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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 1A-8, 7-5, 7-7, 7-8, 7-9, 7-12, 7-59, 13-1, 13-2,
614-1, 17-16.1, 18-9.1, and 19-3 and by adding Sections 1-17 and
722-19 as follows:
 
8    (10 ILCS 5/1-17 new)
9    Sec. 1-17. Election authority voting equipment
10information. Every 2 years, each election authority shall
11submit information on the voting equipment used within the
12jurisdiction of the election authority to the State Board of
13Elections. The information must include:
14        (1) the age and functionality of each item of voting
15    equipment; and
16        (2) a formal letter containing a general description of
17    the status of the voting equipment, the election
18    authority's perceived need for new voting equipment, and
19    the costs associated with obtaining new equipment.
20    Each election authority must publish the information
21submitted under this Section online.
 
22    (10 ILCS 5/1A-8)  (from Ch. 46, par. 1A-8)

 

 

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1    Sec. 1A-8. The State Board of Elections shall exercise the
2following powers and perform the following duties in addition
3to any powers or duties otherwise provided for by law:
4        (1) Assume all duties and responsibilities of the State
5    Electoral Board and the Secretary of State as heretofore
6    provided in this Code Act;
7        (2) Disseminate information to and consult with
8    election authorities concerning the conduct of elections
9    and registration in accordance with the laws of this State
10    and the laws of the United States;
11        (3) Furnish to each election authority prior to each
12    primary and general election and any other election it
13    deems necessary, a manual of uniform instructions
14    consistent with the provisions of this Code Act which shall
15    be used by election authorities in the preparation of the
16    official manual of instruction to be used by the judges of
17    election in any such election. In preparing such manual,
18    the State Board shall consult with representatives of the
19    election authorities throughout the State. The State Board
20    may provide separate portions of the uniform instructions
21    applicable to different election jurisdictions which
22    administer elections under different options provided by
23    law. The State Board may by regulation require particular
24    portions of the uniform instructions to be included in any
25    official manual of instructions published by election
26    authorities. Any manual of instructions published by any

 

 

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1    election authority shall be identical with the manual of
2    uniform instructions issued by the Board, but may be
3    adapted by the election authority to accommodate special or
4    unusual local election problems, provided that all manuals
5    published by election authorities must be consistent with
6    the provisions of this Code Act in all respects and must
7    receive the approval of the State Board of Elections prior
8    to publication; provided further that if the State Board
9    does not approve or disapprove of a proposed manual within
10    60 days of its submission, the manual shall be deemed
11    approved.
12        (4) Prescribe and require the use of such uniform
13    forms, notices, and other supplies not inconsistent with
14    the provisions of this Code Act as it shall deem advisable
15    which shall be used by election authorities in the conduct
16    of elections and registrations;
17        (5) Prepare and certify the form of ballot for any
18    proposed amendment to the Constitution of the State of
19    Illinois, or any referendum to be submitted to the electors
20    throughout the State or, when required to do so by law, to
21    the voters of any area or unit of local government of the
22    State;
23        (6) Require such statistical reports regarding the
24    conduct of elections and registration from election
25    authorities as may be deemed necessary;
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1    to conduct of elections and registration as may be deemed
2    necessary, and to report violations of election laws to the
3    appropriate State's Attorney or the Attorney General;
4        (8) Recommend to the General Assembly legislation to
5    improve the administration of elections and registration;
6        (9) Adopt, amend or rescind rules and regulations in
7    the performance of its duties provided that all such rules
8    and regulations must be consistent with the provisions of
9    this Article 1A or issued pursuant to authority otherwise
10    provided by law;
11        (10) Determine the validity and sufficiency of
12    petitions filed under Article XIV, Section 3, of the
13    Constitution of the State of Illinois of 1970;
14        (11) Maintain in its principal office a research
15    library that includes, but is not limited to, abstracts of
16    votes by precinct for general primary elections and general
17    elections, current precinct maps and current precinct poll
18    lists from all election jurisdictions within the State. The
19    research library shall be open to the public during regular
20    business hours. Such abstracts, maps and lists shall be
21    preserved as permanent records and shall be available for
22    examination and copying at a reasonable cost;
23        (12) Supervise the administration of the registration
24    and election laws throughout the State;
25        (13) Obtain from the Department of Central Management
26    Services, under Section 405-250 of the Department of

 

 

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1    Central Management Services Law (20 ILCS 405/405-250),
2    such use of electronic data processing equipment as may be
3    required to perform the duties of the State Board of
4    Elections and to provide election-related information to
5    candidates, public and party officials, interested civic
6    organizations and the general public in a timely and
7    efficient manner;
8        (14) To take such action as may be necessary or
9    required to give effect to directions of the national
10    committee or State central committee of an established
11    political party under Sections 7-8, 7-11, and 7-14.1 or
12    such other provisions as may be applicable pertaining to
13    the selection of delegates and alternate delegates to an
14    established political party's national nominating
15    conventions or, notwithstanding any candidate
16    certification schedule contained within this the Election
17    Code, the certification of the Presidential and Vice
18    Presidential candidate selected by the established
19    political party's national nominating convention;
20        (15) To post all early voting sites separated by
21    election authority and hours of operation on its website at
22    least 5 business days before the period for early voting
23    begins; and
24        (16) To post on its website the statewide totals, and
25    totals separated by each election authority, for each of
26    the counts received pursuant to Section 1-9.2; and .

 

 

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1        (17) To post on its website, in a downloadable format,
2    the information received from each election authority
3    under Section 1-17.
4    The Board may by regulation delegate any of its duties or
5functions under this Article, except that final determinations
6and orders under this Article shall be issued only by the
7Board.
8    The requirement for reporting to the General Assembly shall
9be satisfied by filing copies of the report with the Speaker,
10the Minority Leader, and the Clerk of the House of
11Representatives, and the President, the Minority Leader, and
12the Secretary of the Senate, and the Legislative Research Unit,
13as required by Section 3.1 of the General Assembly Organization
14Act "An Act to revise the law in relation to the General
15Assembly", approved February 25, 1874, as amended, and filing
16such additional copies with the State Government Report
17Distribution Center for the General Assembly as is required
18under paragraph (t) of Section 7 of the State Library Act.
19(Source: P.A. 98-1171, eff. 6-1-15; revised 9-21-17.)
 
20    (10 ILCS 5/7-5)  (from Ch. 46, par. 7-5)
21    Sec. 7-5. (a) Primary elections shall be held on the dates
22prescribed in Article 2A.
23    (b) Notwithstanding the provisions of any other statute, no
24primary shall be held for an established political party in any
25township, municipality, or ward thereof, where the nomination

 

 

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1of such party for every office to be voted upon by the electors
2of such township, municipality, or ward thereof, is
3uncontested. Whenever a political party's nomination of
4candidates is uncontested as to one or more, but not all, of
5the offices to be voted upon by the electors of a township,
6municipality, or ward thereof, then a primary shall be held for
7that party in such township, municipality, or ward thereof;
8provided that the primary ballot shall not include those
9offices within such township, municipality, or ward thereof,
10for which the nomination is uncontested. For purposes of this
11Article, the nomination of an established political party of a
12candidate for election to an office shall be deemed to be
13uncontested where not more than the number of persons to be
14nominated have timely filed valid nomination papers seeking the
15nomination of such party for election to such office.
16    (c) Notwithstanding the provisions of any other statute, no
17primary election shall be held for an established political
18party for any special primary election called for the purpose
19of filling a vacancy in the office of representative in the
20United States Congress where the nomination of such political
21party for said office is uncontested. For the purposes of this
22Article, the nomination of an established political party of a
23candidate for election to said office shall be deemed to be
24uncontested where not more than the number of persons to be
25nominated have timely filed valid nomination papers seeking the
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1office. This subsection (c) shall not apply if such primary
2election is conducted on a regularly scheduled election day.
3    (d) Notwithstanding the provisions of any other law to the
4contrary, in subsection (b) and (c) of this Section whenever a
5person who has not timely filed valid nomination papers and who
6intends to become a write-in candidate for a political party's
7nomination in the general primary election for any office for
8which the nomination is uncontested files a written statement
9or notice of that intent with the State Board of Elections or
10the local election official with whom nomination papers for
11such office are filed, a primary ballot shall be prepared and a
12primary shall be held for that office. Such statement or notice
13shall be filed on or before the date established in this
14Article for certifying candidates for the primary ballot. Such
15statement or notice shall contain (i) the name and address of
16the person intending to become a write-in candidate, (ii) a
17statement that the person is a qualified primary elector of the
18political party from whom the nomination is sought, (iii) a
19statement that the person intends to become a write-in
20candidate for the party's nomination, and (iv) the office the
21person is seeking as a write-in candidate. An election
22authority shall have no duty to conduct a primary and prepare a
23primary ballot for any office for which the nomination is
24uncontested, unless a statement or notice meeting the
25requirements of this Section is filed in a timely manner.
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1the contrary, whenever a person who has not timely filed valid
2nomination papers and who intends to become a write-in
3candidate for a political party's nomination in the
4consolidated primary election for any office for which the
5nomination is uncontested files a written statement or notice
6of that intent with the State Board of Elections or the local
7election official with whom nomination papers for such office
8are filed, no primary ballot shall be printed. Where no primary
9is held, a person intending to become a write-in candidate at
10the consolidated primary election may re-file a declaration of
11intent to be a write-in candidate for the consolidated election
12with the appropriate election authority or authorities.
13    (e) The polls shall be open from 6:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
14(Source: P.A. 86-873.)
 
15    (10 ILCS 5/7-7)  (from Ch. 46, par. 7-7)
16    Sec. 7-7. For the purpose of making nominations in certain
17instances as provided in this Article and this Act, the
18following committees are authorized and shall constitute the
19central or managing committees of each political party, viz: A
20State central committee, whose responsibilities include, but
21are not limited to, filling by appointment vacancies in
22nomination for statewide offices, including but not limited to
23the office of United States Senator, a congressional committee
24for each congressional district, a county central committee for
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1incorporated town or village, a ward committeeman for each ward
2in cities containing a population of 500,000 or more; a
3township committeeman for each township or part of a township
4that lies outside of cities having a population of 200,000 or
5more, in counties having a population of 2,000,000 or more; a
6precinct committeeman for each precinct in counties having a
7population of less than 2,000,000; a county board district
8committee for each county board district created under Division
92-3 of the Counties Code; a State's Attorney committee for each
10group of 2 or more counties which jointly elect a State's
11Attorney; a Superintendent of Multi-County Educational Service
12Region committee for each group of 2 or more counties which
13jointly elect a Superintendent of a Multi-County Educational
14Service Region; a judicial district committee for each judicial
15district; a judicial circuit committee for each judicial
16circuit; a judicial subcircuit committee in a judicial circuit
17divided into subcircuits for each judicial subcircuit in that
18circuit; and a board of review election district committee for
19each Cook County Board of Review election district; and a
20Committee for the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District.
21(Source: P.A. 93-541, eff. 8-18-03; 93-574, eff. 8-21-03;
2294-645, eff. 8-22-05.)
 
23    (10 ILCS 5/7-8)  (from Ch. 46, par. 7-8)
24    Sec. 7-8. The State central committee shall be composed of
25one or two members from each congressional district in the

 

 

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1State and shall be elected as follows:
2
State Central Committee
3    (a) Within 30 days after January 1, 1984 (the effective
4date of Public Act 83-33), the State central committee of each
5political party shall certify to the State Board of Elections
6which of the following alternatives it wishes to apply to the
7State central committee of that party.
8    Alternative A. At the primary in 1970 and at the general
9primary election held every 4 years thereafter, each primary
10elector may vote for one candidate of his party for member of
11the State central committee for the congressional district in
12which he resides. The candidate receiving the highest number of
13votes shall be declared elected State central committeeman from
14the district. A political party may, in lieu of the foregoing,
15by a majority vote of delegates at any State convention of such
16party, determine to thereafter elect the State central
17committeemen in the manner following:
18    At the county convention held by such political party,
19State central committeemen shall be elected in the same manner
20as provided in this Article for the election of officers of the
21county central committee, and such election shall follow the
22election of officers of the county central committee. Each
23elected ward, township or precinct committeeman shall cast as
24his vote one vote for each ballot voted in his ward, township,
25part of a township or precinct in the last preceding primary
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1partially within one congressional district and partially
2within another congressional district, each ward, township or
3precinct committeeman shall vote only with respect to the
4congressional district in which his ward, township, part of a
5township or precinct is located. In the case of a congressional
6district which encompasses more than one county, each ward,
7township or precinct committeeman residing within the
8congressional district shall cast as his vote one vote for each
9ballot voted in his ward, township, part of a township or
10precinct in the last preceding primary election of his
11political party for one candidate of his party for member of
12the State central committee for the congressional district in
13which he resides and the Chairman of the county central
14committee shall report the results of the election to the State
15Board of Elections. The State Board of Elections shall certify
16the candidate receiving the highest number of votes elected
17State central committeeman for that congressional district.
18    The State central committee shall adopt rules to provide
19for and govern the procedures to be followed in the election of
20members of the State central committee.
21    After August 6, 1999 (the effective date of Public Act
2291-426), whenever a vacancy occurs in the office of Chairman of
23a State central committee, or at the end of the term of office
24of Chairman, the State central committee of each political
25party that has selected Alternative A shall elect a Chairman
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1Committee. The Chairman shall be a registered voter in this
2State and of the same political party as the State central
3committee.
4    Alternative B. Each congressional committee shall, within
530 days after the adoption of this alternative, appoint a
6person of the sex opposite that of the incumbent member for
7that congressional district to serve as an additional member of
8the State central committee until his or her successor is
9elected at the general primary election in 1986. Each
10congressional committee shall make this appointment by voting
11on the basis set forth in paragraph (e) of this Section. In
12each congressional district at the general primary election
13held in 1986 and every 4 years thereafter, the male candidate
14receiving the highest number of votes of the party's male
15candidates for State central committeeman, and the female
16candidate receiving the highest number of votes of the party's
17female candidates for State central committeewoman, shall be
18declared elected State central committeeman and State central
19committeewoman from the district. At the general primary
20election held in 1986 and every 4 years thereafter, if all a
21party's candidates for State central committeemen or State
22central committeewomen from a congressional district are of the
23same sex, the candidate receiving the highest number of votes
24shall be declared elected a State central committeeman or State
25central committeewoman from the district, and, because of a
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1vacancy shall be declared to exist in the office of the second
2member of the State central committee from the district. This
3vacancy shall be filled by appointment by the congressional
4committee of the political party, and the person appointed to
5fill the vacancy shall be a resident of the congressional
6district and of the sex opposite that of the committeeman or
7committeewoman elected at the general primary election. Each
8congressional committee shall make this appointment by voting
9on the basis set forth in paragraph (e) of this Section.
10    The Chairman of a State central committee composed as
11provided in this Alternative B must be selected from the
12committee's members.
13    Except as provided for in Alternative A with respect to the
14selection of the Chairman of the State central committee, under
15both of the foregoing alternatives, the State central committee
16of each political party shall be composed of members elected or
17appointed from the several congressional districts of the
18State, and of no other person or persons whomsoever. The
19members of the State central committee shall, within 41 days
20after each quadrennial election of the full committee, meet in
21the city of Springfield and organize by electing a chairman,
22and may at such time elect such officers from among their own
23number (or otherwise), as they may deem necessary or expedient.
24The outgoing chairman of the State central committee of the
25party shall, 10 days before the meeting, notify each member of
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1and place of such meeting. In the organization and proceedings
2of the State central committee, each State central committeeman
3and State central committeewoman shall have one vote for each
4ballot voted in his or her congressional district by the
5primary electors of his or her party at the primary election
6immediately preceding the meeting of the State central
7committee. Whenever a vacancy occurs in the State central
8committee of any political party, the vacancy shall be filled
9by appointment of the chairmen of the county central committees
10of the political party of the counties located within the
11congressional district in which the vacancy occurs and, if
12applicable, the ward and township committeemen of the political
13party in counties of 2,000,000 or more inhabitants located
14within the congressional district. If the congressional
15district in which the vacancy occurs lies wholly within a
16county of 2,000,000 or more inhabitants, the ward and township
17committeemen of the political party in that congressional
18district shall vote to fill the vacancy. In voting to fill the
19vacancy, each chairman of a county central committee and each
20ward and township committeeman in counties of 2,000,000 or more
21inhabitants shall have one vote for each ballot voted in each
22precinct of the congressional district in which the vacancy
23exists of his or her county, township, or ward cast by the
24primary electors of his or her party at the primary election
25immediately preceding the meeting to fill the vacancy in the
26State central committee. The person appointed to fill the

 

 

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1vacancy shall be a resident of the congressional district in
2which the vacancy occurs, shall be a qualified voter, and, in a
3committee composed as provided in Alternative B, shall be of
4the same sex as his or her predecessor. A political party may,
5by a majority vote of the delegates of any State convention of
6such party, determine to return to the election of State
7central committeeman and State central committeewoman by the
8vote of primary electors. Any action taken by a political party
9at a State convention in accordance with this Section shall be
10reported to the State Board of Elections by the chairman and
11secretary of such convention within 10 days after such action.
12
Ward, Township and Precinct Committeemen
13    (b) At the primary in 1972 and at the general primary
14election every 4 years thereafter, each primary elector in
15cities having a population of 200,000 or over may vote for one
16candidate of his party in his ward for ward committeeman. Each
17candidate for ward committeeman must be a resident of and in
18the ward where he seeks to be elected ward committeeman. The
19one having the highest number of votes shall be such ward
20committeeman of such party for such ward. At the primary
21election in 1970 and at the general primary election every 4
22years thereafter, each primary elector in counties containing a
23population of 2,000,000 or more, outside of cities containing a
24population of 200,000 or more, may vote for one candidate of
25his party for township committeeman. Each candidate for
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1or part of a township (which lies outside of a city having a
2population of 200,000 or more, in counties containing a
3population of 2,000,000 or more), and in which township or part
4of a township he seeks to be elected township committeeman. The
5one having the highest number of votes shall be such township
6committeeman of such party for such township or part of a
7township. At the primary in 1970 and at the general primary
8election every 2 years thereafter, each primary elector, except
9in counties having a population of 2,000,000 or over, may vote
10for one candidate of his party in his precinct for precinct
11committeeman. Each candidate for precinct committeeman must be
12a bona fide resident of the precinct where he seeks to be
13elected precinct committeeman. The one having the highest
14number of votes shall be such precinct committeeman of such
15party for such precinct. The official returns of the primary
16shall show the name of the committeeman of each political
17party.
18    Terms of Committeemen. All precinct committeemen elected
19under the provisions of this Article shall continue as such
20committeemen until the date of the primary to be held in the
21second year after their election. Except as otherwise provided
22in this Section for certain State central committeemen who have
232 year terms, all State central committeemen, township
24committeemen and ward committeemen shall continue as such
25committeemen until the date of primary to be held in the fourth
26year after their election. However, a vacancy exists in the

 

 

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1office of precinct committeeman when a precinct committeeman
2ceases to reside in the precinct in which he was elected and
3such precinct committeeman shall thereafter neither have nor
4exercise any rights, powers or duties as committeeman in that
5precinct, even if a successor has not been elected or
6appointed.
7    (c) The Multi-Township Central Committee shall consist of
8the precinct committeemen of such party, in the multi-township
9assessing district formed pursuant to Section 2-10 of the
10Property Tax Code and shall be organized for the purposes set
11forth in Section 45-25 of the Township Code. In the
12organization and proceedings of the Multi-Township Central
13Committee each precinct committeeman shall have one vote for
14each ballot voted in his precinct by the primary electors of
15his party at the primary at which he was elected.
16
County Central Committee
17    (d) The county central committee of each political party in
18each county shall consist of the various township committeemen,
19precinct committeemen and ward committeemen, if any, of such
20party in the county. In the organization and proceedings of the
21county central committee, each precinct committeeman shall
22have one vote for each ballot voted in his precinct by the
23primary electors of his party at the primary at which he was
24elected; each township committeeman shall have one vote for
25each ballot voted in his township or part of a township as the
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1election for the nomination of candidates for election to the
2General Assembly immediately preceding the meeting of the
3county central committee; and in the organization and
4proceedings of the county central committee, each ward
5committeeman shall have one vote for each ballot voted in his
6ward by the primary electors of his party at the primary
7election for the nomination of candidates for election to the
8General Assembly immediately preceding the meeting of the
9county central committee.
10
Cook County Board of Review Election District Committee
11    (d-1) Each board of review election district committee of
12each political party in Cook County shall consist of the
13various township committeemen and ward committeemen, if any, of
14that party in the portions of the county composing the board of
15review election district. In the organization and proceedings
16of each of the 3 election district committees, each township
17committeeman shall have one vote for each ballot voted in his
18or her township or part of a township, as the case may be, by
19the primary electors of his or her party at the primary
20election immediately preceding the meeting of the board of
21review election district committee; and in the organization and
22proceedings of each of the 3 election district committees, each
23ward committeeman shall have one vote for each ballot voted in
24his or her ward or part of that ward, as the case may be, by the
25primary electors of his or her party at the primary election
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1election district committee.
2
Metropolitan Water Reclamation District Committee
3    (d-2) The Metropolitan Water Reclamation District
4Committee of each political party in Cook County shall consist
5of the various township committeemen and ward committeemen, if
6any, of that party in the portions of the County composing the
7district. In the organization and proceedings of the Committee,
8each township committeeman shall have one vote for each ballot
9voted in his or her township or part of a township, as the case
10may be, by the primary electors of his or her party at the
11primary election immediately preceding the meeting of the board
12of review election district committee; and in the organization
13and proceedings of the Committee, each ward committeeman shall
14have one vote for each ballot voted in his or her ward or part
15of that ward, as the case may be, by the primary electors of
16his or her party at the primary election immediately preceding
17the meeting of the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District
18Committee. This Committee may only make nominations to fill a
19vacancy in nomination under Sections 7-60 and 7-61.
20
Congressional Committee
21    (e) The congressional committee of each party in each
22congressional district shall be composed of the chairmen of the
23county central committees of the counties composing the
24congressional district, except that in congressional districts
25wholly within the territorial limits of one county, the
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1committeemen, if any, of the party representing the precincts
2within the limits of the congressional district, shall compose
3the congressional committee. A State central committeeman in
4each district shall be a member and the chairman or, when a
5district has 2 State central committeemen, a co-chairman of the
6congressional committee, but shall not have the right to vote
7except in case of a tie.
8    In the organization and proceedings of congressional
9committees composed of precinct committeemen or township
10committeemen or ward committeemen, or any combination thereof,
11each precinct committeeman shall have one vote for each ballot
12voted in his precinct by the primary electors of his party at
13the primary at which he was elected, each township committeeman
14shall have one vote for each ballot voted in his township or
15part of a township as the case may be by the primary electors
16of his party at the primary election immediately preceding the
17meeting of the congressional committee, and each ward
18committeeman shall have one vote for each ballot voted in each
19precinct of his ward located in such congressional district by
20the primary electors of his party at the primary election
21immediately preceding the meeting of the congressional
22committee; and in the organization and proceedings of
23congressional committees composed of the chairmen of the county
24central committees of the counties within such district, each
25chairman of such county central committee shall have one vote
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1his party at the primary election immediately preceding the
2meeting of the congressional committee.
3
Judicial District Committee
4    (f) The judicial district committee of each political party
5in each judicial district shall be composed of the chairman of
6the county central committees of the counties composing the
7judicial district.
8    In the organization and proceedings of judicial district
9committees composed of the chairmen of the county central
10committees of the counties within such district, each chairman
11of such county central committee shall have one vote for each
12ballot voted in his county by the primary electors of his party
13at the primary election immediately preceding the meeting of
14the judicial district committee. A judicial district committee
15may only make nominations to fill a vacancy in nomination under
16Sections 7-60 and 7-61.
17
Circuit Court Committee
18    (g) The circuit court committee of each political party in
19each judicial circuit outside Cook County shall be composed of
20the chairmen of the county central committees of the counties
21composing the judicial circuit.
22    In the organization and proceedings of circuit court
23committees, each chairman of a county central committee shall
24have one vote for each ballot voted in his county by the
25primary electors of his party at the primary election
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1committee. A circuit court committee may only make nominations
2to fill a vacancy in nomination under Sections 7-60 and 7-61.
3
Judicial Subcircuit Committee
4    (g-1) The judicial subcircuit committee of each political
5party in each judicial subcircuit in a judicial circuit divided
6into subcircuits shall be composed of (i) the ward and township
7committeemen of the townships and wards composing the judicial
8subcircuit in Cook County and (ii) the precinct committeemen of
9the precincts composing the judicial subcircuit in any county
10other than Cook County.
11    In the organization and proceedings of each judicial
12subcircuit committee, each township committeeman shall have
13one vote for each ballot voted in his township or part of a
14township, as the case may be, in the judicial subcircuit by the
15primary electors of his party at the primary election
16immediately preceding the meeting of the judicial subcircuit
17committee; each precinct committeeman shall have one vote for
18each ballot voted in his precinct or part of a precinct, as the
19case may be, in the judicial subcircuit by the primary electors
20of his party at the primary election immediately preceding the
21meeting of the judicial subcircuit committee; and each ward
22committeeman shall have one vote for each ballot voted in his
23ward or part of a ward, as the case may be, in the judicial
24subcircuit by the primary electors of his party at the primary
25election immediately preceding the meeting of the judicial
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1make nominations to fill a vacancy in nomination under Sections
27-60 and 7-61.
3
Municipal Central Committee
4    (h) The municipal central committee of each political party
5shall be composed of the precinct, township or ward
6committeemen, as the case may be, of such party representing
7the precincts or wards, embraced in such city, incorporated
8town or village. The voting strength of each precinct, township
9or ward committeeman on the municipal central committee shall
10be the same as his voting strength on the county central
11committee.
12    For political parties, other than a statewide political
13party, established only within a municipality or township, the
14municipal or township managing committee shall be composed of
15the party officers of the local established party. The party
16officers of a local established party shall be as follows: the
17chairman and secretary of the caucus for those municipalities
18and townships authorized by statute to nominate candidates by
19caucus shall serve as party officers for the purpose of filling
20vacancies in nomination under Section 7-61; for municipalities
21and townships authorized by statute or ordinance to nominate
22candidates by petition and primary election, the party officers
23shall be the party's candidates who are nominated at the
24primary. If no party primary was held because of the provisions
25of Section 7-5, vacancies in nomination shall be filled by the
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1officers.
2
Powers
3    (i) Each committee and its officers shall have the powers
4usually exercised by such committees and by the officers
5thereof, not inconsistent with the provisions of this Article.
6The several committees herein provided for shall not have power
7to delegate any of their powers, or functions to any other
8person, officer or committee, but this shall not be construed
9to prevent a committee from appointing from its own membership
10proper and necessary subcommittees.
11    (j) The State central committee of a political party which
12elects its members by Alternative B under paragraph (a) of this
13Section shall adopt a plan to give effect to the delegate
14selection rules of the national political party and file a copy
15of such plan with the State Board of Elections when approved by
16a national political party.
17    (k) For the purpose of the designation of a proxy by a
18Congressional Committee to vote in place of an absent State
19central committeeman or committeewoman at meetings of the State
20central committee of a political party which elects its members
21by Alternative B under paragraph (a) of this Section, the proxy
22shall be appointed by the vote of the ward and township
23committeemen, if any, of the wards and townships which lie
24entirely or partially within the Congressional District from
25which the absent State central committeeman or committeewoman
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1committees of those counties which lie entirely or partially
2within that Congressional District and in which there are no
3ward or township committeemen. When voting for such proxy, the
4county chairman, ward committeeman or township committeeman,
5as the case may be, shall have one vote for each ballot voted
6in his county, ward or township, or portion thereof within the
7Congressional District, by the primary electors of his party at
8the primary at which he was elected. However, the absent State
9central committeeman or committeewoman may designate a proxy
10when permitted by the rules of a political party which elects
11its members by Alternative B under paragraph (a) of this
12Section.
13    Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, a person is
14ineligible to hold the position of committeeperson in any
15committee established pursuant to this Section if he or she is
16statutorily ineligible to vote in a general election because of
17conviction of a felony. When a committeeperson is convicted of
18a felony, the position occupied by that committeeperson shall
19automatically become vacant.
20(Source: P.A. 100-201, eff. 8-18-17.)
 
21    (10 ILCS 5/7-9)  (from Ch. 46, par. 7-9)
22    Sec. 7-9. County central committee; county and State
23conventions.
24    (a) On the 27th 29th day next succeeding the primary at
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1each political party shall meet within the county and proceed
2to organize by electing from its own number a chairman and
3either from its own number, or otherwise, such other officers
4as such committee may deem necessary or expedient. Such meeting
5of the county central committee shall be known as the county
6convention. Such convention shall not be scheduled to conflict
7with a scheduled session of the General Assembly. If the county
8central committee is unable to organize on the 27th day, the
9convention may be recessed. If the convention is recessed, it
10shall be to a date and time certain on or before the 36th day
11next succeeding the primary at which committeemen are elected.
12Notice of the recessed convention, including the recessed date
13and time shall be given to each committeeman.
14    The chairman of each county committee shall within 10 days
15after the organization, forward to the State Board of
16Elections, the names and post office addresses of the officers,
17precinct committeemen and representative committeemen elected
18by his political party.
19    The county convention of each political party shall choose
20delegates to the State convention of its party, if the party
21chooses to hold a State convention; but in any county having
22within its limits any city having a population of 200,000, or
23over the delegates from such city shall be chosen by wards, the
24ward committeemen from the respective wards choosing the number
25of delegates to which such ward is entitled on the basis
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1be members of the delegation to the State convention from such
2county. In all counties containing a population of 2,000,000 or
3more outside of cities having a population of 200,000 or more,
4the delegates from each of the townships or parts of townships
5as the case may be shall be chosen by townships or parts of
6townships as the case may be, the township committeemen from
7the respective townships or parts of townships as the case may
8be choosing the number of delegates to which such townships or
9parts of townships as the case may be are entitled, on the
10basis prescribed in paragraph (e) of this Section such
11delegates to be members of the delegation to the State
12convention from such county.
13    Each member of the State Central Committee of a political
14party which elects its members by Alternative B under paragraph
15(a) of Section 7-8 shall be a delegate to the State Convention,
16if the party chooses to hold a State convention, ex officio.
17    Each member of the State Central Committee of a political
18party which elects its members by Alternative B under paragraph
19(a) of Section 7-8 may appoint 2 delegates to the State
20Convention, if the party chooses to hold a State convention,
21who must be residents of the member's Congressional District.
22    (b) State conventions may be held within 180 days after the
23general primary in the year 2000 and every 4 years thereafter.
24In the year 1998, and every 4 years thereafter, the chairman of
25a State central committee may issue a call for a State
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1    The State convention of each political party, if the party
2chooses to hold a State convention, has power to make
3nominations of candidates of its political party for the
4electors of President and Vice President of the United States,
5and to adopt any party platform, and, to the extent determined
6by the State central committee as provided in Section 7-14, to
7choose and select delegates and alternate delegates at large to
8national nominating conventions. The State Central Committee
9may adopt rules to provide for and govern the procedures of the
10State convention.
11    (c) The chairman and secretary of each State convention, if
12the party chooses to hold a State convention, shall, within 2
13days thereafter, transmit to the State Board of Elections of
14this State a certificate setting forth the names and addresses
15of all persons nominated by such State convention for electors
16of President and Vice President of the United States, and of
17any persons selected by the State convention for delegates and
18alternate delegates at large to national nominating
19conventions; and the names of such candidates so chosen by such
20State convention for electors of President and Vice President
21of the United States, shall be caused by the State Board of
22Elections to be printed upon the official ballot at the general
23election, in the manner required by law, and shall be certified
24to the various county clerks of the proper counties in the
25manner as provided in Section 7-60 of this Article 7 for the
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1State offices. If and as long as this Act prescribes that the
2names of such electors be not printed on the ballot, then the
3names of such electors shall be certified in such manner as may
4be prescribed by the parts of this Act applicable thereto.
5    (d) Each convention, if the party chooses to hold a State
6convention, may perform all other functions inherent to such
7political organization and not inconsistent with this Article.
8    (e) At least 33 days before the date of a State convention,
9if the party chooses to hold a State convention, the chairman
10of the State central committee of each political party shall
11file in the principal office of the State Board of Elections a
12call for the State convention. Such call shall state, among
13other things, the time and place (designating the building or
14hall) for holding the State convention. Such call shall be
15signed by the chairman and attested by the secretary of the
16committee. In such convention each county shall be entitled to
17one delegate for each 500 ballots voted by the primary electors
18of the party in such county at the primary to be held next
19after the issuance of such call; and if in such county, less
20than 500 ballots are so voted or if the number of ballots so
21voted is not exactly a multiple of 500, there shall be one
22delegate for such group which is less than 500, or for such
23group representing the number of votes over the multiple of
24500, which delegate shall have 1/500 of one vote for each
25primary vote so represented by him. The call for such
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1full and shall direct that the number of delegates to be chosen
2be calculated in compliance herewith and that such number of
3delegates be chosen.
4    (f) All precinct, township and ward committeemen when
5elected as provided in this Section shall serve as though
6elected at large irrespective of any changes that may be made
7in precinct, township or ward boundaries and the voting
8strength of each committeeman shall remain as provided in this
9Section for the entire time for which he is elected.
10    (g) The officers elected at any convention provided for in
11this Section shall serve until their successors are elected as
12provided in this Act.
13    (h) A special meeting of any central committee may be
14called by the chairman, or by not less than 25% of the members
15of such committee, by giving 5 days notice to members of such
16committee in writing designating the time and place at which
17such special meeting is to be held and the business which it is
18proposed to present at such special meeting.
19    (i) Except as otherwise provided in this Act, whenever a
20vacancy exists in the office of precinct committeeman because
21no one was elected to that office or because the precinct
22committeeman ceases to reside in the precinct or for any other
23reason, the chairman of the county central committee of the
24appropriate political party may fill the vacancy in such office
25by appointment of a qualified resident of the county and the
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1however, no such appointment may be made between the general
2primary election and the 30th day after the general primary
3election.
4    (j) If the number of Congressional Districts in the State
5of Illinois is reduced as a result of reapportionment of
6Congressional Districts following a federal decennial census,
7the State Central Committeemen and Committeewomen of a
8political party which elects its State Central Committee by
9either Alternative A or by Alternative B under paragraph (a) of
10Section 7-8 who were previously elected shall continue to serve
11as if no reapportionment had occurred until the expiration of
12their terms.
13(Source: P.A. 99-522, eff. 6-30-16.)
 
14    (10 ILCS 5/7-12)  (from Ch. 46, par. 7-12)
15    Sec. 7-12. All petitions for nomination shall be filed by
16mail or in person as follows:
17        (1) Where the nomination is to be made for a State,
18    congressional, or judicial office, or for any office a
19    nomination for which is made for a territorial division or
20    district which comprises more than one county or is partly
21    in one county and partly in another county or counties,
22    then, except as otherwise provided in this Section, such
23    petition for nomination shall be filed in the principal
24    office of the State Board of Elections not more than 113
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1    primary, but, in the case of petitions for nomination to
2    fill a vacancy by special election in the office of
3    representative in Congress from this State, such petition
4    for nomination shall be filed in the principal office of
5    the State Board of Elections not more than 85 days and not
6    less than 82 days prior to the date of the primary.
7        Where a vacancy occurs in the office of Supreme,
8    Appellate or Circuit Court Judge within the 3-week period
9    preceding the 106th day before a general primary election,
10    petitions for nomination for the office in which the
11    vacancy has occurred shall be filed in the principal office
12    of the State Board of Elections not more than 92 nor less
13    than 85 days prior to the date of the general primary
14    election.
15        Where the nomination is to be made for delegates or
16    alternate delegates to a national nominating convention,
17    then such petition for nomination shall be filed in the
18    principal office of the State Board of Elections not more
19    than 113 and not less than 106 days prior to the date of
20    the primary; provided, however, that if the rules or
21    policies of a national political party conflict with such
22    requirements for filing petitions for nomination for
23    delegates or alternate delegates to a national nominating
24    convention, the chairman of the State central committee of
25    such national political party shall notify the Board in
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1    national political party in conflict, and in such case the
2    Board shall direct such petitions to be filed in accordance
3    with the delegate selection plan adopted by the state
4    central committee of such national political party.
5        (2) Where the nomination is to be made for a county
6    office or trustee of a sanitary district then such petition
7    shall be filed in the office of the county clerk not more
8    than 113 nor less than 106 days prior to the date of the
9    primary.
10        (3) Where the nomination is to be made for a municipal
11    or township office, such petitions for nomination shall be
12    filed in the office of the local election official, not
13    more than 99 nor less than 92 days prior to the date of the
14    primary; provided, where a municipality's or township's
15    boundaries are coextensive with or are entirely within the
16    jurisdiction of a municipal board of election
17    commissioners, the petitions shall be filed in the office
18    of such board; and provided, that petitions for the office
19    of multi-township assessor shall be filed with the election
20    authority.
21        (4) The petitions of candidates for State central
22    committeeman shall be filed in the principal office of the
23    State Board of Elections not more than 113 nor less than
24    106 days prior to the date of the primary.
25        (5) Petitions of candidates for precinct, township or
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1    county clerk not more than 113 nor less than 106 days prior
2    to the date of the primary.
3        (6) The State Board of Elections and the various
4    election authorities and local election officials with
5    whom such petitions for nominations are filed shall specify
6    the place where filings shall be made and upon receipt
7    shall endorse thereon the day and hour on which each
8    petition was filed. All petitions filed by persons waiting
9    in line as of 8:00 a.m. on the first day for filing, or as
10    of the normal opening hour of the office involved on such
11    day, shall be deemed filed as of 8:00 a.m. or the normal
12    opening hour, as the case may be. Petitions filed by mail
13    and received after midnight of the first day for filing and
14    in the first mail delivery or pickup of that day shall be
15    deemed as filed as of 8:00 a.m. of that day or as of the
16    normal opening hour of such day, as the case may be. All
17    petitions received thereafter shall be deemed as filed in
18    the order of actual receipt. However, 2 or more petitions
19    filed within the last hour of the filing deadline shall be
20    deemed filed simultaneously. Where 2 or more petitions are
21    received simultaneously, the State Board of Elections or
22    the various election authorities or local election
23    officials with whom such petitions are filed shall break
24    ties and determine the order of filing, by means of a
25    lottery or other fair and impartial method of random
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1    lottery shall be conducted within 9 days following the last
2    day for petition filing and shall be open to the public.
3    Seven days written notice of the time and place of
4    conducting such random selection shall be given by the
5    State Board of Elections to the chairman of the State
6    central committee of each established political party, and
7    by each election authority or local election official, to
8    the County Chairman of each established political party,
9    and to each organization of citizens within the election
10    jurisdiction which was entitled, under this Article, at the
11    next preceding election, to have pollwatchers present on
12    the day of election. The State Board of Elections, election
13    authority or local election official shall post in a
14    conspicuous, open and public place, at the entrance of the
15    office, notice of the time and place of such lottery. The
16    State Board of Elections shall adopt rules and regulations
17    governing the procedures for the conduct of such lottery.
18    All candidates shall be certified in the order in which
19    their petitions have been filed. Where candidates have
20    filed simultaneously, they shall be certified in the order
21    determined by lot and prior to candidates who filed for the
22    same office at a later time.
23        (7) The State Board of Elections or the appropriate
24    election authority or local election official with whom
25    such a petition for nomination is filed shall notify the
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1    the obligation to file statements of organization, reports
2    of campaign contributions, and annual reports of campaign
3    contributions and expenditures under Article 9 of this Act.
4    Such notice shall be given in the manner prescribed by
5    paragraph (7) of Section 9-16 of this Code.
6        (8) Nomination papers filed under this Section are not
7    valid if the candidate named therein fails to file a
8    statement of economic interests as required by the Illinois
9    Governmental Ethics Act in relation to his candidacy with
10    the appropriate officer by the end of the period for the
11    filing of nomination papers unless he has filed a statement
12    of economic interests in relation to the same governmental
13    unit with that officer within a year preceding the date on
14    which such nomination papers were filed. If the nomination
15    papers of any candidate and the statement of economic
16    interest of that candidate are not required to be filed
17    with the same officer, the candidate must file with the
18    officer with whom the nomination papers are filed a receipt
19    from the officer with whom the statement of economic
20    interests is filed showing the date on which such statement
21    was filed. Such receipt shall be so filed not later than
22    the last day on which nomination papers may be filed.
23        (9) Any person for whom a petition for nomination, or
24    for committeeman or for delegate or alternate delegate to a
25    national nominating convention has been filed may cause his
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1    and duly acknowledged before an officer qualified to take
2    acknowledgments of deeds, and filed in the principal or
3    permanent branch office of the State Board of Elections or
4    with the appropriate election authority or local election
5    official, not later than the date of certification of
6    candidates for the consolidated primary or general primary
7    ballot. No names so withdrawn shall be certified or printed
8    on the primary ballot. If petitions for nomination have
9    been filed for the same person with respect to more than
10    one political party, his name shall not be certified nor
11    printed on the primary ballot of any party. If petitions
12    for nomination have been filed for the same person for 2 or
13    more offices which are incompatible so that the same person
14    could not serve in more than one of such offices if
15    elected, that person must withdraw as a candidate for all
16    but one of such offices within the 5 business days
17    following the last day for petition filing. A candidate in
18    a judicial election may file petitions for nomination for
19    only one vacancy in a subcircuit and only one vacancy in a
20    circuit in any one filing period, and if petitions for
21    nomination have been filed for the same person for 2 or
22    more vacancies in the same circuit or subcircuit in the
23    same filing period, his or her name shall be certified only
24    for the first vacancy for which the petitions for
25    nomination were filed. If he fails to withdraw as a
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1    his name shall not be certified, nor printed on the primary
2    ballot, for any office. For the purpose of the foregoing
3    provisions, an office in a political party is not
4    incompatible with any other office.
5        (10)(a) Notwithstanding the provisions of any other
6    statute, no primary shall be held for an established
7    political party in any township, municipality, or ward
8    thereof, where the nomination of such party for every
9    office to be voted upon by the electors of such township,
10    municipality, or ward thereof, is uncontested. Whenever a
11    political party's nomination of candidates is uncontested
12    as to one or more, but not all, of the offices to be voted
13    upon by the electors of a township, municipality, or ward
14    thereof, then a primary shall be held for that party in
15    such township, municipality, or ward thereof; provided
16    that the primary ballot shall not include those offices
17    within such township, municipality, or ward thereof, for
18    which the nomination is uncontested. For purposes of this
19    Article, the nomination of an established political party
20    of a candidate for election to an office shall be deemed to
21    be uncontested where not more than the number of persons to
22    be nominated have timely filed valid nomination papers
23    seeking the nomination of such party for election to such
24    office.
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1    established political party for any special primary
2    election called for the purpose of filling a vacancy in the
3    office of representative in the United States Congress
4    where the nomination of such political party for said
5    office is uncontested. For the purposes of this Article,
6    the nomination of an established political party of a
7    candidate for election to said office shall be deemed to be
8    uncontested where not more than the number of persons to be
9    nominated have timely filed valid nomination papers
10    seeking the nomination of such established party for
11    election to said office. This subsection (b) shall not
12    apply if such primary election is conducted on a regularly
13    scheduled election day.
14        (c) Notwithstanding the provisions of any other law to
15    the contrary in subparagraph (a) and (b) of this paragraph
16    (10), whenever a person who has not timely filed valid
17    nomination papers and who intends to become a write-in
18    candidate for a political party's nomination in the general
19    primary election for any office for which the nomination is
20    uncontested files a written statement or notice of that
21    intent with the State Board of Elections or the local
22    election official with whom nomination papers for such
23    office are filed, a primary ballot shall be prepared and a
24    primary shall be held for that office. Such statement or
25    notice shall be filed on or before the date established in
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1    ballot. Such statement or notice shall contain (i) the name
2    and address of the person intending to become a write-in
3    candidate, (ii) a statement that the person is a qualified
4    primary elector of the political party from whom the
5    nomination is sought, (iii) a statement that the person
6    intends to become a write-in candidate for the party's
7    nomination, and (iv) the office the person is seeking as a
8    write-in candidate. An election authority shall have no
9    duty to conduct a primary and prepare a primary ballot for
10    any office for which the nomination is uncontested unless a
11    statement or notice meeting the requirements of this
12    Section is filed in a timely manner.
13        (d) Notwithstanding the provisions of any other law to
14    the contrary, whenever a person who has not timely filed
15    valid nomination papers and who intends to become a
16    write-in candidate for a political party's nomination in
17    the consolidated primary election for any office for which
18    the nomination is uncontested files a written statement or
19    notice of that intent with the State Board of Elections or
20    the local election official with whom nomination papers for
21    such office are filed, no primary ballot shall be printed.
22    Where no primary is held, a person intending to become a
23    write-in candidate at the consolidated primary election
24    may re-file a declaration of intent to be a write-in
25    candidate for the consolidated election with the
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1        (11) If multiple sets of nomination papers are filed
2    for a candidate to the same office, the State Board of
3    Elections, appropriate election authority or local
4    election official where the petitions are filed shall
5    within 2 business days notify the candidate of his or her
6    multiple petition filings and that the candidate has 3
7    business days after receipt of the notice to notify the
8    State Board of Elections, appropriate election authority
9    or local election official that he or she may cancel prior
10    sets of petitions. If the candidate notifies the State
11    Board of Elections, appropriate election authority or
12    local election official, the last set of petitions filed
13    shall be the only petitions to be considered valid by the
14    State Board of Elections, election authority or local
15    election official. If the candidate fails to notify the
16    State Board of Elections, election authority or local
17    election official then only the first set of petitions
18    filed shall be valid and all subsequent petitions shall be
19    void.
20        (12) All nominating petitions shall be available for
21    public inspection and shall be preserved for a period of
22    not less than 6 months.
23(Source: P.A. 99-221, eff. 7-31-15.)
 
24    (10 ILCS 5/7-59)  (from Ch. 46, par. 7-59)
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1votes at a primary as a candidate of a party for the nomination
2for an office shall be the candidate of that party for such
3office, and his name as such candidate shall be placed on the
4official ballot at the election then next ensuing; provided,
5that where there are two or more persons to be nominated for
6the same office or board, the requisite number of persons
7receiving the highest number of votes shall be nominated and
8their names shall be placed on the official ballot at the
9following election.
10    Except as otherwise provided by Section 7-8 of this Act,
11the person receiving the highest number of votes of his party
12for State central committeeman of his congressional district
13shall be declared elected State central committeeman from said
14congressional district.
15    Unless a national political party specifies that delegates
16and alternate delegates to a National nominating convention be
17allocated by proportional selection representation according
18to the results of a Presidential preference primary, the
19requisite number of persons receiving the highest number of
20votes of their party for delegates and alternate delegates to
21National nominating conventions from the State at large, and
22the requisite number of persons receiving the highest number of
23votes of their party for delegates and alternate delegates to
24National nominating conventions in their respective
25congressional districts shall be declared elected delegates
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1of their party.
2    A political party which elects the members to its State
3Central Committee by Alternative B under paragraph (a) of
4Section 7-8 shall select its congressional district delegates
5and alternate delegates to its national nominating convention
6by proportional selection representation according to the
7results of a Presidential preference primary in each
8congressional district in the manner provided by the rules of
9the national political party and the State Central Committee,
10when the rules and policies of the national political party so
11require.
12    A political party which elects the members to its State
13Central Committee by Alternative B under paragraph (a) of
14Section 7-8 shall select its at large delegates and alternate
15delegates to its national nominating convention by
16proportional selection representation according to the results
17of a Presidential preference primary in the whole State in the
18manner provided by the rules of the national political party
19and the State Central Committee, when the rules and policies of
20the national political party so require.
21    The person receiving the highest number of votes of his
22party for precinct committeeman of his precinct shall be
23declared elected precinct committeeman from said precinct.
24    The person receiving the highest number of votes of his
25party for township committeeman of his township or part of a
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1committeeman from said township or part of a township as the
2case may be. In cities where ward committeemen are elected, the
3person receiving the highest number of votes of his party for
4ward committeeman of his ward shall be declared elected ward
5committeeman from said ward.
6    When two or more persons receive an equal and the highest
7number of votes for the nomination for the same office or for
8committeeman of the same political party, or where more than
9one person of the same political party is to be nominated as a
10candidate for office or committeeman, if it appears that more
11than the number of persons to be nominated for an office or
12elected committeeman have the highest and an equal number of
13votes for the nomination for the same office or for election as
14committeeman, the election authority by which the returns of
15the primary are canvassed shall decide by lot which of said
16persons shall be nominated or elected, as the case may be. In
17such case the election authority shall issue notice in writing
18to such persons of such tie vote stating therein the place, the
19day (which shall not be more than 5 days thereafter) and the
20hour when such nomination or election shall be so determined.
21    (b) Write-in votes shall be counted only for persons who
22have filed notarized declarations of intent to be write-in
23candidates with the proper election authority or authorities no
24more than 106 days before, and not later than 61 days prior to
25the primary. However, whenever an objection to a candidate's
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1under Section 10-10 after the 61st day before the election,
2then write-in votes shall be counted for that candidate if he
3or she has filed a notarized declaration of intent to be a
4write-in candidate for that office with the proper election
5authority or authorities not later than 7 days prior to the
6election.
7    Forms for the declaration of intent to be a write-in
8candidate shall be supplied by the election authorities. A
9declaration of intent to be a write-in candidate shall include:
10        (1) the name and address of the person intending to
11    become a write-in candidate;
12        (2) the office sought;
13        (3) the date of the election; and
14        (4) the notarized signature of the candidate or
15    candidates.
16        A declaration of intent to be a write-in candidate that
17    does not include the information required by paragraphs (1)
18    through (4) shall not be accepted.
19        Persons intending to become write-in candidates for
20    the offices of President of the United States and Vice
21    President of the United States or Governor and Lieutenant
22    Governor shall file one joint declaration of intent to be a
23    write-in candidate that identifies the candidate for each
24    office. Such declaration shall specify the office for which
25    the person seeks nomination or election as a write-in
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1    The election authority or authorities shall deliver a list
2of all persons who have filed such declarations to the election
3judges in the appropriate precincts prior to the primary.
4    (c) (1) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this
5Section, where the number of candidates whose names have been
6printed on a party's ballot for nomination for or election to
7an office at a primary is less than the number of persons the
8party is entitled to nominate for or elect to the office at the
9primary, a person whose name was not printed on the party's
10primary ballot as a candidate for nomination for or election to
11the office, is not nominated for or elected to that office as a
12result of a write-in vote at the primary unless the number of
13votes he received equals or exceeds the number of signatures
14required on a petition for nomination for that office; or
15unless the number of votes he receives exceeds the number of
16votes received by at least one of the candidates whose names
17were printed on the primary ballot for nomination for or
18election to the same office.
19    (2) Paragraph (1) of this subsection does not apply where
20the number of candidates whose names have been printed on the
21party's ballot for nomination for or election to the office at
22the primary equals or exceeds the number of persons the party
23is entitled to nominate for or elect to the office at the
24primary.
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1    (10 ILCS 5/13-1)  (from Ch. 46, par. 13-1)
2    Sec. 13-1. In counties not under township organization, the
3county board of commissioners shall at its meeting in July in
4each even-numbered year appoint in each election precinct 5
5capable and discreet persons meeting the qualifications of
6Section 13-4 to be judges of election. Where neither voting
7machines nor electronic, mechanical or electric voting systems
8are used, the county board may, for any precinct with respect
9to which the board considers such action necessary or desirable
10in view of the number of voters, and shall for general
11elections for any precinct containing more than 600 registered
12voters, appoint in addition to the 5 judges of election a team
13of 5 tally judges. In such precincts the judges of election
14shall preside over the election during the hours the polls are
15open, and the tally judges, with the assistance of the holdover
16judges designated pursuant to Section 13-6.2, shall count the
17vote after the closing of the polls. However, the County Board
18of Commissioners may appoint 3 judges of election to serve in
19lieu of the 5 judges of election otherwise required by this
20Section (1) to serve in any emergency referendum, or in any
21odd-year regular election or in any special primary or special
22election called for the purpose of filling a vacancy in the
23office of representative in the United States Congress or to
24nominate candidates for such purpose or (2) if the county board
25passes an ordinance to reduce the number of judges of election
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1may reduce the number of judges of election in each precinct
2from 5 to 3 for any election. The tally judges shall possess
3the same qualifications and shall be appointed in the same
4manner and with the same division between political parties as
5is provided for judges of election.
6    In addition to such precinct judges, the county board of
7commissioners shall appoint special panels of 3 judges each,
8who shall possess the same qualifications and shall be
9appointed in the same manner and with the same division between
10political parties as is provided for other judges of election.
11The number of such panels of judges required shall be
12determined by regulations of the State Board of Elections which
13shall base the required numbers of special panels on the number
14of registered voters in the jurisdiction or the number of vote
15by mail ballots voted at recent elections, or any combination
16of such factors.
17    Such appointment shall be confirmed by the court as
18provided in Section 13-3 of this Article. No more than 3
19persons of the same political party shall be appointed judges
20of the same election precinct or election judge panel. The
21appointment shall be made in the following manner: The county
22board of commissioners shall select and approve 3 persons as
23judges of election in each election precinct from a certified
24list, furnished by the chairman of the County Central Committee
25of the first leading political party in such precinct; and the
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1persons as judges of election in each election precinct from a
2certified list, furnished by the chairman of the County Central
3Committee of the second leading political party. However, if
4only 3 judges of election serve in each election precinct, no
5more than 2 persons of the same political party shall be judges
6of election in the same election precinct; and which political
7party is entitled to 2 judges of election and which political
8party is entitled to one judge of election shall be determined
9in the same manner as set forth in the next two preceding
10sentences with regard to 5 election judges in each precinct.
11Such certified list shall be filed with the county clerk not
12less than 10 days before the annual meeting of the county board
13of commissioners. Such list shall be arranged according to
14precincts. The chairman of each county central committee shall,
15insofar as possible, list persons who reside within the
16precinct in which they are to serve as judges. However, he may,
17in his sole discretion, submit the names of persons who reside
18outside the precinct but within the county embracing the
19precinct in which they are to serve. He must, however, submit
20the names of at least 2 residents of the precinct for each
21precinct in which his party is to have 3 judges and must submit
22the name of at least one resident of the precinct for each
23precinct in which his party is to have 2 judges. The county
24board of commissioners shall acknowledge in writing to each
25county chairman the names of all persons submitted on such
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1If no such list is filed or such list is incomplete (that is,
2no names or an insufficient number of names are furnished for
3certain election precincts), the county board of commissioners
4shall make or complete such list from the names contained in
5the supplemental list provided for in Section 13-1.1. The
6election judges shall hold their office for 2 years from their
7appointment, and until their successors are duly appointed in
8the manner provided in this Act. The county board of
9commissioners shall fill all vacancies in the office of judge
10of election at any time in the manner provided in this Act.
11(Source: P.A. 100-337, eff. 8-25-17.)
 
12    (10 ILCS 5/13-2)  (from Ch. 46, par. 13-2)
13    Sec. 13-2. In counties under the township organization the
14county board shall at its meeting in July in each even-numbered
15year except in counties containing a population of 3,000,000
16inhabitants or over and except when such judges are appointed
17by election commissioners, select in each election precinct in
18the county, 5 capable and discreet persons to be judges of
19election who shall possess the qualifications required by this
20Act for such judges. Where neither voting machines nor
21electronic, mechanical or electric voting systems are used, the
22county board may, for any precinct with respect to which the
23board considers such action necessary or desirable in view of
24the number of voters, and shall for general elections for any
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1addition to the 5 judges of election a team of 5 tally judges.
2In such precincts the judges of election shall preside over the
3election during the hours the polls are open, and the tally
4judges, with the assistance of the holdover judges designated
5pursuant to Section 13-6.2, shall count the vote after the
6closing of the polls. The tally judges shall possess the same
7qualifications and shall be appointed in the same manner and
8with the same division between political parties as is provided
9for judges of election.
10    However, the county board may appoint 3 judges of election
11to serve in lieu of the 5 judges of election otherwise required
12by this Section (1) to serve in any emergency referendum, or in
13any odd-year regular election or in any special primary or
14special election called for the purpose of filling a vacancy in
15the office of representative in the United States Congress or
16to nominate candidates for such purpose or (2) if the county
17board passes an ordinance to reduce the number of judges of
18election to 3 for primary elections. In addition, an election
19authority may reduce the number of judges of election in each
20precinct from 5 to 3 for any election.
21    In addition to such precinct judges, the county board shall
22appoint special panels of 3 judges each, who shall possess the
23same qualifications and shall be appointed in the same manner
24and with the same division between political parties as is
25provided for other judges of election. The number of such
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1the State Board of Elections, which shall base the required
2number of special panels on the number of registered voters in
3the jurisdiction or the number of absentee ballots voted at
4recent elections or any combination of such factors.
5    No more than 3 persons of the same political party shall be
6appointed judges in the same election district or undivided
7precinct. The election of the judges of election in the various
8election precincts shall be made in the following manner: The
9county board shall select and approve 3 of the election judges
10in each precinct from a certified list furnished by the
11chairman of the County Central Committee of the first leading
12political party in such election precinct and shall also select
13and approve 2 judges of election in each election precinct from
14a certified list furnished by the chairman of the County
15Central Committee of the second leading political party in such
16election precinct. However, if only 3 judges of election serve
17in each election precinct, no more than 2 persons of the same
18political party shall be judges of election in the same
19election precinct; and which political party is entitled to 2
20judges of election and which political party is entitled to one
21judge of election shall be determined in the same manner as set
22forth in the next two preceding sentences with regard to 5
23election judges in each precinct. The respective County Central
24Committee chairman shall notify the county board by June 1 of
25each odd-numbered year immediately preceding the annual
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1will be filed by such chairman. Such list shall be arranged
2according to precincts. The chairman of each county central
3committee shall, insofar as possible, list persons who reside
4within the precinct in which they are to serve as judges.
5However, he may, in his sole discretion, submit the names of
6persons who reside outside the precinct but within the county
7embracing the precinct in which they are to serve. He must,
8however, submit the names of at least 2 residents of the
9precinct for each precinct in which his party is to have 3
10judges and must submit the name of at least one resident of the
11precinct for each precinct in which his party is to have 2
12judges. Such certified list, if filed, shall be filed with the
13county clerk not less than 20 days before the annual meeting of
14the county board. The county board shall acknowledge in writing
15to each county chairman the names of all persons submitted on
16such certified list and the total number of persons listed
17thereon. If no such list is filed or the list is incomplete
18(that is, no names or an insufficient number of names are
19furnished for certain election precincts), the county board
20shall make or complete such list from the names contained in
21the supplemental list provided for in Section 13-1.1. Provided,
22further, that in any case where a township has been or shall be
23redistricted, in whole or in part, subsequent to one general
24election for Governor, and prior to the next, the judges of
25election to be selected for all new or altered precincts shall
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1shall be applicable according to the facts and circumstances of
2the particular case, but the majority of such judges for each
3such precinct shall be selected from the first leading
4political party, and the minority judges from the second
5leading political party. Provided, further, that in counties
6having a population of 3,000,000 inhabitants or over the
7selection of judges of election shall be made in the same
8manner in all respects as in other counties, except that the
9provisions relating to tally judges are inapplicable to such
10counties and except that the county board shall meet during the
11month of January for the purpose of making such selection, each
12township committeeperson shall assume the responsibilities
13given to the chairman of the county central committee in this
14Section for the precincts within his or her township, and the
15township committeeperson shall notify the county board by the
16preceding October 1 whether or not the certified list will be
17filed. Such judges of election shall hold their office for 2
18years from their appointment and until their successors are
19duly appointed in the manner provided in this Act. The county
20board shall fill all vacancies in the office of judges of
21elections at any time in the manner herein provided.
22    Such selections under this Section shall be confirmed by
23the circuit court as provided in Section 13-3 of this Article.
24(Source: P.A. 100-337, eff. 8-25-17.)
 
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1    Sec. 14-1. (a) The board of election commissioners
2established or existing under Article 6 shall, at the time and
3in the manner provided in Section 14-3.1, select and choose no
4less than 3 5 persons, men or women, as judges of election for
5each precinct in such city, village or incorporated town.
6    Where neither voting machines nor electronic, mechanical
7or electric voting systems are used, the board of election
8commissioners may, for any precinct with respect to which the
9board considers such action necessary or desirable in view of
10the number of voters, and shall for general elections for any
11precinct containing more than 600 registered voters, appoint in
12addition to the 5 judges of election chosen under this
13subsection a team of 5 tally judges. In such precincts the
14judges of election shall preside over the election during the
15hours the polls are open, and the tally judges, with the
16assistance of the holdover judges designated pursuant to
17Section 14-5.2, shall count the vote after the closing of the
18polls. The tally judges shall possess the same qualifications
19and shall be appointed in the same manner and with the same
20division between political parties as is provided for judges of
21election. The foregoing provisions relating to the appointment
22of tally judges are inapplicable in counties with a population
23of 1,000,000 or more.
24    (b) To qualify as judges the persons must:
25        (1) be citizens of the United States;
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1    the registration requirement of the Sex Offender
2    Registration Act;
3        (3) be able to speak, read and write the English
4    language;
5        (4) be skilled in the 4 fundamental rules of
6    arithmetic;
7        (5) be of good understanding and capable;
8        (6) not be candidates for any office at the election
9    and not be elected committeemen;
10        (7) reside and be entitled to vote in the precinct in
11    which they are selected to serve, except that in each
12    precinct not more than one judge of each party may be
13    appointed from outside such precinct. Any judge so
14    appointed to serve in any precinct in which he is not
15    entitled to vote must be entitled to vote elsewhere within
16    the county which encompasses the precinct in which such
17    judge is appointed and such judge must otherwise meet the
18    qualifications of this Section, except as provided in
19    subsection (c) or (c-5).
20    (c) An election authority may establish a program to permit
21a person who is not entitled to vote to be appointed as an
22election judge if, as of the date of the election at which the
23person serves as a judge, he or she:
24        (1) is a U.S. citizen;
25        (2) is a junior or senior in good standing enrolled in
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1        (3) has a cumulative grade point average equivalent to
2    at least 3.0 on a 4.0 scale;
3        (4) has the written approval of the principal of the
4    secondary school he or she attends at the time of
5    appointment;
6        (5) has the written approval of his or her parent or
7    legal guardian;
8        (6) has satisfactorily completed the training course
9    for judges of election described in Sections 13-2.1,
10    13-2.2, and 14-4.1; and
11        (7) meets all other qualifications for appointment and
12    service as an election judge.
13    No more than one election judge qualifying under this
14subsection may serve per political party per precinct. Prior to
15appointment, a judge qualifying under this subsection must
16certify in writing to the election authority the political
17party the judge chooses to affiliate with.
18    Students appointed as election judges under this
19subsection shall not be counted as absent from school on the
20day they serve as judges.
21    (c-5) An election authority may establish a program to
22permit a person who is not entitled to vote in that precinct or
23county to be appointed as an election judge if, as of the date
24of the election at which the person serves as a judge, he or
25she:
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1        (2) is currently enrolled in a community college, as
2    defined in the Public Community College Act, or a public or
3    private Illinois university or college;
4        (3) has a cumulative grade point average equivalent to
5    at least 3.0 on a 4.0 scale;
6        (4) has satisfactorily completed the training course
7    for judges of election described in Sections 13-2.1,
8    13-2.2, and 14-4.1; and
9        (5) meets all other qualifications for appointment and
10    service as an election judge.
11    No more than one election judge qualifying under this
12subsection may serve per political party per precinct. Prior to
13appointment, a judge qualifying under this subsection must
14certify in writing to the election authority the political
15party the judge chooses to affiliate with.
16    Students appointed as election judges under this
17subsection shall not be counted as absent from school on the
18day they serve as judges.
19    (d) The board of election commissioners may select 2
20additional judges of election, one from each of the major
21political parties, for each 200 voters in excess of 600 in any
22precinct having more than 600 voters as authorized by Section
2311-3. These additional judges must meet the qualifications
24prescribed in this Section.
25(Source: P.A. 95-699, eff. 11-9-07; 95-818, eff. 1-1-09;
2696-328, eff. 8-11-09.)
 

 

 

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1    (10 ILCS 5/17-16.1)  (from Ch. 46, par. 17-16.1)
2    Sec. 17-16.1. Write-in votes shall be counted only for
3persons who have filed notarized declarations of intent to be
4write-in candidates with the proper election authority or
5authorities no more than 106 days before, and not later than 61
6days prior to the election. However, whenever an objection to a
7candidate's nominating papers or petitions for any office is
8sustained under Section 10-10 after the 61st day before the
9election, then write-in votes shall be counted for that
10candidate if he or she has filed a notarized declaration of
11intent to be a write-in candidate for that office with the
12proper election authority or authorities not later than 7 days
13prior to the election.
14    Forms for the declaration of intent to be a write-in
15candidate shall be supplied by the election authorities. A
16declaration of intent to be a write-in candidate shall include:
17        (1) the name and address of the person intending to
18    become a write-in candidate;
19        (2) the office sought;
20        (3) the date of the election; and
21        (4) the notarized signature of the candidate or
22    candidates.
23        A declaration of intent to be a write-in candidate that
24    does not include the information required by paragraphs (1)
25    through (4) shall not be accepted.

 

 

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1        Persons intending to become write-in candidates for
2    the offices of President of the United States and Vice
3    President of the United States or Governor and Lieutenant
4    Governor shall file one joint declaration of intent to be a
5    write-in candidate that identifies the candidate for each
6    office. A vote cast for either candidate shall constitute a
7    valid write-in vote for the team of candidates. Such
8    declaration shall specify the office for which the person
9    seeks election as a write-in candidate.
10    The election authority or authorities shall deliver a list
11of all persons who have filed such declarations to the election
12judges in the appropriate precincts prior to the election.
13    A candidate for whom a nomination paper has been filed as a
14partisan candidate at a primary election, and who is defeated
15for his or her nomination at the primary election is ineligible
16to file a declaration of intent to be a write-in candidate for
17election in that general or consolidated election.
18    A candidate seeking election to an office for which
19candidates of political parties are nominated by caucus who is
20a participant in the caucus and who is defeated for his or her
21nomination at such caucus is ineligible to file a declaration
22of intent to be a write-in candidate for election in that
23general or consolidated election.
24    A candidate seeking election to an office for which
25candidates are nominated at a primary election on a nonpartisan
26basis and who is defeated for his or her nomination at the

 

 

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1primary election is ineligible to file a declaration of intent
2to be a write-in candidate for election in that general or
3consolidated election.
4    Nothing in this Section shall be construed to apply to
5votes cast under the provisions of subsection (b) of Section
616-5.01.
7(Source: P.A. 95-699, eff. 11-9-07.)
 
8    (10 ILCS 5/18-9.1)  (from Ch. 46, par. 18-9.1)
9    Sec. 18-9.1. Write-in votes shall be counted only for
10persons who have filed notarized declarations of intent to be
11write-in candidates with the proper election authority or
12authorities no more than 106 days before, and not later than 61
13days prior to the election. However, whenever an objection to a
14candidate's nominating papers or petitions is sustained under
15Section 10-10 after the 61st day before the election, then
16write-in votes shall be counted for that candidate if he or she
17has filed a notarized declaration of intent to be a write-in
18candidate for that office with the proper election authority or
19authorities not later than 7 days prior to the election.
20    Forms for the declaration of intent to be a write-in
21candidate shall be supplied by the election authorities. A
22declaration of intent to be a write-in candidate shall include:
23        (1) the name and address of the person intending to
24    become a write-in candidate;
25        (2) the office sought;

 

 

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1        (3) the date of the election; and
2        (4) the notarized signature of the candidate or
3    candidates.
4        A declaration of intent to be a write-in candidate that
5    does not include the information required by paragraphs (1)
6    through (4) shall not be accepted.
7        Persons intending to become write-in candidates for
8    the offices of President of the United States and Vice
9    President of the United States or Governor and Lieutenant
10    Governor shall file one joint declaration of intent to be a
11    write-in candidate that identifies the candidate for each
12    office. A vote cast for either candidate shall constitute a
13    valid write-in vote for the team of candidates. Such
14    declaration shall specify the office for which the person
15    seeks election as a write-in candidate.
16    The election authority or authorities shall deliver a list
17of all persons who have filed such declarations to the election
18judges in the appropriate precincts prior to the election.
19    A candidate for whom a nomination paper has been filed as a
20partisan candidate at a primary election, and who is defeated
21for his or her nomination at the primary election, is
22ineligible to file a declaration of intent to be a write-in
23candidate for election in that general or consolidated
24election.
25    A candidate seeking election to an office for which
26candidates of political parties are nominated by caucus who is

 

 

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1a participant in the caucus and who is defeated for his or her
2nomination at such caucus is ineligible to file a declaration
3of intent to be a write-in candidate for election in that
4general or consolidated election.
5    A candidate seeking election to an office for which
6candidates are nominated at a primary election on a nonpartisan
7basis and who is defeated for his or her nomination at the
8primary election is ineligible to file a declaration of intent
9to be a write-in candidate for election in that general or
10consolidated election.
11    Nothing in this Section shall be construed to apply to
12votes cast under the provisions of subsection (b) of Section
1316-5.01.
14(Source: P.A. 95-699, eff. 11-9-07.)
 
15    (10 ILCS 5/19-3)  (from Ch. 46, par. 19-3)
16    Sec. 19-3. The application for vote by mail ballot shall be
17substantially in the following form:
18
APPLICATION FOR VOTE BY MAIL BALLOT
19    To be voted at the .... election in the County of .... and
20State of Illinois, in the .... precinct of the (1) *township of
21.... (2) *City of .... or (3) *.... ward in the City of ....
22    I state that I am a resident of the .... precinct of the
23(1) *township of .... (2) *City of .... or (3) *.... ward in
24the city of .... residing at .... in such city or town in the
25county of .... and State of Illinois; that I have lived at such

 

 

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1address for .... month(s) last past; that I am lawfully
2entitled to vote in such precinct at the .... election to be
3held therein on ....; and that I wish to vote by vote by mail
4ballot.
5    I hereby make application for an official ballot or ballots
6to be voted by me at such election, and I agree that I shall
7return such ballot or ballots to the official issuing the same
8prior to the closing of the polls on the date of the election
9or, if returned by mail, postmarked no later than election day,
10for counting no later than during the period for counting
11provisional ballots, the last day of which is the 14th day
12following election day.
13    I understand that this application is made for an official
14vote by mail ballot or ballots to be voted by me at the
15election specified in this application and that I must submit a
16separate application for an official vote by mail ballot or
17ballots to be voted by me at any subsequent election.
18    Under penalties as provided by law pursuant to Section
1929-10 of the Election Code, the undersigned certifies that the
20statements set forth in this application are true and correct.
21
....
22
*fill in either (1), (2) or (3).
23
Post office address to which ballot is mailed:
24...............
25    However, if application is made for a primary election
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1designate the name of the political party with which the
2applicant is affiliated.
3    If application is made electronically, the applicant shall
4mark the box associated with the above described statement
5included as part of the online application certifying that the
6statements set forth in this application are true and correct,
7and a signature is not required.
8    Any person may produce, reproduce, distribute, or return to
9an election authority the application for vote by mail ballot.
10Any campaign, party, or other organization or individual that
11engages in a vote by mail operation in which voters are sent
12applications for vote by mail ballots shall also provide the
13voter with a return envelope addressed only to the appropriate
14local election authority for that registered voter. Removing,
15tampering with, or otherwise knowingly making the postmark on
16the application unreadable by the election authority shall
17establish a rebuttable presumption of a violation of this
18paragraph. Upon receipt, the appropriate election authority
19shall accept and promptly process any application for vote by
20mail ballot submitted in a form substantially similar to that
21required by this Section, including any substantially similar
22production or reproduction generated by the applicant.
23(Source: P.A. 98-115, eff. 7-29-13; 98-1171, eff. 6-1-15;
2499-522, eff. 6-30-16.)
 
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1    Sec. 22-19. Risk-limiting election audits.
2    (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, an election
3authority is authorized to conduct a risk-limiting audit before
4the certification of the results of an election as provided
5under Section 22-18. The determination to conduct a
6risk-limiting audit, the scope of an audit, and the uses of the
7results of an audit are entirely within the discretion of the
8election authority. The provisions of the law regarding the
9anonymity of the ballot and chain of custody shall be observed
10in any process conducted under this subsection (a).
11    (b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, an election
12authority is authorized to conduct a risk-limiting audit after
13the results of an election have been certified and the period
14for filing an election contest has expired. The determination
15to conduct a risk-limiting audit, the scope of an audit, and
16the uses of the results of an audit are entirely within the
17discretion of the election authority.
18    (c) The State Board of Elections shall adopt rules to
19create a certification process for certifying that the
20procedure to be used by an election authority comports with the
21requirements of this Section, uses generally-accepted
22statistical methods, and meets the standards for best practices
23to insure statistically sound results. Upon application by an
24election authority, accompanied by a sufficient showing of the
25statistical soundness of an election authority's risk-limiting
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1certification process requirement for that election authority,
2notwithstanding the rules adopted under this subsection (c).
3    (d) For the purposes of this Section, "risk-limiting audit"
4means a process of examining election materials, including
5ballots, under an audit protocol that makes use of statistical
6methods and is designed to limit the risk of the certification
7of an incorrect election outcome. The method used in a
8risk-limiting audit shall be capable of producing an outcome
9that demonstrates a strong statistical likelihood that the
10outcome of an election is correct.
 
11    Section 97. Severability. The provisions of this Act are
12severable under Section 1.31 of the Statute on Statutes.
 
13    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect on
14January 1, 2019, except that this Section and the changes to
15Sections 1-17, 1A-8, 13-1, 13-2, 14-1, 19-3, and 22-19 of the
16Election Code take effect upon becoming law.