(10 ILCS 5/24A-13) (from Ch. 46, par. 24A-13)
Sec. 24A-13.
The procedure for tabulating the votes by the automatic
tabulating equipment shall be under the direction of the election authority
and shall conform to
the requirements of the automatic tabulating equipment. During any election-related
activity utilizing the automatic tabulating equipment, the election authority
shall make a reasonable effort to dedicate the equipment to vote processing
so as to ensure the security and integrity of the system.
A reasonable number of pollwatchers shall be admitted to the counting
location. Persons may observe the tabulating process at the discretion
of the election authority; however, at least one representative of each
established political
party and authorized agents of the State Board of Elections shall
be permitted to observe this process at all times. No
persons except
those employed and authorized for the purpose shall touch any ballot,
ballot box, return, or equipment.
The computer operators shall be designated by the election authority
and shall be sworn as a deputy of the election authority. In conducting
the vote tabulation and canvass, the computer operator must maintain a log
which shall include the following information:
1. Alterations made to programs associated with the vote counting process;
2. if applicable, console messages relating to the program and the respective
responses made by the operator;
3. the starting time for each precinct counted, the number of cards counted
for each precinct, any equipment problems and, insofar as practicable, the
number of invalid security punches encountered
during that count; and
4. changes and
repairs made to the equipment during the vote tabulation and canvass.
The computer operator's log and canvass shall be available for public inspection
in the office of the election authority for a period of 60 days following
the proclamation of election results. A copy of the computer operator's
log and the canvass shall be transmitted to the State Board of Elections
upon its request and at its expense.
(Source: P.A. 82-1014.)
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