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10 ILCS 5/24A-16
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 10 - ELECTIONS|10 ILCS 5/ - Election Code.|Article 24A - Electronic, Mechanical Or Electric Voting Systems

 (from Ch. 46, par. 24A-16)Sec. 24A-16. The State Board of Elections shall approve all voting  systems provided by this Article.No voting system shall be approved  unless it fulfills the following requirements:(1) It enables a voter to vote in absolute secrecy;(2) (Blank);(3) It enables a voter to vote a ticket selected in     part from the nominees of one party, and in part from the nominees of any or all parties, and in part from independent candidates and in part of candidates whose names are written in by the voter;(4) It enables a voter to vote a written or printed     ticket of his own selection for any person for any office for whom he may desire to vote;(5) It will reject all votes for an office or upon a     proposition when the voter has cast more votes for such office or upon such proposition than he is entitled to cast;(5.5) It will identify when a voter has not voted for     all statewide constitutional offices;(6) It will accommodate all propositions to be     submitted to the voters in the form provided by law or, where no such form is provided, then in brief form, not to exceed 75 words;(7) It will accommodate the tabulation programming     requirements of Sections 24A-6.2, 24B-6.2, and 24C-6.2.The State Board of Elections shall not approve any voting equipment or system that includes an external Infrared Data Association (IrDA) communications port.The State Board of Elections is authorized to withdraw its approval of a  voting system if the system 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 voting  system or voting system component to any election jurisdiction unless the  voting system or voting system component is first approved by the State  Board of Elections pursuant to this Section.  (Source: P.A. 98-115, eff. 7-29-13; 98-756, eff. 7-16-14.)
10 ILCS 5/24A-17
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 10 - ELECTIONS|10 ILCS 5/ - Election Code.|Article 24A - Electronic, Mechanical Or Electric Voting Systems

 (from Ch. 46, par. 24A-17)Sec. 24A-17.         The State Board of Elections may make reasonable rules for the  administration of this Article and may prescribe the number of voting  booths required for the various types of voting systems.    (Source: P.A. 78-918.)
10 ILCS 5/24A-18
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 10 - ELECTIONS|10 ILCS 5/ - Election Code.|Article 24A - Electronic, Mechanical Or Electric Voting Systems

 (from Ch. 46, par. 24A-18)Sec. 24A-18.         When an 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 label containing the names of  offices and candidates and statements of measures to be voted on, as  near as may be, in the form in which they will appear on the official  ballot label on election day. Such true legible copy may be in the form  of an actual size ballot label booklet and shall be published as  required by this section if distributed in 2 or more newspapers  published in and having a general circulation in the county as an insert  thereto.  For each election prescribed in Article 2A of this Code, such  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 nonpartisan and consolidated  elections shall be  given as provided in Article 12.    (Source: P.A. 81-1535.)
10 ILCS 5/24A-20
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 10 - ELECTIONS|10 ILCS 5/ - Election Code.|Article 24A - Electronic, Mechanical Or Electric Voting Systems

Sec. 24A-20.         State Board testing of electronic ballot forms using direct  recording electronic voting systems.  The State Board of Elections may test  direct recording electronic  voting systems. Testing by  the State Board of Elections shall include the operation of direct recording  electronic voting systems during a mock voting procedure and during a mock  contested  election in  which  ballots are objected to or recounted.  The State  Board of Elections shall certify to the General Assembly the results of any  tests it  performs under this Section.  Notwithstanding the results of the State Board of  Elections test and its certification to the General Assembly, nothing in this  Section shall authorize the use of a direct recording electronic voting system  unless further authorized by the  General Assembly.    (Source: P.A. 90-745, eff. 8-14-98.)
10 ILCS 5/24A-22
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 10 - ELECTIONS|10 ILCS 5/ - Election Code.|Article 24A - Electronic, Mechanical Or Electric Voting Systems

(10 ILCS 5/24A-22)Sec. 24A-22. 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. 93-574, eff. 8-21-03; 94-645, eff. 8-22-05.)
10 ILCS 5/Art. 24B heading
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

 ARTICLE 24B.      ELECTRONIC, MECHANICAL OR ELECTRIC VOTING SYSTEMS WITH PRECINCT TABULATION OPTICAL SCAN TECHNOLOGY CAPABILITY
10 ILCS 5/24B-1
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-1.     Purpose.     The purpose of this Article is to  authorize the use of Precinct Tabulation Optical Scan Technology  voting systems approved by the State Board of Elections.  In  using Precinct Tabulation Optical Scan Technology, the voters or precinct  judges record votes by means of inserting marked ballots in  scanning and tabulating machines, which machines have voting defect  identification capability, and are so designed that ballots will be counted by  such machines at one or  more counting places.  This Article does not apply to voting systems without  voting defect identification technology capability.  This Article authorizes  the use of Precinct Tabulation  Optical Scan Technology voting systems for both central counting and  in-precinct counting applications.    (Source: P.A. 89-394, eff. 1-1-97.)
10 ILCS 5/24B-3.1
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-3.1.         Retention or consolidation or alteration of  existing precincts; Change of location.  When a Precinct  Tabulation Optical Scan Technology electronic voting system is  used, the county board or board of election commissioners may  retain existing precincts or may consolidate, combine, alter,  decrease or enlarge the boundaries of the precincts to  change the number of registered voters of the precincts using the  electronic Precinct Tabulation Optical Scan Technology voting  system, establishing the number of registered voters within each  precinct at a number not to exceed 800 as the appropriate  county board or board of election commissioners determines will  afford adequate voting facilities and efficient and economical  elections.Except in the event of a fire, flood or total loss of heat  in a place fixed or established pursuant to law by any county  board or board of election commissioners as a polling place for  an election, no election authority shall change the location of a  polling place 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 the notice to be  received by the registered voters in the precinct at least one  day prior to the date of the election.    (Source: P.A. 89-394, eff. 1-1-97.)
10 ILCS 5/24B-4
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-4.         Use of Precinct Tabulation Optical Scan Technology  System; Requisites; Applicable procedure.  Precinct Tabulation  Optical Scan Technology voting systems may be used in elections  provided that the Precinct Tabulation Optical Scan Technology  systems enable the voter to cast a vote for all offices and on  all measures on which he or she is entitled to vote, and that the  automatic Precinct Tabulation Optical Scan Technology tabulating  equipment may be set to return any ballot sheet on which the number of votes  for an office or proposition exceeds the number of votes which the voter is  entitled to cast, or any ballot sheet which cannot be read by the automatic  tabulating equipment, and provided that such  systems are approved for use by the State Board of Elections.So far as applicable, the procedure provided for voting  paper ballots shall apply when Precinct Tabulation Optical Scan  Technology electronic voting systems are used.  However, the  provisions of this Article 24B will govern when there are  conflicts.    (Source: P.A. 89-394, eff. 1-1-97.)
10 ILCS 5/24B-5
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-5.     Voting Booths.     In precincts where an electronic  Precinct Tabulation Optical Scan Technology voting system is  used, a sufficient number of voting booths shall be provided for  the use of the systems according to the requirements determined  by the State Board of Elections, and the booths shall be arranged  in the same manner as provided for use with paper ballots.  Each  booth shall be placed so that the entrance to each booth  faces a wall in a manner that no judge of election or  pollwatcher is able to observe a voter casting a ballot.    (Source: P.A. 89-394, eff. 1-1-97.)
10 ILCS 5/24B-5.1
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-5.1.         Instruction of Voters; Instruction  Model; Partiality to Political Party; Manner of Instruction.  Before entering the voting booth each voter shall be offered  instruction in the marking of the Precinct Tabulation Optical  Scan Technology ballot sheet.  In instructing voters, no precinct  official may show partiality to any political party.  The duties of  instruction shall be discharged by a judge from each of the  political parties represented and they shall alternate serving as  instructor so that each judge shall serve a like time at such  duties.  No instructions may be given after the voter has entered  the voting booth.No precinct official, or person assisting a voter may in any  manner request, suggest, or seek to persuade or induce any voter  to cast his or her vote for any particular ticket, candidate, amendment,  question or proposition.  All instructions shall be given by  precinct officials in a manner that it may be observed by  other persons in the polling place.    (Source: P.A. 89-394, eff. 1-1-97; 89-700, eff. 1-17-97.)
10 ILCS 5/24B-5.2
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-5.2.         Demonstrator Precinct Tabulation Optical Scan  Technology Electronic Voting System; Placement in Public Library.  When an electronic Precinct Tabulation Optical Scan Technology  voting system is used in a forthcoming election, the election  authority may provide, for the purpose of instructing voters in  the election, one demonstrator electronic Precinct Tabulation  Optical Scan Technology voting system for placement in any public  library within the political subdivision  where the election  occurs.  If the placement of a demonstrator takes place it shall  be made available at least 30 days before the election.    (Source: P.A. 89-394, eff. 1-1-97.)
10 ILCS 5/24B-6.1
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-6.1.         Ballots; Security Designation; Header  Cards; Precinct Programs.  In all elections conducted under  this Article, ballots shall have a security designation.  In  precincts where more than one ballot configuration may be voted  upon, ballots shall have a different security designation for  each ballot configuration.  If a precinct has only one possible  ballot configuration, the ballots must have a security  designation to identify the election.  Where ballots from more  than one precinct are being tabulated, the ballots from each  precinct must be clearly identified;  official results shall not be  generated unless the precinct identification for any precinct  corresponds.  When the tabulating equipment being used requires  entering the program immediately before tabulating the ballots  for each precinct, the precinct program may be used.    (Source: P.A. 89-394, eff. 1-1-97.)
10 ILCS 5/24B-6.2
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-6.2. Programming of automatic tabulating equipment.  Beginning with the 2014 general election and all primary, consolidated, general, and special elections thereafter, automatic tabulating equipment authorized by this Section and programmed for a primary, consolidated, general, or special election conducted pursuant to general election law shall be programmed using the unique race and candidate ID numbers assigned by the State Board of Elections. The unique race and candidate ID numbers will be provided to the county clerk or election authority, as the case may be, with the candidate certification prepared by the State Board of Elections. In addition, any new voting system approved by the State after the 2014 general election shall have the capability to export the election results by ballot style and group them by precinct in an electronic format prescribed by the State Board of Elections.  (Source: P.A. 98-115, eff. 7-29-13.)
10 ILCS 5/24B-7
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-7.     Separate Write-In Ballots.     Election authorities  utilizing Precinct Tabulation Optical Scan Technology shall not use  separate write-in ballots.  All write-in votes are to be cast on  the ballot sheet.    (Source: P.A. 89-394, eff. 1-1-97.)
10 ILCS 5/24B-8
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-8.         Preparation for Use; Comparison of Ballots; Operational Checks  of Automatic Precinct Tabulation Optical Scan  Technology Tabulating Equipment; Pollwatchers.  The county clerk  or board of election commissioners shall  cause the approved marking devices to be delivered to the polling  places.  Before the opening of the polls the judges of election  shall compare the ballots or displays on the marking device used with the  specimen ballots  furnished and see that the names, numbers and letters thereon  agree and shall certify thereto on forms provided by the county  clerk or board of election commissioners.In addition, in those polling places where in-precinct  Precinct Tabulation Optical Scan Technology counting equipment is  utilized, the judges of election shall make an operational check  of the automatic Precinct Tabulation Optical Scan Technology  tabulating equipment before the opening of the polls.  The judges  of election shall ensure that the totals are all zeroes in the  count column on the Precinct Tabulation Optical Scan Technology  unit.Pollwatchers as provided by law shall be permitted to  closely observe the judges in these procedures and to  periodically inspect the Precinct Tabulation Optical Scan  Technology equipment when not in use by the voters.    (Source: P.A. 93-574, eff. 8-21-03.)
10 ILCS 5/24B-11
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-11. Proceedings at location for central  counting; employees; approval of list.  All proceedings at the location for  central counting shall be under the direction of the county clerk  or board of election commissioners.  Except  for any specially trained technicians required for the operation  of the automatic Precinct Tabulation Optical Scan Technology  tabulating equipment, the employees at the counting station shall  be equally divided between members of the 2 leading political  parties and all duties performed by the employees shall be by  teams consisting of an equal number of members of each political  party.  Thirty days before an election the county clerk or board  of election commissioners shall submit to the chair of each  political party, for his or her approval or disapproval, a list of  persons of his or her party proposed to be employed.  If a chair   fails to notify the election authority of his or her disapproval of any  proposed employee within a period of 10 days thereafter the list  shall be deemed approved.  (Source: P.A. 100-1027, eff. 1-1-19.)
10 ILCS 5/24B-13
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-13.         Tabulating Votes; Direction; Presence of Public; Computer  Operator's Log and Canvass.  The procedure for  tabulating the votes by the automatic Precinct Tabulation Optical  Scan Technology tabulating equipment shall be under the direction  of the election authority and shall conform to the requirements  of the automatic Precinct Tabulation Optical Scan Technology  tabulating equipment.  During any election-related activity  using the automatic Precinct Tabulation Optical Scan  Technology tabulating 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.  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     vote counting process;b. if applicable, console messages relating to the     program and the respective responses made by the operator;c. the starting time for each precinct counted, the     number of ballots counted for each precinct, any equipment problems and, insofar as practicable, the number of invalid security designations encountered during that count; andd. changes and repairs made to the equipment during     the vote tabulation and canvass.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. 89-394, eff. 1-1-97.)
10 ILCS 5/24B-14
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-14.     Damaged Ballots; Duplicates.     If any ballot is  damaged or defective so that it cannot properly be counted by the  automatic Precinct Tabulation Optical Scan Technology tabulating  equipment, a true duplicate copy shall be made of the damaged  ballot in the presence of witnesses and substituted for the  damaged ballot.  Likewise, a duplicate ballot shall be made of a  defective ballot which shall not include the invalid votes.  All  duplicate ballots shall be clearly labeled "Duplicate", shall  bear a serial number which shall be registered on the damaged or  defective ballot, and shall be counted in lieu of the damaged or  defective ballot.    (Source: P.A. 89-394, eff. 1-1-97.)