Illinois Statutes Chapter 10. Elections § 5/7-53. Tally sheets; certificate of results

§ 7-53. As soon as the ballots of a political party shall have been read and the votes of the political party counted, as provided in the last above section, the 3 judges in charge of the tally sheets shall foot up the tally sheets so as to show the total number of votes cast for each candidate of the political party and for each candidate for State Central committeeperson and precinct committeeperson, township committeeperson or ward committeeperson, and delegate and alternate delegate to National nominating conventions, and certify the same to be correct. Thereupon, the primary judges shall set down in a certificate of results on the tally sheet, under the name of the political party, the name of each candidate voted for upon the primary ballot, written at full length, the name of the office for which he is a candidate for nomination or for committeeperson, or delegate or alternate delegate to National nominating conventions, the total number of votes which the candidate received, and they shall also set down the total number of ballots voted by the primary electors of the political party in the precinct. The certificate of results shall be made substantially in the following form:

At the primary election held in the ․․․․ precinct of the (1) *township of ․․․․, or (2) *City of ․․․․, or (3) *․․․․ ward in the city of ․․․․ on (insert date), the primary electors of the ․․․․ party voted ․․․․ ballots, and the respective candidates whose names were written or printed on the primary ballot of the ․․․․ party, received respectively the following votes:

*Fill in either (1), (2) or (3).

And so on for each candidate.

We hereby certify the above and foregoing to be true and correct.

Dated (insert date).

Where voting machines or electronic voting systems are used, the provisions of this Section may be modified as required or authorized by Article 24 and Article 24A, whichever is applicable. 1