10 ILCS 5/24B-2
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 10 - ELECTIONS|10 ILCS 5/ - Election Code.|Article 24B - Electronic, Mechanical Or Electric Voting Systems With Precinct Tabulation Optical Scan Technology Capability

Sec. 24B-2.     Definitions.     As used in this Article:"Computer", "automatic tabulating equipment" or "equipment"  includes apparatus necessary to automatically examine and count  votes as designated on ballots, and data processing machines  which can be used for counting ballots and tabulating results."Ballot" means paper ballot sheets."Ballot configuration" means the particular combination of  political subdivision ballots including, for each political  subdivision, the particular combination of offices, candidate  names and questions as it appears for each group of voters who  may cast the same ballot."Ballot sheet" means a paper ballot printed on one or both  sides which is (1) designed and prepared so that the voter may  indicate his or her votes in designated areas, which must be  areas clearly printed or otherwise delineated for such purpose,  and (2) capable of having votes marked in the designated areas  automatically examined, counted, and tabulated by an electronic  scanning process."Central counting" means the counting of ballots in one or  more locations selected by the election authority for the  processing or counting, or both, of ballots.  A location for  central counting shall be within the territorial jurisdiction of  the election authority unless there is no suitable tabulating  equipment available within his territorial jurisdiction.  However, in any event a counting location shall be within this  State."Computer operator" means any person or persons designated  by the election authority to operate the automatic tabulating  equipment during any portion of the vote tallying process in an  election, but shall not include judges of election operating vote  tabulating equipment in the precinct."Computer program" or "program" means the set of operating  instructions for the automatic tabulating equipment that  examines, counts, tabulates, canvasses and prints votes recorded  by a voter on a ballot."Edit listing" means a computer generated listing of the  names of each candidate and proposition as they appear in the  program for each precinct."Header sheet" means a data processing document which is  coded to indicate to the computer the precinct identity of the  ballots that will follow immediately and may indicate to the  computer how such ballots are to be tabulated."In-precinct counting" means the counting of ballots on  automatic tabulating equipment provided by the election authority  in the same precinct polling place in which those ballots have  been cast."Marking device" means a pen, computer, or other device approved by  the State Board of Elections for marking, or causing to be marked, a paper  ballot with ink  or other substance which will enable the ballot to be tabulated  by automatic tabulating equipment or by an electronic  scanning process."Precinct Tabulation Optical Scan Technology" means the  capability to examine a ballot through electronic means and  tabulate the votes at one or more counting places."Redundant count" means a verification of the original  computer count by another count using compatible equipment or by  hand as part of a discovery recount."Security designation" means a printed designation placed on  a ballot to identify to the computer program the offices and  propositions for which votes may be cast and to indicate the  manner in which votes cast should be tabulated while negating any  inadmissible votes."Separate ballot", with respect to ballot sheets, means a  separate portion of the ballot sheet which is clearly defined by  a border or borders or shading."Specimen ballot" means a representation of names of offices and candidates  and statements of measures to be voted on which will appear on the official  ballot or marking device on election day. The specimen ballot also contains the  party and position number where applicable."Voting defect identification" means the capability to  detect overvoted ballots or ballots which cannot be read by the automatic  tabulating equipment."Voting defects" means an overvoted ballot, or a ballot  which cannot be read by the automatic tabulating equipment."Voting system" or "electronic voting system" means that  combination of equipment and programs used in the casting,  examination and tabulation of ballots and the cumulation and  reporting of results by electronic means.    (Source: P.A. 93-574, eff. 8-21-03.)