Chapter 10 — ELECTIONS

(10 ILCS 5/1A-16.2) Sec. 1A-16.2. Automatic voter registration; designated automatic voter registration agencies. (a) Each designated automatic voter registration agency shall, pursuant to an interagency contract and jointly-adopted rules with the State Board of Elections, agree …

(10 ILCS 5/1A-16.5) Sec. 1A-16.5. Online voter registration. (a) The State Board of Elections shall establish and maintain a system for online voter registration that permits a person to apply to register to vote or to update his or her existing voter registration. In accordance …

(10 ILCS 5/1A-16.6) Sec. 1A-16.6. Government agency voter registration. (a) By April 1, 2016, the State Board of Elections shall establish and maintain a portal for government agency registration that permits an eligible person to electronically apply to register to vote or to up…

(10 ILCS 5/1A-16.7) Sec. 1A-16.7. Automatic voter registration. (a) The State Board of Elections shall establish and maintain a portal for automatic government agency voter registration that permits an eligible person to electronically apply to register to vote or to update his o…

(10 ILCS 5/1A-16.8) Sec. 1A-16.8. Automatic transfer of registration based upon information from the National Change of Address database and designated automatic voter registration agencies. (a) The State Board of Elections shall cross-reference the statewide voter registration d…

(10 ILCS 5/1A-16.9) Sec. 1A-16.9. Implementation. The changes made by this amendatory Act of the 100th General Assembly shall be implemented no later than July 1, 2018, except for the changes made to Section 1A-16.2 of this Code. (Source: P.A. 100-464, eff. 8-28-17.)

(10 ILCS 5/1A-17) Sec. 1A-17. Voter registration outreach. (a) The Secretary of State, the Department of Human Services, the Department of Children and Family Services, the Department of Public Aid, the Department of Employment Security, and each public institution of higher lear…

(10 ILCS 5/1A-18) Sec. 1A-18. Voter registration applications; General Assembly district offices. Each member of the General Assembly, and his or her State employees (as defined in Section 1-5 of the State Officials and Employees Ethics Act) authorized by the member, may make ava…

(10 ILCS 5/1A-19) Sec. 1A-19. Effect of extension of canvassing period on terms of public offices and official acts. (a) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, if the proclamation of election results for an elected office has not been issued by the date of the commencement of t…

(10 ILCS 5/1A-2) (from Ch. 46, par. 1A-2) Sec. 1A-2. The State Board of Elections shall consist of 8 members, 4 of whom shall be residents of Cook County and 4 of whom shall be residents of the State outside of Cook County. Of the 4 members from each area of required residence, 2…

(10 ILCS 5/1A-2.1) (from Ch. 46, par. 1A-2.1) Sec. 1A-2.1. Each member of the State Board of Elections, before entering upon his duties, shall subscribe to the Constitutional oath and shall give an official bond in the penal sum of $100,000, with a corporate surety or individual …

(10 ILCS 5/1A-20) Sec. 1A-20. Help Illinois Vote Fund. The Help Illinois Vote Fund is created as a special fund in the State treasury. All federal funds received by the State for the implementation of the federal Help America Vote Act of 2002 shall be deposited into the Help Illi…

(10 ILCS 5/1A-25) Sec. 1A-25. Centralized statewide voter registration list. (a) The centralized statewide voter registration list required by Title III, Subtitle A, Section 303 of the Help America Vote Act of 2002 shall be created and maintained by the State Board of Elections a…

(10 ILCS 5/1A-3) (from Ch. 46, par. 1A-3) Sec. 1A-3. Subject to the confirmation requirements of Section 1A-4, 4 members of the State Board of Elections shall be appointed in each odd-numbered year as follows: (1) The Governor shall appoint 2 members of the same political party w…

(10 ILCS 5/1A-3.1) (from Ch. 46, par. 1A-3.1) Sec. 1A-3.1. Of the members initially appointed to the State Board of Elections pursuant to this amendatory Act of 1978, one member affiliated with each political party from each area of required residence shall serve a term commencin…

(10 ILCS 5/1A-30) Sec. 1A-30. (Repealed). (Source: P.A. 94-492, eff. 1-1-06. Repealed by P.A. 95-331, eff. 8-21-07.)

(10 ILCS 5/1A-35) Sec. 1A-35. Early and grace period voting education. Subject to appropriation, the State Board of Elections must develop and implement an educational program to inform the public about early voting and grace period voting. The State Board shall conduct the progr…

(10 ILCS 5/1A-4) (from Ch. 46, par. 1A-4) Sec. 1A-4. All appointments of members to the State Board of Elections shall be subject to the advice and consent of the Senate pursuant to this Section. Appointments by the Governor pursuant to paragraphs (1), (2) and (7) of Section 1A-3…

(10 ILCS 5/1A-40) Sec. 1A-40. (Repealed). (Source: P.A. 95-441, eff. 8-27-07. Repealed internally, eff. 1-1-09.)

(10 ILCS 5/1A-45) Sec. 1A-45. Electronic Registration Information Center. (a) The State Board of Elections shall enter into an agreement with the Electronic Registration Information Center effective no later than January 1, 2016, for the purpose of maintaining a statewide voter r…

(10 ILCS 5/1A-5) (from Ch. 46, par. 1A-5) Sec. 1A-5. An appointment to fill each vacancy on the State Board of Elections shall be made pursuant to the appropriate paragraph of Section 1A-3 in the same manner as the appointment of members for new terms. Each appointment to fill a …

(10 ILCS 5/1A-50) Sec. 1A-50. The ERIC Operations Trust Fund. The ERIC Operations Trust Fund (Trust Fund) is created as a nonappropriated trust fund to be held outside of the State treasury, with the State Treasurer as ex officio custodian. The Trust Fund shall be financed by a c…

(10 ILCS 5/1A-55) (Text of Section from P.A. 100-587 and P.A. 102-1) Sec. 1A-55. Cyber security efforts. The State Board of Elections shall provide by rule, after at least 2 public hearings of the Board and in consultation with the election authorities, a Cyber Navigator Program …

(10 ILCS 5/1A-6) (from Ch. 46, par. 1A-6) Sec. 1A-6. One member of the State Board of Elections shall be elected by the members of the Board to be chair and shall serve as chair of the Board for a term ending June 30, 1979. On July 1 of 1979 and on July 1 of each odd-numbered yea…

(10 ILCS 5/1A-6.1) (from Ch. 46, par. 1A-6.1) Sec. 1A-6.1. The chair of the State Board of Elections shall preside at all meetings of the Board, except that the vice chair shall preside at any meeting when the chair is absent. The salary of the chair shall be $25,000 per year, or…

(10 ILCS 5/1A-60) Sec. 1A-60. High school voter registration. (a) The State Board of Elections shall prepare a one page document explaining the process to register to vote to be disseminated to high school age students. Every high school must provide students with that document, …

(10 ILCS 5/1A-65) Sec. 1A-65. Election authority guidance. 90 days before any election, the State Board of Elections shall provide written guidance to election authorities on: (1) ballot tracking procedures and the proper terminology to be used as part of those procedures; and (2…

(10 ILCS 5/1A-7) (from Ch. 46, par. 1A-7) Sec. 1A-7. The State Board of Elections shall meet at such time or times as the chair or any 4 members shall direct, but at least once per month. Five members of the Board are necessary to constitute a quorum and 5 votes are necessary for…

(10 ILCS 5/1A-8) (from Ch. 46, par. 1A-8) Sec. 1A-8. The State Board of Elections shall exercise the following powers and perform the following duties in addition to any powers or duties otherwise provided for by law: (1) Assume all duties and responsibilities of the State Electo…

(10 ILCS 5/1A-9) (from Ch. 46, par. 1A-9) Sec. 1A-9. The State Board of Elections shall appoint an executive director and an assistant executive director. The annual compensation of the executive director and assistant executive director shall be determined by the Board. The exec…

(10 ILCS 5/20-1) (from Ch. 46, par. 20-1) Sec. 20-1. The following words and phrases contained in this Article shall be construed as follows: 1. "Territorial limits of the United States" means each of the several States of the United States and includes the District of Columbia, …

(10 ILCS 5/20-10) (from Ch. 46, par. 20-10) Sec. 20-10. Pollwatchers shall be permitted to be present during the casting of the vote by mail voters' ballots, each political party, candidate and qualified civic organization shall be entitled to have present one pollwatcher for eac…

(10 ILCS 5/20-11) (from Ch. 46, par. 20-11) Sec. 20-11. 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 5/20-12) (from Ch. 46, par. 20-12) Sec. 20-12. In all counties, cities, towns and precincts 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 a…

(10 ILCS 5/20-13) (from Ch. 46, par. 20-13) Sec. 20-13. If otherwise qualified to vote, any person not covered by Section 20-2, 20-2.1, or 20-2.2 of this Article who is not registered to vote and who is temporarily absent from his county of residence, may make special application…

(10 ILCS 5/20-13.1) (from Ch. 46, par. 20-13.1) Sec. 20-13.1. Any person not covered by Sections 20-2, 20-2.1 or 20-2.2 of this Article who is registered to vote but who is disqualified from voting because he moved outside his election precinct during the 30 days preceding a pres…

(10 ILCS 5/20-14) (from Ch. 46, par. 20-14) Sec. 20-14. The foregoing sections of this article shall be deemed to provide a method of registration and of voting in addition to the methods otherwise provided in this Code. (Source: P.A. 81-953.)

(10 ILCS 5/20-15) Sec. 20-15. 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 5/20-1b) Sec. 20-1b. Voter electronic-mail addresses. The election authority shall give each voter who requests a ballot under the provisions of Article 20 the opportunity to provide an electronic-mail address beginning January 1, 2012, provided that the voter may opt ou…

(10 ILCS 5/20-2) (from Ch. 46, par. 20-2) Sec. 20-2. Any member of the United States Service, otherwise qualified to vote, who expects in the course of his duties to be absent from the county in which he resides on the day of holding any election may make application for a vote b…

(10 ILCS 5/20-2.1) (from Ch. 46, par. 20-2.1) Sec. 20-2.1. Citizens of the United States temporarily residing outside the territorial limits of the United States who are not registered but otherwise qualified to vote and who expect to be absent from their county of residence duri…

(10 ILCS 5/20-2.2) (from Ch. 46, par. 20-2.2) Sec. 20-2.2. Any non-resident civilian citizen, otherwise qualified to vote, may make application to the election authority having jurisdiction over his precinct of former residence for a vote by mail ballot containing the Federal off…

(10 ILCS 5/20-2.3) (from Ch. 46, par. 20-2.3) Sec. 20-2.3. Members of the Armed Forces and their spouses and dependents. Any member of the United States Armed Forces while on active duty, and his or her spouse and dependents, otherwise qualified to vote, who expects in the course…

(10 ILCS 5/20-20) Sec. 20-20. Report on 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: (1) The number, by precinct, of ballots subject to this Ar…

(10 ILCS 5/20-25) Sec. 20-25. Extraordinary procedures. In the event of a deployment of the United States Armed Forces or the declaration of an emergency by the President of the United States or the Governor of Illinois, The Governor or the executive director of the State Board o…

(10 ILCS 5/20-3) (from Ch. 46, par. 20-3) Sec. 20-3. The election authority shall furnish the following applications for registration by mail or vote by mail ballot which shall be considered a method of application in lieu of the official postcard. 1. Members of the United States…

(10 ILCS 5/20-4) (from Ch. 46, par. 20-4) Sec. 20-4. Immediately upon the receipt of the official postcard or an application as provided in Section 20-3 within the times heretofore prescribed, the election authority shall ascertain whether or not such applicant is legally entitle…

(10 ILCS 5/20-5) (from Ch. 46, par. 20-5) Sec. 20-5. The election authority shall fold the ballot or ballots in the manner specified by the statute for folding ballots prior to their deposit in the ballot box and shall enclose such ballot in an envelope unsealed to be furnished b…

(10 ILCS 5/20-6) Sec. 20-6. (Repealed). (Source: P.A. 98-1171, eff. 6-1-15. Repealed by P.A. 99-522, eff. 6-30-16.)

(10 ILCS 5/20-7) (from Ch. 46, par. 20-7) Sec. 20-7. Upon receipt of such vote by mail voter's ballot, the officer or officers above described shall forthwith enclose the same unopened, together with the application made by said vote by mail voter in a large or carrier envelope w…