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IL HB1902
Bill
Status
2/16/2021
Primary Sponsor
Deanne Mazzochi
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AI Summary
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Amends the voter registration process to require valid government-issued photo identification (driver's license, state ID card, or passport) when a voter's signature on the certificate does not match the signature on their registration card.
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Establishes that signatures in different formats (cursive versus printed writing) shall be considered non-matching for identification purposes.
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Removes the previous requirement for election judges to ask identification questions from the registration card if signatures do not match; instead, photo ID verification becomes the primary method.
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Retains existing protections allowing voters to refuse to provide their social security number without penalty or ballot challenge.
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Maintains provisions for voters whose registration cards cannot be located but whose names appear on the printed precinct register to vote upon providing affidavits.
Legislative Description
ELEC CODE-VOTER SIGNATURE
Last Action
Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
2/18/2022