Section 3-224. Voting machines; use of by other than the board of elections

The  board  of  elections  may permit towns, villages, school districts,
  fire, ambulance, water, sanitation, police and other  special  districts
  within the county to use voting machines and other equipment owned by it
  and   used   for  the  conduct  of  elections  or  for  educational  and
  instructional purposes, upon such rental and other terms and  conditions
  as shall be fixed by it. Such board may similarly permit the use of such
  machines  by associations and organizations for the conduct of elections
  where it judges the use of such machines for elections conducted by such
  associations and organizations will be in the public interest.