10 ILCS 5/13-3
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 10 - ELECTIONS|10 ILCS 5/ - Election Code.|Article 13 - Judges of Election (Outside of Jurisdiction of Boards of Election Commissioners)

 (from Ch. 46, par. 13-3)Sec. 13-3.   After the judges of election have been selected and approved as  hereinbefore provided, a report of such selections shall be made by the  county board and filed in the circuit court, and application shall then be  made by the county board to the court for their confirmation and  appointment, whereupon the court shall enter an order that cause be shown,  if any exists, against the confirmation and appointment of such persons so  named on or before the opening of the court on a day to be fixed by the  court. The county board shall immediately give notice of such order and the  names of all such judges so reported to such court for confirmation and  their residence and the precinct for which they were selected by causing  a notice to be published in one or more newspapers in the  county and if no  newspaper be published therein then by posting such notice in 5 of the most  public places in the county.  The notice shall state that a list of judges of  election is available for public inspection in the office of the election  authority. If no cause to the contrary is shown prior  to the day fixed, and if, in each precinct, at least one judge representing  each of the two major political parties has been certified by the county  clerk as having satisfactorily completed within the preceding 6 months the  training course and examination for judges of election, as provided in  Section 13-2.1 and 13-2.2 of this Act, such appointment shall be confirmed  by order entered by that court.If in any precinct the requisite 2 judges have not been so certified by  the county clerk as having satisfactorily completed such course and  examination, the county clerk shall immediately notify all judges in that  precinct, to whose appointment there is no other objection, that all such  judges shall attend the next such course. The county clerk shall then  certify to the court that all such judges have been so notified (and such  certification need contain no detail other than a mere recital). The  appointment of such judges shall then be confirmed by order entered by the  court. If any judge so notified and so confirmed fails to attend the next  such course, such failure shall subject such judge to possible removal from  office at the option of the election authority.If objections to the appointment of any judge be filed prior to the day  fixed by the court for confirmation of judges, the court shall hear such  objections and the evidence introduced in support thereof, and shall  confirm or refuse to confirm such nominations as the interests of the  public may require. No reasons may be given for the refusal to confirm. If  any vacancy exists at any time the county board shall, subject to the  provisions of Section 13-1.1, further report and nominate persons to fill  such vacancies so existing in the manner aforesaid, and a court in the same  way shall consider such nominations and shall confirm or refuse to confirm  the same in the manner aforesaid. Upon the confirmation of such judges, at  any time, a commission shall issue to each of such judges, under the seal  of such court, and appropriate forms shall be prepared by the county clerk  of each county for such purpose and furnished to the county board, and  after confirmation and acceptance of such commission, such judges shall  thereupon become officers of such court. If a vacancy occurs so late that  nomination by the county board and application to and confirmation by the  court cannot be had before the election, then the court shall, subject to  the provisions of Section 13-1.1, make an appointment and issue a  commission to such officer or officers, and when thus appointed such  officer shall be considered an officer of the court and subject to the same  rules as if nominated by the county board and confirmed by the court, and  any judge, however appointed, and at whatever time, shall be considered an  officer of court and be subject to the same control and punishment in case  of misbehavior. Not more than 10 business days after the day of election,  the county clerk shall compile a list  containing the name, address and party affiliation of each judge of  election who served on the day of election, and  shall preserve such list and make it available for public inspection  and copying for a period of not more than one year from the date of receipt  of such list.  Copies of such list shall be available for purchase at a  cost not to exceed the cost of duplication.  The board has the right, at any time, in case of  misbehavior or neglect of duty, to remove any judge of election and cause  such vacancy to be filled in accordance with this Act. Except for judges  appointed under subsection (b) of Section 13-4, the board shall have  the right, at any time, to remove any judge of election for failing to vote  the primary ballot of the political party he represents, at a primary  election at which he served as such judge, and shall cause such vacancy to  be filled in accordance with this Act.  The board shall remove any judge of election who, twice during the same  term of office, fails to provide for the opening of the polling place at  the time prescribed in Section 17-1 or Section 18-2, whichever is  applicable, unless such delay can be demonstrated  by the judge of election to be beyond his or her control.  In the event that any judge of  election is removed for cause, the board shall specify such cause in  writing and make such writing a matter of public record, with a copy to be  sent to the appropriate county chair who made the initial recommendation  of the election judge. If any vacancies occur or exist more than 15 days  before election the judges appointed to such places must be confirmed by  such court. The county board shall not voluntarily remove any judge within  15 days of such election except for flagrant misbehavior, incapacity or  dishonesty, and the reason therefor must afterward be reported in writing  to such court and made a matter of public record, with a copy to be sent to  the appropriate county chair who made the initial recommendation of the  election judge. Provided further that where a vacancy in the office of  judge of election exists 20 days or less prior to any election in counties  having a population of 3,000,000 or more inhabitants, or where such vacancy  exists 10 days or less prior to any election in counties having less than  3,000,000 inhabitants, the county clerk shall, subject to the provisions of  Section 13-1.1, appoint a person of the same major political party to fill  such vacancy and issue a commission thereto. The name of the officer so  appointed shall be reported to the court as a matter of record and after  acceptance of such commission such person shall be liable in the same  manner as officers regularly appointed by the county board and confirmed by  the court. The county clerk shall have the power on election day to remove  without cause any judge of election appointed by the other judges of  election pursuant to Section 13-7 and to appoint another judge of election  to serve for that election. Such substitute judge of election must be  selected, where possible, pursuant to the provisions of Section 13-1.1 and  must be qualified in accordance with Section 13-4.If any precinct has increased in voter registration beyond the maximum  of 800 provided in Section 11-2, the county clerk may appoint one  additional judge of election from each political party for each 200 voters  in excess of 800.  (Source: P.A. 100-1027, eff. 1-1-19.)