The Board provides electronic filing software free of charge. This software is called IDIS (Illinois Disclosure Information System). It may be downloaded from the Board’s website and is also available on CD-ROM.

Download the IDIS Training Manual

For technical assistance regarding the installation or operation of the IDIS software, contact NIC Technologies.
Phone: 703-861-4715
E-mail: techsupport@nicusa.com

For questions relating to Campaign Disclosure or to obtain a Filer ID and password, contact the Campaign Disclosure Division of the State Board of Elections.

Phone: (217) 782-4141
Fax: (217) 782-5959
E-mail: webmaster@elections.il.gov

To prepare a report using IDIS, simply create your committee file and reporting period, then enter information about receipts and expenditures. IDIS will prepare the report and all necessary schedules. IDIS will compute all totals, determine whether data should be itemized and determine if an employer and occupation must be disclosed. IDIS requires that you enter names and addresses only once. Once entered, they will be available for all subsequent filings and can easily be changed if needed. You can view a report at any time and see what it would look like if filed at that point. You can also use a validator feature to determine if there are any errors on the report or if information required by law is missing (such as an address, employer and occupation information or a description of an expenditure).

The IDIS software will run on any 32-bit Windows-based platform. It can also run on a MAC if Virtual PC software is installed. If you are attempting to run IDIS on a computer with the Microsoft VISTA Operating System, follow the instructions below.

IDIS will run under the Windows Vista Operating System from Microsoft. The following steps must be taken to ensure proper execution of the IDIS application:

1. Once you have obtained the installation file, right click on the .exe file and "Run as Administrator". This will execute the setup file with full Administrator rights on the Vista Operating System.

2. After completing the setup, find the shortcut that you will use to run IDIS. Right click on that shortcut.

3. Then left Click on Properties.

4. Under the Shortcut tab, click on the Advanced button.

5. Under the Advanced Properties, click the check box for "Run as Administrator".

6. Click the OK button at the bottom of the window.

7. You must use this shortcut each time you run the IDIS program.