SB 1370 Illinois Senate · 96th Regular Session

SOS-VOTER REGISTRATION

Summary
Amends the Illinois Identification Card Act and the Illinois Vehicle Code. Replaces language regarding the use of driver services facilities as temporary places of voter registration with language providing that: applicants for driver's licenses and State identification cards at driver services facilities shall be asked if they wish to apply to register to vote; it is the responsibility of an applicant to determine whether he or she is legally eligible to vote; applicants who apply to register to vote shall complete a voter registration application which the Secretary of State shall forward to the appropriate local election authority; applicants who do not wish to apply to register to vote shall sign a declination statement; and the Secretary of State shall maintain a database of all persons who complete voter registration applications at driver services facilities.
Bill status failed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2009
Committee Review
May 2009
Senate Passage
Mar 2009
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Mar 26, 2009 Last action Jan 12, 2011
Floor votes · Senate Mar 26, 2009

How they voted

53–0
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 55
Mar 26, 2009
D Democratic34
33 Yea 1
97% Yea
R Republican21
20 Yea 1
95% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
21
Key actions
2
Committee
6
May 8, 2009
Committee
Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
lower
Apr 14, 2009
Committee
Assigned to Elections & Campaign Reform Committee
lower
Mar 27, 2009
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Mar 26, 2009
Introduced
Arrived in House
lower
Mar 26, 2009
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (53-0-2)
senate
Feb 25, 2009
Upper · Passed
Do Pass Elections; 009-000-000
upper
Feb 18, 2009
Committee
Assigned to Elections
upper
Feb 10, 2009
Committee
Referred to Assignments
upper
0 primary · 1 co-sponsor

Sponsors

No sponsor information available.