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10 ILCS 5/17-17

(10 ILCS 5/17-17) (from Ch. 46, par. 17-17)

Sec. 17-17.

After the opening of the polls no adjournment shall be had
nor shall any recess be taken, until all the votes cast at such election
have been counted and the result publicly announced, except
that when
necessary one judge at a time may leave the polling place for a reasonable
time during the casting of ballots, and except that when a polling place is
inaccessible to a voter with a disability, one team of 2 judges of opposite party
affiliation may leave the polling place to deliver a ballot to such voter,
as provided in Sections 7-47.1 and 17-13 of this Code.  When a judge leaves
and returns, such judge shall sign a time sheet indicating the length of
the period such judge is absent from his duties.  When absent, the judge
shall authorize someone of the same political party as himself to act for
him until he returns.

Where voting machines or electronic voting systems are used, the
provisions of this section may be modified as required or authorized by
Article 24 or Article 24A, whichever is applicable.

(Source: P.A. 99-143, eff. 7-27-15.)