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ELECTIONS (10 ILCS 5/) Election Code. 10 ILCS 5/24C-14
(10 ILCS 5/24C-14)
Sec. 24C-14.
Tabulating Votes; Direction;
Presence of
Public; Computer Operator's Log and Canvass. The procedure for
tabulating the votes by the Direct Recording Electronic Voting
System shall be under the direction of the election authority
and shall conform to the requirements of the Direct Recording
Electronic Voting System. During any election-related activity
using the automatic Direct Recording Electronic Voting System
equipment, the election authority shall make a reasonable effort
to dedicate the equipment to vote processing to ensure the
security and integrity of the system.
A reasonable number of pollwatchers shall be admitted to
the counting location. Such 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 operator 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:
(a) alterations made to programs associated with the | |
(b) if applicable, console messages relating to the
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(c) the starting time for each precinct counted, the
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(d) changes and repairs made to the equipment during
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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. 93-574, eff. 8-21-03.)
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10 ILCS 5/24C-15
(10 ILCS 5/24C-15)
Sec. 24C-15. Official return of precinct; check of totals;
audit. The precinct return printed by the Direct Recording
Electronic Voting System tabulating equipment shall include the
number of ballots cast and votes cast for each candidate and
public question and shall constitute the official return of each
precinct. In addition to the precinct return, the election
authority shall provide the number of applications for ballots
in each precinct, the total number of ballots and vote by mail
ballots counted in each precinct for each political subdivision
and district and the number of registered voters in each
precinct. However, the election authority shall check the
totals shown by the precinct return and, if there is an obvious
discrepancy regarding the total number of votes cast in any
precinct, shall have the ballots for that precinct audited to
correct the return. The procedures for this audit shall apply
prior to and after the proclamation is completed; however, after
the proclamation of results, the election authority must obtain
a court order to unseal voted ballots or voting devices except
for election contests and discovery recounts. The certificate
of results, which has been prepared and signed by the judges of
election after the ballots have been
tabulated, shall be the document used for the canvass of votes
for such precinct. Whenever a discrepancy exists during the
canvass of votes between the unofficial results and the
certificate of results, or whenever a discrepancy exists during
the canvass of votes between the certificate of results and the
set of totals reflected on the certificate of results, the
ballots for that precinct shall be audited to correct the
return.
Prior to the proclamation, the election authority shall
test the voting devices and equipment in 5% of the precincts
within the election jurisdiction, as well as 5% of the voting devices used in early voting. The precincts and the voting devices to be tested
shall be selected after election day on a random basis by the
State Board of Elections, so that every precinct and every device used in early voting in the election
jurisdiction has an equal mathematical chance of being selected.
The State Board of Elections shall design a standard and
scientific random method of selecting the precincts and voting devices that are to
be tested. The State central committee chair
of each established political party shall be given prior written notice of the time
and place of the random selection procedure and may be
represented at the procedure.
The test shall be conducted by counting the votes marked on
the permanent paper record of each ballot cast in the tested
precinct printed by the voting system at the time that each
ballot was cast and comparing the results of this count with the
results shown by the certificate of results prepared by the
Direct Recording Electronic Voting System in the test precinct.
The election authority shall test count these votes either by
hand or by using an automatic tabulating device other than a
Direct Recording Electronic voting device that has been approved
by the State Board of Elections for that purpose and tested
before use to ensure accuracy. The election authority shall
print the results of each test count. If any error is detected,
the cause shall be determined and corrected, and an errorless
count shall be made prior to the official canvass and
proclamation of election results. If an errorless count cannot
be conducted and there continues to be difference in vote
results between the certificate of results produced by the
Direct Recording Electronic Voting System and the count of the
permanent paper records or if an error was detected and
corrected, the election authority shall immediately prepare and
forward to the appropriate canvassing board a written report
explaining the results of the test and any errors encountered
and the report shall be made available for public inspection.
The State Board of Elections, the State's Attorney and
other appropriate law enforcement agencies, the county chair
of each established political party and qualified civic
organizations shall be given prior written notice of the time
and place of the test and may be represented at the test.
The results of this post-election test shall be treated in
the same manner and have the same effect as the results of the
discovery procedures set forth in Section 22-9.1 of this Code.
(Source: P.A. 100-1027, eff. 1-1-19 .)
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10 ILCS 5/24C-15.01
(10 ILCS 5/24C-15.01)
Sec. 24C-15.01.
Transporting Ballots to Central Counting
Station; Container. Upon completion of the tabulation, audit or
test of voting equipment pursuant to Sections 24C-11 through
24C-15, the ballots and the medium containing the ballots from
each precinct shall be replaced in the container in which they
were transported to the central counting station. If the
container is not a type which may be securely locked, then each
container, before being transferred from the counting station to
storage, shall be securely sealed.
(Source: P.A. 93-574, eff. 8-21-03.)
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10 ILCS 5/24C-15.1
(10 ILCS 5/24C-15.1)
Sec. 24C-15.1.
Discovery, Recounts and Election Contests.
Except as provided, discovery recounts and election contests
shall be conducted as otherwise provided for in this Code. The
Direct Recording Electronic Voting System equipment shall be
tested prior to the discovery recount or election contest as
provided in Section 24C-9, and then the official ballots shall
be audited.
Any person who has filed a petition for discovery recount
may request that a redundant count be conducted in those
precincts in which the discovery recount is being conducted.
The additional costs of a redundant count shall be borne by the
requesting party.
The log of the computer operator and all materials retained
by the election authority in relation to vote tabulation and
canvass shall be made available for any discovery recount or
election contest.
(Source: P.A. 93-574, eff. 8-21-03.)
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10 ILCS 5/24C-16
(10 ILCS 5/24C-16)
Sec. 24C-16. Approval of Direct Recording Electronic Voting
Systems; Requisites. The State Board of Elections shall approve
all Direct Recording Electronic Voting Systems that fulfill the
functional requirements provided by Section 24C-11 of this Code,
the mandatory requirements of the federal voting system
standards pertaining to Direct Recording Electronic Voting
Systems promulgated by the Federal Election Commission or the
Election Assistance Commission, the testing requirements of an
approved independent testing authority and the rules of the
State Board of Elections.
The State Board of Elections shall not approve any Direct Recording Electronic Voting System that includes an external Infrared Data Association (IrDA) communications port.
The State Board of Elections is authorized to withdraw its
approval of a Direct Recording Electronic Voting System if the
System, once approved, fails to fulfill the above requirements.
The vendor, person, or other private entity shall be solely responsible for the production and cost of: all application fees; all ballots; additional temporary workers; and other equipment or facilities needed and used in the testing of the vendor's, person's, or other private entity's respective equipment and software.
Any voting system vendor, person, or other private entity seeking the State Board of Elections' approval of a voting system shall, as part of the approval application, submit to the State Board a non-refundable fee. The State Board of Elections by rule shall establish an appropriate fee structure, taking into account the type of voting system approval that is requested (such as approval of a new system, a modification of an existing system, the size of the modification, etc.). No voting system or modification of a voting system shall be approved unless the fee is paid.
No vendor, person, or other entity may sell, lease, or loan, or have a written contract, including a contract contingent upon State Board approval of the voting system or voting system component, to sell, lease, or loan, a
Direct Recording Electronic Voting System or system component to
any election jurisdiction unless the system or system component
is first approved by the State Board of Elections pursuant to
this Section.
(Source: P.A. 94-1000, eff. 7-3-06; 95-699, eff. 11-9-07.)
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10 ILCS 5/24C-17
(10 ILCS 5/24C-17)
Sec. 24C-17.
Rules; Number of Voting Stations.
The State
Board of Elections may make reasonable rules for the
administration of this Article and may prescribe the number of
voting stations required for the various types of voting
systems.
(Source: P.A. 93-574, eff. 8-21-03.)
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10 ILCS 5/24C-18
(10 ILCS 5/24C-18)
Sec. 24C-18.
Specimen Ballots; Publication.
When a
Direct Recording Electronic Voting System is used, the
election authority shall cause to be published, at least 5
days before the day of each general and general primary
election, in 2 or more newspapers published in and having a
general circulation in the county, a true and legible copy
of the specimen ballot containing the names of offices and
candidates and public questions to be voted on, as near as
may be, in the form in which they will appear on the
official ballot on election day. A true legible copy may
be in the form of an actual size ballot and shall be
published as required by this Section if distributed in 2
or more newspapers published and having a general
circulation in the county as an insert. For each election
prescribed in Article 2A of this Code, specimen ballots
shall be made available for public distribution and shall
be supplied to the judges of election for posting in the
polling place on the day of election. Notice for the
consolidated elections shall be given as provided in
Article 12.
(Source: P.A. 93-574, eff. 8-21-03.)
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10 ILCS 5/24C-19
(10 ILCS 5/24C-19)
Sec. 24C-19.
Additional Method of Voting.
The
foregoing Sections of this Article shall be deemed to
provide a method of voting in addition to the methods
otherwise provided in this Code.
(Source: P.A. 93-574, eff. 8-21-03.)
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10 ILCS 5/Art. 25
(10 ILCS 5/Art. 25 heading)
ARTICLE 25.
RESIGNATIONS AND VACANCIES
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10 ILCS 5/25-1
(10 ILCS 5/25-1) (from Ch. 46, par. 25-1)
Sec. 25-1.
Except as otherwise provided in Section 25-2, resignations of
elective offices shall be made to the officer, court or county board authorized
by law to fill a vacancy in such office by appointment, or to order an election
to fill such vacancy.
(Source: P.A. 88-419.)
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10 ILCS 5/25-2
(10 ILCS 5/25-2) (from Ch. 46, par. 25-2)
Sec. 25-2. Events on which an elective office becomes vacant. Every
elective office shall become vacant on the happening of any
of the following events before the expiration of the term of such office:
(1) The death of the incumbent.
(2) His or her resignation.
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(4) His or her ceasing to be an inhabitant of the
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(5) His or her conviction of an infamous crime, or of
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(6) His or her removal from office.
(7) His or her refusal or neglect to take his or her
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(8) The decision of a competent tribunal declaring
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No elective office, except as herein otherwise provided, shall become
vacant until the successor of the incumbent of such office has been appointed
or elected, as the case may be, and qualified.
An unconditional resignation, effective at a future date, may not be
withdrawn after it is received by the officer authorized to fill the
vacancy. Such resignation shall create a vacancy in office for the purpose
of determining the time period which would require an election. The
resigning office holder may continue to hold such office until the date or
event specified in such resignation, but no later than the date at which
his or her successor is elected and qualified.
An admission of guilt of a criminal offense that would, upon conviction,
disqualify the holder of an elective office from holding that office, in the
form of a written agreement with State or federal prosecutors to plead guilty
to a felony, bribery, perjury, or other infamous crime under State or federal
law, shall constitute a resignation from that office, effective at the time the
plea agreement is made.
For purposes of this Section, a conviction for an offense that disqualifies
the holder of an elective office from holding that office shall occur on the
date of the return of a guilty verdict or, in the case of a trial by the court,
the entry of a finding of guilt.
This Section does not apply to any elected or appointed officers or officials of any municipality having a population under 500,000.
(Source: P.A. 94-529, eff. 8-10-05; 95-646, eff. 1-1-08.)
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10 ILCS 5/25-3
(10 ILCS 5/25-3) (from Ch. 46, par. 25-3)
Sec. 25-3.
(a) Whenever it is alleged that a vacancy in any office
exists, the officer, body, or county board who has authority to fill the
vacancy by appointment, or to order an election to fill such vacancy, shall
have power to determine whether or not the facts occasioning such vacancy
exist.
(b) On or before the 100th day previous to the day of election for
which judicial candidates are to be nominated:
(1) The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court shall | | certify to the State Board of Elections the names of all judges who have died, resigned, retired or forfeited their office since the last general election and whose vacancies will be filled at the next general election.
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(2) The secretary of the Illinois Courts Commission
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(3) The Secretary of State shall certify to the State
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(4) The State Board of Elections shall determine
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If one of the events described in subsection (a) of Section 2A-9 of this
Code occurs between the 100th day and the 92nd day previous to the day of
election for which judicial candidates are to be nominated, the appropriate
aforementioned officer shall promptly certify the vacancy to the State Board of
Elections.
(c) Except with regard to new judgeships which have been created by the
General Assembly, the State Board of Elections may rely upon the
certifications from the Supreme Court, the Illinois Courts Commission and
the Secretary of State to determine (1) when vacancies in judicial office
exist and (2) the judicial positions for which elections are to be held.
(Source: P.A. 86-1348 .)
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