Illinois Statutes Chapter 10. Elections § 5/5-16. Docket of applications; hearings; affidavits; subpoenas

§ 5-16. A docket of all applications to the County Clerk, whether such application shall be made for the purpose of being registered, or restored, or for the purpose of erasing a name on the register or for completing registration shall be made out in the order of the towns, wards, districts, precincts as the case may be. The County Clerk shall sit to hear such applications between the hours of ten o'clock a.m. and nine o'clock p.m. on Thursday, Friday and Saturday of the third week preceding the week in which such April 10, 1962 Primary Election is to be held, and thereafter the County Clerk shall sit to hear such applications between the hours of ten o'clock a.m. and nine o'clock p.m. on Thursday, Friday and Saturday of the second week prior to the week in which any county, city, town, village or incorporated town election is to be held. At the request of either party to such applications, the Clerk shall issue subpoenas to witnesses to appear at such hearings, and witnesses may be sworn and examined upon the hearing of said applications. Each person appearing in response to an application to have a name erased shall deliver to the County Clerk a written affidavit, which shall be, in substance, in the words and figures following:

“I do solemnly swear that I am a citizen of the United States; that I do reside and have resided in the State of Illinois since the ․․․․ day of ․․․․ and in the county of ․․․․ in said State, since the ․․․․ day of ․․․․ and in the ․․․․ precinct of the ․․․․ ward, in the city, village or incorporated town of ․․․․ or in the ․․․․ district town of ․․․․ in said county and State, since the ․․․․ day of ․․․․ and that I am ․․․․ years of age; that I am the identical person registered in said precinct under the name I subscribe hereto.”

This answer shall be signed and sworn to or affirmed before any person authorized to administer oaths or affirmations. The decision on each application shall be announced at once after hearing, and a minute made thereof, and when an application to be registered or to be restored to such register or to complete registration shall be allowed, the said County Clerk shall cause a minute to be made upon the original and duplicate registration records withdrawn.

All applications under this Section and hearings as hereinafter provided may be heard by deputy county clerks specially designated by the County Clerk for this purpose, and a decision by such deputies so designated, shall become the decision of the County Clerk, upon approval by the County Clerk.