Chapter 10, ELECTIONS

(10 ILCS 5/28-13) (from Ch. 46, par. 28-13) Sec. 28-13. Each political party and civic organization as well as the registered proponents and opponents of a proposed statewide advisory public question shall be entitled to one watcher in the office of the election authority to obse…

(10 ILCS 5/28-2) (from Ch. 46, par. 28-2) Sec. 28-2. (a) Except as otherwise provided in this Section, petitions for the submission of public questions to referendum must be filed with the appropriate officer or board not less than 92 days prior to a regular election to be eligib…

(10 ILCS 5/28-3) (from Ch. 46, par. 28-3) Sec. 28-3. Form of petition for public question. Petitions for the submission of public questions shall consist of sheets of uniform size and each sheet shall contain, above the space for signature, an appropriate heading, giving the info…

(10 ILCS 5/28-4) (from Ch. 46, par. 28-4) Sec. 28-4. The provisions of Sections 10-8 through 10-10.1 relating to objections to nominating petitions, hearings on objections, and judicial review, shall apply to and govern, insofar as may be practicable, objections to petitions for …

(10 ILCS 5/28-5) (from Ch. 46, par. 28-5) Sec. 28-5. Not less than 68 days before a regularly scheduled election, each local election official shall certify the public questions to be submitted to the voters of or within his political subdivision at that election which have been …

(10 ILCS 5/28-6) (from Ch. 46, par. 28-6) Sec. 28-6. Petitions; filing. (a) On a written petition signed by a number of voters equal to at least 8% of the total votes cast for candidates for Governor in the preceding gubernatorial election by the registered voters of the municipa…

(10 ILCS 5/28-7) (from Ch. 46, par. 28-7) Sec. 28-7. Except as provided in Article 24 of the Township Code, in any case in which Article VII or paragraph (a) of Section 5 of the Transition Schedule of the Constitution authorizes any action to be taken by or with respect to any un…

(10 ILCS 5/28-8) (from Ch. 46, par. 28-8) Sec. 28-8. If a referendum held in accordance with Section 28-7 of this Act involved the question of whether a unit of local government shall become a home rule unit or shall continue to be a home rule unit and if that referendum passed, …

(10 ILCS 5/28-8.1) (from Ch. 46, par. 28-8.1; formerly Ch. 46, pars. 1001, 1002 and 1003) Sec. 28-8.1. Proposition publication. (a) Whenever any proposition required by law to be voted upon before its adoption, other than a constitutional amendment, is submitted to the people, it…

(10 ILCS 5/28-9) (from Ch. 46, par. 28-9) Sec. 28-9. Petitions for proposed amendments to Article IV of the Constitution pursuant to Section 3, Article XIV of the Constitution shall be signed by a number of electors equal in number to at least 8% of the total votes cast for candi…

(10 ILCS 5/29-1) (from Ch. 46, par. 29-1) Sec. 29-1. Vote buying. Any person who knowingly gives, lends or promises to give or lend any money or other valuable consideration to any other person to influence such other person to vote or to register to vote or to influence such oth…

(10 ILCS 5/29-10) (from Ch. 46, par. 29-10) Sec. 29-10. Perjury. (a) Any person who makes a false statement, material to the issue or point in question, which he does not believe to be true, in any affidavit, certificate or sworn oral declaration required by any provision of this…

(10 ILCS 5/29-11) (from Ch. 46, par. 29-11) Sec. 29-11. Failure to comply with order of election authority. Any person who knowingly fails or refuses to comply with any lawful order of an election authority issued by the election authority in the performance of the duties of the …

(10 ILCS 5/29-12) (from Ch. 46, par. 29-12) Sec. 29-12. Disregard of Election Code. Except with respect to Article 9 of this Code, any person who knowingly (a) does any act prohibited by or declared unlawful by, or (b) fails to do any act required by, this Code, shall, unless a d…

(10 ILCS 5/29-13) (from Ch. 46, par. 29-13) Sec. 29-13. Attempt, solicitation and conspiracy. Each violation of this Code shall be an offense within the meaning of Section 2-12 of the Illinois Criminal Code of 2012, so that the inchoate offenses of solicitation, conspiracy and at…

(10 ILCS 5/29-15) (from Ch. 46, par. 29-15) Sec. 29-15. Conviction deemed infamous. Any person convicted of an infamous crime as such term is defined in Section 124-1 of the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963, as amended, shall thereafter be prohibited from holding any office of …

(10 ILCS 5/29-16) (from Ch. 46, par. 29-16) Sec. 29-16. Contempt - Removal from office. Any person who is an officer of the Court pursuant to any provisions of this Code who does any act prohibited by, or fails to do any act required by, any provision of this Code may be punished…

(10 ILCS 5/29-17) (from Ch. 46, par. 29-17) Sec. 29-17. Deprivation of Constitutional Rights - Liability). Any person who subjects, or causes to be subjected, a citizen of the State of Illinois or other person within the jurisdiction thereof to the deprivation of any rights, priv…

(10 ILCS 5/29-18) (from Ch. 46, par. 29-18) Sec. 29-18. Conspiracy to prevent vote - Liability). If 2 or more persons conspire to prevent by force, intimidation, threat, deception, forgery or bribery any person from registering to vote, or preventing any person lawfully entitled …

(10 ILCS 5/29-19) (from Ch. 46, par. 29-19) Sec. 29-19. False information - liability). Whoever knowingly or willfully gives false information as to his name, address, or period of residence in the voting district for the purpose of establishing his eligibility to register to vot…

(10 ILCS 5/29-2) (from Ch. 46, par. 29-2) Sec. 29-2. Promise for vote. Any person who, in order to influence any other person to vote or register to vote or to vote for or against any candidate or public question to be voted upon at any election, knowingly promises to (a) cause o…

(10 ILCS 5/29-20) (from Ch. 46, par. 29-20) Sec. 29-20. Vote by Mail ballots - violations. A person is guilty of a Class 3 felony who knowingly: (1) Solicits another person, knowing that the person is not legally qualified to vote as a vote by mail voter, to apply for a vote by m…

(10 ILCS 5/29-3) (from Ch. 46, par. 29-3) Sec. 29-3. Selling of vote. Any person who votes for or against any candidate or public question in consideration of any gift or loan of money or for any other valuable consideration, or for any promise to cause or support the employment …

(10 ILCS 5/29-4) (from Ch. 46, par. 29-4) Sec. 29-4. Prevention of voting or candidate support. Any person who, by force, intimidation, threat, deception or forgery, knowingly prevents any other person from (a) registering to vote, or (b) lawfully voting, supporting or opposing t…

(10 ILCS 5/29-5) (from Ch. 46, par. 29-5) Sec. 29-5. Voting more than once. Any person who, having voted once, knowingly during any election where the ballot or machine lists any of the same candidates and issues listed on the ballot or machine previously used for voting by that …

(10 ILCS 5/29-6) (from Ch. 46, par. 29-6) Sec. 29-6. Mutilation of election materials. Any person who knowingly destroys, mutilates, defaces, falsifies, forges, conceals or removes any record, register of voters, affidavit, return or statement of votes, certificate, tally sheet, …

(10 ILCS 5/29-7) (from Ch. 46, par. 29-7) Sec. 29-7. Tampering with voting machines. Any person who tampers with any machine or device used in connection with voting or the counting of votes, or who knowingly allows another to tamper with such a machine or device, so as (a) to in…

(10 ILCS 5/29-8) (from Ch. 46, par. 29-8) Sec. 29-8. Ballot box stuffing. Any person who, prior to, during, or after the counting of ballots or prior to, during, or after the final certification of the vote of any election, knowingly (a) places anything other than a ballot in a b…

(10 ILCS 5/29-9) (from Ch. 46, par. 29-9) Sec. 29-9. Unlawful observation of voting. Except as permitted by this Code, any person who knowingly marks his ballot or casts his vote on a voting machine or voting device so that it can be observed by another person, and any person who…

(10 ILCS 5/29B-10) (from Ch. 46, par. 29B-10; formerly Ch. 46, par. 1103) Sec. 29B-10. Code of Fair Campaign Practices. At the time a political committee, as defined in Article 9, files its statements of organization, the State Board of Elections shall give the political committe…

(10 ILCS 5/29B-15) (from Ch. 46, par. 29B-15; formerly Ch. 46, par. 1104) Sec. 29B-15. Responsibility of State Board of Elections for printing and supplying of forms. The State Board of Elections shall print, or cause to be printed, copies of the Code of Fair Campaign Practices. …

(10 ILCS 5/29B-20) (from Ch. 46, par. 29B-20; formerly Ch. 46, par. 1105) Sec. 29B-20. Acceptance of completed forms; retentions for public inspection. The State Board of Elections shall accept, at all times prior to an election, all completed copies of the Code of Fair Campaign …

(10 ILCS 5/29B-25) (from Ch. 46, par. 29B-25; formerly Ch. 46, par. 1106) Sec. 29B-25. Subscribed forms as public records. Every copy of the Code of Fair Campaign Practices subscribed to by a candidate or the chair of a political committee in support of or opposition to a questio…

(10 ILCS 5/29B-30) (from Ch. 46, par. 29B-30; formerly Ch. 46, par. 1107) Sec. 29B-30. Subscription to Code voluntary. The subscription by a candidate or the chair of a political committee in support of or opposition to a question of public policy is voluntary. A candidate, or th…

(10 ILCS 5/29B-35) (from Ch. 46, par. 29B-35; formerly Ch. 46, par. 1108) Sec. 29B-35. Failure to comply. Any candidate or chairman of a political committee who subscribes to the Code of Fair Campaign Practices and fails to comply with any provision of the Code shall not be guilt…

(10 ILCS 5/29B-5) (from Ch. 46, par. 29B-5; formerly Ch. 46, par. 1102) Sec. 29B-5. Purpose. The Legislature hereby declares that the purpose of this Article is to encourage every candidate for public office in this State to subscribe to the Code of Fair Campaign Practices. It is…

(10 ILCS 5/29C-10) (from Ch. 46, par. 29C-10) Sec. 29C-10. Terms of Senators in each group. Senators shall be elected from districts in each group of legislative districts on the dates and for terms as follows: First group - 2022 and 2026 for 4 years each, and in 2030 for 2 years…

(10 ILCS 5/29C-15) (from Ch. 46, par. 29C-15; formerly Ch. 46, par. 813) Sec. 29C-15. Determination of groups. To determine which group of Legislative Districts shall be the "First group", "Second group", or "Third group" for the purpose of establishing the terms for which Senato…

(10 ILCS 5/29C-5) (from Ch. 46, par. 29C-5; formerly Ch. 46, par. 811) Sec. 29C-5. Three Groups of Legislative Districts. The 59 legislative districts of this State are divided into 3 groups for the purpose of establishing the terms of Senators elected from each group. The distri…

(10 ILCS 5/30-2) (from Ch. 46, par. 30-2) Sec. 30-2. The provisions for repeal in this article shall not in any way: (1) Affect any offense committed, an act done, a penalty, punishment or forfeiture incurred, or a claim, right, power or remedy accrued under any law in force prio…

(10 ILCS 5/30-3) (from Ch. 46, par. 30-3) Sec. 30-3. If any section, subdivision, sentence or clause of this Act is for any reason held invalid or to be unconstitutional, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this Act. (Source: Laws 1943, Vol. 2…

(10 ILCS 115/99-97) Sec. 99-97. Severability. The provisions of this Act are severable under Section 1.31 of the Statute on Statutes. (Source: P.A. 103-584, eff. 3-18-24.)

(10 ILCS 125/99-99) Sec. 99-99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon becoming law. (Source: P.A. 96-1541, eff. 3-7-11.)

(10 ILCS 120/99-99) Sec. 99-99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon becoming law. (Source: P.A. 96-1541, eff. 3-7-11.)

(10 ILCS 22/99-99) Sec. 99-99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon becoming law. (Source: P.A. 103-600, eff. 7-1-24.)

(10 ILCS 115/99-99) Sec. 99-99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon becoming law. (Source: P.A. 103-584, eff. 3-18-24.)

(10 ILCS 92/1) Sec. 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the General Assembly Redistricting Act of 2021. (Source: P.A. 102-10, eff. 6-4-21.)

(10 ILCS 91/1) Sec. 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the General Assembly Redistricting Act of 2011. (Source: P.A. 97-6, eff. 6-3-11.)

(10 ILCS 78/1) Sec. 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Illinois Congressional Redistricting Act of 2021. (Source: P.A. 102-670, eff. 11-23-21.)

(10 ILCS 77/1) Sec. 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Illinois Congressional Redistricting Act of 2011. (Source: P.A. 97-14, eff. 6-24-11.)