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Public Act 91-0352
SB387 Enrolled LRB9102407MWpcA
AN ACT to amend the Election Code by changing Sections
7-30, 13-1, 13-2, 13-3, 13-4, 13-8, 14-1, 14-5, and 14-7.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The Election Code is amended by changing
Sections 7-30, 13-1, 13-2, 13-3, 13-4, 13-8, 14-1, 14-5, and
14-7 as follows:
(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 Constitution of the United States and
the Constitution of the State of Illinois, and will
faithfully and honestly discharge the duties of primary
judge, according to the best of my ability, and that I have
resided in this State for 30 days, (and only in the case of a
primary judge in counties of less than 500,000 inhabitants
the following: in this precinct 30 days next preceding this
primary), (and in the case of a registered voter, am entitled
to vote at this primary).
All persons subscribing the oath as aforesaid, and all
persons actually serving as primary judges, whether sworn or
not, shall be deemed to be and are hereby declared to be
officers of the circuit court of their respective counties.
(Source: P.A. 80-178; 80-704; 80-1364.)
(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 May
in each even-numbered year appoint in each election precinct
5 capable and discreet persons electors meeting the
qualifications of Section 13-4 to be judges of election.
Where neither voting machines nor electronic, mechanical or
electric voting systems are used, the county board may, for
any precinct with respect to which the board considers such
action necessary or desirable in view of the number of
voters, and shall for general elections for any precinct
containing more than 600 registered voters, appoint in
addition to the 5 judges of election a team of 5 tally
judges. In such precincts the judges of election shall
preside over the election during the hours the polls are
open, and the tally judges, with the assistance of the
holdover judges designated pursuant to Section 13-6.2, shall
count the vote after the closing of the polls. However, the
County Board of Commissioners may appoint 3 judges of
election to serve in lieu of the 5 judges of election
otherwise required by this Section to serve in any emergency
referendum, or in any odd-year regular election or in any
special primary or special election called for the purpose of
filling a vacancy in the office of representative in the
United States Congress or to nominate candidates for such
purpose. The tally judges shall possess the same
qualifications and shall be appointed in the same manner and
with the same division between political parties as is
provided for judges of election.
In addition to such precinct judges, the county board of
commissioners shall appoint special panels of 3 judges each,
who shall possess the same qualifications and shall be
appointed in the same manner and with the same division
between political parties as is provided for other judges of
election. The number of such panels of judges required shall
be determined by regulations of the State Board of Elections
which shall base the required numbers of special panels on
the number of registered voters in the jurisdiction or the
number of absentee ballots voted at recent elections, or any
combination of such factors.
Such appointment shall be confirmed by the court as
provided in Section 13-3 of this Article. No more than 3
persons of the same political party shall be appointed judges
of the same election precinct or election judge panel. The
appointment shall be made in the following manner: The county
board of commissioners shall select and approve 3 persons as
judges of election in each election precinct from a certified
list, furnished by the chairman of the County Central
Committee of the first leading political party in such
precinct; and the county board of commissioners shall also
select and approve 2 persons as judges of election in each
election precinct from a certified list, furnished by the
chairman of the County Central Committee of the second
leading political party. However, if only 3 judges of
election serve in each election precinct, no more than 2
persons of the same political party shall be judges of
election in the same election precinct; and which political
party is entitled to 2 judges of election and which political
party is entitled to one judge of election shall be
determined in the same manner as set forth in the next two
preceding sentences with regard to 5 election judges in each
precinct. Such certified list shall be filed with the county
clerk not less than 10 days before the annual meeting of the
county board of commissioners. Such list shall be arranged
according to precincts. The chairman of each county central
committee shall, insofar as possible, list persons who reside
within the precinct in which they are to serve as judges.
However, he may, in his sole discretion, submit the names of
persons who reside outside the precinct but within the county
embracing the precinct in which they are to serve. He must,
however, submit the names of at least 2 residents of the
precinct for each precinct in which his party is to have 3
judges and must submit the name of at least one resident of
the precinct for each precinct in which his party is to have
2 judges. The county board of commissioners shall acknowledge
in writing to each county chairman the names of all persons
submitted on such certified list and the total number of
persons listed thereon. If no such list is filed or such list
is incomplete (that is, no names or an insufficient number of
names are furnished for certain election precincts), the
county board of commissioners shall make or complete such
list from the names contained in the supplemental list
provided for in Section 13-1.1. The election judges shall
hold their office for 2 years from their appointment, and
until their successors are duly appointed in the manner
provided in this Act. The county board of commissioners shall
fill all vacancies in the office of judge of election at any
time in the manner provided in this Act.
(Source: P.A. 87-1052.)
(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 May in each
even-numbered year except in counties containing a population
of 3,000,000 inhabitants or over and except when such judges
are appointed by election commissioners, select in each
election precinct in the county, 5 capable and discreet
persons electors to be judges of election who shall possess
the qualifications required by this Act for such judges.
Where neither voting machines nor electronic, mechanical or
electric voting systems are used, the county board may, for
any precinct with respect to which the board considers such
action necessary or desirable in view of the number of
voters, and shall for general elections for any precinct
containing more than 600 registered voters, appoint in
addition to the 5 judges of election a team of 5 tally
judges. In such precincts the judges of election shall
preside over the election during the hours the polls are
open, and the tally judges, with the assistance of the
holdover judges designated pursuant to Section 13-6.2, shall
count the vote after the closing of the polls. The tally
judges shall possess the same qualifications and shall be
appointed in the same manner and with the same division
between political parties as is provided for judges of
election.
However, the county board may appoint 3 judges of
election to serve in lieu of the 5 judges of election
otherwise required by this Section to serve in any emergency
referendum, or in any odd-year regular election or in any
special primary or special election called for the purpose of
filling a vacancy in the office of representative in the
United States Congress or to nominate candidates for such
purpose.
In addition to such precinct judges, the county board
shall appoint special panels of 3 judges each, who shall
possess the same qualifications and shall be appointed in the
same manner and with the same division between political
parties as is provided for other judges of election. The
number of such panels of judges required shall be determined
by regulations of the State Board of Elections, which shall
base the required number of special panels on the number of
registered voters in the jurisdiction or the number of
absentee ballots voted at recent elections or any combination
of such factors.
No more than 3 persons of the same political party shall
be appointed judges in the same election district or
undivided precinct. The election of the judges of election in
the various election precincts shall be made in the following
manner: The county board shall select and approve 3 of the
election judges in each precinct from a certified list
furnished by the chairman of the County Central Committee of
the first leading political party in such election precinct
and shall also select and approve 2 judges of election in
each election precinct from a certified list furnished by the
chairman of the County Central Committee of the second
leading political party in such election precinct. However,
if only 3 judges of election serve in each election precinct,
no more than 2 persons of the same political party shall be
judges of election in the same election precinct; and which
political party is entitled to 2 judges of election and which
political party is entitled to one judge of election shall be
determined in the same manner as set forth in the next two
preceding sentences with regard to 5 election judges in each
precinct. The respective County Central Committee chairman
shall notify the county board by June 1 of each odd-numbered
year immediately preceding the annual meeting of the county
board whether or not such certified list will be filed by
such chairman. Such list shall be arranged according to
precincts. The chairman of each county central committee
shall, insofar as possible, list persons who reside within
the precinct in which they are to serve as judges. However,
he may, in his sole discretion, submit the names of persons
who reside outside the precinct but within the county
embracing the precinct in which they are to serve. He must,
however, submit the names of at least 2 residents of the
precinct for each precinct in which his party is to have 3
judges and must submit the name of at least one resident of
the precinct for each precinct in which his party is to have
2 judges. Such certified list, if filed, shall be filed with
the county clerk not less than 20 days before the annual
meeting of the county board. The county board shall
acknowledge in writing to each county chairman the names of
all persons submitted on such certified list and the total
number of persons listed thereon. If no such list is filed or
the list is incomplete (that is, no names or an insufficient
number of names are furnished for certain election
precincts), the county board shall make or complete such list
from the names contained in the supplemental list provided
for in Section 13-1.1. Provided, further, that in any case
where a township has been or shall be redistricted, in whole
or in part, subsequent to one general election for Governor,
and prior to the next, the judges of election to be selected
for all new or altered precincts shall be selected in that
one of the methods above detailed, which shall be applicable
according to the facts and circumstances of the particular
case, but the majority of such judges for each such precinct
shall be selected from the first leading political party, and
the minority judges from the second leading political party.
Provided, further, that in counties having a population of
1,000,000 inhabitants or over the selection of judges of
election shall be made in the same manner in all respects as
in other counties, except that the provisions relating to
tally judges are inapplicable to such counties and except
that the county board shall meet during the month of January
for the purpose of making such selection and the chairman of
each county central committee shall notify the county board
by the preceding October 1 whether or not the certified list
will be filed. Such judges of election shall hold their
office for 2 years from their appointment and until their
successors are duly appointed in the manner provided in this
Act. The county board shall fill all vacancies in the office
of judges of elections at any time in the manner herein
provided.
Such selections under this Section shall be confirmed by
the circuit court as provided in Section 13-3 of this
Article.
(Source: P.A. 86-1028; 87-1052.)
(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 county board to the court for their confirmation and
appointment, whereupon the court shall enter an order that
cause be shown, if any exists, against the confirmation and
appointment of such persons so named on or before the opening
of the court on a day to be fixed by the court. The county
board shall immediately give notice of such order and the
names of all such judges so reported to such court for
confirmation and their residence and the precinct for which
they were selected by causing a notice to be published in one
or more newspapers in the county and if no newspaper be
published therein then by posting such notice in 5 of the
most public places in the county. The notice shall state
that a list of judges of election is available for public
inspection in the office of the election authority. If no
cause to the contrary is shown prior to the day fixed, and
if, in each precinct, at least one judge representing each of
the two major political parties has been certified by the
county clerk as having satisfactorily completed within the
preceding 6 months the training course and examination for
judges of election, as provided in Section 13-2.1 and 13-2.2
of this Act, such appointment shall be confirmed by order
entered by that court.
If in any precinct the requisite 2 judges have not been
so certified by the county clerk as having satisfactorily
completed such course and examination, the county clerk shall
immediately notify all judges in that precinct, to whose
appointment there is no other objection, that all such judges
shall attend the next such course. The county clerk shall
then certify to the court that all such judges have been so
notified (and such certification need contain no detail other
than a mere recital). The appointment of such judges shall
then be confirmed by order entered by the court. If any judge
so notified and so confirmed fails to attend the next such
course, such failure shall subject such judge to possible
removal from office at the option of the election authority.
If objections to the appointment of any judge be filed
prior to the day fixed by the court for confirmation of
judges, the court shall hear such objections and the evidence
introduced in support thereof, and shall confirm or refuse to
confirm such nominations as the interests of the public may
require. No reasons may be given for the refusal to confirm.
If any vacancy exists at any time the county board shall,
subject to the provisions of Section 13-1.1, further report
and nominate persons to fill such vacancies so existing in
the manner aforesaid, and a court in the same way shall
consider such nominations and shall confirm or refuse to
confirm the same in the manner aforesaid. Upon the
confirmation of such judges, at any time, a commission shall
issue to each of such judges, under the seal of such court,
and appropriate forms shall be prepared by the county clerk
of each county for such purpose and furnished to the county
board, and after confirmation and acceptance of such
commission, such judges shall thereupon become officers of
such court. If a vacancy occurs so late that nomination by
the county board and application to and confirmation by the
court cannot be had before the election, then the court
shall, subject to the provisions of Section 13-1.1, make an
appointment and issue a commission to such officer or
officers, and when thus appointed such officer shall be
considered an officer of the court and subject to the same
rules as if nominated by the county board and confirmed by
the court, and any judge, however appointed, and at whatever
time, shall be considered an officer of court and be subject
to the same control and punishment in case of misbehavior.
Not more than 10 business days after the day of election, the
county clerk shall compile a list containing the name,
address and party affiliation of each judge of election who
served on the day of election, and shall preserve such list
and make it available for public inspection and copying for a
period of not more than one year from the date of receipt of
such list. Copies of such list shall be available for
purchase at a cost not to exceed the cost of duplication. The
board has the right, at any time, in case of misbehavior or
neglect of duty, to remove any judge of election and cause
such vacancy to be filled in accordance with this Act. Except
for judges appointed under subsection (b) of Section 13-4,
the board shall have the right, at any time, to remove any
judge of election for failing to vote the primary ballot of
the political party he represents, at a primary election at
which he served as such judge, and shall cause such vacancy
to be filled in accordance with this Act. The board shall
remove any judge of election who, twice during the same term
of office, fails to provide for the opening of the polling
place at the time prescribed in Section 17-1 or Section 18-2,
whichever is applicable, unless such delay can be
demonstrated by the judge of election to be beyond his or her
control. In the event that any judge of election is removed
for cause, the board shall specify such cause in writing and
make such writing a matter of public record, with a copy to
be sent to the appropriate county chairman who made the
initial recommendation of the election judge. If any
vacancies occur or exist more than 15 days before election
the judges appointed to such places must be confirmed by such
court. The county board shall not voluntarily remove any
judge within 15 days of such election except for flagrant
misbehavior, incapacity or dishonesty, and the reason
therefor must afterward be reported in writing to such court
and made a matter of public record, with a copy to be sent to
the appropriate county chairman who made the initial
recommendation of the election judge. Provided further that
where a vacancy in the office of judge of election exists 20
days or less prior to any election in counties having a
population of 3,000,000 or more inhabitants, or where such
vacancy exists 10 days or less prior to any election in
counties having less than 3,000,000 inhabitants, the county
clerk shall, subject to the provisions of Section 13-1.1,
appoint a person of the same major political party to fill
such vacancy and issue a commission thereto. The name of the
officer so appointed shall be reported to the court as a
matter of record and after acceptance of such commission such
person shall be liable in the same manner as officers
regularly appointed by the county board and confirmed by the
court. The county clerk shall have the power on election day
to remove without cause any judge of election appointed by
the other judges of election pursuant to Section 13-7 and to
appoint another judge of election to serve for that election.
Such substitute judge of election must be selected, where
possible, pursuant to the provisions of Section 13-1.1 and
must be qualified in accordance with Section 13-4.
If any precinct has increased in voter registration
beyond the maximum of 800 provided in Section 11-2, the
county clerk may appoint one additional judge of election
from each political party for each 200 voters in excess of
800.
(Source: P.A. 90-672, eff. 7-31-98.)
(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); (2) be of good repute and character; (3) be able to
speak, read and write the English language; (4) be skilled in
the four fundamental rules of arithmetic; (5) be of good
understanding and capable; (6) not be candidates for any
office at the election and not be elected committeemen; and
(7) reside in the precinct in which they are selected to act,
except that in each precinct, not more than one judge of each
party may be appointed from outside such precinct. Any judge
selected to serve in any precinct in which he is not entitled
to vote must reside within and be entitled to vote elsewhere
within the county which encompasses the precinct in which
such judge is appointed. Such judge must meet the other
qualifications of this Section.
(b) An election authority may establish a program to
permit a person who is not entitled to vote to be appointed
as an election judge if, as of the date of the election at
which the person serves as a judge, he or she:
(1) is a U.S. citizen;
(2) is a senior in good standing enrolled in a
public or private secondary school;
(3) has a cumulative grade point average equivalent
to at least 3.0 on a 4.0 scale;
(4) has the written approval of the principal of
the secondary school he or she attends at the time of
appointment;
(5) has the written approval of his or her parent
or legal guardian;
(6) has satisfactorily completed the training
course for judges of election described in Sections
13-2.1 and 13-2.2; and
(7) meets all other qualifications for appointment
and service as an election judge.
No more than one election judge qualifying under this
subsection may serve per political party per precinct. Prior
to appointment, a judge qualifying under this subsection must
certify in writing to the election authority the political
party the judge chooses to affiliate with.
Students appointed as election judges under this
subsection shall not be counted as absent from school on the
day they serve as judges.
(Source: Laws 1967, p. 834.)
(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 of the United States and
the Constitution of the State of Illinois, and that I will
faithfully discharge the duties of the office of judge of
election, according to the best of my ability, and (in the
case of a registered voter, that I am entitled to vote at
this election)."
(Source: Laws 1967, p. 3838.)
(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 electors, men or women, as judges of
election for each precinct in such city, village or
incorporated town.
Where neither voting machines nor electronic, mechanical
or electric voting systems are used, the board of election
commissioners may, for any precinct with respect to which the
board considers such action necessary or desirable in view of
the number of voters, and shall for general elections for any
precinct containing more than 600 registered voters, appoint
in addition to the 5 judges of election a team of 5 tally
judges. In such precincts the judges of election shall
preside over the election during the hours the polls are
open, and the tally judges, with the assistance of the
holdover judges designated pursuant to Section 14-5.2, shall
count the vote after the closing of the polls. The tally
judges shall possess the same qualifications and shall be
appointed in the same manner and with the same division
between political parties as is provided for judges of
election. The foregoing provisions relating to the
appointment of tally judges are inapplicable in counties with
a population of 1,000,000 or more.
(b) To qualify as judges the persons electors must:
(1) be citizens of the United States;
(2) be of good repute and character;
(3) be able to speak, read and write the English
language;
(4) be skilled in the 4 fundamental rules of arithmetic;
(5) be of good understanding and capable;
(6) not be candidates for any office at the election and
not be elected committeemen;
(7) reside and be entitled to vote in the precinct in
which they are selected to serve, except that in each
precinct not more than one judge of each party may be
appointed from outside such precinct. Any judge so appointed
to serve in any precinct in which he is not entitled to vote
must be entitled to vote elsewhere within the county which
encompasses the precinct in which such judge is appointed and
such judge must otherwise meet the qualifications of this
Section.
(c) An election authority may establish a program to
permit a person who is not entitled to vote to be appointed
as an election judge if, as of the date of the election at
which the person serves as a judge, he or she:
(1) is a U.S. citizen;
(2) is a senior in good standing enrolled in a
public or private secondary school;
(3) has a cumulative grade point average equivalent
to at least 3.0 on a 4.0 scale;
(4) has the written approval of the principal of
the secondary school he or she attends at the time of
appointment;
(5) has the written approval of his or her parent
or legal guardian;
(6) has satisfactorily completed the training
course for judges of election described in Sections
13-2.1, 13-2.2, and 14-4.1; and
(7) meets all other qualifications for appointment
and service as an election judge.
No more than one election judge qualifying under this
subsection may serve per political party per precinct. Prior
to appointment, a judge qualifying under this subsection must
certify in writing to the election authority the political
party the judge chooses to affiliate with.
Students appointed as election judges under this
subsection shall not be counted as absent from school on the
day they serve as judges.
(d) The board of election commissioners may select 2
additional judges of election, one from each of the major
political parties, for each 200 voters in excess of 600 in
any precinct having more than 600 voters as authorized by
Section 11--3. These additional judges must meet the
qualifications prescribed in this Section.
(Source: P.A. 80-779.)
(10 ILCS 5/14-5) (from Ch. 46, par. 14-5)
Sec. 14-5. After the judges are selected and have agreed
to serve as provided in Sections 14-1 to 14-4, inclusive,
then a report of such selections shall be made and filed in
the court, and application shall then be made by the board to
the circuit court for their confirmation and appointment,
whereupon the court shall enter an order that cause be shown,
if any exists, against the confirmation and appointment of
such persons so named, on or before the opening of the court
on a day to be fixed by the court. And the board of
commissioners shall immediately give notice of such order and
the names of all such judges so reported to such court for
confirmation, and their residence and the precinct for which
they were selected, by causing a notice to be published in
one or more newspapers in such city, village or incorporated
town, and if no newspaper be published in such city, village
or incorporated town, then by posting such notice in 3 of the
most public places in such city, village or town. The notice
shall state that a list of judges of election is available
for public inspection in the office of the election
authority. If no cause to the contrary is shown prior to the
day fixed, and if, in each precinct, at least one judge
representing each of the two major political parties has been
certified by the board of commissioners as having
satisfactorily completed within the preceding 6 months the
training course and examination for judges of election, as
provided in Section 14-4.1 of this Act such appointments
shall be confirmed by order entered by that court.
If in any precinct the requisite 2 judges have not been
so certified by the board of commissioners as having
satisfactorily completed such course and examination, the
board of commissioners shall immediately notify all judges in
that precinct, to whose appointment there is no other
objection, that all such judges shall attend the next such
course. The board of commissioners shall then certify to the
court that all such judges have been so notified (and such
certification need contain no detail other than a mere
recital). The appointment of such judges shall then be
confirmed by order entered by the court. If any judge so
notified and so confirmed fails to attend the next such
course, such failure shall subject such judge to possible
removal from office at the option of the election authority.
If objections to the appointment of any such judge is
filed prior to the day fixed by the court for confirmation of
judges, the court shall hear such objections and the evidence
introduced in support thereof, and shall confirm or refuse to
confirm such nominations, as the interests of the public may
require. No reasons may be given for the refusal to confirm.
If any vacancies exist by reason of the action of such board
or otherwise, at any time, the board of commissioners shall,
subject to the provisions of Section 14-3.2, further report
and nominate persons to fill such vacancies so existing in
the manner aforesaid, and a court in the same way shall
consider such nominations and shall confirm or refuse to
confirm the same in the manner aforesaid. Upon the
confirmation of such judges, at any time, a commission shall
issue to each of such judges, under the seal of such court,
and appropriate forms shall be prepared by the board of
commissioners for such purpose. After such confirmation and
acceptance of such commission, such judges shall thereupon
become officers of such court. If a vacancy occurs so late
that application to and confirmation by the court cannot be
had before the election, then the board of commissioners
shall, subject to the provisions of Section 14-3.2, make an
appointment and issue a commission to such officer or
officers, and when thus appointed such officer shall be
considered an officer of the court and subject to the same
rules and punishment, in case of misbehavior, as if confirmed
by the court, and any judge, however appointed, and at
whatever time, shall be considered an officer of court, and
be subject to the same control and punishment in case of
misbehavior. Not more than 10 business days after the day of
election, the board of election commissioners shall compile a
list containing the name, address and party affiliation of
each judge of election who served on the day of election, and
shall preserve such list and make it available for public
inspection and copying for a period of not more than one year
from the date of receipt of such list. Copies of such list
shall be available for purchase at a cost not to exceed the
cost of duplication. The board of commissioners has the right
at any time, in case of misbehavior or neglect of duty, to
remove any judge of election, and shall cause such vacancy to
be filled in accordance with this Act. Except for judges
appointed under subsection (c) of Section 14-1, the board has
the right, at any time, to remove any judge of election for
failing to vote the primary ballot of the political party he
represents at a primary election at which he served as such
judge, and shall cause such vacancy to be filled in
accordance with this Act. The board shall remove any judge of
election who, twice during the same term of office, fails to
provide for the opening of the polling place at the time
prescribed in Section 17-1 or Section 18-2, whichever is
applicable, unless such delay can be demonstrated by the
judge of election to be beyond his or her control. In the
event that any judge of election is removed for cause, the
board shall specify such cause in writing and make such
writing a matter of public record, with a copy to be sent to
the appropriate county chairman who made the initial
recommendation of the election judges. The judges of election
must be appointed and confirmed at least 35 days prior to the
next election.
If any vacancy shall occur or exist, more than 5 days
before election the judges appointed to such places must be
confirmed by such court. Such commissioners shall not
voluntarily remove any judge within 5 days of such election,
except for flagrant misbehavior, incapacity or dishonesty,
and the reasons therefor must afterwards be reported in
writing to such court and made a matter of public record,
with a copy to be sent to the appropriate county chairman who
made the initial recommendation of the election judge. If
such removal be wilful and without cause, the commissioners
shall be punished for contempt of court and subject to
removal. The board of election commissioners shall have the
power on election day to remove without cause any judge of
election appointed by the other judges of election pursuant
to Section 14-6 and to appoint another judge of election to
serve for that election. Such substitute judge of election
must be selected, where possible, pursuant to the provisions
of Section 14-3.2 and must be qualified in accordance with
Section 14-1.
(Source: P.A. 90-672, eff. 7-31-98.)
(10 ILCS 5/14-7) (from Ch. 46, par. 14-7)
Sec. 14-7. Immediately after the confirmation of such
judges by the circuit court, the Board of Election
Commissioners shall notify each judge of election of his
appointment and shall immediately mail to the judge of
election his commission.
Previous to any vote being taken, judges of election
shall severally subscribe and take an oath or affirmation in
the following form:
"I,...., residing at .... in the city (village or town)
of .... in the State of Illinois, do solemnly swear (or
affirm) (in the case of a registered voter, that I am a legal
voter in the .... ward of the city (village or town), of ....
in the State of Illinois); that I will support the laws and
constitution of the United States, and of the State of
Illinois, and that I will faithfully and honestly discharge
the duties of the office of judge of election for the ....
precinct of the .... ward of the city (village or town) of
...., in the county of ...., in the State of Illinois,
according to the best of my ability."
(Source: P.A. 80-704.)
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