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2014 Op. Ill. Att'y Gen. 1 (2014)

handle is hein.sag/sagil0132 and id is 1 raw text is: OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL STATE OF ILLINOIS Lisa Madigan ATTORNEY GENERAL October 15, 2014 FILE NO. 14-001 ELECTIONS: Proper Time for Counting Absentee Voters' Ballots and Early Voters' Ballots The Honorable Brian J. Towne State's Attorney, LaSalle County President, Illinois State's Attorneys' Association 707 East Etna Road, Suite 251 Ottawa, Illinois 61350 Dear Mr. Toxr < -- uring the general rielec eld on March 18, 2014, an issue arose in at least one Ill o county reg d' g the proper time to count absentee voters' ballots and early voters' ballots. the issue was whether it is permissible for local election authorities and their staffs to process absentee voters' ballots and early voters' ballots by running them through a ballot tabulator before 7:00 p.m. on the day of the election, as long as they wait until after 7:00 p.m. to upload the totals for the ballots and to consolidate those totals with the in- person precinct tabulations. 500 South Second Street, Springfield, Illinois 62706 * (217) 782-1090 * TTY: (217) 785-2771 9 Fax: (217) 782-7046 100 West Randolph Street, Chicago, Illinois 60601 * (312) 814-3000 & TTY: (312) 8,14-3374 * Fax: (312) 814-3806 1001 East Main, Carbondale, Illinois 62901 9 (618) 529-6400 * TTY: (618) 529-6403 * Fax: (618) 529-6416 . r-7