Chapter Five

In–Person, In–Precinct Voting

General Election
Tuesday,
8 November 2022
Number of Pollwatchers
per precinct
per Party
2
per Candidate
2
per Civic Organization
1
Ballot Proposition
1
Statute
10 ILCS 5/17-23
  1. Before the Polls Open
    1. Present Your Credentials
    2. Witness the Testing of the Vote Tabulator
    3. Examine The Ballot Box
    4. Examine All the Electronic Voting Equipment
    5. Examine The Voter Booths
    6. Check Election Documents and Security Containers
    7. A List of Election Judges
    8. Find A Chair
    9. Leaving the Polling Place Before the Poll Opens
    10. Proclaiming the Polls Open
  2. While the Polls Are Open
    1. What A Poll Watcher Is Watching For
      1. Asking For An ID
      2. Problems Locating A Registered Voter In the Voter Rolls
      3. An Election Judge Announces the Name of the Voter
      4. Comparing Signatures
      5. Election Judge Initialing the Precinct Registration Certificate
      6. Election Judge's Initialing the Ballot
    2. Discrimination
    3. What A Poll Watcher Is Watching For
    4. Election Code Statutes
    5. Closing the Polls
  3. After the Polls Close
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