Chapter 10 — ELECTIONS

(10 ILCS 5/19-11) (from Ch. 46, par. 19-11) Sec. 19-11. Whenever it shall be made to appear by due proof to the judges of election that any elector who has marked and forwarded his ballot as provided in this article has died prior to the opening of the polls on the date of the el…

(10 ILCS 5/19-12) (from Ch. 46, par. 19-12) Sec. 19-12. In all jurisdictions in which voting machines are used, all the provisions of this Act and not inconsistent with the provisions of this article relating to the furnishing of ballot boxes, printing and furnishing official bal…

(10 ILCS 5/19-12.1) (from Ch. 46, par. 19-12.1) Sec. 19-12.1. Any qualified elector who has secured an Illinois Person with a Disability Identification Card in accordance with the Illinois Identification Card Act, indicating that the person named thereon has a Class 1A or Class 2…

(10 ILCS 5/19-12.2) (from Ch. 46, par. 19-12.2) Sec. 19-12.2. Voting by physically incapacitated electors who have made proper application to the election authority not later than 5 days before the regular primary and general election of 1980 and before each election thereafter s…

(10 ILCS 5/19-12.3) Sec. 19-12.3. (Repealed). (Source: P.A. 84-917. Repealed by P.A. 96-1003, eff. 7-6-10.)

(10 ILCS 5/19-13) (from Ch. 46, par. 19-13) Sec. 19-13. Any qualified voter who has been admitted to a hospital, nursing home, or rehabilitation center due to an illness or physical injury not more than 14 days before an election shall be entitled to personal delivery of a vote b…

(10 ILCS 5/19-14) (from Ch. 46, par. 19-14) Sec. 19-14. The foregoing sections of this article shall be deemed to provide a method of voting in addition to the method otherwise provided in this Act. (Source: Laws 1943, vol. 2, p. 1.)

(10 ILCS 5/19-15) Sec. 19-15. 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 5/19-2) (from Ch. 46, par. 19-2) Sec. 19-2. Except as otherwise provided in this Code, any elector as defined in Section 19-1 may by mail or electronically on the website of the appropriate election authority, not more than 90 nor less than 5 days prior to the date of su…

(10 ILCS 5/19-2.1) (from Ch. 46, par. 19-2.1) Sec. 19-2.1. (Repealed). (Source: P.A. 98-115, eff. 7-29-13. Repealed by P.A. 98-1171, eff. 6-1-15.)

(10 ILCS 5/19-2.2) (from Ch. 46, par. 19-2.2) Sec. 19-2.2. (Repealed). (Source: P.A. 93-847, eff. 7-30-04. Repealed by P.A. 98-1171, eff. 6-1-15.)

(10 ILCS 5/19-2.3) Sec. 19-2.3. Vote by mail; jails. Each election authority in a county with a population under 3,000,000 shall collaborate with the primary county jail where eligible voters are confined or detained who are within the jurisdiction of the election authority to fa…

(10 ILCS 5/19-2.4) Sec. 19-2.4. Vote by mail; accommodation for voters with a disability. By December 31, 2021, the State Board of Elections shall prepare and submit to the General Assembly proposed legislation establishing a procedure to send vote by mail ballots via electronic …

(10 ILCS 5/19-2.5) Sec. 19-2.5. Notice for vote by mail ballot. An election authority shall notify all qualified voters, except voters who have applied for permanent vote by mail status under subsection (b) of Section 19-3 or voters who submit a written request to be excluded fro…

(10 ILCS 5/19-2.6) Sec. 19-2.6. Vote by mail; voters with a print disability. (a) Definitions. As used in this Section, unless the context otherwise requires: "Assistive technology" means any equipment, software, or product used to increase, maintain, or improve the functional ca…

(10 ILCS 5/19-20) Sec. 19-20. Report on vote by mail ballots. This Section applies to vote by mail ballots. On or before the 21st day after an election, each election authority shall transmit to the State Board of Elections the following information with respect to that election:…

(10 ILCS 5/19-3) (from Ch. 46, par. 19-3) Sec. 19-3. Application for a vote by mail ballot. (a) The application for a vote by mail ballot for a single election shall be substantially in the following form:APPLICATION FOR VOTE BY MAIL BALLOT To be voted at the .... election in the…

(10 ILCS 5/19-4) (from Ch. 46, par. 19-4) Sec. 19-4. Mailing or delivery of ballots; time. Immediately upon the receipt of such application either by mail or electronic means, not more than 90 days nor less than 5 days prior to such election, or by personal delivery not more than…

(10 ILCS 5/19-5) (from Ch. 46, par. 19-5) Sec. 19-5. Folding and enclosure of ballots in unsealed envelope; address on envelope; certification; instructions for marking and returning ballots. It shall be the duty of the election authority to fold the ballot or ballots in the mann…

(10 ILCS 5/19-6) (from Ch. 46, par. 19-6) Sec. 19-6. Such vote by mail voter shall make and subscribe to the certifications provided for in the application and on the return envelope for the ballot, and such ballot or ballots shall be folded by such voter in the manner required t…

(10 ILCS 5/19-7) (from Ch. 46, par. 19-7) Sec. 19-7. (a) Upon receipt of such vote by mail voter's ballot, the election authority shall forthwith enclose the same unopened, together with the application made by said vote by mail voter in a large or carrier envelope which shall be…

(10 ILCS 5/19-8) (from Ch. 46, par. 19-8) Sec. 19-8. Time and place of counting ballots. (a) (Blank.) (b) Each vote by mail voter's ballot returned to an election authority, by any means authorized by this Article, and received by that election authority before the closing of the…

(10 ILCS 5/19-9) Sec. 19-9. (Repealed). (Source: P.A. 87-1052. Repealed by P.A. 94-1000, eff. 7-3-06.)

(10 ILCS 5/19A-10) Sec. 19A-10. Permanent polling places for early voting. (a) An election authority may establish permanent polling places for early voting by personal appearance at locations throughout the election authority's jurisdiction, including but not limited to a munici…

(10 ILCS 5/19A-10.5) Sec. 19A-10.5. Child sex offenders. If an election authority designates one or more permanent early voting polling places under this Article, the election authority must designate at least one permanent early voting polling place that a qualified elector who …

(10 ILCS 5/19A-15) Sec. 19A-15. Period for early voting; hours. (a) Except as otherwise provided in this Code, the period for early voting by personal appearance begins the 40th day preceding a general primary, consolidated primary, consolidated, or general election and extends t…

(10 ILCS 5/19A-20) Sec. 19A-20. Temporary branch polling places. (a) In addition to permanent polling places for early voting, the election authority may establish temporary branch polling places for early voting. (b) The provisions of subsection (b) of Section 19A-15 do not appl…

(10 ILCS 5/19A-21) Sec. 19A-21. Use of local public buildings for early voting polling places. Upon request by an election authority, a unit of local government (as defined in Section 1 of Article VII of the Illinois Constitution, which does not include school districts) shall ma…

(10 ILCS 5/19A-25) Sec. 19A-25. Schedule of locations and times for early voting. (a) The election authority shall publish during the week before the period for early voting and at least once each week during the period for early voting in a newspaper of general circulation in th…

(10 ILCS 5/19A-25.5) Sec. 19A-25.5. Voting machines, automatic tabulating equipment, and precinct tabulation optical scan technology voting equipment. (a) In all jurisdictions in which voting machines are used, the provisions of this Code that are not inconsistent with this Artic…

(10 ILCS 5/19A-30) Sec. 19A-30. Persons conducting early voting. (a) The election authority (i) must use election judges to conduct early voting at an early voting polling place or (ii) must appoint an employee or, if appropriate, designate a municipal clerk, township clerk, or r…

(10 ILCS 5/19A-35) Sec. 19A-35. Procedure for voting. (a) Not more than 23 days before the start of the election, the county clerk shall make available to the election official conducting early voting by personal appearance a sufficient number of early ballots, envelopes, and pri…

(10 ILCS 5/19A-40) Sec. 19A-40. Enclosure of ballots in envelope. It is the duty of the election judge or official to fold the ballot or ballots in the manner specified by the statute for folding ballots prior to their deposit in the ballot box, and to enclose the ballot or ballo…

(10 ILCS 5/19A-45) Sec. 19A-45. Certification. The voter shall make and subscribe the certification provided for on the return envelope of the ballot, and the ballot or ballots shall be folded by the voter in the manner required to be folded before depositing the ballot in the ba…

(10 ILCS 5/19A-5) Sec. 19A-5. Issuance of ballots; voting booths. (a) If a request is made to vote early by a registered voter in person, the election authority shall issue a ballot for early voting to the voter. The ballot must be voted on the premises of the election authority,…

(10 ILCS 5/19A-50) Sec. 19A-50. Receipt of ballots. Upon receipt of the voter's ballot, the election judge or official shall enclose the unopened ballot in a large or carrier envelope that shall be securely sealed and endorsed with the name and official title of the election judg…

(10 ILCS 5/19A-55) Sec. 19A-55. (Repealed). (Source: P.A. 94-645, eff. 8-22-05. Repealed by P.A. 94-1000, eff. 7-3-06.)

(10 ILCS 5/19A-60) Sec. 19A-60. Pollwatchers. Pollwatchers may be appointed to observe early voting by personal appearance at each permanent and temporary polling place where early voting is conducted. The pollwatchers shall qualify and be appointed in the same manner as provided…

(10 ILCS 5/19A-65) Sec. 19A-65. Death of voter before opening of polls. Whenever due proof is made to the judges of election or election authority personnel counting early ballots that any voter who has marked an early ballot as provided in this Article has died before the openin…

(10 ILCS 5/19A-70) Sec. 19A-70. Advertising or campaigning in proximity of polling place; penalty. During the period prescribed in Section 19A-15 for early voting by personal appearance, no advertising pertaining to any candidate or proposition to be voted on may be displayed in …

(10 ILCS 5/19A-75) Sec. 19A-75. Early voting in jurisdictions using Direct Recording Electronic Voting Systems under Article 24C. Election authorities that have adopted for use Direct Recording Electronic Voting Systems under Article 24C may either use those voting systems to con…

(10 ILCS 5/1A-1) (from Ch. 46, par. 1A-1) Sec. 1A-1. A State Board of Elections is hereby established which shall have general supervision over the administration of the registration and election laws throughout the State, and shall perform only such duties as are or may hereafte…

(10 ILCS 5/1A-10) (from Ch. 46, par. 1A-10) Sec. 1A-10. The State Board of Elections shall keep a full and true public record of all of its proceedings and of all monies received and expended. The Board shall file and preserve in its principal office all orders and records pertai…

(10 ILCS 5/1A-11) (from Ch. 46, par. 1A-11) Sec. 1A-11. The principal office of the State Board of Elections shall be maintained in Springfield and a permanent branch office shall be maintained in Chicago. The permanent offices of the Board shall be kept open during the ordinary …

(10 ILCS 5/1A-12) (from Ch. 46, par. 1A-12) Sec. 1A-12. The State Board of Elections may employ, promote or discharge such additional persons as are necessary for the proper performance of its duties under this Code, including investigators, examiners and hearing officers. Howeve…

(10 ILCS 5/1A-13) (from Ch. 46, par. 1A-13) Sec. 1A-13. No employee of the State Board of Elections including its executive director and assistant executive director shall engage in any partisan political activity whatsoever, except to vote at elections, nor shall such person con…

(10 ILCS 5/1A-14) (from Ch. 46, par. 1A-14) Sec. 1A-14. Political activity by members of the State Board of Elections. (a) No member of the State Board of Elections may become a candidate for nomination for, or election to, or accept appointment to or hold any other remunerative …

(10 ILCS 5/1A-15) (from Ch. 46, par. 1A-15) Sec. 1A-15. On the request of the Department of Healthcare and Family Services, the State Board of Elections shall provide the Department with tapes, discs, other electronic data or compilations thereof which only provide the name, addr…

(10 ILCS 5/1A-16) Sec. 1A-16. Voter registration information; Internet posting; processing of voter registration forms; content of such forms. Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, the following provisions shall apply to voter registration under this Code. (a) Voter registrati…

(10 ILCS 5/1A-16.1) Sec. 1A-16.1. Automatic voter registration; Secretary of State. (a) The Office of the Secretary of State and the State Board of Elections, pursuant to an interagency contract and jointly adopted rules, shall establish an automatic voter registration program th…