97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2011 and 2012
HB1131

 

Introduced 02/07/11, by Rep. Jim Watson

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
10 ILCS 5/17-11  from Ch. 46, par. 17-11
10 ILCS 5/17-43
10 ILCS 5/18-5  from Ch. 46, par. 18-5
10 ILCS 5/18-40
10 ILCS 5/19A-35
10 ILCS 5/24-1  from Ch. 46, par. 24-1
10 ILCS 5/24A-16  from Ch. 46, par. 24A-16
10 ILCS 5/24B-16
10 ILCS 5/24B-20

    Amends the Election Code. Requires that when a voter is notified that he or she has under-voted the ballot for a statewide constitutional office, the voting equipment shall indicate that under-vote only to the voter. Provides that an election authority may seek an exemption from the State Board of Elections for equipment that does not meet the under-vote notification requirement. Requires that all election authorities have voting systems that meet the requirement by the 2014 general primary election. Effective immediately.


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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 17-11, 17-43, 18-5, 18-40, 19A-35, 24-1, 24A-16,
624B-16, and 24B-20 as follows:
 
7    (10 ILCS 5/17-11)  (from Ch. 46, par. 17-11)
8    Sec. 17-11. On receipt of his ballot the voter shall
9forthwith, and without leaving the inclosed space, retire
10alone, or accompanied by children as provided in Section 17-8,
11to one of the voting booths so provided and shall prepare his
12ballot by making in the appropriate margin or place a cross (X)
13opposite the name of the candidate of his choice for each
14office to be filled, or by writing in the name of the candidate
15of his choice in a blank space on said ticket, making a cross
16(X) opposite thereto; and in case of a question submitted to
17the vote of the people, by making in the appropriate margin or
18place a cross (X) against the answer he desires to give. A
19cross (X) in the square in front of the bracket enclosing the
20names of a team of candidates for Governor and Lieutenant
21Governor counts as one vote for each of such candidates. Before
22leaving the voting booth the voter shall fold his ballot in
23such manner as to conceal the marks thereon. He shall then vote

 

 

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1forthwith in the manner herein provided, except that the number
2corresponding to the number of the voter on the poll books
3shall not be indorsed on the back of his ballot. He shall mark
4and deliver his ballot without undue delay, and shall quit said
5inclosed space as soon as he has voted; except that immediately
6after voting, the voter shall be instructed whether the voting
7equipment, if used, accepted or rejected the ballot or
8identified the ballot as under-voted for a statewide
9constitutional office. A voter whose ballot is identified as
10under-voted may return to the voting booth and complete the
11voting of that ballot. A voter whose ballot is not accepted by
12the voting equipment may, upon surrendering the ballot, request
13and vote another ballot. The voter's surrendered ballot shall
14be initialed by the election judge and handled as provided in
15the appropriate Article governing that voting equipment. The
16voting equipment shall indicate only to the voter if the voter
17under-voted for a statewide constitutional office. If the
18existing voting equipment cannot meet that under-vote
19notification requirement, the election authority may petition
20the State Board of Elections for an exemption from the
21under-vote notification requirement. All election authorities
22shall have voting systems compatible with the under-vote
23notification requirement by the 2014 general primary election.
24    No voter shall be allowed to occupy a voting booth already
25occupied by another, nor remain within said inclosed space more
26than ten minutes, nor to occupy a voting booth more than five

 

 

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1minutes in case all of said voting booths are in use and other
2voters waiting to occupy the same. No voter not an election
3officer, shall, after having voted, be allowed to re-enter said
4inclosed space during said election. No person shall take or
5remove any ballot from the polling place before the close of
6the poll. No voter shall vote or offer to vote any ballot
7except such as he has received from the judges of election in
8charge of the ballots. Any voter who shall, by accident or
9mistake, spoil his ballot, may, on returning said spoiled
10ballot, receive another in place thereof only after the word
11"spoiled" has been written in ink diagonally across the entire
12face of the ballot returned by the voter.
13    Where voting machines or electronic voting systems are
14used, the provisions of this section may be modified as
15required or authorized by Article 24, 24A, 24B, or 24C,
16whichever is applicable, except that the requirements of this
17Section that (i) the voter must be notified of the voting
18equipment's acceptance or rejection of the voter's ballot or
19identification of an under-vote for a statewide constitutional
20office and (ii) the voter shall have the opportunity to correct
21an under-vote or surrender the ballot that was not accepted and
22vote another ballot shall not be modified.
23(Source: P.A. 94-288, eff. 1-1-06; 95-699, eff. 11-9-07.)
 
24    (10 ILCS 5/17-43)
25    Sec. 17-43. Voting.

 

 

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1    (a) If the election authority has adopted the use of
2Precinct Tabulation Optical Scan Technology voting equipment
3pursuant to Article 24B of this Code, and the provisions of the
4Article are in conflict with the provisions of this Article 17,
5the provisions of Article 24B shall govern the procedures
6followed by the election authority, its judges of elections,
7and all employees and agents. In following the provisions of
8Article 24B, the election authority is authorized to develop
9and implement procedures to fully utilize Precinct Tabulation
10Optical Scan Technology voting equipment authorized by the
11State Board of Elections as long as the procedure is not in
12conflict with either Article 24B or the administrative rules of
13the State Board of Elections.
14    (b) Notwithstanding subsection (a), when voting equipment
15governed by any Article of this Code is used, the requirements
16of Section 7-11 that (i) the voter must be notified of the
17voting equipment's acceptance or rejection of the ballot or
18identification of an under-vote for a statewide constitutional
19office and (ii) the voter shall have the opportunity to correct
20an under-vote for a statewide constitutional office or
21surrender the ballot that was not accepted and vote another
22ballot shall not be modified. The voting equipment shall
23indicate only to the voter if the voter under-voted for a
24statewide constitutional office. If the existing voting
25equipment cannot meet that under-vote notification
26requirement, the election authority may petition the State

 

 

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1Board of Elections for an exemption from the under-vote
2notification requirement. All election authorities shall have
3voting systems compatible with the under-vote notification
4requirement by the 2014 general primary election.
5(Source: P.A. 95-699, eff. 11-9-07.)
 
6    (10 ILCS 5/18-5)  (from Ch. 46, par. 18-5)
7    Sec. 18-5. Any person desiring to vote and whose name is
8found upon the register of voters by the person having charge
9thereof, shall then be questioned by one of the judges as to
10his nativity, his term of residence at present address,
11precinct, State and United States, his age, whether naturalized
12and if so the date of naturalization papers and court from
13which secured, and he shall be asked to state his residence
14when last previously registered and the date of the election
15for which he then registered. The judges of elections shall
16check each application for ballot against the list of voters
17registered in that precinct to whom grace period, absentee, and
18early ballots have been issued for that election, which shall
19be provided by the election authority and which list shall be
20available for inspection by pollwatchers. A voter applying to
21vote in the precinct on election day whose name appears on the
22list as having been issued a grace period, absentee, or early
23ballot shall not be permitted to vote in the precinct, except
24that a voter to whom an absentee ballot was issued may vote in
25the precinct if the voter submits to the election judges that

 

 

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1absentee ballot for cancellation. If the voter is unable to
2submit the absentee ballot, it shall be sufficient for the
3voter to submit to the election judges (i) a portion of the
4absentee ballot if the absentee ballot was torn or mutilated or
5(ii) an affidavit executed before the election judges
6specifying that (A) the voter never received an absentee ballot
7or (B) the voter completed and returned an absentee ballot and
8was informed that the election authority did not receive that
9absentee ballot. If such person so registered shall be
10challenged as disqualified, the party challenging shall assign
11his reasons therefor, and thereupon one of the judges shall
12administer to him an oath to answer questions, and if he shall
13take the oath he shall then be questioned by the judge or
14judges touching such cause of challenge, and touching any other
15cause of disqualification. And he may also be questioned by the
16person challenging him in regard to his qualifications and
17identity. But if a majority of the judges are of the opinion
18that he is the person so registered and a qualified voter, his
19vote shall then be received accordingly. But if his vote be
20rejected by such judges, such person may afterward produce and
21deliver an affidavit to such judges, subscribed and sworn to by
22him before one of the judges, in which it shall be stated how
23long he has resided in such precinct, and state; that he is a
24citizen of the United States, and is a duly qualified voter in
25such precinct, and that he is the identical person so
26registered. In addition to such an affidavit, the person so

 

 

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1challenged shall provide to the judges of election proof of
2residence by producing 2 forms of identification showing the
3person's current residence address, provided that such
4identification may include a lease or contract for a residence
5and not more than one piece of mail addressed to the person at
6his current residence address and postmarked not earlier than
730 days prior to the date of the election, or the person shall
8procure a witness personally known to the judges of election,
9and resident in the precinct (or district), or who shall be
10proved by some legal voter of such precinct or district, known
11to the judges to be such, who shall take the oath following,
12viz:
13    I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I am a resident of
14this election precinct (or district), and entitled to vote at
15this election, and that I have been a resident of this State
16for 30 days last past, and am well acquainted with the person
17whose vote is now offered; that he is an actual and bona fide
18resident of this election precinct (or district), and has
19resided herein 30 days, and as I verily believe, in this State,
2030 days next preceding this election.
21    The oath in each case may be administered by one of the
22judges of election, or by any officer, resident in the precinct
23or district, authorized by law to administer oaths. Also
24supported by an affidavit by a registered voter residing in
25such precinct, stating his own residence, and that he knows
26such person; and that he does reside at the place mentioned and

 

 

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1has resided in such precinct and state for the length of time
2as stated by such person, which shall be subscribed and sworn
3to in the same way. For purposes of this Section, the
4submission of a photo identification issued by a college or
5university, accompanied by either (i) a copy of the applicant's
6contract or lease for a residence or (ii) one piece of mail
7addressed to the person at his or her current residence address
8and postmarked not earlier than 30 days prior to the date of
9the election, shall be sufficient to establish proof of
10residence. Whereupon the vote of such person shall be received,
11and entered as other votes. But such judges, having charge of
12such registers, shall state in their respective books the facts
13in such case, and the affidavits, so delivered to the judges,
14shall be preserved and returned to the office of the
15commissioners of election. Blank affidavits of the character
16aforesaid shall be sent out to the judges of all the precincts,
17and the judges of election shall furnish the same on demand and
18administer the oaths without criticism. Such oaths, if
19administered by any other officer than such judge of election,
20shall not be received. Whenever a proposal for a constitutional
21amendment or for the calling of a constitutional convention is
22to be voted upon at the election, the separate blue ballot or
23ballots pertaining thereto shall be placed on top of the other
24ballots to be voted at the election in such manner that the
25legend appearing on the back thereof, as prescribed in Section
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1this fashion the ballots shall be handed to the voter by the
2judge.
3    Immediately after voting, the voter shall be instructed
4whether the voting equipment, if used, accepted or rejected the
5ballot or identified the ballot as under-voted. A voter whose
6ballot is identified as under-voted for a statewide
7constitutional office may return to the voting booth and
8complete the voting of that ballot. A voter whose ballot is not
9accepted by the voting equipment may, upon surrendering the
10ballot, request and vote another ballot. The voter's
11surrendered ballot shall be initialed by the election judge and
12handled as provided in the appropriate Article governing that
13voting equipment. The voting equipment shall indicate only to
14the voter if the voter under-voted for a statewide
15constitutional office. If the existing voting equipment cannot
16meet that under-vote notification requirement, the election
17authority may petition the State Board of Elections for an
18exemption from the under-vote notification requirement. All
19election authorities shall have voting systems compatible with
20the under-vote notification requirement by the 2014 general
21primary election.
22    The voter shall, upon quitting the voting booth, deliver to
23one of the judges of election all of the ballots, properly
24folded, which he received. The judge of election to whom the
25voter delivers his ballots shall not accept the same unless all
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1voter delivers less than all of the ballots given to him, the
2judge to whom the same are offered shall advise him in a voice
3clearly audible to the other judges of election that the voter
4must return the remainder of the ballots. The statement of the
5judge to the voter shall clearly express the fact that the
6voter is not required to vote such remaining ballots but that
7whether or not he votes them he must fold and deliver them to
8the judge. In making such statement the judge of election shall
9not indicate by word, gesture or intonation of voice that the
10unreturned ballots shall be voted in any particular manner. No
11new voter shall be permitted to enter the voting booth of a
12voter who has failed to deliver the total number of ballots
13received by him until such voter has returned to the voting
14booth pursuant to the judge's request and again quit the booth
15with all of the ballots required to be returned by him. Upon
16receipt of all such ballots the judges of election shall enter
17the name of the voter, and his number, as above provided in
18this Section, and the judge to whom the ballots are delivered
19shall immediately put the ballots into the ballot box. If any
20voter who has failed to deliver all the ballots received by him
21refuses to return to the voting booth after being advised by
22the judge of election as herein provided, the judge shall
23inform the other judges of such refusal, and thereupon the
24ballot or ballots returned to the judge shall be deposited in
25the ballot box, the voter shall be permitted to depart from the
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1voting booth.
2    The judge of election who receives the ballot or ballots
3from the voter shall announce the residence and name of such
4voter in a loud voice. The judge shall put the ballot or
5ballots received from the voter into the ballot box in the
6presence of the voter and the judges of election, and in plain
7view of the public. The judges having charge of such registers
8shall then, in a column prepared thereon, in the same line of,
9the name of the voter, mark "Voted" or the letter "V".
10    No judge of election shall accept from any voter less than
11the full number of ballots received by such voter without first
12advising the voter in the manner above provided of the
13necessity of returning all of the ballots, nor shall any such
14judge advise such voter in a manner contrary to that which is
15herein permitted, or in any other manner violate the provisions
16of this Section; provided, that the acceptance by a judge of
17election of less than the full number of ballots delivered to a
18voter who refuses to return to the voting booth after being
19properly advised by such judge shall not be a violation of this
20Section.
21(Source: P.A. 95-699, eff. 11-9-07; 96-317, eff. 1-1-10.)
 
22    (10 ILCS 5/18-40)
23    Sec. 18-40. Voting equipment.
24    (a) If the election authority has adopted the use of
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1pursuant to Article 24B of this Code, and the provisions of the
2Article are in conflict with the provisions of this Article 18,
3the provisions of Article 24B shall govern the procedures
4followed by the election authority, its judges of elections,
5and all employees and agents. In following the provisions of
6Article 24B, the election authority is authorized to develop
7and implement procedures to fully utilize Precinct Tabulation
8Optical Scan Technology voting equipment authorized by the
9State Board of Elections as long as the procedure is not in
10conflict with either Article 24B or the administrative rules of
11the State Board of Elections.
12    (b) Notwithstanding subsection (a), when voting equipment
13governed by any Article of this Code is used, the requirements
14of Section 18-5 that (i) the voter must be notified of the
15voting equipment's acceptance or rejection of the ballot or
16identification of an under-vote for a statewide constitutional
17office and (ii) the voter shall have the opportunity to correct
18an under-vote for a statewide constitutional office or
19surrender the ballot that was not accepted and vote another
20ballot shall not be modified. The voting equipment shall
21indicate only to the voter if the voter under-voted for a
22statewide constitutional office. If the existing voting
23equipment cannot meet that under-vote notification
24requirement, the election authority may petition the State
25Board of Elections for an exemption from the under-vote
26notification requirement. All election authorities shall have

 

 

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1voting systems compatible with the under-vote notification
2requirement by the 2014 general primary election.
3(Source: P.A. 95-699, eff. 11-9-07.)
 
4    (10 ILCS 5/19A-35)
5    Sec. 19A-35. Procedure for voting.
6    (a) Not more than 23 days before the start of the election,
7the county clerk shall make available to the election official
8conducting early voting by personal appearance a sufficient
9number of early ballots, envelopes, and printed voting
10instruction slips for the use of early voters. The election
11official shall receipt for all ballots received and shall
12return unused or spoiled ballots at the close of the early
13voting period to the county clerk and must strictly account for
14all ballots received. The ballots delivered to the election
15official must include early ballots for each precinct in the
16election authority's jurisdiction and must include separate
17ballots for each political subdivision conducting an election
18of officers or a referendum at that election.
19    (b) In conducting early voting under this Article, the
20election judge or official is required to verify the signature
21of the early voter by comparison with the signature on the
22official registration card, and the judge or official must
23verify (i) the identity of the applicant, (ii) that the
24applicant is a registered voter, (iii) the precinct in which
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1political subdivision in which the applicant resides and is
2entitled to vote before providing an early ballot to the
3applicant. The applicant's identity must be verified by the
4applicant's presentation of an Illinois driver's license, a
5non-driver identification card issued by the Illinois
6Secretary of State, a photo identification card issued by a
7university or college, or another government-issued
8identification document containing the applicant's photograph.
9The election judge or official must verify the applicant's
10registration from the most recent poll list provided by the
11election authority, and if the applicant is not listed on that
12poll list, by telephoning the office of the election authority.
13    (b-5) A person requesting an early voting ballot to whom an
14absentee ballot was issued may vote early if the person submits
15that absentee ballot to the judges of election or official
16conducting early voting for cancellation. If the voter is
17unable to submit the absentee ballot, it shall be sufficient
18for the voter to submit to the judges or official (i) a portion
19of the absentee ballot if the absentee ballot was torn or
20mutilated or (ii) an affidavit executed before the judges or
21official specifying that (A) the voter never received an
22absentee ballot or (B) the voter completed and returned an
23absentee ballot and was informed that the election authority
24did not receive that absentee ballot.
25    (b-10) Within one day after a voter casts an early voting
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1street address, and precinct, ward, township, and district
2numbers, as the case may be, to the State Board of Elections,
3which shall maintain those names and that information in an
4electronic format on its website, arranged by county and
5accessible to State and local political committees.
6    (b-15) Immediately after voting an early ballot, the voter
7shall be instructed whether the voting equipment accepted or
8rejected the ballot or identified that ballot as under-voted
9for a statewide constitutional office. A voter whose ballot is
10identified as under-voted may return to the voting booth and
11complete the voting of that ballot. A voter whose early voting
12ballot is not accepted by the voting equipment may, upon
13surrendering the ballot, request and vote another early voting
14ballot. The voting equipment shall indicate only to the voter
15if the voter under-voted for a statewide constitutional office.
16If the existing voting equipment cannot meet that under-vote
17notification requirement, the election authority may petition
18the State Board of Elections for an exemption from the
19under-vote notification requirement. All election authorities
20shall have voting systems compatible with the under-vote
21notification requirement by the 2014 general primary election.
22The voter's surrendered ballot shall be initialed by the
23election judge or official conducting the early voting and
24handled as provided in the appropriate Article governing the
25voting equipment used.
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1shall be delivered by the election authority to the central
2ballot counting location before the close of the polls on the
3day of the election.
4(Source: P.A. 95-699, eff. 11-9-07; 96-317, eff. 1-1-10.)
 
5    (10 ILCS 5/24-1)  (from Ch. 46, par. 24-1)
6    Sec. 24-1. The election authority in all jurisdictions when
7voting machines are used shall, except as otherwise provided in
8this Code, provide a voting machine or voting machines for any
9or all of the election precincts or election districts, as the
10case may be, for which the election authority is by law charged
11with the duty of conducting an election or elections. A voting
12machine or machines sufficient in number to provide a machine
13for each 400 voters or fraction thereof shall be supplied for
14use at all elections. However, no such voting machine shall be
15used, purchased, or adopted, and no person or entity may have a
16written contract, including a contract contingent upon
17certification of the voting machines, to sell, lease, or loan
18voting machines to an election authority, until the board of
19voting machine commissioners hereinafter provided for, or a
20majority thereof, shall have made and filed a report certifying
21that they have examined such machine; that it affords each
22elector an opportunity to vote in absolute secrecy; that it
23enables each elector to vote a ticket selected in part from the
24nominees of one party, and in part from the nominees of any or
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1printed in the columns of candidates for public office, and in
2part of persons not in nomination by any party or upon any
3independent ticket; that it enables each elector to vote a
4written or printed ballot of his own selection, for any person
5for any office for whom he may desire to vote; that it enables
6each elector to vote for all candidates for whom he is entitled
7to vote, and prevents him from voting for any candidate for any
8office more than once, unless he is lawfully entitled to cast
9more than one vote for one candidate, and in that event permits
10him to cast only as many votes for that candidate as he is by
11law entitled, and no more; that it prevents the elector from
12voting for more than one person for the same office, unless he
13is lawfully entitled to vote for more than one person therefor,
14and in that event permits him to vote for as many persons for
15that office as he is by law entitled, and no more; that it
16identifies when an elector has not voted for all statewide
17constitutional offices by indicating only to the voter which
18office the voter under-voted (if the existing voting equipment
19cannot meet that under-vote notification requirement, the
20election authority may petition the State Board of Elections
21for an exemption from the under-vote notification requirement;
22all election authorities shall have voting systems compatible
23with the under-vote notification requirement by the 2014
24general primary election); and that such machine will register
25correctly by means of exact counters every vote cast for the
26regular tickets thereon; and has the capacity to contain the

 

 

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1tickets of at least 5 political parties with the names of all
2the candidates thereon, together with all propositions in the
3form provided by law, where such form is prescribed, and where
4no such provision is made for the form thereof, then in brief
5form, not to exceed 75 words; that all votes cast on the
6machine on a regular ballot or ballots shall be registered;
7that voters may, by means of irregular ballots or otherwise
8vote for any person for any office, although such person may
9not have been nominated by any party and his name may not
10appear on such machine; that when a vote is cast for any person
11for any such office, when his name does not appear on the
12machine, the elector cannot vote for any other name on the
13machine for the same office; that each elector can,
14understandingly and within the period of 4 minutes cast his
15vote for all candidates of his choice; that the machine is so
16constructed that the candidates for presidential electors of
17any party can be voted for only by voting for the ballot label
18containing a bracket within which are the names of the
19candidates for President and Vice-President of the party or
20group; that the machine is provided with a lock or locks by the
21use of which any movement of the voting or registering
22mechanism is absolutely prevented so that it cannot be tampered
23with or manipulated for any purpose; that the machine is
24susceptible of being closed during the progress of the voting
25so that no person can see or know the number of votes
26registered for any candidate; that each elector is permitted to

 

 

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1vote for or against any question, proposition or amendment upon
2which he is entitled to vote, and is prevented from voting for
3or against any question, proposition or amendment upon which he
4is not entitled to vote; that the machine is capable of
5adjustment by the election authority, so as to permit the
6elector, at a party primary election, to vote only for the
7candidates seeking nomination by the political party in which
8primary he is entitled to vote: Provided, also that no such
9machine or machines shall be purchased, unless the party or
10parties making the sale shall guarantee in writing to keep the
11machine or machines in good working order for 5 years without
12additional cost and shall give a sufficient bond conditioned to
13that effect.
14(Source: P.A. 94-1000, eff. 7-3-06; 95-699, eff. 11-9-07.)
 
15    (10 ILCS 5/24A-16)  (from Ch. 46, par. 24A-16)
16    Sec. 24A-16. The State Board of Elections shall approve all
17voting systems provided by this Article.
18    No voting system shall be approved unless it fulfills the
19following requirements:
20        (1) It enables a voter to vote in absolute secrecy;
21        (2) (Blank);
22        (3) It enables a voter to vote a ticket selected in
23    part from the nominees of one party, and in part from the
24    nominees of any or all parties, and in part from
25    independent candidates and in part of candidates whose

 

 

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1    names are written in by the voter;
2        (4) It enables a voter to vote a written or printed
3    ticket of his own selection for any person for any office
4    for whom he may desire to vote;
5        (5) It will reject all votes for an office or upon a
6    proposition when the voter has cast more votes for such
7    office or upon such proposition than he is entitled to
8    cast;
9        (5.5) It will identify when a voter has not voted for
10    all statewide constitutional offices by indicating only to
11    the voter which office the voter under-voted (if the
12    existing voting equipment cannot meet that under-vote
13    notification requirement, the election authority may
14    petition the State Board of Elections for an exemption from
15    the under-vote notification requirement; all election
16    authorities shall have voting systems compatible with the
17    under-vote notification requirement by the 2014 general
18    primary election);
19        (6) It will accommodate all propositions to be
20    submitted to the voters in the form provided by law or,
21    where no such form is provided, then in brief form, not to
22    exceed 75 words.
23    The State Board of Elections shall not approve any voting
24equipment or system that includes an external Infrared Data
25Association (IrDA) communications port.
26    The State Board of Elections is authorized to withdraw its

 

 

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1approval of a voting system if the system fails to fulfill the
2above requirements.
3    The vendor, person, or other private entity shall be solely
4responsible for the production and cost of: all application
5fees; all ballots; additional temporary workers; and other
6equipment or facilities needed and used in the testing of the
7vendor's, person's, or other private entity's respective
8equipment and software.
9    Any voting system vendor, person, or other private entity
10seeking the State Board of Elections' approval of a voting
11system shall, as part of the approval application, submit to
12the State Board a non-refundable fee. The State Board of
13Elections by rule shall establish an appropriate fee structure,
14taking into account the type of voting system approval that is
15requested (such as approval of a new system, a modification of
16an existing system, the size of the modification, etc.). No
17voting system or modification of a voting system shall be
18approved unless the fee is paid.
19    No vendor, person, or other entity may sell, lease, or
20loan, or have a written contract, including a contract
21contingent upon State Board approval of the voting system or
22voting system component, to sell, lease, or loan, a voting
23system or voting system component to any election jurisdiction
24unless the voting system or voting system component is first
25approved by the State Board of Elections pursuant to this
26Section.

 

 

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1(Source: P.A. 94-1000, eff. 7-3-06; 95-699, eff. 11-9-07.)
 
2    (10 ILCS 5/24B-16)
3    Sec. 24B-16. Approval of Precinct Tabulation Optical Scan
4Technology Voting Systems; Requisites. The State Board of
5Elections shall approve all Precinct Tabulation Optical Scan
6Technology voting systems provided by this Article.
7    No Precinct Tabulation Optical Scan Technology voting
8system shall be approved unless it fulfills the following
9requirements:
10        (a) It enables a voter to vote in absolute secrecy;
11        (b) (Blank);
12        (c) It enables a voter to vote a ticket selected in
13    part from the nominees of one party, and in part from the
14    nominees of any or all parties, and in part from
15    independent candidates, and in part of candidates whose
16    names are written in by the voter;
17        (d) It enables a voter to vote a written or printed
18    ticket of his or her own selection for any person for any
19    office for whom he or she may desire to vote;
20        (e) It will reject all votes for an office or upon a
21    proposition when the voter has cast more votes for the
22    office or upon the proposition than he or she is entitled
23    to cast;
24        (e-5) It will identify when a voter has not voted for
25    all statewide constitutional offices by indicating only to

 

 

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1    the voter which office the voter under-voted (if the
2    existing voting equipment cannot meet that under-vote
3    notification requirement, the election authority may
4    petition the State Board of Elections for an exemption from
5    the under-vote notification requirement; all election
6    authorities shall have voting systems compatible with the
7    under-vote notification requirement by the 2014 general
8    primary election); and
9        (f) It will accommodate all propositions to be
10    submitted to the voters in the form provided by law or,
11    where no form is provided, then in brief form, not to
12    exceed 75 words.
13    The State Board of Elections shall not approve any voting
14equipment or system that includes an external Infrared Data
15Association (IrDA) communications port.
16    The State Board of Elections is authorized to withdraw its
17approval of a Precinct Tabulation Optical Scan Technology
18voting system if the system fails to fulfill the above
19requirements.
20    The vendor, person, or other private entity shall be solely
21responsible for the production and cost of: all application
22fees; all ballots; additional temporary workers; and other
23equipment or facilities needed and used in the testing of the
24vendor's, person's, or other private entity's respective
25equipment and software.
26    Any voting system vendor, person, or other private entity

 

 

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1seeking the State Board of Elections' approval of a voting
2system shall, as part of the approval application, submit to
3the State Board a non-refundable fee. The State Board of
4Elections by rule shall establish an appropriate fee structure,
5taking into account the type of voting system approval that is
6requested (such as approval of a new system, a modification of
7an existing system, the size of the modification, etc.). No
8voting system or modification of a voting system shall be
9approved unless the fee is paid.
10    No vendor, person, or other entity may sell, lease, or
11loan, or have a written contract, including a contract
12contingent upon State Board approval of the voting system or
13voting system component, to sell, lease, or loan, a voting
14system or Precinct Tabulation Optical Scan Technology voting
15system component to any election jurisdiction unless the voting
16system or voting system component is first approved by the
17State Board of Elections pursuant to this Section.
18(Source: P.A. 94-1000, eff. 7-3-06; 95-699, eff. 11-9-07.)
 
19    (10 ILCS 5/24B-20)
20    Sec. 24B-20. Voting Defect Identification Capabilities.
21An election authority is required to use the Voting Defect
22Identification capabilities of the automatic tabulating
23equipment when used in-precinct, including both the capability
24of identifying an under-vote (by indicating only to the voter
25which office the voter under-voted) and the capability of

 

 

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1identifying an over-vote. If the existing voting equipment
2cannot meet that under-vote notification requirement, the
3election authority may petition the State Board of Elections
4for an exemption from the under-vote notification requirement.
5All election authorities shall have voting systems compatible
6with the under-vote notification requirement by the 2014
7general primary election.
8(Source: P.A. 95-699, eff. 11-9-07.)
 
9    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
10becoming law.