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HB3036 • 2026
ELEC CD-REGISTRATION FORM AGE
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ELEC CD-REGISTRATION FORM AGE
Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
Assigned to Ethics & Elections
Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy
Assigned to Ethics & Elections
Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Janet Yang Rohr
First Reading
Referred to Rules Committee
ELEC CD-REGISTRATION FORM AGE
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Full Text of HB3036 Home Legislation Full Text HB3036 - 104th General Assembly Bill Status Full Text Votes Witness Slips Select Menu Bill Status Full Text Votes Witness Slips Printer Friendly Version Introduced Printer Friendly Version Introduced Open PDF 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 HB3036 Introduced 2/6/2025, by Rep. Janet Yang Rohr SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 10 ILCS 5/3-6 Amends the Election Code. Provides that a person who is otherwise qualified to vote may preregister to vote on or after that person's 15th birthday (rather than 16th birthday). Provides that a person who is 15 years of age or older (rather than 16 years of age or older) shall be deemed competent to execute and attest to any voter registration forms. Provides that a person may use an instruction permit issued by the Secretary of State as a valid form of identification under the provision. LRB104 11878 SPS 21969 b A BILL FOR HB3036 LRB104 11878 SPS 21969 b 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 Section 3-6 as follows: 6 (10 ILCS 5/3-6) 7 Sec. 3-6. Voting and registration age. 8 (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a person 9 who is 17 years old on the date of a caucus, general primary 10 election, or consolidated primary election and who is 11 otherwise qualified to vote is qualified to vote at that 12 caucus, general primary, or consolidated primary, including 13 voting a vote by mail, grace period, or early voting ballot 14 with respect to that general primary or consolidated primary, 15 if that person will be 18 years old on the date of the 16 immediately following general election or consolidated 17 election for which candidates are nominated at that primary. 18 (b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a person 19 who is otherwise qualified to vote may preregister to vote on 20 or after that person's 15th 16th birthday, with the 21 registration application held in abeyance by the State Board 22 of Elections until that individual attains the required age to 23 vote, at which time the State Board of Elections shall HB3036 - 2 - LRB104 11878 SPS 21969 b 1 transmit the registration application to the applicable 2 election authority. Preregistration under this subsection (b) 3 shall be completed using the online voter registration system, 4 as provided in Section 1A-16.5, or an electronic voter 5 registration portal with an automatic voter registration 6 agency, as provided in Section 1A-16.7. 7 (c) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, an 8 individual who is 17 years of age, will be 18 years of age on 9 the date of the immediately following general or consolidated 10 election, and is otherwise qualified to vote shall be deemed 11 eligible to circulate a nominating petition or a petition 12 proposing a public question. 13 (d) For the purposes of this Code, a person who is 15 16 14 years of age or older shall be deemed competent to execute and 15 attest to any voter registration forms. A person may use an 16 instruction permit issued by the Secretary of State as a valid 17 form of identification under this subsection. 18 (e) References in this Code and elsewhere to the 19 requirement that a person must be 18 years old to vote shall be 20 interpreted in accordance with this Section. 21 (Source: P.A. 103-467, eff. 1-1-24 .) Footer Disclaimer This site is maintained for the Illinois General Assembly by the Legislative Information System, 705 Stratton Building, Springfield, Illinois 62706. Contact ILGA Webmaster ILGA.gov uses cookies to ensure you get the best experience on our website. By continuing to browse ILGA.gov you consent to our use of cookies. Read About Cookies ILGA.GOV 2026 ILGA.gov | All Rights Reserved | ADA | Disclaimers | Learn This site is maintained for the Illinois General Assembly by the Legislative Information System, 705 Stratton Building, Springfield, Illinois 62706. 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