Chapter 10 — ELECTIONS

(10 ILCS 5/14-3.2) (from Ch. 46, par. 14-3.2) Sec. 14-3.2. In addition to the list provided for in Section 14-3.1, the chair of the county central committee, or each ward committeeperson in a municipality of 500,000 or more inhabitants, of each of the 2 leading political parties …

(10 ILCS 5/14-4) (from Ch. 46, par. 14-4) Sec. 14-4. The leading political party represented by a minority of all the commissioners in the board shall be entitled to 2 of the judges in each precinct with an even number, and 3 of the judges in each precinct with an odd number, and…

(10 ILCS 5/14-4.1) (from Ch. 46, par. 14-4.1) Sec. 14-4.1. The Board of Election Commissioners shall establish a training course for judges of election. The curriculum of such course shall be approved by the Board. A suitable certificate shall be issued by the Board to each stude…

(10 ILCS 5/14-4.5) Sec. 14-4.5. Time off from work to serve as election judge. Any person who is appointed as an election judge under Section 13-1 or 13-2 may, after giving his or her employer at least 20 days' written notice, be absent from his or her place of work for the purpo…

(10 ILCS 5/14-5) (from Ch. 46, par. 14-5) Sec. 14-5. After the judges are selected and have agreed to serve as provided in Sections 14-1 to 14-4, inclusive, then a report of such selections shall be made and filed in the court, and application shall then be made by the board to t…

(10 ILCS 5/14-5.1) (from Ch. 46, par. 14-5.1) Sec. 14-5.1. Each judge of election shall be identified as such by a suitable badge or label authorized and issued by the board of election commissioners that: (1) clearly states it is authorized by the board of election commissioners…

(10 ILCS 5/14-5.2) (from Ch. 46, par. 14-5.2) Sec. 14-5.2. For each precinct in which there are 2 teams of judges, the board of election commissioners shall designate 2 of the judges of election, one from each political party, as holdover judges. The holdover judges shall be on d…

(10 ILCS 5/14-6) (from Ch. 46, par. 14-6) Sec. 14-6. If, in any municipality operating under Article 6 of this Act, any judge shall not be present after the expiration of 15 minutes from the time to open the polls, or within 15 minutes from the time of closing the polls in the ca…

(10 ILCS 5/14-7) (from Ch. 46, par. 14-7) Sec. 14-7. Immediately after the confirmation of such judges by the circuit court, the Board of Election Commissioners shall notify each judge of election of his appointment and shall immediately mail to the judge of election his commissi…

(10 ILCS 5/14-8) (from Ch. 46, par. 14-8) Sec. 14-8. At least 60 days prior to the next election occurring immediately after the expiration of the term of office of the judges, the election commissioners shall cause judges of election again to be selected, who shall be selected, …

(10 ILCS 5/14-9) (from Ch. 46, par. 14-9) Sec. 14-9. In all municipalities operating under Article VI of this Act, judges of election shall receive the compensation specified in Section 13-10 in accordance with the population of the county as in said Section specified. When any j…

(10 ILCS 5/15-1) (from Ch. 46, par. 15-1) Sec. 15-1. (a) Except in municipalities operating under Article 6 of this Act, the county board shall provide a sufficient number of ballot boxes, with secure locks and keys, at the expense of the county, for the several precincts and dis…

(10 ILCS 5/15-2) (from Ch. 46, par. 15-2) Sec. 15-2. The said ballot boxes shall be delivered to and kept by the judges of election, and by them kept and delivered over to their successors. (Source: Laws 1943, vol. 2, p. 1.)

(10 ILCS 5/15-3) (from Ch. 46, par. 15-3) Sec. 15-3. The county clerk shall provide, at the expense of the county, proper blanks, poll books and other necessary election blanks for each precinct and district in his county, and cause a suitable number thereof to be delivered to th…

(10 ILCS 5/15-4) (from Ch. 46, par. 15-4) Sec. 15-4. (a) In municipalities operating under Article 6 of this Act the Board of Election Commissioners shall provide all necessary ballot boxes and all registration record cards, forms of affidavits, forms of notices, certificates of …

(10 ILCS 5/15-6) Sec. 15-6. Precinct tabulation optical scan technology voting equipment. If the election authority has adopted the use of Precinct Tabulation Optical Scan Technology voting equipment pursuant to Article 24B of this Code, and the provisions of the Article are in c…

(10 ILCS 5/16-1) (from Ch. 46, par. 16-1) Sec. 16-1. In all elections hereafter to be held in this state for public officers, the voting shall be by ballots printed and distributed at public expense as provided in this article and no other ballots shall be used. (Source: P.A. 80-…

(10 ILCS 5/16-10) (from Ch. 46, par. 16-10) Sec. 16-10. The judges of election shall cause not less than one of such cards to be posted in each voting booth provided for the preparation of ballots, and not less than four of such cards to be posted in and about the polling places …

(10 ILCS 5/16-11) Sec. 16-11. Precinct tabulation optical scan technology voting equipment. If the election authority has adopted the use of Precinct Tabulation Optical Scan Technology voting equipment pursuant to Article 24B of this Code, and the provisions of the Article are in…

(10 ILCS 5/16-3) (from Ch. 46, par. 16-3) Sec. 16-3. (a) The names of all candidates to be voted for in each election district or precinct shall be printed on one ballot, except as is provided in Sections 16-6, 16-6.1, and 21-1.01 of this Code and except as otherwise provided in …

(10 ILCS 5/16-4.1) (from Ch. 46, par. 16-4.1) Sec. 16-4.1. Ballots; Form; Consolidated Elections. This Section shall apply only to the consolidated primary election, and the consolidated election, except as otherwise expressly provided herein. The ballot for the nomination or ele…

(10 ILCS 5/16-5) (from Ch. 46, par. 16-5) Sec. 16-5. For all elections to which this article applies, the county clerks, in their respective counties, shall have charge of the printing of the ballots for all elections, including referenda, and shall furnish them to the judges of …

(10 ILCS 5/16-5.01) (from Ch. 46, par. 16-5.01) Sec. 16-5.01. (a) Except as otherwise provided in this Code, the election authority shall, at least 46 days prior to the date of any election at which federal officers are elected and 45 days prior to any other regular election, hav…

(10 ILCS 5/16-6) (from Ch. 46, par. 16-6) Sec. 16-6. Whenever one or more proposals for amendment of the constitution or the calling of a constitutional convention or any combination thereof is or are to be voted upon by the people, the proposition or propositions for the adoptio…

(10 ILCS 5/16-6.1) (from Ch. 46, par. 16-6.1) Sec. 16-6.1. In elections held pursuant to the provisions of Section 12 of Article VI of the Constitution relating to retention of judges in office, the form of the proposition to be submitted for each candidate shall be as provided i…

(10 ILCS 5/16-7) (from Ch. 46, par. 16-7) Sec. 16-7. Whenever a public question is to be submitted to be voted upon and has been initiated and certified in accordance with Article 28 of this Code, the election authorities to whom the question is certified shall print the question…

(10 ILCS 5/16-9) (from Ch. 46, par. 16-9) Sec. 16-9. The election authorities shall prepare full instructions for the guidance of voters at each election as to obtaining ballots, as to the manner of marking them and the method of gaining assistance and as to obtaining new ballots…

(10 ILCS 5/17-1) (from Ch. 46, par. 17-1) Sec. 17-1. The polls shall be opened at the hour of 6:00 a.m. and continued open until 7:00 p.m. of the same day, at which time the polls shall be closed; but if the judges shall not attend at the hour of six o'clock in the morning, or if…

(10 ILCS 5/17-10) (from Ch. 46, par. 17-10) Sec. 17-10. (a) Whenever, at any election, in any precinct, any person offering to vote is not personally known to the judges of election to have the qualifications required in this Act, if his vote is challenged by a legal voter at suc…

(10 ILCS 5/17-100) Sec. 17-100. Definition of a vote. (a) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, for the purpose of this Article, a person casts a valid vote on a punch card ballot when: (1) A chad on the card has at least one corner detached from the card; (2) The fibers of pa…

(10 ILCS 5/17-11) (from Ch. 46, par. 17-11) Sec. 17-11. On receipt of his ballot the voter shall forthwith, and without leaving the inclosed space, retire alone, or accompanied by children as provided in Section 17-8, to one of the voting booths so provided and shall prepare his …

(10 ILCS 5/17-12) (from Ch. 46, par. 17-12) Sec. 17-12. The ballot shall be folded by the voter and delivered to one of the judges of election; and if the judge is satisfied that the person offering the vote is a legal voter, the judges of election shall enter the name of the vot…

(10 ILCS 5/17-13) (from Ch. 46, par. 17-13) Sec. 17-13. (a) In the case of an emergency, as determined by the State Board of Elections, or if the Board determines that all potential polling places have been surveyed by the election authority and that no accessible polling place, …

(10 ILCS 5/17-13.5) Sec. 17-13.5. Curbside voting. Election authorities may establish curbside voting for individuals to cast a ballot during early voting or on election day. An election authority's curbside voting program shall designate at least 2 election judges from opposite …

(10 ILCS 5/17-14) (from Ch. 46, par. 17-14) Sec. 17-14. Any voter who declares upon oath, properly witnessed and with his or her signature or mark affixed, that he or she requires assistance to vote by reason of blindness, physical disability or inability to read, write or speak …

(10 ILCS 5/17-15) (from Ch. 46, par. 17-15) Sec. 17-15. (a) Any person entitled to vote at a general or special election or at any election at which propositions are submitted to a popular vote in this State, shall, on the day of such election, be entitled to absent himself from …

(10 ILCS 5/17-16) (from Ch. 46, par. 17-16) Sec. 17-16. If the voter marks more candidates than there are persons to be elected to an office, or if for any reason it is impossible to determine the voter's choice for any office to be filled, his ballot shall not be counted for suc…

(10 ILCS 5/17-16.1) (from Ch. 46, par. 17-16.1) Sec. 17-16.1. Except as otherwise provided in this Code, write-in votes shall be counted only for persons who have filed notarized declarations of intent to be write-in candidates with the proper election authority or authorities no…

(10 ILCS 5/17-17) (from Ch. 46, par. 17-17) Sec. 17-17. After the opening of the polls no adjournment shall be had nor shall any recess be taken, until all the votes cast at such election have been counted and the result publicly announced, except that when necessary one judge at…

(10 ILCS 5/17-18) (from Ch. 46, par. 17-18) Sec. 17-18. Immediately upon closing the polls the judges shall proceed to canvass the votes polled. They shall first count the whole number of ballots in the box. If 2 or more ballots are folded together so as to appear to have been ca…

(10 ILCS 5/17-18.1) (from Ch. 46, par. 17-18.1) Sec. 17-18.1. Wherever the judicial retention ballot to be used in any general election contains the names of more than 15 judges on a separate paper ballot, the County Clerk or Board of Election Commissioners as the case may be, sh…

(10 ILCS 5/17-19) (from Ch. 46, par. 17-19) Sec. 17-19. (Repealed). (Source: P.A. 77-1762. Repealed by P.A. 89-700, eff. 1-17-97.)

(10 ILCS 5/17-19.2) (from Ch. 46, par. 17-19.2) Sec. 17-19.2. Where a vacancy in nomination is filled pursuant to Section 7-61 or Section 10-11, the vote by mail votes cast for the original candidate on the first ballot shall not be counted. For this purpose, in those jurisdictio…

(10 ILCS 5/17-2) (from Ch. 46, par. 17-2) Sec. 17-2. Upon opening the polls one of the judges of election shall make proclamation of the same, and at least 30 minutes before the closing of the polls proclamation shall be made in like manner that the polls will be closed in half a…

(10 ILCS 5/17-20) (from Ch. 46, par. 17-20) Sec. 17-20. When the canvass of the ballots has been completed, the tally judges shall announce to the judges the total number of votes received by each candidate; each judge of the election shall proclaim in a loud voice the total numb…

(10 ILCS 5/17-21) (from Ch. 46, par. 17-21) Sec. 17-21. When the votes shall have been examined and counted, the judges shall set down on a sheet or return form to be supplied to them, the name of every person voted for, written or printed at full length, the office for which suc…

(10 ILCS 5/17-22) (from Ch. 46, par. 17-22) Sec. 17-22. The judges of election shall make the tally sheet and certificate of results in triplicate. If, however, the number of established political parties, as defined in Section 10-2, exceeds 2, one additional copy shall be made f…

(10 ILCS 5/17-22.1) (from Ch. 46, par. 17-22.1) Sec. 17-22.1. Whenever a substitute judge is designated pursuant to Section 13-7 or Section 14-6 of this Act, the remaining judges shall sign a certificate setting forth the pertinent facts and shall transmit such certificate to the…

(10 ILCS 5/17-23) (from Ch. 46, par. 17-23) Sec. 17-23. Pollwatchers in a general election shall be authorized in the following manner: (1) Each established political party shall be entitled to appoint two pollwatchers per precinct. Such pollwatchers must be affiliated with the p…

(10 ILCS 5/17-24) (from Ch. 46, par. 17-24) Sec. 17-24. All elections in cities, villages and incorporated towns which may have heretofore adopted or may hereafter adopt Article 6 of this Act shall be held in accordance with the provisions of said Article and Articles 14 and 18 a…