10 ILCS 5/24A-2
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-2)Sec. 24A-2. 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 card" means a ballot which is voted by the process of  punching."Ballot configuration" means the particular combination of political  subdivision ballots including, for each political subdivision, the particular  combination of offices, candidate names and ballot position  numbers for each candidate and question as it appears for each group of  voters who may cast the same ballot."Ballot labels" means the cards, papers, booklet, pages or other  material containing the names of officers and candidates and statements  of measures to be voted on."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 enclosed 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."Ballot" may include ballot cards, ballot labels and paper ballots."Separate ballot", with respect to ballot sheets, means a separate portion  of the ballot sheet in which the color of the ink used in printing that  portion of the ballot sheet is distinct from the color of the ink used in  printing any other portion of the ballot sheet."Column" in an electronic voting system which utilizes a ballot card  means a space on a ballot card for punching the voter's vote arranged in  a row running lengthwise on the ballot card."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 such 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."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."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 by which it examines, counts,  tabulates, canvasses and prints votes recorded by a voter on a ballot  card or other medium."Edit listing" means a computer generated listing of the names and ballot  position numbers for each candidate and proposition  as they appear in the program for each precinct."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."Header card" means a data processing card which is coded to indicate  to the computer the precinct identity of the ballot cards that will follow  immediately and may indicate to the computer how such ballot cards are to  be tabulated."Marking device" means either an apparatus in which ballots or ballot  cards are inserted and used in connection with a punch apparatus for the  piercing of ballots by the voter, or any approved device for marking a  paper ballot with ink or other substance which will enable the ballot to  be tabulated by means of automatic tabulating equipment or by an electronic  scanning process."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 punch" means a punch placed on a ballot card 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.       (Source: P.A. 95-331, eff. 8-21-07.)