10 ILCS 5/13-10
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. 13-10)Sec. 13-10. The compensation of the judges of all primaries and all  elections, except judges supervising vote by mail ballots as provided in  Section 19-12.2 of this Act, in counties of less than 600,000  inhabitants shall be fixed by the respective county boards or boards of  election commissioners in all counties and municipalities, but in no case  shall such compensation be less than $35 per day. The  compensation of judges of all primaries and all elections not under the  jurisdiction of the county clerk, except judges supervising vote by mail balloting  as provided in Section 19-12.2 of this Act, in counties having a population of  2,000,000 or more shall be not less than $60 per day. The  compensation of judges of all primaries and all elections under the  jurisdiction of the county clerk, except judges supervising vote by mail   balloting as provided in Section 19-12.2 of this Act, in counties having a  population of 2,000,000 or more shall be not less than $60 per day. The compensation of judges of all primaries and all elections,  except judges supervising vote by mail ballots as provided in Section 19-12.2 of  this Act, in counties having a population of at least 600,000 but less than  2,000,000 inhabitants shall be not less than $45 per day  as  fixed by the county board of election commissioners of each such county.  In  addition to their per day compensation and notwithstanding the limitations  thereon stated herein, the judges of election, in all counties with a  population of less than 600,000, shall be paid $3 each for each 100 voters or  portion thereof, in excess of 200 voters voting for candidates in the election  district or precinct wherein the judge is serving, whether a primary or an  election is being held. However, no such extra compensation shall be paid to  the judges of election in any precinct in which no paper ballots are counted by  such judges of election. The 2 judges of election in counties having a  population of less than 600,000 who deliver the returns to the county clerk  shall each be allowed and paid a sum to be determined by the election authority  for such services and an additional sum per mile to be determined by the  election authority for every mile necessarily travelled in going to and  returning from the office or place to which they deliver the returns.  The  compensation for mileage shall be consistent with current rates paid for  mileage to employees of the county.However, all judges who have been certified by the County Clerk or Board of  Election Commissioners as having satisfactorily completed, within the 2 years  preceding the day of election, the training course for judges of election, as  provided in Sections 13-2.1, 13-2.2 and 14-4.1 of this Act, shall receive  additional compensation of not less than $10 per day in  counties of less than 600,000 inhabitants, the additional compensation of not  less than $10 per day in counties having a population of  at  least 600,000 but less than 2,000,000 inhabitants as fixed by the county board  of election commissioners of each such county, and additional compensation of  not less than $20 per day in counties having a population  of 2,000,000 or more for primaries and elections not under the  jurisdiction of the county clerk, and additional compensation of not less  than $20 per day in counties having a population of  2,000,000 or more for primaries and elections under the jurisdiction of the  county clerk.In precincts in which there are tally judges, the compensation of the  tally judges shall be 2/3 of that of the judges of election and each  holdover judge shall be paid the compensation of a judge of election  plus that of a tally judge.Beginning on the effective date of this amendatory Act of 1998, the portion  of an election judge's daily compensation reimbursed by the State Board of  Elections is increased by  $15.  The increase provided by this amendatory Act of 1998 must be used  to increase each judge's compensation and may not be used by the county to  reduce its portion of a judge's compensation.Beginning on the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 95th General Assembly, the portion of an election judge's daily compensation reimbursement by the State Board of Elections is increased by an additional $20. The increase provided by this amendatory Act of the 95th General Assembly must be used to increase each judge's compensation and may not be used by the election authority or election jurisdiction to reduce its portion of a judge's compensation.  (Source: P.A. 98-1171, eff. 6-1-15.)