TITLE 26: ELECTIONS
CHAPTER I: STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS
PART 207
MISCELLANEOUS
SECTION 207.10 FAILURE TO NOMINATE CANDIDATE
Section 207.10 Failure to
Nominate Candidate
Where an established political
party and/or the members thereof fail to nominate a candidate for any office
provided for in Article 7 of "The Election Code," this vacancy in
nomination may be filled by the proper party committee of the political party,
except candidates for Judicial office.
(Source: Amended at 6 Ill. Reg. 8976, effective July 12, 1982)
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CHAPTER I: STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS
PART 207
MISCELLANEOUS
SECTION 207.20 NOTICE OF PRIMARY ELECTION COUNTY OF 500,000 OR MORE
Section 207.20 Notice of
Primary Election – County of 500,000 Or More
a) In counties with a population of 500,000 or more, there shall
be no requirement to post a notice of primary as provided in the Election Code
(Ill. Rev. Stat. 1979, ch. 46, Article 7-15).
b) This regulation shall not be construed as dispensing with the
requirement to publish a notice of primary as provided in the Election Code
(Ill. Rev. Stat. 1979, ch. 46, Article 7-15).
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CHAPTER I: STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS
PART 207
MISCELLANEOUS
SECTION 207.30 DOCUMENT COPYING FEES
Section 207.30 Document
Copying Fees
As reimbursement of actual
costs, the State Board of Elections shall be paid as follows:
a) For copies of any document, instrument or paper when the page
to be copied does not exceed legal size (8½ inches wide and 14 inches long),
where the fees and charges thereof are not otherwise fixed by law, 50 cents per
page and $2 for the certification with seal; and
b) For copies of any document, instrument or paper when the page
to be copied exceeds legal size (8½ inches wide and 14 inches long), where the
fees and charges thereof are not otherwise fixed by law, $1 per page, or any
portion thereof, and $2 for the certification with seal.
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CHAPTER I: STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS
PART 207
MISCELLANEOUS
SECTION 207.40 COUNTY CLERK NOTIFICATION TO STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS OF CERTAIN FILINGS FOR OFFICE
Section 207.40 County Clerk
Notification to State Board of Elections of Certain Filings for Office
All county clerks, shall, by
certified mail, at least 91 days prior to the General Election, notify the
State Board of Elections of all nominations of independent candidates for the
office of congressman, state senator and representative in the General Assembly,
which have been filed with the said county clerk and are to appear on the
General Election Ballot.
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CHAPTER I: STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS
PART 207
MISCELLANEOUS
SECTION 207.50 DEPUTY REGISTRARS; DEFINITION OF BONAFIDE STATE CIVIC ORGANIZATION
Section 207.50 Deputy
Registrars; Definition of Bonafide State Civic Organization
a) For the purpose of determining eligibility for appointment as
a deputy registrar pursuant to Sections 4-6.2, 5-16.2 and 6-50.2 of The
Election Code (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1983, ch. 46 pars. 1-1 et seq.), a
"bonafide State Civic organization" is defined to mean any
corporation, unincorporated association or organization which,
1) as part or its written articles of incorporation, by-laws,
charter, or by separate written declaration, has among its stated purposes the
promotion of civic, patriotic or political goals, including the promotion of
free and equal elections and the encouragement of political responsibility
through informed and active participation of citizens in government;
2) is organized or conducts its activities primarily within the
State of Illinois;
3) is organized on a not-for-profit basis;
4) continuously maintains an office or business location within
the State of Illinois, together with a current listed telephone number (post
office box numbers will not be acceptable); and
5) files with the State Board of Elections not less than 90 days
before the next ensuing election for which the organization seeks to accept
registrations a written application, verified by oath, which contains the
following:
A) a statement that the organization has an interest in accepting
registration of qualified persons in Illinois and wishes to have its officers
and/or members appointed as deputy registrars for that purpose;
B) a description of the organization's qualifications to be
designed as a bonafide State civic organization for the purpose of having its
officers and/or members appointed as deputy registrars, including a copy of the
organization's written articles of incorporation, by-laws, charter or separate
written declaration;
C) a list, including street addresses (no post office box numbers
will be accepted) and listed telephone numbers, of the organization's offices
within the State from which the organization conducts it transactions;
D) a list of the names, street addresses (no post office box
numbers will be accepted) and listed telephone numbers of each of the principal
officers of the organization;
E) in the case of a parent organization which is also seeking the
certification of any of its local chapters or affiliates, a list of the names,
street addresses (no post office box numbers will be accepted) and listed
telephone numbers of each local chapter, affiliate or subsidiary of the parent
organization for which it is seeking certification, including the names and
addresses of the principal officer or officers of such local chapter, affiliate
or subsidiary.
b) Any corporation, unincorporated association or organization
which fulfills the requirements of paragraphs (a)(1) through (a)(5) of this
Rules shall be issued, within 7 days of the receipt of application, a
certificate by the State Board of Elections certifying that the organization
is, for purposes of Sections 4-6.2, 5-16.2 and 6-50.2 of The Election Code, a
bona fide State civic organization.
c) If, the State Board of Elections determines that any
corporation, unincorporated association or organization that is seeking
certification as a bona fide State civic organization fails to fulfill any of
the requirements of paragraphs (a)(1) through (a)(5) of this Section, the Board
shall notify such corporation, unincorporated association or organization in
writing that it is not a bona fide State civic organization and such notice
shall specify the reason for such determination.
d) Any corporation, unincorporated association or organization
that has been notified pursuant to paragraph (c) that it is not a bona fide
State civic organization may request in writing that the State Board of
Elections reconsider its determination. Upon receipt of such a written
request, the Board, at its next regular or special meeting, shall conduct a
public hearing in accordance with Subpart C, Part 125, Practice and Procedure,
to reconsider its earlier determination. The corporation, unincorporated association
or organization requesting such reconsideration shall be notified of the public
hearing and shall be given an opportunity to appear and to present such
additional evidence or argument which would tend to establish its eligibility
under paragraph (a) as a bona fide State civic organization. The Board may
request that the corporation, unincorporated association or organization
provide additional data in support of its application for certification, such
additional data shall be requested whenever the Board determines that such data
will assist it in making an informed determination. Upon reconsideration, the
Board shall make a determination, using the same standards as it did in making
a Subpart (b) determination, whether the corporation, unincorporated
association or organization is a bona fide State civic organization. The Board
shall admit any evidence presented which supports or refutes the corporation's
unincorporated associations' or organization's position that it meets the
definition of bona fide State civic organization, unless such evidence is
unduly repetitive. Such determination shall be in writing and shall state the
findings of the Board.
e) In the event that the State Board of Elections determines that
a corporation, unincorporated association or organization which has been issued
a certificate pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (b) no longer fulfills
the requirements of Subsection (a)(1) through (a)(5) and is no longer a bona
fide State civic organization, the Board shall notify such corporation,
unincorporated association or organization that its certificate is being
suspended pending a public hearing on the question of whether the certificate
should be revoked. Such notice shall be in writing, shall specify the reasons
for the proposed revocation, and shall notify the corporation, unincorporated
association or organization that it has the opportunity to appear at the public
hearing and to present evidence and argument why the certificate should not be
revoked. Following the public hearing, the Board shall make its determination
whether to revoke the certificate. Such determination shall be in writing and
shall state the findings of the Board.
(Source: Added at 8 Ill. Reg. 21615, effective October 22, 1984)
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CHAPTER I: STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS
PART 207
MISCELLANEOUS
SECTION 207.60 CHAD REMOVAL
Section 207.60 Chad Removal
a) Chad is that portion of a ballot card which has been dislodged
or partly dislodged from the ballot card by a voter when recording a vote.
b) Chad shall be removed from ballot cards prior to their
processing and tabulation in election jurisdictions which utilize a ballot card
as a means of recording votes at an election. Election jurisdictions which
utilize a mechanical means or device for chad removal as a component of their
tabulation equipment shall use such means or device for chad removal.
(Source: Added at 8 Ill. Reg. 24560, effective December 6, 1984)
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CHAPTER I: STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS
PART 207
MISCELLANEOUS
SECTION 207.70 POST TABULATION TESTING
Section 207.70 Post
Tabulation Testing
a) The post-tabulation test of electronic voting systems required
by Section 24A-9 of the Election Code (Ill. Rev. Stat., 1985, ch. 46, par.
24A-9) shall be performed using the same equipment which was used to perform
the actual tabulation of votes. The term "same equipment" means the
actual electronic and mechanical mechanisms and the actual disk, diskette,
chip, tape, or other medium upon which the tabulation program is written, which
were used in the tabulation of votes.
b) In cases where any component of an electronic voting system
has been replaced during tabulation of votes and has been subjected to the
tests required by the Election Code when components must be so replaced, the
electronic voting system equipment in use for the tabulation of the last ballot
tabulated shall be the electronic voting system used for the post tabulation
test.
c) This rule shall not apply to jurisdictions where official
tabulation of ballots is performed in the precinct, nor shall it apply for five
years from the adoption of this rule to election jurisdictions which employ as
of the date of adoption of this rule, and were employing as of January 1, 1983,
any electronic voting system which, because of its design, is not technically
capable of compliance with subsection (a) of this rule, provided that the
five-year exemption provided in this subsection of this rule will cease if,
within the five-year exemption use calls for exemption, ceases to be used by
the jurisdiction.
(Source: Added 11 Ill. Reg. 18660, effective October 30, 1987)
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CHAPTER I: STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS
PART 207
MISCELLANEOUS
SECTION 207.80 NOTATION OF STRAIGHT PARTY TICKETS AND OF OVERVOTES AND UNDERVOTES BY ELECTRONIC VOTING SYSTEMS
Section 207.80 Notation of
Straight Party Tickets and of Overvotes and Undervotes by Electronic Voting
Systems
a) The precinct return produced by an electronic voting system
shall report every voted ballot on which the voter has cast a vote for all
candidates of one party and no votes for candidates of any other party or for
independent candidates as straight party ticket, and shall report all other
voted ballots as split tickets.
b) All ballots not voted shall be reported as blank ballots.
c) For the purpose of subsections (a) and (b) of this Section
207.80, a voted ballot is a ballot card otherwise countable under the Election
Code now or as hereafter amended which contains at least one (1) punched voting
position.
d) The precinct return used by an electronic voting system shall
produce an accurate report of all overvotes and undervotes.
e) For the purpose of subsection (a) of this Section an undervote
occurs each time a voter fails or omits to cast a vote for each candidate or
proposition for which he is entitled to cast a vote.
f) For the purpose of subsection (d) of this Section an overvote
occurs each time a voter casts more votes than he is entitled to cast for an
office or a proposition.
(Source: Added 11 Ill. Reg. 18660, effective October 30, 1987)
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CHAPTER I: STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS
PART 207
MISCELLANEOUS
SECTION 207.90 REPORTING OF ERRORS IN VOTE TABULATION WHERE ELECTRONIC VOTING SYSTEMS ARE IN USE.
Section 207.90 Reporting of
Errors in Vote Tabulation Where Electronic Voting Systems Are In Use.
a) Each election authority shall verbally and in writing report
to the State Board of Elections each instance of apparent failure or
malfunction of electronic voting system equipment, either hardware or software,
which occurs during any election conducted under the Election Code or during
any test of electronic voting systems required by the Election Code.
b) The verbal report required by subsection (a) of this Section
shall be made within 48 hours after the failure or error is discovered and
shall be made to the senior staff member present at the Division of Voting
Systems and Standards at the principal office of the State Board of Elections
in Springfield, Illinois, or at the permanent branch office of the State Board
of Elections in Chicago, Illinois, between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m.
c) The written report required by subsection (a) of this Section
shall be made to the Director of the Division of Voting Systems and Standards
at the permanent office of the State Board of Elections in Springfield,
Illinois within 10 days after the discovery of the failure or error by the
election authority. The written report may be in letter form and shall be
sufficient if it includes
1) A one or two sentence description of the failure or error;
2) An identification by make and model number of the equipment or
program which failed, if any; and
3) The corrective action taken.
4) Additional information concerning the error or failure may be
included in the written report by the election authority.
d) The verbal report required by subsection (a) of this Section
will be sufficient if it includes a statement that an error or failure has
occurred.
(Source: Added at 11 Ill. Reg. 18660, effective October 30, 1987)
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CHAPTER I: STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS
PART 207
MISCELLANEOUS
SECTION 207.100 REQUIREMENTS FOR OPERATOR'S LOG
Section 207.100 Requirements
for Operator's Log
a) The operator's log required by Section 24A-13 of the Election
Code (Ill. Rev. Stat., 1985, ch. 46, par. 24A-13) shall be kept on and provide
the information required by the State Board of Elections form devised for that
purpose and incorporated in this Part as Appendix A hereto.
b) The operator's log may be computer-generated so long as it
conforms to and provides the information required by this Part and its Appendix
A.
(Source: Added at 11 Ill. Reg. 18660, effective October 30, 1987)
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CHAPTER I: STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS
PART 207
MISCELLANEOUS
SECTION 207.110 REQUIREMENTS FOR VOTER INFORMATION TAPES
Section 207.110 Requirements
for Voter Information Tapes
a) This rules implements Sections 4-8, 5-7, and 6-35 of the
Illinois Election Code.
b) Electronic data processing information containing voter
registration information required to be furnished by election authorities to
the State Board of Elections ("Board") shall be furnished in the
format identified in Appendix B to this Part. The physical and logical data
structure, as well as form, are part of the format.
c) The following information must be furnished for all registered
voters:
1) name;
2) residential address;
3) precinct;
4) ward, if the voter's residence is in a ward;
5) township, if the voter's address is in a county under township
organization;
6) county;
7) representative district;
8) legislative district; and
9) congressional district.
d) The following information must be furnished for all voters
registered after July 1, 1988, and for all registered voters irrespective of
the date of registration, if available:
1) age; and
2) sex.
e) Telephone numbers must be furnished for a voter registered
after May 1, 1990, and for all registered voters, irrespective of date of
registration, if available.
f) Voter affiliation with an established political party, as such
party is defined by Section 7-2 of the Election Code, shall, after December 1990,
be furnished for all registered voters who affiliate with an established
political party and choose that party's ballot at a general primary election or
consolidated primary election. Party affiliation shall be cumulatively
reported for a period beginning four years prior to the closing date for the
reporting period, to the extent such affiliation data is available. From
December 1990 forward, all election jurisdictions shall maintain voter party
affiliation data for a four year period.
g) Election authorities may, but need not, also furnish the
registration date, physical impairment indicator, naturalization indicator,
social security number, driver's license number, and voting history for
elections other than primary elections, for registered voters in the respective
jurisdictions.
h) The Board reviews voter registration data submission furnished
by election authorities pursuant to the Election Code and this rule for
compliance with the statute and rule. If the submission is compliant with
respect to contents and format, the submission will be accepted as of date of
receipt by the Board. If the submission is noncompliant, it will be rejected
and returned to the submitting election authority.
i) When a submission of voter registration data is determined to
be noncompliant, the Board will notify the submitting election authority by
first-class certified mail, return receipt requested. The Board will identify
the reasons for rejection. Such election authority shall have ten (10) days
from the date of receipt of notice of noncompliance, or until the last date
allowed by statute for data submission, whichever is later, to furnish a
compliant data submission. An election authority may request, within the same
time allowed for furnishing a compliant data submission, an extension of time
in which to furnish a compliant submission. Such request for extension must be
in writing, and will be routinely granted for an additional 20 day period.
j) Data submission must be within the times specified by statute.
An election authority which knows that it cannot comply with a statutory data
submission deadline because of the absence of key personnel or computer
malfunction will be granted an additional 20 days beyond the deadline in which
to comply, provided that before the deadline the Board receives the election
authority's written request for an extension, citing the grounds for the
request. The Board shall notify each election authority which fails to make
data submission within the time prescribed by statute of its failure to make a
timely submission. Such notice shall be in writing, by first-class mail and
sent within ten (10) business days after the data submission is due. The Board
will refer to the Illinois Attorney General for compliance enforcement each
election authority which has not made a timely and compliant submission within
fifteen (15) days after the submission was due, including any extensions.
k) Reimbursement will be made at the rates prescribed by statute
only once for each semi-annual reporting period and only for compliant data
submission. When multiple submissions are required by a Board determination of
noncompliance, the election authority will be reimbursed for only the final and
compliant submission.
l) Dissemination of data submissions will be to those authorized
by statute to purchase them, at the rate of sixty dollars ($60.00) plus fifteen
dollars ($15.00) for each 150,000 voter files or portion of 150,000 voter
files, payable in advance. Each eligible purchaser must, in addition, furnish
to the Board blank magnetic tape reels sufficient to transfer the voter
registration data requested. Payment must be made from the funds of the
eligible purchasers, and not from the funds of third parties on behalf of the
eligible purchaser. Money orders, cashier's checks, treasurer's checks and
other banking instruments purchased by an eligible purchaser for the purpose of
funds transmission are deemed to be the funds of the eligible purchaser.
(Source: Added at 15 Ill. Reg. 14427, effective September 27, 1991)
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CHAPTER I: STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS
PART 207
MISCELLANEOUS
SECTION 207.120 PROCEDURES FOR ELECTION NIGHT EQUIPMENT FAILURE
Section 207.120 Procedures
for Election Night Equipment Failure
a) If a component of an electronic voting system needs to be
repaired or replaced during vote tabulation on election night because of a
malfunction or failure to operate, or if a sensor of an optical scanning system
needs to be adjusted or recalibrated, the election authority shall run the
pre-tabulation test required by Section 24A-9 of the Election Code [10 ILCS
5/24A-9] after the item of equipment has been repaired or replaced or the
sensor adjusted or recalibrated, as the case may be. Before resuming vote
tabulation the election authority shall retabulate the last precinct
successfully tabulated before the failure occurred or the adjustment made. If
the results of retabulation agree with the results produced when the precinct
was originally tabulated, the election authority may resume tabulation of
results with the precinct which was being tabulated when the failure occurred
or the adjustment made. If the results of the retabulation of the last
precinct successfully tabulated do not agree with the results of the original
tabulation of that precinct, the election authority shall retabulate successive
precincts in reverse order from the precinct which was being tabulated at the
time the equipment failure occurred or the adjustment was made until the retabulation
for a precinct agrees with the original tabulation for that same precinct.
Tabulation of results shall resume with the precinct immediately following in
regular order from the precinct for which retabulation agrees with the original
tabulation.
b) If for any reason the pre-tabulation test identified in
Section 24A-9 [10 ILCS 5/24A-9] of the Election Code is required to be run
again on election night after vote tabulating begins it must run accurately the
first time, or tabulation shall not continue. If it does not run accurately
the first time, it may, in the judgment of the election authority, be rerun
until it runs accurately but in such case tabulation shall not be resumed until
the election authority has determined what caused the test to run inaccurately
the first time. If no cause can be identified the entire electronic voting
system must be replaced and successfully tested utilizing the pre-tabulation
test before tabulation may be resumed. In such latter case all precincts must
be retabulated using the new system.
c) If the post-tabulation test of the electronic voting system
required by Section 24A-9 of the Election Code [10 ILCS 5/24A-9] does not run
accurately when it is attempted the election authority shall determine the
reason for the failure of the post-tabulation test to run accurately. If no
reason can be determined, or if the reason is determined to be the mechanical
or electronic failure of a component of the system, the entire electronic
voting system shall be replaced and successfully tested utilizing the
pre-tabulation test and the entire jurisdiction retabulated.
d) No fewer than 15 ballots per ballot style shall be required to
constitute any pre-test conducted in satisfaction of the test mandated by
Section 24A-9 of the Election Code [10 ILCS 5/24A-9].
(Source: Added at 18 Ill. Reg. 14714, effective September 9, 1994)
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CHAPTER I: STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS
PART 207
MISCELLANEOUS
SECTION 207.130 TESTING VOTING SYSTEMS
Section 207.130 Testing
Voting Systems
The State Board of Elections
shall, whenever possible, conduct the special tests of voting systems
authorized by Section 24A-9 of the Election Code [10 ILCS 5/24A-9] on Board's
own equipment at its principal office or its permanent branch office, rather than
conduct such tests in the field.
a) To facilitate such testing, each supplier or vendor of
electronic vote tabulation systems shall, upon written request by the State
Board of Elections, provide to the State Board of Elections a current, working
copy of software programs which the supplier or vendor provides to the election
authorities whose voter systems are to be tested, together with instructions
for the installation and use of such programs.
b) Election authorities whose electronic voting systems are to be
tested shall, upon written request from the State Board of Elections, provide
on the standard electronic medium, and in the appropriate form for the system
which is being tested, all ballot configuration data necessary to conduct a
test of the vote tabulation system. Where such data changes after the election
authority's initial submission of data, the election authority shall amend its
submission to reflect those changes.
(Source: Added at 18 Ill. Reg. 14714, effective September 9, 1994)
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CHAPTER I: STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS
PART 207
MISCELLANEOUS
SECTION 207.140 CERTIFICATION OF SIGNATURE IMAGING SYSTEMS
Section 207.140
Certification of Signature Imaging Systems
a) A signature imaging system is a system of computer hardware
and software which captures, stores and reproduces an image of a signature from
an original document.
b) Except for those signature imaging systems in use by election
authorities on November 15, 1996, no signature imaging system may be employed
by an election authority unless it is first approved by the State Board of
Elections (Board) upon the application of the election authority seeking to
employ the system.
c) Each election authority applying to the Board for the
certification of a signature imaging system shall make its application in
writing and shall represent to the Board that the system it seeks to have
certified complies with applicable statutes. Such representation shall be
sufficient evidence of compliance for the Board to certify the system.
d) The Board shall, for good cause shown, decertify any system
previously certified for use by election authorities.
e) The application, approval, and decertification process shall
be in accord with those procedures set out in 26 Ill. Adm. Code 204, Approval
of Voting Systems, except that:
1) the election authority shall make the application for
certification;
2) signature imaging systems shall not be required to meet the
requirements of 26 Ill. Adm. Code 204.40 for interim or final approval, nothing
in 26 Ill. Adm. Code 204 to the contrary withstanding;
3) the Board shall accept the representation of the election
authority that the system complies with applicable statutes as prima facie
evidence that the system does in fact so comply;
4) in the even that the Board determines to test a system in
anticipation of decertification, it shall require the election authority to
prepare a sample poll list of signature images of voters of the kind intended
to be used in the polling place, not to exceed 5% of the precincts in the
jurisdiction of the election authority, together with the original documents
from which those signature images with the originals; and
5) The Board shall provide not less than thirty (30) days notice
to an election authority prior to testing a certified system and shall not
decertify a certified system in the thirty (30) days immediately preceding an
election.
The Board shall prescribe the form of the application and shall
publish and make available to election authorities procedural operation
criteria that meet the requirements of applicable statutes.
f) Signature imaging systems which are in actual use or under
lease or purchase agreement by election authorities on November 15, 1996 shall
be deemed to comply with the requirements of this Section.
(Source: Added at 20 Ill. Reg. 2634, effective February 10, 1997)
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CHAPTER I: STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS
PART 207
MISCELLANEOUS
SECTION 207.150 RECEIPT AND DISSEMINATION OF ABSENTEE VOTING INFORMATION
Section 207.150 Receipt and Dissemination of Absentee
Voting Information
a) Sections
19-4 and 20-4 of the Election Code require the election authorities in Illinois
to transmit to the State Board of Elections the name, street address, ward or township,
and precinct number of every person who:
1) requests
an absentee ballot to be voted either in person or by mail;
2) voted
early under the provisions of Article 19A of the Election Code; or
3) voted
under the provisions of grace period voting contained in Section 4-50, 5-50 or
6-100 of the Election Code.
b) The
transmission shall occur within one business day after the public posting of the
information in the office of the election authority and the information shall be
transmitted electronically, in a standard format prescribed by the State
Board of Elections.
c) For
persons who vote at a primary election, the State Board of Elections shall
request that, in addition to the information specified in subsection (a), the
election authorities transmit the type of ballot requested: Democrat,
Republican, other established political party, or non-partisan. For all
elections in which a voter requests to vote absentee by mail, the request shall
include the address to which the absentee ballot is to be sent.
d) Except
as provided in subsection (f), the State Board of Elections shall make this
information available to State and local political committees registered with
the Board on a secure website containing search and download capabilities. To
access this information, committees shall request and obtain an account and
password from the Board. One password shall be issued to the committee by the
Board and it shall be valid for the committee as a whole, regardless of how
many officers are serving the committee. Only the chairman or treasurer of the
committee, as listed on the committee's most current D-1 Statement of
Organization, will be entitled to receive a user ID and password on
behalf of the committee.
e) A
committee may at any time request that its password issued by the Board be
changed or voided entirely. The Board shall, after determining that the
request was made by the current chairman or treasurer of the committee as
described in subsection (d), change or void the password in accordance with the
committee's request.
f) The
State Board of Elections shall not make available to any person or political
committee the address to which the applicant's absentee ballot is to be sent,
if different from the address required by subsection (a). The retention of
this information by the Board is for internal tracking purposes only.
g) In
compliance with the intent of the General Assembly in enacting Sections 19-4
and 20-4 of the Election Code, the State Board of Elections will create a
computer program that will keep a record of which political committees access
absentee ballot information through the use of their designated account and
password, and how frequently this access is initiated by the committee.
AGENCY NOTE: This Section
interprets and applies Sections 19-4 and 20-4 of the Election Code [10 ILCS
5/19-4 and 20-4].
(Source: Added at 30 Ill.
Reg. 16076, effective September 30, 2006)
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CHAPTER I: STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS
PART 207
MISCELLANEOUS
SECTION 207.160 ATTENDANCE OF MEMBERS AT BOARD MEETINGS OTHER THAN BY PHYSICAL PRESENCE
Section 207.160 Attendance
of Members at Board Meetings other than by Physical Presence
Pursuant to the Open Meetings
Act [5 ILCS 120], a quorum of Members of the Board must be physically present
at the public and accessible location of any meeting of the Board and public
notice must be given of such meeting. If a quorum of the Members of the Board
is physically present, other Members of the Board may attend the meeting by
participating in a video or audio conference, provided that:
a) The Member is prevented from physically attending the meeting
by reason of:
1) personal illness or disability;
2) the duties of the Member, in the course of his or her
employment or service (either with the State Board of Elections or other
employment), prevent the Member from attending the meeting in person; or
3) a family or other emergency; for purposes of this Part,
emergency shall be defined as a sudden, generally unexpected occurrence or set
of circumstances demanding immediate action.
b) The Member wishing to attend the meeting by participating in a
video or audio conference provides advance notice to the recording secretary of
the meeting.
(Source: Added at 31 Ill.
Reg. 7148, effective May 1, 2007)
| TITLE 26: ELECTIONS
CHAPTER I: STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS
PART 207
MISCELLANEOUS
SECTION 207.170 DEFINITIONS
Section 207.170 Definitions
"Board" means the State
Board of Elections created by the Code.
"Code" means the
Election Code [10 ILCS 5].
"Contact", as defined in
Section 12A-35 of the Code, includes the following means of communication:
telephone, electronic mail, facsimile machine and/or United States Postal
Service.
(Source: Added at 35 Ill.
Reg. 19292, effective November 8, 2011)
| TITLE 26: ELECTIONS
CHAPTER I: STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS
PART 207
MISCELLANEOUS
SECTION 207.180 CANDIDATE STATEMENT DEADLINES
Section 207.180 Candidate Statement Deadlines
a) The
Board shall publish, no later than the 45th day before a General
Election in which a statewide candidate appears on the ballot, an Internet
Voters' Guide.
b) Notification
shall go out to all candidates who have been certified by the State Board of
Elections to appear on the General Election ballot that an Internet Voters'
Guide will be published.
c) Notification
shall be by telephone, electronic mail, facsimile machine and/or United States
Postal Service.
d) The
Board will issue the notification not later than five business days after
certification. In the event that an amended certification has been issued by
the Board adding a candidate's name to the ballot and the new certification is
issued no later than 55 days prior to the General Election, the five business
day notice shall be provided to the new candidate as well. If a previously
notified candidate has been removed from the ballot pursuant to an amended
certification, that candidate will be notified, within five business days after
the issuance of the amended certification, regardless of when the amended
certification was issued, that his or her name will not be included in the
Guide.
e) No
statements or photographs will be accepted for inclusion in the Voters' Guide
after 5:00 pm on the 50th day before the General Election.
(Source: Added at 35 Ill.
Reg. 19292, effective November 8, 2011)
Section 207.APPENDIX A Log for Vote Tabulation
| TITLE 26: ELECTIONS
CHAPTER I: STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS
PART 207
MISCELLANEOUS
SECTION 207.APPENDIX A LOG FOR VOTE TABULATION
Section 207.APPENDIX A Log
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WAS PROGRAM ACCESSED (CHANGED)
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| TITLE 26: ELECTIONS
CHAPTER I: STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS
PART 207
MISCELLANEOUS
SECTION 207.APPENDIX B VIS FORMAT
Section 207.APPENDIX B VIS
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VOTER IDENTIFICATION CODE
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STREET NAME
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CITY
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BIRTH DATE
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CENTURY
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YEAR
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SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER
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DRIVERS LICENSE NUMBER
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185
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TELEPHONE NUMBER
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195
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REGISTRATION TYPE
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196
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PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT
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197
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INDICATOR
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VOTING HISTORY MATRIX
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ELECTION YEAR
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199
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ELECTION TYPE
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VOTE INDICATOR
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201
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ELECTION TYPE
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202
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VOTE INDICATOR
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1
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203
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203
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ELECTION TYPE
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1
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204
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204
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VOTE INDICATOR
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1
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205
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205
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ELECTION YEAR
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(2)
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2
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206
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207
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ELECTION TYPE
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(2,1)
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A/N
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1
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208
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208
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VOTE INDICATOR
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(2,1)
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A/N
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1
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209
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209
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ELECTION TYPE
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A/N
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1
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210
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210
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VOTE INDICATOR
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(2,2)
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A/N
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1
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211
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211
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ELECTION TYPE
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A/N
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1
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212
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212
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VOTE INDICATOR
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(2,3)
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A/N
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213
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213
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ELECTION YEAR
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(3)
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N
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2
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214
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215
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ELECTION TYPE
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(3,1)
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A/N
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1
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216
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216
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VOTE INDICATOR
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(3,1)
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A/N
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1
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217
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217
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ELECTIOIN TYPE
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(3,2)
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A/N
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1
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218
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218
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VOTE INDICATOR
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(3,2)
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A/N
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1
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219
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219
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ELECTION TYPE
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(3,3)
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A/N
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1
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220
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220
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VOTE INDICATOR
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(3,3)
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A/N
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1
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221
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221
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ELECTION YEAR
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(4)
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N
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2
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222
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223
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ELECTION TYPE
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(4,1)
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A/N
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1
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224
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224
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VOTE INDICATOR
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(4,1)
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A/N
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1
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225
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225
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ELECTION TYPE
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A/N
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1
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226
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226
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VOTE INDICATOR
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A/N
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1
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227
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227
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ELECTION TYPE
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A/N
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1
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228
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228
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VOTE INDICATOR
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A/N
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1
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229
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229
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ELECTION YEAR
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(5)
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2
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230
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231
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ELECTION TYPE
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A/N
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232
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232
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VOTE INDICATOR
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233
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233
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ELECTION TYPE
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234
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234
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VOTE INDICATOR
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235
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235
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ELECTION TYPE
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236
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236
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VOTE INDICATOR
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A/N
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237
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