10 ILCS 5/19-3
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 10 - ELECTIONS|10 ILCS 5/ - Election Code.|Article 19 - Voting by Mail

 (from Ch. 46, par. 19-3)Sec. 19-3. Application for a vote by mail ballot.(a) The  application for a vote by mail ballot for a single election shall be substantially in the  following form:APPLICATION FOR VOTE BY MAIL BALLOTTo be voted at the .... election in the County of .... and State of  Illinois, in the .... precinct of the (1) *township of .... (2) *City of  .... or (3) *.... ward in the City of ....I state that I am a resident of the .... precinct of the (1)  *township of .... (2) *City of .... or (3) *.... ward in the city of  .... residing at .... in such city or town in the county of .... and  State of Illinois; that I have lived at such address for .... month(s)  last past; that I am lawfully entitled to vote in such precinct at the  .... election to be held therein on ....; and that I wish to vote by vote by mail ballot.I hereby make application for an official ballot or ballots to be  voted by me at such election, and I agree that I shall return such ballot or ballots to the  official issuing the same prior to the closing of the polls on the date  of the election or, if returned by mail, postmarked no later than election day, for counting no later than during the period for counting provisional ballots, the last day of which is the 14th day following election day.I understand that this application is made for an official vote by mail ballot or ballots to be voted by me at the election specified in this application and that I must submit a separate application for an official vote by mail ballot or ballots to be voted by me at any subsequent election.Under penalties as provided by law pursuant to Section 29-10 of the  Election Code, the undersigned certifies that the statements set forth  in this application are true and correct.....*fill in either (1), (2) or (3).Post office address to which ballot is mailed:..............................................................(b) The application for permanent vote by mail status shall be substantially in the following form:APPLICATION FOR PERMANENT VOTE BY MAIL STATUSI am currently a registered voter and wish to apply for permanent vote by mail status.I state that I am a resident of the City of .... residing at .... in such city in the county of .... and State of Illinois; that I have lived at such address for .... month(s) last past; that I am lawfully entitled to vote in such precinct at the .... election to be held therein on ....; and that I wish to vote by vote by mail ballot in:..... all subsequent elections that do not require a         party designation...... all subsequent elections, and I wish to receive a         ................... Party vote by mail ballot in elections that require a party designation.I hereby make application for an official ballot or ballots to be voted by me at such election, and I agree that I shall return such ballot or ballots to the official issuing the same prior to the closing of the polls on the date of the election or, if returned by mail, postmarked no later than election day, for counting no later than during the period for counting provisional ballots, the last day of which is the 14th day following election day.Under penalties as provided by law under Section 29-10 of the Election Code, the undersigned certifies that the statements set forth in this application are true and correct..... Post office address to which ballot is mailed:..............................................................(c) However, if application is made for a primary election ballot, such  application shall require the applicant to designate the name of the political party with which  the applicant is affiliated. The election authority shall allow any voter on permanent vote by mail status to change his or her party affiliation for a primary election ballot by a method and deadline published and selected by the election authority.(d) If application is made electronically, the applicant shall mark the box associated with the above described statement included as part of the online application certifying that the statements set forth in the application under subsection (a) or (b) are true and correct, and a signature is not required.(e) Any person may produce, reproduce, distribute, or return to an election authority an application under this Section. If applications are sent to a post office box controlled by any individual or organization that is not an election authority, those applications shall (i) include a valid and current phone number for the individual or organization controlling the post office box and (ii) be turned over to the appropriate election authority within 7 days of receipt or, if received within 2 weeks of the election in which an applicant intends to vote, within 2 days of receipt. Failure to turn over the applications in compliance with this paragraph shall constitute a violation of this Code and shall be punishable as a petty offense with a fine of $100 per application. Removing, tampering with, or otherwise knowingly making the postmark on the application unreadable by the election authority shall establish a rebuttable presumption of a violation of this paragraph. Upon receipt, the appropriate election authority shall accept and promptly process any application under this Section submitted in a form substantially similar to that required by this Section, including any substantially similar production or reproduction generated by the applicant.(f) An election authority may combine the applications in subsections (a) and (b) onto one form, but the distinction between the applications must be clear and the form must provide check boxes for an applicant to indicate whether he or she is applying for a single election vote by mail ballot or for permanent vote by mail status. (Source: P.A. 102-15, eff. 6-17-21.)