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91_HB4264
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1 AN ACT to amend the Election Code by changing Sections
2 13-4 and 14-1.
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 13-4 and 14-1 as follows:
7 (10 ILCS 5/13-4) (from Ch. 46, par. 13-4)
8 Sec. 13-4. Qualifications.
9 (a) All persons elected or chosen judge of election
10 must: (1) be citizens of the United States and entitled to
11 vote at the next election, except as provided in subsection
12 (b); (2) be of good repute and character; (3) be able to
13 speak, read and write the English language; (4) be skilled in
14 the four fundamental rules of arithmetic; (5) be of good
15 understanding and capable; (6) not be candidates for any
16 office at the election and not be elected committeemen; and
17 (7) reside in the precinct in which they are selected to act,
18 except that in each precinct, not more than one judge of each
19 party may be appointed from outside such precinct. Any judge
20 selected to serve in any precinct in which he is not entitled
21 to vote must reside within and be entitled to vote elsewhere
22 within the county which encompasses the precinct in which
23 such judge is appointed. Such judge must meet the other
24 qualifications of this Section.
25 (a-5) A person who is otherwise qualified under
26 subsection (a) but who does not wish to declare a political
27 party affiliation is nonetheless qualified for appointment as
28 a judge of election. For purposes of this Article, a person
29 who qualifies under this subsection is considered to be of
30 the same political party as the county central committee
31 whose chairman certifies him or her for selection as an
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1 election judge.
2 (b) An election authority may establish a program to
3 permit a person who is not entitled to vote to be appointed
4 as an election judge if, as of the date of the election at
5 which the person serves as a judge, he or she:
6 (1) is a U.S. citizen;
7 (2) is a senior in good standing enrolled in a
8 public or private secondary school;
9 (3) has a cumulative grade point average equivalent
10 to at least 3.0 on a 4.0 scale;
11 (4) has the written approval of the principal of
12 the secondary school he or she attends at the time of
13 appointment;
14 (5) has the written approval of his or her parent
15 or legal guardian;
16 (6) has satisfactorily completed the training
17 course for judges of election described in Sections
18 13-2.1 and 13-2.2; and
19 (7) meets all other qualifications for appointment
20 and service as an election judge.
21 No more than one election judge qualifying under this
22 subsection may serve per political party per precinct. Prior
23 to appointment, a judge qualifying under this subsection must
24 certify in writing to the election authority the political
25 party the judge chooses to affiliate with.
26 Students appointed as election judges under this
27 subsection shall not be counted as absent from school on the
28 day they serve as judges.
29 (Source: P.A. 91-352, eff. 1-1-00.)
30 (10 ILCS 5/14-1) (from Ch. 46, par. 14-1)
31 Sec. 14-1. (a) The board of election commissioners
32 established or existing under Article 6 shall, at the time
33 and in the manner provided in Section 14-3.1, select and
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1 choose 5 persons, men or women, as judges of election for
2 each precinct in such city, village or incorporated town.
3 Where neither voting machines nor electronic, mechanical
4 or electric voting systems are used, the board of election
5 commissioners may, for any precinct with respect to which the
6 board considers such action necessary or desirable in view of
7 the number of voters, and shall for general elections for any
8 precinct containing more than 600 registered voters, appoint
9 in 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 14-5.2, shall
14 count the vote after the closing of the polls. The tally
15 judges shall possess the same qualifications and shall be
16 appointed in the same manner and with the same division
17 between political parties as is provided for judges of
18 election. The foregoing provisions relating to the
19 appointment of tally judges are inapplicable in counties with
20 a population of 1,000,000 or more.
21 (b) To qualify as judges the persons must:
22 (1) be citizens of the United States;
23 (2) be of good repute and character;
24 (3) be able to speak, read and write the English
25 language;
26 (4) be skilled in the 4 fundamental rules of
27 arithmetic;
28 (5) be of good understanding and capable;
29 (6) not be candidates for any office at the
30 election and not be elected committeemen;
31 (7) reside and be entitled to vote in the precinct
32 in which they are selected to serve, except that in each
33 precinct not more than one judge of each party may be
34 appointed from outside such precinct. Any judge so
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1 appointed to serve in any precinct in which he is not
2 entitled to vote must be entitled to vote elsewhere
3 within the county which encompasses the precinct in which
4 such judge is appointed and such judge must otherwise
5 meet the qualifications of this Section.
6 (b-5) A person who is otherwise qualified under
7 subsection (b) but who does not wish to declare a political
8 party affiliation is nonetheless qualified for appointment as
9 a judge of election. For purposes of this Article, a person
10 who qualifies under this subsection is considered to be of
11 the same political party as the county central committee
12 whose chairman certifies him or her for selection as an
13 election judge.
14 (c) An election authority may establish a program to
15 permit a person who is not entitled to vote to be appointed
16 as an election judge if, as of the date of the election at
17 which the person serves as a judge, he or she:
18 (1) is a U.S. citizen;
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 3.0 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, 13-2.2, and 14-4.1; 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. Prior
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1 to appointment, a judge qualifying under this subsection must
2 certify in writing to the election authority the political
3 party the judge chooses to affiliate with.
4 Students appointed as election judges under this
5 subsection shall not be counted as absent from school on the
6 day they serve as judges.
7 (d) The board of election commissioners may select 2
8 additional judges of election, one from each of the major
9 political parties, for each 200 voters in excess of 600 in
10 any precinct having more than 600 voters as authorized by
11 Section 11--3. These additional judges must meet the
12 qualifications prescribed in this Section.
13 (Source: P.A. 91-352, eff. 1-1-00.)
14 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
15 becoming law.