10 ILCS 5/ Election Code.

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10 ILCS 5/17-3

(10 ILCS 5/17-3) (from Ch. 46, par. 17-3)

Sec. 17-3.

(a) Before voting begins, the ballot box shall be publicly opened and
exhibited, and the judges shall see that no ballot is in such box; after
which the box shall be locked and the key delivered to one of the judges,
and shall not be again opened until the close of the polls. This paragraph
(a) applies whenever permanent type ballot boxes are used, and does not
apply when non-permanent type ballot boxes are used in accordance with
section 15-1, paragraph (b).

(b) When non-permanent type ballot boxes are used in accordance with
section 15-1, paragraph (b), prior to the commencement of voting and before
any ballots are deposited therein, the judges shall examine each sealed
ballot box, show it to those present and insure that it is in fact sealed
and empty; the sealed slot shall be broken open before those present and
the box inspected to insure that it is empty and such ballot box shall not
be removed from public view from the time it is so inspected until after
the close of the polls. The sealed opening on the side of the box shall not
be unsealed or opened until after the close of the polls.

(Source: P.A. 77-6.)

10 ILCS 5/17-4

(10 ILCS 5/17-4) (from Ch. 46, par. 17-4)

Sec. 17-4.

Each of 2 judges of the election shall keep a poll list, which
shall contain a column headed "number", and another headed "names of
voters". The name of each elector voting shall be entered upon each of the
poll books by such judges, in regular succession, under the proper
headings, and the number of such voter placed opposite his name in the
column headed "number". This section shall not apply where Articles 4, 5 or
6 of this Act make provision for the use of an official poll record in
lieu of poll books.

(Source: Laws 1957, p. 1452.)

10 ILCS 5/17-5

(10 ILCS 5/17-5) (from Ch. 46, par. 17-5)

Sec. 17-5.

The manner of voting shall be by ballot.

The ballot shall be
printed or written, or partly printed and partly written, and shall be,
except as otherwise provided in Article 8A, in form as prescribed in
Article 16 of this Act.

(Source: Laws 1964, 1st S.S., p. 711.)

10 ILCS 5/17-6

(10 ILCS 5/17-6) (from Ch. 46, par. 17-6)

Sec. 17-6.

The names of all candidates for which the elector intends to
vote shall be written or printed upon the same ballot, and the office to
which he or she desires each to be elected shall be designated upon the ballot in
the manner prescribed in Article 16 of this Act.

(Source: P.A. 83-333.)

10 ILCS 5/17-7

(10 ILCS 5/17-7) (from Ch. 46, par. 17-7)

Sec. 17-7.

The judges of election of their respective election precincts or
election districts shall have charge of the ballots and furnish them to the
voter as herein set forth.

(Source: Laws 1943, vol. 2, p. 1.)

10 ILCS 5/17-8

(10 ILCS 5/17-8) (from Ch. 46, par. 17-8)

Sec. 17-8.

The county clerk shall provide in each polling
place, so designated or provided a sufficient number of booths, which
shall be provided with such supplies and conveniences, including
shelves, pens, penholders, ink, blotters and pencils, as will enable the
voter to prepare his ballot for voting, and in which voters may prepare
their ballots screened from all observation as to the manner in which
they do so.  They shall be within plain view of election officers, and both
they and the ballot boxes shall be  within plain view of those within the
proximity of the voting booths.  Each of said booths shall have 3 sides
enclosed, one
side in front, to be closed with a curtain.  Each side of each booth
shall be 6 feet 4 inches and the curtain shall extend within 2 feet of
the floor, which shall be closed while the voter is preparing his
ballot.  Each booth shall be at least 32 inches square and shall contain
a shelf at least one foot wide, at a convenient height for writing.  No
person other than the election officers and the challengers allowed by
law, and those admitted for the purpose of voting as herein provided,
shall be permitted within the proximity of the voting booths, (i)
except by authority of the
election officers to keep order and enforce the law and (ii) except that one or more children under the age of 18 may accompany their parent or guardian into the voting booth as long as a request to do so is made to the election officers and, in the sole discretion of the election officers,  the child or children are not likely to disrupt or interfere with the voting process or influence the casting of a vote.  The number of such
voting booths shall not be less than one to every 75 voters or fraction
thereof who voted at the last preceding election in the precinct.  The
expense of providing booths and other things required in
this Act shall be paid in the same manner as other election expenses.

Where electronic voting systems are used, a booth with a
self-contained electronic voting device may be used.  Each such booth
shall have 3 sides enclosed and shall be equipped with a curtain for
closing the front of the booth.  The curtain must extend to within  2
feet of the floor.  Each side shall be of such a height, in no event
less than 5 feet, one inch, as to insure the secrecy of the voter.  Each
booth shall be at least 32 inches square, provided, however, that where
a booth is no more than 23 inches wide and the sides of such booth
extend from a point below the device to a height of 5 feet, one inch, at
the front of the booth, and such booth insures that voters may prepare
their ballots in secrecy, such booth may be used. If an election authority provides each polling place with stickers or emblems to be given to voters indicating that the person has voted, no person who has voted shall be denied such sticker or emblem.

(Source: P.A. 98-1171, eff. 6-1-15.)