Illinois Compiled Statutes 55 ILCS 5/3-15003.3 – Voter registration; county jails
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Terms Used In Illinois Compiled Statutes 55 ILCS 5/3-15003.3
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
Upon discharge of a person who is eligible to vote from a county jail, the county jail shall provide the person with a voter registration application. Each election authority shall collaborate with the county jail within the jurisdiction of the election authority to facilitate voter registration for voters eligible to vote in that county who are confined or detained in the county jail. A county jail shall provide a voter registration application to any person in custody at the jail who requests an application and is eligible to vote.