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Code · Illinois · Chapter 10 — ELECTIONS · Act 5

Sec. 20-13. If otherwise qualified to vote, any person not covered by Section 20-2, 20-2.

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Sec. 20-13. If otherwise qualified to vote, any person not covered by Section 20-2, 20-2.1, or 20-2.2 of this Article who is not registered to vote and who is temporarily absent from his county of residence, may make special application to the election authority having jurisdiction over his precinct of permanent residence, not less than 5 days before a presidential election, for a vote by mail ballot to vote for the president and vice-president only. Such application shall be furnished by the election authority and shall be in substantially the following form:
SPECIAL VOTE BY MAIL BALLOT APPLICATION (For use by non-registered Illinois residents temporarily absent from the county to vote for the president and vice-president only) AFFIDAVIT 1. I hereby request a vote by mail ballot to vote for the president and vice-president only ......... (insert date of general election)
2. I am a citizen of the United States and a permanent resident of Illinois.
3. I have maintained, and still maintain, a permanent abode in Illinois for the past .......... years at: .......... (House) .......... (Number) .......... (Street) ..........
(City).......... (Village) ..........
4. I will not be able to regularly register in person as a voter because .................... (Give reason for temporary absence such as "Student", "Temporary job transfer", etc.)
5. I was born .......... (Month) ..........
(Day)..........
(Year)in .................... (State or County);
6. To be filled in only by a person who is foreign-born (If answer is "yes" in either a. or b. below, fill in appropriate information in c.):
a. One or both of my parents were United States citizens at the time of my birth? ( ) YES ( ) NO b. My United States citizenship was derived through an act of the Congress of the United States? ( ) YES ( ) NO c. The name of the court issuing papers and the date thereof upon which my United States citizenship was derived is .................... located in ..........
(City).......... (State) on .......... (Month) ..........
(Day)..........
(For persons who derived citizenship through papers issued through a parent or spouse, fill in the following)
(1)My parents or spouse's name is:
......... (First) .......... (Middle) ..........
(2)........ (Month) ..........
(Day)..........
is the date of my marriage or my age at which time I derived my citizenship.
7. I am not registered as a voter in any other county in the State of Illinois or in any other State.
8. I am not requesting a ballot from any other place and am not voting in any other manner in this election and I have not voted and do not intend to vote in this election at any other address. I request that you mail my ballot to the following address:
(Print name and complete mailing address)
.........................................
.........................................
.........................................
9. Under penalties as provided by law pursuant to Article 29 of the Election Code, the undersigned certifies that the statements set forth in this application are true and correct.
......................
Signature of Applicant
The procedures set forth in Sections 20-4 through 20-12 of this Article, insofar as they may be made applicable, shall be applicable to vote by mail voting under this Section.
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