Chapter 10, ELECTIONS

(10 ILCS 5/5-29) (from Ch. 46, par. 5-29) Sec. 5-29. Upon application to vote, except as hereinafter provided for absent electors, each registered elector shall sign his name or make his mark as the case may be, on a certificate substantially as follows: "Certificate of Registere…

(10 ILCS 5/5-29.01) (from Ch. 46, par. 5-29.01) Sec. 5-29.01. The provisions of this Article 5, so far as they require the registration of voters as a condition to their being allowed to vote shall not apply to persons otherwise entitled to vote, who are, at the time of the elect…

(10 ILCS 5/5-3) (from Ch. 46, par. 5-3) Sec. 5-3. The Board of County Commissioners shall appoint the place of registry in each precinct for any precinct registration under Section 5-17 of this Article 5. Such place or places shall be in the most public, orderly and convenient po…

(10 ILCS 5/5-30) (from Ch. 46, par. 5-30) Sec. 5-30. Upon application to vote at a general primary election each registered elector shall sign his name or mark and write his address on a certificate substantially the same as that used in the general election except that it shall …

(10 ILCS 5/5-31) (from Ch. 46, par. 5-31) Sec. 5-31. All challenged voters affidavits made before the judges of election under provisions of sections 5-29 and 5-30 of this article 5 shall be immediately returned to the office of the county clerk. Such affidavits, before being so …

(10 ILCS 5/5-34) (from Ch. 46, par. 5-34) Sec. 5-34. The official poll record provided by sections 5-29 and 5-30 of this article 5 shall constitute the poll list, and poll books shall not be kept by clerks of election. Where in this article 5, reference is made to poll lists or p…

(10 ILCS 5/5-35) (from Ch. 46, par. 5-35) Sec. 5-35. The officers of registration selected to conduct registrations under Section 5-17 shall be paid at the rate set out below: Registration officers selected to conduct registration and canvass under Section 5-17 shall be paid at a…

(10 ILCS 5/5-36) (from Ch. 46, par. 5-36) Sec. 5-36. In the event that the voters of any city, village or incorporated town (in any county having a population of 500,000 or more) which has adopted Articles 6, 14 and 18 of this Act (or the Act of which they are a continuation) sha…

(10 ILCS 5/5-37) (from Ch. 46, par. 5-37) Sec. 5-37. It shall be the duty of the Board of Election Commissioners to do, and cause to be done all things required of them by Section 5-36 of this Article 5. (Source: Laws 1963, p. 2532.)

(10 ILCS 5/5-37.1) (from Ch. 46, par. 5-37.1) Sec. 5-37.1. If any area becomes subject to a board of election commissioners by reason of annexation to a city, village or incorporated town subject to such a board or ceases to be subject to a board of election commissioners by reas…

(10 ILCS 5/5-38) (from Ch. 46, par. 5-38) Sec. 5-38. All laws in conflict with this Article 5 shall no longer be applicable to the electors residing in the territorial limits where this Article 5 is in effect, but all laws and parts of laws not inconsistent with the provisions of…

(10 ILCS 5/5-39) (from Ch. 46, par. 5-39) Sec. 5-39. During the hours of registration or revision of registration no person shall bring, take, order or send into, or shall attempt to bring, take or send into any place of registration or revision of registration, any distilled or …

(10 ILCS 5/5-4) (from Ch. 46, par. 5-4) Sec. 5-4. The County Clerk shall be ex-officio the registration officer of such county and shall have full charge and control of the registration of voters within such county where this Article 5 is in effect. The clerk and a duly appointed…

(10 ILCS 5/5-43) Sec. 5-43. Computerization of voter records. (a) The State Board of Elections shall design a registration record card that, except as otherwise provided in this Section, shall be used in duplicate by all election authorities in the State adopting a computer-based…

(10 ILCS 5/5-5) (from Ch. 46, par. 5-5) Sec. 5-5. For the purpose of registering voters under this Article 5, in addition to the method provided for precinct registration under Sections 5-6 and 5-17 of this Article 5, the office of the county clerk shall be open between 9:00 a. m…

(10 ILCS 120/5-5) Sec. 5-5. Redistricting. (a) In any redistricting plan pursuant to Article IV, Section 3 of the Illinois Constitution, Legislative Districts and Representative Districts shall be drawn, subject to subsection (d) of this Section, to create crossover districts, co…

(10 ILCS 5/5-50) Sec. 5-50. Grace period. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Code to the contrary, each election authority shall establish procedures for the registration of voters and for change of address during the period from the close of registration for an election…

(10 ILCS 5/5-6) (from Ch. 46, par. 5-6) Sec. 5-6. Subject to the provisions of Section 5-19 of this Article 5, in addition to the registration authorized at the offices of the County Clerk, city clerk, town clerk, incorporated town clerk and village clerk under Section 5-5 of thi…

(10 ILCS 5/5-7) (from Ch. 46, par. 5-7) Sec. 5-7. The county clerk shall provide a sufficient number of blank forms for the registration of electors which shall be known as registration record cards and which shall consist of loose leaf sheets or cards, of suitable size to contai…

(10 ILCS 5/5-7.01) (from Ch. 46, par. 5-7.01) Sec. 5-7.01. If an applicant for registration reports a permanent physical disability which would require assistance in voting, the county clerk shall mark all his registration cards in the right margin on the front of the card with a…

(10 ILCS 5/5-7.02) (from Ch. 46, par. 5-7.02) Sec. 5-7.02. Upon the issuance of a voter's identification card for persons with disabilities as provided in Section 19-12.1, the county clerk shall cause the identification number of such card to be clearly noted on all the registrat…

(10 ILCS 5/5-7.03) (from Ch. 46, par. 5-7.03) Sec. 5-7.03. The State Board of Elections shall design a registration record card which, except as otherwise provided in this Section, shall be used in triplicate by all election authorities in the State, except those election authori…

(10 ILCS 5/5-8) (from Ch. 46, par. 5-8) Sec. 5-8. The County Clerk shall supply Deputy Registrars, Officers of Registration and Judges of Registration with registration forms and shall fully instruct them in their duties. Each Deputy Registrar, Officer of Registration and Judge o…

(10 ILCS 5/5-8.5) Sec. 5-8.5. Deputy registrar eligibility. Unless otherwise provided by law, an individual who is 17 years old or older who is registered to vote in this State shall be eligible to serve as a deputy registrar. (Source: P.A. 99-722, eff. 8-5-16; 100-201, eff. 8-18…

(10 ILCS 5/5-9) (from Ch. 46, par. 5-9) Sec. 5-9. Except as herein provided, no person shall be registered unless he applies in person to registration officer, answers such relevant questions as may be asked of him by the registration officer, and executes the affidavit of regist…

(10 ILCS 5/5-9.1) (from Ch. 46, par. 5-9.1) Sec. 5-9.1. Cancellation of deceased voter's registration. Upon establishment of an electronic reporting system for death registrations as provided in the Vital Records Act, the county clerk of the county where a decedent last resided, …

(10 ILCS 5/6-1) (from Ch. 46, par. 6-1) Sec. 6-1. The provisions of this Article 6 (and of Articles 14 and 18 hereof) so far as they are the same as those of the provisions of "An Act regulating the holding of elections and declaring the result thereof in cities, villages and inc…

(10 ILCS 5/6-10) (from Ch. 46, par. 6-10) Sec. 6-10. At the canvass of the ballots in any precinct in any city where such proposition has been submitted, it shall be the duty of such judges of election, on request, to admit to the room two electors of the ward who voted in favor …

(10 ILCS 5/6-100) Sec. 6-100. Grace period. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Code to the contrary, each election authority shall establish procedures for the registration of voters and for change of address during the period from the close of registration for an electi…

(10 ILCS 5/6-105) Sec. 6-105. First time voting. A person must vote for the first time in person and not a vote by mail ballot if the person registered to vote by mail, unless the person first provides the appropriate election authority with sufficient proof of identity and the e…

(10 ILCS 5/6-11) (from Ch. 46, par. 6-11) Sec. 6-11. The returns must be canvassed in the same manner as any other referendum held in the municipality. (Source: P.A. 94-647, eff. 1-1-06.)

(10 ILCS 5/6-12) (from Ch. 46, par. 6-12) Sec. 6-12. No judge of election shall knowingly open, change, tear, mutilate, lose or conceal or knowingly cause or permit to be opened, changed, torn, mutilated, lost or concealed any return of votes cast for or against this Article 6 an…

(10 ILCS 5/6-13) (from Ch. 46, par. 6-13) Sec. 6-13. No officer having possession of such returns, tallies or ballots, shall steal, counsel or assist in stealing, or shall change or mutilate any return or tally sheet relating to such election. (Source: Laws 1963, p. 2532.)

(10 ILCS 5/6-15) (from Ch. 46, par. 6-15) Sec. 6-15. Any village or incorporated town in this state may adopt this article 6 and articles 14 and 18 of this Act, in like manner, and the same shall be submitted to a vote of the people of the said village or incorporated town, upon …

(10 ILCS 5/6-16) (from Ch. 46, par. 6-16) Sec. 6-16. After and from the time of the adoption of this Article and Articles 14 and 18 of this Act, as aforesaid, the provisions of the said Articles shall be applicable to such cities, villages or incorporated towns, together with suc…

(10 ILCS 5/6-17) (from Ch. 46, par. 6-17) Sec. 6-17. Whenever 1,000 of the legal voters in a city of 250,000 population or less where this Article 6 and Articles 14 and 18 of this Act or the Act of which they are a continuation have been adopted shall petition the circuit court i…

(10 ILCS 5/6-18) (from Ch. 46, par. 6-18) Sec. 6-18. The ballots which shall be used for voting on the rejection of this Act shall be written or printed in the following form: -------------------------------------------------------------- Shall the city Yes election law be ------…

(10 ILCS 5/6-19) (from Ch. 46, par. 6-19) Sec. 6-19. The election officials canvassing returns shall cause a statement of the result of such election on the rejection of this Article 6 and Articles 14 and 18 of this Act to be certified to the court. If a majority of the total vot…

(10 ILCS 5/6-19.1) (from Ch. 46, par. 6-19.1; formerly Ch. 46, par. 701) Sec. 6-19.1. Validation of rejection. When, prior to February 13, 1967, in any city with a population of 100,000 or less, a majority of the legal voters voting on the proposition of whether the city election…

(10 ILCS 5/6-19.5) Sec. 6-19.5. Rejection of Article by superseding county board of election commissioners. In addition to any other method of rejection provided in this Article, when a county board of election commissioners is established in accordance with subsection (c) of Sec…

(10 ILCS 5/6-2) (from Ch. 46, par. 6-2) Sec. 6-2. The electors of any city now existing in this state may adopt and become entitled to the benefits of this Article 6 and Articles 14 and 18 of this Act in the manner following: Whenever one thousand of the legal voters of such city…

(10 ILCS 5/6-20) (from Ch. 46, par. 6-20) Sec. 6-20. Any village or incorporated town in this State having adopted this Article 6 and Articles 14 and 18 of this Act may reject them in the same manner as provided in the case of cities upon written application to the circuit court …

(10 ILCS 5/6-21) (from Ch. 46, par. 6-21) Sec. 6-21. In every city, village and incorporated town so adopting this Article 6 and Articles 14 and 18 of this Act there shall be created a board of election commissioners, which shall be composed of 3 members, each of whom shall be de…

(10 ILCS 5/6-22) (from Ch. 46, par. 6-22) Sec. 6-22. Two of such commissioners at least shall always be selected from the 2 leading political parties of the state, one from each of such parties, and all shall be legal voters residing in such city, village or incorporated town, an…

(10 ILCS 5/6-23) (from Ch. 46, par. 6-23) Sec. 6-23. Such court may at any time, upon complaint made and cause shown satisfactory to it, after notice to such commissioner and an opportunity to be heard, remove any such commissioner and enter of record in the court such order of r…

(10 ILCS 5/6-24) (from Ch. 46, par. 6-24) Sec. 6-24. Within 20 days after such first appointment shall be made, such commissioners shall organize as a board by electing one of their number as chair and one as secretary, and they shall perform the duties incident to such offices. …

(10 ILCS 5/6-25) (from Ch. 46, par. 6-25) Sec. 6-25. Said board shall have the right to employ an executive director who shall have charge of the office of said board and who shall be present and in attendance at all proper business hours. Such executive director shall take an oa…

(10 ILCS 5/6-26) (from Ch. 46, par. 6-26) Sec. 6-26. The board of election commissioners shall make all necessary rules and regulations, not inconsistent with this Article 6 and Articles 14 and 18 of this Act, with reference to the registration of voters and the conduct of electi…

(10 ILCS 5/6-27) (from Ch. 46, par. 6-27) Sec. 6-27. Every person having resided in the State and in election precinct 30 days next preceding any election therein and who shall be a citizen of the United States of the age of 18 or more years, shall be entitled to vote at such ele…

(10 ILCS 5/6-28) (from Ch. 46, par. 6-28) Sec. 6-28. The first registration under this Article shall be that preceding the election to be held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November, 1936. Registration for such election shall be conducted by the Board of Election…