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Public Act 095-0818


 

Public Act 0818 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY



 


 
Public Act 095-0818
 
HB2671 Enrolled LRB095 01087 JAM 21089 b

    AN ACT concerning elections.
 
    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
 
    Section 5. The Election Code is amended by changing
Sections 13-4 and 14-1 as follows:
 
    (10 ILCS 5/13-4)  (from Ch. 46, par. 13-4)
    Sec. 13-4. Qualifications.
    (a) All persons elected or chosen judge of election must:
(1) be citizens of the United States and entitled to vote at
the next election, except as provided in subsection (b); (2) be
of good repute and character and not subject to the
registration requirement of the Sex Offender Registration Act;
(3) be able to speak, read and write the English language; (4)
be skilled in the four fundamental rules of arithmetic; (5) be
of good understanding and capable; (6) not be candidates for
any office at the election and not be elected committeemen; and
(7) reside in the precinct in which they are selected to act,
except that in each precinct, not more than one judge of each
party may be appointed from outside such precinct. Any judge
selected to serve in any precinct in which he is not entitled
to vote must reside within and be entitled to vote elsewhere
within the county which encompasses the precinct in which such
judge is appointed. Such judge must meet the other
qualifications of this Section.
    (b) An election authority may establish a program to permit
a person who is not entitled to vote to be appointed as an
election judge if, as of the date of the election at which the
person serves as a judge, he or she:
        (1) is a U.S. citizen;
        (2) is a senior in good standing enrolled in a public
    or private secondary school;
        (3) has a cumulative grade point average equivalent to
    at least 3.0 on a 4.0 scale;
        (4) has the written approval of the principal of the
    secondary school he or she attends at the time of
    appointment;
        (5) has the written approval of his or her parent or
    legal guardian;
        (6) has satisfactorily completed the training course
    for judges of election described in Sections 13-2.1 and
    13-2.2; and
        (7) meets all other qualifications for appointment and
    service as an election judge.
    No more than one election judge qualifying under this
subsection may serve per political party per precinct. Prior to
appointment, a judge qualifying under this subsection must
certify in writing to the election authority the political
party the judge chooses to affiliate with.
    Students appointed as election judges under this
subsection shall not be counted as absent from school on the
day they serve as judges.
(Source: P.A. 91-352, eff. 1-1-00.)
 
    (10 ILCS 5/14-1)  (from Ch. 46, par. 14-1)
    Sec. 14-1. (a) The board of election commissioners
established or existing under Article 6 shall, at the time and
in the manner provided in Section 14-3.1, select and choose 5
persons, men or women, as judges of election for each precinct
in such city, village or incorporated town.
    Where neither voting machines nor electronic, mechanical
or electric voting systems are used, the board of election
commissioners may, for any precinct with respect to which the
board considers such action necessary or desirable in view of
the number of voters, and shall for general elections for any
precinct containing more than 600 registered voters, appoint in
addition to the 5 judges of election a team of 5 tally judges.
In such precincts the judges of election shall preside over the
election during the hours the polls are open, and the tally
judges, with the assistance of the holdover judges designated
pursuant to Section 14-5.2, shall count the vote after the
closing of the polls. The tally judges shall possess the same
qualifications and shall be appointed in the same manner and
with the same division between political parties as is provided
for judges of election. The foregoing provisions relating to
the appointment of tally judges are inapplicable in counties
with a population of 1,000,000 or more.
    (b) To qualify as judges the persons must:
        (1) be citizens of the United States;
        (2) be of good repute and character and not subject to
    the registration requirement of the Sex Offender
    Registration Act;
        (3) be able to speak, read and write the English
    language;
        (4) be skilled in the 4 fundamental rules of
    arithmetic;
        (5) be of good understanding and capable;
        (6) not be candidates for any office at the election
    and not be elected committeemen;
        (7) reside and be entitled to vote in the precinct in
    which they are selected to serve, except that in each
    precinct not more than one judge of each party may be
    appointed from outside such precinct. Any judge so
    appointed to serve in any precinct in which he is not
    entitled to vote must be entitled to vote elsewhere within
    the county which encompasses the precinct in which such
    judge is appointed and such judge must otherwise meet the
    qualifications of this Section.
    (c) An election authority may establish a program to permit
a person who is not entitled to vote to be appointed as an
election judge if, as of the date of the election at which the
person serves as a judge, he or she:
        (1) is a U.S. citizen;
        (2) is a senior in good standing enrolled in a public
    or private secondary school;
        (3) has a cumulative grade point average equivalent to
    at least 3.0 on a 4.0 scale;
        (4) has the written approval of the principal of the
    secondary school he or she attends at the time of
    appointment;
        (5) has the written approval of his or her parent or
    legal guardian;
        (6) has satisfactorily completed the training course
    for judges of election described in Sections 13-2.1,
    13-2.2, and 14-4.1; and
        (7) meets all other qualifications for appointment and
    service as an election judge.
    No more than one election judge qualifying under this
subsection may serve per political party per precinct. Prior to
appointment, a judge qualifying under this subsection must
certify in writing to the election authority the political
party the judge chooses to affiliate with.
    Students appointed as election judges under this
subsection shall not be counted as absent from school on the
day they serve as judges.
    (d) The board of election commissioners may select 2
additional judges of election, one from each of the major
political parties, for each 200 voters in excess of 600 in any
precinct having more than 600 voters as authorized by Section
11--3. These additional judges must meet the qualifications
prescribed in this Section.
(Source: P.A. 91-352, eff. 1-1-00.)

Effective Date: 1/1/2009