From:	Sarcu, Sean
Sent:	Thursday, October 10, 2024 1:27 PM
To:	Dietrich, Matt
Subject:	FW: Voting Booth Privacy and Curtain Requirements



Sean Sarcu
Legal Counsel II and Ethics Officer
Illinois State Board of Elections
(312) 814-6452

From: Sarcu, Sean  
Sent: Wednesday, October 9, 2024 4:22 PM 
To: jean.kaczmarek@dupageco.org; david.lindstrom@dupageco.org; scott.mackay@dupageco.org 
Subject: Voting Booth Privacy and Curtain Requirements

Hello,

The State Board of Elections (SBE) received a complaint from an individual who voted recently at 
the DuPage County Fairgrounds. The individual states that the voting booths did not have curtains 
as required by law. 

10 ILCS 5/17-8 provides, in relevant part:

“The county clerk shall provide in each polling place, so designated or provided a sufficient number 
of booths . . . as will enable the voter to prepare his ballot for voting, and in which voters may 
prepare their ballots screened from all observation as to the manner in which they do so. They shall 
be within plain view of election officers, and both they and the ballot boxes shall be within plain 
view of those within the proximity of the voting booths. Each of said booths shall have 3 sides 
enclosed, one side in front, to be closed with a curtain. Each side of each booth shall be 6 feet 4 
inches and the curtain shall extend within 2 feet of the floor, which shall be closed while the voter is 
preparing his ballot.”

Please ensure that all DuPage County polling places comply with 10 ILCS 5/17-8’s enclosure and 
curtain requirements.

Thank you,

Sean Sarcu
Legal Counsel II and Ethics Officer
Illinois State Board of Elections
(312) 814-6452