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<title>Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for SB 1696   </title>
<shortdesc>ELECTIONS REGISTRATION</shortdesc>
<sponsor>
<sponsorhead1>Senate Sponsors</sponsorhead1><sponsors>Sen. Terry Link-Kwame Raoul-Martin A. Sandoval</sponsors>
<sponsorhead2>House Sponsors</sponsorhead2><altsponsors>(Rep. Julie Hamos and Robin Kelly)</altsponsors>
</sponsor>
<lastaction>
<statusdate>1/9/2007</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
</lastaction>
<synopsis>
<synopsistitle></synopsistitle>
<reference>10 ILCS 5/4-16</reference><aliasreference>from Ch. 46, par. 4-16</aliasreference><reference>10 ILCS 5/4-105 new</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><reference>10 ILCS 5/5-23</reference><aliasreference>from Ch. 46, par. 5-23</aliasreference><reference>10 ILCS 5/5-105 new</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><reference>10 ILCS 5/6-54</reference><aliasreference>from Ch. 46, par. 6-54</aliasreference><reference>10 ILCS 5/6-105 new</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><SynopsisText>Amends the Election Code. Requires first time voters who registered by mail to vote in person unless they first provide specified types of documents identifying their name and address. Permits a registered voter whose name has changed but who lives in the same precinct to vote after making an affidavit at the polling place as to his or her identity and registration (now, only if the name change occurred at certain times and only if another voter attests to his or her identity). Requires the election authority to treat the affidavit as a request to register under the new name.</SynopsisText></synopsis>
<actions>
<statusdate>2/24/2005</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Filed with Secretary by Sen. Terry Link</action>
<statusdate>2/24/2005</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>First Reading</action>
<statusdate>2/24/2005</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Referred to Rules</action>
<statusdate>3/2/2005</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Assigned to Local Government</action>
<statusdate>3/9/2005</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Do Pass Local Government;  010-000-000</action>
<statusdate>3/9/2005</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 10, 2005</action>
<statusdate>3/16/2005</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Second Reading</action>
<statusdate>3/16/2005</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 17, 2005</action>
<statusdate>4/8/2005</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Kwame Raoul</action>
<statusdate>4/8/2005</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Martin A. Sandoval</action>
<statusdate>4/8/2005</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000</action>
<statusdate>4/8/2005</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Arrived in House</action>
<statusdate>4/8/2005</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading</action>
<statusdate>4/8/2005</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Chief House Sponsor Rep. Julie Hamos</action>
<statusdate>4/8/2005</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>First Reading</action>
<statusdate>4/8/2005</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>4/20/2005</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Assigned to Executive Committee</action>
<statusdate>4/28/2005</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Robin Kelly</action>
<statusdate>5/13/2005</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>1/9/2007</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
</actions>
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