Why Illinois is unavailable today
Illinois makes the committee and government voter files available only to registered political committees or government entities. The State Board encrypts the file, gives the password only to the original requester, and prohibits disclosure to another entity. A separate hosted SaaS provider does not presently fit that recipient path.
Sources: Illinois State Board of Elections — computerized voter data
What would need to change
Support requires written Illinois State Board of Elections processor authorization or a structure in which the operator is legally inside the eligible committee rather than a separate recipient.
- Written source-agency authorization or a clear statutory processor path
- A file-handling design that honors the state's recipient limits
- Updated onboarding terms and a verified first-file workflow before launch
What you can do now
Do not upload a Illinois voter file to VoterFile or send one by email. Review the supported-state directory for other campaign work, or contact the issuing office directly if you want to ask whether it will authorize a named private processor.
Need voter-file software in another state?
Compare the 45 currently supported states plus Washington, DC (46 jurisdictions). This state remains unavailable under the present hosted-processor model.
Questions
Can I bring my own Illinois voter file?
Not today. Customer ownership of the file does not override a recipient or access restriction, so VoterFile will not accept the upload without a confirmed processor path.
Can VoterFile obtain the file instead?
No. A separate provider request does not cure the current recipient limits or create a confirmed lawful path to deliver or process the file for the customer.
How will I know if support opens?
This page and the by-state directory will be updated only after the source-agency path, contract terms, file handling, and first-file validation are complete.