What’s New? Updates about our work:
Download a PDF HERE which gives an overview our current and ongoing election integrity projects to determine how YOU might want to help!
From our partners at the Election Integrity Network: The Citizens Election Bill of Rights
ICU Praises President Trump Executive Order
Full text of EO: https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/03/preserving-and-protecting-the-integrity-of-american-elections/
HOW TO REPORT AN ELECTION INCIDENT
If you have questions about an election-related process or procedure, or to report an incident, please call 312-201-9000. You can also file a report online at: illinois.protectthevote.com
Before going to the polls, we recommend downloading & printing a copy of our ICU Incident Report form under the Incident Report tab on this website. This form will help you gather all the facts at once to help report the incident thoroughly.
Please keep in mind that rumor, innuendo and hearsay don’t hold up in court, so please gather all of the facts when reporting.
Thank you for helping us to have Eyes on Every Ballot.
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The Illinois Election Integrity Program (IEIP) was founded in 2012 as a project of Illinois Conservative Union (ICU). Illinois Conservative Union is a 501c4 non-profit, non-partisan, bona fide state civic organization. We work in coalition with activists and groups around the state. To join the coalition, email: info@ieip.org.
Coalition Partners (To become an IEIP partner, email: info@ieip.org)
Angels 4 Freedom
Breakthrough Ideas
Bremen Township GOP
Frederick Douglass Foundation IL
Freedom’s Journal Institute
Illinois Conservative Union
Illinois Family Action
Illinois Republican Party
Knox County Patriots
Lake County Republicans
LaSalle County GOP
McLean County Republicans
Moms for America
Peoria County Voter Integrity
Restore Our Constitution (Macon County)
RNC Election Integrity Committee
Tazewell Co GOP
Tazewell Co Rep Women
Three Headed Eagle Alliance (Kane County)
Will County GOP
YANA! (you are not alone)
Helpful Information
How can I register to vote? Click on this LINK
How do I find out where I can vote? Click on this LINK
How do I become an Election Judge (Poll Worker)? Click on this LINK
Where can I find the location of drop boxes near me? Click on this LINK
Questions? Email: info@ilpac.org or Call: 630-830-0653
Become a Poll Watcher:
• Volunteers are needed for Early Voting, Election Day, and Vote by Mail processing. Help for the amount of time and at the location that best fits your schedule.
• Convenient and thorough training is provided.
• Requirements: You must be a registered voter in Illinois and you must have credentials, which we will arrange.
• Email: cj@illinois.gop to sign up to be an Election Judge or a Poll Watcher.
Attention Candidates!
- Candidates should recruit poll watchers at all of their events.
- If you send a mailing and get returned “undeliverable” DON’T DISCARD THEM. Scan or take a photo of the bad address and send it to our Voter List Maintenance working group to investigate.
- Candidates can send their poll watchers to IEIP for poll watcher training.
- Candidates, you have “skin in the game”. You should want to have “Eyes on Every Ballot” which carries your name.
- Candidates, know the law: you can assign poll watchers to each polling location where you are on the ballot.
- Caveat: Election Judges have the authority to limit the number of poll watchers in the polling location. See the official IL SBoE “Pollwatchers Guide” for the number of poll watchers allowed in various voting scenarios, and how Judges determine who may stay and who is asked to leave.
- Candidates should obtain poll watcher credentials from County Clerks/Election Authorities.
- Candidates have the authority to sign and issue credentials to their poll watchers. We’ve discovered that MANY candidates are unaware of this! They are the “Appointing Party or Candidate” signing the form. Most counties allow them to prepare one form and then copy it to distribute to their poll watchers.
- Candidates can be (and should be) poll watchers!
Drop Box Watch Parties
NOTE: ICU / IEIP, Coalition Partners do NOT encourage, sponsor, host, manage or organize Drop Box Watch Parties.
We do not encourage people to participate in Drop Box Watch Parties. This activity is potentially dangerous. We are not responsible for harm, injury or legal liability to those participating in this activity. We realize that some people are going to do this. See this list for suggested safety tips.
- Gather in teams of no less than 3 poll watchers at all times when monitoring drop boxes
- Position yourselves at least 20 feet away from dropbox at all times
- Have all cell phones & cameras charged and ready to capture video
- Have County Sheriff’s phone number and states attorney phone number with you to call them quickly.
- Have printed copies of ICU incident reports on hand to record details while they are fresh.
- Take cell phone video AND live stream in case something happens to one camera/video/phone.
- If you see something suspicious going into drop boxes, record on video
- Know how to operate phone/camera/iPad
- Photograph license plate numbers and car makes and models.
- Never, ever directly confront anyone depositing anything into the dropbox – call the Sheriff, gather your evidence and stay safe