Chapter Nine

Assisted Voting

Primary
Number of Pollwatchers
per precinct
per Party
1
per Candidate
2
per Civic Organization
1
with a maximum of two
per Ballot Proposition
1
Statute
10 ILCS 5/7-34
General Election
Number of Pollwatchers
per precinct
per Party
2
per Candidate
2
per Civic Organization
1
Ballot Proposition
1
Statute
10 ILCS 5/17-23

The number of poll watchers allowed for assisted voting is based on the numbers of poll watchers allowed during the primary and the general election.  10 ILCS 5/7-47.1 

  1. Making It Easier For All Citizens To Vote
  2. Voter Booth With Wheelchair Access
  3. Voting Machines
    1. The Availability of Voter Assisted Voting Machines In The Polling Place
    2. Voter Instruction On Using The Voting Machine
    3. Testing the Voting Machine
  4. Options Available For Voters Needing Further Assistance
    1. Requesting Assistance
    2. Poll Watchers
    3. Assistance From Two Election Judges
    4. Assistance From Someone Other Than Election Judges
    5. Who May Not Receive Assistance
  5. Language Voting Assistance
  6. Voter Who Cannot Access the Polling Place
  7. Curbside Voting
  8. Hospitalized Voters
  9. Nursing Homes & Other Care Facilities
    1. Assisted Voting in Care Facilities
    2. Requesting Voter Assistance
    3. Persons With Disability Identification Cards
    4. Federally Operated Veterans' Home, Hospital, or Facility
    5. Soldiers' & Sailors' Homes
  10. Certified Remote Accessible Vote by Mail System
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