10 ILCS 5/6-56
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 10 - ELECTIONS|10 ILCS 5/ - Election Code.|Article 6 - Registration Of Electors In Certain Cities, Villages And Incorporated Towns

 (from Ch. 46, par. 6-56)Sec. 6-56.   Not more than 30 nor less than 28 days before any election  under this Article, all owners, managers, administrators or operators of hotels, lodging  houses, rooming houses, furnished apartments or facilities licensed or  certified under  the Nursing Home Care Act, which house 4 or more  persons, outside the members of the family of such owner, manager, administrator or  operator, shall file with the board of election commissioners a report,  under oath, together with one copy thereof, in such form as may be  required by the board of election commissioners, of the names and  descriptions of all lodgers, guests or residents claiming a voting residence at the  hotels, lodging houses, rooming houses, furnished apartments,  or facility  licensed or certified under the Nursing Home Care Act, the Specialized Mental Health Rehabilitation Act of 2013, the ID/DD Community Care Act, or the MC/DD Act under  their control. In counties having a population of 500,000 or more such  report shall be made on forms mailed to them by the board of election  commissioners. The board of election commissioners shall sort and  assemble the sworn copies of the reports in numerical order according to  ward and according to precincts within each ward and shall, not later  than 5 days after the last day allowed by this Article for the filing of  the reports, maintain one assembled set of sworn duplicate reports  available for public inspection until 60 days after election days.  Except as is otherwise expressly provided in this Article, the board  shall not be required to perform any duties with respect to the sworn  reports other than to mail, sort, assemble, post and file them as  hereinabove provided.Except in such cases where a precinct canvass is being conducted by  the Board of Election Commissioners prior to a Primary or Election, the  board of election commissioners shall compare the original copy of each  such report with the list of registered voters from such addresses.  Every person registered from such address and not listed in such report  or whose name is different from any name so listed, shall immediately  after the last day of registration be sent a notice through the United  States mail, at the address appearing upon his registration record card,  requiring him to appear before the board of election commissioners on  one of the days specified in Section 6-45 of this Article and show  cause why his registration should not be cancelled. The provisions of  Sections 6-45, 6-46 and 6-47 of this Article shall apply to such  hearing and proceedings subsequent thereto.Any owner, manager or operator of any such hotel, lodging house,  rooming house or furnished apartment who shall fail or neglect to file  such statement and copy thereof as in this Article provided, may, upon  written information of the attorney for the election commissioners, be  cited by the election commissioners or upon the complaint of any voter  of such city, village or incorporated town, to appear before them and  furnish such sworn statement and copy thereof and make such oral  statements under oath regarding such hotel, lodging house, rooming house  or furnished apartment, as the election commissioners may require. The  election commissioners shall sit to hear such citations on the Friday of  the fourth week preceding the week in which such election is to be held.  Such citation shall be served not later than the day preceding the day  on which it is returnable.  (Source: P.A. 98-104, eff. 7-22-13; 99-180, eff. 7-29-15.)