Illinois voting issues

2008 election
For the 2008 election Illinois used the following voting machines. For a county-by-county list of the specific machines (and the source for this section) see Verified Voting's Verifier tool.

Direct-Recording Electronic (DRE) machines with a paper trail:
 * Premier Election Solutions' (Diebold) AccuVote-TSX
 * Sequoia AVC Edge II
 * Hart Intercivic eSlate 3000

Optical scan machines:
 * Premier Election Solutions' (Diebold) AccuVote-OS
 * ES&S Model 100
 * Sequoia Voting Systems Optech Insight

Assistive Devices for Marking Paper Ballots:
 * Election Systems & Software's AutoMARK Technical Systems AutoMARK VAT

Governmental election authorities
State Board of Elections


 * Website: http://www.elections.il.gov/

Contact information:

Springfield Office
 * 1020 S. Spring St.
 * Springfield, IL 62704
 * Fax: 217-782-5959
 * Phone: 217-782-4141

Chicago Office
 * 100 W. Randolph,
 * Suite 14-100
 * Chicago, IL 60601
 * Fax: 312-814-6485
 * Phone: 312-814-6440


 * Email: [mailto:webmaster@elections.il.gov webmaster@elections.il.gov]


 * Locate county election authorities

Election threats

 * For an extensive log of voting machine problems, see the VotersUnite! report on election incidents.

State and local non-governmental election organizations
Illinois Ballot Integrity Project


 * Website http://ballot-integrity.org


 * Illinois Elections Hotsheet (Share eye-witness accounts of Illinois election problems.)

League of Women Voters

LWV of Illinois,Paula Lawson, President
 * 332 South Michigan Ave. #1150
 * Chicago, IL 60604-4422
 * Phone: 312-939-5935
 * Fax: 312-939-6887
 * E-mail: info@lwvil.org
 * http://www.lwvil.org

Local Leagues:
 * Adams County
 * Arlington Heights
 * Barrington
 * Batavia
 * Carpentersville-Dundee
 * Champaign County
 * Chicago
 * Coles County
 * Collinsville
 * Cook County (ILO)
 * Deerfield/Lincolnshire
 * Dolton-Harvey
 * Downers Grove-Woodridge
 * Edwardsville Area
 * Elgin Area
 * Elmhurst
 * Evanston
 * Freeport
 * Geneva-St. Charles
 * Glen Ellyn
 * Glencoe
 * Glenview
 * Greater Peoria
 * Highland Park
 * Homewood-Flossmoor Area
 * Jackson County
 * Jo Daviess County
 * Kewanee
 * LaGrange Area
 * Lake County
 * Lake Forest/ Lake Bluff Area
 * McDonough County
 * McHenry County
 * McLean County
 * Morgan County
 * Naperville
 * Oak Park/River Forest
 * Palatine Area
 * Palos-Orland
 * Park Forest Area
 * Park Ridge
 * Greater Rockford
 * The Rochelle Area
 * Wheaton
 * Wilmette
 * Winnetka-Northfield