103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2023 and 2024
SB0127

 

Introduced 1/24/2023, by Sen. Neil Anderson

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
10 ILCS 5/1-22 new
10 ILCS 5/17-11  from Ch. 46, par. 17-11
10 ILCS 5/18A-218.20
10 ILCS 5/19A-25.5
10 ILCS 5/23-50
10 ILCS 5/24-0.5 new
10 ILCS 5/24A-2  from Ch. 46, par. 24A-2
10 ILCS 5/24A-16  from Ch. 46, par. 24A-16
10 ILCS 5/24B-2
10 ILCS 5/24B-9.1
10 ILCS 5/19A-20 rep.
10 ILCS 5/24A-20 rep.
10 ILCS 5/Art. 24C rep.

    Amends the Election Code. Provides that only voting machines or voting systems approved by the State Board of Elections, as allowed under this Code, may be used by an election authority. Repeals the Direct Recording Electronic Voting Systems Article. Makes conforming changes. Provides that a "voting machine", "voting system", or "electronic voting system" does not mean a direct recording electronic voting machine or system or a machine or system that uses a computer as the marking device to mark a ballot sheet. Effective January 1, 2024.


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A BILL FOR

 

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1    AN ACT concerning elections.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Election Code is amended by changing
5Sections 17-11, 18A-218.20, 19A-25.5, 23-50, 24A-2, 24A-16,
624B-2, and 24B-9.1 and by adding Sections 1-22 and 24-0.5 as
7follows:
 
8    (10 ILCS 5/1-22 new)
9    Sec. 1-22. Voting machines and voting systems. Only voting
10machines or voting systems approved by the State Board of
11Elections, as allowed under this Code, may be used by an
12election authority.
 
13    (10 ILCS 5/17-11)  (from Ch. 46, par. 17-11)
14    Sec. 17-11. On receipt of his ballot the voter shall
15forthwith, and without leaving the inclosed space, retire
16alone, or accompanied by children as provided in Section 17-8,
17to one of the voting booths so provided and shall prepare his
18ballot by making in the appropriate margin or place a cross (X)
19opposite the name of the candidate of his choice for each
20office to be filled, or by writing in the name of the candidate
21of his choice in a blank space on said ticket, making a cross
22(X) opposite thereto; and in case of a question submitted to

 

 

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1the vote of the people, by making in the appropriate margin or
2place a cross (X) against the answer he desires to give. A
3cross (X) in the square in front of the bracket enclosing the
4names of a team of candidates for Governor and Lieutenant
5Governor counts as one vote for each of such candidates.
6Before leaving the voting booth the voter shall fold his
7ballot in such manner as to conceal the marks thereon. He shall
8then vote forthwith in the manner herein provided, except that
9the number corresponding to the number of the voter on the poll
10books shall not be indorsed on the back of his ballot. He shall
11mark and deliver his ballot without undue delay, and shall
12quit said inclosed space as soon as he has voted; except that
13immediately after voting, the voter shall be instructed
14whether the voting equipment, if used, accepted or rejected
15the ballot or identified the ballot as under-voted for a
16statewide constitutional office. A voter whose ballot is
17identified as under-voted may return to the voting booth and
18complete the voting of that ballot. A voter whose ballot is not
19accepted by the voting equipment may, upon surrendering the
20ballot, request and vote another ballot. The voter's
21surrendered ballot shall be initialed by the election judge
22and handled as provided in the appropriate Article governing
23that voting equipment.
24    No voter shall be allowed to occupy a voting booth already
25occupied by another, nor remain within said inclosed space
26more than ten minutes, nor to occupy a voting booth more than

 

 

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1five minutes in case all of said voting booths are in use and
2other voters waiting to occupy the same. No voter not an
3election officer, shall, after having voted, be allowed to
4re-enter said inclosed space during said election. No person
5shall take or remove any ballot from the polling place before
6the close of the poll. No voter shall vote or offer to vote any
7ballot except such as he has received from the judges of
8election in charge of the ballots. Any voter who shall, by
9accident or mistake, spoil his ballot, may, on returning said
10spoiled ballot, receive another in place thereof only after
11the word "spoiled" has been written in ink diagonally across
12the entire face of the ballot returned by the voter.
13    Where voting machines or electronic voting systems are
14used, the provisions of this section may be modified as
15required or authorized by Article 24, 24A, or 24B, or 24C,
16whichever is applicable, except that the requirements of this
17Section that (i) the voter must be notified of the voting
18equipment's acceptance or rejection of the voter's ballot or
19identification of an under-vote for a statewide constitutional
20office and (ii) the voter shall have the opportunity to
21correct an under-vote or surrender the ballot that was not
22accepted and vote another ballot shall not be modified.
23(Source: P.A. 94-288, eff. 1-1-06; 95-699, eff. 11-9-07.)
 
24    (10 ILCS 5/18A-218.20)
25    Sec. 18A-218.20. Counting procedures for provisional

 

 

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1ballots cast in an incorrect precinct within the same election
2authority's jurisdiction.
3    (a) The election authority shall:
4        (1) transmit to the State Board of Elections the
5    provisional voter's identifying information and voting
6    jurisdiction within 2 calendar days. Following that, and
7    subject to paragraph (2) below, if the election authority
8    having jurisdiction over the provisional voter determines
9    that the voter has cast a provisional ballot in an
10    incorrect precinct, the ballot shall still be counted
11    using the procedures established in subsection (b) of this
12    Section or Section 18A-218.30 if applicable. Jurisdictions
13    that use election machines authorized pursuant to Article
14    24C of this Code for casting provisional ballots may vary
15    procedures of this Section and Section 18A-218.30 as
16    appropriate for the counting of provisional ballots cast
17    on those machines.
18        (2) determine whether the voter was entitled to cast a
19    provisional ballot. The voter is entitled to cast a
20    provisional ballot if:
21            (A) the affidavit executed by the voter contains,
22        at a minimum, the provisional voter's first and last
23        name, house number and street name, and signature or
24        mark;
25            (B) the provisional voter is a registered voter
26        based on information available to the county clerk or

 

 

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1        board of election commissioners provided by or
2        obtained from the provisional voter, an election
3        judge, the Statewide voter registration database
4        maintained by the State Board of Elections, the
5        records of the county clerk or board of election
6        commissioners' database, or the records of the
7        Secretary of State or the voter is attempting to
8        register but lacks the necessary documentation; and
9            (C) the provisional voter did not vote using the
10        vote by mail ballot and did not vote during the period
11        for early voting.
12    (b) Once it has been determined by the election authority
13that the voter was entitled to vote a provisional ballot, even
14though it had been cast in an incorrect precinct, the election
15authority shall select a team or teams of 2 duly commissioned
16election judges, one from each of the two leading established
17political parties in Illinois, to count the votes that are
18eligible to be cast on the provisional ballot. In those
19jurisdictions that use election officials as defined in
20subsection (h) of Section 18A-15 of this Code, these duties
21may be performed by those election officials.
22        (1) Votes cast for Statewide offices, the Office of
23    President of the United States (including votes cast in
24    the Presidential Preference Primary), and United States
25    Senate shall be counted on all provisional ballots cast in
26    the incorrect precinct.

 

 

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1        (2) Votes cast for Representative in Congress,
2    delegate or alternate delegate to a national nominating
3    convention, State Senator, State Representative, or
4    countywide, citywide, villagewide, or township office
5    shall be counted if it is determined by the election
6    judges or officials that the voter would have been
7    entitled to vote for one or more of these offices had the
8    voter voted in the precinct in which he or she is
9    registered to vote (the correct precinct) and had the
10    voter voted a ballot of the correct ballot style
11    containing all the offices and candidates for which the
12    voter was entitled to cast a ballot (the correct ballot
13    style). This determination shall be made by comparing a
14    sample ballot of the correct ballot style with the actual
15    provisional ballot cast by the voter. If the same office
16    (including the same district number for a Congressional,
17    Legislative or Representative district) appears on both
18    the correct ballot style sample ballot and the provisional
19    ballot cast by the voter, votes for that office shall be
20    counted. All votes cast for any remaining offices (offices
21    for which the voter would not have been entitled to vote
22    had he or she voted in the correct precinct) shall not be
23    counted.
24        (3) No votes shall be counted for an office when the
25    voter voted for more candidates than he or she was
26    allowed.

 

 

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1        (4) Once it has been determined which offices are to
2    be counted and the provisional ballot contains no other
3    votes, the provisional ballot shall be counted pursuant to
4    the procedures set forth in this subsection (b).
5        (5) If a provisional ballot does not contain any valid
6    votes, the provisional ballot shall be marked invalid and
7    shall not be counted.
8        (6) Any provisional voting verification system
9    established by an election authority shall inform the
10    provisional voter that his or her provisional ballot was
11    partially counted because it was cast in an incorrect
12    precinct.
13        (7) If a provisional ballot only contains votes cast
14    for eligible offices, and does not contain any votes cast
15    for ineligible offices, the ballot may be tabulated
16    without having to be remade.
17        (8) If a provisional ballot contains both valid votes
18    that must be counted and invalid votes that cannot be
19    counted, : (A) the election judges, consisting in each
20    case of at least one of each of the 2 leading political
21    parties, shall, if the provisional ballot was cast on a
22    paper ballot sheet, proceed to remake the voted ballot
23    onto a blank ballot that includes all of the offices for
24    which valid votes were cast, transferring only valid
25    votes. The original provisional ballot shall be marked
26    "Original Provisional Ballot" with a serial number

 

 

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1    commencing at "1" and continuing consecutively for ballots
2    of that kind in the precinct. The duplicate provisional
3    ballot shall be marked "Duplicate Provisional Ballot" and
4    be given the same serial number as the original ballot
5    from which it was duplicated. The duplicate provisional
6    ballot shall then be treated in the same manner as other
7    provisional ballots.
8            (B) if the provisional ballot was cast on a direct
9        recording electronic voting device, the election
10        judges shall mark the original provisional ballot as a
11        partially counted defective electronic provisional
12        ballot because it was cast in the incorrect precinct
13        (or bear some similar notation) and proceed to either:
14                (i) remake the voted ballot by transferring
15            all valid votes to a duplicate paper ballot sheet
16            of the correct ballot style, marking the duplicate
17            ballot "Duplicate Electronic Provisional Ballot"
18            and then counting the duplicate provisional ballot
19            in the same manner as the other provisional
20            ballots marked on paper ballot sheets; or
21                (ii) transfer, or cause to be transferred, all
22            valid votes electronically to the correct
23            precinct, which shall be counted and added to the
24            vote totals for the correct precinct, excluding
25            any votes that cannot be counted. If this method
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1            generated for both the defective provisional
2            ballot and the duplicate electronic provisional
3            ballot.
4    (c) For provisional ballots cast at a partisan primary
5election, the judges shall use a duplicate ballot of the
6correct ballot style for the same political party as the
7ballot chosen by the voter.
8    (d) At least one qualified pollwatcher for each candidate,
9political party, and civic organization, as authorized by
10Section 17-23 of this Code, shall be permitted to observe the
11ballot remaking process.
12(Source: P.A. 98-1171, eff. 6-1-15.)
 
13    (10 ILCS 5/19A-25.5)
14    Sec. 19A-25.5. Voting machines, automatic tabulating
15equipment, and precinct tabulation optical scan technology
16voting equipment.
17    (a) In all jurisdictions in which voting machines are
18used, the provisions of this Code that are not inconsistent
19with this Article relating to the furnishing of ballot boxes,
20printing and furnishing ballots and supplies, the canvassing
21of ballots, and the making of returns, apply with full force
22and effect to the extent necessary to make this Article
23effective, provided that the number of ballots to be printed
24shall be in the discretion of the election authority, and
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1after the polls are closed on election day.
2    (b) If the election authority has adopted the use of
3automatic tabulating equipment under Article 24A of this Code,
4and the provisions of that Article are in conflict with the
5provisions of this Article 19A, the provisions of Article 24A
6shall govern the procedures followed by the election
7authority, its judges of election, and all employees and
8agents; provided that early ballots shall be counted at the
9election authority's central ballot counting location and
10shall not be counted until after the polls are closed on
11election day.
12    (c) If the election authority has adopted the use of
13tabulation optical scan technology voting equipment under
14Article 24B of this Code, and the provisions of that Article
15are in conflict with the provisions of this Article 19A, the
16provisions of Article 24B shall govern the procedures followed
17by the election authority, its judges of election, and all
18employees and agents; provided that early ballots shall be
19counted at the election authority's central ballot counting
20location and shall not be counted until after the polls are
21closed on election day.
22    (d) (Blank). If the election authority has adopted the use
23of Direct Recording Electronic Voting Systems under Article
2424C of this Code, and the provisions of that Article are in
25conflict with the provisions of this Article 19A, the
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1by the election authority, its judges of election, and all
2employees and agents; provided that early ballots shall be
3counted at the election authority's central ballot counting
4location and shall not be counted until after the polls are
5closed on election day.
6(Source: P.A. 94-645, eff. 8-22-05; 94-1000, eff. 7-3-06.)
 
7    (10 ILCS 5/23-50)
8    Sec. 23-50. Definition of a vote. For the purpose of any
9recount of votes under this Code, a vote is defined as provided
10in Sections 7-100, 17-100, 18-100, 24A-22, or 24B-9.1, or
1124C-10, depending upon the type of voting equipment or system
12used to cast the vote.
13(Source: P.A. 94-645, eff. 8-22-05.)
 
14    (10 ILCS 5/24-0.5 new)
15    Sec. 24-0.5. Definition. As used in this Article, "voting
16machine" does not mean a direct recording electronic voting
17machine or a machine that uses a computer as the marking device
18to mark a ballot sheet.
 
19    (10 ILCS 5/24A-2)  (from Ch. 46, par. 24A-2)
20    Sec. 24A-2. As used in this Article:
21    "Computer", "Automatic tabulating equipment" or
22"equipment" includes apparatus necessary to automatically
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1processing machines which can be used for counting ballots and
2tabulating results.
3    "Ballot card" means a ballot which is voted by the process
4of punching.
5    "Ballot configuration" means the particular combination of
6political subdivision ballots including, for each political
7subdivision, the particular combination of offices, candidate
8names and ballot position numbers for each candidate and
9question as it appears for each group of voters who may cast
10the same ballot.
11    "Ballot labels" means the cards, papers, booklet, pages or
12other material containing the names of officers and candidates
13and statements of measures to be voted on.
14    "Ballot sheet" means a paper ballot printed on one or both
15sides which is (1) designed and prepared so that the voter may
16indicate his or her votes in designated areas, which must be
17enclosed areas clearly printed or otherwise delineated for
18such purpose, and (2) capable of having votes marked in the
19designated areas automatically examined, counted, and
20tabulated by an electronic scanning process.
21    "Ballot" may include ballot cards, ballot labels and paper
22ballots.
23    "Separate ballot", with respect to ballot sheets, means a
24separate portion of the ballot sheet in which the color of the
25ink used in printing that portion of the ballot sheet is
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1portion of the ballot sheet.
2    "Column" in an electronic voting system which utilizes a
3ballot card means a space on a ballot card for punching the
4voter's vote arranged in a row running lengthwise on the
5ballot card.
6    "Central Counting" means the counting of ballots in one or
7more locations selected by the election authority for the
8processing or counting, or both, of ballots. A location for
9central counting shall be within the territorial jurisdiction
10of such election authority unless there is no suitable
11tabulating equipment available within his territorial
12jurisdiction. However, in any event a counting location shall
13be within this State.
14    "In-precinct counting" means the counting of ballots on
15automatic tabulating equipment provided by the election
16authority in the same precinct polling place in which those
17ballots have been cast.
18    "Computer operator" means any person or persons designated
19by the election authority to operate the automatic tabulating
20equipment during any portion of the vote tallying process in
21an election, but shall not include judges of election
22operating vote tabulating equipment in the precinct.
23    "Computer program" or "program" means the set of operating
24instructions for the automatic tabulating equipment by which
25it examines, counts, tabulates, canvasses and prints votes
26recorded by a voter on a ballot card or other medium.

 

 

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1    "Edit listing" means a computer generated listing of the
2names and ballot position numbers for each candidate and
3proposition as they appear in the program for each precinct.
4    "Voting System" or "Electronic Voting System" means that
5combination of equipment and programs used in the casting,
6examination and tabulation of ballots and the cumulation and
7reporting of results by electronic means. "Voting System" or
8"Electronic Voting System" does not mean a direct recording
9electronic voting system or a system that uses a computer as
10the marking device to mark a ballot sheet.
11    "Header card" means a data processing card which is coded
12to indicate to the computer the precinct identity of the
13ballot cards that will follow immediately and may indicate to
14the computer how such ballot cards are to be tabulated.
15    "Marking device" means either an apparatus in which
16ballots or ballot cards are inserted and used in connection
17with a punch apparatus for the piercing of ballots by the
18voter, or any approved device for marking a paper ballot with
19ink or other substance which will enable the ballot to be
20tabulated by means of automatic tabulating equipment or by an
21electronic scanning process.
22    "Redundant count" means a verification of the original
23computer count by another count using compatible equipment or
24by hand as part of a discovery recount.
25    "Security punch" means a punch placed on a ballot card to
26identify to the computer program the offices and propositions

 

 

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1for which votes may be cast and to indicate the manner in which
2votes cast should be tabulated while negating any inadmissible
3votes.
4(Source: P.A. 95-331, eff. 8-21-07.)
 
5    (10 ILCS 5/24A-16)  (from Ch. 46, par. 24A-16)
6    Sec. 24A-16. The State Board of Elections shall approve
7all voting systems provided by this Article.
8    No voting system shall be approved unless it fulfills the
9following requirements:
10        (1) It enables a voter to vote in absolute secrecy;
11        (2) (Blank);
12        (3) It enables a voter to vote a ticket selected in
13    part from the nominees of one party, and in part from the
14    nominees of any or all parties, and in part from
15    independent candidates and in part of candidates whose
16    names are written in by the voter;
17        (4) It enables a voter to vote a written or printed
18    ticket of his own selection for any person for any office
19    for whom he may desire to vote;
20        (5) It will reject all votes for an office or upon a
21    proposition when the voter has cast more votes for such
22    office or upon such proposition than he is entitled to
23    cast;
24        (5.5) It will identify when a voter has not voted for
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1        (6) It will accommodate all propositions to be
2    submitted to the voters in the form provided by law or,
3    where no such form is provided, then in brief form, not to
4    exceed 75 words;
5        (7) It will accommodate the tabulation programming
6    requirements of Sections 24A-6.2, and 24B-6.2, and
7    24C-6.2.
8    The State Board of Elections shall not approve any voting
9equipment or system that includes an external Infrared Data
10Association (IrDA) communications port.
11    The State Board of Elections is authorized to withdraw its
12approval of a voting system if the system fails to fulfill the
13above requirements.
14    The vendor, person, or other private entity shall be
15solely responsible for the production and cost of: all
16application fees; all ballots; additional temporary workers;
17and other equipment or facilities needed and used in the
18testing of the vendor's, person's, or other private entity's
19respective equipment and software.
20    Any voting system vendor, person, or other private entity
21seeking the State Board of Elections' approval of a voting
22system shall, as part of the approval application, submit to
23the State Board a non-refundable fee. The State Board of
24Elections by rule shall establish an appropriate fee
25structure, taking into account the type of voting system
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1modification of an existing system, the size of the
2modification, etc.). No voting system or modification of a
3voting system shall be approved unless the fee is paid.
4    No vendor, person, or other entity may sell, lease, or
5loan, or have a written contract, including a contract
6contingent upon State Board approval of the voting system or
7voting system component, to sell, lease, or loan, a voting
8system or voting system component to any election jurisdiction
9unless the voting system or voting system component is first
10approved by the State Board of Elections pursuant to this
11Section.
12(Source: P.A. 98-115, eff. 7-29-13; 98-756, eff. 7-16-14.)
 
13    (10 ILCS 5/24B-2)
14    Sec. 24B-2. Definitions. As used in this Article:
15    "Computer", "automatic tabulating equipment" or
16"equipment" includes apparatus necessary to automatically
17examine and count votes as designated on ballots, and data
18processing machines which can be used for counting ballots and
19tabulating results.
20    "Ballot" means paper ballot sheets.
21    "Ballot configuration" means the particular combination of
22political subdivision ballots including, for each political
23subdivision, the particular combination of offices, candidate
24names and questions as it appears for each group of voters who
25may cast the same ballot.

 

 

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1    "Ballot sheet" means a paper ballot printed on one or both
2sides which is (1) designed and prepared so that the voter may
3indicate his or her votes in designated areas, which must be
4areas clearly printed or otherwise delineated for such
5purpose, and (2) capable of having votes marked in the
6designated areas automatically examined, counted, and
7tabulated by an electronic scanning process.
8    "Central counting" means the counting of ballots in one or
9more locations selected by the election authority for the
10processing or counting, or both, of ballots. A location for
11central counting shall be within the territorial jurisdiction
12of the election authority unless there is no suitable
13tabulating equipment available within his territorial
14jurisdiction. However, in any event a counting location shall
15be within this State.
16    "Computer operator" means any person or persons designated
17by the election authority to operate the automatic tabulating
18equipment during any portion of the vote tallying process in
19an election, but shall not include judges of election
20operating vote tabulating equipment in the precinct.
21    "Computer program" or "program" means the set of operating
22instructions for the automatic tabulating equipment that
23examines, counts, tabulates, canvasses and prints votes
24recorded by a voter on a ballot.
25    "Edit listing" means a computer generated listing of the
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1program for each precinct.
2    "Header sheet" means a data processing document which is
3coded to indicate to the computer the precinct identity of the
4ballots that will follow immediately and may indicate to the
5computer how such ballots are to be tabulated.
6    "In-precinct counting" means the counting of ballots on
7automatic tabulating equipment provided by the election
8authority in the same precinct polling place in which those
9ballots have been cast.
10    "Marking device" means a pen, computer, or other device
11approved by the State Board of Elections for marking, or
12causing to be marked, a paper ballot with ink or other
13substance which will enable the ballot to be tabulated by
14automatic tabulating equipment or by an electronic scanning
15process.
16    "Precinct Tabulation Optical Scan Technology" means the
17capability to examine a ballot through electronic means and
18tabulate the votes at one or more counting places.
19    "Redundant count" means a verification of the original
20computer count by another count using compatible equipment or
21by hand as part of a discovery recount.
22    "Security designation" means a printed designation placed
23on a ballot to identify to the computer program the offices and
24propositions for which votes may be cast and to indicate the
25manner in which votes cast should be tabulated while negating
26any inadmissible votes.

 

 

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1    "Separate ballot", with respect to ballot sheets, means a
2separate portion of the ballot sheet which is clearly defined
3by a border or borders or shading.
4    "Specimen ballot" means a representation of names of
5offices and candidates and statements of measures to be voted
6on which will appear on the official ballot or marking device
7on election day. The specimen ballot also contains the party
8and position number where applicable.
9    "Voting defect identification" means the capability to
10detect overvoted ballots or ballots which cannot be read by
11the automatic tabulating equipment.
12    "Voting defects" means an overvoted ballot, or a ballot
13which cannot be read by the automatic tabulating equipment.
14    "Voting system" or "electronic voting system" means that
15combination of equipment and programs used in the casting,
16examination and tabulation of ballots and the cumulation and
17reporting of results by electronic means. "Voting System" or
18"Electronic Voting System" does not mean a direct recording
19electronic voting system or a system that uses a computer as
20the marking device to mark a ballot sheet.
21(Source: P.A. 93-574, eff. 8-21-03.)
 
22    (10 ILCS 5/24B-9.1)
23    Sec. 24B-9.1. Examination of Votes by Electronic Precinct
24Tabulation Optical Scan Technology Scanning Process or other
25authorized electronic process; definition of a vote.

 

 

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1    (a) Examination of Votes by Electronic Precinct Tabulation
2Optical Scan Technology Scanning Process. Whenever a Precinct
3Tabulation Optical Scan Technology process is used to
4automatically examine and count the votes on ballot sheets,
5the provisions of this Section shall apply. A voter shall cast
6a proper vote on a ballot sheet by making a mark, or causing a
7mark to be made, in the designated area for the casting of a
8vote for any party or candidate or for or against any
9proposition. For this purpose, a mark is an intentional
10darkening of the designated area on the ballot, and not an
11identifying mark.
12    (b) For any ballot sheet that does not register a vote for
13one or more ballot positions on the ballot sheet on a
14Electronic Precinct Tabulation Optical Scan Technology
15Scanning Process, the following shall constitute a vote on the
16ballot sheet:
17        (1) the designated area for casting a vote for a
18    particular ballot position on the ballot sheet is fully
19    darkened or shaded in;
20        (2) the designated area for casting a vote for a
21    particular ballot position on the ballot sheet is
22    partially darkened or shaded in;
23        (3) the designated area for casting a vote for a
24    particular ballot position on the ballot sheet contains a
25    dot or ".", a check, or a plus or "+";
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1    particular ballot position on the ballot sheet contains
2    some other type of mark that indicates the clearly
3    ascertainable intent of the voter to vote based on the
4    totality of the circumstances, including but not limited
5    to any pattern or frequency of marks on other ballot
6    positions from the same ballot sheet; or
7        (5) the designated area for casting a vote for a
8    particular ballot position on the ballot sheet is not
9    marked, but the ballot sheet contains other markings
10    associated with a particular ballot position, such as
11    circling a candidate's name, that indicates the clearly
12    ascertainable intent of the voter to vote, based on the
13    totality of the circumstances, including but not limited
14    to, any pattern or frequency of markings on other ballot
15    positions from the same ballot sheet.
16    (c) (Blank). For other electronic voting systems that use
17a computer as the marking device to mark a ballot sheet, the
18bar code found on the ballot sheet shall constitute the votes
19found on the ballot. If, however, the county clerk or board of
20election commissioners determines that the votes represented
21by the tally on the bar code for one or more ballot positions
22is inconsistent with the votes represented by numerical ballot
23positions identified on the ballot sheet produced using a
24computer as the marking device, then the numerical ballot
25positions identified on the ballot sheet shall constitute the
26votes for purposes of any official canvass or recount

 

 

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1proceeding. An electronic voting system that uses a computer
2as the marking device to mark a ballot sheet shall be capable
3of producing a ballot sheet that contains all numerical ballot
4positions selected by the voter, and provides a place for the
5voter to cast a write-in vote for a candidate for a particular
6numerical ballot position.
7    (d) The election authority shall provide an envelope,
8sleeve or other device to each voter so the voter can deliver
9the voted ballot sheet to the counting equipment and ballot
10box without the votes indicated on the ballot sheet being
11visible to other persons in the polling place.
12(Source: P.A. 95-331, eff. 8-21-07.)
 
13    (10 ILCS 5/19A-20 rep.)
14    (10 ILCS 5/24A-20 rep.)
15    (10 ILCS 5/Art. 24C rep.)
16    Section 10. The Election Code is amended by repealing
17Sections 19A-20 and 24A-20 and Article 24C.
 
18    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect January
191, 2024.