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1    AN ACT concerning elections.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Election Code is amended by changing
5Sections 13-1 and 13-2 as follows:
 
6    (10 ILCS 5/13-1)  (from Ch. 46, par. 13-1)
7    Sec. 13-1. In counties not under township organization, the
8county board of commissioners shall at its meeting in July in
9each even-numbered year appoint in each election precinct 5
10capable and discreet persons meeting the qualifications of
11Section 13-4 to be judges of election. Where neither voting
12machines nor electronic, mechanical or electric voting systems
13are used, the county board may, for any precinct with respect
14to which the board considers such action necessary or desirable
15in view of the number of voters, and shall for general
16elections for any precinct containing more than 600 registered
17voters, appoint in addition to the 5 judges of election a team
18of 5 tally judges. In such precincts the judges of election
19shall preside over the election during the hours the polls are
20open, and the tally judges, with the assistance of the holdover
21judges designated pursuant to Section 13-6.2, shall count the
22vote after the closing of the polls. However, the County Board
23of Commissioners may appoint 3 judges of election to serve in

 

 

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1lieu of the 5 judges of election otherwise required by this
2Section (1) to serve in any emergency referendum, or in any
3odd-year regular election or in any special primary or special
4election called for the purpose of filling a vacancy in the
5office of representative in the United States Congress or to
6nominate candidates for such purpose or (2) if the county board
7passes an ordinance to reduce the number of judges of election
8to 3 for primary elections. The tally judges shall possess the
9same qualifications and shall be appointed in the same manner
10and with the same division between political parties as is
11provided for judges of election.
12    In addition to such precinct judges, the county board of
13commissioners shall appoint special panels of 3 judges each,
14who shall possess the same qualifications and shall be
15appointed in the same manner and with the same division between
16political parties as is provided for other judges of election.
17The number of such panels of judges required shall be
18determined by regulations of the State Board of Elections which
19shall base the required numbers of special panels on the number
20of registered voters in the jurisdiction or the number of vote
21by mail ballots voted at recent elections, or any combination
22of such factors.
23    Such appointment shall be confirmed by the court as
24provided in Section 13-3 of this Article. No more than 3
25persons of the same political party shall be appointed judges
26of the same election precinct or election judge panel. The

 

 

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1appointment shall be made in the following manner: The county
2board of commissioners shall select and approve 3 persons as
3judges of election in each election precinct from a certified
4list, furnished by the chairman of the County Central Committee
5of the first leading political party in such precinct; and the
6county board of commissioners shall also select and approve 2
7persons as judges of election in each election precinct from a
8certified list, furnished by the chairman of the County Central
9Committee of the second leading political party. However, if
10only 3 judges of election serve in each election precinct, no
11more than 2 persons of the same political party shall be judges
12of election in the same election precinct; and which political
13party is entitled to 2 judges of election and which political
14party is entitled to one judge of election shall be determined
15in the same manner as set forth in the next two preceding
16sentences with regard to 5 election judges in each precinct.
17Such certified list shall be filed with the county clerk not
18less than 10 days before the annual meeting of the county board
19of commissioners. Such list shall be arranged according to
20precincts. The chairman of each county central committee shall,
21insofar as possible, list persons who reside within the
22precinct in which they are to serve as judges. However, he may,
23in his sole discretion, submit the names of persons who reside
24outside the precinct but within the county embracing the
25precinct in which they are to serve. He must, however, submit
26the names of at least 2 residents of the precinct for each

 

 

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1precinct in which his party is to have 3 judges and must submit
2the name of at least one resident of the precinct for each
3precinct in which his party is to have 2 judges. The county
4board of commissioners shall acknowledge in writing to each
5county chairman the names of all persons submitted on such
6certified list and the total number of persons listed thereon.
7If no such list is filed or such list is incomplete (that is,
8no names or an insufficient number of names are furnished for
9certain election precincts), the county board of commissioners
10shall make or complete such list from the names contained in
11the supplemental list provided for in Section 13-1.1. The
12election judges shall hold their office for 2 years from their
13appointment, and until their successors are duly appointed in
14the manner provided in this Act. The county board of
15commissioners shall fill all vacancies in the office of judge
16of election at any time in the manner provided in this Act.
17(Source: P.A. 98-1171, eff. 6-1-15.)
 
18    (10 ILCS 5/13-2)  (from Ch. 46, par. 13-2)
19    Sec. 13-2. In counties under the township organization the
20county board shall at its meeting in July in each even-numbered
21year except in counties containing a population of 3,000,000
22inhabitants or over and except when such judges are appointed
23by election commissioners, select in each election precinct in
24the county, 5 capable and discreet persons to be judges of
25election who shall possess the qualifications required by this

 

 

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1Act for such judges. Where neither voting machines nor
2electronic, mechanical or electric voting systems are used, the
3county board may, for any precinct with respect to which the
4board considers such action necessary or desirable in view of
5the number of voters, and shall for general elections for any
6precinct containing more than 600 registered voters, appoint in
7addition to the 5 judges of election a team of 5 tally judges.
8In such precincts the judges of election shall preside over the
9election during the hours the polls are open, and the tally
10judges, with the assistance of the holdover judges designated
11pursuant to Section 13-6.2, shall count the vote after the
12closing of the polls. The tally judges shall possess the same
13qualifications and shall be appointed in the same manner and
14with the same division between political parties as is provided
15for judges of election.
16    However, the county board may appoint 3 judges of election
17to serve in lieu of the 5 judges of election otherwise required
18by this Section (1) to serve in any emergency referendum, or in
19any odd-year regular election or in any special primary or
20special election called for the purpose of filling a vacancy in
21the office of representative in the United States Congress or
22to nominate candidates for such purpose or (2) if the county
23board passes an ordinance to reduce the number of judges of
24election to 3 for primary elections.
25    In addition to such precinct judges, the county board shall
26appoint special panels of 3 judges each, who shall possess the

 

 

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1same qualifications and shall be appointed in the same manner
2and with the same division between political parties as is
3provided for other judges of election. The number of such
4panels of judges required shall be determined by regulations of
5the State Board of Elections, which shall base the required
6number of special panels on the number of registered voters in
7the jurisdiction or the number of absentee ballots voted at
8recent elections or any combination of such factors.
9    No more than 3 persons of the same political party shall be
10appointed judges in the same election district or undivided
11precinct. The election of the judges of election in the various
12election precincts shall be made in the following manner: The
13county board shall select and approve 3 of the election judges
14in each precinct from a certified list furnished by the
15chairman of the County Central Committee of the first leading
16political party in such election precinct and shall also select
17and approve 2 judges of election in each election precinct from
18a certified list furnished by the chairman of the County
19Central Committee of the second leading political party in such
20election precinct. However, if only 3 judges of election serve
21in each election precinct, no more than 2 persons of the same
22political party shall be judges of election in the same
23election precinct; and which political party is entitled to 2
24judges of election and which political party is entitled to one
25judge of election shall be determined in the same manner as set
26forth in the next two preceding sentences with regard to 5

 

 

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1election judges in each precinct. The respective County Central
2Committee chairman shall notify the county board by June 1 of
3each odd-numbered year immediately preceding the annual
4meeting of the county board whether or not such certified list
5will be filed by such chairman. Such list shall be arranged
6according to precincts. The chairman of each county central
7committee shall, insofar as possible, list persons who reside
8within the precinct in which they are to serve as judges.
9However, he may, in his sole discretion, submit the names of
10persons who reside outside the precinct but within the county
11embracing the precinct in which they are to serve. He must,
12however, submit the names of at least 2 residents of the
13precinct for each precinct in which his party is to have 3
14judges and must submit the name of at least one resident of the
15precinct for each precinct in which his party is to have 2
16judges. Such certified list, if filed, shall be filed with the
17county clerk not less than 20 days before the annual meeting of
18the county board. The county board shall acknowledge in writing
19to each county chairman the names of all persons submitted on
20such certified list and the total number of persons listed
21thereon. If no such list is filed or the list is incomplete
22(that is, no names or an insufficient number of names are
23furnished for certain election precincts), the county board
24shall make or complete such list from the names contained in
25the supplemental list provided for in Section 13-1.1. Provided,
26further, that in any case where a township has been or shall be

 

 

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1redistricted, in whole or in part, subsequent to one general
2election for Governor, and prior to the next, the judges of
3election to be selected for all new or altered precincts shall
4be selected in that one of the methods above detailed, which
5shall be applicable according to the facts and circumstances of
6the particular case, but the majority of such judges for each
7such precinct shall be selected from the first leading
8political party, and the minority judges from the second
9leading political party. Provided, further, that in counties
10having a population of 3,000,000 inhabitants or over the
11selection of judges of election shall be made in the same
12manner in all respects as in other counties, except that the
13provisions relating to tally judges are inapplicable to such
14counties and except that the county board shall meet during the
15month of January for the purpose of making such selection, each
16township committeeperson shall assume the responsibilities
17given to the chairman of the county central committee in this
18Section for the precincts within his or her township, and the
19township committeeperson shall notify the county board by the
20preceding October 1 whether or not the certified list will be
21filed. Such judges of election shall hold their office for 2
22years from their appointment and until their successors are
23duly appointed in the manner provided in this Act. The county
24board shall fill all vacancies in the office of judges of
25elections at any time in the manner herein provided.
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1the circuit court as provided in Section 13-3 of this Article.
2(Source: P.A. 98-1171, eff. 6-1-15.)
 
3    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
4becoming law.