Ill. Admin. Code tit. 26, § 217.50 - Tabulation of Ranking Ballots
a) All
ranking ballots shall be remade on a ballot of the same type that is used by
in-precinct voters in the election authority 's jurisdiction. Except as provided
in this Section, the ballots shall be processed in the same manner as those
processed at the central counting center (absentee, early and grace period).
The provisions in the Election Code allowing for poll watchers during the
counting of provisional ballots shall be applicable to the counting of ranking
ballots.
b) A single remade ballot
shall be used to record the voters' choices on the ranking ballot and the
voters' choices on the consolidated ballot that contains non-municipal and
township races. The remade ballot shall be marked so that the highest ranked
(closest to "one") candidates among those candidates who appear on the
consolidated election ballot shall receive the voter's votes. The remade ballot
shall carry an identifying mark that indicates it was remade based on the
corresponding ranking ballot and non-municipal and non-township ballot. The
election authority shall maintain the voter's absentee ballot application, or a
copy of the application, with its records for both the consolidated primary and
consolidated election. The remade ballot shall be stored with the ranking and
non-municipal and non-township ballots that were returned by the
voter.
c) All ranking ballots must
be received and accepted according to Article 19 or 21 of the Election Code. A
ranking ballot shall be deemed to have been timely received if it arrives in
the office of the election authority within 14 days after the consolidated
election.
d) The election judges
shall be responsible for any determination of voter intent, including but not
limited to interpretation of illegible or obscured numerical indications. A
majority vote of the judges shall be the final determination of the voter's
intent.
e) If the voter's intent to
cast a vote cannot be ascertained due to a lack of a numerical notation on the
blank line opposite any of the candidate's names on the ballot at the
consolidated election, no vote shall be cast for that candidate.
f) Ranking ballots shall be safeguarded and
secured, as required by Section 17-20 of the Code, by the election authority
during the period between the municipal primary and municipal election and will
not be available for any public inspection. The ranking ballots shall be
destroyed in accordance with Section 17-20 of the Code.
g) If the voter has the opportunity to vote
for multiple positions within the same race, the highest ranked candidates
appearing on the consolidated election ballot, up to the number of candidates
to be elected to that office, shall receive the votes. The highest ranking
shall be the ranking that is closest to the number one.
h) Ballots that are remade and cast pursuant
to this Part shall be attributed to the precinct in which the voter
resides.
i) Voter history shall be
recorded for the consolidated election for each individual who casts a ranked
ballot.
j) If the voter only
returns a ranking ballot , it shall be remade and counted regardless of the fact
that the voter did not return a consolidated primary or non-municipal or
non-township ballot.
Notes
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