Chapter 10 — ELECTIONS

(10 ILCS 5/6-105) Sec. 6-105. First time voting. A person must vote for the first time in person and not a vote by mail ballot if the person registered to vote by mail, unless the person first provides the appropriate election authority with sufficient proof of identity and the e…

(10 ILCS 5/6-11) (from Ch. 46, par. 6-11) Sec. 6-11. The returns must be canvassed in the same manner as any other referendum held in the municipality. (Source: P.A. 94-647, eff. 1-1-06.)

(10 ILCS 5/6-12) (from Ch. 46, par. 6-12) Sec. 6-12. No judge of election shall knowingly open, change, tear, mutilate, lose or conceal or knowingly cause or permit to be opened, changed, torn, mutilated, lost or concealed any return of votes cast for or against this Article 6 an…

(10 ILCS 5/6-13) (from Ch. 46, par. 6-13) Sec. 6-13. No officer having possession of such returns, tallies or ballots, shall steal, counsel or assist in stealing, or shall change or mutilate any return or tally sheet relating to such election. (Source: Laws 1963, p. 2532.)

(10 ILCS 5/6-15) (from Ch. 46, par. 6-15) Sec. 6-15. Any village or incorporated town in this state may adopt this article 6 and articles 14 and 18 of this Act, in like manner, and the same shall be submitted to a vote of the people of the said village or incorporated town, upon …

(10 ILCS 5/6-16) (from Ch. 46, par. 6-16) Sec. 6-16. After and from the time of the adoption of this Article and Articles 14 and 18 of this Act, as aforesaid, the provisions of the said Articles shall be applicable to such cities, villages or incorporated towns, together with suc…

(10 ILCS 5/6-17) (from Ch. 46, par. 6-17) Sec. 6-17. Whenever 1,000 of the legal voters in a city of 250,000 population or less where this Article 6 and Articles 14 and 18 of this Act or the Act of which they are a continuation have been adopted shall petition the circuit court i…

(10 ILCS 5/6-18) (from Ch. 46, par. 6-18) Sec. 6-18. The ballots which shall be used for voting on the rejection of this Act shall be written or printed in the following form: -------------------------------------------------------------- Shall the city Yes election law be ------…

(10 ILCS 5/6-19) (from Ch. 46, par. 6-19) Sec. 6-19. The election officials canvassing returns shall cause a statement of the result of such election on the rejection of this Article 6 and Articles 14 and 18 of this Act to be certified to the court. If a majority of the total vot…

(10 ILCS 5/6-19.1) (from Ch. 46, par. 6-19.1; formerly Ch. 46, par. 701) Sec. 6-19.1. Validation of rejection. When, prior to February 13, 1967, in any city with a population of 100,000 or less, a majority of the legal voters voting on the proposition of whether the city election…

(10 ILCS 5/6-19.5) Sec. 6-19.5. Rejection of Article by superseding county board of election commissioners. In addition to any other method of rejection provided in this Article, when a county board of election commissioners is established in accordance with subsection (c) of Sec…

(10 ILCS 5/6-2) (from Ch. 46, par. 6-2) Sec. 6-2. The electors of any city now existing in this state may adopt and become entitled to the benefits of this Article 6 and Articles 14 and 18 of this Act in the manner following: Whenever one thousand of the legal voters of such city…

(10 ILCS 5/6-20) (from Ch. 46, par. 6-20) Sec. 6-20. Any village or incorporated town in this State having adopted this Article 6 and Articles 14 and 18 of this Act may reject them in the same manner as provided in the case of cities upon written application to the circuit court …

(10 ILCS 5/6-21) (from Ch. 46, par. 6-21) Sec. 6-21. In every city, village and incorporated town so adopting this Article 6 and Articles 14 and 18 of this Act there shall be created a board of election commissioners, which shall be composed of 3 members, each of whom shall be de…

(10 ILCS 5/6-22) (from Ch. 46, par. 6-22) Sec. 6-22. Two of such commissioners at least shall always be selected from the 2 leading political parties of the state, one from each of such parties, and all shall be legal voters residing in such city, village or incorporated town, an…

(10 ILCS 5/6-23) (from Ch. 46, par. 6-23) Sec. 6-23. Such court may at any time, upon complaint made and cause shown satisfactory to it, after notice to such commissioner and an opportunity to be heard, remove any such commissioner and enter of record in the court such order of r…

(10 ILCS 5/6-24) (from Ch. 46, par. 6-24) Sec. 6-24. Within 20 days after such first appointment shall be made, such commissioners shall organize as a board by electing one of their number as chair and one as secretary, and they shall perform the duties incident to such offices. …

(10 ILCS 5/6-25) (from Ch. 46, par. 6-25) Sec. 6-25. Said board shall have the right to employ an executive director who shall have charge of the office of said board and who shall be present and in attendance at all proper business hours. Such executive director shall take an oa…

(10 ILCS 5/6-26) (from Ch. 46, par. 6-26) Sec. 6-26. The board of election commissioners shall make all necessary rules and regulations, not inconsistent with this Article 6 and Articles 14 and 18 of this Act, with reference to the registration of voters and the conduct of electi…

(10 ILCS 5/6-27) (from Ch. 46, par. 6-27) Sec. 6-27. Every person having resided in the State and in election precinct 30 days next preceding any election therein and who shall be a citizen of the United States of the age of 18 or more years, shall be entitled to vote at such ele…

(10 ILCS 5/6-28) (from Ch. 46, par. 6-28) Sec. 6-28. The first registration under this Article shall be that preceding the election to be held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November, 1936. Registration for such election shall be conducted by the Board of Election…

(10 ILCS 5/6-29) (from Ch. 46, par. 6-29) Sec. 6-29. For the purpose of registering voters under this Article, the office of the Board of Election Commissioners shall be open during ordinary business hours of each week day, from 9 a.m. to 12 o'clock noon on the last four Saturday…

(10 ILCS 5/6-3) (from Ch. 46, par. 6-3) Sec. 6-3. The circuit court shall give at least 60 days notice of such election by publishing such notice in one or more newspapers published within such city, for at least 5 times, the first publication to be at least 60 days before the da…

(10 ILCS 5/6-30) (from Ch. 46, par. 6-30) Sec. 6-30. If any city, village or incorporated town adopts and becomes entitled to the benefits of this Article 6 and Articles 14 and 18 of this Act, after the date for the first registration hereunder, registration therein shall be gove…

(10 ILCS 5/6-31) (from Ch. 46, par. 6-31) Sec. 6-31. In addition to the registration authorized at the office of the Board of Election Commissioners, there shall be two days of registration in each precinct preceding the election to be held on the first Tuesday after the first Mo…

(10 ILCS 5/6-31.1) (from Ch. 46, par. 6-31.1) Sec. 6-31.1. For use in connection with referenda and the nonpartisan and consolidated elections, each election authority shall maintain permanent records of the boundaries of all political subdivisions partially or wholly within its …

(10 ILCS 5/6-32) (from Ch. 46, par. 6-32) Sec. 6-32. The deputy registrars and judges of registration provided for by Section 6-30 of this Article shall be selected by the Board of Election Commissioners in the manner and for the same term provided for judges of election by Secti…

(10 ILCS 5/6-34) (from Ch. 46, par. 6-34) Sec. 6-34. One of the deputy registrars, the judge of registration or an officer or clerk in the office of the board of election commissioners authorized to administer oaths, shall administer to all persons who shall personally apply to r…

(10 ILCS 5/6-35) (from Ch. 46, par. 6-35) Sec. 6-35. The Boards of Election Commissioners shall provide a sufficient number of blank forms for the registration of electors which shall be known as registration record cards and which shall consist of loose leaf sheets or cards, of …

(10 ILCS 5/6-35.01) (from Ch. 46, par. 6-35.01) Sec. 6-35.01. If an applicant for registration reports a permanent physical disability which would require assistance in voting, the board of election commissioners shall mark all his registration cards in the right margin on the fr…

(10 ILCS 5/6-35.02) (from Ch. 46, par. 6-35.02) Sec. 6-35.02. Upon the issuance of a voter's identification card for persons with disabilities as provided in Section 19-12.1, the board of election commissioners shall cause the identification number of such card to be clearly note…

(10 ILCS 5/6-35.03) (from Ch. 46, par. 6-35.03) Sec. 6-35.03. The State Board of Elections shall design a registration record card which, except as otherwise provided in this Section, shall be used in triplicate by all election authorities in the State, except those election auth…

(10 ILCS 5/6-35.5) Sec. 6-35.5. Deputy registrar eligibility. Unless otherwise provided by law, an individual who is 17 years old or older who is registered to vote in this State shall be eligible to serve as a deputy registrar. (Source: P.A. 99-722, eff. 8-5-16; 100-201, eff. 8-…

(10 ILCS 5/6-36) (from Ch. 46, par. 6-36) Sec. 6-36. The board of election commissioners shall supply deputy registrars and judges of registration with registration forms and shall fully instruct them in their duties. Each deputy registrar and judge of registration shall receipt …

(10 ILCS 5/6-37) (from Ch. 46, par. 6-37) Sec. 6-37. Except as otherwise provided for in Section 6-29 of this Article, no person shall be registered unless he applies in person to a registration officer, answers such relevant questions as may be asked of him by the registration o…

(10 ILCS 5/6-38) (from Ch. 46, par. 6-38) Sec. 6-38. The 2 deputy registrars provided by this Article 6 for registration in each precinct preceding the election to be held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November, 1936, and for the last day of registration provided…

(10 ILCS 5/6-39) (from Ch. 46, par. 6-39) Sec. 6-39. Upon the Wednesday and Thursday following the last day of registration, and upon the Wednesday and Thursday following the last day of precinct registration provided for in Section 6-49.1 of this Article, if so much time is requ…

(10 ILCS 5/6-4) (from Ch. 46, par. 6-4) Sec. 6-4. At such election the ballots, so far as they relate to this act, shall be written or printed in the following form: "For city election law" or "Against city election law." (Source: Laws 1943, vol. 2, p. 1.)

(10 ILCS 5/6-40) (from Ch. 46, par. 6-40) Sec. 6-40. Where verification lists are furnished to the canvassers by the Board of Election Commissioners, immediately upon completion of the canvass, the canvassers, or one of them, shall file with the Board of Election Commissioners th…

(10 ILCS 5/6-41) (from Ch. 46, par. 6-41) Sec. 6-41. The canvassers, or one of them, shall prepare a list of the names of the parties designated as aforesaid, and to whom such notice has been sent, given, or left at the address, and make and attach his or their affidavit or affid…

(10 ILCS 5/6-42) (from Ch. 46, par. 6-42) Sec. 6-42. With respect to those who register at the office of the Board of Election Commissioners preceding the election to be held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November, 1936, as provided by Section 6-29 of this Articl…

(10 ILCS 5/6-43) (from Ch. 46, par. 6-43) Sec. 6-43. Immediately after the completion of the revision by the Board of Election Commissioners, the board shall cause copies to be made of all names upon the registration record cards not marked or erased, with the address, and shall …

(10 ILCS 5/6-44) (from Ch. 46, par. 6-44) Sec. 6-44. Any voter or voters in the ward, village or incorporated town containing such precinct, and any precinct committeeperson in the county, may, between the hours of nine o'clock a.m. and six p.m. of Monday and Tuesday of the secon…

(10 ILCS 5/6-45) (from Ch. 46, par. 6-45) Sec. 6-45. A docket of all applications to said board of election commissioners, whether such application shall be made for the purpose of being registered or restored, or for the purpose of erasing a name on the register or for completin…

(10 ILCS 5/6-46) (from Ch. 46, par. 6-46) Sec. 6-46. The circuit court of the county in which such city, village or incorporated town shall be located, shall, on Friday and Saturday of the week prior to the week in which such election is to be held, especially sit to hear such ap…

(10 ILCS 5/6-47) (from Ch. 46, par. 6-47) Sec. 6-47. In case said court shall refuse any such application, an order shall be entered accordingly on the Wednesday following the session of the court held for the purpose aforesaid. Appeals may be taken as in other civil cases. (Sour…

(10 ILCS 5/6-48) (from Ch. 46, par. 6-48) Sec. 6-48. A supplemental list of all persons whose registration shall have been ordered restored or completed by order of the board of election commissioners or by order of the circuit court, under Sections 6-45 and 6-46 of this Article,…

(10 ILCS 5/6-49) (from Ch. 46, par. 6-49) Sec. 6-49. The registration hereinabove provided preceding the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November, 1936, shall constitute a permanent registration, subject to revision and alteration in the manner hereinafter provided. Howev…

(10 ILCS 5/6-49.1) (from Ch. 46, par. 6-49.1) Sec. 6-49.1. In municipalities of 500,000 or more inhabitants having a Board of Election Commissioners and in all cities, villages and incorporated towns under the jurisdiction of such Board of Election Commissioners there shall be 3 …

(10 ILCS 5/6-5) (from Ch. 46, par. 6-5) Sec. 6-5. The ballot upon such proposition in the form aforesaid must be printed or written at the bottom of the ticket containing the names of candidates for public offices at such election who are voted for by any elector. (Source: Laws 1…