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104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2025 and 2026
HB1444

Introduced 1/28/2025, by Rep. Nabeela Syed

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.
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A BILL FOR

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AN ACT concerning elections.

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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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represented in the General Assembly:

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Section 5.
The Election Code is amended by changing
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Section 19-3 as follows:

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(10 ILCS 5/19-3)

(from Ch. 46, par. 19-3)
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Sec. 19-3.
Application for a vote by mail ballot.
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(a) The application for a vote by mail ballot for a single
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election shall be substantially in the following form:
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APPLICATION FOR VOTE BY MAIL BALLOT
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To be voted at the .... election in the County of .... and
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State of Illinois.
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I state that I am a resident of .... in the municipality of
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.... in the county of ....; that I have resided at such address
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for at least 30 days; that I am lawfully entitled to vote at
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the .... election to be held on ....; and that I wish to vote
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by mail.
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I hereby make application for an official ballot or
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ballots to be voted by me at such election, and I agree that I
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shall return such ballot or ballots to the official issuing
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the same prior to the closing of the polls on the date of the
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election or, if returned by mail, postmarked no later than
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election day, for counting no later than during the period for

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counting provisional ballots, the last day of which is the
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14th day following election day.
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I understand that this application is made for an official
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vote by mail ballot or ballots to be voted by me at the
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election specified in this application and that I must submit
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a separate application for an official vote by mail ballot or
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ballots to be voted by me at any subsequent election.
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Under penalties as provided by law pursuant to Section
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29-10 of the Election Code, the undersigned certifies that the
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statements set forth in this application are true and correct.
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....
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*fill in either (1), (2) or (3).
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Post office address to which ballot is mailed:
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...............
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(a-5) The application for a single vote by mail ballot
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transmitted electronically pursuant to Section 19-2.6 shall be
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substantively similar to the application for a vote by mail
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ballot for a single election and shall include:
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I swear or affirm that I am a voter with a print
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disability, and, as a result of this disability, I am
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making a request to receive a vote by mail ballot
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electronically so that I may privately and independently
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mark, verify, and print my vote by mail ballot.
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(a-6) The application for a vote by mail ballot for a
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single election shall include an option to apply for permanent
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vote by mail status in a form consistent with the requirements

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of subsection (b).
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(b) The application for permanent vote by mail status
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shall be substantially in the following form:
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APPLICATION FOR PERMANENT VOTE BY MAIL STATUS
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I am currently a registered voter and wish to apply for
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permanent vote by mail status.
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I state that I am a resident of .... in the municipality of
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.... in the county of ....; that I have resided at such address
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for at least 30 days; that I am lawfully entitled to vote at
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the .... election to be held on ....; and that I wish to vote
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by mail in:
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..... all subsequent elections that do not require a party
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designation.
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..... all subsequent elections, and I wish to receive a
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................... Party vote by mail ballot in
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elections that require a party designation.
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I hereby make application for an official ballot or
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ballots to be voted by me at such election, and I agree that I
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shall return such ballot or ballots to the official issuing
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the same prior to the closing of the polls on the date of the
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election or, if returned by mail, postmarked no later than
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election day, for counting no later than during the period for
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counting provisional ballots, the last day of which is the
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14th day following election day.
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Under penalties as provided by law under Section 29-10 of
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the Election Code, the undersigned certifies that the

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statements set forth in this application are true and correct.
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....
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Post office address to which ballot is mailed:
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...............
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(b-5) The application for permanent vote by mail ballots
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transmitted electronically pursuant to Section 19-2.6 shall be
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substantively similar to the application for permanent vote by
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mail status and shall include:
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I swear or affirm that I am a voter with a
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non-temporary print disability, and as a result of this
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disability, I am making a request to receive vote by mail
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ballots electronically so that I may privately and
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independently mark, verify, and print my vote by mail
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ballots.
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(c) However, if application is made for a primary election
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ballot, such application shall require the applicant to
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designate the name of the political party with which the
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applicant is affiliated. The election authority shall allow
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any voter on permanent vote by mail status to change his or her
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party affiliation for a primary election ballot by a method
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and deadline published and selected by the election authority.
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(d) If application is made electronically, the applicant
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shall mark the box associated with the above described
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statement included as part of the online application
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certifying that the statements set forth in the application
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under subsection (a) or (b) are true and correct, and a

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signature is not required.
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(e) Any person may produce, reproduce, distribute, or
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return to an election authority an application under this
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Section. If applications are sent to a post office box
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controlled by any individual or organization that is not an
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election authority, those applications shall (i) include a
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valid and current phone number for the individual or
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organization controlling the post office box and (ii) be
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turned over to the appropriate election authority within 7
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days of receipt or, if received within 2 weeks of the election
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in which an applicant intends to vote, within 2 days of
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receipt. Failure to turn over the applications in compliance
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with this paragraph shall constitute a violation of this Code
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and shall be punishable as a petty offense with a fine of $100
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per application. Removing, tampering with, or otherwise
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knowingly making the postmark on the application unreadable by
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the election authority shall establish a rebuttable
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presumption of a violation of this paragraph. Upon receipt,
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the appropriate election authority shall accept and promptly
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process any application under this Section submitted in a form
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substantially similar to that required by this Section,
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including any substantially similar production or reproduction
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generated by the applicant.
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(f) An election authority may combine the applications in
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subsections (a) and (b) onto one form, but the distinction
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between the applications must be clear and the form must

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provide check boxes for an applicant to indicate whether he or
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she is applying for a single election vote by mail ballot or
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for permanent vote by mail status.
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(Source: P.A. 102-15, eff. 6-17-21; 102-819, eff. 5-13-22;
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103-467, eff. 8-4-23.)

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