# 26 Ill. Adm. Code 216.30: Section 216.30 Receipt of Voter Registration Applications

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## Section

- **Citation:** 26 Ill. Adm. Code 216.30
- **Heading:** Section 216.30 Receipt of Voter Registration Applications
- **Jurisdiction:** Illinois
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Illinois Administrative Code / Title 26 ELECTIONS / CHAPTER I: STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS / Part 216 REGISTRATION OF VOTERS / Section 216.30 Receipt of Voter Registration Applications

## Text

Section 216
Section 216.30  Receipt of
Voter Registration Applications
a)         This Section implements Sections 4, 5, 6, and 7 of the
National Voter Registration Act of 1993 (42 U.S.C. Sections 1973gg-2, gg-3,
gg-4, and gg-5) and the order of the Circuit Court of Cook County entered May
1, 1996 in Or, et al., v. Edgar, et al. 95 CO 246 and 95 CO 248 (Consolidated).
b)         Each election authority is authorized and directed to accept
Voter Registration Applications tendered to it under circumstances complying
with the provisions of the National Voter Registration Act of 1993, by the
Secretary of State, designated agencies, county clerks and Board of Election
Authorities and their employees and deputy registrars, township supervisors,
county commissioners of counties not under township organization, recruitment
offices of the United States Department of Defense and individual applicants
using the United States Postal Service.
c)         Each Voter Registration Application  so accepted shall be
processed by the election authority according to the provisions of the National
Voter Registration Act of 1993, and each Voter Registration Application
acknowledged by an election authority shall entitle the applicant to vote in
all elections conducted in the State of Illinois under the Illinois Election
Code.
d)         Each election authority shall acknowledge every Voter
Registration Application and Voter Registration Card  which conforms to the
requirements of the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 and this Part
submitted by qualified voters as defined by 10 ILCS 5/3-1.  Voter Registration
Applications and Voter Registration Cards not conforming to the requirements of
the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 shall be processed according to
this Part.

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