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104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2025 and 2026
HB4611

Introduced 2/3/2026, by Rep. Maurice A. West, II

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

10 ILCS 5/1A-16.5

Amends the Election Code. Provides that, no later than January 1,
2028, the State Board of Elections shall develop or cause to be developed
an additional option within the online voter registration system that
permits a person who is eligible to register to vote and has a social
security number but does not have an Illinois driver's license or State
identification card to apply to register to vote or to update an existing
voter registration by uploading a completed voter registration form. Sets
forth procedures for the processing of online registration forms by a
county clerk or board of election commissioners.
LRB104 17961 SPS 31398 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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(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, may cross reference that information with data or
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information contained in the Secretary of State's database in
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order to match the information submitted by applicants, and
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may receive from the Secretary of State the applicant's
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digitized signature upon a successful match of that
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applicant's information with that contained in the Secretary
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of State's 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.
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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 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 shall inform users of the procedure for grace period
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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 and those names and that information shall be stored in
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an electronic format on its website, arranged by county and
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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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(n-5) No later than January 1, 2028, the State Board of
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Elections shall develop or cause to be developed an additional
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option within the online voter registration system that

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permits a person who is eligible to register to vote and has a
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social security number but does not have an Illinois driver's
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license or State identification card to apply to register to
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vote or to update an existing voter registration by uploading
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a completed voter registration form that satisfies the
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requirements set forth in Section 1A-16.
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The State Board may collect additional information through
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the online registration process set forth in this subsection,
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including additional contact information, such as an address,
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phone number, or email address.
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The State Board shall mark the date an online registration
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was received under this subsection and within 2 days of
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receiving the application, forward to the county clerk or
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board of election commissioners having jurisdiction over the
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applicant's voter registration the application, along with any
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additional relevant data from the applicant.
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The county clerk or board of election commissioners shall
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accept and process any form received from the State Board of
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Elections under this subsection.
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The county clerk or board of election commissioners may
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adopt procedures for processing the voter registration forms
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received under subsection.

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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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