Illinois Election Code

Election Code (10 ILCS 5/) — priority Articles ingested 2026-05-13.

474 sections · status activeenacted 1943-07-01

Sections

All 474 sections

§	Title	Length	Status
1A-1	(untitled)	278	active
1A-2	(untitled)	576	active
1A-2.1	(untitled)	468	active
1A-3	(untitled)	2,947	active
1A-3.1	(untitled)	2,075	active
1A-4	(untitled)	893	active
1A-5	(untitled)	1,013	active
1A-6	(untitled)	1,267	active
1A-6.1	(untitled)	685	active
1A-7	(untitled)	720	active
1A-8	(untitled)	6,104	active
1A-9	(untitled)	2,052	active
1A-10	(untitled)	659	active
1A-11	(untitled)	468	active
1A-12	(untitled)	743	active
1A-13	(untitled)	817	active
1A-14	Political activity by members of the State Board of Elections.	2,018	active
1A-15	(untitled)	752	active
1A-16	(untitled)	8,611	active
1A-16.1	Automatic voter registration; Secretary of State.	7,493	active
1A-16.2	Automatic voter registration; designated automatic voter registration agencies.	8,099	active
1A-16.5	Online voter registration.	9,618	active
1A-16.6	Government agency voter registration.	4,875	active
1A-16.7	Automatic voter registration.	11,311	active
1A-16.8	(untitled)	4,226	active
1A-16.9	Implementation.	234	active
1A-17	Voter registration outreach.	1,306	active
1A-18	Voter registration applications; General Assembly district offices.	590	active
1A-19	Effect of extension of canvassing period on terms of public offices and official acts.	1,393	active
1A-20	Help Illinois Vote Fund.	636	active
1A-25	Centralized statewide voter registration list.	6,950	active
1A-30	(Repealed).	89	repealed
1A-35	Early and grace period voting education.	353	active
1A-40	(Repealed).	84	repealed
1A-45	Electronic Registration Information Center.	3,237	active
1A-50	The ERIC Operations Trust Fund.	2,037	active
1A-55	Cyber security efforts.	2,502	active
1A-60	High school voter registration.	522	active
1A-65	Election authority guidance.	5,124	active
3-1	(untitled)	1,165	active
3-1.2	Eligibility to sign petition.	954	active
3-1.3	(untitled)	863	active
3-2	(untitled)	1,287	active
3-3	(untitled)	1,247	active
3-4	(untitled)	672	active
3-5	(untitled)	963	active
3-6	Voting and registration age.	1,964	active
3-7	Voters in consolidating and merging townships.	6,037	active
4-1	(untitled)	1,265	active
4-2	(untitled)	487	active
4-3	(untitled)	798	active
4-4	(untitled)	3,288	active
4-5	(untitled)	639	active
4-5.01	(untitled)	1,442	active
4-6	(untitled)	2,827	active
4-6.1	(untitled)	512	active
4-6.2	(untitled)	9,260	active
4-6.3	(untitled)	1,409	active
4-7	(untitled)	2,330	active
4-8	(untitled)	11,871	active
4-8.01	(untitled)	1,092	active
4-8.02	(untitled)	285	active
4-8.03	(untitled)	2,975	active
4-8.5	Deputy registrar eligibility.	256	active
4-9	(untitled)	2,514	active
4-10	(untitled)	8,224	active
4-11	(untitled)	3,185	active
4-12	(untitled)	2,786	active
4-13	(untitled)	2,883	active
4-14	(untitled)	1,336	active
4-14.1	Cancelation of deceased voter's registration.	799	active
4-15	(untitled)	2,272	active
4-16	(untitled)	4,557	active
4-17	(untitled)	2,407	active
4-18	(untitled)	1,503	active
4-18.01	(untitled)	919	active
4-19	(untitled)	559	active
4-20	(untitled)	1,898	active
4-21	(untitled)	1,485	active
4-22	(untitled)	8,658	active
4-23	(untitled)	2,614	active
4-24	(untitled)	2,702	active
4-24.1	(untitled)	895	active
4-25	(untitled)	836	active
4-27	(untitled)	1,760	active
4-28	(untitled)	361	active
4-30	(untitled)	3,119	active
4-31	(untitled)	416	active
4-33	Computerization of voter records.	5,072	active
4-50	Grace period.	4,350	active
4-105	First time voting.	6,202	active
7-1	Application of Article.	2,593	active
7-2	(untitled)	3,433	active
7-3	(untitled)	570	active
7-4	(untitled)	2,721	active
7-5	(a) Primary elections shall be held on the dates prescribed in Article 2A.	3,341	active
7-6	(untitled)	395	active
7-7	(untitled)	1,706	active
7-8	(untitled)	23,214	active
7-8.01	(untitled)	381	active
7-8.02	(untitled)	768	active
7-8.03	State central committees; discrimination and harassment policies.	1,110	active
7-9	County central committee; county and State conventions.	9,000	active
7-9.1	(untitled)	1,783	active
7-10	Form of petition for nomination.	20,505	active
7-10.1	(untitled)	1,321	active
7-10.2	(untitled)	1,842	active
7-10.3	(untitled)	2,034	active
7-11	(untitled)	2,002	active
7-11.1	(untitled)	4,304	active
7-12	(untitled)	13,985	active
7-12.1	The provisions of Sections 10-8 through 10-10.	381	active
7-13	(untitled)	3,498	active
7-13.1	(untitled)	3,110	active
7-14	(untitled)	3,097	active
7-14.1	(untitled)	9,539	active
7-14.2	(untitled)	360	active
7-14a	(untitled)	789	active
7-15	(untitled)	2,589	active
7-16	(untitled)	604	active
7-17	Candidate ballot name procedures.	3,834	active
7-18	(untitled)	829	active
7-19	(untitled)	3,520	active
7-20	(untitled)	318	active
7-21	(untitled)	1,453	active
7-22	(untitled)	271	active
7-23	(untitled)	309	active
7-24	(untitled)	1,361	active
7-25	(untitled)	655	active
7-26	(untitled)	214	active
7-27	(untitled)	270	active
7-28	(untitled)	761	active
7-30	(untitled)	996	active
7-31	(untitled)	248	active
7-32	(untitled)	237	active
7-33	(untitled)	188	active
7-34	(untitled)	10,449	active
7-35	(untitled)	439	active
7-36	(untitled)	428	active
7-37	(untitled)	564	active
7-38	(untitled)	201	active
7-39	(untitled)	286	active
7-40	(untitled)	1,369	active
7-41	(untitled)	4,854	active
7-42	(untitled)	918	active
7-43	(untitled)	2,102	active
7-44	(untitled)	1,720	active
7-45	(untitled)	3,494	active
7-46	(untitled)	1,899	active
7-47	(untitled)	807	active
7-47.1	(untitled)	2,741	active
7-48	(untitled)	424	active
7-49	(untitled)	411	active
7-50	(untitled)	401	active
7-51	(untitled)	2,419	active
7-52	(untitled)	2,039	active
7-53	(untitled)	2,581	active
7-54	(untitled)	1,653	active
7-55	(untitled)	2,123	active
7-56	(untitled)	2,791	active
7-56.1	(untitled)	655	active
7-56.2	(untitled)	739	active
7-57	(untitled)	301	active
7-58	(untitled)	2,265	active
7-59	(untitled)	6,662	active
7-60	(untitled)	5,230	active
7-60.1	Certification of candidates - consolidated election.	7,087	active
7-61	(untitled)	7,172	active
7-62	(untitled)	726	active
7-63	(untitled)	3,015	active
7-64	(untitled)	225	active
7-65	(untitled)	200	active
7-66	Precinct tabulation optical scan technology voting equipment.	868	active
7-67	Nominations; regional superintendents of schools.	1,711	active
7-68	Nominations for special election for Attorney General, Secretary of State, Comptroller, or Treasurer.	2,773	active
7-100	Definition of a vote.	6,047	active
9-1	(untitled)	201	active
9-1.1	"Board" means the State Board of Elections.	70	active
9-1.3	(untitled)	969	active
9-1.4	Contribution.	3,256	active
9-1.5	Expenditure.	1,363	active
9-1.6	Person.	196	active
9-1.7	(Repealed).	85	repealed
9-1.8	Political committees.	4,951	active
9-1.9	Election cycle.	2,090	active
9-1.10	Public Office.	134	active
9-1.10b	Severability.	163	active
9-1.11	(untitled)	107	active
9-1.12	Anything of value.	448	active
9-1.13	Transfer of funds.	167	active
9-1.14	Electioneering communication.	1,954	active
9-1.15	Independent expenditure.	820	active
9-2	Political committee designations.	3,563	active
9-3	Political committee statement of organization.	5,210	active
9-3.5	Candidate political committee restrictions.	949	active
9-4	(Repealed).	87	repealed
9-5	Dissolved or inactive committee.	1,014	active
9-6	Accounting for contributions.	1,767	active
9-7	Records and accounts.	1,252	active
9-7.5	(Repealed).	86	repealed
9-8	(untitled)	567	active
9-8.5	Limitations on campaign contributions.	18,400	active
9-8.6	Independent expenditures.	3,256	active
9-8.10	Use of political committee and other reporting organization funds.	6,642	active
9-8.15	Contributions on State property.	632	active
9-9	(untitled)	389	active
9-9.5	Disclosures in political communications.	3,011	active
9-10	Disclosure of contributions and expenditures.	5,334	active
9-11	Financial reports.	7,213	active
9-12	(Repealed).	87	repealed
9-13	Audits of political committees.	4,442	active
9-14	(Repealed).	88	repealed
9-15	It shall be the duty of the Board: (1) to develop prescribed forms for filing statements of organization and required reports; (1.	2,810	active
9-16	(untitled)	733	active
9-17	(untitled)	947	active
9-18	(untitled)	598	active
9-19	(untitled)	440	active
9-20	(untitled)	1,419	active
9-21	(untitled)	3,167	active
9-22	(untitled)	1,137	active
9-23	(untitled)	1,672	active
9-23.5	Public database of founded complaints.	545	active
9-24	(untitled)	588	active
9-25	(untitled)	431	active
9-25.1	Election interference.	1,061	active
9-25.2	(untitled)	510	active
9-26	(untitled)	587	active
9-27	(untitled)	218	active
9-27.5	Fundraising in Sangamon County.	644	active
9-28	Electronic filing and availability.	1,210	active
9-28.5	Injunctive relief for electioneering communications.	2,692	active
9-30	Ballot forfeiture.	933	active
9-35	Registration of business entities.	3,874	active
9-40	(Repealed).	83	repealed
9-45	(Repealed).	85	repealed
9-50	Vendor providing automated traffic systems; contributions.	7,499	active
16-1	(untitled)	238	active
16-3	(untitled)	12,175	active
16-4.1	Ballots; Form; Consolidated Elections.	2,687	active
16-5	(untitled)	2,068	active
16-5.01	(untitled)	4,935	active
16-6	(untitled)	3,654	active
16-6.1	(untitled)	4,717	active
16-7	(untitled)	4,403	active
16-9	(untitled)	632	active
16-10	(untitled)	873	active
16-11	(untitled)	5,616	active
17-1	The polls shall be opened at the hour of 6:00 a.	509	active
17-2	(untitled)	269	active
17-3	(untitled)	1,148	active
17-4	(untitled)	550	active
17-5	The manner of voting shall be by ballot.	218	active
17-6	(untitled)	293	active
17-7	(untitled)	206	active
17-8	(untitled)	2,924	active
17-9	(untitled)	6,734	active
17-10	(untitled)	6,257	active
17-11	(untitled)	3,451	active
17-12	(untitled)	3,124	active
17-13	(untitled)	2,781	active
17-13.5	Curbside voting.	416	active
17-14	(untitled)	3,139	active
17-15	(untitled)	1,932	active
17-16	(untitled)	2,229	active
17-16.1	(untitled)	2,223	active
17-17	(untitled)	1,068	active
17-18	(untitled)	2,453	active
17-18.1	(untitled)	5,414	active
17-19	(Repealed).	77	repealed
17-19.2	(untitled)	712	active
17-20	(untitled)	4,436	active
17-21	(untitled)	2,378	active
17-22	(untitled)	4,928	active
17-22.1	(untitled)	324	active
17-23	(untitled)	10,755	active
17-24	(untitled)	753	active
17-25	(untitled)	601	active
17-26	(untitled)	408	active
17-27	(untitled)	216	active
17-28	(untitled)	500	active
17-29	(untitled)	4,356	active
17-30	(untitled)	1,999	active
17-32	(untitled)	2,362	active
17-33	(untitled)	1,127	active
17-43	Voting.	1,331	active
17-100	Definition of a vote.	6,047	active
18A-2	Application of Article.	197	active
18A-5	Provisional voting; general provisions.	8,068	active
18A-10	Sealing and transporting provisional ballots.	960	active
18A-15	Validating and counting provisional ballots.	10,780	active
18A-20	Provisional voting verification system.	724	active
18A-218	Interpretation of Article 18A.	454	active
18A-218.10	Definitions relating to provisional ballots.	6,000	active
18A-218.20	Counting procedures for provisional ballots cast in an incorrect precinct within the same election authority's jurisdiction.	7,109	active
18A-218.30	Counting procedures for provisional ballots cast in an incorrect precinct within a different election authority's jurisdiction.	6,291	active
18A-218.40	Follow-up procedures for provisional ballots.	5,127	active
19-1	(untitled)	827	active
19-2	(untitled)	1,554	active
19-2.1	(Repealed).	87	repealed
19-2.2	(Repealed).	89	repealed
19-2.3	Vote by mail; jails.	434	active
19-2.4	Vote by mail; accommodation for voters with a disability.	598	active
19-2.5	Notice for vote by mail ballot.	710	active
19-2.6	Vote by mail; voters with a print disability.	3,028	active
19-3	Application for a vote by mail ballot.	6,424	active
19-4	Mailing or delivery of ballots; time.	7,063	active
19-5	Folding and enclosure of ballots in unsealed envelope; address on envelope; certification; instructions for marking and returning ballots.	5,236	active
19-6	(untitled)	3,423	active
19-7	(untitled)	1,208	active
19-8	Time and place of counting ballots.	9,043	active
19-9	(Repealed).	77	repealed
19-10	(untitled)	1,312	active
19-11	(untitled)	501	active
19-12	(untitled)	622	active
19-12.1	(untitled)	6,044	active
19-12.2	(untitled)	5,404	active
19-12.3	(Repealed).	76	repealed
19-13	(untitled)	4,346	active
19-14	(untitled)	181	active
19-15	(untitled)	1,017	active
19-20	Report on vote by mail ballots.	5,614	active
19A-5	Issuance of ballots; voting booths.	1,131	active
19A-10	Permanent polling places for early voting.	2,245	active
19A-10.5	Child sex offenders.	783	active
19A-15	Period for early voting; hours.	1,740	active
19A-20	Temporary branch polling places.	3,007	active
19A-21	Use of local public buildings for early voting polling places.	1,708	active
19A-25	Schedule of locations and times for early voting.	1,799	active
19A-25.5	(untitled)	2,429	active
19A-30	Persons conducting early voting.	666	active
19A-35	Procedure for voting.	3,673	active
19A-40	Enclosure of ballots in envelope.	2,799	active
19A-45	Certification.	554	active
19A-50	Receipt of ballots.	795	active
19A-55	(Repealed).	90	repealed
19A-60	Pollwatchers.	1,817	active
19A-65	Death of voter before opening of polls.	520	active
19A-70	(untitled)	813	active
19A-75	Early voting in jurisdictions using Direct Recording Electronic Voting Systems under Article 24C.	5,337	active
22-1	Abstracts of votes.	2,631	active
22-1.2	(Repealed).	76	repealed
22-2	(untitled)	267	active
22-3	(untitled)	419	active
22-4	(untitled)	505	active
22-5	(untitled)	1,022	active
22-6	E-Canvass.	669	active
22-7	Canvass of votes; declaration and proclamation of result.	2,509	active
22-8	(untitled)	641	active
22-9	(untitled)	1,307	active
22-9.1	(untitled)	3,992	active
22-10	(untitled)	259	active
22-12	(untitled)	595	active
22-14	(Repealed).	75	repealed
22-15	(untitled)	1,122	active
22-15.1	(untitled)	1,629	active
22-16	(untitled)	374	active
22-17	(untitled)	2,563	active
22-18	(untitled)	6,112	active
23-1.1a	Election contest - Statewide - Jurisdiction.	345	active
23-1.2a	(untitled)	1,170	active
23-1.3a	Election contest - Statewide - Petition - Contents.	1,924	active
23-1.4a	Election contest - Statewide - Notice to parties.	569	active
23-1.5a	(untitled)	946	active
23-1.6a	(untitled)	1,753	active
23-1.7a	(untitled)	1,000	active
23-1.8a	(untitled)	2,045	active
23-1.8b	Election contest - Statewide - State Board of Elections.	1,989	active
23-1.9a	(untitled)	683	active
23-1.10a	(untitled)	902	active
23-1.11a	Election contest - Statewide - Assessment of Costs.	828	active
23-1.12a	(untitled)	331	active
23-1.13a	(untitled)	744	active
23-2	(untitled)	166	active
23-3	(untitled)	324	active
23-4	(untitled)	349	active
23-5	(untitled)	232	active
23-6.1	(untitled)	789	active
23-12	(untitled)	454	active
23-13	(untitled)	1,278	active
23-14	(untitled)	663	active
23-15	(untitled)	308	active
23-15.1	(untitled)	2,768	active
23-16	(untitled)	343	active
23-17	(untitled)	444	active
23-18	(untitled)	265	active
23-19	(untitled)	372	active
23-20	(untitled)	1,025	active
23-21	(untitled)	253	active
23-22	(untitled)	124	active
23-23	(untitled)	4,007	active
23-23.1	(untitled)	636	active
23-23.2	(untitled)	318	active
23-24	(untitled)	1,407	active
23-25	(untitled)	543	active
23-26	(untitled)	329	active
23-27	(untitled)	431	active
23-28	(untitled)	193	active
23-29	(untitled)	375	active
23-30	(untitled)	221	active
23-50	Definition of a vote.	5,035	active
24A-1	(untitled)	355	active
24A-2	(untitled)	4,442	active
24A-3	(untitled)	2,827	active
24A-3.1	(untitled)	1,289	active
24A-4	(untitled)	600	active
24A-5	(untitled)	1,269	active
24A-5.1	(untitled)	1,438	active
24A-5.2	(untitled)	460	active
24A-6	(untitled)	7,488	active
24A-6.1	(untitled)	845	active
24A-6.2	Programming of automatic tabulating equipment.	935	active
24A-7	(untitled)	655	active
24A-8	(untitled)	1,259	active
24A-9	(untitled)	5,600	active
24A-9.1	(untitled)	971	active
24A-10	(untitled)	17,031	active
24A-10.1	(untitled)	8,376	active
24A-11	(untitled)	951	active
24A-13	(untitled)	2,080	active
24A-14	Damaged, defective, or unreadable ballots; duplicates.	693	active
24A-15	(untitled)	4,805	active
24A-15.01	(untitled)	634	active
24A-15.1	(untitled)	1,436	active
24A-16	(untitled)	2,880	active
24A-17	(untitled)	216	active
24A-18	(untitled)	1,124	active
24A-20	(untitled)	844	active
24A-22	Definition of a vote.	6,072	active
24C-1	Purpose.	1,059	active
24C-2	Definitions.	6,579	active
24C-3	(untitled)	2,264	active
24C-3.1	(untitled)	1,373	active
24C-4	(untitled)	500	active
24C-5	Voting Stations.	423	active
24C-5.1	(untitled)	1,040	active
24C-5.2	(untitled)	626	active
24C-6	(untitled)	3,176	active
24C-6.1	Security Designation.	1,417	active
24C-6.2	Programming of automatic tabulating equipment.	935	active
24C-7	Write-In Ballots.	1,199	active
24C-8	(untitled)	1,651	active
24C-9	(untitled)	5,413	active
24C-10	(untitled)	602	active
24C-11	Functional requirements.	8,940	active
24C-12	(untitled)	8,326	active
24C-13	(untitled)	1,945	active
24C-14	(untitled)	2,240	active
24C-15	(untitled)	4,536	active
24C-15.01	(untitled)	559	active
24C-15.1	Discovery, Recounts and Election Contests.	879	active
24C-16	(untitled)	2,335	active
24C-17	Rules; Number of Voting Stations.	271	active
24C-18	Specimen Ballots; Publication.	1,123	active
24C-19	Additional Method of Voting.	4,966	active
29-1	(untitled)	394	active
29-2	Promise for vote.	456	active
29-3	Selling of vote.	365	active
29-4	Prevention of voting or candidate support.	404	active
29-5	Voting more than once.	809	active
29-6	Mutilation of election materials.	707	active
29-7	Tampering with voting machines.	517	active
29-8	Ballot box stuffing.	444	active
29-9	Unlawful observation of voting.	423	active
29-10	Perjury.	826	active
29-11	Failure to comply with order of election authority.	316	active
29-12	Disregard of Election Code.	347	active
29-13	Attempt, solicitation and conspiracy.	428	active
29-14	(Repealed).	73	repealed
29-15	Conviction deemed infamous.	737	active
29-16	Contempt - Removal from office.	668	active
29-17	Deprivation of Constitutional Rights - Liability).	619	active
29-18	Conspiracy to prevent vote - Liability).	1,186	active
29-19	False information - liability).	577	active
29-20	Vote by Mail ballots - violations.	5,533	active