Chapter 2 – Basic Poll Watcher Rights & Responsibilities
A. Poll Watcher Requirements
1. Registered To Vote
A poll watcher must be a registered voter in Illinois.
You can check your registration status at the Illinois State Board of Elections Voter Registration Look–Up. opens in a new browser tab. at:
ova.elections.il.gov/RegistrationLookup.aspx
2. Appointing Poll Watchers
If you are a civic organization, or an organized group of proponents or opponents of a ballot proposition, there is important information in 10 ILCS 5/17-23 regarding deadlines, eligible poll watchers and number of poll watchers per precinct which is outside the purview of this guide.
Go to: 10 ILCS 5/17-23(3.5). opens in a new browser tab..