Chapter 10, ELECTIONS

(10 ILCS 5/18A-2) Sec. 18A-2. Application of Article. In addition to and notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, the procedures in this Article shall govern provisional voting. (Source: P.A. 93-574, eff. 8-21-03.)

(10 ILCS 5/18A-20) Sec. 18A-20. Provisional voting verification system. In conjunction with each county clerk or board of election commissioners, the State Board of Elections shall establish a uniform free access information system by which a person casting a provisional ballot m…

(10 ILCS 5/18A-218) Sec. 18A-218. Interpretation of Article 18A. The Sections of this Article following this Section shall be supplemental to all other provisions of this Article and are intended to provide procedural requirements for the implementation of the provisions of this …

(10 ILCS 5/18A-218.10) Sec. 18A-218.10. Definitions relating to provisional ballots. (a) As used in this Article: "Citywide or villagewide office" means an office elected by the electors of an entire municipality. "Correct precinct" means the precinct containing the addresses at …

(10 ILCS 5/18A-218.20) Sec. 18A-218.20. Counting procedures for provisional ballots cast in an incorrect precinct within the same election authority's jurisdiction. (a) The election authority shall: (1) transmit to the State Board of Elections the provisional voter's identifying …

(10 ILCS 5/18A-218.30) Sec. 18A-218.30. Counting procedures for provisional ballots cast in an incorrect precinct within a different election authority's jurisdiction. (a) The election authority having possession of the provisional ballot shall first notify the election authority…

(10 ILCS 5/18A-218.40) Sec. 18A-218.40. Follow-up procedures for provisional ballots. The original provisional ballot cast by the voter shall be stored separately from other ballots voted in the election and shall be preserved in the same manner as original ballots that had to be…

(10 ILCS 5/18A-5) Sec. 18A-5. Provisional voting; general provisions. (a) A person who claims to be a registered voter is entitled to cast a provisional ballot under the following circumstances: (1) The person's name does not appear on the official list of eligible voters for the…

(10 ILCS 5/19-1) (from Ch. 46, par. 19-1) Sec. 19-1. Any qualified elector of the State of Illinois having duly registered where such registration is required may vote at such election as hereinafter in this Article provided. Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, this Article …

(10 ILCS 5/19-10) (from Ch. 46, par. 19-10) Sec. 19-10. Pollwatchers may be appointed to observe early voting procedures and view all reasonably requested records relating to the conduct of the election, provided the secrecy of the ballot is not impinged, at the office of the ele…

(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 5/19-13) (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 5/19-2.3) 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 5/19A-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-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 5/20-1) (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…