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91_HB2035

 
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 1        AN  ACT  to  amend the Election Code by changing Sections
 2    7-30, 13-1, 13-2, 13-3, 13-4, 13-8, 14-1, 14-5, and 14-7.

 3        Be it enacted by the People of  the  State  of  Illinois,
 4    represented in the General Assembly:

 5        Section  5.   The  Election  Code  is amended by changing
 6    Sections 7-30, 13-1, 13-2, 13-3, 13-4, 13-8, 14-1, 14-5,  and
 7    14-7 as follows:

 8        (10 ILCS 5/7-30) (from Ch. 46, par. 7-30)
 9        Sec.  7-30. Previous to any vote being taken, the primary
10    judges  shall  severally  subscribe  and  take  an  oath   or
11    affirmation in the following form, to-wit:
12        "I  do  solemnly  swear  (or affirm, as the case may be),
13    that I will support the Constitution of the United States and
14    the  Constitution  of  the  State  of  Illinois,   and   will
15    faithfully  and  honestly  discharge  the  duties  of primary
16    judge, according to the best of my ability, and that  I  have
17    resided in this State for 30 days, (and only in the case of a
18    primary  judge  in  counties of less than 500,000 inhabitants
19    the following: in this precinct 30 days next  preceding  this
20    primary), (and in the case of a registered voter, am entitled
21    to vote at this primary).
22        All  persons  subscribing  the oath as aforesaid, and all
23    persons actually serving as primary judges, whether sworn  or
24    not,  shall  be  deemed  to  be and are hereby declared to be
25    officers of the circuit court of their respective counties.
26    (Source: P.A. 80-178; 80-704; 80-1364.)

27        (10 ILCS 5/13-1) (from Ch. 46, par. 13-1)
28        Sec. 13-1.  In counties not under township  organization,
29    the county board of commissioners shall at its meeting in May
30    in  each even-numbered year appoint in each election precinct
 
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 1    5  capable  and  discreet  persons   electors   meeting   the
 2    qualifications  of  Section  13-4  to  be judges of election.
 3    Where neither voting machines nor electronic,  mechanical  or
 4    electric  voting  systems are used, the county board may, for
 5    any precinct with respect to which the board  considers  such
 6    action  necessary  or  desirable  in  view  of  the number of
 7    voters, and shall for  general  elections  for  any  precinct
 8    containing  more  than  600  registered  voters,  appoint  in
 9    addition  to  the  5  judges  of  election  a team of 5 tally
10    judges. In  such  precincts  the  judges  of  election  shall
11    preside  over  the  election  during  the hours the polls are
12    open, and the  tally  judges,  with  the  assistance  of  the
13    holdover  judges designated pursuant to Section 13-6.2, shall
14    count the vote after the closing of the polls.  However,  the
15    County  Board  of  Commissioners  may  appoint  3  judges  of
16    election  to  serve  in  lieu  of  the  5  judges of election
17    otherwise required by this Section to serve in any  emergency
18    referendum,  or  in  any  odd-year regular election or in any
19    special primary or special election called for the purpose of
20    filling a vacancy in the  office  of  representative  in  the
21    United  States  Congress  or  to nominate candidates for such
22    purpose.    The  tally  judges   shall   possess   the   same
23    qualifications  and shall be appointed in the same manner and
24    with the  same  division  between  political  parties  as  is
25    provided for judges of election.
26        In  addition to such precinct judges, the county board of
27    commissioners shall appoint special panels of 3 judges  each,
28    who  shall  possess  the  same  qualifications  and  shall be
29    appointed in the same  manner  and  with  the  same  division
30    between  political parties as is provided for other judges of
31    election. The number of such panels of judges required  shall
32    be  determined by regulations of the State Board of Elections
33    which shall base the required numbers of  special  panels  on
34    the  number  of  registered voters in the jurisdiction or the
 
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 1    number of absentee ballots voted at recent elections, or  any
 2    combination of such factors.
 3        Such  appointment  shall  be  confirmed  by  the court as
 4    provided in Section 13-3 of this  Article.  No  more  than  3
 5    persons of the same political party shall be appointed judges
 6    of  the  same  election precinct or election judge panel. The
 7    appointment shall be made in the following manner: The county
 8    board of commissioners shall select and approve 3 persons  as
 9    judges of election in each election precinct from a certified
10    list,  furnished  by  the  chairman  of  the  County  Central
11    Committee  of  the  first  leading  political  party  in such
12    precinct; and the county board of  commissioners  shall  also
13    select  and  approve  2 persons as judges of election in each
14    election precinct from a certified  list,  furnished  by  the
15    chairman  of  the  County  Central  Committee  of  the second
16    leading  political  party.  However,  if  only  3  judges  of
17    election serve in each election  precinct,  no  more  than  2
18    persons  of  the  same  political  party  shall  be judges of
19    election in the same election precinct; and  which  political
20    party is entitled to 2 judges of election and which political
21    party   is  entitled  to  one  judge  of  election  shall  be
22    determined in the same manner as set forth in  the  next  two
23    preceding  sentences with regard to 5 election judges in each
24    precinct.  Such certified list shall be filed with the county
25    clerk not less than 10 days before the annual meeting of  the
26    county  board  of  commissioners. Such list shall be arranged
27    according to precincts. The chairman of each  county  central
28    committee shall, insofar as possible, list persons who reside
29    within  the  precinct  in  which they are to serve as judges.
30    However, he may, in his sole discretion, submit the names  of
31    persons who reside outside the precinct but within the county
32    embracing  the  precinct in which they are to serve. He must,
33    however, submit the names of at  least  2  residents  of  the
34    precinct  for  each  precinct in which his party is to have 3
 
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 1    judges and must submit the name of at least one  resident  of
 2    the  precinct for each precinct in which his party is to have
 3    2 judges. The county board of commissioners shall acknowledge
 4    in writing to each county chairman the names of  all  persons
 5    submitted  on  such  certified  list  and the total number of
 6    persons listed thereon. If no such list is filed or such list
 7    is incomplete (that is, no names or an insufficient number of
 8    names are furnished  for  certain  election  precincts),  the
 9    county  board  of  commissioners  shall make or complete such
10    list from  the  names  contained  in  the  supplemental  list
11    provided  for  in  Section  13-1.1. The election judges shall
12    hold their office for 2 years  from  their  appointment,  and
13    until  their  successors  are  duly  appointed  in the manner
14    provided in this Act. The county board of commissioners shall
15    fill all vacancies in the office of judge of election at  any
16    time in the manner provided in this Act.
17    (Source: P.A. 87-1052.)

18        (10 ILCS 5/13-2) (from Ch. 46, par. 13-2)
19        Sec.  13-2.  In  counties under the township organization
20    the county  board  shall  at  its  meeting  in  May  in  each
21    even-numbered year except in counties containing a population
22    of  3,000,000 inhabitants or over and except when such judges
23    are appointed  by  election  commissioners,  select  in  each
24    election  precinct  in  the  county,  5  capable and discreet
25    persons electors to be judges of election who  shall  possess
26    the  qualifications  required  by  this  Act for such judges.
27    Where neither voting machines nor electronic,  mechanical  or
28    electric  voting  systems are used, the county board may, for
29    any precinct with respect to which the board  considers  such
30    action  necessary  or  desirable  in  view  of  the number of
31    voters, and shall for  general  elections  for  any  precinct
32    containing  more  than  600  registered  voters,  appoint  in
33    addition  to  the  5  judges  of  election  a team of 5 tally
 
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 1    judges. In  such  precincts  the  judges  of  election  shall
 2    preside  over  the  election  during  the hours the polls are
 3    open, and the  tally  judges,  with  the  assistance  of  the
 4    holdover  judges designated pursuant to Section 13-6.2, shall
 5    count the vote after the closing  of  the  polls.  The  tally
 6    judges  shall  possess  the  same qualifications and shall be
 7    appointed in the same  manner  and  with  the  same  division
 8    between  political  parties  as  is  provided  for  judges of
 9    election.
10        However,  the  county  board  may  appoint  3  judges  of
11    election to serve  in  lieu  of  the  5  judges  of  election
12    otherwise  required by this Section to serve in any emergency
13    referendum, or in any odd-year regular  election  or  in  any
14    special primary or special election called for the purpose of
15    filling  a  vacancy  in  the  office of representative in the
16    United States Congress or to  nominate  candidates  for  such
17    purpose.
18        In  addition  to  such  precinct judges, the county board
19    shall appoint special panels of  3  judges  each,  who  shall
20    possess the same qualifications and shall be appointed in the
21    same  manner  and  with  the  same division between political
22    parties as is provided for  other  judges  of  election.  The
23    number  of such panels of judges required shall be determined
24    by regulations of the State Board of Elections,  which  shall
25    base  the  required number of special panels on the number of
26    registered voters  in  the  jurisdiction  or  the  number  of
27    absentee ballots voted at recent elections or any combination
28    of such factors.
29        No  more than 3 persons of the same political party shall
30    be  appointed  judges  in  the  same  election  district   or
31    undivided precinct. The election of the judges of election in
32    the various election precincts shall be made in the following
33    manner:  The  county  board shall select and approve 3 of the
34    election judges  in  each  precinct  from  a  certified  list
 
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 1    furnished  by the chairman of the County Central Committee of
 2    the first leading political party in such  election  precinct
 3    and  shall  also  select  and approve 2 judges of election in
 4    each election precinct from a certified list furnished by the
 5    chairman of  the  County  Central  Committee  of  the  second
 6    leading  political  party in such election precinct. However,
 7    if only 3 judges of election serve in each election precinct,
 8    no more than 2 persons of the same political party  shall  be
 9    judges  of  election in the same election precinct; and which
10    political party is entitled to 2 judges of election and which
11    political party is entitled to one judge of election shall be
12    determined in the same manner as set forth in  the  next  two
13    preceding  sentences with regard to 5 election judges in each
14    precinct.  The respective County Central  Committee  chairman
15    shall  notify the county board by June 1 of each odd-numbered
16    year immediately preceding the annual meeting of  the  county
17    board  whether  or  not  such certified list will be filed by
18    such chairman. Such  list  shall  be  arranged  according  to
19    precincts.  The  chairman  of  each  county central committee
20    shall, insofar as possible, list persons  who  reside  within
21    the  precinct  in which they are to serve as judges. However,
22    he may, in his sole discretion, submit the names  of  persons
23    who  reside  outside  the  precinct  but  within  the  county
24    embracing  the  precinct in which they are to serve. He must,
25    however, submit the names of at  least  2  residents  of  the
26    precinct  for  each  precinct in which his party is to have 3
27    judges and must submit the name of at least one  resident  of
28    the  precinct for each precinct in which his party is to have
29    2 judges. Such certified list, if filed, shall be filed  with
30    the  county  clerk  not  less  than 20 days before the annual
31    meeting  of  the  county  board.  The  county   board   shall
32    acknowledge  in  writing to each county chairman the names of
33    all persons submitted on such certified list  and  the  total
34    number of persons listed thereon. If no such list is filed or
 
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 1    the  list is incomplete (that is, no names or an insufficient
 2    number  of  names  are   furnished   for   certain   election
 3    precincts), the county board shall make or complete such list
 4    from  the  names  contained in the supplemental list provided
 5    for in Section 13-1.1. Provided, further, that  in  any  case
 6    where  a township has been or shall be redistricted, in whole
 7    or in part, subsequent to one general election for  Governor,
 8    and  prior to the next, the judges of election to be selected
 9    for all new or altered precincts shall be  selected  in  that
10    one  of the methods above detailed, which shall be applicable
11    according to the facts and circumstances  of  the  particular
12    case,  but the majority of such judges for each such precinct
13    shall be selected from the first leading political party, and
14    the minority judges from the second leading political  party.
15    Provided,  further,  that  in counties having a population of
16    1,000,000 inhabitants or over  the  selection  of  judges  of
17    election  shall be made in the same manner in all respects as
18    in other counties, except that  the  provisions  relating  to
19    tally  judges  are  inapplicable  to such counties and except
20    that the county board shall meet during the month of  January
21    for  the purpose of making such selection and the chairman of
22    each county central committee shall notify the  county  board
23    by  the preceding October 1 whether or not the certified list
24    will be filed. Such  judges  of  election  shall  hold  their
25    office  for  2  years  from their appointment and until their
26    successors are duly appointed in the manner provided in  this
27    Act.  The county board shall fill all vacancies in the office
28    of judges of elections at  any  time  in  the  manner  herein
29    provided.
30        Such  selections under this Section shall be confirmed by
31    the circuit  court  as  provided  in  Section  13-3  of  this
32    Article.
33    (Source: P.A. 86-1028; 87-1052.)
 
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 1        (10 ILCS 5/13-3) (from Ch. 46, par. 13-3)
 2        Sec.  13-3.  After  the  judges  of  election  have  been
 3    selected  and  approved as hereinbefore provided, a report of
 4    such selections shall be made by the county board  and  filed
 5    in  the  circuit court, and application shall then be made by
 6    the county board to the  court  for  their  confirmation  and
 7    appointment,  whereupon  the  court shall enter an order that
 8    cause be shown, if any exists, against the  confirmation  and
 9    appointment of such persons so named on or before the opening
10    of  the  court  on a day to be fixed by the court. The county
11    board shall immediately give notice of  such  order  and  the
12    names  of  all  such  judges  so  reported  to such court for
13    confirmation and their residence and the precinct  for  which
14    they were selected by causing a notice to be published in one
15    or  more  newspapers  in  the  county  and if no newspaper be
16    published therein then by posting such notice  in  5  of  the
17    most  public  places  in  the county.  The notice shall state
18    that a list of judges of election  is  available  for  public
19    inspection  in  the  office  of the election authority. If no
20    cause to the contrary is shown prior to the  day  fixed,  and
21    if, in each precinct, at least one judge representing each of
22    the  two  major  political  parties has been certified by the
23    county clerk as having satisfactorily  completed  within  the
24    preceding  6  months  the training course and examination for
25    judges of election, as provided in Section 13-2.1 and  13-2.2
26    of  this  Act,  such  appointment shall be confirmed by order
27    entered by that court.
28        If in any precinct the requisite 2 judges have  not  been
29    so  certified  by  the  county clerk as having satisfactorily
30    completed such course and examination, the county clerk shall
31    immediately notify all judges  in  that  precinct,  to  whose
32    appointment there is no other objection, that all such judges
33    shall  attend  the  next  such course. The county clerk shall
34    then certify to the court that all such judges have  been  so
 
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 1    notified (and such certification need contain no detail other
 2    than  a  mere  recital). The appointment of such judges shall
 3    then be confirmed by order entered by the court. If any judge
 4    so notified and so confirmed fails to attend  the  next  such
 5    course,  such  failure  shall  subject such judge to possible
 6    removal from office at the option of the election authority.
 7        If objections to the appointment of any  judge  be  filed
 8    prior  to  the  day  fixed  by  the court for confirmation of
 9    judges, the court shall hear such objections and the evidence
10    introduced in support thereof, and shall confirm or refuse to
11    confirm such nominations as the interests of the  public  may
12    require.  No reasons may be given for the refusal to confirm.
13    If any vacancy exists at any time  the  county  board  shall,
14    subject  to  the provisions of Section 13-1.1, further report
15    and nominate persons to fill such vacancies  so  existing  in
16    the  manner  aforesaid,  and  a  court  in the same way shall
17    consider such nominations and  shall  confirm  or  refuse  to
18    confirm   the   same   in  the  manner  aforesaid.  Upon  the
19    confirmation of such judges, at any time, a commission  shall
20    issue  to  each of such judges, under the seal of such court,
21    and appropriate forms shall be prepared by the  county  clerk
22    of  each  county for such purpose and furnished to the county
23    board,  and  after  confirmation  and  acceptance   of   such
24    commission,  such  judges  shall thereupon become officers of
25    such court. If a vacancy occurs so late  that  nomination  by
26    the  county  board and application to and confirmation by the
27    court cannot be had  before  the  election,  then  the  court
28    shall,  subject  to the provisions of Section 13-1.1, make an
29    appointment  and  issue  a  commission  to  such  officer  or
30    officers, and when  thus  appointed  such  officer  shall  be
31    considered  an  officer  of the court and subject to the same
32    rules as if nominated by the county board  and  confirmed  by
33    the  court, and any judge, however appointed, and at whatever
34    time, shall be considered an officer of court and be  subject
 
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 1    to  the  same  control and punishment in case of misbehavior.
 2    Not more than 10 business days after the day of election, the
 3    county clerk  shall  compile  a  list  containing  the  name,
 4    address  and  party affiliation of each judge of election who
 5    served on the day of election, and shall preserve  such  list
 6    and make it available for public inspection and copying for a
 7    period  of not more than one year from the date of receipt of
 8    such list.  Copies  of  such  list  shall  be  available  for
 9    purchase at a cost not to exceed the cost of duplication. The
10    board  has  the right, at any time, in case of misbehavior or
11    neglect of duty, to remove any judge of  election  and  cause
12    such vacancy to be filled in accordance with this Act. Except
13    for  judges  appointed  under subsection (b) of Section 13-4,
14    the board shall have the right, at any time,  to  remove  any
15    judge  of  election for failing to vote the primary ballot of
16    the political party he represents, at a primary  election  at
17    which  he  served as such judge, and shall cause such vacancy
18    to be filled in accordance with this  Act.  The  board  shall
19    remove  any judge of election who, twice during the same term
20    of office, fails to provide for the opening  of  the  polling
21    place at the time prescribed in Section 17-1 or Section 18-2,
22    whichever   is   applicable,   unless   such   delay  can  be
23    demonstrated by the judge of election to be beyond his or her
24    control. In the event that any judge of election  is  removed
25    for  cause, the board shall specify such cause in writing and
26    make such writing a matter of public record, with a  copy  to
27    be  sent  to  the  appropriate  county  chairman who made the
28    initial  recommendation  of  the  election  judge.   If   any
29    vacancies  occur  or  exist more than 15 days before election
30    the judges appointed to such places must be confirmed by such
31    court. The county board  shall  not  voluntarily  remove  any
32    judge  within  15  days  of such election except for flagrant
33    misbehavior,  incapacity  or  dishonesty,  and   the   reason
34    therefor  must afterward be reported in writing to such court
 
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 1    and made a matter of public record, with a copy to be sent to
 2    the  appropriate  county  chairman  who  made   the   initial
 3    recommendation  of  the election judge. Provided further that
 4    where a vacancy in the office of judge of election exists  20
 5    days  or  less  prior  to  any  election in counties having a
 6    population of 3,000,000 or more inhabitants,  or  where  such
 7    vacancy  exists  10  days  or  less  prior to any election in
 8    counties having less than 3,000,000 inhabitants,  the  county
 9    clerk  shall,  subject  to  the provisions of Section 13-1.1,
10    appoint a person of the same major political  party  to  fill
11    such  vacancy and issue a commission thereto. The name of the
12    officer so appointed shall be reported  to  the  court  as  a
13    matter of record and after acceptance of such commission such
14    person  shall  be  liable  in  the  same  manner  as officers
15    regularly appointed by the county board and confirmed by  the
16    court.  The county clerk shall have the power on election day
17    to remove without cause any judge of  election  appointed  by
18    the  other judges of election pursuant to Section 13-7 and to
19    appoint another judge of election to serve for that election.
20    Such substitute judge of election  must  be  selected,  where
21    possible,  pursuant  to  the provisions of Section 13-1.1 and
22    must be qualified in accordance with Section 13-4.
23        If any  precinct  has  increased  in  voter  registration
24    beyond  the  maximum  of  800  provided  in Section 11-2, the
25    county clerk may appoint one  additional  judge  of  election
26    from  each  political  party for each 200 voters in excess of
27    800.
28    (Source: P.A. 90-672, eff. 7-31-98.)

29        (10 ILCS 5/13-4) (from Ch. 46, par. 13-4)
30        Sec. 13-4. Qualifications.
31        (a)  All persons elected  or  chosen  judge  of  election
32    must:  (1)  be  citizens of the United States and entitled to
33    vote at the next election, except as provided  in  subsection
 
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 1    (b);  (2)  be  of  good  repute and character; (3) be able to
 2    speak, read and write the English language; (4) be skilled in
 3    the four fundamental rules of  arithmetic;  (5)  be  of  good
 4    understanding  and  capable;  (6)  not  be candidates for any
 5    office at the election and not be elected  committeemen;  and
 6    (7) reside in the precinct in which they are selected to act,
 7    except that in each precinct, not more than one judge of each
 8    party  may be appointed from outside such precinct. Any judge
 9    selected to serve in any precinct in which he is not entitled
10    to vote must reside within and be entitled to vote  elsewhere
11    within  the  county  which  encompasses the precinct in which
12    such judge is appointed.  Such  judge  must  meet  the  other
13    qualifications of this Section.
14        (b)  An election authority may permit a person who is not
15    entitled  to  vote to be appointed as an election judge if he
16    or she:
17             (1)  is a  U.S.  citizen  as  of  the  date  of  the
18        election at which he or she serves as a judge;
19             (2)  is  a  senior  in  good  standing enrolled in a
20        public or private secondary school;
21             (3)  has a cumulative grade point average equivalent
22        to at least 2.5 on a 4.0 scale;
23             (4)  has the written approval of  the  principal  of
24        the  secondary  school  he  or she attends at the time of
25        appointment;
26             (5)  has the written approval of his or  her  parent
27        or legal guardian;
28             (6)  has   satisfactorily   completed  the  training
29        course for  judges  of  election  described  in  Sections
30        13-2.1 and 13-2.2; and
31             (7)  meets  all other qualifications for appointment
32        and service as an election judge.
33        No more than one election  judge  qualifying  under  this
34    subsection may serve per political party per precinct.
 
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 1    (Source: Laws 1967, p. 834.)

 2        (10 ILCS 5/13-8) (from Ch. 46, par. 13-8)
 3        Sec.  13-8.  Before  any vote is taken, the judges of the
 4    election shall  severally  subscribe  and  take  an  oath  or
 5    affirmation, in the following form:
 6        "I  do  solemnly  swear  (or affirm, as the case may be),
 7    that I will support the Constitution of the United States and
 8    the Constitution of the State of Illinois, and  that  I  will
 9    faithfully  discharge  the  duties  of the office of judge of
10    election, according to the best of my ability,  and  (in  the
11    case  of  a  registered  voter, that I am entitled to vote at
12    this election)."
13    (Source: Laws 1967, p. 3838.)

14        (10 ILCS 5/14-1) (from Ch. 46, par. 14-1)
15        Sec.  14-1.  (a)  The  board  of  election  commissioners
16    established or existing under Article 6 shall,  at  the  time
17    and  in  the  manner  provided  in Section 14-3.1, select and
18    choose 5  persons  electors,  men  or  women,  as  judges  of
19    election   for   each  precinct  in  such  city,  village  or
20    incorporated town.
21        Where neither voting machines nor electronic,  mechanical
22    or  electric  voting  systems are used, the board of election
23    commissioners may, for any precinct with respect to which the
24    board considers such action necessary or desirable in view of
25    the number of voters, and shall for general elections for any
26    precinct containing more than 600 registered voters,  appoint
27    in  addition  to  the  5 judges of election a team of 5 tally
28    judges. In  such  precincts  the  judges  of  election  shall
29    preside  over  the  election  during  the hours the polls are
30    open, and the  tally  judges,  with  the  assistance  of  the
31    holdover  judges designated pursuant to Section 14-5.2, shall
32    count the vote after the closing  of  the  polls.  The  tally
 
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 1    judges  shall  possess  the  same qualifications and shall be
 2    appointed in the same  manner  and  with  the  same  division
 3    between  political  parties  as  is  provided  for  judges of
 4    election.  The   foregoing   provisions   relating   to   the
 5    appointment of tally judges are inapplicable in counties with
 6    a population of 1,000,000 or more.
 7        (b)  To qualify as judges the persons electors must:
 8        (1) be citizens of the United States;
 9        (2) be of good repute and character;
10        (3)  be  able  to  speak,  read  and  write  the  English
11    language;
12        (4) be skilled in the 4 fundamental rules of arithmetic;
13        (5) be of good understanding and capable;
14        (6)  not be candidates for any office at the election and
15    not be elected committeemen;
16        (7) reside and be entitled to vote  in  the  precinct  in
17    which  they  are  selected  to  serve,  except  that  in each
18    precinct not more  than  one  judge  of  each  party  may  be
19    appointed from outside such precinct.  Any judge so appointed
20    to  serve in any precinct in which he is not entitled to vote
21    must be entitled to vote elsewhere within  the  county  which
22    encompasses the precinct in which such judge is appointed and
23    such  judge  must  otherwise  meet the qualifications of this
24    Section.
25        (c)  An election authority may permit a person who is not
26    entitled to vote to be appointed as an election judge  if  he
27    or she:
28             (1)  is  a  U.S.  citizen  as  of  the  date  of the
29        election at which he or she serves as a judge;
30             (2)  is a senior in  good  standing  enrolled  in  a
31        public or private secondary school;
32             (3)  has a cumulative grade point average equivalent
33        to at least 2.5 on a 4.0 scale;
34             (4)  has  the  written  approval of the principal of
 
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 1        the secondary school he or she attends  at  the  time  of
 2        appointment;
 3             (5)  has  the  written approval of his or her parent
 4        or legal guardian;
 5             (6)  has  satisfactorily  completed   the   training
 6        course  for  judges  of  election  described  in Sections
 7        13-2.1 and 13-2.2; and
 8             (7)  meets all other qualifications for  appointment
 9        and service as an election judge.
10        No  more  than  one  election judge qualifying under this
11    subsection may serve per political party per precinct.
12        (d)  The board of election  commissioners  may  select  2
13    additional  judges  of  election,  one from each of the major
14    political parties, for each 200 voters in excess  of  600  in
15    any  precinct  having  more  than 600 voters as authorized by
16    Section  11--3.   These  additional  judges  must  meet   the
17    qualifications prescribed in this Section.
18    (Source: P.A. 80-779.)

19        (10 ILCS 5/14-5) (from Ch. 46, par. 14-5)
20        Sec.  14-5. After the judges are selected and have agreed
21    to serve as provided in Sections  14-1  to  14-4,  inclusive,
22    then  a  report of such selections shall be made and filed in
23    the court, and application shall then be made by the board to
24    the circuit court for  their  confirmation  and  appointment,
25    whereupon the court shall enter an order that cause be shown,
26    if  any  exists,  against the confirmation and appointment of
27    such persons so named, on or before the opening of the  court
28    on  a  day  to  be  fixed  by  the  court.  And  the board of
29    commissioners shall immediately give notice of such order and
30    the names of all such judges so reported to  such  court  for
31    confirmation,  and their residence and the precinct for which
32    they were selected, by causing a notice to  be  published  in
33    one  or more newspapers in such city, village or incorporated
 
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 1    town, and if no newspaper be published in such city,  village
 2    or incorporated town, then by posting such notice in 3 of the
 3    most public places in such city, village or town.  The notice
 4    shall  state  that  a list of judges of election is available
 5    for  public  inspection  in  the  office  of   the   election
 6    authority.  If no cause to the contrary is shown prior to the
 7    day fixed, and if, in  each  precinct,  at  least  one  judge
 8    representing each of the two major political parties has been
 9    certified   by   the   board   of   commissioners  as  having
10    satisfactorily completed within the preceding  6  months  the
11    training  course  and  examination for judges of election, as
12    provided in Section 14-4.1  of  this  Act  such  appointments
13    shall be confirmed by order entered by that court.
14        If  in  any precinct the requisite 2 judges have not been
15    so  certified  by  the  board  of  commissioners  as   having
16    satisfactorily  completed  such  course  and examination, the
17    board of commissioners shall immediately notify all judges in
18    that  precinct,  to  whose  appointment  there  is  no  other
19    objection, that all such judges shall attend  the  next  such
20    course.  The board of commissioners shall then certify to the
21    court that all such judges have been so  notified  (and  such
22    certification  need  contain  no  detail  other  than  a mere
23    recital). The  appointment  of  such  judges  shall  then  be
24    confirmed  by  order  entered  by  the court. If any judge so
25    notified and so confirmed  fails  to  attend  the  next  such
26    course,  such  failure  shall  subject such judge to possible
27    removal from office at the option of the election authority.
28        If objections to the appointment of  any  such  judge  is
29    filed prior to the day fixed by the court for confirmation of
30    judges, the court shall hear such objections and the evidence
31    introduced in support thereof, and shall confirm or refuse to
32    confirm  such nominations, as the interests of the public may
33    require. No reasons may be given for the refusal to  confirm.
34    If  any vacancies exist by reason of the action of such board
 
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 1    or otherwise, at any time, the board of commissioners  shall,
 2    subject  to  the provisions of Section 14-3.2, further report
 3    and nominate persons to fill such vacancies  so  existing  in
 4    the  manner  aforesaid,  and  a  court  in the same way shall
 5    consider such nominations and  shall  confirm  or  refuse  to
 6    confirm   the   same   in  the  manner  aforesaid.  Upon  the
 7    confirmation of such judges, at any time, a commission  shall
 8    issue  to  each of such judges, under the seal of such court,
 9    and appropriate forms shall  be  prepared  by  the  board  of
10    commissioners  for  such purpose. After such confirmation and
11    acceptance of such commission, such  judges  shall  thereupon
12    become  officers  of  such court. If a vacancy occurs so late
13    that application to and confirmation by the court  cannot  be
14    had  before  the  election,  then  the board of commissioners
15    shall, subject to the provisions of Section 14-3.2,  make  an
16    appointment  and  issue  a  commission  to  such  officer  or
17    officers,  and  when  thus  appointed  such  officer shall be
18    considered an officer of the court and subject  to  the  same
19    rules and punishment, in case of misbehavior, as if confirmed
20    by  the  court,  and  any  judge,  however  appointed, and at
21    whatever time, shall be considered an officer of  court,  and
22    be  subject  to  the  same  control and punishment in case of
23    misbehavior. Not more than 10 business days after the day  of
24    election, the board of election commissioners shall compile a
25    list  containing  the  name, address and party affiliation of
26    each judge of election who served on the day of election, and
27    shall preserve such list and make  it  available  for  public
28    inspection and copying for a period of not more than one year
29    from  the  date of receipt of such list.  Copies of such list
30    shall be available for purchase at a cost not to  exceed  the
31    cost of duplication. The board of commissioners has the right
32    at  any  time,  in case of misbehavior or neglect of duty, to
33    remove any judge of election, and shall cause such vacancy to
34    be filled in accordance with  this  Act.  Except  for  judges
 
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 1    appointed under subsection (c) of Section 14-1, the board has
 2    the  right,  at any time, to remove any judge of election for
 3    failing to vote the primary ballot of the political party  he
 4    represents  at  a primary election at which he served as such
 5    judge,  and  shall  cause  such  vacancy  to  be  filled   in
 6    accordance with this Act. The board shall remove any judge of
 7    election  who, twice during the same term of office, fails to
 8    provide for the opening of the  polling  place  at  the  time
 9    prescribed  in  Section  17-1  or  Section 18-2, whichever is
10    applicable, unless such delay  can  be  demonstrated  by  the
11    judge  of  election  to  be beyond his or her control. In the
12    event that any judge of election is removed  for  cause,  the
13    board  shall  specify  such  cause  in  writing and make such
14    writing a matter of public record, with a copy to be sent  to
15    the   appropriate   county  chairman  who  made  the  initial
16    recommendation of the election judges. The judges of election
17    must be appointed and confirmed at least 35 days prior to the
18    next election.
19        If any vacancy shall occur or exist,  more  than  5  days
20    before  election  the judges appointed to such places must be
21    confirmed  by  such  court.  Such  commissioners  shall   not
22    voluntarily  remove any judge within 5 days of such election,
23    except for flagrant misbehavior,  incapacity  or  dishonesty,
24    and  the  reasons  therefor  must  afterwards  be reported in
25    writing to such court and made a  matter  of  public  record,
26    with a copy to be sent to the appropriate county chairman who
27    made  the  initial  recommendation  of the election judge. If
28    such removal be wilful and without cause,  the  commissioners
29    shall  be  punished  for  contempt  of  court  and subject to
30    removal. The board of election commissioners shall  have  the
31    power  on  election  day to remove without cause any judge of
32    election appointed by the other judges of  election  pursuant
33    to  Section  14-6 and to appoint another judge of election to
34    serve for that election. Such substitute  judge  of  election
 
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 1    must  be selected, where possible, pursuant to the provisions
 2    of Section 14-3.2 and must be qualified  in  accordance  with
 3    Section 14-1.
 4    (Source: P.A. 90-672, eff. 7-31-98.)

 5        (10 ILCS 5/14-7) (from Ch. 46, par. 14-7)
 6        Sec.  14-7.  Immediately  after  the confirmation of such
 7    judges  by  the  circuit  court,  the   Board   of   Election
 8    Commissioners  shall  notify  each  judge  of election of his
 9    appointment and  shall  immediately  mail  to  the  judge  of
10    election his commission.
11        Previous  to  any  vote  being  taken, judges of election
12    shall severally subscribe and take an oath or affirmation  in
13    the following form:
14        "I,....,  residing  at .... in the city (village or town)
15    of .... in the State  of  Illinois,  do  solemnly  swear  (or
16    affirm) (in the case of a registered voter, that I am a legal
17    voter in the .... ward of the city (village or town), of ....
18    in  the  State of Illinois); that I will support the laws and
19    constitution of the  United  States,  and  of  the  State  of
20    Illinois,  and  that I will faithfully and honestly discharge
21    the duties of the office of judge of election  for  the  ....
22    precinct  of  the  .... ward of the city (village or town) of
23    ...., in the county  of  ....,  in  the  State  of  Illinois,
24    according to the best of my ability."
25    (Source: P.A. 80-704.)

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