10 ILCS 5/6-53
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. 6-53)Sec. 6-53.         Any registered elector who changes his residence from one  address number or place to another within the same precinct, city or  village or incorporated town, may have his registration transferred to his  new address by making and signing an application for such change of  residence address upon a form to be provided by such board of election  commissioners. Such application may be made to the office of such board or  at any place designated in accordance with Section 6-51 of this Article.Upon receipt of such application the board of election commissioners or  officer, employee or deputy registrar designated by such board shall cause  the signature of the voter and the data appearing upon the application to  be compared with the signature and data on the registration record, and if  it appears that the applicant is the same person as the party previously  registered under that name, the transfer shall be made. In case the person  is unable to sign his name the board of election commissioners shall  require such person to execute the request in the presence of the board or  of its properly authorized representative, by his mark, and if satisfied of  the identity of the person, the board of election commissioners shall make  the transfer. The person in charge of the registration shall draw a line  through the last address, ward and precinct number on the original and  duplicate and write the new address, ward and precinct number on the  original and duplicate registration records.Any registered elector may transfer his registration only at any such  time as is provided by this Article for the registration of voters at the  office of the board. When a removal of a registered voter takes place from  one address to another within the same precinct within a period during  which such transfer of registration cannot be made, before any election or  primary, he shall be entitled to vote upon presenting to the judges of  election an affidavit of a change and having said affidavit supported by  the affidavit of a qualified voter who is a householder in the same  precinct. Suitable forms for this purpose shall be provided by the board of  election commissioners whose duty it is to conduct the election; and  thereupon the precinct election officials shall report to the board of  election commissioners the names of all such persons who have changed their  address and voted.The board of election commissioners may obtain information from utility  companies, city records, the post office or from other sources regarding  the removal of registered voters, and notify such voters that a transfer of  registration may be made in the manner provided by this section.If any person be registered by error in a precinct other than that in  which he resides, a transfer of registration to the precinct in which he  resides may be made in the manner provided by this section.Where a revision or rearrangement of precincts is made by the board of  election commissioners under the power conferred by Section 11-3 of  Article 11 of this Act, such board shall immediately transfer to the proper  precinct the registration of any voter affected by such revision or  rearrangement of precincts; make the proper notations on the cards in the  master and precinct files; and shall notify the registrant of such change.    (Source: Laws 1967, p. 3449.)