Section 8-508. Challenge report; preparation of  


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  • 1. The board of elections
      shall furnish to the board of inspectors of election  in  each  election
      district  on  each election day a challenge report. Such report shall be
      divided into four sections and shall contain the  following  information
      and space to insert the information herein required.
        2.  (a)  The  first  section  of such report shall be reserved for the
      inspectors of election to  enter  the  name,  address  and  registration
      serial number of each person who claims a change in name, or a change of
      address  within  the  election  district,  together with the new name or
      address of each such person. In lieu of preparing  section  one  of  the
      challenge  list, the board of elections may provide, next to the name of
      each voter on the computer generated registration list, a place for  the
      inspectors  of election to record the information required to be entered
      in such section one, or provide at the end of  such  computer  generated
      registration  list, a place for the inspectors of election to enter such
      information.
        (b) The second section of such report shall be reserved for the  board
      of  inspectors to enter the name, address and registration serial number
      of each person who is challenged on the day of election,  together  with
      the reason for the challenge.  If no voters are challenged, the board of
      inspectors  shall  enter  the  words  "No  Challenges"  across the space
      reserved for such names.  In  lieu  of  preparing  section  two  of  the
      challenge  report,  the board of elections may provide, next to the name
      of each voter on the computer generated registration list, a  place  for
      the  inspectors  of  election  to  record the information required to be
      entered in such section two, or provide at  the  end  of  such  computer
      generated  registration  list, a place for the inspectors of election to
      enter such information.
        (c) The third section of such report shall be reserved for  the  board
      of  inspectors to enter the name, address and registration serial number
      of each voter given assistance, together with the reason the  voter  was
      allowed  assistance,  the  name of the person giving such assistance and
      his address if not an inspector.  If no voters are given assistance, the
      board of inspectors shall enter the words  "No  Assistance"  across  the
      space reserved for such names. In lieu of providing section three of the
      challenge  report,  the board of elections may provide, next to the name
      of each voter on the computer generated registration list, a  place  for
      the  inspectors  of  election  to  record the information required to be
      entered in such section three, or provide at the end  of  such  computer
      generated  registration  list, a place for the inspectors of election to
      enter such information.
        (d) The fourth section of such report shall be reserved for the  board
      of  inspectors to enter the name, address and registration serial number
      of each person who was permitted to vote pursuant to a court  order,  or
      to  vote  on a paper ballot which was inserted in an affidavit envelope.
      If there are no such names, such  board  shall  enter  the  word  "None"
      across  the  space provided for such names. In lieu of providing section
      four of such report, the board of elections may  provide,  next  to  the
      name  of each voter on the computer generated registration list, a place
      for the inspectors of election to record the information required to  be
      entered  in  such  section  four,  or provide at the end of the computer
      generated registration list, a place for the inspectors of  election  to
      enter such information.
        (e)  At  the  foot  of such report and at the end of any such computer
      generated registration list shall be printed  a  certificate  that  such
      report  contains the names of all persons who were challenged on the day
      of election, and that each voter so reported as having  been  challenged
      took  the  oaths as required, that such report contains the names of all
    
      voters to whom such board gave  or  allowed  assistance  and  lists  the
      nature  of the disability which required such assistance to be given and
      the names and family relationship, if any, to the voter of  the  persons
      by  whom  such  assistance  was  rendered; that each such assisted voter
      informed such board under oath that he required such assistance and that
      each person rendering such assistance took the required oath; that  such
      report  contains  the  names  of  all  voters who were permitted to vote
      although their registration poll records were missing; that the  entries
      made  by  such  board  are a true and accurate record of its proceedings
      with respect to the persons named in such report.
        (f) Upon the  return  of  such  report  and  lists  to  the  board  of
      elections,  it shall complete the investigation of voting qualifications
      of all persons named in the second section thereof or for  whom  entries
      were placed on such computer generated registration lists in lieu of the
      preparation  of  the  second  section of the challenge report, and shall
      forthwith proceed to cancel the registration of any person who, as noted
      upon such report, was challenged at such election and refused either  to
      take a challenge oath or to answer any challenge question.
        (g)  The  state board of elections shall prescribe a form of challenge
      report for use pursuant to the provisions of this section. Such form may
      require the insertion of such other information as the state board shall
      deem appropriate.