Chapter 10 — ELECTIONS

(10 ILCS 5/10-9) (from Ch. 46, par. 10-9) Sec. 10-9. The following electoral boards are designated for the purpose of hearing and passing upon the objector's petition described in Section 10-8. 1. The State Board of Elections will hear and pass upon objections to the nominations …

(10 ILCS 5/11-1) (from Ch. 46, par. 11-1) Sec. 11-1. In counties not under township organization, the election precincts shall remain as now established until changed by the Board of County Commissioners, but said County Board may, from time to time, change the boundaries of elec…

(10 ILCS 5/11-2) (from Ch. 46, par. 11-2) Sec. 11-2. Election precincts. The County Board in each county, except in counties having a population of 3,000,000 inhabitants or over, shall, at its regular meeting in June or an adjourned meeting in July, divide its election precincts …

(10 ILCS 5/11-2.1) (from Ch. 46, par. 11-2.1) Sec. 11-2.1. The county board in each county where any State soldiers' and sailors' home, or any national home for disabled volunteer soldiers is located, the inhabitants of which are entitled to vote, shall fix and establish the plac…

(10 ILCS 5/11-3) (from Ch. 46, par. 11-3) Sec. 11-3. Election precincts. (a) It shall be the duty of the Board of Commissioners established by Article 6 of this Act, within 2 months after its first organization, to divide the city, village or incorporated town which may adopt or …

(10 ILCS 5/11-4) (from Ch. 46, par. 11-4) Sec. 11-4. It shall be the duty of the Board of Election Commissioners, established under Article 6 of this Act, to appoint the place of registry in each precinct for the first registration under Article 6 of this Act and the places for r…

(10 ILCS 5/11-4.1) (from Ch. 46, par. 11-4.1) Sec. 11-4.1. (a) In appointing polling places under this Article, the county board or board of election commissioners shall, insofar as they are convenient and available, use schools and other public buildings as polling places. (b) U…

(10 ILCS 5/11-4.2) (from Ch. 46, par. 11-4.2) Sec. 11-4.2. (a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b) all polling places shall be accessible to voters with disabilities and elderly voters, as determined by rule of the State Board of Elections, and each polling place shall…

(10 ILCS 5/11-4.3) (from Ch. 46, par. 11-4.3) Sec. 11-4.3. All polling places and permanent registration facilities shall have available registration and voting aids for persons with disabilities and elderly individuals including instructions, printed in large type, conspicuously…

(10 ILCS 5/11-5) Sec. 11-5. (Repealed). (Source: P.A. 84-323. Repealed by P.A. 102-668, eff. 11-15-21.)

(10 ILCS 5/11-5.1) (from Ch. 46, par. 11-5.1) Sec. 11-5.1. The county board or board of election commissioners, as the case may be, responsible for the establishment of election precincts, shall include within some precinct any military establishment which is situated within the …

(10 ILCS 5/11-6) (from Ch. 46, par. 11-6) Sec. 11-6. Within 60 days after July 1, 2014 (the effective date of Public Act 98-691), each election authority shall transmit to the principal office of the State Board of Elections and publish on any website maintained by the election a…

(10 ILCS 5/11-7) (from Ch. 46, par. 11-7) Sec. 11-7. For the purpose of the conduct of any consolidated election, consolidated primary election, special municipal primary election or emergency referendum, an election authority may cluster up to four contiguous precincts as provid…

(10 ILCS 5/11-8) (Section scheduled to be repealed on July 1, 2029) Sec. 11-8. Vote centers. (a) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, election authorities shall establish at least one location to be located at an office of the election authority or in the largest municipality…

(10 ILCS 5/12-1) (from Ch. 46, par. 12-1) Sec. 12-1. At least 60 days prior to each general and consolidated election, the election authority shall provide public notice, calculated to reach elderly voters and voters with disabilities, of the availability of registration and voti…

(10 ILCS 5/12-3) (from Ch. 46, par. 12-3) Sec. 12-3. In any city, village or incorporated town operating under Article 6 of this Act, the Board of Election Commissioners shall give timely notice through the press of the time and place of election in each precinct or consolidated …

(10 ILCS 5/12-4) (from Ch. 46, par. 12-4) Sec. 12-4. Not more than 30 nor less than 10 days prior to the date of the consolidated and nonpartisan elections, each election authority shall publish notice of the election of officers of each political subdivision to be conducted in h…

(10 ILCS 5/12-5) (from Ch. 46, par. 12-5) Sec. 12-5. Notice for public questions. (a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b), for all elections held after July 1, 1999, notice of public questions shall be required only as set forth in this Section or as set forth in Secti…

(10 ILCS 5/12-6) (from Ch. 46, par. 12-6) Sec. 12-6. Whenever a requirement in this Code for the publication of any notice of an election cannot be complied with because of the absence of any qualified newspaper of local or general circulation in accordance with such requirements…

(10 ILCS 5/12A-10) Sec. 12A-10. Candidate statements and photographs in the Internet Guide. (a) Any candidate whose name appears in the Internet Guide may submit a written statement and a photograph to appear in the Internet Guide, provided that: (1) No personal statement may exc…

(10 ILCS 5/12A-15) Sec. 12A-15. Language. The Board may translate all of the material it is required to provide for the Internet Guide into other languages as it deems necessary to comply with the federal Voting Rights Act or at its discretion. Visitors to the site shall have the…

(10 ILCS 5/12A-2) Sec. 12A-2. Definitions. As used in this Article, unless the context otherwise requires: "Board" means the State Board of Elections. "Internet Guide" refers to information disseminated by the State Board of Elections on a website, pursuant to Section 12A-5. "Loc…

(10 ILCS 5/12A-35) Sec. 12A-35. Board's review of candidate photograph and statement; procedure for revision. (a) If a candidate files a photograph and statement under item (8) of Section 12A-5 in a voters' guide, the Board shall review the photograph and statement to ensure that…

(10 ILCS 5/12A-40) Sec. 12A-40. Exemption from public records laws. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, materials filed by a candidate, political party, political committee, or other person for inclusion in a voters' guide are exempt from public inspection until the 4th b…

(10 ILCS 5/12A-45) Sec. 12A-45. Material submitted for inclusion in any voters' guide may not be admitted as evidence in any suit or action against the Board to restrain or enjoin the publication of a voters' guide. (Source: P.A. 94-645, eff. 8-22-05.)

(10 ILCS 5/12A-5) Sec. 12A-5. Internet Guide. The Board shall publish, no later than the 45th day before a general election in which a statewide candidate appears on the ballot, an Internet website with the following information: (1) The date and time of the general election. (2)…

(10 ILCS 5/12A-50) Sec. 12A-50. Order of appearance within the guides. For all guides disseminated by the Board, all information about offices and candidates on the ballot shall be listed together in the same part of the guide or insert. All candidates for one office, together wi…

(10 ILCS 5/12A-55) Sec. 12A-55. Constitutional issues. If a constitutional amendment appears on the ballot, the contents of the pamphlet issued by the Secretary of State under Section 2 of the Illinois Constitutional Amendment Act may be included in any guide issued by the Board.…

(10 ILCS 5/13-1) (from Ch. 46, par. 13-1) Sec. 13-1. In counties not under township organization, the county board of commissioners shall at its meeting in July in each even-numbered year appoint in each election precinct 5 capable and discreet persons meeting the qualifications …

(10 ILCS 5/13-1.1) (from Ch. 46, par. 13-1.1) Sec. 13-1.1. In addition to the list provided for in Section 13-1 or 13-2, the chair of the county central committee, or each township committeeperson in a county with a population of more than 3,000,000, of each of the two leading po…

(10 ILCS 5/13-10) (from Ch. 46, par. 13-10) Sec. 13-10. The compensation of the judges of all primaries and all elections, except judges supervising vote by mail ballots as provided in Section 19-12.2 of this Act, in counties of less than 600,000 inhabitants shall be fixed by the…

(10 ILCS 5/13-10.1) (from Ch. 46, par. 13-10.1) Sec. 13-10.1. Whenever a county board requires any township supervisor to oversee the conduct of any election necessitating the personal attendance of such supervisor at two or more polling places, the county board shall compensate …

(10 ILCS 5/13-10a) (from Ch. 46, par. 13-10a; formerly Ch. 46, pars. 901, 902, 903, 904, 905 and 906) Sec. 13-10a. Compensation of judges of special district referenda. (a) Unless compensation is otherwise provided by law, if a county or municipality elects to compensate a judge …

(10 ILCS 5/13-11) (from Ch. 46, par. 13-11) Sec. 13-11. It shall be the duty of the county clerk, on the receipt of the election returns of any general or special election, to make out his certificate, stating the compensation to which the judges of each election may be entitled …

(10 ILCS 5/13-16) (from Ch. 46, par. 13-16) Sec. 13-16. Any peace officer attending such election may call to his aid a sufficient number of citizens to arrest any disorderly person or suppress any riot or disorder during the election. Whoever conducts himself in a riotous or dis…

(10 ILCS 5/13-2) (from Ch. 46, par. 13-2) Sec. 13-2. In counties under the township organization the county board shall at its meeting in July in each even-numbered year except in counties containing a population of 3,000,000 inhabitants or over and except when such judges are ap…

(10 ILCS 5/13-2.1) (from Ch. 46, par. 13-2.1) Sec. 13-2.1. In each county the County Clerk shall establish a training course for judges of elections not subject to Article 14 of this Act. The curriculum of such course shall be approved by the County Clerk. A suitable certificate …

(10 ILCS 5/13-2.2) (from Ch. 46, par. 13-2.2) Sec. 13-2.2. Such course shall be devised so as to instruct its students in the duties of an election judge and shall consist of at least 4 hours of instruction and an examination which tests reading skills, ability to work with poll …

(10 ILCS 5/13-2.5) Sec. 13-2.5. Time off from work to serve as election judge. Any person who is appointed as an election judge under Section 13-1 or 13-2 may, after giving his or her employer at least 20 days' written notice, be absent from his or her place of work for the purpo…

(10 ILCS 5/13-3) (from Ch. 46, par. 13-3) Sec. 13-3. After the judges of election have been selected and approved as hereinbefore provided, a report of such selections shall be made by the county board and filed in the circuit court, and application shall then be made by the coun…

(10 ILCS 5/13-4) (from Ch. 46, par. 13-4) Sec. 13-4. Qualifications. (a) All persons elected or chosen judge of election must: (1) be citizens of the United States and entitled to vote at the next election, except as provided in subsection (b) or (c); (2) be of good repute and ch…

(10 ILCS 5/13-5) (from Ch. 46, par. 13-5) Sec. 13-5. Immediately on the appointment of such judges, the county clerk shall notify each judge of election of his appointment. (Source: Laws 1957, p. 1450.)

(10 ILCS 5/13-6) (from Ch. 46, par. 13-6) Sec. 13-6. The judges so appointed shall be and continue judges of all elections held within their respective precincts or districts, until other judges shall be appointed in like manner. (Source: P.A. 80-1469.)

(10 ILCS 5/13-6.1) (from Ch. 46, par. 13-6.1) Sec. 13-6.1. Each judge of election shall be identified as such by a suitable badge or label authorized and issued by the county clerk that: (1) clearly states it is authorized by the county clerk; (2) identifies the individual as an …

(10 ILCS 5/13-6.2) (from Ch. 46, par. 13-6.2) Sec. 13-6.2. For each precinct in which there are 2 teams of judges, the county clerk shall designate 2 of the judges of election, one from each political party, as holdover judges. The holdover judges shall be on duty during the enti…

(10 ILCS 5/13-7) (from Ch. 46, par. 13-7) Sec. 13-7. If, at the time of the opening of any election, or at the time the polls are closed in the case of a judge designated to count the votes, any person appointed or constituted a judge of election shall not be present, or will not…

(10 ILCS 5/13-8) (from Ch. 46, par. 13-8) Sec. 13-8. Before any vote is taken, the judges of the election shall severally subscribe and take an oath or affirmation, in the following form: "I do solemnly swear (or affirm, as the case may be), that I will support the Constitution o…

(10 ILCS 5/13-9) (from Ch. 46, par. 13-9) Sec. 13-9. In case there is no judge present at the opening of the election, or in case such judge is appointed a judge of election, the judges of the election may administer the oath or affirmation to each other; and the person administe…

(10 ILCS 5/14-1) (from Ch. 46, par. 14-1) Sec. 14-1. (a) The board of election commissioners established or existing under Article 6 shall, at the time and in the manner provided in Section 14-3.1, select and choose 5 persons, men or women, as judges of election for each precinct…

(10 ILCS 5/14-3.1) (from Ch. 46, par. 14-3.1) Sec. 14-3.1. The board of election commissioners shall, during the month of July of each even-numbered year, select for each election precinct within the jurisdiction of the board 5 persons to be judges of election who shall possess t…