(10 ILCS 5/7-55) (from Ch. 46, par. 7-55)
Sec. 7-55.
The primary poll books or the official poll record, and the
tally sheets with the certificates of the primary judges written thereon,
together with the envelopes containing the ballots, including the envelope
containing the ballots marked "defective" or "objected to", shall be
carefully enveloped and sealed up together, properly endorsed, and the
primary judges shall elect 2 judges (one from each of the major political
parties), who shall immediately deliver the same to the clerk from whom the
primary ballots were obtained, which clerk shall safely keep the same for 2
months, and thereafter shall safely keep the poll books until the next
primary. Each election authority shall keep the office of the election
authority, or any receiving stations designated by such authority, open
for at least 12 consecutive hours after the polls close,
or until the judges of each precinct under the jurisdiction of the election
authority have delivered to the election authority all the above materials
sealed up together and properly endorsed as provided herein. Materials
delivered to the election authority which are not in the condition required
by this Section shall not be accepted by the election authority until the
judges delivering the same make and sign the necessary corrections. Upon
acceptance of the materials by the election authority, the judges delivering
the same shall take a receipt signed by the election authority and stamped
with the time and date of
such delivery. The election judges whose duty it is to deliver any materials
as above provided shall, in the event such materials cannot be found when
needed, on proper request, produce the receipt which they are to take as
above provided.
The county clerk or board of election commissioners shall deliver a copy
of each tally sheet to the county chairmen of the two largest political
parties.
Where voting machines or electronic voting systems are used, the
provisions of this section may be modified as required or authorized by
Article 24 and Article 24A, whichever is applicable.
(Source: P.A. 100-1027, eff. 1-1-19.)
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