Article 1 General Provisions
Article 1A State Board Of Elections
Article 2A Time Of Holding Elections
Article 3 Qualification Of Voters
Article 4 Registration Of Electors In Counties Having A Population Of Less Than 500,000
Article 5 Registration Of Electors In Counties Having A Population Of 500,000 Or More
Article 6 Registration Of Electors In Certain Cities, Villages And Incorporated Towns
Article 6A County Board Of Election Commissioners
Article 7 The Making Of Nominations By Political Parties
Article 8 Nominations of Members of the General Assembly
Article 9 Disclosure and Regulation of Campaign Contributions and Expenditures
Article 10 Making of Nominations in Certain Other Cases
Article 11 Establishment of Election Precincts
Article 12 Notice of Election
Article 12A Voters’ Guides
Article 13 Judges of Election (Outside of Jurisdiction of Boards of Election Commissioners)
Article 14 Judges (In Municipalities Under Boards Of Election Commissioners)
Article 15 Ballot Boxes And Poll Books
Article 16 Ballots
Article 17 Conduct of Elections and Making Returns
Article 18 Conduct of Elections and Making Returns (In Municipalities Under Jurisdiction of Boards of Election Commissioners)
Article 18A Provisional Voting
Article 19 Voting by Mail
Article 19A Early Voting by Personal Appearance
Article 20 Voting by Absent Electors in Military or Naval Service
Article 21 Electors of President and Vice-President of United States
Article 22 Canvassing Votes
Article 23 Contesting Elections
Article 24 Voting Machines
Article 24A Electronic, Mechanical Or Electric Voting Systems
Article 24B Electronic, Mechanical Or Electric Voting Systems With Precinct Tabulation Optical Scan Technology Capability
Article 24C Direct Recording Electronic Voting Systems
Article 25 Resignations And Vacancies
Article 28 Submitting Public Questions
Article 29 Prohibitions And Penalties
Article 29B Fair Campaign Practices
Article 29C Division Of Legislative Districts
Article 30 Repeal And Saving

Terms Used In Illinois Compiled Statutes > 10 ILCS 5 - Election Code

  • Acquittal:
    1. Judgement that a criminal defendant has not been proved guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.
    2. A verdict of "not guilty."
     
  • Affirmed: In the practice of the appellate courts, the decree or order is declared valid and will stand as rendered in the lower court.
  • Ballot: means paper ballot sheets. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 10 ILCS 5/24B-2
  • Ballot: means an electronic audio or video display or any other medium, including paper, used to record a voter's choices for the candidates of their preference and for or against public questions. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 10 ILCS 5/24C-2
  • Ballot card: means a ballot which is voted by the process of punching. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 10 ILCS 5/24A-2
  • Ballot configuration: means the particular combination of political subdivision ballots including, for each political subdivision, the particular combination of offices, candidate names and ballot position numbers for each candidate and question as it appears for each group of voters who may cast the same ballot. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 10 ILCS 5/24A-2
  • Ballot configuration: means the particular combination of political subdivision ballots including, for each political subdivision, the particular combination of offices, candidate names and questions as it appears for each group of voters who may cast the same ballot. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 10 ILCS 5/24B-2
  • Ballot configuration: means the particular combination of political subdivision or district ballots including, for each political subdivision or district, the particular combination of offices, candidate names and public questions as it appears for each group of voters who may cast the same ballot. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 10 ILCS 5/24C-2
  • Ballot image: means a corresponding representation in electronic or paper form of the mark or vote position of a ballot. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 10 ILCS 5/24C-2
  • Ballot labels: means the cards, papers, booklet, pages or other material containing the names of officers and candidates and statements of measures to be voted on. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 10 ILCS 5/24A-2
  • ballot screen: means the display of material containing the names of offices and candidates and public questions to be voted on. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 10 ILCS 5/24C-2
  • Ballot sheet: means a paper ballot printed on one or both sides which is (1) designed and prepared so that the voter may indicate his or her votes in designated areas, which must be enclosed areas clearly printed or otherwise delineated for such purpose, and (2) capable of having votes marked in the designated areas automatically examined, counted, and tabulated by an electronic scanning process. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 10 ILCS 5/24A-2
  • Ballot sheet: means a paper ballot printed on one or both sides which is (1) designed and prepared so that the voter may indicate his or her votes in designated areas, which must be areas clearly printed or otherwise delineated for such purpose, and (2) capable of having votes marked in the designated areas automatically examined, counted, and tabulated by an electronic scanning process. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 10 ILCS 5/24B-2
  • Board: means the State Board of Elections. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 10 ILCS 5/12A-2
  • Caucus: From the Algonquian Indian language, a caucus meant "to meet together." An informal organization of members of the legislature that exists to discuss issues of mutual concern and possibly to perform legislative research and policy planning for its members. There are regional, political or ideological, ethnic, and economic-based caucuses.
  • Central Counting: means the counting of ballots in one or more locations selected by the election authority for the processing or counting, or both, of ballots. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 10 ILCS 5/24A-2
  • Central counting: means the counting of ballots in one or more locations selected by the election authority for the processing or counting, or both, of ballots. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 10 ILCS 5/24B-2
  • Central counting: means the counting of ballots in one or more locations selected by the election authority for the processing or counting, or both, of ballots. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 10 ILCS 5/24C-2
  • Certification program: means an instructional curriculum, examination, and process for certification, recertification, and revocation of certification of certified public accountants that is administered by the Illinois CPA Society and that is officially approved by the Department to ensure that a certified public accountant possesses the necessary skills and abilities to successfully perform an attestation engagement for tax compliance review in a certified audit project. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 20 ILCS 2510/2510-5
  • Chief judge: The judge who has primary responsibility for the administration of a court but also decides cases; chief judges are determined by seniority.
  • Computer operator: means any person or persons designated by the election authority to operate the automatic tabulating equipment during any portion of the vote tallying process in an election, but shall not include judges of election operating vote tabulating equipment in the precinct. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 10 ILCS 5/24A-2
  • Computer operator: means any person or persons designated by the election authority to operate the automatic tabulating equipment during any portion of the vote tallying process in an election, but shall not include judges of election operating vote tabulating equipment in the precinct. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 10 ILCS 5/24B-2
  • Computer operator: means any person or persons designated by the election authority to operate the automatic tabulating equipment during any portion of the vote tallying process in an election, but shall not include judges of election operating vote tabulating equipment in the precinct. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 10 ILCS 5/24C-2
  • Correct precinct: means the precinct containing the
    
addresses at which the provisional voter resides and at which he or she is registered to vote. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 10 ILCS 5/18A-218.10
  • Counterclaim: A claim that a defendant makes against a plaintiff.
  • Department: means the Illinois Department of Revenue. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 20 ILCS 2510/2510-5
  • Dependent: A person dependent for support upon another.
  • Deposition: An oral statement made before an officer authorized by law to administer oaths. Such statements are often taken to examine potential witnesses, to obtain discovery, or to be used later in trial.
  • Discovery: Lawyers' examination, before trial, of facts and documents in possession of the opponents to help the lawyers prepare for trial.
  • Edit listing: means a computer generated listing of the names and ballot position numbers for each candidate and proposition as they appear in the program for each precinct. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 10 ILCS 5/24A-2
  • Edit listing: means a computer generated listing of the names of each candidate and proposition as they appear in the program for each precinct. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 10 ILCS 5/24B-2
  • Edit listing: means a computer generated listing of the names of each candidate and public question as they appear in the program for each precinct. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 10 ILCS 5/24C-2
  • Election authority: means either the County Clerk,
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    County Board of Election Commissioners, or Municipal Board of Election Commissioners, as the case may be. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 10 ILCS 5/18A-218.10
  • Electronic Voting System: means that combination of equipment and programs used in the casting, examination and tabulation of ballots and the cumulation and reporting of results by electronic means. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 10 ILCS 5/24A-2
  • electronic voting system: means that combination of equipment and programs used in the casting, examination and tabulation of ballots and the cumulation and reporting of results by electronic means. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 10 ILCS 5/24B-2
  • Entitlement: A Federal program or provision of law that requires payments to any person or unit of government that meets the eligibility criteria established by law. Entitlements constitute a binding obligation on the part of the Federal Government, and eligible recipients have legal recourse if the obligation is not fulfilled. Social Security and veterans' compensation and pensions are examples of entitlement programs.
  • equipment: includes apparatus necessary to automatically examine and count votes as designated on ballots, and data processing machines which can be used for counting ballots and tabulating results. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 10 ILCS 5/24A-2
  • equipment: includes apparatus necessary to automatically examine and count votes as designated on ballots, and data processing machines which can be used for counting ballots and tabulating results. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 10 ILCS 5/24B-2
  • equipment: includes apparatus necessary to automatically examine and count votes as designated on ballots, and data processing machines which can be used for counting ballots and tabulating results. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 10 ILCS 5/24C-2
  • Escheat: Reversion of real or personal property to the state when 1) a person dies without leaving a will and has no heirs, or 2) when the property (such as a bank account) has been inactive for a certain period of time. Source: OCC
  • Ex officio: Literally, by virtue of one's office.
  • Gift: A voluntary transfer or conveyance of property without consideration, or for less than full and adequate consideration based on fair market value.
  • Grace period: The number of days you'll have to pay your bill for purchases in full without triggering a finance charge. Source: Federal Reserve
  • Heretofore: means any time previous to the day on which the statute takes effect; and the word "hereafter" at any time after such day. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 5 ILCS 70/1.17
  • In-precinct counting: means the counting of ballots on automatic tabulating equipment provided by the election authority in the same precinct polling place in which those ballots have been cast. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 10 ILCS 5/24A-2
  • In-precinct counting: means the counting of ballots on automatic tabulating equipment provided by the election authority in the same precinct polling place in which those ballots have been cast. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 10 ILCS 5/24B-2
  • In-precinct counting: means the recording and counting of ballots on automatic tabulating equipment provided by the election authority in the same precinct polling place in which those ballots have been cast. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 10 ILCS 5/24C-2
  • Incorrect precinct: means the precinct in which the
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    voter cast a provisional ballot, but is not the precinct containing the address at which he or she is registered to vote. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 10 ILCS 5/18A-218.10
  • Internet Guide: refers to information disseminated by the State Board of Elections on a website, pursuant to Section 12A-5. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 10 ILCS 5/12A-2
  • Jurisprudence: The study of law and the structure of the legal system.
  • Legacy: A gift of property made by will.
  • Legislative district: means the district in which an
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    Illinois State Senator is elected to serve the residents. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 10 ILCS 5/18A-218.10
  • Local election authority: means a county clerk or board of election commissioners. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 10 ILCS 5/12A-2
  • Marking device: means either an apparatus in which ballots or ballot cards are inserted and used in connection with a punch apparatus for the piercing of ballots by the voter, or any approved device for marking a paper ballot with ink or other substance which will enable the ballot to be tabulated by means of automatic tabulating equipment or by an electronic scanning process. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 10 ILCS 5/24A-2
  • Marking device: means a pen, computer, or other device approved by the State Board of Elections for marking, or causing to be marked, a paper ballot with ink or other substance which will enable the ballot to be tabulated by automatic tabulating equipment or by an electronic scanning process. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 10 ILCS 5/24B-2
  • Marking device: means any device approved by the State Board of Elections for marking a ballot so as to enable the ballot to be recorded, counted and tabulated by automatic tabulating equipment. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 10 ILCS 5/24C-2
  • Oath: A promise to tell the truth.
  • oath: shall be deemed to include an affirmation, and the word "sworn" shall be construed to include the word "affirmed. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 5 ILCS 70/1.12
  • Participating taxpayer: means any person subject to the revenue laws administered by the Department who enters into an engagement with a qualified practitioner for tax compliance review and who is approved by the Department under the certified audit project. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 20 ILCS 2510/2510-5
  • Permanent paper record: means a paper record upon which shall be printed in human readable form the votes cast for each candidate and for or against each public question on each ballot recorded in the voting system. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 10 ILCS 5/24C-2
  • Plea agreement: An arrangement between the prosecutor, the defense attorney, and the defendant in which the defendant agrees to plead guilty in exchange for special considerations. Source:
  • political party: as used in this article shall mean a political party which, at the next preceding election for governor, polled at least five per cent of the entire vote cast in the State; Provided, that no political organization or group shall be qualified as a political party hereunder, or given a place on a ballot, which organization or group is associated, directly or indirectly, with Communist, Fascist, Nazi or other un-American principles and engages in activities or propaganda designed to teach subservience to the political principles and ideals of foreign nations or the overthrow by violence of the established constitutional form of government of the United States and the State of Illinois. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 10 ILCS 5/8-2
  • Precinct Tabulation Optical Scan Technology: means the capability to examine a ballot through electronic means and tabulate the votes at one or more counting places. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 10 ILCS 5/24B-2
  • Preliminary hearing: A hearing where the judge decides whether there is enough evidence to make the defendant have a trial.
  • program: means the set of operating instructions for the automatic tabulating equipment by which it examines, counts, tabulates, canvasses and prints votes recorded by a voter on a ballot card or other medium. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 10 ILCS 5/24A-2
  • program: means the set of operating instructions for the automatic tabulating equipment that examines, counts, tabulates, canvasses and prints votes recorded by a voter on a ballot. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 10 ILCS 5/24B-2
  • program: means the set of operating instructions for the automatic tabulating equipment that examines, records, displays, counts, tabulates, canvasses, or prints votes recorded by a voter on a ballot or that displays any and all information, graphics, or other visual or audio information or images used in presenting voting information, instructions, or voter choices. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 10 ILCS 5/24C-2
  • provisional voter: means a person claiming to be a registered voter who is entitled by Section 18A-5 of this Code to vote a provisional ballot under the following circumstances:
    •             (1) The person's name does not appear on the
            
    official list of eligible voters for the precinct in which the person seeks to vote and the person has refused an opportunity to register at the polling location or another grace period registration site. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 10 ILCS 5/18A-218.10
  • Public defender: Represent defendants who can't afford an attorney in criminal matters.
  • Public law: A public bill or joint resolution that has passed both chambers and been enacted into law. Public laws have general applicability nationwide.
  • Qualified practitioner: means a certified public accountant who is licensed to practice in Illinois and who has completed the certification program. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 20 ILCS 2510/2510-5
  • question: means any question, proposition, or referendum submitted to the voters under Article 28 of this Code. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 10 ILCS 5/12A-2
  • Recess: A temporary interruption of the legislative business.
  • Redundant count: means a verification of the original computer count by another count using compatible equipment or by hand as part of a discovery recount. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 10 ILCS 5/24A-2
  • Redundant count: means a verification of the original computer count by another count using compatible equipment or by hand as part of a discovery recount. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 10 ILCS 5/24B-2
  • Redundant count: means a verification of the original computer count of ballots by another count using compatible equipment or other means as part of a discovery recount, including a count of the permanent paper record of each ballot cast by using compatible equipment, different equipment approved by the State Board of Elections for that purpose, or by hand. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 10 ILCS 5/24C-2
  • Representative district: means the district from
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    which an Illinois State Representative is elected to serve the residents. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 10 ILCS 5/18A-218.10
  • Security designation: means a printed designation placed on a ballot to identify to the computer program the offices and propositions for which votes may be cast and to indicate the manner in which votes cast should be tabulated while negating any inadmissible votes. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 10 ILCS 5/24B-2
  • Security punch: means a punch placed on a ballot card to identify to the computer program the offices and propositions for which votes may be cast and to indicate the manner in which votes cast should be tabulated while negating any inadmissible votes. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 10 ILCS 5/24A-2
  • Separate ballot: means a separate page or display screen of the ballot that is clearly defined and distinguishable from other portions of the ballot. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 10 ILCS 5/24C-2
  • Special districts: has the meaning ascribed to that term in Article VII of the Constitution of the State of Illinois of 1970. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 5 ILCS 70/1.29
  • Specimen ballot: means a representation of names of offices and candidates and statements of measures to be voted on which will appear on the official ballot or marking device on election day. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 10 ILCS 5/24B-2
  • Statewide candidate: means any candidate who runs for a statewide office, including Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General, Secretary of State, Treasurer, Comptroller, United States President, or United States Senator. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 10 ILCS 5/12A-2
  • Statute of limitations: A law that sets the time within which parties must take action to enforce their rights.
  • Summons: Another word for subpoena used by the criminal justice system.
  • system: means the total combination of mechanical, electromechanical or electronic equipment, programs and practices used to define ballots, cast and count votes, report or display election results, maintain or produce any audit trail information, identify all system components, test the system during development, maintenance and operation, maintain records of system errors and defects, determine specific system changes to be made to a system after initial qualification, and make available any materials to the voter such as notices, instructions, forms or paper ballots. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 10 ILCS 5/24C-2
  • Testify: Answer questions in court.
  • Township office: means an office elected by the
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    electors of an entire township. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 10 ILCS 5/18A-218.10
  • township offices: shall be construed , when used in this Article, to include supervisors. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 10 ILCS 5/7-1
  • Uphold: The decision of an appellate court not to reverse a lower court decision.
  • Verdict: The decision of a petit jury or a judge.
  • Voting defect identification: means the capability to detect overvoted ballots or ballots which cannot be read by the automatic tabulating equipment. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 10 ILCS 5/24B-2
  • Voting defects: means an overvoted ballot, or a ballot which cannot be read by the automatic tabulating equipment. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 10 ILCS 5/24B-2
  • Writ: A formal written command, issued from the court, requiring the performance of a specific act.

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