10 ILCS 5/13-1
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. 13-1)Sec. 13-1. In counties not under township organization, the county  board of commissioners shall at its meeting in July    in each  even-numbered year appoint in each election precinct 5 capable and  discreet persons meeting the qualifications of Section 13-4 to  be judges of election. Where neither voting machines nor electronic,  mechanical or electric voting systems are used, the county board may,  for any precinct with respect to which the board considers such action  necessary or desirable in view of the number of voters, and shall for  general elections for any precinct containing more than 600 registered  voters, appoint in addition to the 5 judges of election a team of 5  tally judges. In such precincts the judges of election shall preside  over the election during the hours the polls are open, and the tally  judges, with the assistance of the holdover judges designated pursuant  to Section 13-6.2, shall count the vote after the closing of the polls.  However, the County Board of Commissioners may appoint 3 judges of election  to serve in lieu of the 5 judges of election otherwise required by this  Section (1) to serve in any emergency referendum, or in any odd-year regular  election or in any special primary or special election called  for the purpose of filling a vacancy in the office of representative in  the United States Congress or to nominate candidates for such purpose or (2) if the county board passes an ordinance to reduce the number of judges of election to 3 for primary elections.  The tally judges shall possess the same qualifications and shall be  appointed in the same manner and with the same division between  political parties as is provided for judges of election.In addition to such precinct judges, the county board of  commissioners shall appoint special panels of 3 judges each, who shall  possess the same qualifications and shall be appointed in the same  manner and with the same division between political parties as is  provided for other judges of election. The number of such panels of  judges required shall be determined by regulations of the State Board of  Elections which shall base the required numbers of special panels on the  number of registered voters in the jurisdiction or the number of vote by mail   ballots voted at recent elections, or any combination of such factors.Such appointment shall be confirmed by the court as provided in  Section 13-3 of this Article. No more than 3 persons of the same  political party shall be appointed judges of the same election precinct  or election judge panel. The appointment shall be made in the following  manner: The county board of commissioners shall select and approve 3  persons as judges of election in each election precinct from a certified  list, furnished by the chair of the County Central Committee of the  first leading political party in such precinct; and the county board of  commissioners shall also select and approve 2 persons as judges of  election in each election precinct from a certified list, furnished by  the chair of the County Central Committee of the second leading  political party. However, if only 3 judges of election serve in each  election precinct, no more than 2 persons of the same political party shall  be judges of election in the same election precinct; and which political  party is entitled to 2 judges of election and which political party is  entitled to one judge of election shall be determined in the same manner as  set forth in the next two preceding sentences with regard to 5 election  judges in each precinct.  Such certified list shall be filed with the county  clerk not less than 10 days before the annual meeting of the county  board of commissioners. Such list shall be arranged according to  precincts. The chair of each county central committee shall, insofar  as possible, list persons who reside within the precinct in which they  are to serve as judges. However, he may, in his sole discretion, submit  the names of persons who reside outside the precinct but within the  county embracing the precinct in which they are to serve. He must,  however, submit the names of at least 2 residents of the precinct for  each precinct in which his party is to have 3 judges and must submit the  name of at least one resident of the precinct for each precinct in which  his party is to have 2 judges. The county board of commissioners shall  acknowledge in writing to each county chair the names of all persons  submitted on such certified list and the total number of persons listed  thereon. If no such list is filed or such list is incomplete (that is,  no names or an insufficient number of names are furnished for certain  election precincts), the county board of commissioners shall make or  complete such list from the names contained in the supplemental list  provided for in Section 13-1.1. The election judges shall hold their  office for 2 years from their appointment, and until their successors  are duly appointed in the manner provided in this Act. The county board  of commissioners shall fill all vacancies in the office of judge of  election at any time in the manner provided in this Act.  (Source: P.A. 100-337, eff. 8-25-17; 100-1027, eff. 1-1-19.)