The Illinois Election Code (10 ILCS 5/1-1 et seq.) is the general election law of the State. Click here to go to the Illinois General Assembly website.

Federal legislation has dramatically changed the election process in recent years. Motor Voter, or the National Voter Registration Act, mandated mail registration and expanded registration at driver's license facilities. Click here to go to the Motor Voter page.

The Help America Vote Act (HAVA) set down stringent requirements for voting systems and created the Election Assistance Commission (EAC), a bipartisan commission that operates the federal government's voting system certification program and administers a national clearinghouse for election information.

Click here to go to The Help America Vote Act (HAVA) page.
Click here to go to the Election Assistance Commission (EAC) website.