Illinois Administrative Code
Title 26 - ELECTIONS
Part 219 - PROCEDURES FOR IMPLEMENTING THE ELECTRONIC CANVASS
Section 219.20 - Office, Candidate and Party ID Numbers
Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 12, March 22, 2024
a) Offices and candidates that are certified by the State Board of Elections will have ID numbers assigned to them by SBEL. In most cases, office ID numbers will not change except in the event that reapportionment requires an increase or decrease in the number of Congressional Districts in Illinois. Judicial offices and statewide questions, which are unique to each election, will be created and assigned at each election.
b) Candidate IDs will be assigned and distributed after the ballot placement lottery conducted pursuant to Sections 7-12 and 10-6.2 of the Election Code has been performed. It is necessary to wait for the lottery results to ensure that the ID numbers generated are in the same order as the ballot order.
c) SBEL will also assign Party ID numbers/codes.
Party |
Numeric Code |
Alpha Code |
Democratic |
11 |
DEM |
Republican |
12 |
REP |
Green |
13 |
GRN |
Constitution |
14 |
CON |
Constitution Party of Illinois |
15 |
CPI |
Harold Washington |
16 |
HWP |
Honesty & Integrity |
17 |
HON |
Independent |
18 |
IND |
Libertarian |
19 |
LIB |
Moderate |
20 |
MOD |
Reform |
21 |
REF |
Jobs |
22 |
JOB |
Better Option |
23 |
BET |
10th District Unity |
24 |
TDU |
Nonpartisan |
99 |
NP |
For example: UNITED STATES SENATOR ||DEM
ATTORNEY GENERAL ||REP
COMPTROLLER ||GRN
d) SBEL Office and Candidate ID Entry in Tabulation Software
e) Write-In Candidates
f) Verification Files
All jurisdictions must upload a verification file to ensure that all ID numbers and offices are properly loaded in their election database. This verification file must be uploaded early enough (before the election) that changes to the election setup can be made and shall be created in accordance with the same procedures for creating a canvass data file.