Chapter 10 — ELECTIONS

(10 ILCS 5/7-10.2) (from Ch. 46, par. 7-10.2) Sec. 7-10.2. In the designation of the name of a candidate on a petition for nomination or certificate of nomination the candidate's given name or names, initial or initials, a nickname by which the candidate is commonly known, or a c…

(10 ILCS 5/7-10.3) (from Ch. 46, par. 7-10.3) Sec. 7-10.3. (A) Except as otherwise provided in paragraph (C) of this Section, a candidate for delegate or alternate delegate to a national nominating convention shall file with the State Board of Elections at the time of filing the …

(10 ILCS 5/7-100) Sec. 7-100. Definition of a vote. (a) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, for the purpose of this Article, a person casts a valid vote on a punch card ballot when: (1) A chad on the card has at least one corner detached from the card; (2) The fibers of pape…

(10 ILCS 5/7-11) (from Ch. 46, par. 7-11) Sec. 7-11. Any candidate for President of the United States may have his name printed upon the primary ballot of his political party by filing in the office of the State Board of Elections not more than 141 and not less than 134 days prio…

(10 ILCS 5/7-11.1) (from Ch. 46, par. 7-11.1) Sec. 7-11.1. Whenever a vacancy in any elective county office is to be filled by election pursuant to Section 25-11 of this Code or Section 2-6003 of the Counties Code, nominations shall be made and any vacancy in nomination for a cou…

(10 ILCS 5/7-12) (from Ch. 46, par. 7-12) Sec. 7-12. All petitions for nomination shall be filed by mail or in person as follows: (1) Except as otherwise provided in this Code, where the nomination is to be made for a State, congressional, or judicial office, or for any office a …

(10 ILCS 5/7-12.1) (from Ch. 46, par. 7-12.1) Sec. 7-12.1. The provisions of Sections 10-8 through 10-10.1 relating to objections to certificates of nomination and nomination papers, hearings on objections, and judicial review, shall also apply to and govern objections to petitio…

(10 ILCS 5/7-13) (from Ch. 46, par. 7-13) Sec. 7-13. The board of election commissioners in cities of 500,000 or more population having such board, shall constitute an electoral board for the hearing and passing upon objections to nomination petitions for ward committeepersons. E…

(10 ILCS 5/7-13.1) (from Ch. 46, par. 7-13.1) Sec. 7-13.1. Certification of Candidates-Consolidated primary. Not less than 68 days before the date of the consolidated primary, each local election official of each political subdivision required to nominate candidates for the respe…

(10 ILCS 5/7-14) (from Ch. 46, par. 7-14) Sec. 7-14. Except as otherwise provided in this Code, not less than 68 days before the date of the general primary the State Board of Elections shall meet and shall examine all petitions filed under this Article 7, in the office of the St…

(10 ILCS 5/7-14.1) (from Ch. 46, par. 7-14.1) Sec. 7-14.1. Delegates and alternate delegates to national nominating conventions shall be chosen according to one of the following alternative methods of allocating delegates for election. The State central committee of each politica…

(10 ILCS 5/7-14.2) (from Ch. 46, par. 7-14.2) Sec. 7-14.2. Delegates and alternate delegates to national conventions other than national nominating conventions shall be chosen according to procedures established by the appropriate State central committee of a political party esta…

(10 ILCS 5/7-14a) (from Ch. 46, par. 7-14a) Sec. 7-14a. Where there are 2 or more additional judgeships created in any judicial district or circuit, to be filled at the same general election and to be elected from the same district, circuit or county, each such additional judgesh…

(10 ILCS 5/7-15) (from Ch. 46, par. 7-15) Sec. 7-15. At least 60 days prior to each general and consolidated primary, the election authority shall provide public notice, calculated to reach elderly voters and voters with disabilities, of the availability of registration and votin…

(10 ILCS 5/7-16) (from Ch. 46, par. 7-16) Sec. 7-16. Each election authority in each county shall prepare and cause to be printed the primary ballot of each political party for each precinct in his respective jurisdiction. Except as otherwise provided in this Code, the election a…

(10 ILCS 5/7-17) (from Ch. 46, par. 7-17) Sec. 7-17. Candidate ballot name procedures. (a) Each election authority in each county shall cause to be printed upon the general primary ballot of each party for each precinct in his jurisdiction the name of each candidate whose petitio…

(10 ILCS 5/7-18) (from Ch. 46, par. 7-18) Sec. 7-18. The primary ballot of each political party shall be separately printed upon paper of uniform quality, texture and size, but the primary ballot of no two political parties shall be of the same color or tint. The election authori…

(10 ILCS 5/7-19) (from Ch. 46, par. 7-19) Sec. 7-19. The primary ballot of each political party for each precinct shall be arranged and printed substantially in the manner following: 1. Designating words. At the top of the ballot shall be printed in large capital letters, words d…

(10 ILCS 5/7-2) (from Ch. 46, par. 7-2) Sec. 7-2. A political party, which at the general election for State and county officers then next preceding a primary, polled more than 5 per cent of the entire vote cast in the State, is hereby declared to be a political party within the …

(10 ILCS 5/7-20) (from Ch. 46, par. 7-20) Sec. 7-20. On the back or outside of the primary ballot of each precinct, so as to appear when folded, shall be printed the words "Primary Ballot," followed by designation of said precinct, the date of the primary and a facsimile of the s…

(10 ILCS 5/7-21) (from Ch. 46, par. 7-21) Sec. 7-21. The election authority shall transmit or cause to be delivered to the primary judges, and to the respective local election officials prior to the consolidated primary, specimen ballots of each political party, substantially in …

(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…