Section 5-710. Check of registrants; personal

1. A special door to door
  check of all the registered  voters  in  any  or  all  of  the  election
  districts  including  election  districts  previously  checked  shall be
  conducted in any year upon the written filed request of any  one  member
  of  the  board  of  elections.  The  board  of  elections shall employ a
  sufficient number of  employees  for  the  purpose  of  conducting  such
  checks.
    2.  The  board  shall  supply  such  employees with copies of the most
  recent registration list prepared for such election district under check
  as corrected by the board to reflect new registrations and cancellations
  occurring since the publication thereof. Such check shall  be  performed
  by  two  employees of the board representing the major political parties
  and they shall submit to the board of elections  on  or  before  a  date
  fixed  by the board, a report signed by each of them. Such signed report
  shall be accepted for all purposes as the equivalent  of  an  affidavit,
  and  if  it  contains  any  material  false statement, shall subject the
  persons who sign the report to the same penalties as if  each  had  been
  duly  sworn  and  such  provision shall be printed in bold type directly
  above the signature lines on such report. At  the  end  of  the  ensuing
  period of local registration in such years, the board of elections shall
  forthwith  prepare a supplementary list of all voters registered for the
  first time during such period of  local  registration  in  the  election
  districts  so  canvassed and shall direct the conduct of a similar check
  of all such voters.
    3. Whenever it appears from the report that a registered voter  is  no
  longer  qualified  the  board  shall proceed in the manner prescribed by
  section 5-402 of this article.