Illinois Compiled Statutes 10 ILCS 5/24C-14 – Tabulating Votes; Direction; Presence of Public; Computer Operator’s …
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Tabulating Votes; Direction; Presence of Public; Computer Operator’s Log and Canvass. The procedure for tabulating the votes by the Direct Recording Electronic Voting System shall be under the direction of the election authority and shall conform to the requirements of the Direct Recording Electronic Voting System. During any election-related activity using the automatic Direct Recording Electronic Voting System equipment, the election authority shall make a reasonable effort to dedicate the equipment to vote processing to ensure the security and integrity of the system.
A reasonable number of pollwatchers shall be admitted to the counting location. Such persons may observe the tabulating process at the discretion of the election authority; however, at least one representative of each established political party and authorized agents of the State Board of Elections shall be permitted to observe this process at all times. No persons except those employed and authorized for the purpose shall touch any ballot, ballot box, return, or equipment.
The computer operator shall be designated by the election authority and shall be sworn as a deputy of the election authority. In conducting the vote tabulation and canvass, the computer operator must maintain a log which shall include the following information:
(a) alterations made to programs associated with the
A reasonable number of pollwatchers shall be admitted to the counting location. Such persons may observe the tabulating process at the discretion of the election authority; however, at least one representative of each established political party and authorized agents of the State Board of Elections shall be permitted to observe this process at all times. No persons except those employed and authorized for the purpose shall touch any ballot, ballot box, return, or equipment.
Terms Used In Illinois Compiled Statutes 10 ILCS 5/24C-14
- Ballot: means an electronic audio or video display or any other medium, including paper, used to record a voter's choices for the candidates of their preference and for or against public questions. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 10 ILCS 5/24C-2
- Computer operator: means any person or persons designated by the election authority to operate the automatic tabulating equipment during any portion of the vote tallying process in an election, but shall not include judges of election operating vote tabulating equipment in the precinct. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 10 ILCS 5/24C-2
- equipment: includes apparatus necessary to automatically examine and count votes as designated on ballots, and data processing machines which can be used for counting ballots and tabulating results. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 10 ILCS 5/24C-2
- State: when applied to different parts of the United States, may be construed to include the District of Columbia and the several territories, and the words "United States" may be construed to include the said district and territories. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 5 ILCS 70/1.14
- sworn: shall be construed to include the word "affirmed. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 5 ILCS 70/1.12
- system: means the total combination of mechanical, electromechanical or electronic equipment, programs and practices used to define ballots, cast and count votes, report or display election results, maintain or produce any audit trail information, identify all system components, test the system during development, maintenance and operation, maintain records of system errors and defects, determine specific system changes to be made to a system after initial qualification, and make available any materials to the voter such as notices, instructions, forms or paper ballots. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 10 ILCS 5/24C-2
The computer operator shall be designated by the election authority and shall be sworn as a deputy of the election authority. In conducting the vote tabulation and canvass, the computer operator must maintain a log which shall include the following information:
(a) alterations made to programs associated with the
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vote counting process;
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(b) if applicable, console messages relating to the
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program and the respective responses made by the operator;
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(c) the starting time for each precinct counted, the
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number of ballots counted for each precinct, any equipment problems and, insofar as practicable, the number of invalid security designations encountered during that count; and
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(d) changes and repairs made to the equipment during
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the vote tabulation and canvass.
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The computer operator’s log and canvass shall be available for public inspection in the office of the election authority for a period of 60 days following the proclamation of election results. A copy of the computer operator’s log and the canvass shall be transmitted to the State Board of Elections upon its request and at its expense.