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104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2025 and 2026
HB2399

Introduced 2/4/2025, by Rep. Maurice A. West, II

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

10 ILCS 5/1A-16.5

Amends the Election Code. Provides that, no later than December 31,
2025, the State Board of Elections shall implement an application
programming interface to allow third-party organizations approved by the
State Board of Elections to submit complete voter registration
applications in a standardized data format. Makes conforming changes.
Effective immediately.
LRB104 09421 SPS 19481 b

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 1A-16.5 as follows:

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(10 ILCS 5/1A-16.5)
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Sec. 1A-16.5.
Online voter registration.
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(a) The State Board of Elections shall establish and
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maintain a system for online voter registration that permits a
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person to apply to register to vote or to update his or her
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existing voter registration. In accordance with technical
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specifications provided by the State Board of Elections, each
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election authority shall maintain a voter registration system
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capable of receiving and processing voter registration
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application information, including electronic signatures, from
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the online voter registration system established by the State
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Board of Elections.
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(b) The online voter registration system shall employ
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security measures to ensure the accuracy and integrity of
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voter registration applications submitted electronically
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pursuant to this Section.
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(b-5) No later than December 31, 2025, the State Board of
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Elections shall implement an application programming interface

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to allow third-party organizations approved by the State Board
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of Elections to submit complete voter registration
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applications in a standardized data format.
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(c) The Board may receive voter registration information
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provided by applicants using the State Board of Elections'
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website
or another electronic method approved by the State
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Board of Elections using an application programming interface
,
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may cross reference that information with data or information
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contained in the Secretary of State's database in order to
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match the information submitted by applicants, and may receive
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from the Secretary of State the applicant's digitized
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signature upon a successful match of that applicant's
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information with that contained in the Secretary of State's
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database.
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(d) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a person
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who is qualified to register to vote and who has an authentic
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Illinois driver's license or State identification card issued
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by the Secretary of State may submit an application to
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register to vote electronically on a website maintained by the
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State Board of Elections
or through another electronic method
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approved by the State Board of Elections using an application
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programming interface
.
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(e) An online voter registration application shall contain
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all of the information that is required for a paper
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application as provided in Section 1A-16 of this Code, except
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that the applicant shall be required to provide:

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(1) the applicant's full Illinois driver's license or
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State identification card number;
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(2) the last 4 digits of the applicant's social
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security number; and
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(3) the date the Illinois driver's license or State
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identification card was issued.
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(f) For an applicant's registration or change in
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registration to be accepted, the applicant shall mark the box
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associated with the following statement included as part of
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the online voter registration application:
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"By clicking on the box below, I swear or affirm all of the
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following:
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(1) I am the person whose name and identifying information
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is provided on this form, and I desire to register to vote in
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the State of Illinois.
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(2) All the information I have provided on this form is
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true and correct as of the date I am submitting this form.
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(3) I authorize the Secretary of State to transmit to the
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State Board of Elections my signature that is on file with the
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Secretary of State and understand that such signature will be
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used by my local election authority on this online voter
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registration application for admission as an elector as if I
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had signed this form personally.".
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(g) Immediately upon receiving a completed online voter
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registration application, the online voter registration system
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shall send, by electronic mail, a confirmation notice that the

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application has been received. Within 48 hours of receiving
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such an application, the online voter registration system
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shall send by electronic mail, a notice informing the
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applicant of whether the following information has been
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matched with the Secretary of State database:
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(1) that the applicant has an authentic Illinois
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driver's license or State identification card issued by
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the Secretary of State and that the driver's license or
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State identification number provided by the applicant
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matches the driver's license or State identification card
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number for that person on file with the Secretary of
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State;
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(2) that the date of issuance of the Illinois driver's
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license or State identification card listed on the
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application matches the date of issuance of that card for
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that person on file with the Secretary of State;
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(3) that the date of birth provided by the applicant
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matches the date of birth for that person on file with the
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Secretary of State; and
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(4) that the last 4 digits of the applicant's social
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security number matches the last 4 digits for that person
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on file with the Secretary of State.
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(h) If the information provided by the applicant matches
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the information on the Secretary of State's databases for any
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driver's license and State identification card holder and is
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matched as provided in subsection (g) above, the online voter

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registration system shall:
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(1) retrieve from the Secretary of State's database
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files an electronic copy of the applicant's signature from
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his or her Illinois driver's license or State
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identification card and such signature shall be deemed to
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be the applicant's signature on his or her online voter
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registration application;
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(2) within 2 days of receiving the application,
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forward to the county clerk or board of election
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commissioners having jurisdiction over the applicant's
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voter registration: (i) the application, along with the
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applicant's relevant data that can be directly loaded into
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the jurisdiction's voter registration system and (ii) a
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copy of the applicant's electronic signature and a
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certification from the State Board of Elections that the
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applicant's driver's license or State identification card
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number, driver's license or State identification card date
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of issuance, and date of birth and social security
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information have been successfully matched.
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(i) Upon receipt of the online voter registration
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application, the county clerk or board of election
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commissioners having jurisdiction over the applicant's voter
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registration shall promptly search its voter registration
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database to determine whether the applicant is already
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registered to vote at the address on the application and
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whether the new registration would create a duplicate

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registration. If the applicant is already registered to vote
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at the address on the application, the clerk or board, as the
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case may be, shall send the applicant by first class mail, and
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electronic mail if the applicant has provided an electronic
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mail address on the original voter registration form for that
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address, a disposition notice as otherwise required by law
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informing the applicant that he or she is already registered
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to vote at such address. If the applicant is not already
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registered to vote at the address on the application and the
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applicant is otherwise eligible to register to vote, the clerk
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or board, as the case may be, shall:
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(1) enter the name and address of the applicant on the
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list of registered voters in the jurisdiction; and
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(2) send by mail, and electronic mail if the applicant
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has provided an electronic mail address on the voter
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registration form, a disposition notice to the applicant
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as otherwise provided by law setting forth the applicant's
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name and address as it appears on the application and
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stating that the person is registered to vote.
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(j) An electronic signature of the person submitting a
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duplicate registration application or a change of address form
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that is retrieved and imported from the Secretary of State's
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driver's license or State identification card database as
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provided herein may, in the discretion of the clerk or board,
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be substituted for and replace any existing signature for that
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individual in the voter registration database of the county

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clerk or board of election commissioners.
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(k) Any new registration or change of address submitted
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electronically as provided in this Section shall become
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effective as of the date it is received by the county clerk or
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board of election commissioners having jurisdiction over said
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registration. Disposition notices prescribed in this Section
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shall be sent within 5 business days of receipt of the online
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application or change of address by the county clerk or board
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of election commissioners.
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(l) All provisions of this Code governing voter
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registration and applicable thereto and not inconsistent with
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this Section shall apply to online voter registration under
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this Section. All applications submitted on a website
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maintained by the State Board of Elections
or through another
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electronic method approved by the State Board of Elections
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using an application programming interface
shall be deemed
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timely filed if they are submitted no later than 11:59 p.m. on
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the 16th day prior to an election. After the registration
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period for an upcoming election has ended and until the 2nd day
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following such election, the web page containing the online
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voter registration form on the State Board of Elections
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website
and the home page of another electronic method
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approved by the State Board of Elections using an application
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programming interface
shall inform users of the procedure for
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grace period voting.
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(m) The State Board of Elections shall maintain a list of

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the name, street address, e-mail address, and likely precinct,
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ward, township, and district numbers, as the case may be, of
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people who apply to vote online through the voter registration
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system
or through another electronic method approved by the
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State Board of Elections using an application programming
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interface,
and those names and that information shall be
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stored in an electronic format on its website, arranged by
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county and accessible to State and local political committees.
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(n) The Illinois State Board of Elections shall develop or
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cause to be developed an online voter registration system able
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to be accessed by at least the top two most used mobile
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electronic operating systems by January 1, 2016.
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(o) (Blank).
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(p) Each State department that maintains an Internet
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website must include a hypertext link to the homepage website
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maintained and operated pursuant to this Section 1A-16.5. For
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the purposes of this Section, "State department" means the
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departments of State Government listed in Section 5-15 of the
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Civil Administrative Code of Illinois (General Provisions and
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Departments of State Government).
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(Source: P.A. 98-115, eff. 7-29-13; 98-756, eff. 7-16-14;
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98-1171, eff. 6-1-15; 99-522, eff. 6-30-16.)

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Section 99.
Effective date.
This Act takes effect upon
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becoming law.

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