10 ILCS 5/11-2
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 10 - ELECTIONS|10 ILCS 5/ - Election Code.|Article 11 - Establishment of Election Precincts

 (from Ch. 46, par. 11-2)Sec. 11-2. Election precincts. The County Board in each county, except in counties having  a population of 3,000,000 inhabitants or over, shall, at its regular  meeting in June or an adjourned meeting in July, divide its election precincts so that each precinct shall contain,  as near as may be practicable, 1,200 registered voters. Insofar as  is practicable, each precinct shall be situated within a single congressional,  legislative and representative district and in not more than one County Board  district and one municipal ward. In order to situate each precinct within a  single district or ward, the County Board shall change the boundaries of  election precincts after each decennial census as soon as is practicable  following the completion of congressional and legislative redistricting, except that, in 2021, the county board shall change the boundaries at a regular or special meeting within 60 days after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 102nd General Assembly.  In determining whether a division of precincts should be  made, the county board may anticipate increased voter registration in  any precinct in which there is in progress new construction of dwelling  units which will be occupied by voters more than 30 days before the next  election. Each district shall be composed of contiguous territory in as  compact form as can be for the convenience of the electors voting  therein. The several county boards in establishing districts shall  describe them by metes and bounds and number them. And so often  thereafter as it shall appear by the number of votes cast at the general  election held in November of any year, that any election district or  undivided election precinct contains more than 1,200 registered voters, the County  Board of the county in which the district or precinct may be, shall at  its regular meeting in June, or an adjourned meeting in July next, after  such November election, redivide or readjust such election district or  election precinct, so that no district or election precinct shall  contain more than the number of votes above specified. If for any reason  the County Board fails in any year to redivide or readjust the election  districts or election precinct, then the districts or precincts as then  existing shall continue until the next regular June meeting of the  County Board; at which regular June meeting or an adjourned meeting in  July the County Board shall redivide or readjust the election districts  or election precincts in manner as herein required. When at any meeting  of the County Board any redivision, readjustment or change in name or  number of election districts or election precincts is made by the County  Board, the County Clerk shall immediately notify the State Board of  Elections of such redivision, readjustment or change. The County Board  in every case shall fix and establish the places for holding elections  in its respective county and all elections shall be held at the places  so fixed. The polling places shall in all cases be upon the ground floor  in the front room, the entrance to which is in a highway or public  street which is at least 40 feet wide, and is as near the center of the  voting population of the precinct as is practicable, and for the  convenience of the greatest number of electors to vote thereat;  provided, however, where the County Board is unable to secure a suitable  polling place within the boundaries of a precinct, it may select a  polling place at the most conveniently located suitable place outside  the precinct; but in no case shall an election be held in any room used  or occupied as a saloon, dramshop, bowling alley or as a place of resort  for idlers and disreputable persons, billiard hall or in any room  connected therewith by doors or hallways. No person shall be permitted  to vote at any election except at the polling place for the precinct in  which he resides, except as otherwise provided in this Section or Article 19 of this  Act.  In counties having a population of 3,000,000 inhabitants or over  the County Board shall divide its election precincts and shall fix and  establish places for holding elections as hereinbefore provided during  the month of January instead of at its regular meeting in June or at an  adjourned meeting in July.However, in the event that additional divisions of election precincts  are indicated after a division made by the County Board in the month of  January, such additional divisions may be made by the County Board in  counties having a population of 3,000,000 inhabitants or over, at the  regular meeting in June or at adjourned meeting in July. The county  board of such county may divide or readjust precincts at any meeting of  the county board when the voter registration in a precinct has increased  beyond 1,800 registered voters and an election is scheduled before the next regular January  or June meeting of the county board.When in any city, village or incorporated town territory has been  annexed thereto or disconnected therefrom, which annexation or  disconnection becomes effective after election precincts or election  districts have been established as above provided in this Section, the  clerk of the municipality shall inform the county clerk thereof as  provided in Section 4-21, 5-28.1, or 6-31.1, whichever is applicable. In  the event that a regular meeting of the County Board is to be held after  such notification and before any election, the County Board shall, at  its next regular meeting establish new election precinct lines in  affected territory. In the event that no regular meeting of the County  Board is to be held before such election the county clerk shall, within  5 days after being so informed, call a special meeting of the county  board on a day fixed by him not more than 20 days thereafter for the  purpose of establishing election precincts or election districts in the  affected territory for the ensuing elections.At any consolidated primary or consolidated election at which  municipal officers are to be elected, and at any emergency referendum at  which a public question relating to a municipality is to be voted on,  notwithstanding any other provision of this Code, the election authority  shall establish a polling place within such municipality, upon the request  of the municipal council or board of trustees at least 60 days before the  election and provided that the municipality provides a suitable polling  place.  To accomplish this purpose, the election authority may establish an  election precinct constituting a single municipality of under 500  population for all elections, notwithstanding the minimum precinct size  otherwise specified herein.Notwithstanding the above, when there  are no more than 50 registered voters in a precinct who are entitled to  vote in a local government or school district election, the election  authority having  jurisdiction over the precinct  is authorized to reassign such voters to one or more polling  places in adjacent precincts, within or without the  election authority's jurisdiction, for that  election.  For the purposes of such local government or school district  election only, the votes of the reassigned voters shall be tallied and  canvassed as votes from the precinct of the polling place to which such  voters have been reassigned.  The election authority having  jurisdiction over the precinct shall approve all administrative and polling  place procedures.  Such procedures shall take into account voter convenience, and ensure that the  integrity of the election process is maintained and that the secrecy of the  ballot is not violated.Except in the event of a fire, flood or total loss of heat in a place  fixed or established by any county board or election authority pursuant to  this Section as a polling place for an election, no election authority  shall change the location of a polling place so established for any  precinct after notice of the place of holding the election for that  precinct has been given as required under Article 12 unless the election  authority notifies all registered voters in the precinct of the change in  location by first class mail in sufficient time for such notice to be  received by the registered voters in the precinct at least one day prior to  the date of the election.The provisions of this Section apply to all precincts, including  those where voting machines or electronic voting systems are used.  (Source: P.A. 102-668, eff. 11-15-21.)