Article

Contesting Elections

10 ILCS 5/23-1.1a— Election contest - Statewide - Jurisdiction
10 ILCS 5/23-1.2a— Election contest - Statewide offices - Who may contest - Time and place for filing - Fee
10 ILCS 5/23-1.3a— Election contest - Statewide - Petition - Contents
10 ILCS 5/23-1.4a— Election contest - Statewide - Notice to parties
10 ILCS 5/23-1.5a— Election contest - Statewide - Appearances and responsive pleadings - Time
10 ILCS 5/23-1.6a— Election contest - Statewide - Examination of records - Procedure
10 ILCS 5/23-1.7a— Election contest - Statewide - Initial procedures and rules
10 ILCS 5/23-1.8a— Election contest - Statewide - Procedures for recount and initial hearing
10 ILCS 5/23-1.8b— Election contest - Statewide - State Board of Elections
10 ILCS 5/23-1.9a— Election contest - Statewide - Recommended findings of Circuit Judge
10 ILCS 5/23-1.10a— Election contest - Statewide - Final Decision by Supreme Court
10 ILCS 5/23-1.11a— Election contest - Statewide - Assessment of Costs
10 ILCS 5/23-1.12a— Election contest - Statewide - Timing and finality of determination by Supreme Court
10 ILCS 5/23-1.13a
10 ILCS 5/23-2— The senate and house of representatives shall severally hear and determine contests of the election of their respective members
10 ILCS 5/23-3— The circuit court shall hear and determine contests of the election of judges of the Supreme Court, judges of the appellate court, clerk of the Supreme Court, and judges of the circuit court, but no judge of the circuit court shall sit upon the hearing of any case in which he is a party
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10 ILCS 5/23-5— The circuit court shall hear and determine contests of election of all other county, township and precinct officers, and all other officers for the contesting of whose election no provision is made
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10 ILCS 5/23-15— The officer before whom depositions are taken shall have power to compel the production of papers, and the attendance of witnesses; and the same proceedings may be had to compel the attendance of witnesses, as are provided in the cases of taking depositions to be used in courts
10 ILCS 5/23-15.1— Production of ballot counting code and attendance of witnesses
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10 ILCS 5/23-18— Nothing herein contained shall be construed to abridge the right of either branch of the General Assembly to grant commissions to take depositions, or to send for and examine any witnesses it may desire to hear on such trial
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10 ILCS 5/23-21— Upon the filing of such statement, summons shall issue against the person whose office is contested, and he may be served with process, or notified to appear, in the same manner as is provided in other civil cases
10 ILCS 5/23-22— Evidence may be taken in the same manner and upon like notice as in other civil cases
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10 ILCS 5/23-23.1— No election contest shall abate on account of the death of any contestee in such contest
10 ILCS 5/23-23.2— A court hearing an election contest pursuant to this Article or any other provision of the law shall grant a petition for a recount properly filed where, based on the facts alleged in such petition, there appears a reasonable likelihood the recount will change the results of the election
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10 ILCS 5/23-25— In case of any contest under section 23-24 of this Act, the court shall allow any one or more electors of the State or political subdivision to appear and intervene in such proceedings for the purpose of participating in the prosecution or defense of the same
10 ILCS 5/23-26— The judgment of the court in cases of contested election, shall confirm or annul the election according to the right of the matter; or, in case the contest is in relation to the election of some person to an office, shall declare as elected the person who shall appear to be duly elected
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10 ILCS 5/23-28— A certified copy of the judgment of the court shall have the same effect as to the result of the election as if it had been so declared by the canvassers
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10 ILCS 5/23-30— In all cases of contested elections in the circuit courts, appeals may be taken in the same manner, and upon like conditions as is provided by law for taking appeals in other civil cases
10 ILCS 5/23-50— Definition of a vote