Chapter 10 — ELECTIONS

(10 ILCS 5/17-25) (from Ch. 46, par. 17-25) Sec. 17-25. The days upon which the general elections for members of the House of Representatives of this State shall hereafter be held shall be holidays, and shall for all purposes whatever as regards the presenting for payment or acce…

(10 ILCS 5/17-26) (from Ch. 46, par. 17-26) Sec. 17-26. During the hours of election or a primary in any election precinct, or during the canvass of votes or of making returns thereof, no person shall bring, take, order or send into, or shall attempt to bring, take or send into a…

(10 ILCS 5/17-27) (from Ch. 46, par. 17-27) Sec. 17-27. The sale of liquor on national, State and local election days is governed by Section 6-14 of "An Act relating to alcoholic liquors", approved January 31, 1934, as now or hereafter amended. (Source: P.A. 82-783.)

(10 ILCS 5/17-28) (from Ch. 46, par. 17-28) Sec. 17-28. No person shall, prior to an election or primary, knowingly destroy or deface any list of candidates posted in accordance with the provisions of The Election Code, nor, during any election or primary, knowingly deface, tear …

(10 ILCS 5/17-29) (from Ch. 46, par. 17-29) Sec. 17-29. (a) No judge of election, pollwatcher, or other person shall, at any primary or election, do any electioneering or soliciting of votes or engage in any political discussion within any polling place, within 100 feet of any po…

(10 ILCS 5/17-3) (from Ch. 46, par. 17-3) Sec. 17-3. (a) Before voting begins, the ballot box shall be publicly opened and exhibited, and the judges shall see that no ballot is in such box; after which the box shall be locked and the key delivered to one of the judges, and shall …

(10 ILCS 5/17-30) (from Ch. 46, par. 17-30) Sec. 17-30. Except as provided herein, each county shall provide for and pay the costs and expenses of all elections within the county other than within the jurisdiction of a municipal Board of Election Commissioners, as well as the cos…

(10 ILCS 5/17-32) (from Ch. 46, par. 17-32) Sec. 17-32. (1) The following shall be added together to determine the total costs and expenses of an emergency referendum or special election not conducted at the time of a regular election reimbursed to the county or municipality unde…

(10 ILCS 5/17-33) (from Ch. 46, par. 17-33) Sec. 17-33. Each election authority shall render a bill to the State Board of Elections for the increase in compensation provided in Public Acts 81-850 and 81-1149, to the political subdivisions for the total costs and expenses of said …

(10 ILCS 5/17-4) (from Ch. 46, par. 17-4) Sec. 17-4. Each of 2 judges of the election shall keep a poll list, which shall contain a column headed "number", and another headed "names of voters". The name of each elector voting shall be entered upon each of the poll books by such j…

(10 ILCS 5/17-43) Sec. 17-43. Voting. (a) 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 conflict with the provisions of this Article 17, …

(10 ILCS 5/17-5) (from Ch. 46, par. 17-5) Sec. 17-5. The manner of voting shall be by ballot. The ballot shall be printed or written, or partly printed and partly written, and shall be in the form prescribed in Article 16 of this Act. (Source: P.A. 104-417, eff. 8-15-25.)

(10 ILCS 5/17-6) (from Ch. 46, par. 17-6) Sec. 17-6. The names of all candidates for which the elector intends to vote shall be written or printed upon the same ballot, and the office to which he or she desires each to be elected shall be designated upon the ballot in the manner …

(10 ILCS 5/17-7) (from Ch. 46, par. 17-7) Sec. 17-7. The judges of election of their respective election precincts or election districts shall have charge of the ballots and furnish them to the voter as herein set forth. (Source: Laws 1943, vol. 2, p. 1.)

(10 ILCS 5/17-8) (from Ch. 46, par. 17-8) Sec. 17-8. The county clerk shall provide in each polling place, so designated or provided a sufficient number of booths, which shall be provided with such supplies and conveniences, including shelves, pens, penholders, ink, blotters and …

(10 ILCS 5/17-9) (from Ch. 46, par. 17-9) Sec. 17-9. Any person desiring to vote shall give his name and, if required to do so, his residence to the judges of election, one of whom shall thereupon announce the same in a loud and distinct tone of voice, clear, and audible; the jud…

(10 ILCS 5/18-1) (from Ch. 46, par. 18-1) Sec. 18-1. The provisions of this Article 18 shall be applicable only to and in municipalities operating under Article 6 of this Act. At every election in any municipality operating under Article 6 of this Act, each of the political parti…

(10 ILCS 5/18-10) (from Ch. 46, par. 18-10) Sec. 18-10. Each batch of ten ballots counted by the judges of election shall, as soon as counted, read and tallied, be strung upon a strong string, thread or twine in the order in which they have been read; and each batch shall thus be…

(10 ILCS 5/18-100) Sec. 18-100. 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 5/18-11) (from Ch. 46, par. 18-11) Sec. 18-11. Whenever any proposition is submitted to a vote of the people and is printed or written upon the same ticket, with the names of candidates for office, the names, together with such proposition, shall be canvassed in the foll…

(10 ILCS 5/18-12) (from Ch. 46, par. 18-12) Sec. 18-12. If the tally sheet and returns should contain no heading for any proposition submitted, it shall be the duty of the tally judges to write into such tally sheets and returns the headings necessary in order to keep a correct t…

(10 ILCS 5/18-13) (from Ch. 46, par. 18-13) Sec. 18-13. When the canvass of the ballots has been completed, and the tally judges have announced to the judges the total number of votes received by each candidate, each of the judges of the election in turn shall then proclaim, in a…

(10 ILCS 5/18-14) (from Ch. 46, par. 18-14) Sec. 18-14. The judges of election shall make duplicate statements of the result of the canvass, which shall be written or partly written and partly printed. Each of the statements shall contain a caption stating the day on which, and t…

(10 ILCS 5/18-15) (from Ch. 46, par. 18-15) Sec. 18-15. The poll books shall be enclosed in an envelope, which shall then be securely sealed with sealing wax, or other adhesive material; and each of the judges shall write his name across every fold at which the envelope if unfast…

(10 ILCS 5/18-16) (from Ch. 46, par. 18-16) Sec. 18-16. Thereupon one of the judges of election shall take charge of the poll books and the key to the ballot box. Two of the judges shall each take one of the statements of the votes cast into his possession sealed up in the envelo…

(10 ILCS 5/18-18) (from Ch. 46, par. 18-18) Sec. 18-18. The costs and expenses of emergency referenda elections or special elections conducted by boards of election commissioners shall be paid as provided in Sections 17-30 and 17-32 of this Code. (Source: P.A. 81-814.)

(10 ILCS 5/18-2) (from Ch. 46, par. 18-2) Sec. 18-2. In any municipality operating under Article 6 of this Act, the election polls shall be open at 6:00 a.m., and continued open until 7:00 p.m., of the same day, at which time the polls shall be closed, and no judge shall be behin…

(10 ILCS 5/18-3) (from Ch. 46, par. 18-3) Sec. 18-3. (a) Before voting begins in such municipalities the ballot box shall be empty; and shall be opened and shown to those present to be empty, after which it shall be locked and the key delivered to one of the judges, and it shall …

(10 ILCS 5/18-4) (from Ch. 46, par. 18-4) Sec. 18-4. The official poll record provided for by sections 6-66 and 6-67 of Article 6 of this Act shall constitute the poll list, and poll books shall not be kept by judges of election. Where in respect to any municipality operating und…

(10 ILCS 5/18-40) Sec. 18-40. Voting equipment. (a) 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 conflict with the provisions of this Ar…

(10 ILCS 5/18-5) (from Ch. 46, par. 18-5) Sec. 18-5. Any person desiring to vote and whose name is found upon the register of voters by the person having charge thereof, shall then be questioned by one of the judges as to his nativity, his term of residence at present address, pr…

(10 ILCS 5/18-5.1) (from Ch. 46, par. 18-5.1) Sec. 18-5.1. The provisions of Section 17-13, insofar as they may be made applicable to voters with disabilities in elections under the jurisdiction of boards of election commissioners, shall be applicable herein. (Source: P.A. 99-143…

(10 ILCS 5/18-6) (from Ch. 46, par. 18-6) Sec. 18-6. The provisions of Section 17-23 of this Code, insofar as applicable to pollwatchers in elections under the jurisdiction of boards of election commissioners, shall be applicable herein. (Source: P.A. 80-1090.)

(10 ILCS 5/18-7) (from Ch. 46, par. 18-7) Sec. 18-7. Said judges of election shall have authority and it shall be their duty to keep the peace, and to cause any person to be arrested for any breach of the peace or for any breach of election laws, or any interference with the prog…

(10 ILCS 5/18-8) (from Ch. 46, par. 18-8) Sec. 18-8. As soon as the poll of an election shall have been finally closed, the judges of election, in their several precincts, shall immediately, and at the place of the poll, proceed to canvass the vote so cast. Such canvass shall not…

(10 ILCS 5/18-9) (from Ch. 46, par. 18-9) Sec. 18-9. The judges of election shall first count the whole number of ballots in the box. If the ballots shall be found to exceed the number of applications for ballot, they shall reject the ballots, if any, found folded inside of a bal…

(10 ILCS 5/18-9.1) (from Ch. 46, par. 18-9.1) Sec. 18-9.1. 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 not l…

(10 ILCS 5/18-9.2) (from Ch. 46, par. 18-9.2) Sec. 18-9.2. 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 jurisdictions …

(10 ILCS 5/18A-10) Sec. 18A-10. Sealing and transporting provisional ballots. (a) Upon the closing of the polls, 2 election judges not of the same political party shall return to the county clerk or board of election commissioners the unopened sealed securable container containin…

(10 ILCS 5/18A-15) Sec. 18A-15. Validating and counting provisional ballots. (a) The county clerk or board of election commissioners shall complete the validation and counting of provisional ballots within 14 calendar days of the day of the election. The county clerk or board of …

(10 ILCS 5/18A-2) Sec. 18A-2. Application of Article. In addition to and notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, the procedures in this Article shall govern provisional voting. (Source: P.A. 93-574, eff. 8-21-03.)

(10 ILCS 5/18A-20) Sec. 18A-20. Provisional voting verification system. In conjunction with each county clerk or board of election commissioners, the State Board of Elections shall establish a uniform free access information system by which a person casting a provisional ballot m…

(10 ILCS 5/18A-218) Sec. 18A-218. Interpretation of Article 18A. The Sections of this Article following this Section shall be supplemental to all other provisions of this Article and are intended to provide procedural requirements for the implementation of the provisions of this …

(10 ILCS 5/18A-218.10) Sec. 18A-218.10. Definitions relating to provisional ballots. (a) As used in this Article: "Citywide or villagewide office" means an office elected by the electors of an entire municipality. "Correct precinct" means the precinct containing the addresses at …

(10 ILCS 5/18A-218.20) Sec. 18A-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 …

(10 ILCS 5/18A-218.30) Sec. 18A-218.30. Counting procedures for provisional ballots cast in an incorrect precinct within a different election authority's jurisdiction. (a) The election authority having possession of the provisional ballot shall first notify the election authority…

(10 ILCS 5/18A-218.40) Sec. 18A-218.40. Follow-up procedures for provisional ballots. 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…

(10 ILCS 5/18A-5) Sec. 18A-5. Provisional voting; general provisions. (a) A person who claims to be a registered voter is entitled to cast a provisional ballot under the following circumstances: (1) The person's name does not appear on the official list of eligible voters for the…

(10 ILCS 5/19-1) (from Ch. 46, par. 19-1) Sec. 19-1. Any qualified elector of the State of Illinois having duly registered where such registration is required may vote at such election as hereinafter in this Article provided. Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, this Article …

(10 ILCS 5/19-10) (from Ch. 46, par. 19-10) Sec. 19-10. Pollwatchers may be appointed to observe early voting procedures and view all reasonably requested records relating to the conduct of the election, provided the secrecy of the ballot is not impinged, at the office of the ele…