly and the Governor
1565		-	24 detailing the progress made to implement this Section. The
1566		-	25 report shall include all of the following: the number of
1567		-	26 records transferred under this Section by agency, the number
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1578		-	1 of voters newly added to the statewide voter registration list
1579		-	2 because of records transferred under this Section by agency,
1580		-	3 the number of updated registrations under this Section by
1581		-	4 agency, the number of persons who opted out of voter
1582		-	5 registration, and the number of voters who submitted voter
1583		-	6 registration forms using the online procedure described in
1584		-	7 Section 1A-16.5 of this Code. The 2018 and 2019 annual reports
1585		-	8 may include less detail if election authorities are not
1586		-	9 equipped to provide complete information to the State Board of
1587		-	10 Elections. Any report produced under this subsection (o) shall
1588		-	11 exclude any information that identifies any individual
1589		-	12 personally.
1590		-	13 (p) The State Board of Elections, in consultation with
1591		-	14 election authorities, the Office of the Secretary of State,
1592		-	15 designated automatic voter registration agencies, and
1593		-	16 community organizations, shall adopt rules as necessary to
1594		-	17 implement the provisions of this Section.
1595		-	18 (q) The changes made to this Section by this amendatory
1596		-	19 Act of the 103rd General Assembly shall be implemented no
1597		-	20 later than January 1, 2026.
1598		-	21 (Source: P.A. 100-464, eff. 8-28-17.)
1599		-	22 (10 ILCS 5/1A-16.8)
1600		-	23 Sec. 1A-16.8. Automatic transfer of registration based
1601		-	24 upon information from the National Change of Address database
1602		-	25 and designated automatic voter registration agencies.
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1613		-	1 (a) The State Board of Elections shall cross-reference the
1614		-	2 statewide voter registration database against the United
1615		-	3 States Postal Service's National Change of Address database
1616		-	4 twice each calendar year, April 15 and October 1 in
1617		-	5 odd-numbered years and April 15 and December 1 in
1618		-	6 even-numbered years or with the same frequency as in
1619		-	7 subsection (b) of this Section, and shall share the findings
1620		-	8 with the election authorities.
1621		-	9 (b) In addition, beginning no later than September 1,
1622		-	10 2017, the State Board of Elections shall utilize data provided
1623		-	11 as part of its membership in the Electronic Registration
1624		-	12 Information Center in order to cross-reference the statewide
1625		-	13 voter registration database against databases of relevant
1626		-	14 personal information kept by designated automatic voter
1627		-	15 registration agencies, including, but not limited to, driver's
1628		-	16 license information kept by the Secretary of State, at least 6
1629		-	17 times each calendar year and shall share the findings with
1630		-	18 election authorities.
1631		-	19 This subsection (b) shall no longer apply once Sections
1632		-	20 1A-16.1 and 1A-16.2 of this Code are fully implemented as
1633		-	21 determined by the State Board of Elections. Upon a
1634		-	22 determination by the State Board of Elections of full
1635		-	23 implementation of Sections 1A-16.1 and 1A-16.2 of this Code,
1636		-	24 the State Board of Elections shall file notice of full
1637		-	25 implementation and the inapplicability of this subsection (b)
1638		-	26 with the Index Department of the Office of the Secretary of
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1649		-	1 State, the Governor, the General Assembly, and the Legislative
1650		-	2 Reference Bureau.
1651		-	3 (b-5) The State Board of Elections shall not be required
1652		-	4 to share any data on any voter attained using the National
1653		-	5 Change of Address database under subsection (a) of this
1654		-	6 Section if that voter has a more recent government transaction
1655		-	7 indicated using the cross-reference under subsection (b) of
1656		-	8 this Section. If there is contradictory or unclear data
1657		-	9 between data obtained under subsections (a) and (b) of this
1658		-	10 Section, then data obtained under subsection (b) of this
1659		-	11 Section shall take priority.
1660		-	12 (c) An election authority shall automatically register any
1661		-	13 voter who has moved into its jurisdiction from another
1662		-	14 jurisdiction in Illinois or has moved within its jurisdiction
1663		-	15 provided that:
1664		-	16 (1) the election authority whose jurisdiction includes
1665		-	17 the new registration address provides the voter an
1666		-	18 opportunity to reject the change in registration address
1667		-	19 through a mailing, sent by non-forwardable mail, to the
1668		-	20 new registration address, and
1669		-	21 (2) when the election authority whose jurisdiction
1670		-	22 includes the previous registration address is a different
1671		-	23 election authority, then that election authority provides
1672		-	24 the same opportunity through a mailing, sent by
1673		-	25 forwardable mail, to the previous registration address.
1674		-	26 This change in registration shall trigger the same
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1685		-	1 inter-jurisdictional or intra-jurisdictional workflows as if
1686		-	2 the voter completed a new registration card, including the
1687		-	3 cancellation of the voter's previous registration. Should the
1688		-	4 registration of a voter be changed from one address to another
1689		-	5 within the State and should the voter appear at the polls and
1690		-	6 offer to vote from the prior registration address, attesting
1691		-	7 that the prior registration address is the true current
1692		-	8 address, the voter, if confirmed by the election authority as
1693		-	9 having been registered at the prior registration address and
1694		-	10 canceled only by the process authorized by this Section, shall
1695		-	11 be issued a regular ballot, and the change of registration
1696		-	12 address shall be canceled. If the election authority is unable
1697		-	13 to immediately confirm the registration, the voter shall be
1698		-	14 permitted to register and vote a regular ballot, provided that
1699		-	15 he or she meets the documentary requirements for same-day
1700		-	16 registration. If the election authority is unable to confirm
1701		-	17 the registration and the voter does not meet the requirements
1702		-	18 for same-day registration, the voter shall be issued a
1703		-	19 provisional ballot.
1704		-	20 (c-5) An agency that does not receive documentation that
1705		-	21 an applicant is a United States citizen, as described in
1706		-	22 subsection (g) of Section 1A-16.1, may enter into an agreement
1707		-	23 with the State Board of Elections to transmit information that
1708		-	24 shall serve only to update an applicant's existing voter
1709		-	25 registration record. Under the agreement, the agency shall
1710		-	26 transmit information on all clients who may be registered to
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1721		-	1 vote with a clear indication that the information shall be
1722		-	2 used only for updates. The State Board of Elections shall
1723		-	3 determine which applicants are already registered to vote and,
1724		-	4 for any voter whose information provided to the agency differs
1725		-	5 from that on the voter registration record, provide that
1726		-	6 information to the voter's local election authority who shall
1727		-	7 update a registered voter's records in accordance with the
1728		-	8 procedures described in Section 1A-16.7. The State Board of
1729		-	9 Election and local election authority shall take no action
1730		-	10 under this subsection for any applicant not already registered
1731		-	11 to vote.
1732		-	12 This subsection shall be implemented no later than January
1733		-	13 1, 2026.
1734		-	14 (d) No voter shall be disqualified from voting due to an
1735		-	15 error relating to an update of registration under this
1736		-	16 Section.
1737		-	17 (Source: P.A. 99-522, eff. 6-30-16; 100-464, eff. 8-28-17.)
1738		-	18 Section 10. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by
1739		-	19 changing Section 2-105 as follows:
1740		-	20 (625 ILCS 5/2-105) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 2-105)
1741		-	21 Sec. 2-105. Offices of Secretary of State.
1742		-	22 (a) The Secretary of State shall maintain offices in the
1743		-	23 State capital and in such other places in the State as he may
1744		-	24 deem necessary to properly carry out the powers and duties
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1755		-	1 vested in him.
1756		-	2 (b) The Secretary of State may construct and equip one or
1757		-	3 more buildings in the State of Illinois outside of the County
1758		-	4 of Sangamon as he deems necessary to properly carry out the
1759		-	5 powers and duties vested in him. The Secretary of State may, on
1760		-	6 behalf of the State of Illinois, acquire public or private
1761		-	7 property needed therefor by lease, purchase or eminent domain.
1762		-	8 The care, custody and control of such sites and buildings
1763		-	9 constructed thereon shall be vested in the Secretary of State.
1764		-	10 Expenditures for the construction and equipping of any of such
1765		-	11 buildings upon premises owned by another public entity shall
1766		-	12 not be subject to the provisions of any State law requiring
1767		-	13 that the State be vested with absolute fee title to the
1768		-	14 premises. The exercise of the authority vested in the
1769		-	15 Secretary of State by this Section is subject to the
1770		-	16 appropriation of the necessary funds.
1771		-	17 (c) Pursuant to Sections 1A-16.1, 1A-16.7, and 1A-25 of
1772		-	18 the Election Code, the Secretary of State shall make driver
1773		-	19 services facilities available for use as places of accepting
1774		-	20 applications for voter registration.
1775		-	21 (d) (Blank).
1776		-	22 (e) Each applicant person applying at a driver services
1777		-	23 facility for a driver's license or permit, a corrected
1778		-	24 driver's license or permit, an Illinois Identification Card
1779		-	25 identification card or a corrected Illinois Identification
1780		-	26 Card who has presented documentation establishing United
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1791		-	1 States citizenship as set forth in subsection (g) of Section
1792		-	2 1A-16.1 of the Election Code identification card shall be
1793		-	3 notified, under the procedures set forth in Sections 1A-16.1
1794		-	4 and 1A-16.7 of the Election Code, that the applicant's unless
1795		-	5 he or she affirmatively declines, his or her personal
1796		-	6 information shall be transferred to the State Board of
1797		-	7 Elections for the purpose of creating an electronic voter
1798		-	8 registration application. Each applicant applying at a driver
1799		-	9 services facility for a driver's license or permit, a
1800		-	10 corrected driver's license or permit or a State identification
1801		-	11 card or a corrected Illinois Identification Card who presented
1802		-	12 documentation that neither establishes that the applicant is a
1803		-	13 United States citizen nor establishes that the applicant is
1804		-	14 not a United States citizen, but who affirmatively indicated
1805		-	15 they wished to apply to register to vote and attested, in
1806		-	16 writing, to United States citizenship, shall be notified,
1807		-	17 under the procedures set forth in Sections 1A-16.1 and 1A-16.7
1808		-	18 of the Election Code that the applicant's personal information
1809		-	19 will be transmitted to the State Board of Elections for the
1810		-	20 purpose of creating an electronic voter registration
1811		-	21 application. Such notification may be made in writing or
1812		-	22 verbally issued by an employee or the Secretary of State.
1813		-	23 The Secretary of State shall promulgate such rules as may
1814		-	24 be necessary for the efficient execution of his duties and the
1815		-	25 duties of his employees under this Section.
1816		-	26 (f) Any person applying at a driver services facility for
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1827		-	1 issuance or renewal of a driver's license or Illinois
1828		-	2 Identification Card shall be provided, without charge, with a
1829		-	3 brochure warning the person of the dangers of financial
1830		-	4 identity theft. The Department of Financial and Professional
1831		-	5 Regulation shall prepare these brochures and provide them to
1832		-	6 the Secretary of State for distribution. The brochures shall
1833		-	7 (i) identify signs warning the reader that he or she might be
1834		-	8 an intended victim of the crime of financial identity theft,
1835		-	9 (ii) instruct the reader in how to proceed if the reader
1836		-	10 believes that he or she is the victim of the crime of identity
1837		-	11 theft, and (iii) provide the reader with names and telephone
1838		-	12 numbers of law enforcement and other governmental agencies
1839		-	13 that provide assistance to victims of financial identity
1840		-	14 theft.
1841		-	15 (g) (Blank). The changes made by this amendatory Act of
1842		-	16 the 100th General Assembly shall be implemented no later than
1843		-	17 July 1, 2018.
1844		-	18 (h) The changes made to this Section by this amendatory
1845		-	19 Act of the 103rd General Assembly shall be implemented no
1846		-	20 later than January 1, 2026.
1847		-	21 (Source: P.A. 100-464, eff. 8-28-17.)
1848		-	22 Section 95. No acceleration or delay. Where this Act makes
1849		-	23 changes in a statute that is represented in this Act by text
1850		-	24 that is not yet or no longer in effect (for example, a Section
1851		-	25 represented by multiple versions), the use of that text does
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1862		-	1 not accelerate or delay the taking effect of (i) the changes
1863		-	2 made by this Act or (ii) provisions derived from any other
1864		-	3 Public Act.
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