10 ILCS 5/6-59
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. 6-59)Sec. 6-59.         The Board of Election Commissioners on its own initiative,  or upon order of the circuit court, shall at all times have authority to  conduct investigations and to make canvasses of the registered voters in  any precinct or precincts within its jurisdiction either by the methods  provided in this Article or at other times and by other methods than  those prescribed herein. However, the Board of Election Commissioners  shall, at least  once in every 2 years, conduct a verification of voter registrations  and shall cause the cancellation of registration  of persons who have ceased to be qualified voters.  Such verification shall  be accomplished by one of the following methods:  (1) precinct canvass conducted  by 2 qualified persons of opposite party affiliation appointed by the Board  of Election Commissioners or (2) written request sent to each registered  voter by first class mail, not forwardable or (3) an alternative method  of verification submitted in writing to and approved by The State Board  of Elections at a public meeting not less than 60 days prior to the date  on which the Board of Election Commissioners has fixed for implementation  of that method of verification; provided, said Board shall submit to the  State Board of Elections a written statement of the results obtained by  use of such alternative method within 30 days of the completion of the verification.   If, upon  the basis of investigations or canvasses, the board shall be of the  opinion that any person registered under this Article is not a qualified  voter or has ceased to be a qualified voter, it shall send a notice  through the United States mail to such person, requiring him to appear  before such board at a time specified in such notice, not less than 10  nor more than 30 days after the mailing of such notice and show cause  why his registration should not be cancelled. If such a person does not  appear, his registration shall be cancelled. If such a person does  appear he shall make an affidavit and shall be heard in the manner  provided by Section 6-45 of this Article, and if his registration is  cancelled as a result of such a hearing, he shall be entitled to a  hearing in the circuit court and to an appeal to the Supreme Court in  the manner provided by Section 6-52 of this Article.Whenever the Board of Election Commissioners acting under authority  of this section conducts a canvass of the registered voters in any  precinct or precincts and the board designates canvassers to conduct the  canvass, the board shall appoint as canvassers persons affiliated with  the leading political parties in like manner as judges of election are  appointed under the provisions of Section 14-4 of this Act; provided  that in each precinct in counties of 500,000 inhabitants or more, one  canvasser may be appointed from outside such precinct if not enough  other qualified persons who reside within the precinct can be found to  serve as canvasser in such precinct. The one canvasser so appointed to  serve in any precinct in which he is not entitled to vote prior to the  election must be entitled to vote elsewhere within the ward or township  which includes within its boundaries the precinct in which such  canvasser is appointed and such canvasser must be otherwise qualified.The canvassers, so appointed by virtue of this section, shall comply  with the provisions of Sections 6-40 and 6-41 relative to the mailing  and leaving of notices at the addresses of persons whose right to vote  in the precinct or precincts is questioned.    (Source: P.A. 81-1433.)