il-v50i42-26-ill-adm-code-207: 26 Ill. Adm. Code 207 — Miscellaneous

1) Heading of the Part: Miscellaneous 2) Code Citation: 26 Ill. Adm. Code 207 3) Section Number: Adopted Action: 207.140 Repealed 4) Statutory Authority: Implementing Sections 4-33, 5-43, and 6-79 and authorized by Section 1A-8 of the Election Code [10 ILCS 5]. 5) Effective Date of Rule: October 1, 2026 6) Does the rulemaking contain an automatic repeal date? No 7) Does this rulemaking contain incorporations by reference? No 8) A copy of the Adopted Rule, including any material incorporated, is on file in the Agency's principal office and is available for public inspection. 9) Notice of Proposal published in the Illinois Register: 50 Ill. Reg. 8812; July 6, 2026 10) Has JCAR issued a Statement of Objection to this rulemaking? No 11) Differences between Proposal and Final Version: None 12) Have all changes agreed upon by the Agency and JCAR been made as indicated in the agreements issued by JCAR? No changes have been requested or made. 13) Will this rule replace an emergency rulemaking currently in effect? No 14) Are there any rulemakings pending on this Part? Yes Section Numbers: Proposed Actions: Illinois Register Citations: 207.60 Amendment 50 Ill. Reg. 13367; September 11, 2026 207.70 Repealed 50 Ill. Reg. 13367; September 11, 2026 207.80 Repealed 50 Ill. Reg. 13367; September 11, 2026 207.90 Repealed 50 Ill. Reg. 13367; September 11, 2026 207.100 Repealed 50 Ill. Reg. 13367; September 11, 2026 207.120 Repealed 50 Ill. Reg. 13367; September 11, 2026 STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS NOTICE OF ADOPTED AMENDMENT 207.130 Repealed 50 Ill. Reg. 13367; September 11, 2026 207.APPENDIX A Repealed 50 Ill. Reg. 13367; September 11, 2026 15) Summary and Purpose of Rulemaking: This rulemaking is a corresponding change to the adoption of Part 410 of Title 26 (26 Ill. Adm. Code 410; 50 Ill. Reg. 159; January 2, 2026). The Section repealed by this rulemaking is superseded by the new Part 410. 16) Information and questions regarding this adopted rulemaking shall be directed to: H. Poyer Office of General Counsel Illinois State Board of Elections 2329 S. MacArthur Blvd. Springfield, Illinois 62704 (217) 782-4141 GeneralCounsel@elections.il.gov The full text of the Adopted Amendment begins on the next page: STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS NOTICE OF ADOPTED AMENDMENT TITLE 26: ELECTIONS CHAPTER I: STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS PART 207 MISCELLANEOUS Section 207.10 Failure to Nominate Candidate 207.20 Notice of Primary Election – County of 500,000 Or More 207.30 Document Copying Fees 207.40 County Clerk Notification to State Board of Elections of Certain Filings for Office 207.50 Deputy Registrars; Definition of Bonafide State Civic Organization 207.60 Chad Removal 207.70 Post Tabulation Testing 207.80 Notation of Straight Party Tickets and of Overvotes and Undervotes by Electronic Voting Systems 207.90 Reporting of Errors in Vote Tabulation Where Electronic Voting Systems Are In Use 207.100 Requirements for Operator's Log 207.110 Requirements for Voter Information Tapes 207.120 Procedures for Election Night Equipment Failure 207.130 Testing Voting Systems 207.140 Certification of Signature Imaging Systems (Repealed) 207.150 Receipt and Dissemination of Absentee Voting Information 207.160 Attendance of Members at Board Meetings other than by Physical Presence 207.170 Definitions 207.180 Candidate Statement Deadlines 207.APPENDIX A Log for Vote Tabulation 207.APPENDIX B VIS Format AUTHORITY: Implementing Sections 4-8, 5-7, 6-35, 19-4 and 20-4 and authorized by Section 1A-8(9) of the Election Code [10 ILCS 5]. SOURCE: Adopted at 2 Ill. Reg. 25, p. 70, effective July 3, 1978; codified at 6 Ill. Reg. 7219; amended at 6 Ill. Reg. 8976, effective July 12, 1982; amended at 8 Ill. Reg. 24560, effective December 6, 1984; amended at 11 Ill. Reg. 18660, effective October 30, 1987; amended at 15 Ill. Reg. 14427, effective September 27, 1991; amended at 18 Ill. Reg. 14714, effective September STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS NOTICE OF ADOPTED AMENDMENT 9, 1994; amended 20 Ill. Reg. 2634, effective February 10, 1997; amended at 30 Ill. Reg. 16076, effective September 30, 2006; amended at 31 Ill. Reg. 7148, effective May 1, 2007; amended at 35 Ill. Reg. 19292, effective November 15, 2011; amended at 50 Ill. Reg. 5198, effective March 27, 2026; amended at 50 Ill. Reg. 15330, effective October 1, 2026. Section 207.140 Certification of Signature Imaging Systems (Repealed) a) A signature imaging system is a system of computer hardware and software which captures, stores and reproduces an image of a signature from an original document. b) Except for those signature imaging systems in use by election authorities on November 15, 1996, no signature imaging system may be employed by an election authority unless it is first approved by the State Board of Elections (Board) upon the application of the election authority seeking to employ the system. c) Each election authority applying to the Board for the certification of a signature imaging system shall make its application in writing and shall represent to the Board that the system it seeks to have certified complies with applicable statutes. Such representation shall be sufficient evidence of compliance for the Board to certify the system. d) The Board shall, for good cause shown, decertify any system previously certified for use by election authorities. e) The application, approval, and decertification process shall be in accord with those procedures set out in 26 Ill. Adm. Code 204, Approval of Voting Systems, except that: 1) the election authority shall make the application for certification; 2) signature imaging systems shall not be required to meet the requirements of 26 Ill. Adm. Code 204.40 for interim or final approval, nothing in 26 Ill. Adm. Code 204 to the contrary withstanding; 3) the Board shall accept the representation of the election authority that the system complies with applicable statutes as prima facie evidence that the system does in fact so comply; 4) in the even that the Board determines to test a system in anticipation of decertification, it shall require the election authority to prepare a sample poll list of signature images of voters of the kind intended to be used in the polling place, not to exceed 5% of the precincts in the jurisdiction of the election authority, together with the original documents from which those signature images with the originals; and 5) The Board shall provide not less than thirty (30) days notice to an election authority prior to testing a certified system and shall not decertify a certified system in the thirty (30) days immediately preceding an election. The Board shall prescribe the form of the application and shall publish and make available to election authorities procedural operation criteria that meet the requirements of applicable statutes. f) Signature imaging systems which are in actual use or under lease or purchase agreement by election authorities on November 15, 1996 shall be deemed to comply with the requirements of this Section. (Source: Repealed at 50 Ill. Reg. 15330, effective October 1, 2026) DEPARTMENT OF FINANCIAL AND PROFESSIONAL REGULATION NOTICE OF ADOPTED AMENDMENT