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1     AN ACT concerning elections.
 
2     Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3 represented in the General Assembly:
 
4     Section 5. The Election Code is amended by changing
5 Sections 7-19, 16-3, 24A-6, 24B-6, 24C-6, and 24C-7 as follows:
 
6     (10 ILCS 5/7-19)  (from Ch. 46, par. 7-19)
7     Sec. 7-19. The primary ballot of each political party for
8 each precinct shall be arranged and printed substantially in
9 the manner following:
10     1. Designating words. At the top of the ballot shall be
11 printed in large capital letters, words designating the ballot,
12 if a Republican ballot, the designating words shall be:
13 "REPUBLICAN PRIMARY BALLOT"; if a Democratic ballot the
14 designating words shall be: "DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY BALLOT"; and in
15 like manner for each political party.
16     2. Order of Names, Directions to Voters, etc. Beginning not
17 less than one inch below designating words, the name of each
18 office to be filled shall be printed in capital letters. Such
19 names may be printed on the ballot either in a single column or
20 in 2 or more columns and in the following order, to-wit:
21     President of the United States, State offices,
22 congressional offices, delegates and alternate delegates to be
23 elected from the State at large to National nominating

 

 

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1 conventions, delegates and alternate delegates to be elected
2 from congressional districts to National nominating
3 conventions, member or members of the State central committee,
4 trustees of sanitary districts, county offices, judicial
5 officers, city, village and incorporated town offices, town
6 offices, or of such of the said offices as candidates are to be
7 nominated for at such primary, and precinct, township or ward
8 committeemen. If two or more columns are used, the foregoing
9 offices to and including member of the State central committee
10 shall be listed in the left-hand column and Senatorial offices,
11 as defined in Section 8-3, shall be the first offices listed in
12 the second column.
13     Below the name of each office shall be printed in small
14 letters the directions to voters: "Vote for one"; "Vote for not
15 more than two"; "Vote for not more than three"; or a spelled
16 number designating how many persons under that head are to be
17 voted for. If no candidate or candidates file for an office and
18 if no person or persons file a declaration as a write-in
19 candidate for that office, then below the title of that office
20 the election authority instead shall print "No Candidate".
21     Next to the name of each candidate for delegate or
22 alternate delegate to a national nominating convention shall
23 appear either (a) the name of the candidate's preference for
24 President of the United States or the word "uncommitted" or (b)
25 no official designation, depending upon the action taken by the
26 State central committee pursuant to Section 7-10.3 of this Act.

 

 

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1     Below the name of each office shall be printed in capital
2 letters the names of all candidates, arranged in the order in
3 which their petitions for nominations were filed, except as
4 otherwise provided in Sections 7-14 and 7-17 of this Article.
5 Opposite and in front of the name of each candidate shall be
6 printed a square and all squares upon the primary ballot shall
7 be of uniform size. Spaces between the names of candidates
8 under each office shall be uniform and sufficient spaces shall
9 separate the names of candidates for one office from the names
10 of candidates for another office, to avoid confusion and to
11 permit the writing in of the names of other candidates.
12     Where voting machines or electronic voting systems are
13 used, the provisions of this Section may be modified as
14 required or authorized by Article 24 or Article 24A, whichever
15 is applicable.
16 (Source: P.A. 83-33.)
 
17     (10 ILCS 5/16-3)  (from Ch. 46, par. 16-3)
18     Sec. 16-3. (a) The names of all candidates to be voted for
19 in each election district or precinct shall be printed on one
20 ballot, except as is provided in Sections 16-6.1 and 21-1.01 of
21 this Act and except as otherwise provided in this Act with
22 respect to the odd year regular elections and the emergency
23 referenda; all nominations of any political party being placed
24 under the party appellation or title of such party as
25 designated in the certificates of nomination or petitions. The

 

 

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1 names of all independent candidates shall be printed upon the
2 ballot in a column or columns under the heading "independent"
3 arranged under the names or titles of the respective offices
4 for which such independent candidates shall have been nominated
5 and so far as practicable, the name or names of any independent
6 candidate or candidates for any office shall be printed upon
7 the ballot opposite the name or names of any candidate or
8 candidates for the same office contained in any party column or
9 columns upon said ballot. The ballot shall contain no other
10 names, except that in cases of electors for President and
11 Vice-President of the United States, the names of the
12 candidates for President and Vice-President may be added to the
13 party designation and words calculated to aid the voter in his
14 choice of candidates may be added, such as "Vote for one,"
15 "Vote for not more than three." If no candidate or candidates
16 file for an office and if no person or persons file a
17 declaration as a write-in candidate for that office, then below
18 the title of that office the election authority instead shall
19 print "No Candidate". When an electronic voting system is used
20 which utilizes a ballot label booklet, the candidates and
21 questions shall appear on the pages of such booklet in the
22 order provided by this Code; and, in any case where candidates
23 for an office appear on a page which does not contain the name
24 of any candidate for another office, and where less than 50% of
25 the page is utilized, the name of no candidate shall be printed
26 on the lowest 25% of such page. On the back or outside of the

 

 

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1 ballot, so as to appear when folded, shall be printed the words
2 "Official Ballot", followed by the designation of the polling
3 place for which the ballot is prepared, the date of the
4 election and a facsimile of the signature of the election
5 authority who has caused the ballots to be printed. The ballots
6 shall be of plain white paper, through which the printing or
7 writing cannot be read. However, ballots for use at the
8 nonpartisan and consolidated elections may be printed on
9 different color paper, except blue paper, whenever necessary or
10 desirable to facilitate distinguishing between ballots for
11 different political subdivisions. In the case of nonpartisan
12 elections for officers of a political subdivision, unless the
13 statute or an ordinance adopted pursuant to Article VII of the
14 Constitution providing the form of government therefor
15 requires otherwise, the column listing such nonpartisan
16 candidates shall be printed with no appellation or circle at
17 its head. The party appellation or title, or the word
18 "independent" at the head of any column provided for
19 independent candidates, shall be printed in letters not less
20 than one-fourth of an inch in height and a circle one-half inch
21 in diameter shall be printed at the beginning of the line in
22 which such appellation or title is printed, provided, however,
23 that no such circle shall be printed at the head of any column
24 or columns provided for such independent candidates. The names
25 of candidates shall be printed in letters not less than
26 one-eighth nor more than one-fourth of an inch in height, and

 

 

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1 at the beginning of each line in which a name of a candidate is
2 printed a square shall be printed, the sides of which shall be
3 not less than one-fourth of an inch in length. However, the
4 names of the candidates for Governor and Lieutenant Governor on
5 the same ticket shall be printed within a bracket and a single
6 square shall be printed in front of the bracket. The list of
7 candidates of the several parties and any such list of
8 independent candidates shall be placed in separate columns on
9 the ballot in such order as the election authorities charged
10 with the printing of the ballots shall decide; provided, that
11 the names of the candidates of the several political parties,
12 certified by the State Board of Elections to the several county
13 clerks shall be printed by the county clerk of the proper
14 county on the official ballot in the order certified by the
15 State Board of Elections. Any county clerk refusing, neglecting
16 or failing to print on the official ballot the names of
17 candidates of the several political parties in the order
18 certified by the State Board of Elections, and any county clerk
19 who prints or causes to be printed upon the official ballot the
20 name of a candidate, for an office to be filled by the Electors
21 of the entire State, whose name has not been duly certified to
22 him upon a certificate signed by the State Board of Elections
23 shall be guilty of a Class C misdemeanor.
24     (b) When an electronic voting system is used which utilizes
25 a ballot card, on the inside flap of each ballot card envelope
26 there shall be printed a form for write-in voting which shall

 

 

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1 be substantially as follows:
2
WRITE-IN VOTES
3     (See card of instructions for specific information.
4 Duplicate form below by hand for additional write-in votes.)  
5      _____________________________  
6      Title of Office
7 (   )  ____________________________  
8      Name of Candidate
9     Write-in lines equal to the number of candidates for which
10 a voter may vote shall be printed for an office only if one or
11 more persons filed declarations of intent to be write-in
12 candidates or qualify to file declarations to be write-in
13 candidates under Sections 17-16.1 and 18-9.1 when the
14 certification of ballot contains the words "OBJECTION
15 PENDING".
16     (c) When an electronic voting system is used which uses a
17 ballot sheet, the instructions to voters on the ballot sheet
18 shall refer the voter to the card of instructions for specific
19 information on write-in voting. Below each office appearing on
20 such ballot sheet there shall be a provision for the casting of
21 a write-in vote. Write-in lines equal to the number of
22 candidates for which a voter may vote shall be printed for an
23 office only if one or more persons filed declarations of intent
24 to be write-in candidates or qualify to file declarations to be
25 write-in candidates under Sections 17-16.1 and 18-9.1 when the
26 certification of ballot contains the words "OBJECTION

 

 

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1 PENDING".
2     (d) When such electronic system is used, there shall be
3 printed on the back of each ballot card, each ballot card
4 envelope, and the first page of the ballot label when a ballot
5 label is used, the words "Official Ballot," followed by the
6 number of the precinct or other precinct identification, which
7 may be stamped, in lieu thereof and, as applicable, the number
8 and name of the township, ward or other election district for
9 which the ballot card, ballot card envelope, and ballot label
10 are prepared, the date of the election and a facsimile of the
11 signature of the election authority who has caused the ballots
12 to be printed. The back of the ballot card shall also include a
13 method of identifying the ballot configuration such as a
14 listing of the political subdivisions and districts for which
15 votes may be cast on that ballot, or a number code identifying
16 the ballot configuration or color coded ballots, except that
17 where there is only one ballot configuration in a precinct, the
18 precinct identification, and any applicable ward
19 identification, shall be sufficient. Ballot card envelopes
20 used in punch card systems shall be of paper through which no
21 writing or punches may be discerned and shall be of sufficient
22 length to enclose all voting positions. However, the election
23 authority may provide ballot card envelopes on which no
24 precinct number or township, ward or other election district
25 designation, or election date are preprinted, if space and a
26 preprinted form are provided below the space provided for the

 

 

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1 names of write-in candidates where such information may be
2 entered by the judges of election. Whenever an election
3 authority utilizes ballot card envelopes on which the election
4 date and precinct is not preprinted, a judge of election shall
5 mark such information for the particular precinct and election
6 on the envelope in ink before tallying and counting any
7 write-in vote written thereon. If some method of insuring
8 ballot secrecy other than an envelope is used, such information
9 must be provided on the ballot itself.
10     (e) In the designation of the name of a candidate on the
11 ballot, the candidate's given name or names, initial or
12 initials, a nickname by which the candidate is commonly known,
13 or a combination thereof, may be used in addition to the
14 candidate's surname. If a candidate has changed his or her
15 name, whether by a statutory or common law procedure in
16 Illinois or any other jurisdiction, within 3 years before the
17 last day for filing the petition for nomination, nomination
18 papers, or certificate of nomination for that office, whichever
19 is applicable, then (i) the candidate's name on the ballot must
20 be followed by "formerly known as (list all prior names during
21 the 3-year period) until name changed on (list date of each
22 such name change)" and (ii) the petition, papers, or
23 certificate must be accompanied by the candidate's affidavit
24 stating the candidate's previous names during the period
25 specified in (i) and the date or dates each of those names was
26 changed; failure to meet these requirements shall be grounds

 

 

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1 for denying certification of the candidate's name for the
2 ballot or removing the candidate's name from the ballot, as
3 appropriate, but these requirements do not apply to name
4 changes resulting from adoption to assume an adoptive parent's
5 or parents' surname, marriage to assume a spouse's surname, or
6 dissolution of marriage or declaration of invalidity of
7 marriage to assume a former surname. No other designation such
8 as a political slogan, title, or degree or nickname suggesting
9 or implying possession of a title, degree or professional
10 status, or similar information may be used in connection with
11 the candidate's surname. For purposes of this Section, a
12 "political slogan" is defined as any word or words expressing
13 or connoting a position, opinion, or belief that the candidate
14 may espouse, including but not limited to, any word or words
15 conveying any meaning other than that of the personal identity
16 of the candidate. A candidate may not use a political slogan as
17 part of his or her name on the ballot, notwithstanding that the
18 political slogan may be part of the candidate's name.
19     (f) The State Board of Elections, a local election
20 official, or an election authority shall remove any candidate's
21 name designation from a ballot that is inconsistent with
22 subsection (e) of this Section. In addition, the State Board of
23 Elections, a local election official, or an election authority
24 shall not certify to any election authority any candidate name
25 designation that is inconsistent with subsection (e) of this
26 Section.

 

 

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1     (g) If the State Board of Elections, a local election
2 official, or an election authority removes a candidate's name
3 designation from a ballot under subsection (f) of this Section,
4 then the aggrieved candidate may seek appropriate relief in
5 circuit court.
6     Where voting machines or electronic voting systems are
7 used, the provisions of this Section may be modified as
8 required or authorized by Article 24 or Article 24A, whichever
9 is applicable.
10     Nothing in this Section shall prohibit election
11 authorities from using or reusing ballot card envelopes which
12 were printed before the effective date of this amendatory Act
13 of 1985.
14 (Source: P.A. 94-1090, eff. 6-1-07; 95-699, eff. 11-9-07.)
 
15     (10 ILCS 5/24A-6)  (from Ch. 46, par. 24A-6)
16     Sec. 24A-6. The ballot information, whether placed on the
17 ballot or on the marking device, shall, as far as practicable,
18 be in the order of arrangement provided for paper ballots,
19 except that such information may be in vertical or horizontal
20 rows, or in a number of separate pages. Ballots for all
21 questions or propositions to be voted on must be provided in
22 the same manner and must be arranged on or in the marking
23 device or on the ballot sheet in the places provided for such
24 purposes.
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1 booklet and ballot card, ballots for candidates, ballots
2 calling for a constitutional convention, constitutional
3 amendment ballots, judicial retention ballots, public
4 measures, and all propositions to be voted upon may be placed
5 on the electronic voting device by providing in the ballot
6 booklet separate ballot label pages or series of pages
7 distinguished by differing colors as provided below. When an
8 electronic voting system utilizes a ballot sheet, ballots
9 calling for a constitutional convention, constitutional
10 amendment ballots and judicial retention ballots shall be
11 placed on the ballot sheet by providing a separate portion of
12 the ballot sheet for each such kind of ballot which shall be
13 printed in ink of a color distinct from the color of ink used
14 in printing any other portion of the ballot sheet. Ballots for
15 candidates, public measures and all other propositions to be
16 voted upon shall be placed on the ballot sheet by providing a
17 separate portion of the ballot sheet for each such kind of
18 ballot. Whenever a person has submitted a declaration of intent
19 to be a write-in candidate as required in Sections 17-16.1 and
20 18-9.1, a line on which the name of a candidate may be written
21 by the voter shall be printed below the name of the last
22 candidate nominated for such office, and immediately to the
23 left of such line an area shall be provided for marking a vote
24 for such write-in candidate. The number of write-in lines for
25 an office shall equal the number of persons who have filed
26 declarations of intent to be write-in candidates plus an

 

 

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1 additional line or lines for write-in candidates who qualify to
2 file declarations to be write-in candidates under Sections
3 17-16.1 and 18-9.1 when the certification of ballot contains
4 the words "OBJECTION PENDING" next to the name of the
5 candidate, up to the number of candidates for which a voter may
6 vote. More than one amendment to the constitution may be placed
7 on the same ballot page or series of pages or on the same
8 portion of the ballot sheet, as the case may be. Ballot label
9 pages for constitutional conventions or constitutional
10 amendments shall be on paper of blue color and shall precede
11 all other ballot label pages in the ballot label booklet. More
12 than one public measure or proposition may be placed on the
13 same ballot label page or series of pages or on the same
14 portion of the ballot sheet, as the case may be. More than one
15 proposition for retention of judges in office may be placed on
16 the same ballot label page or series of pages or on the same
17 portion of the ballot sheet, as the case may be. Ballot label
18 pages for candidates shall be on paper of white color, except
19 that in primary elections the ballot label page or pages for
20 the candidates of each respective political party shall be of
21 the color designated by the election official in charge of the
22 election for that political party's candidates; provided that
23 the ballot label pages or pages for candidates for use at the
24 nonpartisan and consolidated elections may be on paper of
25 different colors, except blue, whenever necessary or desirable
26 to facilitate distinguishing between the pages for different

 

 

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1 political subdivisions. On each page of the candidate booklet,
2 where the election is made to list ballot information
3 vertically, the party affiliation of each candidate or the word
4 "independent" shall appear immediately to the left of the
5 candidate's name, and the name of candidates for the same
6 office shall be listed vertically under the title of that
7 office. If no candidate or candidates file for an office and if
8 no person or persons file a declaration as a write-in candidate
9 for that office, then below the title of that office the
10 election authority instead shall print "No Candidate". In the
11 case of nonpartisan elections for officers of political
12 subdivisions, unless the statute or an ordinance adopted
13 pursuant to Article VII of the Constitution requires otherwise,
14 the listing of such nonpartisan candidates shall not include
15 any party or "independent" designation. Ballot label pages for
16 judicial retention ballots shall be on paper of green color,
17 and ballot label pages for all public measures and other
18 propositions shall be on paper of some other distinct and
19 different color. In primary elections, a separate ballot label
20 booklet, marking device and voting booth shall be used for each
21 political party holding a primary, with the ballot label
22 booklet arranged to include ballot label pages of the
23 candidates of the party and public measures and other
24 propositions to be voted upon on the day of the primary
25 election. One ballot card may be used for recording the voter's
26 vote or choice on all such ballots, proposals, public measures

 

 

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1 or propositions, and such ballot card shall be arranged so as
2 to record the voter's vote or choice in a separate column or
3 columns for each such kind of ballot, proposal, public measure
4 or proposition.
5     If the ballot label booklet includes both candidates for
6 office and public measures or propositions to be voted on, the
7 election official in charge of the election shall divide the
8 pages by protruding tabs identifying the division of the pages,
9 and printing on such tabs "Candidates" and "Propositions".
10     The ballot card and all of its columns and the ballot card
11 envelope shall be of the color prescribed for candidate's
12 ballots at the general or primary election, whichever is being
13 held. At an election where no candidates are being nominated or
14 elected, the ballot card, its columns, and the ballot card
15 envelope shall be of a color designated by the election
16 official in charge of the election.
17     The ballot cards, ballot card envelopes and ballot sheets
18 may, at the discretion of the election authority, be printed on
19 white paper and then striped with the appropriate colors.
20     When ballot sheets are used, the various portions thereof
21 shall be arranged to conform to the foregoing format.
22     Absentee ballots may consist of ballot cards, envelopes,
23 paper ballots or ballot sheets voted in person in the office of
24 the election official in charge of the election or voted by
25 mail. Where a ballot card is used for voting by mail it must be
26 accompanied by a punching tool or other appropriate marking

 

 

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1 device, voter instructions and a specimen ballot showing the
2 proper positions to vote on the ballot card or ballot sheet for
3 each party, candidate, proposal, public measure or
4 proposition, and in the case of a ballot card must be mounted
5 on a suitable material to receive the punched out chip.
6     Any voter who spoils his ballot or makes an error may
7 return the ballot to the judges of election and secure another.
8 However, the protruding identifying tab for proposals for a
9 constitutional convention or constitutional amendments shall
10 have printed thereon "Constitutional Ballot", and the ballot
11 label page or pages for such proposals shall precede the ballot
12 label pages for candidates in the ballot label booklet.
13 (Source: P.A. 95-699, eff. 11-9-07.)
 
14     (10 ILCS 5/24B-6)
15     Sec. 24B-6. Ballot Information; Arrangement; Electronic
16 Precinct Tabulation Optical Scan Technology Voting System;
17 Absentee Ballots; Spoiled Ballots. The ballot information,
18 shall, as far as practicable, be in the order of arrangement
19 provided for paper ballots, except that the information may be
20 in vertical or horizontal rows, or on a number of separate
21 pages or displays on the marking device. Ballots for all
22 questions or propositions to be voted on should be provided in
23 a similar manner and must be arranged on the ballot sheet or
24 marking device in the places provided for such purposes.
25 Ballots shall be of white paper unless provided otherwise by

 

 

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1 administrative rule of the State Board of Elections or
2 otherwise specified.
3     All propositions, including but not limited to
4 propositions calling for a constitutional convention,
5 constitutional amendment, judicial retention, and public
6 measures to be voted upon shall be placed on separate portions
7 of the ballot sheet or marking device by utilizing borders or
8 grey screens. Candidates shall be listed on a separate portion
9 of the ballot sheet or marking device by utilizing borders or
10 grey screens. Whenever a person has submitted a declaration of
11 intent to be a write-in candidate as required in Sections
12 17-16.1 and 18-9.1, a line or lines on which the voter may
13 select a write-in candidate shall be printed below the name of
14 the last candidate nominated for such office. Such line or
15 lines shall be proximate to an area provided for marking votes
16 for the write-in candidate or candidates. The number of
17 write-in lines for an office shall equal the number of persons
18 who have filed declarations of intent to be write-in candidates
19 plus an additional line or lines for write-in candidates who
20 qualify to file declarations to be write-in candidates under
21 Sections 17-16.1 and 18-9.1 when the certification of ballot
22 contains the words "OBJECTION PENDING" next to the name of that
23 candidate, up to the number of candidates for which a voter may
24 vote. More than one amendment to the constitution may be placed
25 on the same portion of the ballot sheet or marking device.
26 Constitutional convention or constitutional amendment

 

 

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1 propositions shall be printed or displayed on a separate
2 portion of the ballot sheet or marking device and designated by
3 borders or grey screens, unless otherwise provided by
4 administrative rule of the State Board of Elections. More than
5 one public measure or proposition may be placed on the same
6 portion of the ballot sheet or marking device. More than one
7 proposition for retention of judges in office may be placed on
8 the same portion of the ballot sheet or marking device. Names
9 of candidates shall be printed in black. The party affiliation
10 of each candidate or the word "independent" shall appear near
11 or under the candidate's name, and the names of candidates for
12 the same office shall be listed vertically under the title of
13 that office, on separate pages of the marking device, or as
14 otherwise approved by the State Board of Elections. If no
15 candidate or candidates file for an office and if no person or
16 persons file a declaration as a write-in candidate for that
17 office, then below the title of that office the election
18 authority instead shall print "No Candidate". In the case of
19 nonpartisan elections for officers of political subdivisions,
20 unless the statute or an ordinance adopted pursuant to Article
21 VII of the Constitution requires otherwise, the listing of
22 nonpartisan candidates shall not include any party or
23 "independent" designation. Judicial retention questions and
24 ballot questions for all public measures and other propositions
25 shall be designated by borders or grey screens on the ballot or
26 marking device. In primary elections, a separate ballot, or

 

 

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1 displays on the marking device, shall be used for each
2 political party holding a primary, with the ballot or marking
3 device arranged to include names of the candidates of the party
4 and public measures and other propositions to be voted upon on
5 the day of the primary election.
6     If the ballot includes both candidates for office and
7 public measures or propositions to be voted on, the election
8 official in charge of the election shall divide the ballot or
9 displays on the marking device in sections for "Candidates" and
10 "Propositions", or separate ballots may be used.
11     Absentee ballots may consist of envelopes, paper ballots or
12 ballot sheets voted in person in the office of the election
13 official in charge of the election or voted by mail. Where a
14 Precinct Tabulation Optical Scan Technology ballot is used for
15 voting by mail it must be accompanied by voter instructions.
16     Any voter who spoils his or her ballot, makes an error, or
17 has a ballot returned by the automatic tabulating equipment may
18 return the ballot to the judges of election and get another
19 ballot.
20 (Source: P.A. 95-699, eff. 11-9-07.)
 
21     (10 ILCS 5/24C-6)
22     Sec. 24C-6. Ballot Information; Arrangement; Direct
23 Recording Electronic Voting System; Absentee Ballots; Spoiled
24 Ballots. The ballot information, shall, as far as practicable,
25 be in the order of arrangement provided for paper ballots,

 

 

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1 except that the information may be in vertical or horizontal
2 rows, or on a number of separate pages or display screens.
3     Ballots for all public questions to be voted on should be
4 provided in a similar manner and must be arranged on the ballot
5 in the places provided for such purposes. All public questions,
6 including but not limited to public questions calling for a
7 constitutional convention, constitutional amendment, or
8 judicial retention, shall be placed on the ballot separate and
9 apart from candidates. Ballots for all public questions shall
10 be clearly designated by borders or different color screens.
11 More than one amendment to the constitution may be placed on
12 the same portion of the ballot sheet. Constitutional convention
13 or constitutional amendment propositions shall be placed on a
14 separate portion of the ballot and designated by borders or
15 unique color screens, unless otherwise provided by
16 administrative rule of the State Board of Elections. More than
17 one public question may be placed on the same portion of the
18 ballot. More than one proposition for retention of judges in
19 office may be placed on the same portion of the ballot.
20     The party affiliation, if any, of each candidate or the
21 word "independent", where applicable, shall appear near or
22 under the candidate's name, and the names of candidates for the
23 same office shall be listed vertically under the title of that
24 office. In the case of nonpartisan elections for officers of
25 political subdivisions, unless the statute or an ordinance
26 adopted pursuant to Article VII of the Constitution requires

 

 

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1 otherwise, the listing of nonpartisan candidates shall not
2 include any party or "independent" designation. If no candidate
3 or candidates file for an office and if no person or persons
4 file a declaration as a write-in candidate for that office,
5 then below the title of that office the election authority
6 shall print "No Candidate". In primary elections, a separate
7 ballot shall be used for each political party holding a
8 primary, with the ballot arranged to include names of the
9 candidates of the party and public questions and other
10 propositions to be voted upon on the day of the primary
11 election.
12     If the ballot includes both candidates for office and
13 public questions or propositions to be voted on, the election
14 official in charge of the election shall divide the ballot in
15 sections for "Candidates" and "Public Questions", or separate
16 ballots may be used.
17     Any voter who spoils his or her ballot, makes an error, or
18 has a ballot rejected by the automatic tabulating equipment
19 shall be provided a means of correcting the ballot or obtaining
20 a new ballot prior to casting his or her ballot.
21     Any election authority using a Direct Recording Electronic
22 Voting System may use voting systems approved for use under
23 Articles 24A or 24B of this Code in conducting absentee voting
24 in the office of the election authority or voted by mail.
25 (Source: P.A. 93-574, eff. 8-21-03.)
 

 

 

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1     (10 ILCS 5/24C-7)
2     Sec. 24C-7. Write-In Ballots. A Direct Recording
3 Electronic Voting System shall provide an acceptable method for
4 a voter to vote for a person whose name does not appear on the
5 ballot using the same apparatus used to record votes for
6 candidates whose names do appear on the ballot. Election
7 authorities utilizing Direct Recording Electronic Voting
8 Systems shall not use separate write-in ballots.
9     Whenever a person has submitted a declaration of intent to
10 be a write-in candidate as required in Sections 17-16.1 and
11 18-9.1, Below the name of the last candidate listed for an
12 office shall be a space or spaces in which the name of a
13 candidate or candidates may be written in or recorded by the
14 voter shall appear below the name of the last candidate
15 nominated for such office. The number of write-in lines for an
16 office shall equal the number of persons who have filed
17 declarations of intent to be write-in candidates plus an
18 additional line or lines for write-in candidates who qualify to
19 file declarations to be write-in candidates under Section
20 17-16.1 or 18-9.1 when the certification of ballot contains the
21 words "OBJECTION PENDING" next to the name of the candidate, up
22 to the number of candidates for which a voter may vote.
23 (Source: P.A. 93-574, eff. 8-21-03.)
 
24     Section 10. The Illinois Municipal Code is amended by
25 changing Sections 3.1-25-35, 3.1-25-50, 4-3-10, 4-3-16,

 

 

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1 5-2-12, 5-2-13, 5-2-18.4, 5-2-18.6, 5-2-18.7, and 7-2-24 as
2 follows:
 
3     (65 ILCS 5/3.1-25-35)  (from Ch. 24, par. 3.1-25-35)
4     Sec. 3.1-25-35. Primary ballots. The proper election
5 authority, in accordance with the general election law, shall
6 have the primary ballots printed in the same manner, in the
7 same number, and within the same time as ballots are printed
8 under the general election law, except as otherwise provided in
9 this Code. If the office of president is to be filled in the
10 succeeding general municipal election, the names of the
11 candidates for president shall be placed first on the primary
12 ballots, in substantially the form specified in this Section.
13 Following these names shall appear the names of the candidates
14 for trustees in substantially the form specified in this
15 Section. The primary ballots shall comply with the general
16 election law, except as otherwise provided in this Code. The
17 ballots shall designate no party, platform, political
18 principle, appellation, or mark, nor shall any circle be
19 printed at the head of the primary ballots.
20     The primary ballots shall be in substantially the following
21 form:
22
OFFICIAL PRIMARY BALLOT
23 CANDIDATES FOR NOMINATION
24 FOR (PRESIDENT AND)
25 TRUSTEES OF (NAME OF VILLAGE)

 

 

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1 AT THE PRIMARY ELECTION.
2
FOR PRESIDENT
3
(VOTE FOR ONE)
4 HENRY WHITE
5 JAMES SMITH
6 LARRY FRANG
7 RALPH WILSON
8
FOR TRUSTEES
9
(VOTE FOR NOT MORE THAN (NUMBER))
10 THOMAS WILLIAMS
11 WILLIAM BURKE
12 ALEXANDER HAMILTON
13 EDWARD STUART
14 MARY KURTIS
15 G.E. HAUSMANN
16 ARTHUR ROBBINS
17 MARK TANDY
18 HARRY BROWN
19 JOSEPH TROUT
20 IMMANUEL KANT
21 ROBERT BUCK
22 GEORGE MILLER
23 SARAH TOLLER                                                 
24 (Source: P.A. 87-1119.)
 
25     (65 ILCS 5/3.1-25-50)  (from Ch. 24, par. 3.1-25-50)

 

 

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1     Sec. 3.1-25-50. General election; ballot positions. On the
2 ballots for the general municipal election, if the office of
3 president is to be filled, the names of the nominees for
4 president shall be placed first, in substantially the form
5 specified in this Section. Following these names, the names of
6 the nominees for trustees shall appear under each office, in
7 substantially the form specified in this Section.
8     The ballots shall be in the form provided by the general
9 election law, except as otherwise provided in this Code, but
10 they shall designate no party, platform, political principle,
11 appellation, or mark, nor shall any circle be printed at the
12 head of the ballots. The ballots shall be in substantially the
13 following form:
14
OFFICIAL BALLOT
15 NOMINEES FOR (PRESIDENT AND) TRUSTEES OF (NAME OF
16 VILLAGE) AT THE GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION
17
FOR PRESIDENT
18
(VOTE FOR ONE)
19 JAMES SMITH
20 LARRY FRANG
21
FOR TRUSTEES
22
(VOTE FOR NOT MORE THAN (NUMBER))
23 EDWARD STUART
24 ROBERT BUCK
25 GEORGE MILLER
26 WILLIAM BURKE

 

 

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1 ARTHUR ROBBINS
2 HARRY BROWN                                                  
3 (Source: P.A. 87-1119.)
 
4     (65 ILCS 5/4-3-10)
5     Sec. 4-3-10. (Repealed).
6 (Source: P.A. 81-1490. Repealed by P.A. 95-699, eff. 11-9-07.)
 
7     (65 ILCS 5/4-3-16)  (from Ch. 24, par. 4-3-16)
8     Sec. 4-3-16. Upon the ballots for the general municipal
9 election the names of the nominees for mayor shall be placed
10 first, in substantially the form specified in this section.
11 Following these names, the names of the nominees for
12 commissioners shall appear under each office, in substantially
13 the form specified in this section; provided that if the
14 municipality has voted, as provided in Section 4-3-19, to
15 require candidates for commissioner to run for a specific
16 office, the names of the candidates for commissioner of public
17 accounts and finances, commissioner of public health and
18 safety, commissioner of streets and public improvements, and
19 commissioner of public property, respectively, shall appear
20 under the designation of the applicable office, in
21 substantially the form specified in Section 4-3-16.1.
22     The ballots shall be in the form provided by the general
23 election law, except as herein otherwise provided, but they
24 shall designate no party, platform, political principle,

 

 

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1 appellation, or mark whatever. Nor shall any circle be printed
2 at the head of the ballots. Except where candidates for
3 commissioner are required to run for a specific office, the
4 ballots shall be in substantially the following form:
5
OFFICIAL BALLOT
6
NOMINEES FOR MAYOR AND COMMISSIONERS
7
OF THE CITY (OR VILLAGE) OF....
8
AT THE GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION.
9
FOR MAYOR
10
(VOTE FOR ONE)
11     (  ) JOHN JONES.
12     (  ) JAMES SMITH.
13
FOR COMMISSIONERS
14
(VOTE FOR NOT MORE THAN FOUR)
15     (  ) HARRY BROWN.
16     (  ) ROBERT BUCK.
17     (  ) WILLIAM BURKE.
18     (  ) GEORGE MILLER.
19     (  ) ARTHUR ROBBINS.
20     (  ) EDWARD STUART.
21     (  ) JOSEPH TROUT.
22     (  ) THOMAS WILLIAMS.
23 (Source: P.A. 81-1490.)
 
24     (65 ILCS 5/5-2-12)  (from Ch. 24, par. 5-2-12)
25     Sec. 5-2-12. Aldermen or trustees elected at large;

 

 

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1 vacancies; mayor or president to preside.
2     (a) If a city or village adopts the managerial form of
3 municipal government but does not elect to choose aldermen or
4 trustees from wards or districts, then the following provisions
5 of this Section shall be applicable.
6     (b) The city council shall be elected at large. In cities
7 of less than 50,000 population, the council shall consist of
8 (i) the mayor and 4 councilmen or (ii) the mayor and 6
9 councilmen if the size of the city council is increased under
10 subsection (k). In cities of at least 50,000 but less than
11 100,000 population, the council shall consist of the mayor and
12 6 councilmen. In cities of at least 100,000 but not more than
13 500,000 population, the council shall consist of the mayor and
14 8 councilmen.
15     (c) Except in villages that were governed by Article 4
16 immediately before the adoption of the managerial form of
17 municipal government, the village board shall be elected at
18 large and shall consist of a president and the number of
19 trustees provided for in Section 5-2-15 or 5-2-17, whichever is
20 applicable.
21     (d) The term of office of the mayor and councilmen shall be
22 4 years, provided that in cities of less than 50,000, the 2
23 councilmen receiving the lowest vote at the first election
24 shall serve for 2 years only; in cities of at least 50,000 but
25 less than 100,000, the 3 councilmen receiving the lowest vote
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1 cities of at least 100,000 but not more than 500,000, the 4
2 councilmen receiving the lowest vote at the first election
3 shall serve for 2 years only.
4     (e) The election of councilmen shall be every 2 years.
5 After the first election, only 2 councilmen in cities of less
6 than 50,000, 3 councilmen in cities of at least 50,000 but less
7 than 100,000, or 4 councilmen in cities of at least 100,000 but
8 not more than 500,000, shall be voted for by each elector at
9 the primary elections, and only 2, 3, or 4 councilmen, as the
10 case may be, shall be voted for by each elector at each
11 biennial general municipal election, to serve for 4 years.
12     (f) In addition to the requirements of the general election
13 law, the ballots shall be in the form set out in Section
14 5-2-13. In cities with less than 50,000, the form of ballot
15 prescribed in Section 5-2-13 shall be further modified by
16 printing in the place relating to councilmen the words "Vote
17 for not more than Two", or "Vote for not more than Three" if
18 the size of the city council is increased under subsection (k),
19 instead of the words "Vote for not more than Four". In cities
20 of at least 50,000 but less than 100,000, the ballot shall be
21 modified in that place by printing the words "Vote for not more
22 than Three" instead of the words "Vote for not more than Four".
23 Sections 4-3-5 through 4-3-18, insofar as they may be
24 applicable, shall govern the election of a mayor and councilmen
25 under this Section.
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1 councilman, the remaining members of the council, within 60
2 days after the vacancy occurs, shall fill the vacancy by
3 appointment of some person to the office for the balance of the
4 unexpired term or until the vacancy is filled by interim
5 election under Section 3.1-10-50, and until the successor is
6 elected and has qualified.
7     (h) Except in villages that were governed by Article 4
8 immediately before the adoption of the managerial form of
9 municipal government, in villages that have adopted this
10 Article 5 the term of office of the president, the number of
11 trustees to be elected, their terms of office, and the manner
12 of filling vacancies shall be governed by Sections 5-2-14
13 through 5-2-17.
14     (i) Any village that adopts the managerial form of
15 municipal government under this Article 5 and that, immediately
16 before that adoption, was governed by the provisions of Article
17 4, shall continue to elect a mayor and 4 commissioners in
18 accordance with Sections 4-3-5 through 4-3-18, insofar as they
19 may be applicable, except that the 2 commissioners receiving
20 the lowest vote among those elected at the first election after
21 this Article 5 becomes effective in the village shall serve for
22 2 years only. After that first election, the election of
23 commissioners shall be every 2 years, and 2 commissioners shall
24 be elected at each election to serve for 4 years.
25     (j) The mayor or president shall preside at all meetings of
26 the council or board and on all ceremonial occasions.

 

 

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1     (k) In cities of less than 50,000 population, the city
2 council may, by ordinance, provide that the city council shall,
3 after the next biennial general municipal election, consist of
4 6 instead of 4 councilmen. If the size of the council is
5 increased to 6 councilmen, then at the next biennial general
6 municipal election, the electors shall vote for 4 instead of 2
7 councilmen. Of the 4 councilmen elected at that next election,
8 the one receiving the lowest vote at that election shall serve
9 a 2-year term. Thereafter, all terms shall be for 4 years.
10 (Source: P.A. 93-1007, eff. 1-1-05.)
 
11     (65 ILCS 5/5-2-13)  (from Ch. 24, par. 5-2-13)
12     Sec. 5-2-13. In addition to the requirements of the general
13 election law, the ballots for the municipal primary election
14 provided for in Section 5-2-12 shall be in substantially the
15 following form:
16
OFFICIAL PRIMARY BALLOT.
17
CANDIDATES FOR NOMINATION FOR MAYOR
18
AND COUNCILMEN OF THE CITY (OR
19
VILLAGE) OF.... AT THE PRIMARY
20
ELECTION.
21
FOR MAYOR
22
VOTE FOR ONE
23     (  ) JOHN JONES.
24     (  ) JAMES SMITH.
25     (  ) HENRY WHITE.

 

 

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1     (  ) RALPH WILSON.
2     (  ) FOR COUNCILMEN.
3     VOTE FOR NOT MORE THAN....(insert proper number as provided
4 in Section 5-2-12).
5     (  ) HARRY BROWN.
6     (  ) ROBERT BUCK.
7     (  ) WILLIAM BURKE.
8     (  ) GEORGE MILLER.
9     (  ) ARTHUR ROBBINS.
10     (  ) EDWARD STUART.
11     (  ) JOSEPH TROUT.
12     (  ) THOMAS WILLIAMS.
13     In addition to the requirements of the general election
14 law, the general municipal election ballots for the election
15 provided for in Section 5-2-12 shall be substantially in the
16 following form:
17
OFFICIAL BALLOT
18
NOMINEES FOR MAYOR AND COUNCILMEN OF
19
THE CITY (OR VILLAGE) OF.... AT
20
THE GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION.
21
FOR MAYOR
22
VOTE FOR ONE
23     (  ) JOHN JONES.
24     (  ) JAMES SMITH.
25     (  ) FOR COUNCILMEN.
26     VOTE FOR NOT MORE THAN....(insert proper number as provided

 

 

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1 in Section 5-2-12).
2     (  ) HARRY BROWN.
3     (  ) ROBERT BUCK.
4     (  ) WILLIAM BURKE.
5     (  ) GEORGE MILLER.
6     (  ) ARTHUR ROBBINS.
7     (  ) EDWARD STUART.
8     (  ) JOSEPH TROUT.
9     (  ) THOMAS WILLIAMS.
10 (Source: P.A. 81-1490.)
 
11     (65 ILCS 5/5-2-18.4)  (from Ch. 24, par. 5-2-18.4)
12     Sec. 5-2-18.4. In addition to the requirements of the
13 general election law, a distinct ballot shall be printed for
14 each district for the primary election. At the top of the
15 ballot shall be the following: CANDIDATES FOR NOMINATION FOR
16 MAYOR AND COUNCILMEN OF THE CITY OF.... AT THE PRIMARY
17 ELECTION. Under the sub-title FOR MAYOR shall be placed the
18 following: (VOTE FOR ONE). There shall be placed below the
19 names of the candidates for mayor another sub-title as follows:
20 FOR COUNCILMEN AT LARGE. Following this sub-title there shall
21 be an instruction in this form, to be altered, however, to
22 conform to the facts: VOTE FOR NOT MORE THAN.... (Insert proper
23 number as provided in Section 5-2-12). Following the names of
24 the candidates for councilmen at large, there shall be another
25 sub-title in the following form: FOR DISTRICT COUNCILMAN.

 

 

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1 Following this sub-title there shall be the following
2 direction: (VOTE FOR ONE). In other respects the form of the
3 ballot shall be controlled by Section 4-3-10.
4 (Source: P.A. 81-1490.)
 
5     (65 ILCS 5/5-2-18.6)  (from Ch. 24, par. 5-2-18.6)
6     Sec. 5-2-18.6. In addition to the requirements of the
7 general election law, the ballots for the general municipal
8 election shall be prepared in accordance with Section 4-3-16,
9 with the following changes:
10     (1) Following the names of the candidates for mayor there
11 shall be printed a sub-title: FOR COUNCILMEN AT LARGE;
12 following this sub-title shall be an instruction in this form:
13 VOTE FOR NOT MORE THAN....(Insert proper number as provided in
14 Section 5-2-12). The names of the candidates for councilmen at
15 large shall follow this instruction.
16     (2) Following the names of the candidates at large shall be
17 printed another sub-title: FOR DISTRICT COUNCILMAN. Following
18 this sub-title shall be an instruction in this form: (VOTE FOR
19 ONE) and following this instruction shall be printed the names
20 of the 2 nominees.
21 (Source: P.A. 81-1490.)
 
22     (65 ILCS 5/5-2-18.7)  (from Ch. 24, par. 5-2-18.7)
23     Sec. 5-2-18.7. In any city which has adopted this Article,
24 and is electing the city council at large or has elected to

 

 

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1 choose aldermen from wards, a proposition to elect part of the
2 city council at large and part from districts with staggered
3 four year terms and biennial elections for councilmen shall be
4 submitted to the electors upon initiation in the manner herein
5 provided.
6     Electors of such city, equal in number to not less than 10%
7 of the total vote cast for all candidates for mayor in the last
8 preceding municipal election for such office, may petition for
9 submission, or, in the alternative, the city council may by
10 ordinance without a petition cause to be submitted, to a vote
11 of the electors of that city the proposition whether part of
12 the city council shall be elected at large and part from
13 districts with staggered four year terms and biennial elections
14 for councilmen. The petition shall be in the same form as
15 prescribed in Section 5-1-6, except that the petition shall be
16 modified as to the wording of the proposition to be voted upon,
17 to conform to the wording of the proposition as hereinafter set
18 forth, and shall be filed with the city clerk in accordance
19 with the general election law. The city clerk shall certify the
20 proposition to the proper election authorities who shall submit
21 the proposition at an election in accordance with the general
22 election law.
23     However, such proposition shall not be submitted at the
24 general primary election for the municipality.
25     The proposition shall be substantially in the following
26 form:

 

 

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1 -------------------------------------------------------------
2     Shall the city of....
3 elect part of the councilmen at large      YES
4 and part of the councilmen from        ----------------------
5 districts with staggered four year         NO
6 terms and biennial elections?
7 -------------------------------------------------------------
8     If a majority of those voting on the proposition vote
9 "yes", then at the next general municipal election at which a
10 mayor is to be elected, a mayor and councilmen shall be elected
11 as hereinafter provided.
12     In cities of less than 50,000 population, the council shall
13 consist of the mayor and 6 councilmen, 2 councilmen being
14 elected at large and 4 councilmen being elected from districts.
15 In cities of 50,000 and not more than 500,000 population, the
16 council shall consist of the mayor and 8 councilmen, 3
17 councilmen being elected at large and 5 councilmen being
18 elected from districts.
19     The city council shall divide the city, whenever necessary
20 thereafter, into districts which shall be of as compact and
21 contiguous territory as practicable and of approximately equal
22 population. The number of such districts shall be the same as
23 the number of councilmen to be elected from districts.
24     One councilman who is an actual resident of the district,
25 shall be elected from each district. Only the electors of a
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1 of the number of councilmen authorized shall be elected at
2 large.
3     The term of office of the Mayor and Councilmen shall be 4
4 years, provided that at the first election the Councilmen
5 elected at large shall serve for 2 years only. Thereafter the
6 election of Councilmen shall be biennial, and after the first
7 election the Mayor and all Councilmen shall be elected for 4
8 year terms to fill expiring terms of incumbents.
9     The Mayor and Councilmen shall hold their respective
10 offices for the term of 4 years as herein provided, and until
11 their successors are elected and qualified. Upon the election
12 and qualification of the Councilmen, the terms of all sitting
13 aldermen or councilmen elected at large pursuant to the
14 provisions of Section 5-2-12 shall expire.
15     For the first primary election a distinct ballot shall be
16 printed for each district. At the top of the ballot shall be
17 the following: CANDIDATES FOR NOMINATION FOR MAYOR (when Mayor
18 is to be elected) AND COUNCILMEN OF THE CITY OF.... AT THE
19 PRIMARY ELECTION. Under the subtitle of FOR MAYOR (when
20 applicable) shall be placed the following: (VOTE FOR ONE).
21 There shall be placed below the names of the candidates for
22 Mayor, if any, another subtitle as follows: FOR COUNCILMEN AT
23 LARGE. Following this subtitle there shall be an instruction in
24 this form, to be altered, however, to conform to the facts:
25 (VOTE FOR NOT MORE THAN....) (Insert number of Councilmen being
26 elected). Following the names of the candidates for councilmen

 

 

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1 at large, there shall be another subtitle in the following
2 form: FOR DISTRICT COUNCILMAN. Following this subtitle there
3 shall be the following direction: (VOTE FOR ONE). In other
4 respects the ballots shall conform to the applicable provisions
5 of Sections 4-3-10 and 5-2-13.
6     To determine the number of nominees who shall be placed on
7 the ballot under each subtitle at the general municipal
8 election, the number of officers who will be chosen under each
9 subtitle shall be multiplied by 2. Only those candidates at the
10 primary election shall be nominees under each subtitle at the
11 general municipal election and, where but one officer is to be
12 elected, the 2 candidates receiving the highest number of votes
13 shall be placed upon the ballot for the next succeeding general
14 municipal election. Where 2 councilmen are to be elected, the 4
15 candidates receiving the highest number of votes shall be
16 placed upon the ballot. Where 3 councilmen are to be elected,
17 the names of the 6 candidates receiving the highest number of
18 votes shall be placed upon the ballot.
19     The ballots for the election of officers at the first
20 general municipal election shall be prepared in compliance with
21 Section 4-3-16, with the following changes:
22     (1) Following the names of the candidates for Mayor (when
23 applicable) there shall be printed a subtitle: FOR COUNCILMAN
24 AT LARGE: following this subtitle shall be an instruction in
25 this form: (VOTE FOR NOT MORE THAN ....) (Insert number of
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1 councilmen at large shall follow the instruction.
2     (2) Following the names of the nominees for councilmen at
3 large shall be printed another subtitle: FOR DISTRICT
4 COUNCILMAN. Following this subtitle shall be an instruction in
5 this form: (VOTE FOR ONE) and following this instruction shall
6 be printed the names of the 2 nominees.
7     Thereafter, the ballots for the biennial election shall be
8 prepared as hereinafter provided.
9     For the primary election at which Councilmen at large are
10 to be elected the form of the ballot shall be as follows:
11         At the top of the ballot shall be the following:
12 CANDIDATES FOR NOMINATION FOR MAYOR (when Mayor is to be
13 elected) AND COUNCILMEN OF THE CITY OF.... AT THE PRIMARY
14 ELECTION. Under the subtitle of FOR MAYOR (when applicable)
15 shall be placed the following: (VOTE FOR ONE). There shall be
16 placed below the names of the candidates for Mayor, if any,
17 another subtitle as follows: FOR COUNCILMEN AT LARGE. Following
18 this subtitle there shall be an instruction in this form, to be
19 altered, however, to conform to the facts: (VOTE FOR NOT MORE
20 THAN....) (Insert number of Councilmen being elected).
21     For the primary election at which District Councilmen are
22 to be elected, a distinct ballot shall be printed for each
23 District. There shall be placed below the names of the
24 candidates for Mayor (when applicable) another subtitle as
25 follows: FOR DISTRICT COUNCILMAN. Following this subtitle
26 there shall be an instruction in this form: VOTE FOR ONE. In

 

 

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1 all other respects the ballot shall conform to the applicable
2 provisions of Sections 4-3-10 and 5-2-13.
3     To determine the number of nominees who shall be placed on
4 the ballot under each subtitle at the general municipal
5 election, the number of officers who will be chosen under each
6 subtitle shall be multiplied by 2. Only those candidates at the
7 primary election shall be nominees under each subtitle at the
8 general municipal election and, where but one officer is to be
9 elected, the 2 candidates receiving the highest number of votes
10 shall be placed upon the ballot for the next succeeding general
11 municipal election. Where 2 councilmen are to be elected, the 4
12 candidates receiving the highest number of votes shall be
13 placed upon the ballot. Where 3 councilmen are to be elected,
14 the names of the 6 candidates receiving the highest number of
15 votes shall be placed upon the ballot.
16     The ballots for the election of officers at the general
17 municipal election shall be prepared in compliance with Section
18 4-3-16, with the following changes:
19     (1) For elections where candidates for Councilmen at large
20 are being elected, following the names of candidates for Mayor
21 (when applicable) there shall be printed a subtitle as follows:
22 FOR COUNCILMEN AT LARGE. Following this subtitle there shall be
23 an instruction in this form: (VOTE FOR NOT MORE THAN....)
24 (Insert number of Councilmen to be elected). The names of the
25 nominees for Councilmen at large shall follow the instruction.
26     (2) For elections where district Councilmen are to be

 

 

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1 elected, a distinct ballot shall be printed for each district,
2 and following the names of the candidates for Mayor (when
3 applicable) there shall be printed a subtitle as follows: FOR
4 DISTRICT COUNCILMAN. Following this subtitle there shall be an
5 instruction in this form: (VOTE FOR ONE) and following this
6 instruction shall be printed the names of the 2 nominees for
7 district Councilman.
8     Vacancies shall be filled as prescribed in Section 5-2-12,
9 provided that a vacancy in the office of a District Councilman
10 shall be filled by a person who is an actual resident of the
11 district in which the vacancy occurs.
12 (Source: P.A. 81-1489.)
 
13     (65 ILCS 5/7-2-24)  (from Ch. 24, par. 7-2-24)
14     Sec. 7-2-24. The ballots for the election of officers at
15 the general city election in a united city shall be prepared in
16 accordance with the general election law, and in accordance
17 with Section 4-3-16, with the following changes: (1) Following
18 the names of the candidates for mayor there shall be printed a
19 sub-title: FOR COMMISSIONER (or COMMISSIONERS) AT LARGE.
20 Following this sub-title shall be an instruction in this form:
21 (Vote for one) or (Vote for not more than 2), as the case may
22 be. The names of the candidates for commissioner at large shall
23 follow this instruction. (2) Following the names of the
24 candidates at large shall be printed another sub-title: FOR
25 COMMISSIONER FROM THE BOROUGH OF..... Following this sub-title

 

 

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1 shall be an instruction in this form: (Vote for one) and
2 following this instruction shall be printed the names of the 2
3 nominees. Sections 7-2-20 through 7-2-24 are applicable only to
4 united cities under a commission form of government.
5 (Source: P.A. 81-1490.)
 
6     Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
7 becoming law.