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10 ILCS 5/19-15
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 10 - ELECTIONS|10 ILCS 5/ - Election Code.|Article 19 - Voting by Mail

Sec. 19-15. Precinct tabulation optical scan technology  voting equipment. 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 19, the  provisions of Article 24B shall govern the procedures followed by  the election authority, its judges of elections, and all  employees and agents, provided that vote by mail ballots are counted at the election authority's central ballot counting location.  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, at the central ballot counting location, 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.  (Source: P.A. 98-1171, eff. 6-1-15.)
10 ILCS 5/19-20
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 10 - ELECTIONS|10 ILCS 5/ - Election Code.|Article 19 - Voting by Mail

(10 ILCS 5/19-20)Sec. 19-20. Report on vote by mail ballots. This Section applies to vote by mail ballots.On or before the 21st day after an election, each election authority shall transmit to the State Board of Elections the following information with respect to that election:(1) The number, by precinct, of vote by mail ballots     requested, provided, and counted.(2) The number of rejected vote by mail ballots.(3) The number of voters seeking review of rejected     vote by mail ballots pursuant to subsection (g-5) of Section 19-8.(4) The number of vote by mail ballots counted     following review pursuant to subsection (g-5) of Section 19-8.On or before the 28th day after an election, the State Board of Elections shall compile the information received under this Section with respect to that election and make that information available to the public.  (Source: P.A. 98-1171, eff. 6-1-15.)
10 ILCS 5/Art. 19A heading
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 10 - ELECTIONS|10 ILCS 5/ - Election Code.|Article 19A - Early Voting by Personal Appearance

          ARTICLE 19A. EARLY VOTING BY PERSONAL APPEARANCE         (Source: P.A. 94-645, eff. 8-22-05.)
10 ILCS 5/19A-5
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 10 - ELECTIONS|10 ILCS 5/ - Election Code.|Article 19A - Early Voting by Personal Appearance

Sec. 19A-5. Issuance of ballots; voting booths.(a) If a request is made to vote early by a registered voter in person, the  election  authority shall issue a ballot for early voting to the voter. The ballot must  be voted on the  premises of the election authority, except as otherwise provided in this Article, and returned to the election authority.(b) On the dates for early voting prescribed in Section 19A-15, each  election authority shall provide voting booths, with suitable equipment for  voting, on the premises of the election authority and any other early voting polling place  for use by registered voters  who are issued ballots for early voting in accordance with this Article.(c) The election authority must maintain a list for each election of the  voters to whom it has issued early ballots.  The list must be maintained for  each precinct within the election authority's jurisdiction.  Before the opening  of the polls on election day, the  election authority shall deliver to the judges of election in each precinct the  list of registered voters who have voted by early ballot.               (Source: P.A. 94-645, eff. 8-22-05.)
10 ILCS 5/19A-10
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 10 - ELECTIONS|10 ILCS 5/ - Election Code.|Article 19A - Early Voting by Personal Appearance

Sec. 19A-10. Permanent polling places for early voting.(a) An election authority may establish permanent polling places for early  voting by personal appearance at locations throughout the election authority's  jurisdiction, including but not limited to a municipal clerk's office, a township clerk's office, a road district clerk's office, or a county or local public agency office. Any person  entitled to vote early by personal appearance may do so at any polling place  established for early voting.(b) (Blank).(c) During each general primary and general election, each election authority in a county with a population over 250,000 shall establish at least one permanent polling place for early voting by personal appearance at a location within each of the 3 largest municipalities within its jurisdiction.  If any of the 3 largest municipalities is over 80,000, the election authority shall establish at least 2 permanent polling places within the municipality. All population figures shall be determined by the federal census.(d) During each general primary and general election, each board of election commissioners established under Article 6 of this Code in any city, village, or incorporated town with a population over 100,000 shall establish at least 2 permanent polling places for early voting  by personal appearance.  All population figures shall be determined by the federal census.(e) During each general primary and general election, each election authority in a county with a population of over 100,000 but under 250,000 persons shall establish at least one permanent polling place for early voting by personal appearance.  The location for early voting may be the election authority's main office or another location designated by the election authority.  The election authority may designate additional sites for early voting by personal appearance.  All population figures shall be determined by the federal census.(f) No permanent polling place required by this Section shall be located within 1.5 miles from another permanent polling place required by this Section, unless such permanent polling place is within a municipality with a population of 500,000 or more. (Source: P.A. 98-691, eff. 7-1-14; 98-1171, eff. 6-1-15.)
10 ILCS 5/19A-10.5
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 10 - ELECTIONS|10 ILCS 5/ - Election Code.|Article 19A - Early Voting by Personal Appearance

Sec. 19A-10.5. Child sex offenders. If an election authority designates one or more permanent early voting polling places under this Article, the election authority must designate at least one permanent early voting polling place that a qualified elector who is a child sex offender as defined in Section 11-9.3 of the Criminal Code of 2012 may enter without violating Section 11-9.3 of that Code.If an election authority designates one or more temporary early voting polling places under this Article, the election authority must designate at least one temporary early voting polling place that a qualified elector who is a child sex offender as defined in Section 11-9.3 of the Criminal Code of 2012 may enter without violating Section 11-9.3 of that Code.  (Source: P.A. 97-1150, eff. 1-25-13.)
10 ILCS 5/19A-15
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 10 - ELECTIONS|10 ILCS 5/ - Election Code.|Article 19A - Early Voting by Personal Appearance

Sec. 19A-15. Period for early voting; hours.(a) Except as otherwise provided in this Code, the period for early voting by personal appearance begins the 40th day preceding a general primary, consolidated primary, consolidated, or  general election and extends through the end of the day before election day.(b) Except as otherwise provided by this Section, a permanent polling place for early voting must remain open beginning the 15th day before an election through the end of the day before election day during the  hours of 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., or 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., on weekdays, except that beginning 8 days before election day, a permanent polling place for early voting must remain open during the hours of 8:30 a.m. to 7:00 p.m., or 9:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m., and  9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. on Saturdays and holidays, and 10:00 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sundays; except that, in addition to the hours required by this subsection, a permanent polling place designated by an election authority under subsections (c), (d), and (e) of Section 19A-10 must remain open for a total of at least 8 hours on any holiday during the early voting period and a total of at least 14 hours on the final weekend during the early voting period.(c) Notwithstanding subsection (b), an election authority may close an early voting polling place if the building in which the polling place is located has been closed by the State or unit of local government in response to a severe weather emergency or other force majeure.  The election authority shall notify the State Board of Elections of any closure and shall make reasonable efforts to provide notice to the public of an alternative location for early voting.(d) (Blank). (Source: P.A. 102-15, eff. 6-17-21.)
10 ILCS 5/19A-20
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 10 - ELECTIONS|10 ILCS 5/ - Election Code.|Article 19A - Early Voting by Personal Appearance

Sec. 19A-20. Temporary branch polling places.(a) In addition to permanent polling places for early voting, the election  authority may establish temporary branch polling places for early voting.(b) The provisions of subsection (b) of Section 19A-15 do not apply to a  temporary polling place. Voting at a temporary branch polling place may be  conducted on any one or more days and during any hours within the period for  early voting by personal appearance that are determined by the election  authority.(c) The schedules for conducting voting do not need to be uniform among the  temporary branch polling places.(d) The legal rights and remedies which inure to the owner or lessor of  private property are not impaired or otherwise affected by the leasing of the  property for use as a temporary branch polling place for early voting, except  to the extent necessary to conduct early voting at that location.(e) In a county with a population of:(1) 3,000,000 or more, the election authority in the     county shall establish a temporary branch polling place under this Section in the county jail. Only a resident of a county who is in custody at the county jail and who has not been convicted of the offense for which the resident is in custody is eligible to vote at a temporary branch polling place established under this paragraph (1). The temporary branch polling place established under this paragraph (1) shall allow a voter to vote in the same elections that the voter would be entitled to vote in where the voter resides. To the maximum extent feasible, voting booths or screens shall be provided to ensure the privacy of the voter.(2) less than 3,000,000, the sheriff may establish a     temporary branch polling place at the county jail.  Only a resident of a county who is in custody at the county jail and who has not been convicted of the offense for which the resident is in custody is eligible to vote at a temporary branch polling place established under this paragraph (2). A temporary branch polling place established under this paragraph (2) shall allow a voter to vote in the same elections that the voter would be entitled to vote in where the voter resides. To the maximum extent feasible, voting booths or screens shall be provided to ensure the privacy of the voter.All provisions of this Code applicable to pollwatchers shall apply to a temporary branch polling place under this subsection (e), subject to approval from the election authority and the county jail, except that nonpartisan pollwatchers shall be limited to one per division within the jail instead of one per precinct. A county that establishes a temporary branch polling place inside a county jail in accordance with this subsection (e) shall adhere to all requirements of this subsection (e). All requirements of the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965 and  Sections 203 and 208 of the federal Americans with Disabilities Act shall apply to  this subsection (e). (Source: P.A. 101-442, eff. 1-1-20; 102-15, eff. 6-17-21.)
10 ILCS 5/19A-21
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 10 - ELECTIONS|10 ILCS 5/ - Election Code.|Article 19A - Early Voting by Personal Appearance

Sec. 19A-21. Use of local public buildings for early voting polling places.  Upon request by an election authority, a unit of local government (as defined in Section 1 of Article VII of the Illinois Constitution, which does not include school districts) shall make the unit's public buildings within the election authority's jurisdiction available as permanent or temporary early voting polling places without charge.  Availability of a building shall include reasonably necessary time before and after the period early voting is conducted at that building.A unit of local government making its public building available as a permanent or temporary early voting polling place shall ensure that any portion of the building made available is accessible to voters with disabilities and elderly voters.  (Source: P.A. 99-143, eff. 7-27-15.)
10 ILCS 5/19A-25
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 10 - ELECTIONS|10 ILCS 5/ - Election Code.|Article 19A - Early Voting by Personal Appearance

Sec. 19A-25. Schedule of locations and times for early voting.(a) The election authority shall  publish during the week before the period  for early voting and at least once each week during the period for early voting  in a newspaper of general circulation in the election authority's jurisdiction  a schedule stating:(1) the location of each permanent and temporary     polling place for early voting and the precincts served by each location; and(2) the dates and hours that early voting will be     conducted at each location.(b) The election authority shall post a copy of the schedule at any  office  or other location that  is to be used as a polling place for early voting. The  schedule must be posted continuously for a period beginning not later than the 10th   day before the first day of the  period for early voting by personal appearance and ending on the last day of  that period.(c) The election authority must make copies of the schedule available to the  public in reasonable quantities without charge during the period of posting.(d) If the election authority maintains a website, it shall make the schedule available on its website.(e) No additional permanent polling places for early voting may be established after  the schedule is published under this Section. Additional temporary locations may be established after the schedule is published, provided that the location is open to all eligible voters. The location, dates, and hours shall be reported to the State Board of Elections and posted on the election authority's website.(f) At least 10 days before the period for early voting begins, each election authority shall provide the State Board of Elections with a list of all early voting sites and the hours each site will be open. (Source: P.A. 98-1171, eff. 6-1-15.)
10 ILCS 5/19A-25.5
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 10 - ELECTIONS|10 ILCS 5/ - Election Code.|Article 19A - Early Voting by Personal Appearance

Sec. 19A-25.5. Voting machines, automatic tabulating equipment, and  precinct  tabulation optical scan technology voting equipment.(a) In all jurisdictions in which voting machines are used, the provisions  of this Code that are not inconsistent with this Article relating to the  furnishing of ballot boxes, printing and furnishing ballots and supplies, the  canvassing of ballots, and the making of returns, apply with full force and  effect to the extent necessary to make this Article effective, provided that  the number of ballots to be printed shall be in the discretion of the election  authority, and provided further that early ballots shall not be counted until after the polls are closed on election day.(b) If the election authority has adopted the use of automatic tabulating  equipment under Article 24A of this Code, and the provisions of that Article  are in conflict with the  provisions of this Article 19A, the provisions of Article 24A shall govern the  procedures followed by the election authority, its judges of election, and all  employees and agents; provided that early ballots shall be counted at the election authority's central ballot counting location and shall not be counted until after the polls are closed on election day.(c) If the election authority has adopted the use of tabulation  optical scan technology voting equipment under Article 24B of this Code, and  the provisions of that Article are in conflict with the provisions of this  Article 19A, the provisions of Article 24B shall govern the procedures followed  by the election authority, its judges of election, and all employees and  agents; provided that early ballots shall be counted at the election authority's central ballot counting location and shall not be counted until after the polls are closed on election day.(d) If the election authority has adopted the use of Direct Recording Electronic Voting Systems under Article 24C of this Code, and the provisions of that Article are in conflict with the provisions of this Article 19A, the provisions of Article 24C shall govern the procedures followed by the election authority, its judges of election, and all employees and agents; provided that early ballots shall be counted at the election authority's central ballot counting location and        shall not be counted until after the polls are closed on election day.         (Source: P.A. 94-645, eff. 8-22-05; 94-1000, eff. 7-3-06.)
10 ILCS 5/19A-30
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 10 - ELECTIONS|10 ILCS 5/ - Election Code.|Article 19A - Early Voting by Personal Appearance

Sec. 19A-30. Persons conducting early voting.(a) The election authority (i) must use election judges to conduct early voting at an early voting polling place or (ii) must appoint an employee or, if appropriate, designate a municipal clerk, township clerk, or road district clerk to serve as the election  official in charge of a polling place for early voting.(b) If the election authority uses an employee or designates a municipal, township, or road district clerk under subsection (a), then the election authority may also appoint as many additional election  officials as it deems necessary for the proper conduct of the election.               (Source: P.A. 94-645, eff. 8-22-05.)
10 ILCS 5/19A-40
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 10 - ELECTIONS|10 ILCS 5/ - Election Code.|Article 19A - Early Voting by Personal Appearance

Sec. 19A-40. Enclosure of ballots in envelope. It is the duty of the election judge or official  to fold the  ballot or ballots in the manner specified by the statute for folding  ballots prior to their deposit in the ballot box, and to enclose the  ballot or ballots in an envelope unsealed to be furnished by him or her, which  envelope shall bear upon the face thereof the name, official title, and  post office address of the election authority, and upon the other side  a printed certification in substantially the  following form:I state that I am a resident of the .... precinct of the (1)  *township of .... (2) *City of .... or (3) *.... ward in the city of  .... residing at .... in that city or town in the county of .... and  State of Illinois, that I have lived at that address for .... months  last past; that I am lawfully entitled to vote in that precinct at the  .... election to be held on .... .  *fill in either (1), (2) or (3).I further state that I personally marked the enclosed ballot in secret.Under penalties of perjury as provided by law pursuant to Section 29-10  of the Election Code, the undersigned certifies that the statements set  forth in this certification are true and correct.  .......................If the ballot enclosed is to be voted at a primary  election, the certification shall designate the name of the political  party with which the voter is affiliated.In addition to the above, the election authority shall provide  printed slips giving full instructions regarding the manner of marking  and returning the ballot in order that the same may be counted, and  shall furnish one of the printed slips to each of such applicants at  the same time the ballot is delivered to him or her.  The instructions shall include the following statement: "In signing the  certification on the early ballot envelope, you are attesting that you  personally marked this early ballot in secret.  If you are physically unable to mark the ballot, a friend or relative may  assist you.  Federal and State laws prohibit your employer, your employer's  agent, or an officer or agent of your union from assisting voters with physical disabilities."In addition to the above, if a ballot to be provided to a voter  pursuant to this Section contains a public question described in subsection  (b) of Section 28-6 and the territory concerning which the question is  to be submitted is not described on the ballot due to the space limitations  of the ballot, the election authority shall provide a printed copy of  a notice of the public question, which shall include a description of the  territory in the manner required by Section 16-7.  The notice shall be  furnished to the voter at the same time the ballot is delivered to the  voter.      (Source: P.A. 99-143, eff. 7-27-15.)
10 ILCS 5/19A-45
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 10 - ELECTIONS|10 ILCS 5/ - Election Code.|Article 19A - Early Voting by Personal Appearance

Sec. 19A-45. Certification.   The voter shall make and subscribe the  certification provided for on the return envelope of the ballot, and the ballot  or ballots shall be folded by the voter in the manner required to be folded  before  depositing the ballot in the ballot box, and shall be deposited in the envelope  and the envelope securely sealed.  The voter shall then endorse his or her  certificate on the back of the envelope and the envelope shall be returned to  the election judge or official conducting the early voting.               (Source: P.A. 94-645, eff. 8-22-05.)
10 ILCS 5/19A-50
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 10 - ELECTIONS|10 ILCS 5/ - Election Code.|Article 19A - Early Voting by Personal Appearance

Sec. 19A-50. Receipt of ballots.   Upon receipt of the voter's ballot, the  election judge or official shall enclose the unopened ballot in a large or carrier  envelope that shall be securely sealed and endorsed with the name and official  title of the election judge or official and the words, "This envelope contains a ballot  and must be opened on election day", together with the number and description  of the precinct in which the ballot is to be voted, and the election authority  shall safely keep the envelope in its office until delivered to the central ballot counting location.   The ballots determined to be valid shall be added to the vote totals for the precincts for which they were cast in the order in which the ballots were opened.              (Source: P.A. 94-645, eff. 8-22-05; 94-1000, eff. 7-3-06.)
10 ILCS 5/19A-55
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 10 - ELECTIONS|10 ILCS 5/ - Election Code.|Article 19A - Early Voting by Personal Appearance

Sec. 19A-55. (Repealed).        (Source: P.A. 94-645, eff. 8-22-05. Repealed by P.A. 94-1000, eff. 7-3-06.)