Bill Text: IL SB3486 | 2019-2020 | 101st General Assembly | Introduced


Bill Title: Amends the Election Code. Provides that the State Board of Elections shall provide written notice not less than 60 days (rather than 30 days) before an election to selected jurisdictions of its intent to conduct a test of the automatic tabulating equipment and program. Provides that within 15 days (rather than 5 days) of receipt of the State Board of Elections' written notice of intent to conduct a test, the selected jurisdictions shall forward a copy of all specimen ballots to the State Board of Elections. Changes the title of the Direct Recording Electronic Voting Systems Article to the Direct Recording Electronic Tabulators and Electronic Ballot Marking Devices Article. Changes references to "direct recording voting system" to "direct recording electronic tabulator" throughout the Article. Changes references to "marking device" to "electronic ballot marking device" throughout the Article. Changes references to "public measures" to "public questions" throughout the Act. Makes other changes. Effective immediately.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Failed) 2021-01-13 - Session Sine Die [SB3486 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2019-SB3486-Introduced.html


101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2019 and 2020
SB3486

Introduced 2/13/2020, by Sen. Michael E. Hastings

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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Amends the Election Code. Provides that the State Board of Elections shall provide written notice not less than 60 days (rather than 30 days) before an election to selected jurisdictions of its intent to conduct a test of the automatic tabulating equipment and program. Provides that within 15 days (rather than 5 days) of receipt of the State Board of Elections' written notice of intent to conduct a test, the selected jurisdictions shall forward a copy of all specimen ballots to the State Board of Elections. Changes the title of the Direct Recording Electronic Voting Systems Article to the Direct Recording Electronic Tabulators and Electronic Ballot Marking Devices Article. Changes references to "direct recording voting system" to "direct recording electronic tabulator" throughout the Article. Changes references to "marking device" to "electronic ballot marking device" throughout the Article. Changes references to "public measures" to "public questions" throughout the Act. Makes other changes. Effective immediately.
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A BILL FOR

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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 the
5heading of Article 24C and Sections 24B-2, 24B-4, 24B-6, 24B-9,
624C-1, 24C-2, 24C-3, 24C-3.1, 24C-4, 24C-5, 24C-5.1, 24C-5.2,
724C-6, 24C-6.1, 24C-7, 24C-8, 24C-9, 24C-10, 24C-11, 24C-12,
824C-13, 24C-14, 24C-15, 24C-15.01, 24C-15.1, 24C-16, 24C-17,
924C-18, 24C-19, and 28-9 as follows:
10 (10 ILCS 5/24B-2)
11 Sec. 24B-2. Definitions. As used in this Article:
12 "Computer", "automatic tabulating equipment" or
13"equipment" includes apparatus necessary to automatically
14examine and count votes as designated on ballots, and data
15processing machines which can be used for counting ballots and
16tabulating results.
17 "Ballot" means paper ballot sheets.
18 "Ballot configuration" means the particular combination of
19political subdivision ballots including, for each political
20subdivision, the particular combination of offices, candidate
21names and questions as it appears for each group of voters who
22may cast the same ballot.
23 "Ballot sheet" means a paper ballot printed on one or both

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1sides which is (1) designed and prepared so that the voter may
2indicate his or her votes in designated areas, which must be
3areas clearly printed or otherwise delineated for such purpose,
4and (2) capable of having votes marked in the designated areas
5automatically examined, counted, and tabulated by an
6electronic scanning process.
7 "Central counting" means the counting of ballots in one or
8more locations selected by the election authority for the
9processing or counting, or both, of ballots. A location for
10central counting shall be within the territorial jurisdiction
11of the election authority unless there is no suitable
12tabulating equipment available within his territorial
13jurisdiction. However, in any event a counting location shall
14be within this State.
15 "Computer operator" means any person or persons designated
16by the election authority to operate the automatic tabulating
17equipment during any portion of the vote tallying process in an
18election, but shall not include judges of election operating
19vote tabulating equipment in the precinct.
20 "Computer program" or "program" means the set of operating
21instructions for the automatic tabulating equipment that
22examines, counts, tabulates, canvasses and prints votes
23recorded by a voter on a ballot.
24 "Direct recording electronic tabulator" means an
25electronic tabulator that provides a ballot display provided
26with mechanical or electro-optical devices that can be

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1activated by the voters to mark their choices for the
2candidates of their preference and for or against public
3questions and be capable of instantaneously recording such
4votes, storing such votes, producing a permanent paper record,
5and tabulating such votes at the precinct or at one or more
6counting stations.
7 "Edit listing" means a computer generated listing of the
8names of each candidate and proposition as they appear in the
9program for each precinct.
10 "Header sheet" means a data processing document which is
11coded to indicate to the computer the precinct identity of the
12ballots that will follow immediately and may indicate to the
13computer how such ballots are to be tabulated.
14 "In-precinct counting" means the counting of ballots on
15automatic tabulating equipment provided by the election
16authority in the same precinct polling place in which those
17ballots have been cast.
18 "Marking device" means a pen, computer, or other device
19approved by the State Board of Elections for marking, or
20causing to be marked, a paper ballot with ink or other
21substance which will enable the ballot to be tabulated by
22automatic tabulating equipment or by an electronic scanning
23process.
24 "Precinct Tabulation Optical Scan Technology" means the
25capability to examine a ballot through electronic means and
26tabulate the votes at one or more counting places.

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1 "Redundant count" means a verification of the original
2computer count by another count using compatible equipment or
3by hand as part of a discovery recount.
4 "Security designation" means a printed designation placed
5on a ballot to identify to the computer program the offices and
6propositions for which votes may be cast and to indicate the
7manner in which votes cast should be tabulated while negating
8any inadmissible votes.
9 "Separate ballot", with respect to ballot sheets, means a
10separate portion of the ballot sheet which is clearly defined
11by a border or borders or shading.
12 "Specimen ballot" means a representation of names of
13offices and candidates and statements of measures to be voted
14on which will appear on the official ballot or marking device
15on election day. The specimen ballot also contains the party
16and position number where applicable.
17 "Voting defect identification" means the capability to
18detect overvoted ballots or ballots which cannot be read by the
19automatic tabulating equipment.
20 "Voting defects" means an overvoted ballot, or a ballot
21which cannot be read by the automatic tabulating equipment.
22 "Voting system" or "electronic voting system" means the
23total that combination of mechanical, electromechanical, or
24electronic equipment, and programs, and practices used to
25define ballots; cast and count votes; report or display
26election results; maintain and produce any audit trail

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1information; identify all system components; test the system
2during development, maintenance, and operation; maintain
3records of system errors and defects; determine specific system
4changes to be made to a system after initial qualification; and
5make available any materials to the voter, such as notices,
6instructions, forms, or paper ballots. in the casting,
7examination and tabulation of ballots and the cumulation and
8reporting of results by electronic means.
9(Source: P.A. 93-574, eff. 8-21-03.)
10 (10 ILCS 5/24B-4)
11 Sec. 24B-4. Use of Precinct Tabulation Optical Scan
12Technology System; Requisites; Applicable procedure. Precinct
13Tabulation Optical Scan Technology voting systems may be used
14in elections provided that the Precinct Tabulation Optical Scan
15Technology systems enable the voter to cast a vote for all
16offices and on all public questions measures on which he or she
17is entitled to vote, and that the automatic Precinct Tabulation
18Optical Scan Technology tabulating equipment may be set to
19return any ballot sheet on which the number of votes for an
20office or proposition exceeds the number of votes which the
21voter is entitled to cast, or any ballot sheet which cannot be
22read by the automatic tabulating equipment, and provided that
23such systems are approved for use by the State Board of
24Elections.
25 So far as applicable, the procedure provided for voting

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1paper ballots shall apply when Precinct Tabulation Optical Scan
2Technology electronic voting systems are used. However, the
3provisions of this Article 24B will govern when there are
4conflicts.
5(Source: P.A. 89-394, eff. 1-1-97.)
6 (10 ILCS 5/24B-6)
7 Sec. 24B-6. Ballot Information; Arrangement; Electronic
8Precinct Tabulation Optical Scan Technology Voting System;
9Vote by Mail Ballots; Spoiled Ballots. The ballot information,
10shall, as far as practicable, be in the order of arrangement
11provided for paper ballots, except that the information may be
12in vertical or horizontal rows, or on a number of separate
13pages or displays on the marking device. Ballots for all
14questions or propositions to be voted on should be provided in
15a similar manner and must be arranged on the ballot sheet or
16marking device in the places provided for such purposes.
17Ballots shall be of white paper unless provided otherwise by
18administrative rule of the State Board of Elections or
19otherwise specified.
20 All propositions, including but not limited to
21propositions calling for a constitutional convention,
22constitutional amendment, judicial retention, and public
23questions measures to be voted upon shall be placed on separate
24portions of the ballot sheet or marking device by utilizing
25borders or grey screens. Candidates shall be listed on a

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1separate portion of the ballot sheet or marking device by
2utilizing borders or grey screens. Whenever a person has
3submitted a declaration of intent to be a write-in candidate as
4required in Sections 17-16.1 and 18-9.1, a line or lines on
5which the voter may select a write-in candidate shall be
6printed below the name of the last candidate nominated for such
7office. Such line or lines shall be proximate to an area
8provided for marking votes for the write-in candidate or
9candidates. The number of write-in lines for an office shall
10equal the number of persons who have filed declarations of
11intent to be write-in candidates plus an additional line or
12lines for write-in candidates who qualify to file declarations
13to be write-in candidates under Sections 17-16.1 and 18-9.1
14when the certification of ballot contains the words "OBJECTION
15PENDING" next to the name of that candidate, up to the number
16of candidates for which a voter may vote. In the case of
17write-in lines for the offices of Governor and Lieutenant
18Governor, 2 lines shall be printed within a bracket and a
19single square shall be printed in front of the bracket. More
20than one amendment to the constitution may be placed on the
21same portion of the ballot sheet or marking device.
22Constitutional convention or constitutional amendment
23propositions shall be printed or displayed on a separate
24portion of the ballot sheet or marking device and designated by
25borders or grey screens, unless otherwise provided by
26administrative rule of the State Board of Elections. More than

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1one public question measure or proposition may be placed on the
2same portion of the ballot sheet or marking device. More than
3one proposition for retention of judges in office may be placed
4on the same portion of the ballot sheet or marking device.
5Names of candidates shall be printed in black. The party
6affiliation of each candidate or the word "independent" shall
7appear near or under the candidate's name, and the names of
8candidates for the same office shall be listed vertically under
9the title of that office, on separate pages of the marking
10device, or as otherwise approved by the State Board of
11Elections. If no candidate or candidates file for an office and
12if no person or persons file a declaration as a write-in
13candidate for that office, then below the title of that office
14the election authority instead shall print "No Candidate". In
15the case of nonpartisan elections for officers of political
16subdivisions, unless the statute or an ordinance adopted
17pursuant to Article VII of the Constitution requires otherwise,
18the listing of nonpartisan candidates shall not include any
19party or "independent" designation. Judicial retention
20questions and ballot questions for all public questions
21measures and other propositions shall be designated by borders
22or grey screens on the ballot or marking device. In primary
23elections, a separate ballot, or displays on the marking
24device, shall be used for each political party holding a
25primary, with the ballot or marking device arranged to include
26names of the candidates of the party and public questions

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1measures and other propositions to be voted upon on the day of
2the primary election.
3 If the ballot includes both candidates for office and
4public questions measures or propositions to be voted on, the
5election official in charge of the election shall divide the
6ballot or displays on the marking device in sections for
7"Candidates" and "Propositions", or separate ballots may be
8used.
9 Vote by Mail ballots may consist of envelopes, paper
10ballots, or ballot sheets. Where a Precinct Tabulation Optical
11Scan Technology ballot is used for voting by mail it must be
12accompanied by voter instructions.
13 Any voter who spoils his or her ballot, makes an error, or
14has a ballot returned by the automatic tabulating equipment may
15return the ballot to the judges of election and get another
16ballot.
17(Source: P.A. 98-1171, eff. 6-1-15.)
18 (10 ILCS 5/24B-9)
19 Sec. 24B-9. Testing of Precinct Tabulation Optical Scan
20Technology Equipment and Program; Custody of Programs, Test
21Materials and Ballots. Prior to the public test, the election
22authority shall conduct an errorless pre-test of the automatic
23Precinct Tabulation Optical Scan Technology tabulating
24equipment and program and marking device to determine that they
25will correctly detect Voting Defects and count the votes cast

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1for all offices, candidates, and all public questions measures.
2On any day not less than 5 days prior to the election day, the
3election authority shall publicly test the automatic Precinct
4Tabulation Optical Scan Technology tabulating equipment and
5program to determine that they will correctly detect Voting
6Defects and count the votes cast for all offices, candidates,
7and on all public questions measures. Public notice of the time
8and place of the test shall be given at least 48 hours before
9the test by publishing the notice in one or more newspapers
10within the election jurisdiction of the election authority, if
11a newspaper is published in that jurisdiction. If a newspaper
12is not published in that jurisdiction, notice shall be
13published in a newspaper of general circulation in that
14jurisdiction. Timely written notice stating the date, time, and
15location of the public test shall also be provided to the State
16Board of Elections. The test shall be open to representatives
17of the political parties, the press, representatives of the
18State Board of Elections, and the public. The test shall be
19conducted by processing a preaudited group of ballots marked to
20record a predetermined number of valid votes for each candidate
21and on each public question measure, and shall include for each
22office one or more ballots having votes exceeding the number
23allowed by law to test the ability of the automatic tabulating
24equipment or marking device to reject the votes. The test shall
25also include producing an edit listing. In those election
26jurisdictions where in-precinct counting equipment is used, a

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1public test of both the equipment and program shall be
2conducted as nearly as possible in the manner prescribed above.
3The State Board of Elections may select as many election
4jurisdictions as the Board deems advisable in the interests of
5the election process of this State, to order a special test of
6the automatic tabulating equipment and program before any
7regular election. The Board may order a special test in any
8election jurisdiction where, during the preceding 12 months,
9computer programming errors or other errors in the use of
10electronic voting systems resulted in vote tabulation errors.
11Not less than 60 30 days before any election, the State Board
12of Elections shall provide written notice to those selected
13jurisdictions of their intent to conduct a test. Within 15 5
14days of receipt of the State Board of Elections' written notice
15of intent to conduct a test, the selected jurisdictions shall
16forward to the principal office of the State Board of Elections
17a copy of all specimen ballots. The State Board of Elections'
18tests shall be conducted and completed not less than 2 days
19before the public test and under the supervision of the Board.
20The vendor, person, or other private entity shall be solely
21responsible for the production and cost of: all ballots;
22additional temporary workers; and other equipment or
23facilities needed and used in the testing of the vendor's,
24person's, or other private entity's respective equipment and
25software. After an errorless test, materials used in the public
26test, including the program, if appropriate, shall be sealed

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1and remain sealed until the test is run again on election day.
2If any error is detected, the cause of the error shall be
3determined and corrected, and an errorless public test shall be
4made before the automatic tabulating equipment is approved.
5Each election authority shall file a sealed copy of each tested
6program to be used within its jurisdiction at an election with
7the State Board of Elections before the election. The Board
8shall secure the program or programs of each election
9jurisdiction so filed in its office until the next election of
10the same type (general primary, general election, consolidated
11primary, or consolidated election) for which the program or
12programs were filed. At the expiration of that time, if no
13election contest or appeal is pending in an election
14jurisdiction, the Board shall destroy the sealed program or
15programs. Except where in-precinct counting equipment is used,
16the test shall be repeated immediately before the start of the
17official counting of the ballots, in the same manner as set
18forth above. After the completion of the count, the test shall
19be re-run using the same program. Immediately after the re-run,
20all material used in testing the program and the programs shall
21be sealed and retained under the custody of the election
22authority for a period of 60 days. At the expiration of that
23time the election authority shall destroy the voted ballots,
24together with all unused ballots returned from the precincts.
25Provided, if any contest of election is pending at the time in
26which the ballots may be required as evidence and the election

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1authority has notice of the contest, the same shall not be
2destroyed until after the contest is finally determined. If the
3use of back-up equipment becomes necessary, the same testing
4required for the original equipment shall be conducted.
5(Source: P.A. 93-574, eff. 8-21-03; 94-1000, eff. 7-3-06.)
6 (10 ILCS 5/Art. 24C heading)
7
ARTICLE 24C. DIRECT RECORDING ELECTRONIC TABULATORS AND
8
ELECTRONIC BALLOT MARKING DEVICES VOTING SYSTEMS
9 (10 ILCS 5/24C-1)
10 Sec. 24C-1. Purpose. The purpose of this Article is to
11authorize the use of direct recording electronic tabulators and
12electronic ballot marking devices Direct Recording Electronic
13Voting Systems approved by the State Board of Elections. In a
14Direct Recording Electronic direct recording electronic
15tabulator or electronic ballot marking device Voting System,
16voters cast votes by means of a ballot display provided with
17mechanical or electro-optical devices that can be activated by
18the voters to mark their choices for the candidates of their
19preference and for or against public questions. Direct
20recording electronic tabulators Such voting devices shall be
21capable of instantaneously recording such votes, storing such
22votes, producing a permanent paper record and tabulating such
23votes at the precinct or at one or more counting stations.
24Electronic ballot marking devices shall be capable of

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1instantaneously marking such votes, producing a permanent
2paper record, and enabling such votes to be tabulated at the
3precinct or at one or more counting stations. This Article
4authorizes the use of direct recording electronic tabulators
5and electronic ballot marking devices Direct Recording
6Electronic Voting Systems for in-precinct counting
7applications and for early voting in the office of the election
8authority and in the offices of local officials authorized by
9the election authority to conduct such early voting. All other
10early ballots must be counted at the office of the election
11authority.
12(Source: P.A. 98-1171, eff. 6-1-15.)
13 (10 ILCS 5/24C-2)
14 Sec. 24C-2. Definitions. As used in this Article:
15 "Audit trail" or "audit capacity" means a continuous trail
16of evidence linking individual transactions related to the
17casting of a vote, the vote count and the summary record of
18vote totals, but which shall not allow for the identification
19of the voter. It shall permit verification of the accuracy of
20the count and detection and correction of problems and shall
21provide a record of each step taken in: defining and producing
22ballots and generating related software for specific
23elections; installing ballots and software; testing system
24readiness; casting and tabulating ballots; and producing
25images of votes cast and reports of vote totals. The record

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1shall incorporate system status and error messages generated
2during election processing, including a log of machine
3activities and routine and unusual intervention by authorized
4and unauthorized individuals. Also part of an audit trail is
5the documentation of such items as ballots delivered and
6collected, administrative procedures for system security,
7pre-election testing of voting systems, and maintenance
8performed on voting equipment. All test plans, test results,
9documentation, and other records used to plan, execute, and
10record the results of the testing and verification, including
11all material prepared or used by independent testing
12authorities or other third parties, shall be made part of the
13public record and shall be freely available via the Internet
14and paper copy to anyone. "Audit trail" or "audit capacity"
15also means that the voting system is capable of producing and
16shall produce immediately after a ballot is cast a permanent
17paper record of each ballot cast that shall be available as an
18official record for any recount, redundant count, or
19verification or retabulation of the vote count conducted with
20respect to any election in which the voting system is used.
21 "Ballot" means an electronic audio or video display or any
22other medium, including paper, used to record a voter's choices
23for the candidates of their preference and for or against
24public questions.
25 "Ballot configuration" means the particular combination of
26political subdivision or district ballots including, for each

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1political subdivision or district, the particular combination
2of offices, candidate names and public questions as it appears
3for each group of voters who may cast the same ballot.
4 "Ballot image" means a corresponding representation in
5electronic or paper form of the mark or vote position of a
6ballot.
7 "Ballot label" or "ballot screen" means the display of
8material containing the names of offices and candidates and
9public questions to be voted on.
10 "Central counting" means the counting of ballots in one or
11more locations selected by the election authority for the
12processing or counting, or both, of ballots. A location for
13central counting shall be within the territorial jurisdiction
14of the election authority unless there is no suitable
15tabulating equipment available within his territorial
16jurisdiction. However, in any event a counting location shall
17be within this State.
18 "Computer", "automatic tabulating equipment" or
19"equipment" includes apparatus necessary to automatically
20examine and count votes as designated on ballots, and data
21processing machines which can be used for counting ballots and
22tabulating results.
23 "Computer operator" means any person or persons designated
24by the election authority to operate the automatic tabulating
25equipment during any portion of the vote tallying process in an
26election, but shall not include judges of election operating

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1vote tabulating equipment in the precinct.
2 "Computer program" or "program" means the set of operating
3instructions for the automatic tabulating equipment that
4examines, records, displays, counts, tabulates, canvasses, or
5prints votes recorded by a voter on a ballot or that displays
6any and all information, graphics, or other visual or audio
7information or images used in presenting voting information,
8instructions, or voter choices.
9 "Direct recording electronic tabulator voting system",
10"voting system" or "system" means an electronic tabulator that
11provides a ballot display provided with mechanical or
12electro-optical devices that can be activated by the voters to
13mark their choices for the candidates of their preference and
14for or against public questions and be capable of
15instantaneously recording such votes, storing such votes,
16producing a permanent paper record, and tabulating such votes
17at the precinct or at one or more counting stations. the total
18combination of mechanical, electromechanical or electronic
19equipment, programs and practices used to define ballots, cast
20and count votes, report or display election results, maintain
21or produce any audit trail information, identify all system
22components, test the system during development, maintenance
23and operation, maintain records of system errors and defects,
24determine specific system changes to be made to a system after
25initial qualification, and make available any materials to the
26voter such as notices, instructions, forms or paper ballots.

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1 "Edit listing" means a computer generated listing of the
2names of each candidate and public question as they appear in
3the program for each precinct.
4 "In-precinct counting" means the recording and counting of
5ballots on automatic tabulating equipment provided by the
6election authority in the same precinct polling place in which
7those ballots have been cast.
8 "Electronic ballot marking device Marking device" means
9any electronic device approved by the State Board of Elections
10for marking a ballot so as to enable the ballot to be recorded,
11counted and tabulated by automatic tabulating equipment.
12 "Permanent paper record" means a paper record upon which
13shall be printed in human readable form the votes cast for each
14candidate and for or against each public question on each
15ballot recorded in the voting system. Each permanent paper
16record shall be printed by the voting device upon activation of
17the marking device by the voter and shall contain a unique,
18randomly assigned identifying number that shall correspond to
19the number randomly assigned by the voting system to each
20ballot as it is electronically recorded.
21 "Redundant count" means a verification of the original
22computer count of ballots by another count using compatible
23equipment or other means as part of a discovery recount,
24including a count of the permanent paper record of each ballot
25cast by using compatible equipment, different equipment
26approved by the State Board of Elections for that purpose, or

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1by hand.
2 "Separate ballot" means a separate page or display screen
3of the ballot that is clearly defined and distinguishable from
4other portions of the ballot.
5 "Voting device" or "voting machine" means an apparatus that
6contains the ballot label or ballot screen and allows the voter
7to record his or her vote.
8 "Voting system" or "system" means the total combination of
9mechanical, electro-mechanical, or electronic equipment,
10programs and practices used to define ballots, cast and count
11votes, report or display election results, maintain or produce
12any audit trail information, identify all system components,
13test the system during development, maintenance, and
14operation, maintain records of system errors and defects,
15determine specific system changes to be made to a system after
16initial qualification, and make available any materials to the
17voter, such as notices, instructions, forms, or paper ballots.
18(Source: P.A. 93-574, eff. 8-21-03; 94-645, eff. 8-22-05.)
19 (10 ILCS 5/24C-3)
20 Sec. 24C-3. Adoption, experimentation or abandonment of
21direct recording electronic tabulators and electronic ballot
22marking devices Direct Recording Electronic Voting System;
23boundaries Boundaries of precincts; notice Notice. Except as
24otherwise provided in this Section, any county board, board of
25county commissioners and any board of election commissioners,

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1with respect to territory within its jurisdiction, may adopt,
2experiment with, or abandon a direct electronic tabulator or
3electronic ballot marking device Direct Recording Electronic
4Voting System approved for use by the State Board of Elections
5and may use such System in all or some of the precincts within
6its jurisdiction, or in combination with paper ballots or other
7voting systems. Any county board, board of county commissioners
8or board of election commissioners may contract for the
9tabulation of votes at a location outside its territorial
10jurisdiction when there is no suitable tabulating equipment
11available within its territorial jurisdiction. In no case may a
12county board, board of county commissioners or board of
13election commissioners contract or arrange for the purchase,
14lease or loan of a direct recording electronic tabulator,
15electronic ballot marking device, Direct Recording Electronic
16Voting System or system System component without the approval
17of the State Board of Elections as provided by Section 24C-16.
18 Before any direct recording electronic tabulator or
19electronic ballot marking device Direct Recording Electronic
20Voting System is introduced, adopted or used in any precinct or
21territory at least 2 months public notice must be given before
22the date of the first election where the system System is to be
23used. The election authority shall publish the notice at least
24once in one or more newspapers published within the county or
25other jurisdiction, where the election is held. If there is no
26such newspaper, the notice shall be published in a newspaper

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1published in the county and having a general circulation within
2such jurisdiction. The notice shall be substantially as
3follows:
4 "Notice is hereby given that on ... (give date) ..., at ...
5(give place where election is held) ... in the county of ...,
6an election will be held for ... (give name of offices to be
7filled) ... at which a direct recording electronic tabulator or
8electronic ballot marking device Direct Recording Electronic
9Voting System will be used."
10 Dated at ... this ... day of ... 20....?
11 This notice referred to shall be given only at the first
12election at which the direct recording electronic tabulator or
13electronic ballot marking device Direct Recording Electronic
14Voting System is used.
15(Source: P.A. 93-574, eff. 8-21-03.)
16 (10 ILCS 5/24C-3.1)
17 Sec. 24C-3.1. Retention or consolidation or alteration of
18existing precincts; change Change of location. When a direct
19recording electronic tabulator or electronic ballot marking
20device Direct Recording Electronic Voting System is used, the
21county board or board of election commissioners may retain
22existing precincts or may consolidate, combine, alter,
23decrease or enlarge the boundaries of the precincts to change
24the number of registered voters of the precincts using the
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1each precinct at a number not to exceed 800 as the appropriate
2county board or board of election commissioners determines will
3afford adequate voting facilities and efficient and economical
4elections.
5 Except in the event of a fire, flood or total loss of heat
6in a place fixed or established pursuant to law by any county
7board or board of election commissioners as a polling place for
8an election, no election authority shall change the location of
9a polling place established for any precinct after notice of
10the place of holding the election for that precinct has been
11given as required under Article 12 unless the election
12authority notifies all registered voters in the precinct of the
13change in location by first class mail in sufficient time for
14the notice to be received by the registered voters in the
15precinct at least one day prior to the date of the election.
16(Source: P.A. 93-574, eff. 8-21-03.)
17 (10 ILCS 5/24C-4)
18 Sec. 24C-4. Use of direct recording electronic tabulators
19and electronic ballot marking devices Direct Recording
20Electronic Voting System; requisites Requisites; applicable
21procedure Applicable procedure. Direct recording electronic
22tabulators and electronic ballot marking devices Recording
23Electronic Voting Systems may be used in elections provided
24that such systems Systems are approved for use by the State
25Board of Elections. So far as applicable, the procedure

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1provided for voting paper ballots shall apply when direct
2recording electronic tabulators or electronic ballot marking
3devices Direct Recording Electronic Voting Systems are used.
4However, the provisions of this Article 24C will govern when
5there are conflicts.
6(Source: P.A. 93-574, eff. 8-21-03.)
7 (10 ILCS 5/24C-5)
8 Sec. 24C-5. Voting stations Stations. In precincts where a
9direct recording electronic tabulator or electronic ballot
10marking device Direct Recording Electronic Voting System is
11used, a sufficient number of voting stations shall be provided
12for the use of the system System according to the requirements
13determined by the State Board of Elections. Each station shall
14be placed in a manner so that no judge of election or
15pollwatcher is able to observe a voter casting a ballot.
16(Source: P.A. 93-574, eff. 8-21-03.)
17 (10 ILCS 5/24C-5.1)
18 Sec. 24C-5.1. Instruction of voters Voters; instruction
19model Instruction Model; partiality Partiality to political
20party Political Party; manner Manner of instruction
21Instruction. Before entering the voting booth each voter shall
22be offered instruction in using the direct recording electronic
23tabulator or electronic ballot marking device Direct Recording
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1official may show partiality to any political party or
2candidate. The duties of instruction shall be discharged by a
3judge from each of the political parties represented and they
4shall alternate serving as instructor so that each judge shall
5serve a like time at such duties. No instructions may be given
6inside a voting booth after the voter has entered the voting
7booth.
8 No precinct official or person assisting a voter may in any
9manner request, suggest, or seek to persuade or induce any
10voter to cast his or her vote for any particular ticket,
11candidate, amendment, question or proposition. All
12instructions shall be given by precinct officials in a manner
13that it may be observed by other persons in the polling place.
14(Source: P.A. 93-574, eff. 8-21-03.)
15 (10 ILCS 5/24C-5.2)
16 Sec. 24C-5.2. Demonstration of direct recording electronic
17tabulators and electronic ballot marking devices Direct
18Recording Electronic Voting System; placement Placement in
19public library Public Library. When a direct recording
20electronic tabulator or electronic ballot marking device
21Direct Recording Electronic Voting System is used in a
22forthcoming election, the election authority may provide, for
23the purpose of instructing voters in the election, one
24demonstrator direct recording electronic tabulator or
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1Voting System unit for placement in any public library or in
2any other public or private building within the political
3subdivision where the election occurs. If the placement of a
4demonstrator takes place it shall be made available at least 30
5days before the election.
6(Source: P.A. 93-574, eff. 8-21-03.)
7 (10 ILCS 5/24C-6)
8 Sec. 24C-6. Ballot information Information; arrangement
9Arrangement; direct recording electronic tabulators Direct
10Recording Electronic Voting System; electronic ballot marking
11devices; vote Vote by mail ballots Mail Ballots; spoiled
12ballots Spoiled Ballots. The ballot information, shall, as far
13as practicable, be in the order of arrangement provided for
14paper ballots, except that the information may be in vertical
15or horizontal rows, or on a number of separate pages or display
16screens.
17 Ballots for all public questions to be voted on should be
18provided in a similar manner and must be arranged on the ballot
19in the places provided for such purposes. All public questions,
20including but not limited to public questions calling for a
21constitutional convention, constitutional amendment, or
22judicial retention, shall be placed on the ballot separate and
23apart from candidates. Ballots for all public questions shall
24be clearly designated by borders or different color screens.
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1the same portion of the ballot sheet. Constitutional convention
2or constitutional amendment propositions shall be placed on a
3separate portion of the ballot and designated by borders or
4unique color screens, unless otherwise provided by
5administrative rule of the State Board of Elections. More than
6one public question may be placed on the same portion of the
7ballot. More than one proposition for retention of judges in
8office may be placed on the same portion of the ballot.
9 The party affiliation, if any, of each candidate or the
10word "independent", where applicable, shall appear near or
11under the candidate's name, and the names of candidates for the
12same office shall be listed vertically under the title of that
13office. In the case of nonpartisan elections for officers of
14political subdivisions, unless the statute or an ordinance
15adopted pursuant to Article VII of the Constitution requires
16otherwise, the listing of nonpartisan candidates shall not
17include any party or "independent" designation. If no candidate
18or candidates file for an office and if no person or persons
19file a declaration as a write-in candidate for that office,
20then below the title of that office the election authority
21shall print "No Candidate". In primary elections, a separate
22ballot shall be used for each political party holding a
23primary, with the ballot arranged to include names of the
24candidates of the party and public questions and other
25propositions to be voted upon on the day of the primary
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1 If the ballot includes both candidates for office and
2public questions or propositions to be voted on, the election
3official in charge of the election shall divide the ballot in
4sections for "Candidates" and "Public Questions", or separate
5ballots may be used.
6 Any voter who spoils his or her ballot, makes an error, or
7has a ballot rejected by the automatic tabulating equipment
8shall be provided a means of correcting the ballot or obtaining
9a new ballot prior to casting his or her ballot.
10 Any election authority using a direct recording electronic
11tabulator or electronic ballot marking device Direct Recording
12Electronic Voting System may use voting systems approved for
13use under Articles 24A or 24B of this Code in conducting vote
14by mail or early voting.
15(Source: P.A. 98-1171, eff. 6-1-15.)
16 (10 ILCS 5/24C-6.1)
17 Sec. 24C-6.1. Security designation Designation. In all
18elections conducted under this Article, ballots shall have a
19security designation. In precincts where more than one ballot
20configuration may be voted upon, ballots shall have a different
21security designation for each ballot configuration. If a
22precinct has only one possible ballot configuration, the
23ballots must have a security designation to identify the
24precinct and the election. Where ballots from more than one
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1must be clearly identified; official results shall not be
2generated unless the precinct identification for any precinct
3corresponds. When the tabulating equipment being used requires
4entering the program immediately before tabulating the ballots
5for each precinct, the precinct program may be used. The direct
6recording electronic tabulator or electronic ballot marking
7device Direct Recording Electronic Voting System shall be
8designed to ensure that the proper ballot is selected for each
9polling place and for each ballot configuration and that the
10format can be matched to the software or firmware required to
11interpret it correctly. The system shall provide a means of
12programming each piece of equipment to reflect the ballot
13requirements of the election and shall include a means for
14validating the correctness of the program and of the program's
15installation in the equipment or in a programmable memory
16device.
17(Source: P.A. 93-574, eff. 8-21-03.)
18 (10 ILCS 5/24C-7)
19 Sec. 24C-7. Write-in ballots Write-In Ballots. A direct
20recording electronic tabulator or electronic ballot marking
21device Direct Recording Electronic Voting System shall provide
22an acceptable method for a voter to vote for a person whose
23name does not appear on the ballot using the same apparatus
24used to record votes for candidates whose names do appear on
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1electronic tabulators or electronic ballot marking devices
2Direct Recording Electronic Voting Systems shall not use
3separate write-in ballots.
4 Whenever a person has submitted a declaration of intent to
5be a write-in candidate as required in Sections 17-16.1 and
618-9.1, a space or spaces in which the name of a candidate or
7candidates may be written in or recorded by the voter shall
8appear below the name of the last candidate nominated for such
9office. The number of write-in lines for an office shall equal
10the number of persons who have filed declarations of intent to
11be write-in candidates plus an additional line or lines for
12write-in candidates who qualify to file declarations to be
13write-in candidates under Section 17-16.1 or 18-9.1 when the
14certification of ballot contains the words "OBJECTION PENDING"
15next to the name of the candidate, up to the number of
16candidates for which a voter may vote.
17(Source: P.A. 95-862, eff. 8-19-08.)
18 (10 ILCS 5/24C-8)
19 Sec. 24C-8. Preparation for use Use; comparison of ballots
20Comparison of Ballots; operational checks Operational Checks
21of direct recording electronic tabulators and electronic
22ballot marking devices Direct Recording Electronic Voting
23Systems Equipment; pollwatchers Pollwatchers. The county clerk
24or board of election commissioners shall cause the approved
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1System equipment or electronic ballot marking devices to be
2delivered to the polling places. Before the opening of the
3polls, all direct recording electronic tabulators or
4electronic ballot marking device utilized as a tabulator Direct
5Recording Voting System devices shall provide a printed record
6of the following, upon verification of the authenticity of the
7commands by a judge of election: the election's identification
8data, the equipment's unit identification, the ballot's format
9identification, the contents of each active candidate register
10by office and of each active public question register showing
11that they contain all zeros, all ballot fields that can be used
12to invoke special voting options, and other information needed
13to ensure the readiness of the equipment, and to accommodate
14administrative reporting requirements.
15 The direct recording electronic tabulator or electronic
16ballot marking device utilized as a tabulator Direct Recording
17Electronic Voting System shall provide a means of opening the
18polling place and readying the equipment for the casting of
19ballots. Such means shall incorporate a security seal, a
20password, or a data code recognition capability to prevent
21inadvertent or unauthorized actuation of the poll-opening
22function. If more than one step is required, it shall enforce
23their execution in the proper sequence.
24 Pollwatchers as provided by law shall be permitted to
25closely observe the judges in these procedures and to
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1or electronic ballot marking device Direct Recording
2Electronic Voting System equipment when not in use by the
3voters.
4(Source: P.A. 93-574, eff. 8-21-03.)
5 (10 ILCS 5/24C-9)
6 Sec. 24C-9. Testing of direct recording electronic
7tabulators and electronic ballot marking device equipment and
8programs Direct Recording Electronic Voting System Equipment
9and Programs; custody of programs Custody of Programs, test
10materials and ballots Test Materials and Ballots. Prior to the
11public test, the election authority shall conduct an errorless
12pre-test of the direct recording electronic tabulator or
13electronic ballot marking device Direct Recording Electronic
14Voting System equipment and programs to determine that they
15will correctly detect voting defects and count the votes cast
16for all offices, candidates and all public questions. On any
17day not less than 5 days prior to the election day, the
18election authority shall publicly test the direct recording
19electronic tabulator or electronic ballot marking device
20Direct Recording Electronic Voting System equipment and
21programs to determine that it they will correctly detect voting
22errors and accurately count the votes legally cast for all
23offices and candidates and on all public questions. Public
24notice of the time and place of the test shall be given at
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1or more newspapers within the election jurisdiction of the
2election authority, if a newspaper is published in that
3jurisdiction. If a newspaper is not published in that
4jurisdiction, notice shall be published in a newspaper of
5general circulation in that jurisdiction. Timely written
6notice stating the date, time, and location of the public test
7shall also be provided to the State Board of Elections. The
8test shall be open to representatives of the political parties,
9the press, representatives of the State Board of Elections, and
10the public. The test shall be conducted by entering a
11pre-audited group of votes designed to record a predetermined
12number of valid votes for each candidate and on each public
13question, and shall include for each office one or more ballots
14having votes exceeding the number allowed by law to test the
15ability of the automatic tabulating equipment to reject the
16votes. The test shall also include producing an edit listing.
17In those election jurisdictions where in-precinct counting
18equipment is used, a public test of both the equipment and
19program shall be conducted as nearly as possible in the manner
20prescribed above. The State Board of Elections may select as
21many election jurisdictions as the Board deems advisable in the
22interests of the election process of this State, to order a
23special test of the automatic tabulating equipment and program
24before any regular election. The Board may order a special test
25in any election jurisdiction where, during the preceding 12
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1of System resulted in vote tabulation errors. Not less than 60
230 days before any election, the State Board of Elections shall
3provide written notice to those selected jurisdictions of their
4intent to conduct a test. Within 15 5 days of receipt of the
5State Board of Elections' written notice of intent to conduct a
6test, the selected jurisdictions shall forward to the principal
7office of the State Board of Elections a copy of all specimen
8ballots. The State Board of Elections' tests shall be conducted
9and completed not less than 2 days before the public test and
10under the supervision of the Board. The vendor, person, or
11other private entity shall be solely responsible for the
12production and cost of: all ballots; additional temporary
13workers; and other equipment or facilities needed and used in
14the testing of the vendor's, person's, or other private
15entity's respective equipment and software. After an errorless
16test, materials used in the public test, including the program,
17if appropriate, shall be sealed and remain sealed until the
18test is run again on election day. If any error is detected,
19the cause of the error shall be determined and corrected, and
20an errorless public test shall be made before the automatic
21tabulating equipment is approved. Each election authority
22shall file a sealed copy of each tested program to be used
23within its jurisdiction at an election with the State Board of
24Elections before the election. The Board shall secure the
25program or programs of each election jurisdiction so filed in
26its office until the next election of the same type (general

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1primary, general election, consolidated primary, or
2consolidated election) for which the program or programs were
3filed. At the expiration of that time, if no election contest
4or appeal is pending in an election jurisdiction, the Board
5shall destroy the sealed program or programs. Except where
6in-precinct counting equipment is used, the test shall be
7repeated immediately before the start of the official counting
8of the ballots, in the same manner as set forth above. After
9the completion of the count, the test shall be re-run using the
10same program. Immediately after the re-run, all material used
11in testing the program and the programs shall be sealed and
12retained under the custody of the election authority for a
13period of 60 days. At the expiration of that time the election
14authority shall destroy the voted ballots, together with all
15unused ballots returned from the precincts. Provided, if any
16contest of election is pending at the time in which the ballots
17may be required as evidence and the election authority has
18notice of the contest, the same shall not be destroyed until
19after the contest is finally determined. If the use of back-up
20equipment becomes necessary, the same testing required for the
21original equipment shall be conducted.
22(Source: P.A. 93-574, eff. 8-21-03; 94-1000, eff. 7-3-06.)
23 (10 ILCS 5/24C-10)
24 Sec. 24C-10. Recording of votes by direct recording
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1Direct Recording Electronic Voting Systems.
2 Whenever a direct recording electronic tabulator Direct
3Recording Electronic Voting System is used to automatically
4record and count the votes on ballots or, in the case of an
5electronic ballot marking device, mark the votes on a ballot,
6the provisions of this Section shall apply. A voter shall cast
7a proper vote on a ballot by marking the designated area for
8the casting of a vote for any party or candidate or for or
9against any public question. For this purpose, a mark is an
10intentional selection of the designated area on the ballot by
11appropriate means and which is not otherwise an identifying
12mark.
13(Source: P.A. 93-574, eff. 8-21-03.)
14 (10 ILCS 5/24C-11)
15 Sec. 24C-11. Functional requirements. A direct recording
16electronic tabulator or electronic ballot marking device
17Direct Recording Electronic Voting System shall, in addition to
18satisfying the other requirements of this Article, fulfill the
19following functional requirements:
20 (a) Provide a voter in a primary election with the means of
21casting a ballot containing votes for any and all candidates of
22the party or parties of his or her choice, and for any and all
23non-partisan candidates and public questions and preclude the
24voter from voting for any candidate of any other political
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1system shall provide the voter with means of selecting the
2appropriate number of candidates for any office, and of voting
3on any public question on the ballot to which he or she is
4entitled to vote.
5 (b) If a voter is not entitled to vote for particular
6candidates or public questions appearing on the ballot, the
7system shall prevent the selection of the prohibited votes.
8 (c) Once the proper ballot has been selected, the system
9devices shall provide a means of enabling the recording of
10votes and the casting of said ballot or, in the case of an
11electronic ballot marking device, enable the recording of votes
12in order to be cast on an electronic tabulating device.
13 (d) System voting devices shall provide voting choices that
14are clear to the voter and labels indicating the names of every
15candidate and the text of every public question on the voter's
16ballot. Each label shall identify the selection button or
17switch, or the active area of the ballot associated with it.
18The system shall be able to incorporate minimal, easy-to-follow
19on-screen instruction for the voter on how to cast a ballot.
20 (e) Voting devices shall (i) enable the voter to vote for
21any and all candidates and public questions appearing on the
22ballot for which the voter is lawfully entitled to vote, in any
23legal number and combination; (ii) detect and reject all votes
24for an office or upon a public question when the voter has cast
25more votes for the office or upon the public question than the
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1voter's choices as recorded on the ballot for an office or
2public question are fewer than or exceed the number that the
3voter is entitled to vote for on that office or public question
4and the effect of casting more or fewer votes than legally
5permitted; (iv) notify the voter if the voter has failed to
6completely cast a vote for an office or public question
7appearing on the ballot; and (v) permit the voter, in a private
8and independent manner, to verify the votes selected by the
9voter, to change the ballot or to correct any error on the
10ballot before the ballot is completely cast and counted. A
11means shall be provided to indicate each selection after it has
12been made or canceled.
13 (f) System voting devices shall provide a means for the
14voter to signify that the selection of candidates and public
15questions has been completed. Upon activation, a direct
16recording electronic tabulator the system shall record an image
17of the completed ballot, increment the proper ballot position
18registers, and shall signify to the voter that the ballot has
19been cast or, in the case of an electronic ballot marking
20device, the system shall record all votes and signify to the
21voter that the ballot has been marked. The system shall then
22prevent any further attempt to vote until it has been reset or
23re-enabled by a judge of election.
24 (g) Each direct recording electronic tabulator or
25electronic ballot marking device utilized as a tabulator system
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1be set to zero prior to the opening of the polling place, and
2that records the number of ballots cast at a particular
3election. The counter shall be incremented only by the casting
4of a ballot. The counter shall be designed to prevent disabling
5or resetting by other than authorized persons after the polls
6close. The counter shall be visible to all judges of election
7so long as the device is installed at the polling place.
8 (h) Each system voting device shall be equipped with a
9protective counter that records all of the testing and election
10ballots cast since the unit was built. This counter shall be
11designed so that its reading cannot be changed by any cause
12other than the casting of a ballot. The protective counter
13shall be incapable of ever being reset and it shall be visible
14at all times when the device is configured for testing,
15maintenance, or election use.
16 (i) All system devices shall provide a means of preventing
17further voting once the polling place has closed and after all
18eligible voters have voted. Such means of control shall
19incorporate a visible indication of system status. Each device
20shall prevent any unauthorized use, prevent tampering with
21ballot labels and preclude its re-opening once the poll closing
22has been completed for that election.
23 (j) Each direct recording electronic tabulator or
24electronic ballot marking device utilized as a tabulator The
25system shall produce a printed summary report of the votes cast
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1associated with closing the polling place has been completed,
2the system shall not allow the printing of a report or the
3extraction of data. The printed report shall also contain all
4system audit information to be required by the election
5authority. Data shall not be altered or otherwise destroyed by
6report generation and the system shall ensure the integrity and
7security of data for a period of at least 6 months after the
8polls close.
9 (k) If more than one voting device is used in a polling
10place, the system shall provide a means to manually or
11electronically consolidate the data from all such units into a
12single report even if different voting systems are used to
13record ballots. The system shall also be capable of merging the
14vote tabulation results produced by other vote tabulation
15systems, if necessary.
16 (l) System functions shall be implemented such that
17unauthorized access to them is prevented and the execution of
18authorized functions in an improper sequence is precluded.
19System functions shall be executable only in the intended
20manner and order, and only under the intended conditions. If
21the preconditions to a system function have not been met, the
22function shall be precluded from executing by the system's
23control logic.
24 (m) All system voting devices shall incorporate at least 3
25memories in the machine itself and in its programmable memory
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1 (n) The system shall include capabilities of recording and
2reporting the date and time of normal and abnormal events and
3of maintaining a permanent record of audit information that
4cannot be turned off. Provisions shall be made to detect and
5record significant events (e.g., casting a ballot, error
6conditions that cannot be disposed of by the system itself,
7time-dependent or programmed events that occur without the
8intervention of the voter or a judge of election).
9 (o) The system and each system voting device must be
10capable of creating, printing and maintaining a permanent paper
11record and an electronic image of each ballot that is cast such
12that records of individual ballots are maintained by a
13subsystem independent and distinct from the main vote
14detection, interpretation, processing and reporting path. The
15electronic images of each ballot must protect the integrity of
16the data and the anonymity of each voter, for example, by means
17of storage location scrambling. The ballot image records may be
18either machine-readable or manually transcribed, or both, at
19the discretion of the election authority.
20 (p) The system shall include built-in test, measurement and
21diagnostic software and hardware for detecting and reporting
22the system's status and degree of operability.
23 (q) The system shall contain provisions for maintaining the
24integrity of memory voting and audit data during an election
25and for a period of at least 6 months thereafter and shall
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1 (r) The system shall be fully accessible so as to permit
2blind or visually impaired voters as well as voters with
3physical disabilities to exercise their right to vote in
4private and without assistance.
5 (s) The system shall provide alternative language
6accessibility if required pursuant to Section 203 of the Voting
7Rights Act of 1965.
8 (t) Each voting device shall enable a voter to vote for a
9person whose name does not appear on the ballot.
10 (u) Each direct recording electronic tabulator The system
11shall record and count accurately and, in the case of an
12electronic ballot marking devices, accurately mark each vote
13properly cast for or against any candidate and for or against
14any public question, including the names of all candidates
15whose names are written in by the voters.
16 (v) The system shall allow for accepting provisional
17ballots and for separating such provisional ballots from
18precinct totals until authorized by the election authority.
19 (w) The system shall provide an effective audit trail as
20defined in Section 24C-2 in this Code.
21 (x) The system shall be suitably designed for the purpose
22used, be durably constructed, and be designed for safety,
23accuracy and efficiency.
24 (y) The system shall comply with all provisions of federal,
25State and local election laws and regulations and any future
26modifications to those laws and regulations.

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1(Source: P.A. 98-1171, eff. 6-1-15; 99-143, eff. 7-27-15.)
2 (10 ILCS 5/24C-12)
3 Sec. 24C-12. Procedures for counting and tallying of
4ballots. In an election jurisdiction where a direct recording
5electronic tabulator or electronic ballot marking device
6Direct Recording Electronic Voting System is used, the
7following procedures for counting and tallying the ballots
8shall apply:
9 Before the opening of the polls, the judges of elections
10shall assemble the voting equipment and devices and turn the
11equipment on. The judges shall, if necessary, take steps to
12activate the voting devices and counting equipment by inserting
13into the equipment and voting devices appropriate data cards
14containing passwords and data codes that will select the proper
15ballot formats selected for that polling place and that will
16prevent inadvertent or unauthorized activation of the
17poll-opening function. Before voting begins and before ballots
18are entered into the voting devices, the judges of election
19shall cause to be printed a record of the following: the
20election's identification data, the device's unit
21identification, the ballot's format identification, the
22contents of each active candidate register by office and of
23each active public question register showing that they contain
24all zero votes, all ballot fields that can be used to invoke
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1the readiness of the equipment and to accommodate
2administrative reporting requirements. The judges must also
3check to be sure that the totals are all zeros in the counting
4columns and in the public counter affixed to the voting
5devices.
6 After the judges have determined that a person is qualified
7to vote, a voting device with the proper ballot to which the
8voter is entitled shall be enabled to be used by the voter. The
9ballot may then be cast by the voter by marking by appropriate
10means the designated area of the ballot for the casting or, in
11the case of an electronic ballot marking device, marking of a
12vote for any candidate or for or against any public question.
13The voter shall be able to vote for any and all candidates and
14public questions measures appearing on the ballot in any legal
15number and combination and the voter shall be able to delete,
16change or correct his or her selections before the ballot is
17cast. The voter shall be able to select candidates whose names
18do not appear upon the ballot for any office by entering
19electronically as many names of candidates as the voter is
20entitled to select for each office.
21 Upon completing his or her selection of candidates or
22public questions, the voter shall signify that voting has been
23completed by activating the appropriate button, switch or
24active area of the ballot screen associated with end of voting.
25Upon activation, the voting system shall record an image of the
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1registers, and shall signify to the voter that the ballot has
2been cast or, in the case of an electronic ballot marking
3device, has been marked in order to be cast on an electronic
4tabulating device. Upon activation, the voting system shall
5also print a permanent paper record of each ballot cast as
6defined in Section 24C-2 of this Code. This permanent paper
7record shall (i) be printed in a clear, readily readable format
8that can be easily reviewed by the voter for completeness and
9accuracy and (ii) either be self-contained within the voting
10device or be deposited by the voter into a secure ballot box.
11No permanent paper record shall be removed from the polling
12place except by election officials as authorized by this
13Article. All permanent paper records shall be preserved and
14secured by election officials in the same manner as paper
15ballots and shall be available as an official record for any
16recount, redundant count, or verification or retabulation of
17the vote count conducted with respect to any election in which
18the voting system is used. The voter shall exit the voting
19station and the voting system shall prevent any further attempt
20to vote until it has been properly re-activated. If a voting
21device has been enabled for voting but the voter leaves the
22polling place without casting a ballot, 2 judges of election,
23one from each of the 2 major political parties, shall spoil the
24ballot.
25 Throughout the election day and before the closing of the
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1public question on the voting or counting equipment. Such
2equipment shall be programmed so that no person may reset the
3equipment for reentry of ballots unless provided the proper
4code from an authorized representative of the election
5authority.
6 The precinct judges of election shall check the public
7register to determine whether the number of ballots counted by
8the voting equipment agrees with the number of voters voting as
9shown by the applications for ballot. If the same do not agree,
10the judges of election shall immediately contact the offices of
11the election authority in charge of the election for further
12instructions. If the number of ballots counted by the voting
13equipment agrees with the number of voters voting as shown by
14the application for ballot, the number shall be listed on the
15"Statement of Ballots" form provided by the election authority.
16 The totals for all candidates and propositions shall be
17tabulated. One copy of an "In-Precinct Totals Report" shall be
18generated by the automatic tabulating equipment for return to
19the election authority. One copy of an "In-Precinct Totals
20Report" shall be generated and posted in a conspicuous place
21inside the polling place, provided that any authorized
22pollwatcher or other official authorized to be present in the
23polling place to observe the counting of ballots is present.
24The judges of election shall provide, if requested, a set for
25each authorized pollwatcher or other official authorized to be
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1ballots. In addition, sufficient time shall be provided by the
2judges of election to the pollwatchers to allow them to copy
3information from the copy which has been posted.
4 Until December 31, 2019, in elections at which fractional
5cumulative votes are cast for candidates, the tabulation of
6those fractional cumulative votes may be made by the election
7authority at its central office location, and 4 copies of a
8"Certificate of Results" shall be printed by the automatic
9tabulation equipment and shall be posted in 4 conspicuous
10places at the central office location where those fractional
11cumulative votes have been tabulated.
12 If instructed by the election authority, the judges of
13election shall cause the tabulated returns to be transmitted
14electronically to the offices of the election authority via
15modem or other electronic medium.
16 The precinct judges of election shall select a bi-partisan
17team of 2 judges, who shall immediately return the ballots in a
18sealed container, along with all other election materials and
19equipment as instructed by the election authority; provided,
20however, that such container must first be sealed by the
21election judges with filament tape or other approved sealing
22devices provided for the purpose in a manner that the ballots
23cannot be removed from the container without breaking the seal
24or filament tape and disturbing any signatures affixed by the
25election judges to the container. The election authority shall
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1stations designated by the authority, open for at least 12
2consecutive hours after the polls close or until the ballots
3and election material and equipment from all precincts within
4the jurisdiction of the election authority have been returned
5to the election authority. Ballots and election materials and
6equipment returned to the office of the election authority
7which are not signed and sealed as required by law shall not be
8accepted by the election authority until the judges returning
9the ballots make and sign the necessary corrections. Upon
10acceptance of the ballots and election materials and equipment
11by the election authority, the judges returning the ballots
12shall take a receipt signed by the election authority and
13stamped with the time and date of the return. The election
14judges whose duty it is to return any ballots and election
15materials and equipment as provided shall, in the event the
16ballots, materials or equipment cannot be found when needed, on
17proper request, produce the receipt which they are to take as
18above provided.
19(Source: P.A. 99-522, eff. 6-30-16; 99-701, eff. 7-29-16.)
20 (10 ILCS 5/24C-13)
21 Sec. 24C-13. Vote by mail ballots; early voting ballots;
22proceedings at location for central counting; employees;
23approval of list.
24 (a) All jurisdictions using direct recording electronic
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1Recording Electronic Voting Systems shall use paper ballots or
2paper ballot sheets approved for use under Articles 16, 24A, or
324B of this Code when conducting vote by mail voting. All vote
4by mail ballots shall be counted at the central ballot counting
5location of the election authority. Sections The provisions of
6Section 24A-9, 24B-9, and 24C-9 of this Code shall apply to the
7testing and notice requirements for central count tabulation
8equipment, including comparing the signature on the ballot
9envelope with the signature of the voter on the permanent voter
10registration record card taken from the master file. Vote
11results shall be recorded by precinct and shall be added to the
12vote results for the precinct in which the vote by mail voter
13was eligible to vote prior to completion of the official
14canvass.
15 (b) All proceedings at the location for central counting
16shall be under the direction of the county clerk or board of
17election commissioners. Except for any specially trained
18technicians required for the operation of the direct recording
19electronic tabulator or electronic ballot marking device
20Direct Recording Electronic Voting System, the employees at the
21counting station shall be equally divided between members of
22the 2 leading political parties and all duties performed by the
23employees shall be by teams consisting of an equal number of
24members of each political party. Thirty days before an election
25the county clerk or board of election commissioners shall
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1approval or disapproval, a list of persons of his or her party
2proposed to be employed. If a chair fails to notify the
3election authority of his or her disapproval of any proposed
4employee within a period of 10 days thereafter the list shall
5be deemed approved.
6(Source: P.A. 100-1027, eff. 1-1-19.)
7 (10 ILCS 5/24C-14)
8 Sec. 24C-14. Tabulating votes Votes; direction Direction;
9presence of public Presence of Public; computer operator's log
10and canvass Computer Operator's Log and Canvass. The procedure
11for tabulating the votes by the direct recording electronic
12tabulator or electronic ballot marking device Direct Recording
13Electronic Voting System shall be under the direction of the
14election authority and shall conform to the requirements of the
15direct recording electronic tabulator or electronic ballot
16marking device Direct Recording Electronic Voting System.
17During any election-related activity using the automatic
18direct recording electronic tabulator or electronic ballot
19marking device Direct Recording Electronic Voting System
20equipment, the election authority shall make a reasonable
21effort to dedicate the equipment to vote processing to ensure
22the security and integrity of the system.
23 A reasonable number of pollwatchers shall be admitted to
24the counting location. Such persons may observe the tabulating
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1at least one representative of each established political party
2and authorized agents of the State Board of Elections shall be
3permitted to observe this process at all times. No persons
4except those employed and authorized for the purpose shall
5touch any ballot, ballot box, return, or equipment.
6 The computer operator shall be designated by the election
7authority and shall be sworn as a deputy of the election
8authority. In conducting the vote tabulation and canvass, the
9computer operator must maintain a log which shall include the
10following information:
11 (a) alterations made to programs associated with the
12 vote counting process;
13 (b) if applicable, console messages relating to the
14 program and the respective responses made by the operator;
15 (c) the starting time for each precinct counted, the
16 number of ballots counted for each precinct, any equipment
17 problems and, insofar as practicable, the number of invalid
18 security designations encountered during that count; and
19 (d) changes and repairs made to the equipment during
20 the vote tabulation and canvass.
21 The computer operator's log and canvass shall be available
22for public inspection in the office of the election authority
23for a period of 60 days following the proclamation of election
24results. A copy of the computer operator's log and the canvass
25shall be transmitted to the State Board of Elections upon its
26request and at its expense.

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1(Source: P.A. 93-574, eff. 8-21-03.)
2 (10 ILCS 5/24C-15)
3 Sec. 24C-15. Official return of precinct; check of totals;
4audit. The precinct return printed by the direct recording
5electronic tabulator or electronic ballot marking device
6utilized as a tabulator Direct Recording Electronic Voting
7System tabulating equipment shall include the number of ballots
8cast and votes cast for each candidate and public question and
9shall constitute the official return of each precinct. In
10addition to the precinct return, the election authority shall
11provide the number of applications for ballots in each
12precinct, the total number of ballots and vote by mail ballots
13counted in each precinct for each political subdivision and
14district and the number of registered voters in each precinct.
15However, the election authority shall check the totals shown by
16the precinct return and, if there is an obvious discrepancy
17regarding the total number of votes cast in any precinct, shall
18have the ballots for that precinct audited to correct the
19return. The procedures for this audit shall apply prior to and
20after the proclamation is completed; however, after the
21proclamation of results, the election authority must obtain a
22court order to unseal voted ballots or voting devices except
23for election contests and discovery recounts. The certificate
24of results, which has been prepared and signed by the judges of
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1document used for the canvass of votes for such precinct.
2Whenever a discrepancy exists during the canvass of votes
3between the unofficial results and the certificate of results,
4or whenever a discrepancy exists during the canvass of votes
5between the certificate of results and the set of totals
6reflected on the certificate of results, the ballots for that
7precinct shall be audited to correct the return.
8 Prior to the proclamation, the election authority shall
9test the voting devices and equipment in 5% of the precincts
10within the election jurisdiction, as well as 5% of the voting
11devices used in early voting. The precincts and the voting
12devices to be tested shall be selected after election day on a
13random basis by the State Board of Elections, so that every
14precinct and every device used in early voting in the election
15jurisdiction has an equal mathematical chance of being
16selected. The State Board of Elections shall design a standard
17and scientific random method of selecting the precincts and
18voting devices that are to be tested. The State central
19committee chair of each established political party shall be
20given prior written notice of the time and place of the random
21selection procedure and may be represented at the procedure.
22 The test shall be conducted by counting the votes marked on
23the permanent paper record of each ballot cast in the tested
24precinct printed by the voting system at the time that each
25ballot was cast and comparing the results of this count with
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1direct recording electronic tabulator or electronic ballot
2marking device utilized as a tabulator Direct Recording
3Electronic Voting System in the test precinct. The election
4authority shall test count these votes either by hand or by
5using an automatic tabulating device other than a direct
6recording electronic tabulator or electronic ballot marking
7device Direct Recording Electronic voting device that has been
8approved by the State Board of Elections for that purpose and
9tested before use to ensure accuracy. A ballot marking device
10utilizing a bar code or quick response code shall also have its
11ballots audited by a hand count. The election authority shall
12print the results of each test count. If any error is detected,
13the cause shall be determined and corrected, and an errorless
14count shall be made prior to the official canvass and
15proclamation of election results. If an errorless count cannot
16be conducted and there continues to be difference in vote
17results between the certificate of results produced by the
18direct recording electronic tabulator or electronic ballot
19marking device utilized as a tabulator Direct Recording
20Electronic Voting System and the count of the permanent paper
21records or if an error was detected and corrected, the election
22authority shall immediately prepare and forward to the
23appropriate canvassing board a written report explaining the
24results of the test and any errors encountered and the report
25shall be made available for public inspection.
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1other appropriate law enforcement agencies, the county chair of
2each established political party and qualified civic
3organizations shall be given prior written notice of the time
4and place of the test and may be represented at the test.
5 The results of this post-election test shall be treated in
6the same manner and have the same effect as the results of the
7discovery procedures set forth in Section 22-9.1 of this Code.
8(Source: P.A. 100-1027, eff. 1-1-19.)
9 (10 ILCS 5/24C-15.01)
10 Sec. 24C-15.01. Transporting ballots to central counting
11station Ballots to Central Counting Station; container
12Container. Upon completion of the tabulation, audit or test of
13voting equipment pursuant to Sections 24C-11 through 24C-15,
14the ballots and the medium containing the ballots from each
15precinct shall be replaced in the container in which they were
16transported to the central counting station. If the container
17is not a type which may be securely locked, then each
18container, before being transferred from the counting station
19to storage, shall be securely sealed.
20(Source: P.A. 93-574, eff. 8-21-03.)
21 (10 ILCS 5/24C-15.1)
22 Sec. 24C-15.1. Discovery, recounts, and election contests
23Recounts and Election Contests. Except as provided, discovery
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1provided for in this Code. The direct recording electronic
2tabulator or electronic ballot marking device Direct Recording
3Electronic Voting System equipment shall be tested prior to the
4discovery recount or election contest as provided in Section
524C-9, and then the official ballots shall be audited.
6 Any person who has filed a petition for discovery recount
7may request that a redundant count be conducted in those
8precincts in which the discovery recount is being conducted.
9The additional costs of a redundant count shall be borne by the
10requesting party.
11 The log of the computer operator and all materials retained
12by the election authority in relation to vote tabulation and
13canvass shall be made available for any discovery recount or
14election contest.
15(Source: P.A. 93-574, eff. 8-21-03.)
16 (10 ILCS 5/24C-16)
17 Sec. 24C-16. Approval of direct recording electronic
18tabulator or electronic ballot marking device Direct Recording
19Electronic Voting Systems; requisites Requisites. The State
20Board of Elections shall approve all direct recording
21electronic tabulators and electronic ballot marking devices
22Direct Recording Electronic Voting Systems that fulfill the
23functional requirements provided by Section 24C-11 of this
24Code, the mandatory requirements of the federal voting system
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1and electronic ballot marking devices Direct Recording
2Electronic Voting Systems promulgated by the Federal Election
3Commission or the Election Assistance Commission, the testing
4requirements of an approved independent testing authority and
5the rules of the State Board of Elections.
6 The State Board of Elections shall not approve any direct
7recording electronic tabulator or electronic ballot marking
8device Direct Recording Electronic Voting System that includes
9an external Infrared Data Association (IrDA) communications
10port.
11 The State Board of Elections is authorized to withdraw its
12approval of a direct recording electronic tabulator or
13electronic ballot marking device Direct Recording Electronic
14Voting System if the system System, once approved, fails to
15fulfill the above requirements.
16 The vendor, person, or other private entity shall be solely
17responsible for the production and cost of: all application
18fees; all ballots; additional temporary workers; and other
19equipment or facilities needed and used in the testing of the
20vendor's, person's, or other private entity's respective
21equipment and software.
22 Any voting system vendor, person, or other private entity
23seeking the State Board of Elections' approval of a voting
24system shall, as part of the approval application, submit to
25the State Board a non-refundable fee. The State Board of
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1taking into account the type of voting system approval that is
2requested (such as approval of a new system, a modification of
3an existing system, the size of the modification, etc.). No
4voting system or modification of a voting system shall be
5approved unless the fee is paid.
6 No vendor, person, or other entity may sell, lease, or
7loan, or have a written contract, including a contract
8contingent upon State Board approval of the voting system or
9voting system component, to sell, lease, or loan, a direct
10recording electronic tabulator, electronic ballot marking
11device Direct Recording Electronic Voting System or system
12component to any election jurisdiction unless the system or
13system component is first approved by the State Board of
14Elections pursuant to this Section.
15(Source: P.A. 94-1000, eff. 7-3-06; 95-699, eff. 11-9-07.)
16 (10 ILCS 5/24C-17)
17 Sec. 24C-17. Rules; number of voting stations Number of
18Voting Stations. The State Board of Elections may make
19reasonable rules for the administration of this Article and may
20prescribe the number of voting stations required for the
21various types of voting systems.
22(Source: P.A. 93-574, eff. 8-21-03.)
23 (10 ILCS 5/24C-18)
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1Publication. When a direct recording electronic tabulator or
2electronic ballot marking device Direct Recording Electronic
3Voting System is used, the election authority shall cause to be
4published, at least 5 days before the day of each general and
5general primary election, in 2 or more newspapers published in
6and having a general circulation in the county, a true and
7legible copy of the specimen ballot containing the names of
8offices and candidates and public questions to be voted on, as
9near as may be, in the form in which they will appear on the
10official ballot on election day. A true legible copy may be in
11the form of an actual size ballot and shall be published as
12required by this Section if distributed in 2 or more newspapers
13published and having a general circulation in the county as an
14insert. For each election prescribed in Article 2A of this
15Code, specimen ballots shall be made available for public
16distribution and shall be supplied to the judges of election
17for posting in the polling place on the day of election. Notice
18for the consolidated elections shall be given as provided in
19Article 12.
20(Source: P.A. 93-574, eff. 8-21-03.)
21 (10 ILCS 5/24C-19)
22 Sec. 24C-19. Additional method of voting Method of Voting.
23The foregoing Sections of this Article shall be deemed to
24provide a method of voting in addition to the methods otherwise
25provided in this Code.

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1(Source: P.A. 93-574, eff. 8-21-03.)
2 (10 ILCS 5/28-9) (from Ch. 46, par. 28-9)
3 Sec. 28-9. Proposed constitutional amendments and advisory
4questions of public policy; petition; filing. Petitions for
5proposed amendments to Article IV of the Constitution pursuant
6to Section 3, Article XIV of the Constitution shall be signed
7by a number of electors equal in number to at least 8% of the
8total votes cast for candidates for Governor in the preceding
9gubernatorial election. Such petition shall have been signed by
10the petitioning electors not more than 24 months preceding the
11general election at which the proposed amendment is to be
12submitted and shall be filed with the Secretary of State at
13least 6 months before that general election.
14 Upon receipt of a petition for a proposed Constitutional
15amendment, the Secretary of State shall, as soon as is
16practicable, but no later than the close of the next business
17day, deliver such petition to the State Board of Elections.
18 Petitions for advisory questions of public policy to be
19submitted to the voters of the entire State shall be signed by
20a number of voters equal in number to 8% of the total votes
21cast for candidates for Governor in the preceding gubernatorial
22election. Such petition shall have been signed by said
23petitioners not more than 24 months preceding the date of the
24general election at which the question is to be submitted and
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1months before that general election.
2 The proponents of the proposed statewide advisory public
3question shall file the original petition for a proposed
4Constitutional amendment or a statewide advisory public
5question in bound sections. Each section shall be composed of
6consecutively numbered petition sheets bound in sections,
7containing only the original signatures of registered voters in
8the State. Any petition sheets not consecutively numbered or
9which contain duplicate page numbers already used on other
10sheets, or are photocopies or duplicates of the original
11sheets, shall not be considered part of the petition for the
12purpose of the random sampling verification and shall not be
13counted toward the minimum number of signatures required to
14qualify the proposed statewide advisory public question for the
15ballot.
16 Within 7 business days following the last day for filing
17the original petition, the proponents shall also file copies of
18the petition sheets with each proper election authority and
19obtain a receipt therefor.
20 For purposes of this Act, the following terms shall be
21defined and construed as follows:
22 1. "Board" means the State Board of Elections.
23 2. "Election Authority" means a county clerk or city or
24county board of election commissioners.
25 3. (Blank).
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1organization or other group, or their designated
2representatives, who advocate and cause the circulation and
3filing of petitions for a statewide advisory question of public
4policy or a proposed constitutional amendment for submission at
5a general election and who has registered with the Board as
6provided in this Act.
7 5. "Opponents" means any person, association, committee,
8organization or other group, or their designated
9representatives, who oppose a statewide advisory question of
10public policy or a proposed constitutional amendment for
11submission at a general election and who have registered with
12the Board as provided in this Act.
13(Source: P.A. 97-81, eff. 7-5-11; 98-1171, eff. 6-1-15.)
14 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
15becoming law.

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1 INDEX
2 Statutes amended in order of appearance
3 10 ILCS 5/24B-2
4 10 ILCS 5/24B-4
5 10 ILCS 5/24B-6
6 10 ILCS 5/24B-9
7 10 ILCS 5/Art. 24C heading
8 10 ILCS 5/24C-1
9 10 ILCS 5/24C-2
10 10 ILCS 5/24C-3
11 10 ILCS 5/24C-3.1
12 10 ILCS 5/24C-4
13 10 ILCS 5/24C-5
14 10 ILCS 5/24C-5.1
15 10 ILCS 5/24C-5.2
16 10 ILCS 5/24C-6
17 10 ILCS 5/24C-6.1
18 10 ILCS 5/24C-7
19 10 ILCS 5/24C-8
20 10 ILCS 5/24C-9
21 10 ILCS 5/24C-10
22 10 ILCS 5/24C-11
23 10 ILCS 5/24C-12
24 10 ILCS 5/24C-13
25 10 ILCS 5/24C-14

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