Illinois Compiled Statutes
10 ILCS 5/29-6 (2026)
Mutilation of election materials
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(10 ILCS 5/29-6)
(from Ch. 46, par. 29-6)
Sec. 29-6.
Mutilation of election materials.
Any person who knowingly destroys, mutilates, defaces, falsifies,
forges, conceals or removes any record, register of voters, affidavit,
return or statement of votes, certificate, tally sheet, ballot, or any
other document or computer program which (a) is used or to be preserved for
use in connection with registration, or (b) is used or to be preserved for
use in connection with any election pursuant to this Code, except as
permitted by provisions of this Code, shall be guilty of a Class 4 felony
and shall also be ineligible for public employment for a period of 5 years
immediately following the completion of his or her sentence.
(Source: P.A. 83-757.)
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 7
cases (4 in the last 5 years), 2018–2021 · leading case: People v. McCavitt, 2021 IL 125550 (Ill. 2021).
People v. McCavitt, 2021 IL 125550 (Ill. 2021). “A conviction does not result in the loss of any “civil rights” except as provided by section 5-5-5 of the Unified Code of Corrections (730 ILCS 5/5-5-5 (West 2020)) or sections 29- 6 and 29-10 of the Election Code (10 ILCS 5/29-6, 29-10 (West 2020)). ¶ 158 It should be noted…”
People v. Agpawa, 2018 IL App (1st) 171976 (Ill. App. Ct. 2018). “10 ILCS 5/29-6, 29-10(b) (West 2016). Section 29-10 of the Election Code further provides that public employment includes "any elected or appointed office created by the Constitution or laws of this State, or any ordinance of a unit of local government," and "any position as an…”
People v. Agpawa, 2018 IL App (1st) 171976 (Ill. App. Ct. 2018). “10 ILCS 5/29-6, 29-10(b) (West 2016). Section 29-10 of the Election Code further provides that public employment includes “any elected or appointed office created by the Constitution or laws of this State, or any ordinance of a unit of local government” and “any position as an…”
Walker v. Barron, 2021 IL App (1st) 210080 (Ill. App. Ct. 2021). “to law”: people convicted of other felonies are eligible to hold constitutionally created offices once they complete their sentences (730 ILCS 5/5-5-5(a) (West 2018)), and a person convicted of mutilating election materials or of perjury is barred from holding public…”
People v. Agpawa, 2018 IL App (1st) 171976 (Ill. App. Ct. 2018). “10 ILCS 5/29-6, 29-10(b) (West 2016). Section 29-10 of the Election Code further provides that public employment includes “any elected or appointed office created by the Constitution or laws of this State, or any ordinance of a unit of local government,” and “any position as an…”
Walker v. Barron, 2021 IL App (1st) 210080 (Ill. App. Ct. 2021). “to law”: people convicted of other felonies are eligible to hold constitutionally created offices once they complete their sentences (730 ILCS 5/5-5-5(a) (West 2018)), and a person convicted of mutilating election materials or of perjury is barred from holding public…”
Walker v. Barron, 2021 IL App (1st) 210080 (Ill. App. Ct. 2021). “aw”: people convicted of other felonies are eligible to hold constitutionally created offices once they complete their sentences (see 730 ILCS 5/5-5-5(b) (West 2018)), and a person convicted of mutilating election materials or of perjury is barred from holding public…”
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