Illinois

State Summary

Signed into law in 2005, Illinois' audit law does not lead to a full recount, but it does provide for the entire ballot to be audited and is binding upon the official election results.

There are three distinct statutes regarding audits in Illinois, each pertaining to a different voting system.

Two of these, however, are nearly identical. The first is Section 24A-15, in the section on “Electronic, Mechanical, or Electric Voting Systems”: http://law.onecle.com/illinois/10ilcs5/24A-15.html.

The second is Section 24B-15, in the section on “ Electronic, Mechanical, or Electric Voting Systems With Precinct Tabulation Optical Scan Technology Capability”: http://law.onecle.com/illinois/10ilcs5/24B-15.html.

The third is Section 24C-15, in the section on “Direct Recording Electronic Voting Systems”: http://law.onecle.com/illinois/10ilcs5/24C-15.html.

Much of this third statute is also similar to the first two. Rather than cite all three statutes continuously on each point below, we have highlighted only those points where they differ from one another.