IL HB2797

Election authorities may reduce the number of judges of election from 5 to 3 per precinct at their discretion, expanding existing exceptions that previously only allowed 3 judges for emergency referendums, odd-year elections, special congressional elections, and primary elections (with county board ordinance)

Amends the Illinois Election Code sections 13-1, 13-2, 14-1, and 14-3.1 governing election judge appointments in counties with and without township organization, as well as jurisdictions under boards of election commissioners

When 3 judges serve instead of 5, no more than 2 may be from the same political party, with party allocation determined by the same method used for 5-judge precincts (leading party gets 2 judges, second party gets 1)

Existing requirements for tally judges in precincts with over 600 registered voters (where voting machines are not used) remain unchanged, as do special panel requirements set by State Board of Elections regulations