Illinois Gov. Pritzker receives bill that would make it easier for residents to change their names
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Currently, there is a lifetime ban on name changes for people who have been convicted of certain crimes in Illinois. Gov. Pritzker received a bill that would lift this restriction.
"We were really focused on the folks who, it’s a need, it’s like a life-or-death need, because of fears of abusive partners or their trafficker finding them again," Khadine Bennett of the American Civil Liberties Union of Illinois told the Chicago Tribune.
Under current law, there's a lifetime ban on name changes for people who have been convicted of identity theft or who are on state registries for certain crimes. Others convicted of crimes can face a 10-year waiting period to change a name.
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