Illinois Administrative Code

Section 150.98 Notice of Hearing The hearing examiner shall provide written notice to the parties not less than 10 business days prior to the hearing. The notice shall include the date, time and location of the hearing and be sent via fax and certified mail with a requested retur…

Section 201.10 Filing Times at the Office of the State Board of Elections a) All petitions for nomination to political party office required by law to be filed with the State Board of Elections relating to offices to be filled or for which party nominations are to be made at the …

Section 201.20 Determination of Nominating Petition's Official Time of Filing All nominating petitions received in the office of the State Board of Elections shall be deemed to have been filed in the following order: a) Petitions received in the first regular mail delivery on the…

Section 201.30 Filing Times for Objections and Withdrawals a) Objections to or withdrawals of nominating petitions filed with the State Board of Elections shall be received either in the principal office of the State Board of Elections in Springfield or at the permanent branch of…

Section 201.40 Simultaneous Filings for the Same Office – Lottery Simultaneous filings of candidate nominating petitions for the same office occur only at 8:00 a.m. on the first day of filing, and in the last hour of filing on the last day of filing. The lottery system to be used…

Section 202.10 Filing Times at the Office of the State Board of Elections a) All new political party petitions for the formation of that party and for the nomination of candidates to public office, and all independent candidate petitions, with regard to all General Elections to b…

Section 202.20 Determination of Nominating Petition's Official Time of Filing Petitions for nomination, when received in the principal office of the State Board of Elections, shall be deemed to have been filed in the following order: a) Petitions received in the first regular mai…

Section 202.30 Filing Times for Objections and Withdrawals a) Objections to or withdrawals of the new political party or independent candidate petitions filed with the State Board of Elections shall be received either in the principal office of the State Board of Elections in Spr…

Section 202.40 Simultaneous Filings for the Same Office –- Lottery Simultaneous filings of new political party petitions for full slates of candidates occur only at 8:00 a.m. on the first day of filing and in the last hour of filing on the last day of filing. The lottery system t…

Section 202.50 Nominating Petitions Filed with County Clerks (Repealed) (Source: Repealed at 40 Ill. Reg. 8818, effective June 20, 2016)

Section 203.10 Independent Candidate Nominating Petition Filing Periods in Certain Municipalities a) In municipalities, excluding the City of Chicago, not under the commission form of government, with a population of more than 5,000, independent candidates may file their nominati…

Section 203.20 Independent Candidate Nominating Petition Filing Periods in Certain Townships In a township of 5,000 or more inhabitants which is coextensive with or included wholly within a municipality not under commission form of municipal government, in a township of more than…

Section 203.30 Determination of Nominating Petition's Official Time of Filing Where, pursuant to the provisions of either Regulation 3-1 or 3-2, any petition is filed containing one or more independent candidates, in the time period of not more than 69 nor less than 59 days prior…

Section 203.40 Independent Candidate Nominating Petition Filing Periods in Municipalities Conducting Annual Partisan Elections (Emergency Expired) (Source: Emergency rule added at 7 Ill. Reg. 16064, effective November 17, 1983, for a maximum of 150 days)

Section 204.10 General Provisions Pursuant to Sections 24A-16 and 24A-17 of the Election Code [10 ILCS 5/24A-16 and 24A-17], no voting system shall be used in this State unless approved for use by the State Board of Elections in accordance with this Part. (Source: Amended at 29 I…

Section 204.100 Final Approval of Voting Systems a) The Board, on the basis of the application on file before it, the findings, conclusions and recommendations of the staff, any reports or additional documentation submitted by the applicant, and the demonstrated performance of th…

Section 204.110 Refusal to Grant Approval of Voting Systems Whenever the applicant fails to demonstrate, after the preliminary determination, the preliminary review or the full review, that the proposed voting system has the capability to fulfill the criteria prescribed in Sectio…

Section 204.120 Withdrawal of Approval of Voting Systems a) If, at any time subsequent to the Board's approval or interim approval of a voting system, the Board determines that the approved voting system fails to fulfill the criteria prescribed in Section 204.40, or the vendor fa…

Section 204.130 Subsequent Modification of Voting Systems Any modification or change in the description, nomenclature, specifications, characteristics or use of any voting system components that relates to the election process shall constitute a change in the approved voting syst…

Section 204.140 Monitoring of Voting Systems a) The staff of the Board shall have the authority and responsibility to test and monitor the use of approved voting systems to ensure that the system is operating according to specifications. Monitoring shall be conducted at times whe…

Section 204.150 Voting Systems in Use on the Effective Date of this Part (Repealed) (Source: Repealed at 29 Ill. Reg. 13734, effective August 25, 2005)

Section 204.160 Emergency Approval of a Voting System a) The Board shall have the authority, upon written request, to grant emergency approval of a voting system limited to one election. The emergency approval shall specify, at a minimum, the following: 1) The reason for the emer…

Section 204.170 Jurisdiction of Election Authority over Voting System's Personnel All persons, including programmers, systems analysts and machine operators, engaged in the counting of the ballots or in the planning for usage of tabulating or electronic equipment shall be deputiz…

Section 204.180 Number of Voting Booths The number of voting booths shall remain under the jurisdiction of the local election authority. (Source: Section 204.180 renumbered from Section 204.40 at 9 Ill. Reg. 10733, effective July 1, 1985)

Section 204.20 Definitions "Applicant" is any individual, public official, public body, trust, partnership, committee, association, corporation, vendor, user or any other organization or group of persons seeking to use or market any voting system or voting system component. "Comm…

Section 204.30 Jurisdiction Profile The Board shall develop and maintain for each election jurisdiction a jurisdiction profile that will be used to assess a voting system's capability to be utilized and maintained in the proposed election jurisdiction. The profile shall consist o…

Section 204.40 Criteria for Approval of Voting Systems a) A full review of each voting system shall be conducted to ensure that no voting system shall be approved unless it fulfills the following requirements as set forth in Section 24A-16 of the Election Code: 1) It enables a vo…

Section 204.50 Application for Approval of Voting Systems a) In order to obtain Board approval of a voting system, a written application must be made to the Board. The application shall, at a minimum, contain the following: 1) A general description of the proposed system. 2) The …

Section 204.55 Provision of the Voting System Computer Code a) All voting system vendors, whether currently providing an election authority with a voting system already approved by the State Board of Elections, submitting an application for approval of a voting system for the fir…

Section 204.60 Preliminary Determination and Review of the Proposed Voting Systems a) Upon the Board's receipt of a completed application requesting approval of a voting system and the appropriate application fee, a preliminary determination shall be made as to whether the propos…

Section 204.70 Full Review Procedures a) Board staff shall, after giving written notice, make an on-site inspection to review production and testing of equipment and to interview personnel involved in the development of the proposed voting system. b) Board staff shall prepare and…

Section 204.75 Review and Verification of Computer Code The State Board of Elections shall conduct a review in each jurisdiction in which it conducts a test of the vote counting equipment pursuant to Section 207.40 to verify that the Computer Code being utilized by the voting sys…

Section 204.80 Hearing to Consider Staff Review Report a) The Board shall conduct a hearing to consider the staff's review report. b) The applicant shall be given 21 days written notice of the date, time and location of the hearing. c) The Board shall provide the applicant the op…

Section 204.90 Interim Approval of Voting Systems a) If the Board, based upon the staff review report or any additional data submitted to it by the applicant pursuant to Section 204.80(c), preliminarily determines that the proposed voting system demonstrates the capability to ful…

Section 205.10 Voting by Unregistered Absent Illinois Resident for President and Vice-President Only a) A current Illinois resident, who except for being not registered is otherwise qualified to vote by absentee ballot, may make special application for absentee registration, whic…

Section 205.20 Voting by Registered Illinois Voter for President and Vice-President Only Who is Otherwise Disqualified From Voting Because of Move Preceding the Election All persons regularly registered to vote in the State of Illinois who have moved from their election precinct …

Section 206.10 Credential Issuance and General Rights – Township Primary and General Elections a) This regulation pertains only to municipal and township primary and general elections. b) For such elections, challengers and watchers shall hereinafter be classified as "pollwatcher…

Section 206.30 Qualifications and Allowable Number for School Districts and Community College District Elections a) For school district or community college district elections, challengers and watchers shall hereinafter be classified as "pollwatchers." b) The qualifications and a…

Section 206.40 Qualifications and Allowable Number for Park District Elections a) For park district general elections, challengers and watchers shall hereinafter be classified as "pollwatchers." b) The qualifications and allowable number of pollwatchers for a park district electi…

Section 207.10 Failure to Nominate Candidate Where an established political party and/or the members thereof fail to nominate a candidate for any office provided for in Article 7 of "The Election Code," this vacancy in nomination may be filled by the proper party committee of the…

Section 207.100 Requirements for Operator's Log a) The operator's log required by Section 24A-13 of the Election Code (Ill. Rev. Stat., 1985, ch. 46, par. 24A-13) shall be kept on and provide the information required by the State Board of Elections form devised for that purpose a…

Section 207.110 Requirements for Voter Information Tapes a) This Section implements Sections 4-8, 5-7, and 6-35 of the Election Code. b) Electronic data processing information containing voter registration information required to be furnished by election authorities to the State …

Section 207.120 Procedures for Election Night Equipment Failure a) If a component of an electronic voting system needs to be repaired or replaced during vote tabulation on election night because of a malfunction or failure to operate, or if a sensor of an optical scanning system …

Section 207.130 Testing Voting Systems The State Board of Elections shall, whenever possible, conduct the special tests of voting systems authorized by Section 24A-9 of the Election Code [10 ILCS 5/24A-9] on Board's own equipment at its principal office or its permanent branch of…

Section 207.140 Certification of Signature Imaging Systems a) A signature imaging system is a system of computer hardware and software which captures, stores and reproduces an image of a signature from an original document. b) Except for those signature imaging systems in use by …

Section 207.150 Receipt and Dissemination of Absentee Voting Information a) Sections 19-4 and 20-4 of the Election Code require the election authorities in Illinois to transmit to the State Board of Elections the name, street address, ward or township, and precinct number of ever…

Section 207.160 Attendance of Members at Board Meetings other than by Physical Presence Pursuant to the Open Meetings Act [5 ILCS 120], a quorum of Members of the Board must be physically present at the public and accessible location of any meeting of the Board and public notice …

Section 207.170 Definitions "Board" means the State Board of Elections created by the Code. "Code" means the Election Code [10 ILCS 5]. "Contact", as defined in Section 12A-35 of the Code, includes the following means of communication: telephone, electronic mail, facsimile machin…

Section 207.180 Candidate Statement Deadlines a) The Board shall publish, no later than the 45th day before a General Election in which a statewide candidate appears on the ballot, an Internet Voters' Guide. b) Notification shall go out to all candidates who have been certified b…

Section 207.20 Notice of Primary Election – County of 500,000 Or More a) In counties with a population of 500,000 or more, there shall be no requirement to post a notice of primary as provided in the Election Code (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1979, ch. 46, Article 7-15). b) This regulation s…