Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Provides that 45 days prior to the scheduled discharge of a person committed to the custody of the Department of Corrections, the Department shall give the person: (1) information about voter registration and may distribute information prepared by the State Board of Elections and may enter into an interagency contract with the State Board of Elections to participate in the automatic voter registration program and be a designated automatic voter registration agency under the Election Code; and (2) information about registering to vote upon discharge from the correctional institution or facility if the person upon discharge would be homeless. Defines "homeless".

Statutes affected:
Introduced: 730 ILCS 5/3
Engrossed: 730 ILCS 5/3