Illinois Administrative Code

Section 213.40 Personnel − Cyber Navigators a) The Board shall take steps to pursue entering into an interagency agreement with DoIT to provide cyber security personnel resources for an election jurisdiction cyber assistance program. These personnel will be known as Cyber Navigat…

Section 213.50 Participation in Cyber Navigator Program In order for an election authority to be eligible for funds from the 2018 HAVA Election Security Grant, the jurisdiction must participate in the Cyber Navigator Program. Election authorities participating in the Cyber Naviga…

Section 216.10 Applicability a) This Part implements the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 (42 U.S.C. Sections 1973gg et seq.) and the order of the Circuit Court of Cook County entered May 1, 1996 in Or, et al., v. Edgar, et al. 95 CO 246 and 95 CO 248 (Consolidated). b) Th…

Section 216.100 Designation of Chief State Election Official a) This Section implements Section 10 of the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 (42 U.S.C. Section 1973gg-8). b) The Executive Director of the Illinois State Board of Elections is designated as the Chief State Elec…

Section 216.110 Address Confidentiality Program Participants a) Definitions. As used in this Section: "ACP" or "Program" means the address confidentiality program administered by the Office of the Attorney General pursuant to the Address Confidentiality for Victims of Domestic Vi…

Section 216.20 Definitions "Applicant" – An applicant for purposes of this Part is a person who: appears in person to request the Secretary of State of Illinois to issue a driver's license, including renewals and change of address or an identification card; appears in person to s…

Section 216.30 Receipt of Voter Registration Applications a) This Section implements Sections 4, 5, 6, and 7 of the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 (42 U.S.C. Sections 1973gg-2, gg-3, gg-4, and gg-5) and the order of the Circuit Court of Cook County entered May 1, 1996 in…

Section 216.40 Maintaining Voter Records a) This Section implements Section 8 of the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 (42 U.S.C. Sections 1973gg-5 and gg-6) and the order of the Circuit Court of Cook County entered May 1, 1996 in Orr, et al. v. Edgar, et al., 95-CO-246 and…

Section 216.50 Canceling Voter Registrations a) This Section implements Section 8 of the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 (42 U.S.C Sections 1973gg-5 and gg-6) and the order of the Circuit Court of Cook County entered May 1, 1996 in Or, et al., v. Edgar, et al. 95 CO 246 a…

Section 216.60 Forms a) This Section implements Sections 5, 6, 7 and 8 of the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 (42 U.S.C. Sections 1973gg-3, gg-4, gg-5 and gg-6) and the order of the Circuit Court of Cook County entered May 1, 1996 in Or, et al., v. Edgar, et al. 95 CO 246…

Section 216.70 Processing Voter Registration Applications a) The State Board of Elections shall, and all persons accepting from applicants Voter Registration Applications are encouraged to, transmit executed applications to the election authority: 1) not more than ten days after …

Section 216.80 Documenting Transactions a) Each election authority shall generate and keep the following information from the registration activities it conducts: 1) the total number of Voter Registration Applications and Voter Registration Cards received, from whatever source, b…

Section 216.90 Voting a) Voters shall vote at the polling place for the precinct where they reside, except that: 1) a voter who moves without notice to the election authority to a different residence still within the same election jurisdiction (territory under the control, for vo…

Section 216.EXHIBIT A Voter Registration Application-Illinois ILLINOIS VOTER REGISTRATION APPLICATION YOU CAN USE THIS FORM TO: (If you are not a citizen, do not continue) ˜ apply to register to vote in the State of Illinois TO REGISTER YOU MUST: ˜ change your address on your vot…

Section 217.10 Applicability a) This Part implements that portion of Section 16-5.01 of the Election Code. b) This Part is applicable to those municipalities that have chosen to adopt a system of ranked balloting to be used in the consolidated election by qualified members of the…

Section 217.20 Definitions "Contested Primary" shall have the meaning ascribed by Section 7-12(10)(a) of the Code for established political party primaries or Sections 3.1-20-45, 3.1-25-20, 5-2-18.5, 5-2-18.7 and 5-2-19 of the Municipal Code, as applicable to non-partisan primari…

Section 217.30 Issuance of Ballots a) A ranking ballot shall be issued to any qualified person requesting a ballot. The qualified persons must maintain or have maintained a residence within the municipality immediately prior to the person being located outside of the United State…

Section 217.40 Ballots a) All ranking ballots used under this Part shall include only those municipal and township offices scheduled to be voted on by the individual voter of the issuing municipality at the election in question. b) The ballot form shall contain a blank line horiz…

Section 217.50 Tabulation of Ranking Ballots a) All ranking ballots shall be remade on a ballot of the same type that is used by in-precinct voters in the election authority's jurisdiction. Except as provided in this Section, the ballots shall be processed in the same manner as t…

Section 218.10 General Provisions This Part implements Article 18A of the Election Code, setting forth procedures to be followed when counting provisional ballots (see Section 18A-5 of the Code) that were voted and cast in a precinct other than the precinct in which the provision…

Section 218.20 Counting Procedures for Provisional Ballots Cast in an Incorrect Precinct (Within the Same Election Authority's Jurisdiction) a) The election authority shall: 1) transmit to the State Board of Elections the provisional voter's identifying information and voting jur…

Section 218.30 Counting Procedures for Provisional Ballots Cast in an Incorrect Precinct (Within a Different Election Authority's Jurisdiction) a) Incorrect Precinct is Located in the Same County as the County Where the Voter is Registered The election authority having possession…

Section 218.40 Follow-up Procedures The original provisional ballot cast by the voter shall be stored separately from other ballots voted in the election and shall be preserved in the same manner as original ballots that had to be remade for other reasons, such as a damaged ballo…

Section 219.10 General Provisions This Part implements Section 22-6 of the Election Code [10 ILCS 5/22-6], setting forth procedures and requirements for the implementation of the electronic canvass (eCanvass). a) No later than 22 days after each election, each election authority …

Section 219.20 Office, Candidate and Party ID Numbers a) Offices and candidates that are certified by the State Board of Elections will have ID numbers assigned to them by SBEL. In most cases, office ID numbers will not change except in the event that reapportionment requires an …

Section 219.30 File Specification and Export Procedures a) GEMS Tabulation Software. Jurisdictions must prepare a standard text file export to be uploaded to the eCanvass system with the following settings: 1) Label: A jurisdiction may name this export whatever it likes, as long …

Section 219.40 New System Requirements In order to facilitate accurate calculations for signature requirements, it is necessary to have ballot style level data from within each precinct. When precincts are split, there is no way to accurately attribute the portion of ballots cast…

Section 219.APPENDIX A Illinois eCanvass File Format Master File Record Structure Column Start Length Date Type Ballot Style Precinct Party 1 2 Record Type (Integer) Record Type = 1 Record Type = 2 Record Type = 3 3 7 Unique System Id (Integer) Ballot Style ID [1] Precinct ID [6]…

Section 300.10 General Provisions a) Sections 1A-16.1, 1A-16.2, 1A-16.5, and 1A-16.7 of the Election Code [10 ILCS 5/1A-16.1, 1A-16.2, 1A-16.5, and 1A-16.7] require the State Board of Elections to establish an automatic voter registration program. b) This Part, pursuant to the Co…

Section 300.20 Definitions As used in this Part: "Attestation" means a provision included on the voter registration application that meets the requirements of Code Section 1A-16.2, is affirmed by the applicant, and is made under penalty of perjury. "Board", "State Board", or "SBE…

Section 300.30 State Board of Elections and Local Election Authority Requirements The State Board and election authorities will implement the following procedures in the administration of automatic voter registration: a) State Board 1) The SBE will not accept, store, or maintain …

Section 300.40 Designated Automatic Voter Registration Agencies a) When identified in Code Section 1A-16.2(g), an agency is a designated automatic voter registration agency. The agency will implement automatic voter registration in accordance with the applicable section of the jo…

Section 310.10 Automatic Voter Registration; Department of Employment Security Each designated automatic voter registration agency shall, pursuant to an interagency contract and jointly adopted rules with the State Board of Elections, agree to participate in an automatic voter re…

Section 410.10 General Provisions This Part implements Sections 4-33, 5-43, and 6-79 of the Election Code [10 ILCS 5] which require that the State Board of Elections shall certify that the system used by the election authority complies with the standards set forth in the respecti…

Section 410.100 Consolidation of Certification Process If more than one election authority uses or seeks to use a computer-based voter registration system, Board staff will consolidate, with respect to the system vendor, any certification standards verification processes required…

Section 410.110 Contents of Certification Standards The computer-based voter registration system certification standards will be developed by SBE in consultation with federal recommendations, election and cybersecurity industry standards, and statutory requirements. The certifica…

Section 410.120 Blackout Periods Board staff may identify blackout periods throughout the year during which the Board will not engage in certification standards verification processes absent extraordinary circumstances. Any blackout periods will be published on the Board website.

Section 410.20 Definitions As used in this Part: "Board" means the Illinois State Board of Elections. "Code" means the Election Code [10 ILCS 5]. "Computer-Based Voter Registration System" or "system" means a system developed pursuant to Code Section 4-33, 5-43, or 6-79 that is c…

Section 410.30 Requirements for the Use of Computer-Based Voter Registration Systems The Board will not certify a computer-based voter registration system for use under Code Section 4-33, 5-43, or 6-79 unless the system meets the requirements set forth in the applicable Section a…

Section 410.40 Procedure for Certification The Board will certify and allow access to the statewide voter registration database by a computer-based voter registration system in accordance with the following procedures: a) For a computer-based voter registration system that has ne…

Section 410.50 Security of Data in Transit The Board will ensure that data is protected in transit between the computer-based voter registration system and the statewide database. Election authorities are responsible for securing data while it is within their local systems and wh…

Section 410.60 Recertification a) To continue to be certified for use under Code Section 4-33, 5-43, or 6-79, a computer-based voter registration system must successfully be found by Board staff and reported at a meeting of the Board that the system meets the certification standa…

Section 410.70 Required Notifications to the Board and Procedures Following Security Breach a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, every election authority and vendor is required to notify the Board: 1) as soon as practicable, but in no case more than 5 business days, fol…

Section 410.80 Revocation of Access to the Statewide Database; Decertification a) In the case of an immediate threat to the security of voter data, Board staff may immediately revoke access to the statewide database without notice. The Board will give notice of the revocation to …

Section 410.90 Approval After Decertification and Revocation a) Following revocation of access to the statewide database under Section 410.80(d), a computer-based voter registration system will not be granted access to the statewide database again until the applicable procedures …

Section 115.10 Scope Except as otherwise specifically exempted, this Part applies to all persons who attend Illinois Emergency Management Agency sponsored conferences.

Section 115.20 Definitions "Director" means the Director of the Illinois Emergency Management Agency. "IEMA" means the Illinois Emergency Management Agency.

Section 115.30 Exemptions a) All employees of IEMA and conference speakers shall be exempt from the fee specified in Section 115.40. These individuals are still required to register for the conference. b) The Director may exempt individuals from the fee specified in Section 115.4…

Section 115.40 Registration and Fees a) Individuals attending IEMA-sponsored conferences shall register as instructed by IEMA. Online registration will be provided through IEMA's website (https://www.illinois.gov/iema). b) Unless specifically exempted, conference fees are require…

Section 120.10 Purpose and Scope a) This Part establishes the criteria for State grants to not-for-profit organizations at high risk of threats, attacks, or acts of terrorism. The grants shall be used to assist the not-for-profit organizations in preventing, preparing for, or res…