10 ILCS 5/24-8
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 10 - ELECTIONS|10 ILCS 5/ - Election Code.|Article 24 - Voting Machines

 (from Ch. 46, par. 24-8)Sec. 24-8.         Location of voting machines; time allowed for voting;  pollwatchers. The exterior of the voting machines, and every part of  the polling place shall be in plain view of the election officials. The  voting machine or voting machines shall be placed at least one foot from  every wall and partition of the polling place and at least three (3)  feet from any election officials or table used by them, and it shall be  so placed that no person can see or determine how the voter casts his  vote. After the opening of the polls, the election judges shall permit within  the  proximity of the voting machine or machines at any one  time, not more than twice as many voters  waiting to vote, as there are voting machines in use in that election  precinct or district. They shall not themselves remain or permit any  other person to remain in any position or near any position that would  permit one to see or ascertain how a voter votes, or how he has voted.  No voter shall remain within the voting booth or compartment longer than  four (4) minutes, and if any voter shall refuse to leave after the  expiration of four (4) minutes, he shall at once be removed by the  election officials, or upon their order; provided, however, that one  election judge may station himself at the side of the machine or  machines for the express purpose of actuating the entrance knob, or  other device so the voter can operate the voting machine and also in a  primary, to set the primary lever or device, so as to enable the voter  to vote in the party of which he is a member and to prevent the voter  from voting for the candidate or candidates in any other party.  The voting  machine or machines shall be so placed in the polling place that  the ballot labels on the face of the machine can be seen plainly by the  precinct election officials and  pollwatchers when not in use by the  voters. The election precinct officials having charge of each machine  shall inspect the face of the voting machine after each voter has  completed the casting of his vote to see that the ballot labels are in  proper position and that the machine has not been injured or tampered  with, and after any voter has voted, the precinct election officials  having charge of the machine shall, upon request, permit any  pollwatcher to inspect the face  of the voting machine to see that the ballot labels are in proper  position and have not been injured or marked upon and that the machine  has not been tampered with. If it shall be found that such mutilation or  marking shall have occurred, the election board shall immediately notify  the custodian of the voting machines, or the officer or board having  charge of the preparation of the machines, and such custodian or officer  or board shall forthwith replace such ballot labels with new ones.  Pollwatchers as provided by law shall be permitted to carefully check  the voting machine  and its protective devices, and ballot labels and registering counters,  before the polls may be declared open on election morning, and they  shall be permitted to remain in the polling place at all times  throughout the conduct of the election if desired, and after the close  of the polls, to be present and check the protective devices and  registering counters of each voting machine, and the official return  sheets thereof.    (Source: P.A. 89-653, eff. 8-14-96.)