Chapter 10, ELECTIONS

(10 ILCS 5/7-22) (from Ch. 46, par. 7-22) Sec. 7-22. Primary ballot boxes shall be furnished by the same authorities and in the same manner and shall be of the same style and description as ballot boxes furnished for the purpose of general elections, under the provisions of this …

(10 ILCS 5/7-23) (from Ch. 46, par. 7-23) Sec. 7-23. All necessary primary poll books, official poll records, tally sheets, return blanks, stationery and other necessary primary supplies shall be furnished by the same authorities upon whom is imposed the duty of furnishing such s…

(10 ILCS 5/7-24) (from Ch. 46, par. 7-24) Sec. 7-24. The primary poll books shall be substantially in the following form: Primary poll books of the primary held in the .... precinct of the county of .... on (insert date). Party Affiliation.....ResidenceRepub-Demo-Prohibi-Social-S…

(10 ILCS 5/7-25) (from Ch. 46, par. 7-25) Sec. 7-25. The tally sheets for each political party participating in the primary election shall be substantially in the following form: "Tally sheet for ....(name of political party) for the .... precinct, in the county of .... for a pri…

(10 ILCS 5/7-26) (from Ch. 46, par. 7-26) Sec. 7-26. The judges of general elections for state and county officers are hereby constituted the judges of primary elections in their respective precincts, under the provisions of this Article. (Source: P.A. 80-1469.)

(10 ILCS 5/7-27) (from Ch. 46, par. 7-27) Sec. 7-27. It is hereby made the duty of the respective judges of general elections to act as judges of primary elections in their respective precincts until their successors, as judges of general elections, are duly appointed and qualifi…

(10 ILCS 5/7-28) (from Ch. 46, par. 7-28) Sec. 7-28. If, at the time for opening of a primary, one of the primary judges be absent, or refuse to act, the judges present shall appoint some qualified primary elector of the precinct to act in his place. If two of the primary judges …

(10 ILCS 5/7-3) (from Ch. 46, par. 7-3) Sec. 7-3. In determining the total vote of a political party, whenever required by this Article 7, the test shall be the total vote cast by such political party for its candidate who received the greatest number of votes; provided however, …

(10 ILCS 5/7-30) (from Ch. 46, par. 7-30) Sec. 7-30. Previous to any vote being taken, the primary judges shall severally subscribe and take an oath or affirmation in the following form, to-wit: "I do solemnly swear (or affirm, as the case may be), that I will support the Constit…

(10 ILCS 5/7-31) (from Ch. 46, par. 7-31) Sec. 7-31. In case there is no notary public present at the opening of a primary, or in case such notary public is appointed one of the primary judges, the primary judges may administer the oath or affirmation to each other. (Source: Laws…

(10 ILCS 5/7-32) (from Ch. 46, par. 7-32) Sec. 7-32. The primary judges, except as otherwise provided in this article, shall perform the same duties, have the same powers, and be subject to the same penalties as judges of general elections under this Act. (Source: Laws 1957, p. 1…

(10 ILCS 5/7-33) (from Ch. 46, par. 7-33) Sec. 7-33. Primary judges shall receive the same pay, and shall be paid by the same authorities and in the same manner as judges of general elections under this Act. (Source: Laws 1957, p. 1450.)

(10 ILCS 5/7-34) (from Ch. 46, par. 7-34) Sec. 7-34. Pollwatchers in a primary election shall be authorized in the following manner: (1) Each established political party shall be entitled to appoint one pollwatcher per precinct. Such pollwatchers must be affiliated with the polit…

(10 ILCS 5/7-35) (from Ch. 46, par. 7-35) Sec. 7-35. The election authority shall cause to be delivered to the primary judges of each precinct not less than 12 hours before the time fixed for the opening of the polls, the official primary ballot of each political party, and the n…

(10 ILCS 5/7-36) (from Ch. 46, par. 7-36) Sec. 7-36. The official primary ballots shall be put in separate sealed packages with marks on the outside thereof clearly designating the precinct for which they are intended, and the number of ballots enclosed for each political party a…

(10 ILCS 5/7-37) (from Ch. 46, par. 7-37) Sec. 7-37. The election authority shall provide and retain in his office until after the primary, an ample supply of extra primary ballots for each political party in each precinct, and if, at any time before or during the primary, ballot…

(10 ILCS 5/7-38) (from Ch. 46, par. 7-38) Sec. 7-38. The primaries herein provided for shall be held at the regular polling places now established, or which may hereafter be established, for the purposes of a general election. (Source: P.A. 80-1469.)

(10 ILCS 5/7-39) (from Ch. 46, par. 7-39) Sec. 7-39. Upon the opening of the polls one of the primary judges shall make proclamation of the same. And at least thirty (30) minutes before the closing of the polls proclamation shall be made in like manner that the polls will be clos…

(10 ILCS 5/7-4) (from Ch. 46, par. 7-4) Sec. 7-4. The following words and phrases in this Article 7 shall, unless the same be inconsistent with the context, be construed as follows: 1. The word "primary", the primary elections provided for in this Article, which are the general p…

(10 ILCS 5/7-40) (from Ch. 46, par. 7-40) Sec. 7-40. (a) Before voting begins, the ballot box shall be emptied 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 primary judges, and such ballot box shall …

(10 ILCS 5/7-41) (from Ch. 46, par. 7-41) Sec. 7-41. (a) All officers upon whom is imposed by law the duty of designating and providing polling places for general elections, shall provide in each such polling place so designated and provided, a sufficient number of booths for suc…

(10 ILCS 5/7-42) (from Ch. 46, par. 7-42) Sec. 7-42. (a) Any person entitled to vote at such primary shall, on the day of such primary, with the consent of his employer, be entitled to absent himself from any service or employment in which he is then engaged or employed for a per…

(10 ILCS 5/7-43) (from Ch. 46, par. 7-43) Sec. 7-43. Every person having resided in this State 6 months and in the precinct 30 days next preceding any primary therein who shall be a citizen of the United States of the age of 18 or more years shall be entitled to vote at such prim…

(10 ILCS 5/7-44) (from Ch. 46, par. 7-44) Sec. 7-44. Any person desiring to vote at a primary shall state his name, residence and party affiliation to the primary judges, one of whom shall thereupon announce the same in a distinct tone of voice, sufficiently loud to be heard by a…

(10 ILCS 5/7-45) (from Ch. 46, par. 7-45) Sec. 7-45. Whenever a person offering to vote at a primary is challenged, and is not personally known to the judges of election to have the qualifications required in this Article to vote, the person so challenged shall make and subscribe…

(10 ILCS 5/7-46) (from Ch. 46, par. 7-46) Sec. 7-46. On receiving from the primary judges a primary ballot of his party, the primary elector shall forthwith and without leaving the polling place, retire alone to one of the voting booths and prepare such primary ballot by marking …

(10 ILCS 5/7-47) (from Ch. 46, par. 7-47) Sec. 7-47. Before leaving the booth, the primary elector shall fold his primary ballot in such manner as to conceal the marks thereon. Such voter shall then vote forthwith by handing the primary judge the primary ballot received by such v…

(10 ILCS 5/7-47.1) (from Ch. 46, par. 7-47.1) Sec. 7-47.1. (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 plac…

(10 ILCS 5/7-48) (from Ch. 46, par. 7-48) Sec. 7-48. Any primary elector who may declare 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…

(10 ILCS 5/7-49) (from Ch. 46, par. 7-49) Sec. 7-49. After the opening of the polls at a primary no adjournment shall be had nor recess taken until the canvass of all the votes is completed and the returns carefully enveloped and sealed. Where voting machines or electronic voting…

(10 ILCS 5/7-5) (from Ch. 46, par. 7-5) Sec. 7-5. (a) Primary elections shall be held on the dates prescribed in Article 2A. (b) Notwithstanding the provisions of any other statute, no primary shall be held for an established political party in any township, municipality, or ward…

(10 ILCS 5/7-50) (from Ch. 46, par. 7-50) Sec. 7-50. The votes shall be canvassed in the room or place where the primary is held and the primary judges shall not allow the ballot box or any of the ballots, or the primary poll book, or any of the tally sheets to be removed or carr…

(10 ILCS 5/7-51) (from Ch. 46, par. 7-51) Sec. 7-51. If the primary elector marks more names upon the primary ballot than there are persons to be nominated as candidates for an office, or for State central committeepersons, or precinct committeepersons, or township committeeperso…

(10 ILCS 5/7-52) (from Ch. 46, par. 7-52) Sec. 7-52. Immediately upon closing the polls, the primary judges shall proceed to canvass the votes in the manner following: (1) They shall separate and count the ballots of each political party. (2) They shall then proceed to ascertain …

(10 ILCS 5/7-53) (from Ch. 46, par. 7-53) Sec. 7-53. As soon as the ballots of a political party shall have been read and the votes of the political party counted, as provided in the last above section, the 3 judges in charge of the tally sheets shall foot up the tally sheets so …

(10 ILCS 5/7-54) (from Ch. 46, par. 7-54) Sec. 7-54. After the votes of a political party have been counted and set down and the tally sheets footed and the entry made in the primary poll books or return, as above provided, all the primary ballots of said political party, except …

(10 ILCS 5/7-55) (from Ch. 46, par. 7-55) Sec. 7-55. The primary poll books or the official poll record, and the tally sheets with the certificates of the primary judges written thereon, together with the envelopes containing the ballots, including the envelope containing the bal…

(10 ILCS 5/7-56) (from Ch. 46, par. 7-56) Sec. 7-56. As soon as complete returns are delivered to the proper election authority, the returns shall be canvassed for all primary elections as follows. The election authority acting as the canvassing board pursuant to Section 1-8 of t…

(10 ILCS 5/7-56.1) (from Ch. 46, par. 7-56.1) Sec. 7-56.1. The county clerk or board of election commissioners shall, upon request, and by mail if so requested, furnish free of charge to any candidate for State office, including State Senator and Representative in the General Ass…

(10 ILCS 5/7-56.2) (from Ch. 46, par. 7-56.2) Sec. 7-56.2. The provisions of this Article 7 governing the conduct of primaries for the nomination of officers of units of local government at the consolidated primary of odd numbered years, shall also govern the conduct of those mun…

(10 ILCS 5/7-57) (from Ch. 46, par. 7-57) Sec. 7-57. The death of any candidate prior to, or on, the date of the primary shall not affect the canvass of the ballots. If the result of such canvass discloses that such candidate, if he had lived, would have been nominated, such cand…

(10 ILCS 5/7-58) (from Ch. 46, par. 7-58) Sec. 7-58. Each county clerk or board of election commissioners shall, upon completion of the canvassing of the returns, make and transmit to the State Board of Elections and to each election authority whose duty it is to print the offici…

(10 ILCS 5/7-59) (from Ch. 46, par. 7-59) Sec. 7-59. (a) The person receiving the highest number of votes at a primary as a candidate of a party for the nomination for an office shall be the candidate of that party for such office, and his name as such candidate shall be placed o…

(10 ILCS 5/7-6) (from Ch. 46, par. 7-6) Sec. 7-6. The expense of conducting each primary, including the per diem of judges, furnishing, warming, lighting and maintaining the polling place, and all other expenses necessarily incurred in the preparation for or conducting such prima…

(10 ILCS 5/7-60) (from Ch. 46, par. 7-60) Sec. 7-60. Not less than 74 days before the date of the general election, the State Board of Elections shall certify to the county clerks the names of each of the candidates who have been nominated as shown by the proclamation of the Stat…

(10 ILCS 5/7-60.1) (from Ch. 46, par. 7-60.1) Sec. 7-60.1. Certification of candidates - consolidated election. Each local election official of a political subdivision in which candidates for the respective local offices are nominated at the consolidated primary shall, no later t…

(10 ILCS 5/7-61) (from Ch. 46, par. 7-61) Sec. 7-61. Whenever a special election is necessary, the provisions of this Article are applicable to the nomination of candidates to be voted for at such special election. In cases where a primary election is required, the officer or boa…

(10 ILCS 5/7-62) (from Ch. 46, par. 7-62) Sec. 7-62. In cities having a board of election commissioners, the duties herein imposed upon the county, city, incorporated town or village clerk, as the case may be, shall be discharged by the board of election commissioners in the same…

(10 ILCS 5/7-63) (from Ch. 46, par. 7-63) Sec. 7-63. Any candidate whose name appears upon the primary ballot of any political party may contest the election of the candidate or candidates nominated for the office for which he or she was a candidate by his or her political party,…

(10 ILCS 5/7-64) (from Ch. 46, par. 7-64) Sec. 7-64. Nothing in this article contained shall be construed to prevent the nomination of independent candidates by petition, as is now or may hereafter be provided by this Act or any other law. (Source: Laws 1943, vol. 2, p. 1.)…