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Illinois Senate Bill SB1649

Illinois 2025-2026 Regular Session

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11 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 SB1649 Introduced 2/5/2025, by Sen. Michael W. Halpin SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 10 ILCS 5/19-3 from Ch. 46, par. 19-3 Amends the Election Code. Provides that the application for a vote by mail ballot for a single election shall include an option to apply for permanent vote by mail status in a form consistent with an application for permanent vote by mail status. LRB104 10592 SPS 20668 b A BILL FOR 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 SB1649 Introduced 2/5/2025, by Sen. Michael W. Halpin SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 10 ILCS 5/19-3 from Ch. 46, par. 19-3 10 ILCS 5/19-3 from Ch. 46, par. 19-3 Amends the Election Code. Provides that the application for a vote by mail ballot for a single election shall include an option to apply for permanent vote by mail status in a form consistent with an application for permanent vote by mail status. LRB104 10592 SPS 20668 b LRB104 10592 SPS 20668 b A BILL FOR
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1111 1 AN ACT concerning elections.
1212 2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
1313 3 represented in the General Assembly:
1414 4 Section 5. The Election Code is amended by changing
1515 5 Section 19-3 as follows:
1616 6 (10 ILCS 5/19-3) (from Ch. 46, par. 19-3)
1717 7 Sec. 19-3. Application for a vote by mail ballot.
1818 8 (a) The application for a vote by mail ballot for a single
1919 9 election shall be substantially in the following form:
2020 10 APPLICATION FOR VOTE BY MAIL BALLOT
2121 11 To be voted at the .... election in the County of .... and
2222 12 State of Illinois.
2323 13 I state that I am a resident of .... in the municipality of
2424 14 .... in the county of ....; that I have resided at such address
2525 15 for at least 30 days; that I am lawfully entitled to vote at
2626 16 the .... election to be held on ....; and that I wish to vote
2727 17 by mail.
2828 18 I hereby make application for an official ballot or
2929 19 ballots to be voted by me at such election, and I agree that I
3030 20 shall return such ballot or ballots to the official issuing
3131 21 the same prior to the closing of the polls on the date of the
3232 22 election or, if returned by mail, postmarked no later than
3333 23 election day, for counting no later than during the period for
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6868 1 counting provisional ballots, the last day of which is the
6969 2 14th day following election day.
7070 3 I understand that this application is made for an official
7171 4 vote by mail ballot or ballots to be voted by me at the
7272 5 election specified in this application and that I must submit
7373 6 a separate application for an official vote by mail ballot or
7474 7 ballots to be voted by me at any subsequent election.
7575 8 Under penalties as provided by law pursuant to Section
7676 9 29-10 of the Election Code, the undersigned certifies that the
7777 10 statements set forth in this application are true and correct.
7878 11 ....
7979 12 *fill in either (1), (2) or (3).
8080 13 Post office address to which ballot is mailed:
8181 14 ...............
8282 15 (a-5) The application for a single vote by mail ballot
8383 16 transmitted electronically pursuant to Section 19-2.6 shall be
8484 17 substantively similar to the application for a vote by mail
8585 18 ballot for a single election and shall include:
8686 19 I swear or affirm that I am a voter with a print
8787 20 disability, and, as a result of this disability, I am
8888 21 making a request to receive a vote by mail ballot
8989 22 electronically so that I may privately and independently
9090 23 mark, verify, and print my vote by mail ballot.
9191 24 (a-6) The application for a vote by mail ballot for a
9292 25 single election shall include an option to apply for permanent
9393 26 vote by mail status in a form consistent with the requirements
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104104 1 of subsection (b).
105105 2 (b) The application for permanent vote by mail status
106106 3 shall be substantially in the following form:
107107 4 APPLICATION FOR PERMANENT VOTE BY MAIL STATUS
108108 5 I am currently a registered voter and wish to apply for
109109 6 permanent vote by mail status.
110110 7 I state that I am a resident of .... in the municipality of
111111 8 .... in the county of ....; that I have resided at such address
112112 9 for at least 30 days; that I am lawfully entitled to vote at
113113 10 the .... election to be held on ....; and that I wish to vote
114114 11 by mail in:
115115 12 ..... all subsequent elections that do not require a party
116116 13 designation.
117117 14 ..... all subsequent elections, and I wish to receive a
118118 15 ................... Party vote by mail ballot in
119119 16 elections that require a party designation.
120120 17 I hereby make application for an official ballot or
121121 18 ballots to be voted by me at such election, and I agree that I
122122 19 shall return such ballot or ballots to the official issuing
123123 20 the same prior to the closing of the polls on the date of the
124124 21 election or, if returned by mail, postmarked no later than
125125 22 election day, for counting no later than during the period for
126126 23 counting provisional ballots, the last day of which is the
127127 24 14th day following election day.
128128 25 Under penalties as provided by law under Section 29-10 of
129129 26 the Election Code, the undersigned certifies that the
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140140 1 statements set forth in this application are true and correct.
141141 2 ....
142142 3 Post office address to which ballot is mailed:
143143 4 ...............
144144 5 (b-5) The application for permanent vote by mail ballots
145145 6 transmitted electronically pursuant to Section 19-2.6 shall be
146146 7 substantively similar to the application for permanent vote by
147147 8 mail status and shall include:
148148 9 I swear or affirm that I am a voter with a
149149 10 non-temporary print disability, and as a result of this
150150 11 disability, I am making a request to receive vote by mail
151151 12 ballots electronically so that I may privately and
152152 13 independently mark, verify, and print my vote by mail
153153 14 ballots.
154154 15 (c) However, if application is made for a primary election
155155 16 ballot, such application shall require the applicant to
156156 17 designate the name of the political party with which the
157157 18 applicant is affiliated. The election authority shall allow
158158 19 any voter on permanent vote by mail status to change his or her
159159 20 party affiliation for a primary election ballot by a method
160160 21 and deadline published and selected by the election authority.
161161 22 (d) If application is made electronically, the applicant
162162 23 shall mark the box associated with the above described
163163 24 statement included as part of the online application
164164 25 certifying that the statements set forth in the application
165165 26 under subsection (a) or (b) are true and correct, and a
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176176 1 signature is not required.
177177 2 (e) Any person may produce, reproduce, distribute, or
178178 3 return to an election authority an application under this
179179 4 Section. If applications are sent to a post office box
180180 5 controlled by any individual or organization that is not an
181181 6 election authority, those applications shall (i) include a
182182 7 valid and current phone number for the individual or
183183 8 organization controlling the post office box and (ii) be
184184 9 turned over to the appropriate election authority within 7
185185 10 days of receipt or, if received within 2 weeks of the election
186186 11 in which an applicant intends to vote, within 2 days of
187187 12 receipt. Failure to turn over the applications in compliance
188188 13 with this paragraph shall constitute a violation of this Code
189189 14 and shall be punishable as a petty offense with a fine of $100
190190 15 per application. Removing, tampering with, or otherwise
191191 16 knowingly making the postmark on the application unreadable by
192192 17 the election authority shall establish a rebuttable
193193 18 presumption of a violation of this paragraph. Upon receipt,
194194 19 the appropriate election authority shall accept and promptly
195195 20 process any application under this Section submitted in a form
196196 21 substantially similar to that required by this Section,
197197 22 including any substantially similar production or reproduction
198198 23 generated by the applicant.
199199 24 (f) An election authority may combine the applications in
200200 25 subsections (a) and (b) onto one form, but the distinction
201201 26 between the applications must be clear and the form must
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