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10 ILCS 5/18-11
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 10 - ELECTIONS|10 ILCS 5/ - Election Code.|Article 18 - Conduct of Elections and Making Returns (In Municipalities Under Jurisdiction of Boards of Election Commissioners)

 (from Ch. 46, par. 18-11)Sec. 18-11.         Whenever any proposition is submitted to a vote of the people  and is printed or written upon the same ticket, with the names of  candidates for office, the names, together with such proposition, shall be  canvassed in the following manner: All the ballots shall be first separated  into 3 piles; the first pile containing all the ballots in favor of such  proposition; the second pile containing all the ballots against such  proposition, and the third pile containing all the ballots not mentioning  such proposition, or being neither for nor against such proposition. Each  of the judges shall then examine each pile and see that the separation has  been properly made. Then the first pile shall be counted by tens, and the  result announced to the tally judges who shall tally the same by tens. And  so the second pile shall be counted, announced and tallied, and likewise  the third pile, if necessary. Whereupon the tally judges shall announce to  the judges the number of votes for and the number of votes against such  proposition. The ballots for or against any proposition submitted shall  always be canvassed, counted and tallied after the names of candidates for  any office are canvassed, counted or tallied.Where voting machines or electronic voting systems are used, the  provisions of this section may be modified as required or authorized by  Article 24 or Article 24A, whichever is applicable.    (Source: Laws 1965, p. 2220.)
10 ILCS 5/18-12
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 10 - ELECTIONS|10 ILCS 5/ - Election Code.|Article 18 - Conduct of Elections and Making Returns (In Municipalities Under Jurisdiction of Boards of Election Commissioners)

 (from Ch. 46, par. 18-12)Sec. 18-12.         If the tally sheet and returns should contain no heading for  any proposition submitted, it shall be the duty of the tally judges to  write into such tally sheets and returns the headings necessary in order to  keep a correct tally, and to make a correct and accurate return, and it  shall be the legal duty of the judges of election to make a true count and  correct return of all votes upon any such proposition.    (Source: Laws 1963, p. 2532.)
10 ILCS 5/18-13
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 10 - ELECTIONS|10 ILCS 5/ - Election Code.|Article 18 - Conduct of Elections and Making Returns (In Municipalities Under Jurisdiction of Boards of Election Commissioners)

 (from Ch. 46, par. 18-13)Sec. 18-13.         When the canvass of the ballots has been completed, and  the tally judges have announced to the judges the total number of votes  received by each candidate, each of the judges of the election in turn  shall then proclaim, in a loud voice, the total number of votes received  by each of the persons voted for in such precinct, and the office for  which he is designated, and the number of votes for and the number of  votes against any proposition which shall have been submitted to a vote  of the people. Such proclamation shall be prima facie evidence of the  result of the canvass of such ballots.Immediately after making such proclamation the judges shall designate one  of their number to go  to the nearest telephone and report to the office of the board of  election commissioners the result announced in such proclamation. The  board of election commissioners shall keep its office open after the  close of the polls on the day of any election until it has received from  each precinct in the county the report above provided for. Immediately  upon receiving such report the board of election commissioners shall  cause the same to be posted in a public place in its office for  inspection by the public. Immediately after making such report such  judge shall return to the polling place and the judges shall proceed  with their duties prescribed in this Code.Where voting machines or electronic voting systems are used, the  provisions of this section may be modified as required or authorized by  Article 24 or Article 24A, whichever is applicable.    (Source: P.A. 81-1433.)
10 ILCS 5/18-15
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 10 - ELECTIONS|10 ILCS 5/ - Election Code.|Article 18 - Conduct of Elections and Making Returns (In Municipalities Under Jurisdiction of Boards of Election Commissioners)

 (from Ch. 46, par. 18-15)Sec. 18-15.         The poll books shall be enclosed in an envelope, which shall  then be securely sealed with sealing wax, or other adhesive material; and  each of the judges shall write his name across every fold at which the  envelope if unfastened could be opened.    (Source: Laws 1957, p. 1450.)
10 ILCS 5/18-16
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 10 - ELECTIONS|10 ILCS 5/ - Election Code.|Article 18 - Conduct of Elections and Making Returns (In Municipalities Under Jurisdiction of Boards of Election Commissioners)

 (from Ch. 46, par. 18-16)Sec. 18-16.         Thereupon one of the judges of election shall take charge of  the poll books and the key to the ballot box. Two of the judges shall each  take one of the statements of the votes cast into his possession sealed up  in the envelopes as aforesaid, and each of the remaining 2 judges shall  take one of the tally sheets sealed up in the envelopes as aforesaid.  Thereupon the judge having possession of such poll books shall immediately  deliver the poll books to the Board of Election Commissioners, or to the  person or persons delegated by the board to receive such envelopes, and at  such place or places within the area served by the board as pre-determined  by the board, with the seal unbroken and shall receive a receipt therefor;  and the other judges shall immediately deliver the statements and tallies  so in their possession respectively, to the respective officers to whom  addressed as aforesaid and who, by this Act, are entitled to receive the  same, and when delivered, each one shall take a receipt from the officer to  whom delivered. Such envelopes shall be delivered to such officers or their  duly authorized and appointed representatives, at the time and place where  such envelopes are delivered to the Board of Election Commissioners or its  designated receiving stations as pre-determined by the board, as  hereinabove provided for. And none of them shall receive pay for their  services as such judges without the production of the receipts so given  them by the officers as aforesaid. It shall be the duty of the respective  officers so designated, to whom such statements and tallies are ordered to  be delivered, to receive the same, and to safely keep under lock and key  until ordered to be surrendered as herein provided; and the Board of  Election Commissioners shall safely keep such poll books under lock and key  for one year.Where voting machines or electronic voting systems are used, the  provisions of this Section may be modified as required or authorized by  Article 24 or Article 24A, whichever is applicable.    (Source: P.A. 76-1309.)
10 ILCS 5/18-18
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 10 - ELECTIONS|10 ILCS 5/ - Election Code.|Article 18 - Conduct of Elections and Making Returns (In Municipalities Under Jurisdiction of Boards of Election Commissioners)

 (from Ch. 46, par. 18-18)Sec. 18-18.         The costs and expenses of emergency referenda elections or  special elections conducted by boards  of election commissioners shall be paid as provided in  Sections 17-30 and 17-32 of this Code.    (Source: P.A. 81-814.)
10 ILCS 5/18-40
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 10 - ELECTIONS|10 ILCS 5/ - Election Code.|Article 18 - Conduct of Elections and Making Returns (In Municipalities Under Jurisdiction of Boards of Election Commissioners)

Sec. 18-40. Voting   equipment.(a) If the election authority has adopted the use of Precinct  Tabulation Optical Scan Technology voting equipment pursuant to  Article 24B of this Code, and the provisions of the Article are  in conflict with the provisions of this Article 18, the  provisions of Article 24B shall govern the procedures followed by  the election authority, its judges of elections, and all  employees and agents.  In following the provisions of  Article 24B, the election authority is authorized to develop and  implement procedures to fully utilize Precinct Tabulation Optical  Scan Technology voting equipment authorized by the State Board of  Elections as long as the procedure is not in conflict with  either Article 24B or the administrative rules of the State Board  of Elections.(b)  Notwithstanding subsection (a), when voting equipment governed by any Article of this Code is used, the requirements of Section 18-5 that (i) the voter must be notified of the voting equipment's acceptance or rejection of the ballot or identification of an under-vote for a statewide constitutional office and (ii) the voter shall have the opportunity to correct an under-vote for a statewide constitutional office or surrender the ballot that was not accepted and vote another ballot shall not be modified.  (Source: P.A. 95-699, eff. 11-9-07.)
10 ILCS 5/18-100
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 10 - ELECTIONS|10 ILCS 5/ - Election Code.|Article 18 - Conduct of Elections and Making Returns (In Municipalities Under Jurisdiction of Boards of Election Commissioners)

(10 ILCS 5/18-100)Sec. 18-100. Definition of a vote.(a) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, for the purpose of this  Article, a person casts a valid vote on a punch card ballot when:(1) A chad on the card has at least one corner     detached from the card;(2) The fibers of paper on at least one edge of the     chad are broken in a way that permits unimpeded light to be seen through the card; or(3) An indentation on the chad from the stylus or     other object is present and indicates a clearly ascertainable intent of the voter to vote based on the totality of the circumstances, including but not limited to any pattern or frequency of indentations on other ballot positions from the same ballot card.(b) Write-in votes shall be counted in a manner consistent with the existing  provisions of this Code.(c) For purposes of this Section, a "chad" is that portion of a ballot card  that a voter punches or perforates with a stylus or other designated marking  device to manifest his or her vote for a particular ballot position on a ballot  card as defined in subsection (a).(d) Prior to the original counting of any punch card ballots, an election judge may not alter a punch card ballot in any manner, including, but not limited to, the removal or manipulation of chads.         (Source: P.A. 94-645, eff. 8-22-05.)
10 ILCS 5/Art. 18A heading
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 10 - ELECTIONS|10 ILCS 5/ - Election Code.|Article 18A - Provisional Voting

 ARTICLE 18A  PROVISIONAL VOTING
10 ILCS 5/18A-2
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 10 - ELECTIONS|10 ILCS 5/ - Election Code.|Article 18A - Provisional Voting

Sec. 18A-2.     Application of Article.     In addition to and notwithstanding any  other law to the contrary, the procedures in this Article shall govern  provisional voting.    (Source: P.A. 93-574, eff. 8-21-03.)
10 ILCS 5/18A-10
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 10 - ELECTIONS|10 ILCS 5/ - Election Code.|Article 18A - Provisional Voting

Sec. 18A-10.     Sealing and transporting provisional ballots.(a) Upon the closing of the polls, 2 election judges not of the same  political party shall return to the county clerk or board of election  commissioners the unopened sealed securable container containing the  provisional ballots to a  location specified by the county clerk or board of election commissioners in  the most direct manner of transport. The county clerk or board of election  commissioners shall keep the securable container secure until such time as the  provisional  ballots are counted in accordance with Section 18A-15.(b) Upon receipt of materials returned from the polling places, the county  clerk or board of election commissioners shall update the State voter  registration list and the voter registration database of the county clerk or  board of election commissioners, as the case may be, by using the  affidavit forms of provisional voters.    (Source: P.A. 93-574, eff. 8-21-03.)
10 ILCS 5/18A-20
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 10 - ELECTIONS|10 ILCS 5/ - Election Code.|Article 18A - Provisional Voting

Sec. 18A-20.     Provisional voting verification system.     In conjunction with  each county clerk or board of election commissioners, the State Board of  Elections shall establish a uniform free access information system by which a  person  casting a provisional ballot may ascertain whether the provisional vote was  counted in the official canvass of votes for that election and, if the vote  was not counted, the reason that the vote was not counted.  Nothing in this Section shall prohibit a county clerk or a board of election  commissioner from establishing a free access information system  described in this Section so long as that system is consistent with the federal  Help America Vote Act.    (Source: P.A. 93-574, eff. 8-21-03.)
10 ILCS 5/18A-218
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 10 - ELECTIONS|10 ILCS 5/ - Election Code.|Article 18A - Provisional Voting

Sec. 18A-218. Interpretation of Article 18A. The Sections of this Article following this Section shall be supplemental to all other provisions of this Article and are intended to provide procedural requirements for the implementation of the  provisions of this Article. In the case of a conflict between the Sections following this Section and the Sections preceding this Section, the Sections preceding this Section shall prevail.  (Source: P.A. 98-1171, eff. 6-1-15.)
10 ILCS 5/18A-218.40
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 10 - ELECTIONS|10 ILCS 5/ - Election Code.|Article 18A - Provisional Voting

(10 ILCS 5/18A-218.40)Sec. 18A-218.40. Follow-up procedures for provisional ballots. The original provisional ballot cast by the voter shall be stored separately from other ballots voted in the election and shall be preserved in the same manner as original ballots that had to be remade for other reasons, such as a damaged ballot or as a result of a voter over-voting an office.  (Source: P.A. 98-1171, eff. 6-1-15.)
10 ILCS 5/Art. 19 heading
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 10 - ELECTIONS|10 ILCS 5/ - Election Code.|Article 19 - Voting by Mail

     ARTICLE 19.  VOTING BY MAIL    (Source: P.A. 98-1171, eff. 6-1-15.)
10 ILCS 5/19-1
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 10 - ELECTIONS|10 ILCS 5/ - Election Code.|Article 19 - Voting by Mail

 (from Ch. 46, par. 19-1)Sec. 19-1. Any qualified elector of the State of Illinois  having  duly registered where such registration is required may vote at such  election as hereinafter in this Article provided.  Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, this Article extends to a certified program participant under the Address Confidentiality for Victims of Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault, Human Trafficking, or Stalking Act.For purposes of this Article 19, a physically incapacitated voter marks  his or her ballot "personally" when the voter exercises his or her physical  abilities to their reasonable limit in marking the ballot, and marking  personally may include instructing the person assisting the incapacitated  voter when giving such instruction represents the reasonable limit of the  physical abilities.    (Source: P.A. 102-292, eff. 1-1-22.)
10 ILCS 5/19-2.1
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 10 - ELECTIONS|10 ILCS 5/ - Election Code.|Article 19 - Voting by Mail

 (from Ch. 46, par. 19-2.1)Sec. 19-2.1. (Repealed). (Source: P.A. 98-115, eff. 7-29-13. Repealed by P.A. 98-1171, eff. 6-1-15.)
10 ILCS 5/19-2.2
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 10 - ELECTIONS|10 ILCS 5/ - Election Code.|Article 19 - Voting by Mail

 (from Ch. 46, par. 19-2.2)Sec. 19-2.2. (Repealed).       (Source: P.A. 93-847, eff. 7-30-04. Repealed by P.A. 98-1171, eff. 6-1-15.)
10 ILCS 5/19-2.3
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 10 - ELECTIONS|10 ILCS 5/ - Election Code.|Article 19 - Voting by Mail

Sec. 19-2.3. Vote by mail; jails. Each election authority in a county with a population under 3,000,000 shall collaborate with the primary county jail where eligible voters are confined or detained who are within the jurisdiction of the election authority to facilitate an opportunity for voting by mail for voters eligible to vote in the election jurisdiction who are confined or detained in the county jail.  (Source: P.A. 101-442, eff. 1-1-20.)
10 ILCS 5/19-2.4
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 10 - ELECTIONS|10 ILCS 5/ - Election Code.|Article 19 - Voting by Mail

Sec. 19-2.4. Vote by mail; accommodation for voters with a disability. By December 31, 2021, the State Board of Elections shall prepare and submit to the General Assembly proposed legislation establishing a procedure to send vote by mail ballots via electronic transmission and enable a voter with a disability to independently and privately mark a ballot using assistive technology in order for the voter to vote by mail. Prior to submission, the State Board of Elections shall solicit public commentary and conduct at least 2 public hearings on its proposed legislation.   (Source: P.A. 102-15, eff. 6-17-21.)
10 ILCS 5/19-2.5
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 10 - ELECTIONS|10 ILCS 5/ - Election Code.|Article 19 - Voting by Mail

Sec. 19-2.5. Notice for vote by mail ballot. An election authority shall notify all qualified voters, not more than 90 days nor less than 45 days before a general or consolidated election, of the option for permanent vote by  mail status using the following notice and including the application for permanent vote by mail status in subsection (b) of Section 19-3:"You may apply to permanently be placed on vote by mail status using the attached application.".   (Source: P.A. 102-15, eff. 6-17-21; 102-668, eff. 11-15-21.)
10 ILCS 5/19-7
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 10 - ELECTIONS|10 ILCS 5/ - Election Code.|Article 19 - Voting by Mail

 (from Ch. 46, par. 19-7)Sec. 19-7.   (a) Upon receipt of such vote by mail voter's ballot, the election  authority shall forthwith enclose the same unopened, together with the  application made by said vote by mail voter in a large or carrier envelope  which shall be securely sealed and endorsed with the name and official  title of such officer and the words, "This envelope contains a vote by mail ballot and must be opened on election day," together with the number and  description of the precinct in which said ballot is to be voted, and  such officer shall thereafter safely keep the same in his office until  counted by him as provided in the next section.(b) Within one day after receipt of such vote by mail voter's ballot, the election authority shall transmit, by electronic means pursuant to a process established by the State Board of Elections, the voter's name, street address, e-mail address, and precinct, ward, township, and district numbers, as the case may be, to the State Board of Elections, which shall maintain those names and that information in an electronic format on its website, arranged by county and accessible to State and local political committees. (Source: P.A. 98-115, eff. 7-29-13; 98-1171, eff. 6-1-15.)
10 ILCS 5/19-9
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 10 - ELECTIONS|10 ILCS 5/ - Election Code.|Article 19 - Voting by Mail

Sec. 19-9. (Repealed).        (Source: P.A. 87-1052. Repealed by P.A. 94-1000, eff. 7-3-06.)
10 ILCS 5/19-10
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 10 - ELECTIONS|10 ILCS 5/ - Election Code.|Article 19 - Voting by Mail

 (from Ch. 46, par. 19-10)Sec. 19-10. Pollwatchers may be appointed to observe early   voting procedures and view all reasonably requested records relating to the conduct of the election, provided the secrecy of the ballot is not impinged, at the office of the election authority as well as at  municipal, township or road district clerks' offices where such early   voting is conducted.  Such pollwatchers shall qualify and be appointed in  the same manner as provided in Sections 7-34 and 17-23, except each  candidate, political party or organization of citizens may appoint only one  pollwatcher for each location where early voting is conducted.  Pollwatchers must be registered to vote in Illinois and possess valid  pollwatcher credentials.Where certain vote by mail voters' ballots are counted on the day of the election  in the office of the election authority as provided in Section 19-8 of this  Act, each political party, candidate and qualified civic organization shall  be entitled to have present one pollwatcher for each panel of election judges  therein assigned. Such pollwatchers shall be subject to the same provisions  as are provided for pollwatchers in Sections 7-34 and 17-23 of this Code,  and shall be permitted to observe the election judges making the signature  comparison  between that which is on the ballot envelope and that which is  on the permanent voter registration record card taken from the master file.  (Source: P.A. 98-1171, eff. 6-1-15.)
10 ILCS 5/19-11
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 10 - ELECTIONS|10 ILCS 5/ - Election Code.|Article 19 - Voting by Mail

 (from Ch. 46, par. 19-11)Sec. 19-11.         Whenever it shall be made to appear by due proof to the judges  of election that any elector who has marked and forwarded his ballot as  provided in this article has died prior to the opening of the polls on the  date of the election, then the ballot of such deceased voter shall be  returned by the judges of election in the same manner as provided for  rejected ballots above; but the casting of the ballot of a deceased voter  shall not invalidate the election.    (Source: Laws 1943, vol. 2, p. 1.)
10 ILCS 5/19-12
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 10 - ELECTIONS|10 ILCS 5/ - Election Code.|Article 19 - Voting by Mail

 (from Ch. 46, par. 19-12)Sec. 19-12.         In all jurisdictions in which  voting machines are used, all the provisions of this Act and not  inconsistent with the provisions of this article relating to the  furnishing of ballot boxes, printing and furnishing official ballots and  supplies in such number as provided by law, the canvassing of the  ballots and making the proper return of the result of the election,  shall, to the extent necessary to make this article effective, apply  with full force and effect; Provided, however, that the number of  ballots to be printed shall be in the discretion of the respective election authority.    (Source: P.A. 80-1469.)
10 ILCS 5/19-12.3
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 10 - ELECTIONS|10 ILCS 5/ - Election Code.|Article 19 - Voting by Mail

Sec. 19-12.3. (Repealed).        (Source: P.A. 84-917. Repealed by P.A. 96-1003, eff. 7-6-10.)
10 ILCS 5/19-14
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 10 - ELECTIONS|10 ILCS 5/ - Election Code.|Article 19 - Voting by Mail

 (from Ch. 46, par. 19-14)Sec. 19-14.         The foregoing sections of this article shall be deemed to  provide a method of voting in addition to the method otherwise provided in  this Act.    (Source: Laws 1943, vol. 2, p. 1.)