After receiving inquiries, the Illinois State Board of Elections has issued an alert to assure voters of the integrity of the upcoming election.
It comes as Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump continues to claim that the election is "rigged."
In last night's debate, Trump was cagey about whether he'll accept the outcome on November 8th.
The board's assistant director, Jim Tenuto, says tampering with electronic voting machines or coordinating a statewide effort to cheat would be difficult, given that elections are locally-managed.
"The elections are governed by the 109 election authorities. Each one uses different systems. Some use the same. But there's no uniform system. So to rig an election, you'd almost have to be involved with each of the 109 election jurisdictions, or certain select ones,” Tenuto said.
Tenuto says all voting machines, their memory cards and all tabulating equipment are publicly tested.
He recommends that anyone who wants to observe, or be part of the process, contact their local clerk or election authority to see about becoming an election judge. That requires completing four hours of training.
