The Electronic Documents of Illinois provides permanent public access to official publications of the State of Illinois which have been deposited in electronic form.
The Guide for Pollwatchers is designed for pollwatchers and others who want to become more familiar with the basic responsibilities of pollwatchers and the role they play in the election process. It also includes information concerning authorized individuals in the polling place, the differences between voter assistance and instruction, challenging a person’s right to vote, illegal Election Day activities, precinct registration, and voting in nursing homes. Although pollwatchers may represent particular candidates, political parties or qualified organization of citizens, their principal interest is in the conduct of a fair and honest election.
IDIS stands for Illinois Disclosure Information System. It is the electronic filing system provided free of charge by the State Board of Elections for use by political committees filing Illinois campaign disclosure reports. The most current version of IDIS is IDIS v3.0. This is a web-based program, allowing users to prepare and file their reports electronically without downloading filing software to their computers. The program can be accessed from multiple computers, and more than one person can enter data at the same time. Committee data is stored on the Board’s secure server, and is automatically backed up and saved.
The Illinois County Officers Handbook reflects the names of local county officers as well as other pertinent information. In addition, eighty-five counties have adopted the township form of government while seventeen counties have boards of county commissioners. Included at the end of the handbook is a listing of the seven city boards of election commissioners and the two countyboard of election commissioners.