10 ILCS 5/13-4
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. 13-4)Sec. 13-4. Qualifications.(a) All persons elected or chosen judge of election must: (1) be  citizens of the United States and entitled to vote at the next election,  except as provided in subsection (b) or (c);  (2) be of good repute and character and not subject to the registration requirement of the Sex Offender Registration Act; (3) be able to speak, read and write  the English language; (4) be skilled in the four fundamental rules of  arithmetic; (5) be of good understanding and capable; (6) not be candidates  for any office at the election and not be elected committeepersons; and (7)  reside in the precinct in which they are selected to act, except that in  each precinct, not more than one judge of each party may be appointed from  outside such precinct. Any judge selected to serve in any precinct in which  he is not entitled to vote must reside within and be entitled to vote  elsewhere within the county which encompasses the precinct in which such  judge is appointed, except as provided in subsection (b) or (c). Such judge  must meet the other qualifications of this  Section.(b) An election authority may establish a program to permit a person who  is not entitled to vote to be appointed as an election judge if, as of the date  of the election at which the person serves as a judge, he or she:(1) is a U.S. citizen;(2) is a junior or senior in good standing enrolled     in a public or private secondary school;(3) has a cumulative grade point average equivalent     to at least 3.0 on a 4.0 scale;(4) has the written approval of the principal of the     secondary school he or she attends at the time of appointment;(5) has the written approval of his or her parent or     legal guardian;(6) has satisfactorily completed the training course     for judges of election described in Sections 13-2.1 and 13-2.2; and(7) meets all other qualifications for appointment     and service as an election judge.No more than one election judge qualifying under this subsection may serve  per political party per precinct.  Prior to appointment, a judge qualifying under this subsection must certify  in writing to the election authority the political party the judge chooses to  affiliate with.Students appointed as election judges under this subsection  shall not be counted as absent from school on the day they serve as judges.(c) An election authority may establish a program to permit a person who  is not entitled to vote in that precinct or county to be appointed as an  election judge if, as of the date of the election at which the person serves as  a judge, he or she:(1) is a U.S. citizen;(2) is currently enrolled in a community college, as     defined in the Public Community College Act, or a public or private Illinois university or college;(3) has a cumulative grade point average equivalent     to at least 3.0 on a 4.0 scale;(4) has satisfactorily completed the training course     for judges of election described in Sections 13-2.1 and 13-2.2; and(5) meets all other qualifications for appointment     and service as an election judge.No more than one election judge qualifying under this subsection may serve  per political party per precinct.  Prior to appointment, a judge qualifying under this subsection must certify  in writing to the election authority the political party the judge chooses to  affiliate with.Students appointed as election judges under this subsection  shall not be counted as absent from school on the day they serve as judges.    (Source: P.A. 100-1027, eff. 1-1-19.)