AECOI
United in the belief that county clerks should not be counting their own votes, and elections are best administered independently of elected officials.
WHO ARE WE
The Association of Election Commission Officials of Illinois (AECOI) is comprised of six municipal Boards of Election Commissioners. Election Commissions administer elections for approximately 1.7 million Illinois voters, roughly one-quarter of the State's 8.2 million voters.
Illinois Election Commissions are made up of citizens appointed by a circuit court judge to conduct elections in a city or county where voters have voted to establish an Election Commission. Having elections administered by bipartisan Election Commissions is the best way to assure that elections are fairly conducted in an impartial manner, free from the influences of partisan elected officials and political parties.
Most agree that it is good political science to have elections administered with bipartisan oversight.
WE HELP TAKE STEPS TO ENSURE VOTERS WITH DISABILITIES HAVE AN ACCESSIBLE VOTING EXPERIENCE
For two decades, Chicago's Board of Election Commissioners has led the nation in the recruitment, training and assignment of high-school Judges of Election. Partnering with a civic organization, Mikva Challenge, Chicago has had approximately 1,500 high school juniors and seniors serving in every citywide election. The high-school judges have the same authority as the other judges who serve. Not only do these judges help fill the gaps in poll-worker recruitment efforts, these younger judges have proven to be a tech-savvy addition to our precinct teams, sometimes also providing required language assistance in targeted precincts. The program also serves the important function of engaging the next generation of voters!
AECOI
OUTREACH
CURRENTLY ADMINISTERING ELECTIONS FOR MORE THAN 1.7 MILLION REGISTERED VOTERS IN ILLINOIS.
AECOI TRAINING
"ELECTION LEGISLATION HAS BEEN OCCURRING AT A VORACIOUS PACE (SINCE 2000)"
-TIM MATTICE
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF ELECTION OFFICIALS DIRECTOR
THEREFORE IN ADDITION TO UPDATES FROM ILLINOIS STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS' DIRECTORS ON A VARIETY OF TOPICS INCLUDING LEGISLATION, VOTING AND REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, AND BEST PRACTICES, MEMBERS RECEIVE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT TRAINING.
WHAT PEOPLE SAY
JAMES, MILITARY VOTER
First and foremost, “Thank You” for your support and always sending me a ballot ahead of an election…Thank you so much for taking care of me and your dedicated support to the election process
DID YOU KNOW
Citywide redistricting was completed in the City of Galesburg to reduce the total number of precincts by 1/3 which saves thousands of dollars of taxpayer funds for election judge payroll for each election going forward.
MARY, DISABLED VOTER
Thank you for the Disabled Voter’s Identification Card I have received. I so appreciate being able to continue to vote, because of your actions. Thank you!
VOTE
Chicago's Board of Election Commissioners has consistently served as a model jurisdiction for meeting -- and exceeding -- the federal requirements for language assistance that are determined after each Census under the Voting Rights Act. Chicago currently is required to provide language assistance in targeted precincts in Spanish, Chinese and Hindi, and soon will be required to offer assistance in Korean, Tagalog and Polish, among other languages. The basics of this project involve providing translations of all forms, signage and ballots in the precincts identified by Census data. Chicago has championed obtaining authentic translations to build a web site that voters may navigate entirely in each of the required languages. The Board also has language liaisons who generate authentic (non-automated) translations. These liaisons also work with neighborhood organizations to register voters and recruit bilingual poll workers for the targeted precincts. Chicago prides itself on exceeding the federal mandate by offering translated touch-screen ballots in all 2,069 precincts. That way, voters who are accustomed to using translated ballots still may access that service if they move outside one of the targeted language-assistance precincts.
BLOG
