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State of Illinois
2025 and 2026 HB2911 Introduced , by Rep. Jay Hoffman SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 10 ILCS 5/1A-16.110 ILCS 5/1A-16.210 ILCS 5/1A-16.3 new10 ILCS 5/1A-16.710 ILCS 5/1A-16.8625 ILCS 5/2-105 from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 2-105 Amends the Election Code. For specified applications, change of address forms, or recertifications of a driver's license or State identification card, provides that the application, form, or recertification shall serve as a dual-purpose application when the applicant presents specified identification (rather than meets the requirements of the federal REAL ID Act of 2005). Modifies requirements of the dual-purpose application. Modifies the content of the written notice required to be given by the Office of the Secretary of State to each applicant and requires the Office of the Secretary of State to determine whether each applicant is currently registered to vote in Illinois and the applicant's registration address. Provides that, if an applicant provides the Secretary of State with an identification document which demonstrates that the applicant is not a United States citizen, the application shall not serve as a dual-purpose application. Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code to make conforming changes. Provides that changes made by the amendatory Act that require implementation shall be implemented no later than January 1, 2027. Effective immediately. LRB104 09972 SPS 20042 b A BILL FOR 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2025 and 2026 HB2911 Introduced , by Rep. Jay Hoffman SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 10 ILCS 5/1A-16.110 ILCS 5/1A-16.210 ILCS 5/1A-16.3 new10 ILCS 5/1A-16.710 ILCS 5/1A-16.8625 ILCS 5/2-105 from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 2-105 10 ILCS 5/1A-16.1 10 ILCS 5/1A-16.2 10 ILCS 5/1A-16.3 new 10 ILCS 5/1A-16.7 10 ILCS 5/1A-16.8 625 ILCS 5/2-105 from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 2-105 Amends the Election Code. For specified applications, change of address forms, or recertifications of a driver's license or State identification card, provides that the application, form, or recertification shall serve as a dual-purpose application when the applicant presents specified identification (rather than meets the requirements of the federal REAL ID Act of 2005). Modifies requirements of the dual-purpose application. Modifies the content of the written notice required to be given by the Office of the Secretary of State to each applicant and requires the Office of the Secretary of State to determine whether each applicant is currently registered to vote in Illinois and the applicant's registration address. Provides that, if an applicant provides the Secretary of State with an identification document which demonstrates that the applicant is not a United States citizen, the application shall not serve as a dual-purpose application. Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code to make conforming changes. Provides that changes made by the amendatory Act that require implementation shall be implemented no later than January 1, 2027. Effective immediately. LRB104 09972 SPS 20042 b LRB104 09972 SPS 20042 b A BILL FOR
104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2025 and 2026 HB2911 Introduced , by Rep. Jay Hoffman SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
10 ILCS 5/1A-16.110 ILCS 5/1A-16.210 ILCS 5/1A-16.3 new10 ILCS 5/1A-16.710 ILCS 5/1A-16.8625 ILCS 5/2-105 from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 2-105 10 ILCS 5/1A-16.1 10 ILCS 5/1A-16.2 10 ILCS 5/1A-16.3 new 10 ILCS 5/1A-16.7 10 ILCS 5/1A-16.8 625 ILCS 5/2-105 from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 2-105
10 ILCS 5/1A-16.1
10 ILCS 5/1A-16.2
10 ILCS 5/1A-16.3 new
10 ILCS 5/1A-16.7
10 ILCS 5/1A-16.8
625 ILCS 5/2-105 from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 2-105
Amends the Election Code. For specified applications, change of address forms, or recertifications of a driver's license or State identification card, provides that the application, form, or recertification shall serve as a dual-purpose application when the applicant presents specified identification (rather than meets the requirements of the federal REAL ID Act of 2005). Modifies requirements of the dual-purpose application. Modifies the content of the written notice required to be given by the Office of the Secretary of State to each applicant and requires the Office of the Secretary of State to determine whether each applicant is currently registered to vote in Illinois and the applicant's registration address. Provides that, if an applicant provides the Secretary of State with an identification document which demonstrates that the applicant is not a United States citizen, the application shall not serve as a dual-purpose application. Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code to make conforming changes. Provides that changes made by the amendatory Act that require implementation shall be implemented no later than January 1, 2027. Effective immediately.
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1 AN ACT concerning elections.
2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3 represented in the General Assembly:
4 Section 5. The Election Code is amended by changing
5 Sections 1A-16.1, 1A-16.2, 1A-16.7, and 1A-16.8 and by adding
6 Section 1A-16.3 as follows:
7 (10 ILCS 5/1A-16.1)
8 Sec. 1A-16.1. Automatic voter registration; Secretary of
9 State.
10 (a) The Office of the Secretary of State and the State
11 Board of Elections, pursuant to an interagency contract and
12 jointly adopted rules, shall establish an automatic voter
13 registration program that satisfies the requirements of this
14 Section and other applicable law.
15 (b) If, as part of an application, an application for
16 renewal, or a change of address form, or a recertification
17 form for a driver's license or a State identification card
18 issued by the Office of the Secretary of State, an applicant
19 presents documentation that establishes that the applicant is
20 a United States citizen, as described in subsection (g), and
21 is of age to register to vote or if the information provided to
22 the Office of the Secretary of State under subsection (c)
23 indicates that the applicant is currently registered to vote
104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2025 and 2026 HB2911 Introduced , by Rep. Jay Hoffman SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
10 ILCS 5/1A-16.110 ILCS 5/1A-16.210 ILCS 5/1A-16.3 new10 ILCS 5/1A-16.710 ILCS 5/1A-16.8625 ILCS 5/2-105 from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 2-105 10 ILCS 5/1A-16.1 10 ILCS 5/1A-16.2 10 ILCS 5/1A-16.3 new 10 ILCS 5/1A-16.7 10 ILCS 5/1A-16.8 625 ILCS 5/2-105 from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 2-105
10 ILCS 5/1A-16.1
10 ILCS 5/1A-16.2
10 ILCS 5/1A-16.3 new
10 ILCS 5/1A-16.7
10 ILCS 5/1A-16.8
625 ILCS 5/2-105 from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 2-105
Amends the Election Code. For specified applications, change of address forms, or recertifications of a driver's license or State identification card, provides that the application, form, or recertification shall serve as a dual-purpose application when the applicant presents specified identification (rather than meets the requirements of the federal REAL ID Act of 2005). Modifies requirements of the dual-purpose application. Modifies the content of the written notice required to be given by the Office of the Secretary of State to each applicant and requires the Office of the Secretary of State to determine whether each applicant is currently registered to vote in Illinois and the applicant's registration address. Provides that, if an applicant provides the Secretary of State with an identification document which demonstrates that the applicant is not a United States citizen, the application shall not serve as a dual-purpose application. Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code to make conforming changes. Provides that changes made by the amendatory Act that require implementation shall be implemented no later than January 1, 2027. Effective immediately.
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10 ILCS 5/1A-16.1
10 ILCS 5/1A-16.2
10 ILCS 5/1A-16.3 new
10 ILCS 5/1A-16.7
10 ILCS 5/1A-16.8
625 ILCS 5/2-105 from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 2-105
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1 in Illinois and, upon reviewing the documents and information
2 submitted by the applicant, the Office of the Secretary of
3 State determines that the name or residence address
4 documentation submitted by the applicant differs from the
5 information regarding the applicant provided under subsection
6 (c) meets the requirements of the federal REAL ID Act of 2005,
7 then that application, unless the applicant declines in
8 accordance with subsection (g) of Section 1A-16.7 shall serve
9 as a dual-purpose application. The dual-purpose application
10 shall:
11 (1) also serve as an application to register to vote
12 in Illinois;
13 (2) allow an applicant to change the applicant's his
14 or her registered residence address or name as it appears
15 on the voter registration rolls;
16 (3) in a single affirmation, including the affirmation
17 required for a driver's license or State identification
18 card, allow the applicant to affirm, under penalty of
19 perjury, to the truth and correctness of the information
20 submitted in the dual-purpose application that is
21 necessary to assess the applicant's eligibility to
22 register to vote or to change the applicant's registered
23 residence address or name as it appears on the voter
24 registration rolls provide the applicant with an
25 opportunity to affirmatively decline to register to vote
26 or to change his or her registered residence address or
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1 name by providing a check box on the application form
2 without requiring the applicant to state the reason; and
3 (4) allow the applicant to notify the Office of the
4 Secretary of State of the applicant's preferred language
5 unless the applicant declines to register to vote or
6 change his or her registered residence address or name,
7 require the applicant to attest, by signature under
8 penalty of perjury as described in subsection (e) of this
9 Section, to meeting the qualifications to register to vote
10 in Illinois at his or her residence address as indicated
11 on his or her driver's license or identification card
12 dual-purpose application.
13 The Office of the Secretary of State shall record the type
14 of documents presented by the applicant that establishes the
15 applicant is a United States citizen as described in
16 subsection (g) and shall enter United States citizenship in a
17 designated field. Based on the entry of United States
18 citizenship in the designated field, the Office of the
19 Secretary of State shall initiate a dual-purpose application
20 through an automated process that is not subject to the
21 discretion of individual employees of the Office of the
22 Secretary of State.
23 (b-5) If, as part of an application, an application for
24 renewal, or a change of address form, or a recertification
25 form for a driver's license or a State identification card
26 issued by the Office of the Secretary of State, other than an
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1 application or form that pertains to a standard driver's
2 license or identification card for an applicant who does not
3 have and is not eligible for and does not list a social
4 security number, an applicant presents documentation that
5 neither establishes that the applicant is a United States
6 citizen nor establishes that the applicant is not a United
7 States citizen and the information provided to the Office of
8 the Secretary of State under subsection (c) does not indicate
9 that the applicant is currently registered to vote in Illinois
10 for the applicant, does not meet the requirements of the
11 federal REAL ID Act of 2005, then that application shall serve
12 as a dual-purpose application that, . The dual-purpose
13 application shall: (1) also serve as an application to
14 register to vote in Illinois; (2) allow an applicant to change
15 his or her registered residence address or name as it appears
16 on the voter registration rolls; and (3) if the applicant
17 chooses to register to vote, shall also serve as an
18 application to register to vote in Illinois. If the applicant
19 chooses to register to vote, the applicant shall be required
20 or to change his or her registered residence address or name,
21 then require the applicant to attest, by a separate signature
22 under penalty of perjury, to meeting the qualifications to
23 register to vote in Illinois at the applicant's his or her
24 residence address as indicated on the his or her dual-purpose
25 application.
26 The dual-purpose application shall allow the applicant to
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1 notify the Office of the Secretary of State of the applicant's
2 preferred language.
3 (b-8) If an applicant presents to the Secretary of State
4 documentation that establishes the applicant is not a United
5 States citizen, no application submitted by that applicant
6 shall serve as a dual-purpose application under this Section.
7 (b-10) Before asking any applicant described in subsection
8 (b) to provide the written affirmation described in that
9 subsection, the The Office of the Secretary of State shall
10 clearly and conspicuously inform each applicant in writing:
11 (i) of the qualifications to register to vote in Illinois; ,
12 (ii) of the penalties provided by law for submission of a false
13 voter registration application, including the
14 immigration-related consequences of incorrectly claiming
15 United States citizenship and of the applicant's opportunity
16 not to proceed in order to avoid the penalties; and , (iii) that
17 the , unless the applicant declines to register to vote or
18 update his or her voter registration, his or her dual-purpose
19 application shall also serve as both an application to
20 register to vote and his or her attestation that he or she
21 meets the eligibility requirements for voter registration, and
22 that the his or her application to register to vote or update
23 voter his or her registration will be transmitted to the State
24 Board of Elections for the purpose of registering the person
25 to vote at the residence address to be indicated on the
26 applicant's his or her driver's license or identification
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1 card, and (iv) that declining to register to vote is
2 confidential and will not affect any services the person may
3 be seeking from the Office of the Secretary of State. The
4 Office of the Secretary of State may provide additional
5 instructions specific to applicants under subsection (b).
6 (b-15) Before asking any applicant described in subsection
7 (b-5) to provide the attestation described in that subsection,
8 the Office of the Secretary of State shall clearly and
9 conspicuously inform each applicant in writing: (i) of the
10 qualifications to register to vote in Illinois; (ii) of the
11 penalties provided by law for submission of a false voter
12 registration application, including the immigration-related
13 consequences of incorrectly claiming United States citizenship
14 and of the applicant's opportunity to withdraw an application
15 to avoid the penalties; (iii) that the application shall also
16 serve as an application to register to vote and that the
17 application to register to vote or update voter registration
18 will be transmitted to the State Board of Elections for the
19 purpose of registering the person to vote at the residence
20 address to be indicated on the applicant's driver's license or
21 identification card, unless the applicant withdraws the
22 application or declines to register to vote or update the
23 applicant's voter registration; and (iv) that declining to
24 register to vote or withdrawing a voter application is
25 confidential and will not affect any services the person may
26 be seeking from the Office of the Secretary of State. The
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1 Office of the Secretary of State may provide additional
2 instructions specific to applicants under subsection (b-5).
3 (c) The Office of the Secretary of State shall review
4 information provided to the Office of the Secretary of State
5 by the State Board of Elections to determine whether each
6 inform each applicant for a driver's license or permit or a
7 State identification card issued by the Office of the
8 Secretary of State, other than an application or form that
9 pertains to a standard driver's license or identification card
10 and does not list a social security number for the applicant,
11 whether the applicant under subsections (b) and (b-5) is
12 currently registered to vote in Illinois and, if registered,
13 at what address, and shall inform each applicant described in
14 subsection (b-5) for a driver's license or permit or State
15 identification card issued by the Office of the Secretary of
16 State whether the applicant is currently registered and, if
17 registered, at what address.
18 (d) The Office of the Secretary of State shall not require
19 an applicant for a driver's license or State identification
20 card to provide duplicate identification or information in
21 order to complete an application to register to vote or change
22 his or her registered residence address or name. Before
23 transmitting any personal information about an applicant to
24 the State Board of Elections, the Office of the Secretary of
25 State shall review its records of the identification documents
26 the applicant provided in order to complete the application
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1 for a driver's license or State identification card to confirm
2 that nothing in those documents indicates that the applicant
3 does not satisfy the qualifications to register to vote in
4 Illinois at his or her residence address. If the applicant
5 provides the Office of the Secretary of State with an address
6 designated by the Attorney General as a substitute mailing
7 address under Section 15 of the Address Confidentiality for
8 Victims of Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault, Human
9 Trafficking, or Stalking Act or is a judicial officer of peace
10 officer who provides the Office of the Secretary of State with
11 a work address instead of a residence address, as authorized
12 by subsection (a) of Section 6-106 of the Illinois Vehicle
13 Code, the applicant shall not be offered voter registration by
14 the Office of the Secretary of State.
15 (e) A completed, signed application for (i) a driver's
16 license or permit or a State identification card issued by the
17 Office of the Secretary of State that includes the
18 presentation of documentation that establishes that the
19 applicant is a United States citizen and is of age to register
20 to vote or for which the information provided to the Office of
21 the Secretary of State under subsection (c) indicates that the
22 applicant is currently registered to vote in Illinois , that
23 meets the requirements of the federal REAL ID Act of 2005; or
24 (ii) a completed application under subsection (b-5) of this
25 Section with a separate signature attesting the applicant
26 meets the qualifications to register to vote in Illinois at
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1 his or her residence address as indicated on his or her
2 application shall constitute a signed application to register
3 to vote in Illinois at the residence address indicated in the
4 application unless the person affirmatively declined in the
5 application to register to vote or to change his or her
6 registered residence address or name. If the identification
7 documents provided to complete the dual-purpose application
8 indicate that the applicant he or she does not satisfy the
9 qualifications to register to vote in Illinois at the
10 specified his or her residence address, the application shall
11 be marked as incomplete.
12 (f) For each completed and signed application that
13 constitutes an application to register to vote in Illinois or
14 provides for a change in the applicant's registered residence
15 address or name, the Office of the Secretary of State shall
16 electronically transmit to the State Board of Elections
17 personal information needed to complete the person's
18 registration to vote in Illinois at the specified his or her
19 residence address, including the applicant's choice language
20 preference as indicated by the applicant or as otherwise
21 collected by the Office of the Secretary of State during the
22 permitting, licensing, or identification card transaction. The
23 application to register to vote shall be processed in
24 accordance with Section 1A-16.7.
25 (g) Documentation that establishes that the applicant is a
26 United States citizen shall include:
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1 (1) a valid, unexpired United States passport or
2 passport card or a United States passport or passport card
3 that has been expired for no more than 2 years;
4 (2) a certified copy of a birth certificate filed with
5 the Division of Vital Records or an equivalent agency in
6 the individual's state of birth;
7 (3) a Consular Report of Birth Abroad issued by the
8 United States Department of State, Form FS-240, DS-1350,
9 or FS-545; and
10 (4) a Certificate of Citizenship issued by the United
11 States Department of Homeland Security, Form N-560 or form
12 N-561. If the federal REAL ID Act of 2005 is repealed,
13 abrogated, superseded, or otherwise no longer in effect,
14 then the State Board of Elections shall establish criteria
15 for determining reliable personal information indicating
16 citizenship status and shall adopt rules as necessary for
17 the Secretary of State to continue processing dual-purpose
18 applications under this Section.
19 (h) As used in this Section, "dual-purpose application"
20 means an application, an application for renewal or , a change
21 of address form, or a recertification form for driver's
22 license or permit or a State identification card offered by
23 the Secretary of State, other than an application or form that
24 pertains to a standard driver's license or identification card
25 for an applicant who does not have and is not eligible for, a
26 social security number and does not list a social security
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1 number for the applicant, that also serves as an application
2 to register to vote in Illinois. "Dual-purpose application"
3 does not mean an application under subsection (c) of Section
4 6-109 of the Illinois Vehicle Code.
5 (i) The changes made to this Section by this amendatory
6 Act of the 104th General Assembly shall be implemented no
7 later than January 1, 2027.
8 (Source: P.A. 103-210, eff. 7-1-24; 103-605, eff. 7-1-24.)
9 (10 ILCS 5/1A-16.2)
10 Sec. 1A-16.2. Automatic voter registration; designated
11 automatic voter registration agencies.
12 (a) Each designated automatic voter registration agency
13 shall, pursuant to an interagency contract and jointly adopted
14 jointly-adopted rules with the State Board of Elections, agree
15 to participate in an automatic voter registration program
16 established by the State Board of Elections that satisfies the
17 requirements of this Section and other applicable law. If the
18 designated automatic voter registration agency provides
19 applications, applications for renewal, change of address
20 forms, filing, or recertification forms to individuals for
21 services offered by another agency, then the State Board of
22 Elections and the designated automatic voter agency shall
23 consult with the other agency. The State Board of Elections
24 shall consider the current technological capabilities of the
25 designated voter registration agency when drafting interagency
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1 contracts and jointly adopted jointly-adopted rules. The State
2 Board of Elections and the designated automatic voter
3 registration agency shall amend these contracts and rules as
4 the technological capabilities of the designated voter
5 registration agencies improve.
6 (b) As provided in subsection (a) of this Section, when
7 each designated automatic voter registration agency provides
8 that collects or cross-references reliable personal
9 information indicating citizenship status may provide that an
10 application or form for a license, permit, program, or service
11 described in subsection (a) that, as part of the application
12 or form, the applicant presents documentation that establishes
13 that the applicant is a United States citizen as described in
14 subsection (g) of Section 1A-16.1, the application or form
15 shall serve as a dual-purpose application, unless the
16 applicant declines in accordance with subsection (g) of
17 Section 1A-16.7. The dual-purpose application shall:
18 (1) also serve as an application to register to vote
19 in Illinois;
20 (2) allow an applicant to change the applicant's his
21 or her registered residence address or name as it appears
22 on the voter registration rolls;
23 (3) in a single affirmation including the affirmation
24 required for the designated automatic voter registration
25 agency's application, allow the applicant to affirm, under
26 penalty of perjury, to the truth and correctness of
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1 information submitted in the dual-purpose application that
2 is necessary to assess the applicant's eligibility to
3 register to vote or to change the applicant's registered
4 residence address or name as it appears on the voter
5 registration rolls provide the applicant with an
6 opportunity to affirmatively decline to register to vote
7 or change his or her registered residence address or name
8 by providing a check box on the application form without
9 requiring the applicant to state the reason; and
10 (4) allow the applicant to notify the agency of the
11 applicant's preferred language unless the applicant
12 declines to register to vote or to change his or her
13 registered residence address or name, require the
14 applicant to attest, by signature under penalty of
15 perjury, to meeting the qualifications to register to vote
16 in Illinois at his or her residence address as indicated
17 on his or her dual-purpose application.
18 The agency shall record the type of document presented by
19 the applicant that establishes that the applicant is a United
20 States citizen as described in subsection (g) of Section
21 1A-16.1.
22 (c) As provided in subsection (a) of this Section, when
23 each designated automatic voter registration agency provides
24 that does not collect or cross-reference records containing
25 reliable personal information indicating citizenship status
26 may provide that an application or , an application for
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1 renewal, a change of address form, or a recertification form
2 for a license, permit, program, or service described in
3 subsection (a) that, as part of the application of form, the
4 applicant presents documentation that neither establishes that
5 the applicant is a United States citizen nor establishes that
6 the applicant is not a United States citizen, the application
7 or form shall serve as a dual-purpose application if the
8 applicant chooses to register to vote. The dual-purpose
9 application shall:
10 (1) also serve as an application to register to vote
11 in Illinois;
12 (2) allow an applicant to change his or her registered
13 residence address or name as it appears on the voter
14 registration rolls; and
15 (3) if the applicant chooses to register to vote or to
16 change the applicant's his or her registered residence
17 address or name, then require the applicant to attest, by
18 a separate signature under penalty of perjury, to meeting
19 the qualifications to register to vote in Illinois at his
20 or her residence address as indicated on his or her
21 dual-purpose application; and .
22 (4) allow the applicant to notify the agency of the
23 applicant's preferred language.
24 (c-1) If an applicant presents documentation to the
25 designated automatic voter registration agency that
26 establishes that the applicant is not a United States citizen
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1 or the applicant attests that the applicant is not a United
2 States citizen, no application submitted by that applicant
3 shall serve as a dual-purpose application under this Section.
4 (c-5) Before asking any applicant described in subsection
5 (b) of this Section to provide the affirmation described in
6 that subsection, the The designated automatic voter
7 registration agency shall clearly and conspicuously inform
8 each applicant in writing: (i) of the qualifications to
9 register to vote in Illinois; , (ii) of the penalties provided
10 by law for submission of a false voter registration
11 application, including the immigration-related consequences of
12 incorrectly claiming United States citizenship and of the
13 applicant's opportunity not to proceed in order to avoid the
14 penalties; (iii) that the application shall serve as an
15 application to register to vote or change the applicant's
16 voter registration, and that the application , unless the
17 applicant declines to register to vote or update his or her
18 voter registration, his or her application shall also serve as
19 both an application to register to vote and his or her
20 attestation that he or she meets the eligibility requirements
21 for voter registration, and that his or her application to
22 register to vote or update his or her registration will be
23 transmitted to the State Board of Elections for the purpose of
24 registering the person to vote at the residence address to be
25 indicated on the dual-purpose application; , (iv) that
26 information identifying the agency at which he or she applied
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1 to register to vote is confidential; , (v) that declining to
2 register to vote is confidential and will not affect any
3 services the person may be seeking from the agency, and (v)
4 (vi) any additional information needed in order to comply with
5 Section 7 of the federal National Voter Registration Act of
6 1993. The designated automatic voter registration agency may
7 provide additional instructions specific to applicants under
8 subsection (b).
9 (c-10) Before asking any applicant described in subsection
10 (c) to provide the attestation described in that subsection,
11 the designated automatic voter registration agency shall
12 clearly and conspicuously inform each applicant in writing:
13 (i) of the qualifications to register to vote in Illinois;
14 (ii) of the penalties provided by law for submission of a false
15 voter registration application, including the
16 immigration-related consequences of incorrectly claiming
17 United States citizenship, and of the applicant's opportunity
18 to withdraw an application to avoid the penalties; (iii) that
19 the application shall also serve as an application to register
20 to vote or update the applicant's voter registration and that
21 the application to register to vote or update voter
22 registration will be transmitted to the State Board of
23 Elections for the purpose of registering the person to vote at
24 the residence address to be indicated on the dual-purpose
25 application, unless the applicant withdraws the application or
26 declines to register to vote or update the applicant's voter
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1 registration; (iv) that information identifying the agency at
2 which the applicant applied to register to vote is
3 confidential; (v) that withdrawing a voter registration
4 application or otherwise declining to register to vote is
5 confidential and will not affect any services the person may
6 be seeking from the agency; and (vi) any additional
7 information needed in order to comply with Section 7 of the
8 federal National Voter Registration Act of 1993. The
9 designated automatic voter registration agency may provide
10 additional instructions specific to applicants under
11 subsection (c).
12 (d) The designated automatic voter registration agency
13 shall review information provided to the agency by the State
14 Board of Elections to inform each applicant covered by
15 subsection (c) whether the applicant is currently registered
16 to vote in Illinois and, if registered, at what address.
17 (e) The designated automatic voter registration agency
18 shall not require an applicant for a dual-purpose application
19 to provide duplicate identification or information in order to
20 complete an application to register to vote or change the
21 applicant's his or her registered residence address or name.
22 Before transmitting any personal information about an
23 applicant to the State Board of Elections, the agency shall
24 review its records of the identification documents the
25 applicant provided or that the agency cross-references in
26 order to complete the dual-purpose application, to confirm
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1 that nothing in those documents indicates that the applicant
2 does not satisfy the qualifications to register to vote in
3 Illinois at the applicant's his or her residence address. A
4 completed and signed dual-purpose application, including a
5 completed application under subsection (c) of this Section
6 with a separate signature attesting that the applicant meets
7 the qualifications to register to vote in Illinois at the his
8 or her residence address as indicated on the his or her
9 application, shall constitute an application to register to
10 vote in Illinois at the residence address indicated in the
11 application unless the person affirmatively declined in the
12 application to register to vote or to change his or her
13 registered residence address or name. If the identification
14 documents provided to complete the dual-purpose application,
15 or that the agency cross-references, indicate that the
16 applicant he or she does not satisfy the qualifications to
17 register to vote in Illinois at his or her residence address,
18 the application shall be marked as incomplete. If the
19 applicant provides the designated automatic voter registration
20 agency with an address designated by the Attorney General as a
21 substitute mailing address under Section 15 of the Address
22 Confidentiality for Victims of Domestic Violence, Sexual
23 Assault, Human Trafficking, or Stalking Act, or is a judicial
24 officer or peace officer who provides the designated automatic
25 voter registration agency with a work address instead of a
26 residence address, the applicant shall not be offered voter
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1 registration by the designated automatic voter registration
2 agency.
3 (f) For each completed and signed dual-purpose application
4 that constitutes an application to register to vote in
5 Illinois or provides for a change in the applicant's
6 registered residence address or name, the designated automatic
7 voter registration agency shall electronically transmit to the
8 State Board of Elections personal information needed to
9 complete the person's registration to vote in Illinois at his
10 or her residence address, including the applicant's language
11 preference as indicated by the applicant or as otherwise
12 collected by the designated automatic voter registration
13 agency in the course of receiving applications and other forms
14 regarding licenses, permits, programs, and services offered by
15 the designated automatic voter registration agency. The
16 application to register to vote shall be processed in
17 accordance with Section 1A-16.7.
18 (g) As used in this Section:
19 "Designated automatic voter registration agency" or
20 "agency" means the divisions of Family and Community
21 Services and Rehabilitation Services of the Department of
22 Human Services, the Department of Employment Security, the
23 Department of Financial and Professional Regulation, the
24 Department of Natural Resources, or an agency of the
25 local, tribal, State, or federal government that has been
26 determined by the State Board of Elections to have access
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1 to reliable personal information and has entered into an
2 interagency contract with the State Board of Elections to
3 participate in the automatic voter registration program
4 under this Section.
5 "Dual-purpose application" means an application, an
6 application for renewal, a change of address form, or a
7 recertification form for a license, permit, program, or
8 service offered by a designated automatic voter
9 registration agency that also serves as an application to
10 register to vote in Illinois.
11 "Reliable personal information" means information
12 about individuals obtained from government sources that
13 may be used to verify whether an individual is eligible to
14 register to vote.
15 (h) (Blank). This Section shall be implemented no later
16 than July 1, 2019.
17 (i) If an agency under this Section receives documentation
18 that an applicant is a United States citizen, as described in
19 subsection (g) of Section 1A-16.1 for more than one person
20 listed on an application for a license, permit, program, or
21 service, each person for whom the agency receives the
22 documentation may be considered an applicant under this
23 Section and the application may serve as a dual-purpose
24 application for each person.
25 (j) The changes made to this Section by this amendatory
26 Act of the 104th General Assembly shall be implemented no
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1 later than January 1, 2027.
2 (Source: P.A. 100-464, eff. 8-28-17.)
3 (10 ILCS 5/1A-16.3 new)
4 Sec. 1A-16.3. Language assistance.
5 (a) Every facility operated by the Driver Services
6 Department of the Office of the Secretary of State and all
7 facilities of a designated voter registration agency located
8 in a political subdivision covered by Section 203 of the
9 federal Voting Rights Act shall display and make plainly
10 visible signage informing applicants about the type of
11 language assistance available. The signage shall be in the
12 covered languages applicable for the political subdivision.
13 (b) Every facility operated by the Driver Services
14 Department of the Office of the Secretary of State and all
15 facilities of a designated voter registration agency located
16 in a political subdivision covered by Section 203 of the
17 federal Voting Rights Act shall make available, in the covered
18 languages, all written materials and verbal communication
19 regarding voter registration for the purpose of processing the
20 applicant's dual-purpose application described in Sections
21 1A-16.1 and 1A-16.2. Every facility operated by the Driver
22 Services Department of the Office of the Secretary of State
23 and all facilities of a designated voter registration agency
24 shall make available, in the 5 most common non-English
25 languages in this State, all written materials and verbal
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1 communications regarding voter registration for the purpose of
2 processing an applicant's dual-purpose application described
3 in Sections 1A-16.1 and 1A-16.2. These materials shall include
4 the notices described in subsection (b-10) of Section 1A-16.1
5 and subsection (e) of Section 2-105 of the Illinois Vehicle
6 Code, the affirmations described in paragraph (3) of
7 subsection (b) of Section 1A-16.1 and paragraph (3) of
8 subsection (b) of Section 1A-16.2, and the attestations
9 described in subsection (b-5) of Section 1A-16.1 and paragraph
10 (3) of subsection (c) of Section 1A-16.2.
11 (c) In addition to the requirements under subsections (a)
12 and (b), the Driver Services Department of the Office of the
13 Secretary of State, as part of every transaction described in
14 subsections (b) and (b-5) of Section 1A-16.1 completed through
15 its website, and each designated automatic voter registration
16 agency, as defined in subsection (g) of Section 1A-16.2, as
17 part of every transaction described in subsections (b) and (c)
18 of Section 1A-16.2 completed through its website, shall make
19 available, in the covered languages required in any
20 jurisdiction in this State by Section 203 of the federal
21 Voting Rights Act and in the 5 most common non-English
22 languages in this State, all information and questions
23 provided to an applicant regarding voter registration for the
24 purpose of processing the applicant's dual-purpose application
25 as described in Sections 1A-16.1 and 1A-16.2. These materials
26 shall include, but not be limited to, the notices described in
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1 subsection (b-10) of Section 1A-16.1 and subsection (e) of
2 Section 2-105 of the Illinois Vehicle Code, the affirmations
3 described in paragraph (3) of subsection (b) of Section
4 1A-16.1 and paragraph (3) of subsection (b) of Section
5 1A-16.2, and the attestations described in subsection (b-5) of
6 Section 1A-16.1 and paragraph (3) of subsection (c) of Section
7 1A-16.2. The Office of the Secretary of the State shall
8 determine the 5 most common non-English languages in this
9 State by referring to the best available data from the United
10 States Census Bureau or other sources that the Office of the
11 Secretary of the State considers relevant and reliable.
12 (10 ILCS 5/1A-16.7)
13 Sec. 1A-16.7. Automatic voter registration.
14 (a) The State Board of Elections shall establish and
15 maintain a portal for automatic government agency voter
16 registration that permits an eligible person to electronically
17 apply to register to vote or to update his or her existing
18 voter registration as provided in Section 1A-16.1 or Section
19 1A-16.2. The portal shall interface with the online voter
20 registration system established in Section 1A-16.5 of this
21 Code and shall be capable of receiving and processing voter
22 registration application information, including electronic
23 signatures, from the Office of the Secretary of State and each
24 designated automatic voter registration agency, as defined in
25 Section 1A-16.2. The State Board of Elections may
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1 cross-reference voter registration information from any
2 designated automatic voter registration agency, as defined
3 under Section 1A-16.2 of this Code, with information contained
4 in the database of the Secretary of State as provided under
5 subsection (c) of Section 1A-16.5 of this Code. The State
6 Board of Elections shall modify the online voter registration
7 system as necessary to implement this Section.
8 (b) Voter registration data received from the Office of
9 the Secretary of State or a designated automatic voter
10 registration agency through the online registration
11 application system shall be processed as provided in Section
12 1A-16.5 of this Code.
13 (c) The State Board of Elections shall establish technical
14 specifications applicable to each automatic government
15 registration program, including data format and transmission
16 specifications. The Office of the Secretary of State and each
17 designated automatic voter registration agency shall maintain
18 a data transfer mechanism capable of transmitting voter
19 registration application information, including electronic
20 signatures where available, to the online voter registration
21 system established in Section 1A-16.5 of this Code.
22 (d) The State Board of Elections shall, by rule, establish
23 criteria and procedures for determining whether an agency of
24 the State or federal government seeking to become a designated
25 automatic voter registration agency in the course of receiving
26 applications and other forms regarding licenses, permits,
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1 programs, and services offered by the agency, receives
2 documentation that an applicant is a United States citizen, as
3 described in subsection (g) of Section 1A-16.1 has access to
4 reliable personal information, as defined under this
5 subsection (d) and subsection (f) of Section 1A-16.2 of this
6 Code, and otherwise meets the requirements to enter into an
7 interagency contract and to operate as a designated automatic
8 voter registration agency. The State Board of Elections shall
9 approve each interagency contract upon affirmative vote of a
10 majority of its members.
11 As used in this subsection (d), "reliable personal
12 information" means information about individuals obtained from
13 government sources that may be used to verify whether an
14 individual is eligible to register to vote.
15 (e) Whenever an applicant's data is transferred from the
16 Office of the Secretary of State or a designated automatic
17 voter registration agency, the agency must transmit a
18 signature image if available. If no signature image was
19 provided by the agency and , or if no signature image is
20 available in the Office of the Secretary of State's database
21 or the statewide voter registration database, or other
22 database available to the State Board of Elections, the
23 applicant must be notified that voter his or her registration
24 will remain in a pending status until the applicant: , and the
25 applicant will be required to
26 (1) provides provide identification that complies with
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1 the federal Help America Vote Act of 2002 and a signature
2 to the election authority on election day in the polling
3 place or during early voting; .
4 (2) provides identification that complies with the
5 federal Help America Vote Act of 2002 and a signature with
6 a mail ballot, or provides a signature in accordance with
7 the procedures described in subsection (g-5) of Section
8 19-8; or
9 (3) provides a signature in response to the notice
10 described in subsection (g) or by other paper or
11 electronic means determined by the State Board of
12 Elections.
13 (f) Upon receipt of personal information collected and
14 transferred by the Office of the Secretary of State or a
15 designated automatic voter registration agency, the State
16 Board of Elections shall check the information against the
17 statewide voter registration database. The State Board of
18 Elections shall create and electronically transmit to the
19 appropriate election authority a voter registration
20 application for any individual who is not registered to vote
21 in Illinois and is not disqualified as provided in this
22 Section or whose information reliably indicates a more recent
23 update to the name or address of a person already included in
24 the statewide voter database. The election authority shall
25 process the application accordingly. If the individual
26 provides the Office of the Secretary of State or a designated
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1 automatic voter registration agency with an address designated
2 by the Attorney General as a substitute mailing address under
3 Section 15 of the Address Confidentiality for Victims of
4 Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault, Human Trafficking, or
5 Stalking Act or if the State Board of Elections otherwise
6 determines that the individual is a program participant under
7 Section 10 of the Address Confidentiality for Victims of
8 Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault, Human Trafficking, or
9 Stalking Act, the State Board of Elections shall not create or
10 electronically transmit to an election authority a voter
11 registration the application for the individual. The State
12 Board of Elections may provide alternative voter registration
13 procedures for the individuals described in this subsection.
14 (g) The appropriate election authority shall ensure that
15 any applicant about whom it receives information from the
16 State Board of Elections under subsection (f) who is
17 registered to vote or whose existing voter registration is
18 updated under this Section is promptly sent written notice of
19 the change. The notice required by this subsection (g) may be
20 sent or combined with other notices required or permitted by
21 law, including, but not limited to, any notices sent pursuant
22 to Section 1A-16.5 of this Code. Any notice required by this
23 subsection (g) shall contain, at a minimum: (i) the
24 applicant's name and residential address as reflected on the
25 voter registration list; (ii) a statement notifying the
26 applicant to contact the appropriate election authority if his
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1 or her voter registration has been updated in error; (iii) the
2 qualifications to register to vote in Illinois; (iv) a
3 statement notifying the applicant that he or she may opt out of
4 voter registration or request a change to his or her
5 registration information at any time by contacting an election
6 official; and (iii) (v) contact information for the
7 appropriate election authority, including a phone number,
8 address, electronic mail address, and website address.
9 For an applicant under subsection (b) of Section 1A-16.1
10 or subsection (b) of Section 1A-16.2 who is not currently
11 registered to vote in Illinois, the notice shall be sent
12 within 5 business days after the transmission of the voter
13 registration application to the election authority and shall
14 contain:
15 (1) the following statement: "After your recent visit
16 to [an Illinois Secretary of State Driver Services
17 Facility, or designated automatic voter registration
18 agency] we started an automatic voter registration process
19 for you. You will be registered to vote unless you
20 complete, sign, and return this card by [deadline date].";
21 (2) the notices required by Section 5(c)(2) of the
22 National Voter Registration Act of 1993; and
23 (3) an opportunity to provide a signature as described
24 in subsection (e) and to select a language for election
25 materials if applicable to the jurisdiction, by prepaid
26 postage.
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1 For an applicant under subsection (b) of Section 1A-16.1
2 or subsections (b) of Section 1A-16.2 who is currently
3 registered to vote in Illinois and whose application contains
4 a change in the applicant's registered residence address or
5 name, the notice shall be sent within 5 business days after the
6 transmission of the voter registration application to the
7 election authority and shall contain:
8 (1) the following statement: "After your recent visit
9 to [an Illinois Secretary of State Driver Services
10 Facility or designated automatic voter registration
11 agency], we started an update to your voter registration.
12 Your voter registration will be updated unless you
13 complete, sign and return this card by [deadline date].";
14 (2) the notices required by Section 5(c)(2) of the
15 National Voter Registration Act of 1993; and
16 (3) an opportunity to provide a signature as described
17 in subsection (e), and to select a language for election
18 materials if applicable to the jurisdiction, by prepaid
19 postage.
20 Any notice required by this subsection shall, at a
21 minimum, be provided in languages for which there is coverage
22 for the jurisdiction of the election authority under Section
23 203 of the federal Voting Rights Act, as identified by the
24 United States Census Bureau in the Federal Register. Any
25 notice required by this subsection must also comply with all
26 applicable, federal, State, and local laws, regulations, and
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1 ordinances that relate to providing language access to
2 individuals with limited English proficiency. If the State
3 Board of Elections has received language preference
4 information regarding the applicant and has transmitted that
5 information to the appropriate election authority, the
6 appropriate election authority shall take all practicable
7 measures to send the notice to the applicant in the
8 applicant's preferred language.
9 (g-5) If an applicant under subsection (b) of Section
10 1A-16.1 or subsection (b) of Section 1A-16.2 returns the
11 notice described in subsection (g) declining to be registered
12 within 23 days after the mailing of the notice, the applicant
13 shall not be registered to vote and the applicant shall be
14 deemed not to have attempted to register to vote. If an
15 applicant under subsection (b) of Section 1A-16.1 or
16 subsection (b) of Section 1A-16.2 returns the notice described
17 in subsection (g) declining or correcting the update within 23
18 days after the mailing of the notice, the applicant's update
19 shall be declined or corrected in the statewide voter
20 registration database. If an applicant returns the notice
21 described in subsection (g) but does not do so within 23 days
22 after the mailing of the notice, then the applicant shall be
23 registered to vote under the name and address contained in the
24 dual-purpose application. If an applicant returns the notice
25 described in subsection (g) declining to be registered or
26 declining or correcting the update more than 23 days after the
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1 mailing of the notice, then the notice shall be processed as a
2 request to cancel or update the applicant's registration.
3 During the 23-day period specified in this subsection, an
4 applicant's voter registration or updated voter registration
5 shall be in a pending status.
6 (g-6) If an applicant under subsection (b) of Section
7 1A-16.1 or subsection (b) of Section 1A-16.2 returns the
8 notice indicating a language preference, the language
9 preference shall be retained as part of the person's
10 registration information.
11 (h) The appropriate election authority shall ensure that
12 any applicant whose voter registration application is not
13 accepted or deemed incomplete is promptly sent written notice
14 of the application's status. The notice required by this
15 subsection may be sent or combined with other notices required
16 or permitted by law, including, but not limited to, any
17 notices sent pursuant to Section 1A-16.5 of this Code. Any
18 notice required by this subsection (h) shall contain, at a
19 minimum, the reason the application was not accepted or deemed
20 incomplete and contact information for the appropriate
21 election authority, including a phone number, address,
22 electronic mail address, and website address.
23 (i) If the Office of the Secretary of State or a designated
24 automatic voter registration agency transfers information, or
25 if the State Board of Elections creates and transmits a voter
26 registration application, for a person who does not qualify as
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1 an eligible voter, then it shall not constitute a completed
2 voter registration form, and the person shall not be
3 considered to have registered to vote.
4 (j) If the registration is processed by any election
5 authority, then it shall be presumed to have been effected and
6 officially authorized by the State, and that person shall not
7 be found on that basis to have made a false claim to
8 citizenship or to have committed an act of moral turpitude,
9 nor shall that person be subject to penalty under any relevant
10 laws, including, but not limited to, Sections 29-10 and 29-19
11 of this Code. This subsection (j) does not apply to a person
12 who knows that he or she is not entitled to register to vote
13 and who willfully votes, registers to vote, or attests under
14 penalty of perjury that he or she is eligible to register to
15 vote or willfully attempts to vote or to register to vote.
16 (k) The State Board of Elections, the Office of the
17 Secretary of State, and each designated automatic voter
18 registration agency shall implement policies and procedures to
19 protect the privacy and security of voter information as it is
20 acquired, stored, and transmitted among agencies, including
21 policies for the retention and preservation of voter
22 information. Information designated as confidential under this
23 Section may be recorded and shared among the State Board of
24 Elections, election authorities, the Office of the Secretary
25 of State, and designated automatic voter registration
26 agencies, but shall be used only for voter registration
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1 purposes, shall not be disclosed to the public except in the
2 aggregate as required by subsection (m) of this Section, and
3 shall not be subject to the Freedom of Information Act. The
4 following information shall be designated as confidential:
5 (1) any portion of an applicant's Social Security
6 number;
7 (2) any portion of an applicant's driver's license
8 number or State identification number;
9 (3) an applicant's decision to decline voter
10 registration;
11 (4) the identity of the person providing information
12 relating to a specific applicant; and
13 (5) the personal residence and contact information of
14 any applicant for whom notice has been given by an
15 appropriate legal authority; and .
16 (6) the personal residence and contact information
17 relating to an applicant who returns a notice described
18 subsection (g) declining to register to vote that was
19 received by the election authority within 23 days after
20 mailing the notice or for whom the 23-day period has not
21 passed.
22 This subsection (k) shall not apply to information the
23 State Board of Elections is required to share with the
24 Electronic Registration Information Center.
25 (l) The voter registration procedures implemented under
26 this Section shall comport with the federal National Voter
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1 Registration Act of 1993, as amended, and shall specifically
2 require that the State Board of Elections track registration
3 data received through the online registration system that
4 originated from a designated automatic voter registration
5 agency for the purposes of maintaining statistics.
6 Nothing in this Code shall require designated voter
7 registration agencies to transmit information that is
8 confidential client information under State or federal law
9 without the consent of the applicant.
10 (m) The State Board of Elections, each election authority
11 that maintains a website, the Office of the Secretary of
12 State, and each designated automatic voter registration agency
13 that maintains a website shall provide information on their
14 websites informing the public about the new registration
15 procedures described in this Section. The Office of the
16 Secretary of State and each designated automatic voter
17 registration agency shall display signage or provide
18 literature for the public containing information about the new
19 registration procedures described in this Section.
20 (n) No later than 6 months after the effective date of this
21 amendatory Act of the 100th General Assembly, the State Board
22 of Elections shall hold at least one public hearing on
23 implementing this amendatory Act of the 100th General Assembly
24 at which the public may provide input.
25 (o) The State Board of Elections shall submit an annual
26 public report to the General Assembly and the Governor
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1 detailing the progress made to implement this Section. The
2 report shall include all of the following: the number of
3 records transferred under this Section by agency, the number
4 of voters newly added to the statewide voter registration list
5 because of records transferred under this Section by agency,
6 the number of updated registrations under this Section by
7 agency, the number of persons who opted out of voter
8 registration, and the number of voters who submitted voter
9 registration forms using the online procedure described in
10 Section 1A-16.5 of this Code. The 2018 and 2019 annual reports
11 may include less detail if election authorities are not
12 equipped to provide complete information to the State Board of
13 Elections. Any report produced under this subsection (o) shall
14 exclude any information that identifies any individual
15 personally.
16 (p) The State Board of Elections, in consultation with
17 election authorities, the Office of the Secretary of State,
18 designated automatic voter registration agencies, and
19 community organizations, shall adopt rules as necessary to
20 implement the provisions of this Section.
21 (q) The changes made to this Section by this amendatory
22 Act of the 104th General Assembly shall be implemented no
23 later than January 1, 2027.
24 (Source: P.A. 100-464, eff. 8-28-17.)
25 (10 ILCS 5/1A-16.8)
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1 Sec. 1A-16.8. Automatic transfer of registration based
2 upon information from the National Change of Address database
3 and designated automatic voter registration agencies.
4 (a) The State Board of Elections shall cross-reference the
5 statewide voter registration database against the United
6 States Postal Service's National Change of Address database
7 twice each calendar year, April 15 and October 1 in
8 odd-numbered years and April 15 and December 1 in
9 even-numbered years or with the same frequency as in
10 subsection (b) of this Section, and shall share the findings
11 with the election authorities.
12 (b) In addition, beginning no later than September 1,
13 2017, the State Board of Elections shall utilize data provided
14 as part of its membership in the Electronic Registration
15 Information Center in order to cross-reference the statewide
16 voter registration database against databases of relevant
17 personal information kept by designated automatic voter
18 registration agencies, including, but not limited to, driver's
19 license information kept by the Secretary of State, at least 6
20 times each calendar year and shall share the findings with
21 election authorities.
22 This subsection (b) shall no longer apply once Sections
23 1A-16.1 and 1A-16.2 of this Code are fully implemented as
24 determined by the State Board of Elections. Upon a
25 determination by the State Board of Elections of full
26 implementation of Sections 1A-16.1 and 1A-16.2 of this Code,
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1 the State Board of Elections shall file notice of full
2 implementation and the inapplicability of this subsection (b)
3 with the Index Department of the Office of the Secretary of
4 State, the Governor, the General Assembly, and the Legislative
5 Reference Bureau.
6 (b-5) The State Board of Elections shall not be required
7 to share any data on any voter attained using the National
8 Change of Address database under subsection (a) of this
9 Section if that voter has a more recent government transaction
10 indicated using the cross-reference under subsection (b) of
11 this Section. If there is contradictory or unclear data
12 between data obtained under subsections (a) and (b) of this
13 Section, then data obtained under subsection (b) of this
14 Section shall take priority.
15 (c) An election authority shall automatically register any
16 voter who has moved into its jurisdiction from another
17 jurisdiction in Illinois or has moved within its jurisdiction
18 provided that:
19 (1) the election authority whose jurisdiction includes
20 the new registration address provides the voter an
21 opportunity to reject the change in registration address
22 through a mailing, sent by non-forwardable mail, to the
23 new registration address, and
24 (2) when the election authority whose jurisdiction
25 includes the previous registration address is a different
26 election authority, then that election authority provides
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1 the same opportunity through a mailing, sent by
2 forwardable mail, to the previous registration address.
3 This change in registration shall trigger the same
4 inter-jurisdictional or intra-jurisdictional workflows as if
5 the voter completed a new registration card, including the
6 cancellation of the voter's previous registration. Should the
7 registration of a voter be changed from one address to another
8 within the State and should the voter appear at the polls and
9 offer to vote from the prior registration address, attesting
10 that the prior registration address is the true current
11 address, the voter, if confirmed by the election authority as
12 having been registered at the prior registration address and
13 canceled only by the process authorized by this Section, shall
14 be issued a regular ballot, and the change of registration
15 address shall be canceled. If the election authority is unable
16 to immediately confirm the registration, the voter shall be
17 permitted to register and vote a regular ballot, provided that
18 he or she meets the documentary requirements for same-day
19 registration. If the election authority is unable to confirm
20 the registration and the voter does not meet the requirements
21 for same-day registration, the voter shall be issued a
22 provisional ballot.
23 (c-5) An agency that does not receive documentation that
24 an applicant is a United States citizen, as described in
25 subsection (g) of Section 1A-16.1, may enter into an agreement
26 with the State Board of Elections to transmit information that
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1 shall serve only to update an applicant's existing voter
2 registration record. Under the agreement, the agency shall
3 transmit information on all clients who may be registered to
4 vote with a clear indication that the information shall be
5 used only for updates. The State Board of Elections shall
6 determine which applicants are already registered to vote and,
7 for any voter whose information provided to the agency differs
8 from that on the voter registration record, provide that
9 information to the voter's local election authority who shall
10 update a registered voter's records in accordance with the
11 procedures described in Section 1A-16.7. The State Board of
12 Election and local election authority shall take no action
13 under this subsection for any applicant not already registered
14 to vote.
15 This subsection shall be implemented no later than January
16 1, 2027.
17 (d) No voter shall be disqualified from voting due to an
18 error relating to an update of registration under this
19 Section.
20 (Source: P.A. 99-522, eff. 6-30-16; 100-464, eff. 8-28-17.)
21 Section 10. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by
22 changing Section 2-105 as follows:
23 (625 ILCS 5/2-105) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 2-105)
24 Sec. 2-105. Offices of Secretary of State.
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1 (a) The Secretary of State shall maintain offices in the
2 State capital and in such other places in the State as he may
3 deem necessary to properly carry out the powers and duties
4 vested in him.
5 (b) The Secretary of State may construct and equip one or
6 more buildings in the State of Illinois outside of the County
7 of Sangamon as he deems necessary to properly carry out the
8 powers and duties vested in him. The Secretary of State may, on
9 behalf of the State of Illinois, acquire public or private
10 property needed therefor by lease, purchase or eminent domain.
11 The care, custody and control of such sites and buildings
12 constructed thereon shall be vested in the Secretary of State.
13 Expenditures for the construction and equipping of any of such
14 buildings upon premises owned by another public entity shall
15 not be subject to the provisions of any State law requiring
16 that the State be vested with absolute fee title to the
17 premises. The exercise of the authority vested in the
18 Secretary of State by this Section is subject to the
19 appropriation of the necessary funds.
20 (c) Pursuant to Sections 1A-16.1, 1A-16.7, and 1A-25 of
21 the Election Code, the Secretary of State shall make driver
22 services facilities available for use as places of accepting
23 applications for voter registration.
24 (d) (Blank).
25 (e) Each applicant person applying at a driver services
26 facility for a driver's license or permit, a corrected
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1 driver's license or permit, an Illinois Identification Card
2 identification card or a corrected Illinois Identification
3 Card who has presented documentation establishing United
4 States citizenship as set forth in subsection (g) of Section
5 1A-16.1 of the Election Code identification card shall be
6 notified, under the procedures set forth in Sections 1A-16.1
7 and 1A-16.7 of the Election Code, that the applicant's unless
8 he or she affirmatively declines, his or her personal
9 information shall be transferred to the State Board of
10 Elections for the purpose of creating an electronic voter
11 registration application. Each applicant applying at a driver
12 services facility for a driver's license or permit, a
13 corrected driver's license or permit or a State identification
14 card or a corrected Illinois Identification Card who presented
15 documentation that neither establishes that the applicant is a
16 United States citizen nor establishes that the applicant is
17 not a United States citizen, but who affirmatively indicated
18 they wished to apply to register to vote and attested, in
19 writing, to United States citizenship, shall be notified,
20 under the procedures set forth in Sections 1A-16.1 and 1A-16.7
21 of the Election Code that the applicant's personal information
22 will be transmitted to the State Board of Elections for the
23 purpose of creating an electronic voter registration
24 application. Such notification may be made in writing or
25 verbally issued by an employee or the Secretary of State.
26 The Secretary of State shall promulgate such rules as may
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1 be necessary for the efficient execution of his duties and the
2 duties of his employees under this Section.
3 (f) Any person applying at a driver services facility for
4 issuance or renewal of a driver's license or Illinois
5 Identification Card shall be provided, without charge, with a
6 brochure warning the person of the dangers of financial
7 identity theft. The Department of Financial and Professional
8 Regulation shall prepare these brochures and provide them to
9 the Secretary of State for distribution. The brochures shall
10 (i) identify signs warning the reader that he or she might be
11 an intended victim of the crime of financial identity theft,
12 (ii) instruct the reader in how to proceed if the reader
13 believes that he or she is the victim of the crime of identity
14 theft, and (iii) provide the reader with names and telephone
15 numbers of law enforcement and other governmental agencies
16 that provide assistance to victims of financial identity
17 theft.
18 (g) (Blank). The changes made by this amendatory Act of
19 the 100th General Assembly shall be implemented no later than
20 July 1, 2018.
21 (h) The changes made to this Section by this amendatory
22 Act of the 104th General Assembly shall be implemented no
23 later than January 1, 2027.
24 (Source: P.A. 100-464, eff. 8-28-17.)
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