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92_HB0612
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1 AN ACT concerning elections.
2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3 represented in the General Assembly:
4 Section 5. The Election Code is amended by changing
5 Sections 13-4 and 14-1 as follows:
6 (10 ILCS 5/13-4) (from Ch. 46, par. 13-4)
7 Sec. 13-4. Qualifications.
8 (a) All persons elected or chosen judge of election
9 must: (1) be citizens of the United States and entitled to
10 vote at the next election, except as provided in subsection
11 (b); (2) be of good repute and character; (3) be able to
12 speak, read and write the English language; (4) be skilled in
13 the four fundamental rules of arithmetic; (5) be of good
14 understanding and capable; (6) not be candidates for any
15 office at the election and not be elected committeemen; and
16 (7) reside in the precinct in which they are selected to act,
17 except that in each precinct, not more than one judge of each
18 party may be appointed from outside such precinct. Any judge
19 selected to serve in any precinct in which he is not entitled
20 to vote must reside within and be entitled to vote elsewhere
21 within the county which encompasses the precinct in which
22 such judge is appointed. Such judge must meet the other
23 qualifications of this Section.
24 (a-5) A person who is otherwise qualified under
25 subsection (a) but who does not wish to declare a political
26 party affiliation is nonetheless qualified for appointment as
27 a judge of election. For purposes of this Article, a person
28 who qualifies under this subsection is considered to be of
29 the same political party as the county central committee
30 whose chairman certifies him or her for selection as an
31 election judge.
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1 (b) An election authority may establish a program to
2 permit a person who is not entitled to vote to be appointed
3 as an election judge if, as of the date of the election at
4 which the person serves as a judge, he or she:
5 (1) is a U.S. citizen;
6 (2) is a senior in good standing enrolled in a
7 public or private secondary school;
8 (3) has a cumulative grade point average equivalent
9 to at least 3.0 on a 4.0 scale;
10 (4) has the written approval of the principal of
11 the secondary school he or she attends at the time of
12 appointment;
13 (5) has the written approval of his or her parent
14 or legal guardian;
15 (6) has satisfactorily completed the training
16 course for judges of election described in Sections
17 13-2.1 and 13-2.2; and
18 (7) meets all other qualifications for appointment
19 and service as an election judge.
20 No more than one election judge qualifying under this
21 subsection may serve per political party per precinct. Prior
22 to appointment, a judge qualifying under this subsection must
23 certify in writing to the election authority the political
24 party the judge chooses to affiliate with.
25 Students appointed as election judges under this
26 subsection shall not be counted as absent from school on the
27 day they serve as judges.
28 (Source: P.A. 91-352, eff. 1-1-00.)
29 (10 ILCS 5/14-1) (from Ch. 46, par. 14-1)
30 Sec. 14-1. (a) The board of election commissioners
31 established or existing under Article 6 shall, at the time
32 and in the manner provided in Section 14-3.1, select and
33 choose 5 persons, men or women, as judges of election for
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1 each precinct in such city, village or incorporated town.
2 Where neither voting machines nor electronic, mechanical
3 or electric voting systems are used, the board of election
4 commissioners may, for any precinct with respect to which the
5 board considers such action necessary or desirable in view of
6 the number of voters, and shall for general elections for any
7 precinct containing more than 600 registered voters, appoint
8 in addition to the 5 judges of election a team of 5 tally
9 judges. In such precincts the judges of election shall
10 preside over the election during the hours the polls are
11 open, and the tally judges, with the assistance of the
12 holdover judges designated pursuant to Section 14-5.2, shall
13 count the vote after the closing of the polls. The tally
14 judges shall possess the same qualifications and shall be
15 appointed in the same manner and with the same division
16 between political parties as is provided for judges of
17 election. The foregoing provisions relating to the
18 appointment of tally judges are inapplicable in counties with
19 a population of 1,000,000 or more.
20 (b) To qualify as judges the persons must:
21 (1) be citizens of the United States;
22 (2) be of good repute and character;
23 (3) be able to speak, read and write the English
24 language;
25 (4) be skilled in the 4 fundamental rules of
26 arithmetic;
27 (5) be of good understanding and capable;
28 (6) not be candidates for any office at the
29 election and not be elected committeemen;
30 (7) reside and be entitled to vote in the precinct
31 in which they are selected to serve, except that in each
32 precinct not more than one judge of each party may be
33 appointed from outside such precinct. Any judge so
34 appointed to serve in any precinct in which he is not
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1 entitled to vote must be entitled to vote elsewhere
2 within the county which encompasses the precinct in which
3 such judge is appointed and such judge must otherwise
4 meet the qualifications of this Section.
5 (b-5) A person who is otherwise qualified under
6 subsection (b) but who does not wish to declare a political
7 party affiliation is nonetheless qualified for appointment as
8 a judge of election. For purposes of this Article, a person
9 who qualifies under this subsection is considered to be of
10 the same political party as the county central committee
11 whose chairman certifies him or her for selection as an
12 election judge.
13 (c) An election authority may establish a program to
14 permit a person who is not entitled to vote to be appointed
15 as an election judge if, as of the date of the election at
16 which the person serves as a judge, he or she:
17 (1) is a U.S. citizen;
18 (2) is a senior in good standing enrolled in a
19 public or private secondary school;
20 (3) has a cumulative grade point average equivalent
21 to at least 3.0 on a 4.0 scale;
22 (4) has the written approval of the principal of
23 the secondary school he or she attends at the time of
24 appointment;
25 (5) has the written approval of his or her parent
26 or legal guardian;
27 (6) has satisfactorily completed the training
28 course for judges of election described in Sections
29 13-2.1, 13-2.2, and 14-4.1; and
30 (7) meets all other qualifications for appointment
31 and service as an election judge.
32 No more than one election judge qualifying under this
33 subsection may serve per political party per precinct. Prior
34 to appointment, a judge qualifying under this subsection must
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1 certify in writing to the election authority the political
2 party the judge chooses to affiliate with.
3 Students appointed as election judges under this
4 subsection shall not be counted as absent from school on the
5 day they serve as judges.
6 (d) The board of election commissioners may select 2
7 additional judges of election, one from each of the major
8 political parties, for each 200 voters in excess of 600 in
9 any precinct having more than 600 voters as authorized by
10 Section 11--3. These additional judges must meet the
11 qualifications prescribed in this Section.
12 (Source: P.A. 91-352, eff. 1-1-00.)
13 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
14 becoming law.