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1	1	104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 HB2414 Introduced , by Rep. Patrick Windhorst SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 10 ILCS 5/1-9.210 ILCS 5/19-3 from Ch. 46, par. 19-310 ILCS 5/19-6 from Ch. 46, par. 19-610 ILCS 5/19-8 from Ch. 46, par. 19-810 ILCS 5/20-2 from Ch. 46, par. 20-210 ILCS 5/20-2.1 from Ch. 46, par. 20-2.110 ILCS 5/20-2.2 from Ch. 46, par. 20-2.210 ILCS 5/20-2.3 from Ch. 46, par. 20-2.310 ILCS 5/20-3 from Ch. 46, par. 20-310 ILCS 5/20-8 from Ch. 46, par. 20-8 Amends the Election Code. Provides that, on the date of the election, after the closing of polling locations (rather than no later than 48 hours after the closing of polling locations on election day), each election authority (rather than each election authority maintaining a website) shall post the number of ballots that remain uncounted on its website. Provides that all election authorities shall share the same information with the State Board of Elections, on the date of the election, after the closing of polling locations (rather than, no later than 48 hours after the closing of polling locations). Provides that ballots must be received by the election authority before the closing of the polls on election day (rather than returned to the election authority postmarked no later than election day). Removes a provision that allows election authorities to accept any vote by mail ballot returned, including ballots returned with insufficient or no postage. Removes a provision that authorizes election authorities to maintain one or more secure collection sites for the postage-free return of vote by mail ballots. Makes conforming changes. Effective immediately. LRB104 11876 SPS 21967 b A BILL FOR 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 HB2414 Introduced , by Rep. Patrick Windhorst SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 10 ILCS 5/1-9.210 ILCS 5/19-3 from Ch. 46, par. 19-310 ILCS 5/19-6 from Ch. 46, par. 19-610 ILCS 5/19-8 from Ch. 46, par. 19-810 ILCS 5/20-2 from Ch. 46, par. 20-210 ILCS 5/20-2.1 from Ch. 46, par. 20-2.110 ILCS 5/20-2.2 from Ch. 46, par. 20-2.210 ILCS 5/20-2.3 from Ch. 46, par. 20-2.310 ILCS 5/20-3 from Ch. 46, par. 20-310 ILCS 5/20-8 from Ch. 46, par. 20-8 10 ILCS 5/1-9.2 10 ILCS 5/19-3 from Ch. 46, par. 19-3 10 ILCS 5/19-6 from Ch. 46, par. 19-6 10 ILCS 5/19-8 from Ch. 46, par. 19-8 10 ILCS 5/20-2 from Ch. 46, par. 20-2 10 ILCS 5/20-2.1 from Ch. 46, par. 20-2.1 10 ILCS 5/20-2.2 from Ch. 46, par. 20-2.2 10 ILCS 5/20-2.3 from Ch. 46, par. 20-2.3 10 ILCS 5/20-3 from Ch. 46, par. 20-3 10 ILCS 5/20-8 from Ch. 46, par. 20-8 Amends the Election Code. Provides that, on the date of the election, after the closing of polling locations (rather than no later than 48 hours after the closing of polling locations on election day), each election authority (rather than each election authority maintaining a website) shall post the number of ballots that remain uncounted on its website. Provides that all election authorities shall share the same information with the State Board of Elections, on the date of the election, after the closing of polling locations (rather than, no later than 48 hours after the closing of polling locations). Provides that ballots must be received by the election authority before the closing of the polls on election day (rather than returned to the election authority postmarked no later than election day). Removes a provision that allows election authorities to accept any vote by mail ballot returned, including ballots returned with insufficient or no postage. Removes a provision that authorizes election authorities to maintain one or more secure collection sites for the postage-free return of vote by mail ballots. Makes conforming changes. Effective immediately. LRB104 11876 SPS 21967 b LRB104 11876 SPS 21967 b A BILL FOR
2	2	104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 HB2414 Introduced , by Rep. Patrick Windhorst SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
3	3	10 ILCS 5/1-9.210 ILCS 5/19-3 from Ch. 46, par. 19-310 ILCS 5/19-6 from Ch. 46, par. 19-610 ILCS 5/19-8 from Ch. 46, par. 19-810 ILCS 5/20-2 from Ch. 46, par. 20-210 ILCS 5/20-2.1 from Ch. 46, par. 20-2.110 ILCS 5/20-2.2 from Ch. 46, par. 20-2.210 ILCS 5/20-2.3 from Ch. 46, par. 20-2.310 ILCS 5/20-3 from Ch. 46, par. 20-310 ILCS 5/20-8 from Ch. 46, par. 20-8 10 ILCS 5/1-9.2 10 ILCS 5/19-3 from Ch. 46, par. 19-3 10 ILCS 5/19-6 from Ch. 46, par. 19-6 10 ILCS 5/19-8 from Ch. 46, par. 19-8 10 ILCS 5/20-2 from Ch. 46, par. 20-2 10 ILCS 5/20-2.1 from Ch. 46, par. 20-2.1 10 ILCS 5/20-2.2 from Ch. 46, par. 20-2.2 10 ILCS 5/20-2.3 from Ch. 46, par. 20-2.3 10 ILCS 5/20-3 from Ch. 46, par. 20-3 10 ILCS 5/20-8 from Ch. 46, par. 20-8
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6	6	10 ILCS 5/19-6 from Ch. 46, par. 19-6
7	7	10 ILCS 5/19-8 from Ch. 46, par. 19-8
8	8	10 ILCS 5/20-2 from Ch. 46, par. 20-2
9	9	10 ILCS 5/20-2.1 from Ch. 46, par. 20-2.1
10	10	10 ILCS 5/20-2.2 from Ch. 46, par. 20-2.2
11	11	10 ILCS 5/20-2.3 from Ch. 46, par. 20-2.3
12	12	10 ILCS 5/20-3 from Ch. 46, par. 20-3
13	13	10 ILCS 5/20-8 from Ch. 46, par. 20-8
14	14	Amends the Election Code. Provides that, on the date of the election, after the closing of polling locations (rather than no later than 48 hours after the closing of polling locations on election day), each election authority (rather than each election authority maintaining a website) shall post the number of ballots that remain uncounted on its website. Provides that all election authorities shall share the same information with the State Board of Elections, on the date of the election, after the closing of polling locations (rather than, no later than 48 hours after the closing of polling locations). Provides that ballots must be received by the election authority before the closing of the polls on election day (rather than returned to the election authority postmarked no later than election day). Removes a provision that allows election authorities to accept any vote by mail ballot returned, including ballots returned with insufficient or no postage. Removes a provision that authorizes election authorities to maintain one or more secure collection sites for the postage-free return of vote by mail ballots. Makes conforming changes. Effective immediately.
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20	20	1 AN ACT concerning elections.
21	21	2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
22	22	3 represented in the General Assembly:
23	23	4 Section 5. The Election Code is amended by changing
24	24	5 Section 1-9.2, 19-3, 19-6, 19-8, 20-2, 20-2.1, 20-2.2, 20-2.3,
25	25	6 20-3, and 20-8 as follows:
26	26	7 (10 ILCS 5/1-9.2)
27	27	8 Sec. 1-9.2. Uncounted ballot information on website. On
28	28	9 the date of the election, No later than 48 hours after the
29	29	10 closing of polling locations on election day, each election
30	30	11 authority maintaining a website shall post the number of
31	31	12 ballots that remain uncounted on its website. The posting
32	32	13 shall separate the number of ballots yet to be counted into the
33	33	14 following categories: ballots cast on election day, early
34	34	15 voting ballots, provisional ballots, vote by mail ballots
35	35	16 received by the election authority but not counted, and vote
36	36	17 by mail ballots sent by the election authority but have not
37	37	18 been returned to the election authority. This information
38	38	19 shall be updated on the website of the election authority each
39	39	20 day until the period for counting provisional and vote by mail
40	40	21 ballots has ended. All election authorities, regardless of
41	41	22 whether they maintain a website, shall share the same
42	42	23 information, separated in the same manner, with the State
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46	46	104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 HB2414 Introduced , by Rep. Patrick Windhorst SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
47	47	10 ILCS 5/1-9.210 ILCS 5/19-3 from Ch. 46, par. 19-310 ILCS 5/19-6 from Ch. 46, par. 19-610 ILCS 5/19-8 from Ch. 46, par. 19-810 ILCS 5/20-2 from Ch. 46, par. 20-210 ILCS 5/20-2.1 from Ch. 46, par. 20-2.110 ILCS 5/20-2.2 from Ch. 46, par. 20-2.210 ILCS 5/20-2.3 from Ch. 46, par. 20-2.310 ILCS 5/20-3 from Ch. 46, par. 20-310 ILCS 5/20-8 from Ch. 46, par. 20-8 10 ILCS 5/1-9.2 10 ILCS 5/19-3 from Ch. 46, par. 19-3 10 ILCS 5/19-6 from Ch. 46, par. 19-6 10 ILCS 5/19-8 from Ch. 46, par. 19-8 10 ILCS 5/20-2 from Ch. 46, par. 20-2 10 ILCS 5/20-2.1 from Ch. 46, par. 20-2.1 10 ILCS 5/20-2.2 from Ch. 46, par. 20-2.2 10 ILCS 5/20-2.3 from Ch. 46, par. 20-2.3 10 ILCS 5/20-3 from Ch. 46, par. 20-3 10 ILCS 5/20-8 from Ch. 46, par. 20-8
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49	49	10 ILCS 5/19-3 from Ch. 46, par. 19-3
50	50	10 ILCS 5/19-6 from Ch. 46, par. 19-6
51	51	10 ILCS 5/19-8 from Ch. 46, par. 19-8
52	52	10 ILCS 5/20-2 from Ch. 46, par. 20-2
53	53	10 ILCS 5/20-2.1 from Ch. 46, par. 20-2.1
54	54	10 ILCS 5/20-2.2 from Ch. 46, par. 20-2.2
55	55	10 ILCS 5/20-2.3 from Ch. 46, par. 20-2.3
56	56	10 ILCS 5/20-3 from Ch. 46, par. 20-3
57	57	10 ILCS 5/20-8 from Ch. 46, par. 20-8
58	58	Amends the Election Code. Provides that, on the date of the election, after the closing of polling locations (rather than no later than 48 hours after the closing of polling locations on election day), each election authority (rather than each election authority maintaining a website) shall post the number of ballots that remain uncounted on its website. Provides that all election authorities shall share the same information with the State Board of Elections, on the date of the election, after the closing of polling locations (rather than, no later than 48 hours after the closing of polling locations). Provides that ballots must be received by the election authority before the closing of the polls on election day (rather than returned to the election authority postmarked no later than election day). Removes a provision that allows election authorities to accept any vote by mail ballot returned, including ballots returned with insufficient or no postage. Removes a provision that authorizes election authorities to maintain one or more secure collection sites for the postage-free return of vote by mail ballots. Makes conforming changes. Effective immediately.
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72	72	10 ILCS 5/20-2.1 from Ch. 46, par. 20-2.1
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95	95	1 Board of Elections, on the date of the election, no later than
96	96	2 48 hours after the closing of polling locations, on election
97	97	3 day and each business day thereafter until the period for
98	98	4 counting provisional and vote by mail ballots has ended.
99	99	5 (Source: P.A. 98-1171, eff. 6-1-15.)
100	100	6 (10 ILCS 5/19-3) (from Ch. 46, par. 19-3)
101	101	7 Sec. 19-3. Application for a vote by mail ballot.
102	102	8 (a) The application for a vote by mail ballot for a single
103	103	9 election shall be substantially in the following form:
104	104	10 APPLICATION FOR VOTE BY MAIL BALLOT
105	105	11 To be voted at the .... election in the County of .... and
106	106	12 State of Illinois.
107	107	13 I state that I am a resident of .... in the municipality of
108	108	14 .... in the county of ....; that I have resided at such address
109	109	15 for at least 30 days; that I am lawfully entitled to vote at
110	110	16 the .... election to be held on ....; and that I wish to vote
111	111	17 by mail.
112	112	18 I hereby make application for an official ballot or
113	113	19 ballots to be voted by me at such election, and I agree that I
114	114	20 shall return such ballot or ballots to the official issuing
115	115	21 the same prior to the closing of the polls on the date of the
116	116	22 election or, if returned by mail, received by the election
117	117	23 authority before the closing of the polls on postmarked no
118	118	24 later than election day, for counting no later than during the
119	119	25 period for counting provisional ballots, the last day of which
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130	130	1 is the 14th day following election day.
131	131	2 I understand that this application is made for an official
132	132	3 vote by mail ballot or ballots to be voted by me at the
133	133	4 election specified in this application and that I must submit
134	134	5 a separate application for an official vote by mail ballot or
135	135	6 ballots to be voted by me at any subsequent election.
136	136	7 Under penalties as provided by law pursuant to Section
137	137	8 29-10 of the Election Code, the undersigned certifies that the
138	138	9 statements set forth in this application are true and correct.
139	139	10 ....
140	140	11 *fill in either (1), (2) or (3).
141	141	12 Post office address to which ballot is mailed:
142	142	13 ...............
143	143	14 (a-5) The application for a single vote by mail ballot
144	144	15 transmitted electronically pursuant to Section 19-2.6 shall be
145	145	16 substantively similar to the application for a vote by mail
146	146	17 ballot for a single election and shall include:
147	147	18 I swear or affirm that I am a voter with a print
148	148	19 disability, and, as a result of this disability, I am
149	149	20 making a request to receive a vote by mail ballot
150	150	21 electronically so that I may privately and independently
151	151	22 mark, verify, and print my vote by mail ballot.
152	152	23 (b) The application for permanent vote by mail status
153	153	24 shall be substantially in the following form:
154	154	25 APPLICATION FOR PERMANENT VOTE BY MAIL STATUS
155	155	26 I am currently a registered voter and wish to apply for
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166	166	1 permanent vote by mail status.
167	167	2 I state that I am a resident of .... in the municipality of
168	168	3 .... in the county of ....; that I have resided at such address
169	169	4 for at least 30 days; that I am lawfully entitled to vote at
170	170	5 the .... election to be held on ....; and that I wish to vote
171	171	6 by mail in:
172	172	7 ..... all subsequent elections that do not require a party
173	173	8 designation.
174	174	9 ..... all subsequent elections, and I wish to receive a
175	175	10 ................... Party vote by mail ballot in
176	176	11 elections that require a party designation.
177	177	12 I hereby make application for an official ballot or
178	178	13 ballots to be voted by me at such election, and I agree that I
179	179	14 shall return such ballot or ballots to the official issuing
180	180	15 the same prior to the closing of the polls on the date of the
181	181	16 election or, if returned by mail, received by the election
182	182	17 authority before the closing of the polls on postmarked no
183	183	18 later than election day, for counting no later than during the
184	184	19 period for counting provisional ballots, the last day of which
185	185	20 is the 14th day following election day.
186	186	21 Under penalties as provided by law under Section 29-10 of
187	187	22 the Election Code, the undersigned certifies that the
188	188	23 statements set forth in this application are true and correct.
189	189	24 ....
190	190	25 Post office address to which ballot is mailed:
191	191	26 ...............
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202	202	1 (b-5) The application for permanent vote by mail ballots
203	203	2 transmitted electronically pursuant to Section 19-2.6 shall be
204	204	3 substantively similar to the application for permanent vote by
205	205	4 mail status and shall include:
206	206	5 I swear or affirm that I am a voter with a
207	207	6 non-temporary print disability, and as a result of this
208	208	7 disability, I am making a request to receive vote by mail
209	209	8 ballots electronically so that I may privately and
210	210	9 independently mark, verify, and print my vote by mail
211	211	10 ballots.
212	212	11 (c) However, if application is made for a primary election
213	213	12 ballot, such application shall require the applicant to
214	214	13 designate the name of the political party with which the
215	215	14 applicant is affiliated. The election authority shall allow
216	216	15 any voter on permanent vote by mail status to change his or her
217	217	16 party affiliation for a primary election ballot by a method
218	218	17 and deadline published and selected by the election authority.
219	219	18 (d) If application is made electronically, the applicant
220	220	19 shall mark the box associated with the above described
221	221	20 statement included as part of the online application
222	222	21 certifying that the statements set forth in the application
223	223	22 under subsection (a) or (b) are true and correct, and a
224	224	23 signature is not required.
225	225	24 (e) Any person may produce, reproduce, distribute, or
226	226	25 return to an election authority an application under this
227	227	26 Section. If applications are sent to a post office box
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238	238	1 controlled by any individual or organization that is not an
239	239	2 election authority, those applications shall (i) include a
240	240	3 valid and current phone number for the individual or
241	241	4 organization controlling the post office box and (ii) be
242	242	5 turned over to the appropriate election authority within 7
243	243	6 days of receipt or, if received within 2 weeks of the election
244	244	7 in which an applicant intends to vote, within 2 days of
245	245	8 receipt. Failure to turn over the applications in compliance
246	246	9 with this paragraph shall constitute a violation of this Code
247	247	10 and shall be punishable as a petty offense with a fine of $100
248	248	11 per application. Removing, tampering with, or otherwise
249	249	12 knowingly making the postmark on the application unreadable by
250	250	13 the election authority shall establish a rebuttable
251	251	14 presumption of a violation of this paragraph. Upon receipt,
252	252	15 the appropriate election authority shall accept and promptly
253	253	16 process any application under this Section submitted in a form
254	254	17 substantially similar to that required by this Section,
255	255	18 including any substantially similar production or reproduction
256	256	19 generated by the applicant.
257	257	20 (f) An election authority may combine the applications in
258	258	21 subsections (a) and (b) onto one form, but the distinction
259	259	22 between the applications must be clear and the form must
260	260	23 provide check boxes for an applicant to indicate whether he or
261	261	24 she is applying for a single election vote by mail ballot or
262	262	25 for permanent vote by mail status.
263	263	26 (Source: P.A. 102-15, eff. 6-17-21; 102-819, eff. 5-13-22;
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274	274	1 103-467, eff. 8-4-23.)
275	275	2 (10 ILCS 5/19-6) (from Ch. 46, par. 19-6)
276	276	3 Sec. 19-6. Such vote by mail voter shall make and
277	277	4 subscribe to the certifications provided for in the
278	278	5 application and on the return envelope for the ballot, and
279	279	6 such ballot or ballots shall be folded by such voter in the
280	280	7 manner required to be folded before depositing the same in the
281	281	8 ballot box, and be deposited in such envelope and the envelope
282	282	9 securely sealed. The voter shall then endorse his certificate
283	283	10 upon the back of the envelope and the envelope shall be mailed
284	284	11 in person by such voter, postage prepaid, to the election
285	285	12 authority issuing the ballot or, if more convenient, it may be
286	286	13 delivered in person, by either the voter or by any person
287	287	14 authorized by the voter, or by a company licensed as a motor
288	288	15 carrier of property by the Illinois Commerce Commission under
289	289	16 the Illinois Commercial Transportation Law, which is engaged
290	290	17 in the business of making deliveries.
291	291	18 Election authorities shall accept any vote by mail ballot
292	292	19 returned, including ballots returned with insufficient or no
293	293	20 postage. Election authorities may maintain one or more secure
294	294	21 collection sites for the postage-free return of vote by mail
295	295	22 ballots. Any election authority with collection sites shall
296	296	23 collect all ballots returned each day and process them as
297	297	24 required by this Code, including noting the day on which the
298	298	25 ballot was collected. Ballots returned to such collection
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309	309	1 sites after close of business shall be dated as delivered the
310	310	2 next day, with the exception of ballots delivered on election
311	311	3 day, which shall be dated as received on election day.
312	312	4 Election authorities shall permit electors to return vote by
313	313	5 mail ballots at any collection site it has established through
314	314	6 the close of polls on election day. All collection sites shall
315	315	7 be secured by locks that may be opened only by election
316	316	8 authority personnel. The State Board of Elections shall
317	317	9 establish additional guidelines for the security of collection
318	318	10 sites.
319	319	11 It shall be unlawful for any person not the voter or a
320	320	12 person authorized by the voter to take the ballot and ballot
321	321	13 envelope of a voter for deposit into the mail unless the ballot
322	322	14 has been issued pursuant to application by a physically
323	323	15 incapacitated elector under Section 3-3 or a hospitalized
324	324	16 voter under Section 19-13, in which case any employee or
325	325	17 person under the direction of the facility in which the
326	326	18 elector or voter is located may deposit the ballot and ballot
327	327	19 envelope into the mail. If the voter authorized a person to
328	328	20 deliver the ballot to the election authority, the voter and
329	329	21 the person authorized to deliver the ballot shall complete the
330	330	22 authorization printed on the exterior envelope supplied by an
331	331	23 election authority for the return of the vote by mail ballot.
332	332	24 The exterior of the envelope supplied by an election authority
333	333	25 for the return of the vote by mail ballot shall include an
334	334	26 authorization in substantially the following form:
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345	345	1 I ............ (voter) authorize ............... to take
346	346	2 the necessary steps to have this ballot delivered promptly to
347	347	3 the office of the election authority.
348	348	4 ....................... ........................
349	349	5 Date Signature of voter
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351	351	7 Printed Name of Authorized Delivery Agent
352	352	8 ...............................................
353	353	9 Signature of Authorized Delivery Agency
354	354	10 ...............................................
355	355	11 Date Delivered to the Election Authority
356	356	12 (Source: P.A. 102-1, eff. 4-2-21; 102-668, eff. 11-15-21.)
357	357	13 (10 ILCS 5/19-8) (from Ch. 46, par. 19-8)
358	358	14 Sec. 19-8. Time and place of counting ballots.
359	359	15 (a) (Blank.)
360	360	16 (b) Each vote by mail voter's ballot returned to an
361	361	17 election authority, by any means authorized by this Article,
362	362	18 and received by that election authority before the closing of
363	363	19 the polls on election day shall be endorsed by the receiving
364	364	20 election authority with the day and hour of receipt and may be
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375	375	1 processed by the election authority beginning on the day it is
376	376	2 received by the election authority in the central ballot
377	377	3 counting location of the election authority, but the results
378	378	4 of the processing may not be counted until the day of the
379	379	5 election after 7:00 p.m., except as provided in subsections
380	380	6 (g) and (g-5).
381	381	7 (c) Each vote by mail voter's ballot that is mailed to an
382	382	8 election authority and postmarked no later than election day,
383	383	9 but that is received by the election authority after the polls
384	384	10 close on election day shall not be counted and before the close
385	385	11 of the period for counting provisional ballots cast at that
386	386	12 election, shall be endorsed by the receiving authority with
387	387	13 the day and hour of receipt and shall be counted at the central
388	388	14 ballot counting location of the election authority during the
389	389	15 period for counting provisional ballots.
390	390	16 Each vote by mail voter's ballot that is mailed to an
391	391	17 election authority absent a postmark or a barcode usable with
392	392	18 an intelligent mail barcode tracking system, but that is
393	393	19 received by the election authority after the polls close on
394	394	20 election day and before the close of the period for counting
395	395	21 provisional ballots cast at that election, shall be endorsed
396	396	22 by the receiving authority with the day and hour of receipt,
397	397	23 opened to inspect the date inserted on the certification, and,
398	398	24 if the certification date is election day or earlier and the
399	399	25 ballot is otherwise found to be valid under the requirements
400	400	26 of this Section, counted at the central ballot counting
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411	411	1 location of the election authority during the period for
412	412	2 counting provisional ballots. Absent a date on the
413	413	3 certification, the ballot shall not be counted.
414	414	4 If an election authority is using an intelligent mail
415	415	5 barcode tracking system, a ballot that is mailed to an
416	416	6 election authority absent a postmark may be counted if the
417	417	7 intelligent mail barcode tracking system verifies the envelope
418	418	8 was received by the election authority before the closing of
419	419	9 the polls on mailed no later than election day.
420	420	10 (d) Special write-in vote by mail voter's blank ballots
421	421	11 returned to an election authority, by any means authorized by
422	422	12 this Article, and received by the election authority at any
423	423	13 time before the closing of the polls on election day shall be
424	424	14 endorsed by the receiving election authority with the day and
425	425	15 hour of receipt and shall be counted at the central ballot
426	426	16 counting location of the election authority during the same
427	427	17 period provided for counting vote by mail voters' ballots
428	428	18 under subsections (b), (g), and (g-5). Special write-in vote
429	429	19 by mail voter's blank ballots that are mailed to an election
430	430	20 authority and postmarked no later than election day, but that
431	431	21 are received by the election authority after the polls close
432	432	22 on election day and before the closing of the period for
433	433	23 counting provisional ballots cast at that election, shall be
434	434	24 endorsed by the receiving authority with the day and hour of
435	435	25 receipt and shall be counted at the central ballot counting
436	436	26 location of the election authority during the same periods
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447	447	1 provided for counting vote by mail voters' ballots under
448	448	2 subsection (c).
449	449	3 (e) Except as otherwise provided in this Section, vote by
450	450	4 mail voters' ballots and special write-in vote by mail voter's
451	451	5 blank ballots received by the election authority after the
452	452	6 closing of the polls on an election day shall be endorsed by
453	453	7 the election authority receiving them with the day and hour of
454	454	8 receipt and shall be safely kept unopened by the election
455	455	9 authority for the period of time required for the preservation
456	456	10 of ballots used at the election, and shall then, without being
457	457	11 opened, be destroyed in like manner as the used ballots of that
458	458	12 election.
459	459	13 (f) Counting required under this Section to begin on
460	460	14 election day after the closing of the polls shall commence no
461	461	15 later than 8:00 p.m. and shall be conducted by a panel or
462	462	16 panels of election judges appointed in the manner provided by
463	463	17 law. The counting shall continue until all vote by mail
464	464	18 voters' ballots and special write-in vote by mail voter's
465	465	19 blank ballots required to be counted on election day have been
466	466	20 counted.
467	467	21 (g) The procedures set forth in Articles 17 and 18 of this
468	468	22 Code shall apply to all ballots counted under this Section. In
469	469	23 addition, within 2 days after a vote by mail ballot is
470	470	24 received, but in all cases before the close of the period for
471	471	25 counting provisional ballots, the election judge or official
472	472	26 shall compare the voter's signature on the certification
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483	483	1 envelope of that vote by mail ballot with the voter's
484	484	2 signature on the application verified in accordance with
485	485	3 Section 19-4 or the signature of the voter on file in the
486	486	4 office of the election authority. If the election judge or
487	487	5 official determines that the 2 signatures match, and that the
488	488	6 vote by mail voter is otherwise qualified to cast a vote by
489	489	7 mail ballot, the election authority shall cast and count the
490	490	8 ballot on election day or the day the ballot is determined to
491	491	9 be valid, whichever is later, adding the results to the
492	492	10 precinct in which the voter is registered. If the election
493	493	11 judge or official determines that the signatures do not match,
494	494	12 or that the vote by mail voter is not qualified to cast a vote
495	495	13 by mail ballot, then without opening the certification
496	496	14 envelope, the judge or official shall mark across the face of
497	497	15 the certification envelope the word "Rejected" and shall not
498	498	16 cast or count the ballot.
499	499	17 In addition to the voter's signatures not matching, a vote
500	500	18 by mail ballot may be rejected by the election judge or
501	501	19 official:
502	502	20 (1) if the ballot envelope is open or has been opened
503	503	21 and resealed;
504	504	22 (2) if the voter has already cast an early or grace
505	505	23 period ballot;
506	506	24 (3) if the voter voted in person on election day or the
507	507	25 voter is not a duly registered voter in the precinct; or
508	508	26 (4) on any other basis set forth in this Code.
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519	519	1 If the election judge or official determines that any of
520	520	2 these reasons apply, the judge or official shall mark across
521	521	3 the face of the certification envelope the word "Rejected" and
522	522	4 shall not cast or count the ballot.
523	523	5 (g-5) If a vote by mail ballot is rejected by the election
524	524	6 judge or official for any reason, the election authority
525	525	7 shall, within 2 days after the rejection but in all cases
526	526	8 before the close of the period for counting provisional
527	527	9 ballots, notify the vote by mail voter that his or her ballot
528	528	10 was rejected. The notice shall inform the voter of the reason
529	529	11 or reasons the ballot was rejected and shall state that the
530	530	12 voter may appear before the election authority, on or before
531	531	13 the 14th day after the election, to show cause as to why the
532	532	14 ballot should not be rejected. The voter may present evidence
533	533	15 to the election authority supporting his or her contention
534	534	16 that the ballot should be counted. The election authority
535	535	17 shall appoint a panel of 3 election judges to review the
536	536	18 contested ballot, application, and certification envelope, as
537	537	19 well as any evidence submitted by the vote by mail voter. No
538	538	20 more than 2 election judges on the reviewing panel shall be of
539	539	21 the same political party. The reviewing panel of election
540	540	22 judges shall make a final determination as to the validity of
541	541	23 the contested vote by mail ballot. The judges' determination
542	542	24 shall not be reviewable either administratively or judicially.
543	543	25 A vote by mail ballot subject to this subsection that is
544	544	26 determined to be valid shall be counted before the close of the
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555	555	1 period for counting provisional ballots.
556	556	2 If a vote by mail ballot is rejected for any reason, the
557	557	3 election authority shall, within one day after the rejection,
558	558	4 transmit to the State Board of Elections by electronic means
559	559	5 the voter's name, street address, email address and precinct,
560	560	6 ward, township, and district numbers, as the case may be. If a
561	561	7 rejected vote by mail ballot is determined to be valid, the
562	562	8 election authority shall, within one day after the
563	563	9 determination, remove the name of the voter from the list
564	564	10 transmitted to the State Board of Elections. The State Board
565	565	11 of Elections shall maintain the names and information in an
566	566	12 electronic format on its website accessible to State and local
567	567	13 political committees.
568	568	14 Upon request by the State or local political committee,
569	569	15 each election authority shall, within one day after the
570	570	16 request, provide the following information about all rejected
571	571	17 vote by mail ballots: voter's name, street address, email
572	572	18 address and precinct, ward, township, and district numbers, as
573	573	19 the case may be.
574	574	20 (g-10) All vote by mail ballots determined to be valid
575	575	21 shall be added to the vote totals for the precincts for which
576	576	22 they were cast in the order in which the ballots were opened.
577	577	23 (h) Each political party, candidate, and qualified civic
578	578	24 organization shall be entitled to have present one pollwatcher
579	579	25 for each panel of election judges therein assigned.
580	580	26 (Source: P.A. 102-1126, eff. 2-10-23; 103-467, eff. 8-4-23.)
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591	591	1 (10 ILCS 5/20-2) (from Ch. 46, par. 20-2)
592	592	2 Sec. 20-2. Any member of the United States Service,
593	593	3 otherwise qualified to vote, who expects in the course of his
594	594	4 duties to be absent from the county in which he resides on the
595	595	5 day of holding any election may make application for a vote by
596	596	6 mail ballot to the election authority having jurisdiction over
597	597	7 his precinct of residence on the official postcard or on a form
598	598	8 furnished by the election authority as prescribed by Section
599	599	9 20-3 of this Article not less than 10 days before the election.
600	600	10 A request pursuant to this Section shall entitle the applicant
601	601	11 to a vote by mail ballot for every election in one calendar
602	602	12 year. The original application for ballot shall be kept in the
603	603	13 office of the election authority for one year as authorization
604	604	14 to send a ballot to the voter for each election to be held
605	605	15 within that calendar year. A certified copy of such
606	606	16 application for ballot shall be sent each election with the
607	607	17 vote by mail ballot to the election authority's central ballot
608	608	18 counting location to be used in lieu of the original
609	609	19 application for ballot. No registration shall be required in
610	610	20 order to vote pursuant to this Section.
611	611	21 Ballots under this Section shall be mailed by the election
612	612	22 authority in the manner prescribed by Section 20-5 of this
613	613	23 Article and not otherwise. Ballots voted under this Section
614	614	24 must be received by the election authority before the closing
615	615	25 of the polls on returned postmarked no later than election day
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626	626	1 and received for counting at the central ballot counting
627	627	2 location of the election authority during the period for
628	628	3 counting provisional ballots, the last day of which is the
629	629	4 14th day following election day.
630	630	5 (Source: P.A. 98-1171, eff. 6-1-15; 99-522, eff. 6-30-16.)
631	631	6 (10 ILCS 5/20-2.1) (from Ch. 46, par. 20-2.1)
632	632	7 Sec. 20-2.1. Citizens of the United States temporarily
633	633	8 residing outside the territorial limits of the United States
634	634	9 who are not registered but otherwise qualified to vote and who
635	635	10 expect to be absent from their county of residence during the
636	636	11 periods of voter registration provided for in Articles 4, 5 or
637	637	12 6 of this Code and on the day of holding any election, may make
638	638	13 simultaneous application to the election authority having
639	639	14 jurisdiction over their precinct of residence for registration
640	640	15 by mail and vote by mail ballot not less than 30 days before
641	641	16 the election. Such application may be made on the official
642	642	17 postcard or on a form furnished by the election authority as
643	643	18 prescribed by Section 20-3 of this Article or by facsimile or
644	644	19 electronic transmission. A request pursuant to this Section
645	645	20 shall entitle the applicant to a vote by mail ballot for every
646	646	21 election in one calendar year. The original application for
647	647	22 ballot shall be kept in the office of the election authority
648	648	23 for one year as authorization to send a ballot to the voter for
649	649	24 each election to be held within that calendar year. A
650	650	25 certified copy of such application for ballot shall be sent
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661	661	1 each election with the vote by mail ballot to the election
662	662	2 authority's central ballot counting location to be used in
663	663	3 lieu of the original application for ballot.
664	664	4 Registration shall be required in order to vote pursuant
665	665	5 to this Section. However, if the election authority receives
666	666	6 one of such applications after 30 days but not less than 10
667	667	7 days before a Federal election, said applicant shall be sent a
668	668	8 ballot containing the Federal offices only and registration
669	669	9 for that election shall be waived.
670	670	10 Ballots under this Section shall be delivered by the
671	671	11 election authority in the manner prescribed by Section 20-5 of
672	672	12 this Article in person, by mail, or, if requested by the
673	673	13 applicant and the election authority has the capability, by
674	674	14 facsimile transmission or by electronic transmission.
675	675	15 Ballots voted under this Section must be received by the
676	676	16 election authority before the closing of the polls on returned
677	677	17 postmarked no later than election day and received for
678	678	18 counting at the central ballot counting location of the
679	679	19 election authority during the period for counting provisional
680	680	20 ballots, the last day of which is the 14th day following
681	681	21 election day.
682	682	22 (Source: P.A. 98-1171, eff. 6-1-15; 99-522, eff. 6-30-16.)
683	683	23 (10 ILCS 5/20-2.2) (from Ch. 46, par. 20-2.2)
684	684	24 Sec. 20-2.2. Any non-resident civilian citizen, otherwise
685	685	25 qualified to vote, may make application to the election
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696	696	1 authority having jurisdiction over his precinct of former
697	697	2 residence for a vote by mail ballot containing the Federal
698	698	3 offices only not less than 10 days before a Federal election.
699	699	4 Such application may be made on the official postcard or by
700	700	5 facsimile or electronic transmission. A request pursuant to
701	701	6 this Section shall entitle the applicant to a vote by mail
702	702	7 ballot for every election in one calendar year at which
703	703	8 Federal offices are filled. The original application for
704	704	9 ballot shall be kept in the office of the election authority
705	705	10 for one year as authorization to send a ballot to the voter for
706	706	11 each election to be held within that calendar year at which
707	707	12 Federal offices are filled. A certified copy of such
708	708	13 application for ballot shall be sent each election with the
709	709	14 vote by mail ballot to the election authority's central ballot
710	710	15 counting location to be used in lieu of the original
711	711	16 application for ballot. No registration shall be required in
712	712	17 order to vote pursuant to this Section. Ballots under this
713	713	18 Section shall be delivered by the election authority in the
714	714	19 manner prescribed by Section 20-5 of this Article in person,
715	715	20 by mail, or, if requested by the applicant and the election
716	716	21 authority has the capability, by facsimile transmission or by
717	717	22 electronic transmission. Ballots voted under this Section must
718	718	23 be received by the election authority before the closing of
719	719	24 the polls on returned postmarked no later than election day
720	720	25 and received for counting at the central ballot counting
721	721	26 location of the election authority during the period for
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732	732	1 counting provisional ballots, the last day of which is the
733	733	2 14th day following election day.
734	734	3 (Source: P.A. 98-1171, eff. 6-1-15; 99-522, eff. 6-30-16.)
735	735	4 (10 ILCS 5/20-2.3) (from Ch. 46, par. 20-2.3)
736	736	5 Sec. 20-2.3. Members of the Armed Forces and their spouses
737	737	6 and dependents. Any member of the United States Armed Forces
738	738	7 while on active duty, and his or her spouse and dependents,
739	739	8 otherwise qualified to vote, who expects in the course of his
740	740	9 or her duties to be absent from the county in which he or she
741	741	10 resides on the day of holding any election, in addition to any
742	742	11 other method of making application for vote by mail ballot
743	743	12 under this Article, may make application for a vote by mail
744	744	13 ballot to the election authority having jurisdiction over his
745	745	14 or her precinct of residence by a facsimile machine or
746	746	15 electronic transmission not less than 10 days before the
747	747	16 election.
748	748	17 Ballots under this Section shall be delivered by the
749	749	18 election authority in the manner prescribed by Section 20-5 of
750	750	19 this Article in person, by mail, or, if requested by the
751	751	20 applicant and the election authority has the capability, by
752	752	21 facsimile transmission or by electronic transmission. Ballots
753	753	22 voted under this Section must be returned postmarked no later
754	754	23 than election day and received for counting at the central
755	755	24 ballot counting location of the election authority no later
756	756	25 than during the period for counting provisional ballots, the
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767	767	1 last day of which is the 7th 14th day following election day.
768	768	2 (Source: P.A. 98-1171, eff. 6-1-15; 99-522, eff. 6-30-16.)
769	769	3 (10 ILCS 5/20-3) (from Ch. 46, par. 20-3)
770	770	4 Sec. 20-3. The election authority shall furnish the
771	771	5 following applications for registration by mail or vote by
772	772	6 mail ballot which shall be considered a method of application
773	773	7 in lieu of the official postcard.
774	774	8 1. Members of the United States Service and citizens of
775	775	9 the United States temporarily residing outside the territorial
776	776	10 limits of the United States may make application within the
777	777	11 periods prescribed in Sections 20-2 or 20-2.1, as the case may
778	778	12 be. Such application shall be substantially in the following
779	779	13 form:
780	780	14 "APPLICATION FOR BALLOT
781	781	15 To be voted at the ............ election in the precinct
782	782	16 in which is located my residence at ..............., in the
783	783	17 city/village/township of ............(insert home address)
784	784	18 County of ........... and State of Illinois.
785	785	19 I state that I am a citizen of the United States; that on
786	786	20 (insert date of election) I shall have resided in the State of
787	787	21 Illinois and in the election precinct for 30 days; that on the
788	788	22 above date I shall be the age of 18 years or above; that I am
789	789	23 lawfully entitled to vote in such precinct at that election;
790	790	24 that I am (check category 1, 2, or 3 below):
791	791	25 1. ( ) a member of the United States Service,
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802	802	1 2. ( ) a citizen of the United States temporarily
803	803	2 residing outside the territorial limits of the United States
804	804	3 and that I expect to be absent from the said county of my
805	805	4 residence on the date of holding such election, and that I will
806	806	5 have no opportunity to vote in person on that day.
807	807	6 I hereby make application for an official ballot or
808	808	7 ballots to be voted by me at such election if I am absent from
809	809	8 the said county of my residence, and I agree that I shall
810	810	9 return said ballot or ballots to the election authority
811	811	10 postmarked no later than the closing of the polls on election
812	812	11 day, for counting no later than during the period for counting
813	813	12 provisional ballots, the last day of which is the 14th day
814	814	13 following election day or shall destroy said ballot or
815	815	14 ballots.
816	816	15 (Check below only if category 2 and not previously
817	817	16 registered)
818	818	17 ( ) I hereby make application to become registered as a
819	819	18 voter and agree to return the forms and affidavits for
820	820	19 registration to the election authority not later than 30 days
821	821	20 before the election.
822	822	21 Under penalties as provided by law pursuant to Article 29
823	823	22 of the Election Code, the undersigned certifies that the
824	824	23 statements set forth in this application are true and correct.
825	825	24 .........................
826	826	25 Post office address or service address to which
827	827	26 registration materials or ballot should be mailed
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843	843	4 ........................"
844	844	5 If application is made for a primary election ballot, such
845	845	6 application shall designate the name of the political party
846	846	7 with which the applicant is affiliated.
847	847	8 Such applications may be obtained from the election
848	848	9 authority having jurisdiction over the person's precinct of
849	849	10 residence.
850	850	11 2. A spouse or dependent of a member of the United States
851	851	12 Service, said spouse or dependent being a registered voter in
852	852	13 the county, may make application on behalf of said person in
853	853	14 the office of the election authority within the periods
854	854	15 prescribed in Section 20-2 which shall be substantially in the
855	855	16 following form:
856	856	17 "APPLICATION FOR BALLOT to be voted at the........... election
857	857	18 in the precinct in which is located the residence of the person
858	858	19 for whom this application is made at.............(insert
859	859	20 residence address) in the city/village/township of.........
860	860	21 County of.......... and State of Illinois.
861	861	22 I certify that the following named person................
862	862	23 (insert name of person) is a member of the United States
863	863	24 Service.
864	864	25 I state that said person is a citizen of the United States;
865	865	26 that on (insert date of election) said person shall have
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884	884	1 resided in the State of Illinois and in the election precinct
885	885	2 for which this application is made for 30 days; that on the
886	886	3 above date said person shall be the age of 18 years or above;
887	887	4 that said person is lawfully entitled to vote in such precinct
888	888	5 at that election; that said person is a member of the United
889	889	6 States Service, and that in the course of his duties said
890	890	7 person expects to be absent from his county of residence on the
891	891	8 date of holding such election, and that said person will have
892	892	9 no opportunity to vote in person on that day.
893	893	10 I hereby make application for an official ballot or
894	894	11 ballots to be voted by said person at such election and said
895	895	12 person agrees that he shall return said ballot or ballots to
896	896	13 the election authority postmarked no later than the closing of
897	897	14 the polls on election day, for counting no later than during
898	898	15 the period for counting provisional ballots, the last day of
899	899	16 which is the 14th day following election day, or shall destroy
900	900	17 said ballot or ballots.
901	901	18 I hereby certify that I am the (mother, father, sister,
902	902	19 brother, husband or wife) of the said elector, and that I am a
903	903	20 registered voter in the election precinct for which this
904	904	21 application is made. (Strike all but one that is applicable.)
905	905	22 Under penalties as provided by law pursuant to Article 29
906	906	23 of The Election Code, the undersigned certifies that the
907	907	24 statements set forth in this application are true and correct.
908	908	25 Name of applicant ......................
909	909	26 Residence address ........................
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917	917	Name of applicant ......................
918	918
919	919	Residence address ........................
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924	924	1 City/village/township........................
925	925	2 Service address to which ballot should be mailed:
926	926	3 .........................
927	927	4 .........................
928	928	5 .........................
929	929	6 ........................"
930	930	7 If application is made for a primary election ballot, such
931	931	8 application shall designate the name of the political party
932	932	9 with which the person for whom application is made is
933	933	10 affiliated.
934	934	11 Such applications may be obtained from the election
935	935	12 authority having jurisdiction over the voting precinct in
936	936	13 which the person for whom application is made is entitled to
937	937	14 vote.
938	938	15 (Source: P.A. 101-270, eff. 1-1-21; 102-292, eff. 1-1-22.)
939	939	16 (10 ILCS 5/20-8) (from Ch. 46, par. 20-8)
940	940	17 Sec. 20-8. Time and place of counting ballots.
941	941	18 (a) (Blank.)
942	942	19 (b) Each vote by mail voter's ballot returned to an
943	943	20 election authority, by any means authorized by this Article,
944	944	21 and received by that election authority may be processed by
945	945	22 the election authority beginning on the day it is received by
946	946	23 the election authority in the central ballot counting location
947	947	24 of the election authority, but the results of the processing
948	948	25 may not be counted until the day of the election after 7:00
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956	956	City/village/township........................
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969	969	1 p.m., except as provided in subsections (g) and (g-5).
970	970	2 (c) Each vote by mail voter's ballot that is mailed to an
971	971	3 election authority and postmarked no later than election day,
972	972	4 but that is received by the election authority after the polls
973	973	5 close on election day shall not be counted and before the close
974	974	6 of the period for counting provisional ballots cast at that
975	975	7 election, shall be endorsed by the receiving authority with
976	976	8 the day and hour of receipt and shall be counted at the central
977	977	9 ballot counting location of the election authority during the
978	978	10 period for counting provisional ballots.
979	979	11 Each vote by mail voter's ballot that is mailed to an
980	980	12 election authority absent a postmark or a barcode usable with
981	981	13 an intelligent mail barcode tracking system, but that is
982	982	14 received by the election authority after the polls close on
983	983	15 election day and before the close of the period for counting
984	984	16 provisional ballots cast at that election, shall be endorsed
985	985	17 by the receiving authority with the day and hour of receipt,
986	986	18 opened to inspect the date inserted on the certification, and,
987	987	19 if the certification date is election day or earlier and the
988	988	20 ballot is otherwise found to be valid under the requirements
989	989	21 of this Section, counted at the central ballot counting
990	990	22 location of the election authority during the period for
991	991	23 counting provisional ballots. Absent a date on the
992	992	24 certification, the ballot shall not be counted.
993	993	25 If an election authority is using an intelligent mail
994	994	26 barcode tracking system, a ballot that is mailed to an
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1005	1005	1 election authority absent a postmark may be counted if the
1006	1006	2 intelligent mail barcode tracking system verifies the envelope
1007	1007	3 was received by the election authority before the closing of
1008	1008	4 the polls on mailed no later than election day.
1009	1009	5 (d) Special write-in vote by mail voter's blank ballots
1010	1010	6 returned to an election authority, by any means authorized by
1011	1011	7 this Article, and received by the election authority at any
1012	1012	8 time before the closing of the polls on election day shall be
1013	1013	9 endorsed by the receiving election authority with the day and
1014	1014	10 hour of receipt and shall be counted at the central ballot
1015	1015	11 counting location of the election authority during the same
1016	1016	12 period provided for counting vote by mail voters' ballots
1017	1017	13 under subsections (b), (g), and (g-5). Special write-in vote
1018	1018	14 by mail voter's blank ballot that are mailed to an election
1019	1019	15 authority and postmarked no later than election day, but that
1020	1020	16 are received by the election authority after the polls close
1021	1021	17 on election day and before the closing of the period for
1022	1022	18 counting provisional ballots cast at that election, shall be
1023	1023	19 endorsed by the receiving authority with the day and hour of
1024	1024	20 receipt and shall be counted at the central ballot counting
1025	1025	21 location of the election authority during the same periods
1026	1026	22 provided for counting vote by mail voters' ballots under
1027	1027	23 subsection (c).
1028	1028	24 (e) Except as otherwise provided in this Section, vote by
1029	1029	25 mail voters' ballots and special write-in vote by mail voter's
1030	1030	26 blank ballots received by the election authority after the
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1041	1041	1 closing of the polls on the day of election shall be endorsed
1042	1042	2 by the person receiving the ballots with the day and hour of
1043	1043	3 receipt and shall be safely kept unopened by the election
1044	1044	4 authority for the period of time required for the preservation
1045	1045	5 of ballots used at the election, and shall then, without being
1046	1046	6 opened, be destroyed in like manner as the used ballots of that
1047	1047	7 election.
1048	1048	8 (f) Counting required under this Section to begin on
1049	1049	9 election day after the closing of the polls shall commence no
1050	1050	10 later than 8:00 p.m. and shall be conducted by a panel or
1051	1051	11 panels of election judges appointed in the manner provided by
1052	1052	12 law. The counting shall continue until all vote by mail
1053	1053	13 voters' ballots and special write-in vote by mail voter's
1054	1054	14 blank ballots required to be counted on election day have been
1055	1055	15 counted.
1056	1056	16 (g) The procedures set forth in Articles 17 and 18 of this
1057	1057	17 Code shall apply to all ballots counted under this Section. In
1058	1058	18 addition, within 2 days after a ballot subject to this Article
1059	1059	19 is received, but in all cases before the close of the period
1060	1060	20 for counting provisional ballots, the election judge or
1061	1061	21 official shall compare the voter's signature on the
1062	1062	22 certification envelope of that ballot with the signature of
1063	1063	23 the voter on file in the office of the election authority. If
1064	1064	24 the election judge or official determines that the 2
1065	1065	25 signatures match, and that the voter is otherwise qualified to
1066	1066	26 cast a ballot under this Article, the election authority shall
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1077	1077	1 cast and count the ballot on election day or the day the ballot
1078	1078	2 is determined to be valid, whichever is later, adding the
1079	1079	3 results to the precinct in which the voter is registered. If
1080	1080	4 the election judge or official determines that the signatures
1081	1081	5 do not match, or that the voter is not qualified to cast a
1082	1082	6 ballot under this Article, then without opening the
1083	1083	7 certification envelope, the judge or official shall mark
1084	1084	8 across the face of the certification envelope the word
1085	1085	9 "Rejected" and shall not cast or count the ballot.
1086	1086	10 In addition to the voter's signatures not matching, a
1087	1087	11 ballot subject to this Article may be rejected by the election
1088	1088	12 judge or official:
1089	1089	13 (1) if the ballot envelope is open or has been opened
1090	1090	14 and resealed;
1091	1091	15 (2) if the voter has already cast an early or grace
1092	1092	16 period ballot;
1093	1093	17 (3) if the voter voted in person on election day or the
1094	1094	18 voter is not a duly registered voter in the precinct; or
1095	1095	19 (4) on any other basis set forth in this Code.
1096	1096	20 If the election judge or official determines that any of
1097	1097	21 these reasons apply, the judge or official shall mark across
1098	1098	22 the face of the certification envelope the word "Rejected" and
1099	1099	23 shall not cast or count the ballot.
1100	1100	24 (g-5) If a ballot subject to this Article is rejected by
1101	1101	25 the election judge or official for any reason, the election
1102	1102	26 authority shall, within 2 days after the rejection but in all
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1113	1113	1 cases before the close of the period for counting provisional
1114	1114	2 ballots, notify the voter that his or her ballot was rejected.
1115	1115	3 The notice shall inform the voter of the reason or reasons the
1116	1116	4 ballot was rejected and shall state that the voter may appear
1117	1117	5 before the election authority, on or before the 14th day after
1118	1118	6 the election, to show cause as to why the ballot should not be
1119	1119	7 rejected. The voter may present evidence to the election
1120	1120	8 authority supporting his or her contention that the ballot
1121	1121	9 should be counted. The election authority shall appoint a
1122	1122	10 panel of 3 election judges to review the contested ballot,
1123	1123	11 application, and certification envelope, as well as any
1124	1124	12 evidence submitted by the vote by mail voter. No more than 2
1125	1125	13 election judges on the reviewing panel shall be of the same
1126	1126	14 political party. The reviewing panel of election judges shall
1127	1127	15 make a final determination as to the validity of the contested
1128	1128	16 ballot. The judges' determination shall not be reviewable
1129	1129	17 either administratively or judicially.
1130	1130	18 A ballot subject to this subsection that is determined to
1131	1131	19 be valid shall be counted before the close of the period for
1132	1132	20 counting provisional ballots.
1133	1133	21 (g-10) All ballots determined to be valid shall be added
1134	1134	22 to the vote totals for the precincts for which they were cast
1135	1135	23 in the order in which the ballots were opened.
1136	1136	24 (h) Each political party, candidate, and qualified civic
1137	1137	25 organization shall be entitled to have present one pollwatcher
1138	1138	26 for each panel of election judges therein assigned.
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1149	1149	1 (Source: P.A. 98-1171, eff. 6-1-15; 99-522, eff. 6-30-16.)
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