(10 ILCS 5/13-4) (from Ch. 46, par. 13-4)
Sec. 13-4. Qualifications.
(a) All persons elected or chosen judge of election must: (1) be
citizens of the United States and entitled to vote at the next election,
except as provided in subsection (b) or (c);
(2) be of good repute and character and not subject to the registration requirement of the Sex Offender Registration Act; (3) be able to speak, read and write
the English language; (4) be skilled in the four fundamental rules of
arithmetic; (5) be of good understanding and capable; (6) not be candidates
for any office at the election and not be elected committeepersons; and (7)
reside in the precinct in which they are selected to act, except that in
each precinct, not more than one judge of each party may be appointed from
outside such precinct. Any judge selected to serve in any precinct in which
he is not entitled to vote must reside within and be entitled to vote
elsewhere within the county which encompasses the precinct in which such
judge is appointed, except as provided in subsection (b) or (c). Such judge
must meet the other qualifications of this
Section.
(b) An election authority may establish a program to permit a person who
is not entitled to vote to be appointed as an election judge if, as of the date
of the election at which the person serves as a judge, he or she:
(1) is a U.S. citizen;
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(5) has the written approval of his or her parent or | ||
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No more than one election judge qualifying under this subsection may serve
per political party per precinct.
Prior to appointment, a judge qualifying under this subsection must certify
in writing to the election authority the political party the judge chooses to
affiliate with.
Students appointed as election judges under this subsection
shall not be counted as absent from school on the day they serve as judges.
(c) An election authority may establish a program to permit a person who
is not entitled to vote in that precinct or county to be appointed as an
election judge if, as of the date of the election at which the person serves as
a judge, he or she:
(1) is a U.S. citizen;
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(3) has a cumulative grade point average equivalent | ||
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No more than one election judge qualifying under this subsection may serve
per political party per precinct.
Prior to appointment, a judge qualifying under this subsection must certify
in writing to the election authority the political party the judge chooses to
affiliate with.
Students appointed as election judges under this subsection
shall not be counted as absent from school on the day they serve as judges.
(Source: P.A. 100-1027, eff. 1-1-19 .)
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(10 ILCS 5/13-5) (from Ch. 46, par. 13-5)
Sec. 13-5.
Immediately on the appointment of such judges, the county clerk
shall notify each judge of election of his appointment.
(Source: Laws 1957, p. 1450.)
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(10 ILCS 5/13-6) (from Ch. 46, par. 13-6)
Sec. 13-6.
The judges so appointed shall be and continue judges of
all elections held within their respective precincts
or districts, until other judges shall be appointed in like manner.
(Source: P.A. 80-1469.)
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(10 ILCS 5/13-6.1) (from Ch. 46, par. 13-6.1)
Sec. 13-6.1.
Each judge of election shall be identified as such by a
suitable badge or label authorized and issued by the county clerk and
bearing the date of the election for which issued. On such badge, the
judge shall print his or her name and the ward, township or road district and precinct
number in which he or she is serving.
(Source: P.A. 84-971.)
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(10 ILCS 5/13-6.2) (from Ch. 46, par. 13-6.2)
Sec. 13-6.2.
For each precinct in which there are 2 teams of judges, the county clerk
shall designate 2 of the judges of election, one from each political party,
as holdover judges. The holdover judges shall be on duty during the entire
time from the opening of the polls until the conclusion of the counting of
the vote.
(Source: P.A. 76-1224.)
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(10 ILCS 5/13-7) (from Ch. 46, par. 13-7)
Sec. 13-7.
If, at the time of the opening of any election, or at
the time the polls are closed in the case of a judge designated to count
the votes, any person appointed or constituted a judge of election shall
not be present, or will not act or take the oath to act in such capacity
the judge or judges present may appoint some other qualified elector having
the same qualifications and who is affiliated with the same political
party, as the one refusing to take the oath or refusing to act or serve in
his place. If there be no judges of election present, or if they refuse to
act, such electors of the precinct as may then be present at the place of
election, may fill the places of such judges of election by election from
their number. After the polls are open, if any judge becomes ill or if any
member of his immediate family becomes ill, such judge may be excused from
further attendance, and the remaining judges may appoint some other
qualified elector, having the same qualifications who is affiliated with
the same political party as the judge excused, to act in his place. The
judges so appointed shall have the same power and be subject to the same
penalties as the other judges of election.
(Source: P.A. 76-1224.)
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(10 ILCS 5/13-8) (from Ch. 46, par. 13-8)
Sec. 13-8.
Before any vote is taken, the judges of the election shall
severally subscribe and take an oath or affirmation, in the following form:
"I do solemnly swear (or affirm, as the case may be), that I will
support the Constitution of the United States and the Constitution of the
State of Illinois, and that I will faithfully discharge the duties of the
office of judge of election, according to the best of my ability, and (in
the case of a registered voter, that I am entitled to vote at this election)."
(Source: P.A. 91-352, eff. 1-1-00.)
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(10 ILCS 5/13-9) (from Ch. 46, par. 13-9)
Sec. 13-9.
In case there is no judge present at the opening of the
election, or in case such judge is appointed a judge of election, the
judges of the election may administer the oath or affirmation to each
other; and the person administering such oath or affirmation, shall cause
an entry thereof to be made and subscribed by him, and prefixed to each
poll book, or if there be no poll book on a separate sheet or form.
(Source: Laws 1963, p. 1135.)
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(10 ILCS 5/13-10) (from Ch. 46, par. 13-10)
Sec. 13-10. The compensation of the judges of all primaries and all
elections, except judges supervising vote by mail ballots as provided in
Section 19-12.2 of this Act, in counties of less than 600,000
inhabitants shall be fixed by the respective county boards or boards of
election commissioners in all counties and municipalities, but in no case
shall such compensation be less than $35 per day. The
compensation of judges of all primaries and all elections not under the
jurisdiction of the county clerk, except judges supervising vote by mail balloting
as provided in Section 19-12.2 of this Act, in counties having a population of
2,000,000 or more shall be not less than $60 per day. The
compensation of judges of all primaries and all elections under the
jurisdiction of the county clerk, except judges supervising vote by mail
balloting as provided in Section 19-12.2 of this Act, in counties having a
population of 2,000,000 or more shall be not less than $60 per day. The compensation of judges of all primaries and all elections,
except judges supervising vote by mail ballots as provided in Section 19-12.2 of
this Act, in counties having a population of at least 600,000 but less than
2,000,000 inhabitants shall be not less than $45 per day
as
fixed by the county board of election commissioners of each such county. In
addition to their per day compensation and notwithstanding the limitations
thereon stated herein, the judges of election, in all counties with a
population of less than 600,000, shall be paid $3 each for each 100 voters or
portion thereof, in excess of 200 voters voting for candidates in the election
district or precinct wherein the judge is serving, whether a primary or an
election is being held. However, no such extra compensation shall be paid to
the judges of election in any precinct in which no paper ballots are counted by
such judges of election. The 2 judges of election in counties having a
population of less than 600,000 who deliver the returns to the county clerk
shall each be allowed and paid a sum to be determined by the election authority
for such services and an additional sum per mile to be determined by the
election authority for every mile necessarily travelled in going to and
returning from the office or place to which they deliver the returns. The
compensation for mileage shall be consistent with current rates paid for
mileage to employees of the county.
However, all judges who have been certified by the County Clerk or Board of
Election Commissioners as having satisfactorily completed, within the 2 years
preceding the day of election, the training course for judges of election, as
provided in Sections 13-2.1, 13-2.2 and 14-4.1 of this Act, shall receive
additional compensation of not less than $10 per day in
counties of less than 600,000 inhabitants, the additional compensation of not
less than $10 per day in counties having a population of
at
least 600,000 but less than 2,000,000 inhabitants as fixed by the county board
of election commissioners of each such county, and additional compensation of
not less than $20 per day in counties having a population
of 2,000,000 or more for primaries and elections not under the
jurisdiction of the county clerk, and additional compensation of not less
than $20 per day in counties having a population of
2,000,000 or more for primaries and elections under the jurisdiction of the
county clerk.
In precincts in which there are tally judges, the compensation of the
tally judges shall be 2/3 of that of the judges of election and each
holdover judge shall be paid the compensation of a judge of election
plus that of a tally judge.
Beginning on the effective date of this amendatory Act of 1998, the portion
of an election judge's daily compensation reimbursed by the State Board of
Elections is increased by
$15.
The increase provided by this amendatory Act of 1998 must be used
to increase each judge's compensation and may not be used by the county to
reduce its portion of a judge's compensation.
Beginning on the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 95th General Assembly, the portion of an election judge's daily compensation reimbursement by the State Board of Elections is increased by an additional $20. The increase provided by this amendatory Act of the 95th General Assembly must be used to increase each judge's compensation and may not be used by the election authority or election jurisdiction to reduce its portion of a judge's compensation.
Beginning on the effective date of the changes made to this Section by this amendatory Act of the 103rd General Assembly, the portion of an election judge's daily compensation reimbursement by the State Board of Elections is increased by an additional $20.
The increase provided by this amendatory Act of the 103rd General Assembly must be used to increase each judge's compensation and may not be used by the election authority or election jurisdiction to reduce its portion of a judge's compensation. (Source: P.A. 103-8, eff. 7-1-23.)
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(10 ILCS 5/13-10a) (from Ch. 46, par. 13-10a; formerly Ch. 46, pars. 901, 902, 903, 904, 905 and 906)
Sec. 13-10a.
Compensation of judges of special district referenda.
(a) Unless compensation is otherwise provided by law, if a county or
municipality elects to compensate a judge of election who serves a referendum
that has been called to create a special district, the judge shall be
compensated in the same amount as provided for judges of election in Section
13-10.
(b) Where the proposed special district being voted upon in an
election is wholly included in, or is coterminous with, a municipality, the
cost of compensating the judges of election may be borne by the municipality.
(c) Where the proposed special district being voted upon in an
election does not fall entirely within one municipality, the cost of
compensating the judges of election may be borne by the county, and where the
district includes territory in more than one county, the compensation costs may
be apportioned between or among the counties according to the number of
precincts within each county that lie in the proposed district.
(d) Where the referendum for a special district is ordered by a court,
and the judges of election are appointed by the court, the court, at the
request of a municipality or county, shall assess the cost of compensating the
election judges and shall submit a bill for payment to the municipality or
county.
(e) Where the referendum for a special district is conducted by a
county clerk or by a board of election commissioners, the clerk or board,
at the request of a municipality or county, shall assess the cost of
compensation of election judges, and shall submit a bill for payment to the
municipality or county.
(f) No judge of election who is compensated for services as an election
judge under any other Section or Act shall be compensated for simultaneous
service in a referendum under the provisions of this Section.
(Source: P.A. 87-1052.)
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(10 ILCS 5/13-10.1) (from Ch. 46, par. 13-10.1)
Sec. 13-10.1.
Whenever a county board requires any township supervisor to oversee the conduct of any election necessitating the personal attendance
of such supervisor at two or more polling places, the county board shall
compensate such supervisor at the same rate as is paid to a judge of
election.
(Source: Laws 1957, p. 2248.)
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(10 ILCS 5/13-11) (from Ch. 46, par. 13-11)
Sec. 13-11.
It shall be the duty of the county clerk, on the receipt
of the election returns of any general or special election, to make out
his certificate, stating the compensation to which the judges of each
election may be entitled for their services, and lay the same before the
county board at its next session; and the board shall order the
compensation aforesaid to be paid out of the county treasury. The State
Board of Elections shall reimburse such county in the amount of the increase
in compensation provided in Public Acts 81-850 and 81-1149 and by this
amendatory Act
of 1998.
(Source: P.A. 90-672, eff. 7-31-98.)
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