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| Public Act 095-0862 |
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AN ACT concerning elections.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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represented in the General Assembly:
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Section 5. The Election Code is amended by changing | ||||
Sections 7-19, 16-3, 24A-6, 24B-6, 24C-6, and 24C-7 as follows:
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(10 ILCS 5/7-19) (from Ch. 46, par. 7-19)
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Sec. 7-19. The primary ballot of each political party for | ||||
each precinct shall be
arranged and printed substantially in | ||||
the manner following:
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1. Designating words. At the top of the ballot shall be | ||||
printed in
large capital letters, words designating the ballot, | ||||
if a Republican
ballot, the designating words shall be: | ||||
"REPUBLICAN PRIMARY BALLOT"; if
a Democratic ballot the | ||||
designating words shall be: "DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY
BALLOT"; and in | ||||
like manner for each political party.
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2. Order of Names, Directions to Voters, etc. Beginning not | ||||
less
than one inch below designating words, the name of each | ||||
office to be
filled shall be printed in capital letters. Such | ||||
names may be printed on
the ballot either in a single column or | ||||
in 2 or more columns and in the
following order, to-wit:
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President of the United States, State offices, | ||||
congressional offices,
delegates and alternate delegates to be | ||||
elected from the State at large
to National nominating | ||||
conventions, delegates and alternate delegates to
be elected | ||
from congressional districts to National nominating
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conventions, member or members of the State central committee, | ||
trustees of sanitary
districts, county offices, judicial | ||
officers, city, village and
incorporated town offices, town | ||
offices, or of such of the said offices
as candidates are to be | ||
nominated for at such primary, and precinct,
township or ward | ||
committeemen. If two or more columns are used, the
foregoing | ||
offices to and including member of the State central committee
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shall be listed in the left-hand column and Senatorial offices, | ||
as
defined in Section 8-3, shall be the
first offices listed in | ||
the second column.
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Below the name of each office shall be printed in small | ||
letters the
directions to voters: "Vote for one"; "Vote for not | ||
more than two"; "Vote for not more than three";
or a spelled | ||
number designating how many persons under that head are to
be | ||
voted for. If no candidate or candidates file for an office and | ||
if no person or persons file a declaration as a write-in | ||
candidate for that office, then below the title of that office | ||
the election authority instead shall print "No Candidate".
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Next to the name of each candidate for delegate or | ||
alternate delegate
to a national nominating convention shall | ||
appear either (a)
the name of the
candidate's preference for | ||
President of the United States or the word
"uncommitted" or (b) | ||
no official designation, depending upon the action
taken by the | ||
State central committee pursuant to Section 7-10.3 of this Act.
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Below the name of each office shall be printed in capital | ||
letters the
names of all candidates, arranged in the order in | ||
which their petitions
for nominations were filed, except as | ||
otherwise provided in Sections
7-14 and 7-17 of this Article. | ||
Opposite and in front of the name of each
candidate shall be | ||
printed a square and all squares upon the primary
ballot shall | ||
be of uniform size. Spaces between the names of candidates
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under each office shall be uniform and sufficient spaces shall | ||
separate
the names of candidates for one office from the names | ||
of candidates for
another office, to avoid confusion and to | ||
permit the writing in of the
names of other candidates.
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Where voting machines or electronic voting systems are | ||
used, the
provisions of this Section may be modified as | ||
required or authorized by
Article 24 or Article 24A, whichever | ||
is applicable.
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(Source: P.A. 83-33.)
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(10 ILCS 5/16-3) (from Ch. 46, par. 16-3)
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Sec. 16-3. (a) The names of all candidates to be voted for | ||
in each
election district or precinct shall be printed on one | ||
ballot, except as
is provided in Sections 16-6.1 and 21-1.01 of | ||
this Act and except as otherwise
provided in this Act with | ||
respect to the odd year regular elections and
the emergency | ||
referenda; all nominations
of any political party being placed | ||
under the party appellation or title
of such party as | ||
designated in the certificates of nomination or
petitions. The | ||
names of all independent candidates shall be printed upon
the | ||
ballot in a column or columns under the heading "independent"
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arranged under the names or titles of the respective offices | ||
for which
such independent candidates shall have been nominated | ||
and so far as
practicable, the name or names of any independent | ||
candidate or
candidates for any office shall be printed upon | ||
the ballot opposite the
name or names of any candidate or | ||
candidates for the same office
contained in any party column or | ||
columns upon said ballot. The ballot
shall contain no other | ||
names, except that in cases of electors for
President and | ||
Vice-President of the United States, the names of the
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candidates for President and Vice-President may be added to the | ||
party
designation and words calculated to aid the voter in his | ||
choice of candidates
may be added, such as "Vote for one," | ||
"Vote for not more than three." If no candidate or candidates | ||
file for an office and if no person or persons file a | ||
declaration as a write-in candidate for that office, then below | ||
the title of that office the election authority instead shall | ||
print "No Candidate". When an electronic
voting system is used | ||
which utilizes a ballot label booklet, the candidates
and | ||
questions shall appear on the pages of such booklet in the | ||
order
provided by this Code; and, in any case where candidates | ||
for an office
appear on a page which does not contain the name | ||
of any candidate for
another office, and where less than 50% of | ||
the page is utilized, the name of
no candidate shall be printed | ||
on the lowest 25% of such page. On the back or
outside of the | ||
ballot, so as to appear when folded, shall be printed the words
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"Official Ballot", followed by the designation of the polling | ||
place for
which the ballot is prepared, the date of the | ||
election and a facsimile
of the signature of the election | ||
authority who has caused the ballots to
be printed. The ballots | ||
shall be of plain white paper, through which the
printing or | ||
writing cannot be read. However, ballots for use at the
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nonpartisan and consolidated elections may be printed on | ||
different color
paper, except blue paper, whenever necessary or | ||
desirable to facilitate
distinguishing between ballots for | ||
different political subdivisions. In
the case of nonpartisan | ||
elections for officers of a political
subdivision, unless the | ||
statute or an ordinance adopted pursuant to
Article VII of the | ||
Constitution providing the form of government
therefor | ||
requires otherwise, the column listing such nonpartisan
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candidates shall be printed with no appellation or circle at | ||
its head.
The party appellation or title, or the word | ||
"independent" at the head of
any column provided for | ||
independent candidates, shall be printed in letters not less | ||
than one-fourth of an inch in height
and a
circle one-half inch | ||
in diameter shall be printed at the beginning of
the line in | ||
which such appellation or title is printed, provided,
however, | ||
that no such circle shall be printed at the head of any column
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or columns provided for such independent candidates. The names | ||
of
candidates shall be printed in letters not less than | ||
one-eighth
nor more than one-fourth of an inch in height, and | ||
at the beginning of
each line in which a name of a candidate is | ||
printed a square shall be
printed, the sides of which shall be | ||
not less than one-fourth of an inch
in length. However, the | ||
names of the candidates for Governor and
Lieutenant Governor on | ||
the same ticket shall be printed within a bracket
and a single | ||
square shall be printed in front of the bracket. The list
of | ||
candidates of the several parties and any such list of | ||
independent
candidates shall be placed in separate columns on | ||
the ballot in such
order as the election authorities charged | ||
with the printing of the
ballots shall decide; provided, that | ||
the names of the candidates of the
several political parties, | ||
certified by the State Board of Elections to
the several county | ||
clerks shall be printed by the county clerk of the
proper | ||
county on the official ballot in the order certified by the | ||
State
Board of Elections. Any county clerk refusing, neglecting | ||
or failing to
print on the official ballot the names of | ||
candidates of the several
political parties in the order | ||
certified by the State Board of
Elections, and any county clerk | ||
who prints or causes to be printed upon
the official ballot the | ||
name of a candidate, for an office to be filled
by the Electors | ||
of the entire State, whose name has not been duly
certified to | ||
him upon a certificate signed by the State Board of
Elections | ||
shall be guilty of a Class C misdemeanor.
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(b) When an electronic voting system is used which utilizes | ||
a ballot
card,
on the inside flap of each ballot card envelope | ||
there shall be printed
a form for write-in voting which shall | ||
be substantially as follows:
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WRITE-IN VOTES
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(See card of instructions for specific information. | ||
Duplicate form below
by hand for additional write-in votes.)
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_____________________________
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Title of Office
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( ) ____________________________
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Name of Candidate
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Write-in lines equal to the number of candidates for which | ||
a voter may vote shall be printed for an office only if one or | ||
more persons filed declarations of intent to be write-in | ||
candidates or qualify to file declarations to be write-in | ||
candidates under Sections 17-16.1 and 18-9.1 when the | ||
certification of ballot contains the words "OBJECTION | ||
PENDING".
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(c) When an electronic voting system is used which uses a | ||
ballot sheet,
the
instructions to voters on the ballot sheet | ||
shall refer the voter to the
card of instructions for specific | ||
information on write-in voting. Below
each office appearing on | ||
such ballot sheet there shall be a provision for
the casting of | ||
a write-in vote. Write-in lines equal to the number of | ||
candidates for which a voter may vote shall be printed for an | ||
office only if one or more persons filed declarations of intent | ||
to be write-in candidates or qualify to file declarations to be | ||
write-in candidates under Sections 17-16.1 and 18-9.1 when the | ||
certification of ballot contains the words "OBJECTION | ||
PENDING".
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(d) When such electronic system is used, there shall be | ||
printed on the
back of each ballot card, each ballot card | ||
envelope, and
the first page of the ballot label when a ballot | ||
label is used, the
words "Official Ballot," followed by the | ||
number of the
precinct or other precinct identification, which | ||
may be stamped, in lieu
thereof and, as applicable, the number | ||
and name of the township, ward
or other election district for | ||
which the ballot card, ballot card
envelope, and ballot label | ||
are prepared, the date of the election and a
facsimile of the | ||
signature of the election authority who has caused the
ballots | ||
to be printed. The back of the ballot card shall also include
a | ||
method of identifying the ballot configuration such as a | ||
listing of the
political subdivisions and districts for which | ||
votes may be cast on that
ballot, or a number code identifying | ||
the ballot configuration or color coded
ballots, except that | ||
where there is only one ballot configuration in a
precinct, the | ||
precinct identification, and any applicable ward
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identification, shall be sufficient. Ballot card envelopes | ||
used in punch
card systems shall be of paper through which no | ||
writing or punches may be
discerned and shall be of sufficient | ||
length to enclose all voting
positions. However, the election | ||
authority may provide
ballot card envelopes on which no | ||
precinct number or township, ward or
other election district | ||
designation, or election date are preprinted, if
space and a | ||
preprinted form are provided below the space provided for
the | ||
names of write-in candidates where such information may be | ||
entered
by the judges of election. Whenever an election | ||
authority utilizes
ballot card envelopes on which the election | ||
date and precinct is not
preprinted, a judge of election shall | ||
mark such information for the
particular precinct and election | ||
on the envelope in ink before tallying
and counting any | ||
write-in vote written thereon.
If some method of insuring | ||
ballot secrecy other than an envelope is used,
such information | ||
must be provided on the ballot itself.
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(e) In the designation of the name of a candidate on the | ||
ballot, the
candidate's given name or names, initial or | ||
initials, a nickname by
which the candidate is commonly known, | ||
or a combination thereof, may be
used in addition to the | ||
candidate's surname. If a candidate has changed his or her | ||
name, whether by a statutory or common law procedure in | ||
Illinois or any other jurisdiction, within 3 years before the | ||
last day for filing the petition for nomination, nomination | ||
papers, or certificate of nomination for that office, whichever | ||
is applicable, then (i) the candidate's name on the ballot must | ||
be followed by "formerly known as (list all prior names during | ||
the 3-year period) until name changed on (list date of each | ||
such name change)" and (ii) the petition, papers, or | ||
certificate must be accompanied by the candidate's affidavit | ||
stating the candidate's previous names during the period | ||
specified in (i) and the date or dates each of those names was | ||
changed; failure to meet these requirements shall be grounds | ||
for denying certification of the candidate's name for the | ||
ballot or removing the candidate's name from the ballot, as | ||
appropriate, but these requirements do not apply to name | ||
changes resulting from adoption to assume an adoptive parent's | ||
or parents' surname, marriage to assume a spouse's surname, or | ||
dissolution of marriage or declaration of invalidity of | ||
marriage to assume a former surname. No other designation such
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as a political slogan, title, or degree or nickname suggesting | ||
or
implying possession of a
title, degree or professional | ||
status, or similar information may be used
in connection with | ||
the candidate's surname.
For purposes of this Section, a | ||
"political slogan" is defined as any
word or words expressing | ||
or connoting a position, opinion, or belief that the
candidate | ||
may espouse, including but not limited to, any word or words
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conveying any meaning other than that of the personal identity | ||
of the
candidate. A
candidate may not use a political slogan as | ||
part of his or her name on the
ballot, notwithstanding that the | ||
political slogan may be part of the
candidate's name.
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(f) The State Board of Elections, a local election | ||
official, or an
election
authority shall remove any candidate's | ||
name designation from a ballot that is
inconsistent with | ||
subsection (e) of this Section. In addition, the State Board
of | ||
Elections, a local election official, or an election authority | ||
shall not
certify to any election authority any candidate name | ||
designation that is
inconsistent with subsection (e) of this | ||
Section.
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(g) If the State Board of Elections, a local election | ||
official, or an
election
authority removes a candidate's name | ||
designation from a ballot under
subsection (f) of this Section, | ||
then the aggrieved candidate may seek
appropriate relief in | ||
circuit court.
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Where voting machines or electronic voting systems are | ||
used, the
provisions of this Section may be modified as | ||
required or authorized by
Article 24 or Article 24A, whichever | ||
is applicable.
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Nothing in this Section shall prohibit election | ||
authorities from using
or reusing ballot card envelopes which | ||
were printed before the effective
date of this amendatory Act | ||
of 1985.
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(Source: P.A. 94-1090, eff. 6-1-07; 95-699, eff. 11-9-07.)
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(10 ILCS 5/24A-6) (from Ch. 46, par. 24A-6)
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Sec. 24A-6. The ballot information, whether placed on the | ||
ballot or
on the marking device, shall, as far as practicable, | ||
be in the order of
arrangement provided for paper ballots, | ||
except that such information may
be in vertical or horizontal | ||
rows, or in a number of separate pages.
Ballots for all | ||
questions or propositions to be voted on must be
provided in | ||
the same manner and must be arranged on or in the marking
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device or on the ballot sheet in the places provided for such | ||
purposes.
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When an electronic voting system utilizes a ballot label | ||
booklet and
ballot card, ballots for candidates, ballots | ||
calling for a
constitutional convention, constitutional | ||
amendment ballots, judicial
retention ballots, public | ||
measures, and all propositions to be voted
upon may be placed | ||
on the electronic voting device by providing in the
ballot | ||
booklet separate ballot label pages or series of pages
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distinguished by differing colors as provided below. When an | ||
electronic
voting system utilizes a ballot sheet, ballots | ||
calling for a constitutional
convention, constitutional | ||
amendment ballots and judicial retention ballots
shall be | ||
placed on the ballot sheet by providing a separate portion of | ||
the
ballot sheet for each such kind of ballot which shall be | ||
printed in ink
of a color distinct from the color of ink used | ||
in printing any other portion
of the ballot sheet. Ballots for | ||
candidates, public measures and all other
propositions to be | ||
voted upon shall be placed on the ballot sheet by providing
a | ||
separate portion of the ballot sheet for each such kind of | ||
ballot. Whenever a person has submitted a declaration of intent | ||
to be a write-in candidate as required in Sections 17-16.1 and | ||
18-9.1,
a line
on which the name of a candidate may be written | ||
by the voter shall be printed below the name of the last | ||
candidate nominated for such office, and immediately
to the | ||
left of such line an area shall be provided for marking a vote | ||
for
such write-in candidate. The number of write-in lines for | ||
an office shall equal the number of persons who have filed | ||
declarations of intent to be write-in candidates plus an | ||
additional line or lines for write-in candidates who qualify to | ||
file declarations to be write-in candidates under Sections | ||
17-16.1 and 18-9.1 when the certification of ballot contains | ||
the words "OBJECTION PENDING" next to the name of the | ||
candidate, up to the number of candidates for which a voter may | ||
vote. More than one amendment to the constitution may
be placed | ||
on the same ballot page or series of pages or on the same | ||
portion
of the ballot sheet, as the case may be. Ballot label | ||
pages for
constitutional conventions or constitutional | ||
amendments shall be on paper
of blue color and shall precede | ||
all other ballot label pages in the ballot
label booklet. More | ||
than one public measure or proposition may be placed
on the | ||
same ballot label page or series of pages or on the same | ||
portion of
the ballot sheet, as the case may be. More than one | ||
proposition for
retention of judges in office may be placed on | ||
the same ballot label page
or series of pages or on the same | ||
portion of the ballot sheet, as the case
may be. Ballot label | ||
pages for candidates shall be on paper of white
color, except | ||
that in primary elections the ballot label page or pages for
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the candidates of each respective political party shall be of | ||
the color
designated by the election official in charge of the | ||
election for that
political party's candidates; provided that | ||
the ballot label pages or pages
for candidates for use at the | ||
nonpartisan and consolidated elections may be
on paper of | ||
different colors, except blue, whenever necessary or desirable
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to facilitate distinguishing between the pages for different | ||
political
subdivisions. On each page
of
the candidate booklet, | ||
where the election is made to list ballot
information | ||
vertically, the party affiliation of each candidate or the word
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"independent" shall appear immediately to the left of the | ||
candidate's
name, and the name of candidates for the same | ||
office shall be listed
vertically under the title of that | ||
office. If no candidate or candidates file for an office and if | ||
no person or persons file a declaration as a write-in candidate | ||
for that office, then below the title of that office the | ||
election authority instead shall print "No Candidate". In the | ||
case of nonpartisan
elections for officers of political | ||
subdivisions, unless the statute or
an ordinance adopted | ||
pursuant to Article VII of the Constitution
requires otherwise, | ||
the listing of such nonpartisan candidates shall not
include | ||
any party or "independent" designation. Ballot label pages for
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judicial retention ballots shall be on paper of green color, | ||
and ballot
label pages for all public measures and other | ||
propositions shall be on
paper of some other distinct and | ||
different color. In primary elections,
a separate ballot label | ||
booklet, marking device and voting booth shall
be used for each | ||
political party holding a primary, with the ballot
label | ||
booklet arranged to include ballot label pages of the | ||
candidates
of the party and public measures and other | ||
propositions to be voted upon
on the day of the primary | ||
election. One ballot card may be used for
recording the voter's | ||
vote or choice on all such ballots, proposals,
public measures | ||
or propositions, and such ballot card shall be arranged
so as | ||
to record the voter's vote or choice in a separate column or
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columns for each such kind of ballot, proposal, public measure | ||
or
proposition.
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If the ballot label booklet includes both candidates for | ||
office and
public measures or propositions to be voted on, the | ||
election official in
charge of the election shall divide the | ||
pages by protruding tabs
identifying the division of the pages, | ||
and printing on such tabs
"Candidates" and "Propositions".
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The ballot card and all of its columns and the ballot card | ||
envelope
shall be of the color prescribed for candidate's | ||
ballots at the general
or primary election, whichever is being | ||
held. At an election where no
candidates are being nominated or | ||
elected, the ballot card, its columns,
and the ballot card | ||
envelope shall be of a color designated by the election
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official in charge of the election.
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The ballot cards, ballot card envelopes and ballot sheets | ||
may, at the
discretion of the election authority, be printed on | ||
white paper and then
striped with the appropriate colors.
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When ballot sheets are used, the various portions thereof | ||
shall be arranged
to conform to the foregoing format.
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Absentee ballots may consist of ballot cards, envelopes, | ||
paper ballots
or ballot sheets voted in person in the office of | ||
the election official in
charge of the election or voted by | ||
mail. Where a ballot card is used for
voting by mail it must be | ||
accompanied by a punching tool or other
appropriate marking | ||
device, voter instructions and a specimen ballot
showing the | ||
proper positions to vote on the ballot card or ballot sheet for
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each party, candidate, proposal, public measure or | ||
proposition, and in the
case of a ballot card must be mounted | ||
on a suitable material to receive the
punched out chip.
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Any voter who spoils his ballot or makes an error may | ||
return the
ballot to the judges of election and secure another. | ||
However, the
protruding identifying tab for proposals for a | ||
constitutional convention
or constitutional amendments shall | ||
have printed thereon "Constitutional
Ballot", and the ballot | ||
label page or pages for such proposals shall
precede the ballot | ||
label pages for candidates in the ballot label
booklet.
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(Source: P.A. 95-699, eff. 11-9-07.)
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(10 ILCS 5/24B-6)
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Sec. 24B-6. Ballot Information; Arrangement; Electronic | ||
Precinct
Tabulation Optical Scan Technology Voting System; | ||
Absentee
Ballots; Spoiled Ballots. The ballot information, | ||
shall, as far
as practicable, be in the order of arrangement | ||
provided for paper
ballots, except that the information may be | ||
in vertical or
horizontal rows, or on a number of separate | ||
pages or displays on the marking
device. Ballots for
all | ||
questions or propositions to be voted on should be provided
in | ||
a similar manner and must be arranged on the ballot sheet or | ||
marking
device in
the places provided for such purposes. | ||
Ballots shall be of white
paper unless provided otherwise by | ||
administrative rule of the State Board of
Elections or | ||
otherwise specified.
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All propositions, including but not limited to | ||
propositions
calling for a constitutional convention, | ||
constitutional
amendment, judicial retention, and public | ||
measures to be voted
upon shall be placed on separate portions | ||
of the ballot sheet or marking
device by
utilizing borders or | ||
grey screens. Candidates shall be listed on
a separate portion | ||
of the ballot sheet or marking device by utilizing
borders or
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grey screens. Whenever a person has submitted a declaration of | ||
intent to be a write-in candidate as required in Sections | ||
17-16.1 and 18-9.1,
a line or lines on which the voter
may | ||
select a
write-in candidate shall be printed below the name of | ||
the last candidate nominated for such office. Such line or | ||
lines shall be proximate to an area provided for marking
votes | ||
for the write-in candidate or
candidates. The number of | ||
write-in lines for an office shall equal the number
of persons | ||
who have filed declarations of intent to be write-in candidates | ||
plus an additional line or lines for write-in candidates who | ||
qualify to file declarations to be write-in candidates under | ||
Sections 17-16.1 and 18-9.1 when the certification of ballot | ||
contains the words "OBJECTION PENDING" next to the name of that | ||
candidate, up to the number of
candidates
for which a voter may | ||
vote. More than one amendment to the constitution may be
placed | ||
on the
same portion of the ballot sheet or marking device.
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Constitutional convention or constitutional amendment
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propositions shall be printed or displayed on a separate | ||
portion of the
ballot
sheet or marking device and designated by | ||
borders or grey screens, unless
otherwise
provided by | ||
administrative rule of the State Board of Elections.
More than | ||
one public measure or proposition may be placed on the
same | ||
portion of the ballot sheet or marking device. More than
one | ||
proposition for retention of judges in office may be placed
on | ||
the same portion of the ballot sheet or marking device.
Names | ||
of candidates shall be printed in black. The party
affiliation | ||
of each candidate or the word "independent" shall
appear near | ||
or under the candidate's name, and the names of
candidates for | ||
the same office shall be listed vertically under
the title of | ||
that office, on separate pages of the marking device, or as
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otherwise approved by the State Board of Elections. If no | ||
candidate or candidates file for an office and if no person or | ||
persons file a declaration as a write-in candidate for that | ||
office, then below the title of that office the election | ||
authority instead shall print "No Candidate". In the case of
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nonpartisan elections
for officers of political subdivisions, | ||
unless the statute or an
ordinance adopted pursuant to Article | ||
VII of the Constitution
requires otherwise, the listing of | ||
nonpartisan candidates
shall not include any party or | ||
"independent" designation.
Judicial retention
questions and | ||
ballot questions for all public measures and other propositions
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shall be designated by borders or grey screens on the ballot or | ||
marking
device.
In primary
elections, a separate ballot, or | ||
displays on the marking device, shall be
used for each | ||
political
party holding a primary, with the ballot or marking | ||
device arranged to
include
names of the candidates of the party | ||
and public measures and
other propositions to be voted upon on | ||
the day of the primary
election.
| ||
If the ballot includes both candidates for office and | ||
public
measures or propositions to be voted on, the election | ||
official in
charge of the election shall divide the ballot or | ||
displays on the marking
device in sections for
"Candidates" and | ||
"Propositions", or separate ballots may be used.
| ||
Absentee ballots may consist of envelopes, paper ballots or
| ||
ballot sheets voted in person in the office of the election
| ||
official in charge of the election or voted by mail. Where a
| ||
Precinct Tabulation Optical Scan Technology ballot is used for
| ||
voting by mail it must be accompanied by voter instructions.
| ||
Any voter who spoils his or her ballot, makes an error, or | ||
has a ballot
returned by the automatic tabulating equipment may | ||
return
the ballot to the judges of election and get another | ||
ballot.
| ||
(Source: P.A. 95-699, eff. 11-9-07.)
| ||
(10 ILCS 5/24C-6)
| ||
Sec. 24C-6. Ballot Information; Arrangement; Direct
| ||
Recording Electronic Voting System; Absentee Ballots; Spoiled
| ||
Ballots. The ballot information, shall, as far as practicable,
| ||
be in the order of arrangement provided for paper ballots,
| ||
except that the information may be in vertical or horizontal
| ||
rows, or on a number of separate pages or display screens.
| ||
Ballots for all public questions to be voted on should be
| ||
provided in a similar manner and must be arranged on the ballot
| ||
in the places provided for such purposes. All public questions,
| ||
including but not limited to public questions calling for a
| ||
constitutional convention, constitutional amendment, or | ||
judicial
retention, shall be placed on the ballot separate and | ||
apart from
candidates. Ballots for all public questions shall | ||
be clearly
designated by borders or different color screens. | ||
More than one
amendment to the constitution may be placed on | ||
the same portion
of the ballot sheet. Constitutional convention | ||
or
constitutional amendment propositions shall be placed on a
| ||
separate portion of the ballot and designated by borders or
| ||
unique color screens, unless otherwise provided by
| ||
administrative rule of the State Board of Elections. More than
| ||
one public question may be placed on the same portion of the
| ||
ballot. More than one proposition for retention of judges in
| ||
office may be placed on the same portion of the ballot.
| ||
The party affiliation, if any, of each candidate or the
| ||
word "independent", where applicable, shall appear near or | ||
under
the candidate's name, and the names of candidates for the | ||
same
office shall be listed vertically under the title of that
| ||
office. In the case of nonpartisan elections for officers of
| ||
political subdivisions, unless the statute or an ordinance
| ||
adopted pursuant to Article VII of the Constitution requires
| ||
otherwise, the listing of nonpartisan candidates shall not
| ||
include any party or "independent" designation. If no candidate | ||
or candidates file for an office and if no person or persons | ||
file a declaration as a write-in candidate for that office, | ||
then below the title of that office the election authority | ||
shall print "No Candidate". In primary
elections, a separate | ||
ballot shall be used for each political
party holding a | ||
primary, with the ballot arranged to include
names of the | ||
candidates of the party and public questions and
other | ||
propositions to be voted upon on the day of the primary
| ||
election.
| ||
If the ballot includes both candidates for office and
| ||
public questions or propositions to be voted on, the election
| ||
official in charge of the election shall divide the ballot in
| ||
sections for "Candidates" and "Public Questions", or separate
| ||
ballots may be used.
| ||
Any voter who spoils his or her ballot, makes an error, or
| ||
has a ballot rejected by the automatic tabulating equipment
| ||
shall be provided a means of correcting the ballot or obtaining
| ||
a new ballot prior to casting his or her ballot.
| ||
Any election authority using a Direct Recording Electronic
| ||
Voting System may use voting systems approved for use under
| ||
Articles 24A or 24B of this Code in conducting absentee voting
| ||
in the office of the election authority or voted by mail.
| ||
(Source: P.A. 93-574, eff. 8-21-03.)
| ||
(10 ILCS 5/24C-7)
| ||
Sec. 24C-7. Write-In Ballots. A Direct Recording
| ||
Electronic Voting System shall provide an acceptable method for
| ||
a voter to vote for a person whose name does not appear on the
| ||
ballot using the same apparatus used to record votes for
| ||
candidates whose names do appear on the ballot. Election
| ||
authorities utilizing Direct Recording Electronic Voting | ||
Systems
shall not use separate write-in ballots.
| ||
Whenever a person has submitted a declaration of intent to | ||
be a write-in candidate as required in Sections 17-16.1 and | ||
18-9.1, Below the name of the last candidate listed for an | ||
office
shall be a space or spaces in which the name of a | ||
candidate or
candidates may be written in or recorded by the | ||
voter shall appear below the name of the last candidate | ||
nominated for such office. The
number of write-in lines for an | ||
office shall equal the number of
persons who have filed | ||
declarations of intent to be write-in candidates plus an | ||
additional line or lines for write-in candidates who qualify to | ||
file declarations to be write-in candidates under Section | ||
17-16.1 or 18-9.1 when the certification of ballot contains the | ||
words "OBJECTION PENDING" next to the name of the candidate, up | ||
to the number of candidates for which a voter may vote.
| ||
(Source: P.A. 93-574, eff. 8-21-03.)
| ||
Section 10. The Illinois Municipal Code is amended by | ||
changing Sections 3.1-25-35, 3.1-25-50, 4-3-10, 4-3-16, | ||
5-2-12, 5-2-13, 5-2-18.4, 5-2-18.6, 5-2-18.7, and 7-2-24 as | ||
follows:
| ||
(65 ILCS 5/3.1-25-35) (from Ch. 24, par. 3.1-25-35)
| ||
Sec. 3.1-25-35. Primary ballots. The proper election | ||
authority, in
accordance with the general
election law, shall | ||
have the primary ballots printed in the same manner, in
the | ||
same number, and within the same time as ballots are printed | ||
under the
general election law, except as otherwise provided in | ||
this Code. If the office
of president is to be filled in the | ||
succeeding general municipal election,
the names of the | ||
candidates for president shall be placed first on the primary
| ||
ballots, in substantially the form specified in this Section. | ||
Following these
names
shall appear the names of the candidates | ||
for trustees in substantially the
form specified in this | ||
Section. The primary ballots shall comply with the
general | ||
election law, except as otherwise provided in this Code. The | ||
ballots
shall designate no party, platform, political | ||
principle, appellation, or
mark, nor shall any circle be | ||
printed at the head of the primary ballots.
| ||
The primary ballots shall be in substantially the following | ||
form:
| ||
OFFICIAL PRIMARY BALLOT
| ||
CANDIDATES FOR NOMINATION
| ||
FOR (PRESIDENT AND)
| ||
TRUSTEES OF (NAME OF VILLAGE)
| ||
AT THE PRIMARY ELECTION.
| ||
FOR PRESIDENT
| ||
(VOTE FOR ONE)
| ||
HENRY WHITE
| ||
JAMES SMITH
| ||
LARRY FRANG
| ||
RALPH WILSON
| ||
FOR TRUSTEES
| ||
(VOTE FOR NOT MORE THAN (NUMBER))
| ||
THOMAS WILLIAMS
| ||
WILLIAM BURKE
| ||
ALEXANDER HAMILTON
| ||
EDWARD STUART
| ||
MARY KURTIS
| ||
G.E. HAUSMANN
| ||
ARTHUR ROBBINS
| ||
MARK TANDY
| ||
HARRY BROWN
| ||
JOSEPH TROUT
| ||
IMMANUEL KANT
| ||
ROBERT BUCK
| ||
GEORGE MILLER
| ||
SARAH TOLLER
| ||
(Source: P.A. 87-1119.)
| ||
(65 ILCS 5/3.1-25-50) (from Ch. 24, par. 3.1-25-50)
| ||
Sec. 3.1-25-50. General election; ballot positions. On the | ||
ballots
for the general municipal election, if the
office of | ||
president is to be filled, the names of the nominees for | ||
president
shall be placed first, in substantially the form | ||
specified in this Section.
Following
these names, the names of | ||
the nominees for trustees shall appear under each
office, in | ||
substantially the form specified in this Section.
| ||
The ballots shall be in the form provided by the general | ||
election law,
except as otherwise provided in this Code, but | ||
they shall designate no party,
platform, political principle, | ||
appellation, or mark, nor shall
any circle be printed at the | ||
head of the ballots. The ballots shall be in
substantially the | ||
following form:
| ||
OFFICIAL BALLOT
| ||
NOMINEES FOR (PRESIDENT AND) TRUSTEES OF (NAME OF
| ||
VILLAGE) AT THE GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION
| ||
FOR PRESIDENT
| ||
(VOTE FOR ONE)
| ||
JAMES SMITH
| ||
LARRY FRANG
| ||
FOR TRUSTEES
| ||
(VOTE FOR NOT MORE THAN (NUMBER))
| ||
EDWARD STUART
| ||
ROBERT BUCK
| ||
GEORGE MILLER
| ||
WILLIAM BURKE
| ||
ARTHUR ROBBINS
| ||
HARRY BROWN
| ||
(Source: P.A. 87-1119.)
| ||
(65 ILCS 5/4-3-10)
| ||
Sec. 4-3-10. (Repealed). | ||
(Source: P.A. 81-1490. Repealed by P.A. 95-699, eff. 11-9-07.)
| ||
(65 ILCS 5/4-3-16) (from Ch. 24, par. 4-3-16)
| ||
Sec. 4-3-16. Upon the ballots for the general municipal | ||
election the names
of the nominees for mayor shall be placed | ||
first, in substantially the form
specified in this section. | ||
Following these names, the names of the nominees
for | ||
commissioners shall appear under each office, in substantially | ||
the form
specified in this section; provided that if the | ||
municipality has voted,
as provided in Section 4-3-19, to | ||
require candidates for commissioner to
run for a specific | ||
office, the names of the candidates for commissioner
of public | ||
accounts and finances, commissioner of public health and | ||
safety,
commissioner of streets and public improvements, and | ||
commissioner of public
property, respectively, shall appear
| ||
under the designation of the applicable office, in | ||
substantially the form
specified in Section 4-3-16.1.
| ||
The ballots shall be in the form provided by the general | ||
election law, except
as herein otherwise provided, but they | ||
shall designate no party, platform,
political principle, | ||
appellation, or mark whatever. Nor shall any circle
be printed | ||
at the head of the ballots. Except where candidates for | ||
commissioner
are required to run for a specific office, the | ||
ballots shall be in substantially
the following form:
| ||
OFFICIAL BALLOT
| ||
NOMINEES FOR MAYOR AND COMMISSIONERS
| ||
OF THE CITY (OR VILLAGE) OF....
| ||
AT THE GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION.
| ||
FOR MAYOR
| ||
(VOTE FOR ONE)
| ||
( ) JOHN JONES.
| ||
( ) JAMES SMITH.
| ||
FOR COMMISSIONERS
| ||
(VOTE FOR NOT MORE THAN FOUR)
| ||
( ) HARRY BROWN.
| ||
( ) ROBERT BUCK.
| ||
( ) WILLIAM BURKE.
| ||
( ) GEORGE MILLER.
| ||
( ) ARTHUR ROBBINS.
| ||
( ) EDWARD STUART.
| ||
( ) JOSEPH TROUT.
| ||
( ) THOMAS WILLIAMS.
| ||
(Source: P.A. 81-1490.)
| ||
(65 ILCS 5/5-2-12) (from Ch. 24, par. 5-2-12)
| ||
Sec. 5-2-12. Aldermen or trustees elected at large; | ||
vacancies;
mayor or president to preside.
| ||
(a) If a city or village adopts the managerial
form of | ||
municipal
government but does not elect to choose aldermen or | ||
trustees from wards
or districts, then the following provisions | ||
of this Section shall be
applicable.
| ||
(b) The city council shall be elected at large. In cities | ||
of less than
50,000
population, the council shall consist of | ||
(i) the mayor and 4 councilmen or (ii) the mayor and 6 | ||
councilmen if the size of the city council is increased under | ||
subsection (k). In
cities
of at least 50,000 but less than | ||
100,000 population,
the council shall consist of
the mayor and | ||
6 councilmen. In cities of at least 100,000 but not more than | ||
500,000
population, the council shall consist of the mayor and | ||
8 councilmen.
| ||
(c) Except in villages that were governed by Article 4
| ||
immediately before
the adoption of the managerial form of | ||
municipal government, the village
board shall be elected at | ||
large and shall consist of a president and the number
of | ||
trustees provided for in Section 5-2-15 or 5-2-17,
whichever is | ||
applicable.
| ||
(d) The term of office of the mayor and councilmen shall be | ||
4 years, provided
that in cities of less than 50,000, the 2 | ||
councilmen receiving the lowest
vote at the first election | ||
shall serve for 2 years only; in cities of at
least 50,000 but | ||
less than 100,000, the 3 councilmen receiving the lowest vote | ||
at the
first election shall serve for 2 years only; and in | ||
cities of at least
100,000 but
not more than 500,000, the 4 | ||
councilmen receiving the lowest vote at the
first election | ||
shall serve for 2 years only.
| ||
(e) The election of councilmen shall be every 2 years. | ||
After the first election,
only 2 councilmen in cities of less | ||
than
50,000, 3 councilmen in cities
of at least 50,000 but less | ||
than 100,000, or 4
councilmen in cities of at least 100,000 but
| ||
not more than 500,000, shall be voted for by each elector at | ||
the primary
elections, and only 2, 3, or 4 councilmen, as the | ||
case may be, shall be voted
for by each elector at each | ||
biennial general municipal election,
to serve for 4 years.
| ||
(f) In addition to the requirements of the general election | ||
law, the ballots
shall be in the form set out in Section | ||
5-2-13. In cities with less than
50,000, the form of ballot | ||
prescribed in Section 5-2-13 shall be further
modified by | ||
printing in the place relating to councilmen the words "Vote
| ||
for not more than Two", or "Vote for not more than Three" if | ||
the size of the city council is increased under subsection (k), | ||
instead of the words "Vote for not more than Four". In cities | ||
of
at least 50,000 but
less than 100,000, the ballot shall be | ||
modified in that place by printing
the words "Vote for not more | ||
than Three" instead of the words "Vote for not more than Four". | ||
Sections 4-3-5 through 4-3-18, insofar as they may be | ||
applicable, shall
govern the election of a mayor and councilmen | ||
under this Section.
| ||
(g) If a vacancy occurs in the office of mayor or | ||
councilman, the remaining
members of the council, within 60 | ||
days after the
vacancy occurs, shall fill the vacancy by | ||
appointment of some person to
the office for
the balance of the | ||
unexpired term or until the vacancy is filled by interim
| ||
election under Section 3.1-10-50, and
until the successor is | ||
elected and
has qualified.
| ||
(h) Except in villages that were governed by Article 4
| ||
immediately before
the adoption of the managerial form of | ||
municipal government, in villages
that have adopted this | ||
Article 5 the term of office of the
president, the
number of | ||
trustees to be elected, their terms of office, and the manner | ||
of
filling vacancies shall be governed by Sections
5-2-14 | ||
through 5-2-17.
| ||
(i) Any village that adopts the managerial form of
| ||
municipal government under
this Article 5 and that, immediately | ||
before that
adoption, was governed by the
provisions of Article | ||
4, shall continue to elect a mayor and
4 commissioners in | ||
accordance with Sections 4-3-5 through
4-3-18, insofar as they | ||
may be applicable, except that the 2 commissioners
receiving | ||
the lowest vote among those elected at the first election after
| ||
this Article 5 becomes effective in the village shall serve for | ||
2
years
only. After that first election, the election of
| ||
commissioners shall be every 2 years, and
2 commissioners shall | ||
be elected at each election to serve for 4
years. | ||
(j) The mayor or president shall preside at all meetings of | ||
the council
or
board and on all ceremonial occasions. | ||
(k) In cities of less than 50,000 population, the city | ||
council may, by ordinance, provide that the city council shall, | ||
after the next biennial general municipal election, consist of | ||
6 instead of 4 councilmen. If the size of the council is | ||
increased to 6 councilmen, then at the next biennial general | ||
municipal election, the electors shall vote for 4 instead of 2 | ||
councilmen. Of the 4 councilmen elected at that next election, | ||
the one receiving the lowest
vote at that election shall serve | ||
a 2-year term. Thereafter, all terms shall be for 4 years.
| ||
(Source: P.A. 93-1007, eff. 1-1-05.)
| ||
(65 ILCS 5/5-2-13) (from Ch. 24, par. 5-2-13)
| ||
Sec. 5-2-13. In addition to the requirements of the general | ||
election law,
the ballots for the municipal primary
election | ||
provided for in Section 5-2-12 shall be in substantially the | ||
following form:
| ||
OFFICIAL PRIMARY BALLOT.
| ||
CANDIDATES FOR NOMINATION FOR MAYOR
| ||
AND COUNCILMEN OF THE CITY (OR
| ||
VILLAGE) OF.... AT THE PRIMARY
| ||
ELECTION.
| ||
FOR MAYOR
| ||
VOTE FOR ONE
| ||
( ) JOHN JONES.
| ||
( ) JAMES SMITH.
| ||
( ) HENRY WHITE.
| ||
( ) RALPH WILSON.
| ||
( ) FOR COUNCILMEN.
| ||
VOTE FOR NOT MORE THAN....(insert proper number as provided | ||
in Section 5-2-12).
| ||
( ) HARRY BROWN.
| ||
( ) ROBERT BUCK.
| ||
( ) WILLIAM BURKE.
| ||
( ) GEORGE MILLER.
| ||
( ) ARTHUR ROBBINS.
| ||
( ) EDWARD STUART.
| ||
( ) JOSEPH TROUT.
| ||
( ) THOMAS WILLIAMS.
| ||
In addition to the requirements of the general election | ||
law, the general
municipal election ballots for the election | ||
provided for in Section 5-2-12
shall be substantially in the | ||
following form:
| ||
OFFICIAL BALLOT
| ||
NOMINEES FOR MAYOR AND COUNCILMEN OF
| ||
THE CITY (OR VILLAGE) OF.... AT
| ||
THE GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION.
| ||
FOR MAYOR
| ||
VOTE FOR ONE
| ||
( ) JOHN JONES.
| ||
( ) JAMES SMITH.
| ||
( ) FOR COUNCILMEN.
| ||
VOTE FOR NOT MORE THAN....(insert proper number as provided | ||
in Section 5-2-12).
| ||
( ) HARRY BROWN.
| ||
( ) ROBERT BUCK.
| ||
( ) WILLIAM BURKE.
| ||
( ) GEORGE MILLER.
| ||
( ) ARTHUR ROBBINS.
| ||
( ) EDWARD STUART.
| ||
( ) JOSEPH TROUT.
| ||
( ) THOMAS WILLIAMS.
| ||
(Source: P.A. 81-1490.)
| ||
(65 ILCS 5/5-2-18.4) (from Ch. 24, par. 5-2-18.4)
| ||
Sec. 5-2-18.4. In addition to the requirements of the | ||
general election law, a distinct
ballot shall be printed for | ||
each district for the primary election. At the
top of the | ||
ballot shall be the following: CANDIDATES FOR NOMINATION FOR
| ||
MAYOR AND COUNCILMEN OF THE CITY OF.... AT THE PRIMARY | ||
ELECTION. Under
the sub-title FOR MAYOR shall be placed the | ||
following: (VOTE FOR ONE). There
shall be placed below the | ||
names of the candidates for mayor another sub-title
as follows: | ||
FOR COUNCILMEN AT LARGE. Following this sub-title there shall
| ||
be an instruction in this form, to be altered, however, to | ||
conform to the
facts: VOTE FOR NOT MORE THAN.... (Insert proper | ||
number as provided in Section 5-2-12).
Following the names of | ||
the candidates for councilmen at large, there shall
be another | ||
sub-title in the following form: FOR DISTRICT COUNCILMAN. | ||
Following
this sub-title there shall be the following | ||
direction: (VOTE FOR ONE). In
other respects the form of the | ||
ballot shall be controlled by Section 4-3-10.
| ||
(Source: P.A. 81-1490.)
| ||
(65 ILCS 5/5-2-18.6) (from Ch. 24, par. 5-2-18.6)
| ||
Sec. 5-2-18.6. In addition to the requirements of the | ||
general election law, the ballots
for the general municipal | ||
election shall
be prepared in accordance with Section 4-3-16, | ||
with the
following changes:
| ||
(1) Following the names of the candidates for mayor there | ||
shall be printed
a sub-title: FOR COUNCILMEN AT LARGE; | ||
following this sub-title shall be
an instruction in this form: | ||
VOTE FOR NOT MORE THAN....(Insert proper number as provided
in | ||
Section 5-2-12). The names of the candidates for councilmen at | ||
large
shall follow this instruction.
| ||
(2) Following the names of the candidates at large shall be | ||
printed another
sub-title: FOR DISTRICT COUNCILMAN. Following | ||
this sub-title shall be an
instruction in this form: (VOTE FOR | ||
ONE) and following this instruction
shall be printed the names | ||
of the 2 nominees.
| ||
(Source: P.A. 81-1490.)
| ||
(65 ILCS 5/5-2-18.7) (from Ch. 24, par. 5-2-18.7)
| ||
Sec. 5-2-18.7. In any city which has adopted this Article, | ||
and is electing the city
council at large or has elected to | ||
choose aldermen from wards, a
proposition to elect part of the | ||
city council at large and part from
districts with staggered | ||
four year terms and biennial elections for
councilmen shall be | ||
submitted to the electors upon initiation in the manner
herein | ||
provided.
| ||
Electors of such city, equal in number to not less than 10% | ||
of the
total vote cast for all candidates for mayor in the last | ||
preceding
municipal election for such office, may petition for | ||
submission, or, in
the alternative, the city council may by
| ||
ordinance without a petition cause to be submitted, to a vote | ||
of the
electors of that city the proposition whether part of | ||
the city council
shall be elected at large and part from | ||
districts with staggered four
year terms and biennial elections | ||
for councilmen. The petition shall be
in the same form as | ||
prescribed in Section 5-1-6, except that the
petition shall be | ||
modified as to the wording of the proposition to be
voted upon, | ||
to conform to the wording of the proposition as hereinafter
set | ||
forth, and shall be filed with the city clerk in accordance | ||
with the
general election law. The city clerk shall certify the | ||
proposition to the
proper election authorities who shall submit | ||
the proposition at an election
in accordance with the general | ||
election law.
| ||
However, such proposition shall not be submitted at
the | ||
general primary election for the municipality.
| ||
The proposition shall be substantially in the
following | ||
form:
| ||
-------------------------------------------------------------
| ||
Shall the city of....
| ||
elect part of the councilmen at large YES
| ||
and part of the councilmen from ----------------------
| ||
districts with staggered four year NO
| ||
terms and biennial elections?
| ||
-------------------------------------------------------------
| ||
If a majority of those voting on the proposition vote | ||
"yes", then at
the next general municipal election at which a | ||
mayor is to be elected, a
mayor and councilmen shall be elected | ||
as hereinafter provided.
| ||
In cities of less than 50,000 population, the council shall | ||
consist
of the mayor and 6 councilmen, 2 councilmen being | ||
elected at large and 4
councilmen being elected from districts. | ||
In cities of 50,000 and not
more than 500,000 population, the | ||
council shall consist of the mayor and
8 councilmen, 3 | ||
councilmen being elected at large and 5 councilmen being
| ||
elected from districts.
| ||
The city council shall divide the city, whenever necessary
| ||
thereafter, into districts which shall be of as compact and | ||
contiguous
territory as practicable and of approximately equal | ||
population. The
number of such districts shall be the same as | ||
the number of councilmen
to be elected from districts.
| ||
One councilman who is an actual resident of the district, | ||
shall be
elected from each district. Only the electors of a | ||
district shall elect
a councilman from that district. The rest | ||
of the number of councilmen
authorized shall be elected at | ||
large.
| ||
The term of office of the Mayor and Councilmen shall be 4 | ||
years,
provided that at the first election the Councilmen | ||
elected at large
shall serve for 2 years only. Thereafter the | ||
election of Councilmen
shall be biennial, and after the first | ||
election the Mayor and all
Councilmen shall be elected for 4 | ||
year terms to fill expiring terms of
incumbents.
| ||
The Mayor and Councilmen shall hold their respective | ||
offices for the
term of 4 years as herein provided, and until | ||
their successors are
elected and qualified. Upon the election | ||
and qualification of the
Councilmen, the terms of all sitting | ||
aldermen or councilmen elected at
large pursuant to the | ||
provisions of Section 5-2-12 shall expire.
| ||
For the first primary election a distinct ballot shall be | ||
printed for each
district. At the top of the ballot shall be | ||
the following:
CANDIDATES FOR NOMINATION FOR MAYOR (when Mayor | ||
is to be elected) AND
COUNCILMEN OF THE CITY OF.... AT THE | ||
PRIMARY ELECTION. Under the
subtitle of FOR MAYOR (when | ||
applicable) shall be placed the following:
(VOTE FOR ONE). | ||
There shall be placed below the names of the candidates
for | ||
Mayor, if any, another subtitle as follows: FOR COUNCILMEN AT
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LARGE. Following this subtitle there shall be an instruction in | ||
this
form, to be altered, however, to conform to the facts: | ||
(VOTE FOR NOT MORE THAN....)
(Insert number of Councilmen being | ||
elected). Following the names of the
candidates for councilmen | ||
at large, there shall be another subtitle in
the following | ||
form: FOR DISTRICT COUNCILMAN. Following this subtitle
there | ||
shall be the following direction: (VOTE FOR ONE). In other
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respects the ballots shall conform to the applicable provisions | ||
of
Sections 4-3-10 and 5-2-13.
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To determine the number of nominees who shall be placed on | ||
the ballot
under each subtitle at the general municipal | ||
election, the number of
officers who will be chosen under each | ||
subtitle shall be multiplied by
2. Only those candidates at the | ||
primary election shall be nominees under
each subtitle at the | ||
general municipal election and, where but one
officer is to be | ||
elected, the 2 candidates receiving the highest number
of votes | ||
shall be placed upon the ballot for the next succeeding general
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municipal election. Where 2 councilmen are to be elected, the 4
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candidates receiving the highest number of votes shall be | ||
placed upon
the ballot. Where 3 councilmen are to be elected, | ||
the names of the 6
candidates receiving the highest number of | ||
votes shall be placed upon
the ballot.
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The ballots for the election of officers at the first | ||
general
municipal election shall be prepared in compliance with | ||
Section 4-3-16,
with the following changes:
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(1) Following the names of the candidates for Mayor (when
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applicable) there shall be printed a subtitle: FOR COUNCILMAN | ||
AT LARGE:
following this subtitle shall be an instruction in | ||
this form: (VOTE FOR
NOT MORE THAN ....) (Insert number of | ||
councilmen to be elected). The names of the
nominees for | ||
councilmen at large shall follow the instruction.
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(2) Following the names of the nominees for councilmen at | ||
large
shall be printed another subtitle: FOR DISTRICT | ||
COUNCILMAN. Following
this subtitle shall be an instruction in | ||
this form: (VOTE FOR ONE) and
following this instruction shall | ||
be printed the names of the 2 nominees.
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Thereafter, the ballots for the biennial election shall be | ||
prepared
as hereinafter provided.
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For the primary election at which Councilmen at large are | ||
to be
elected the form of the ballot shall be as follows:
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At the top of the ballot shall be the following: | ||
CANDIDATES FOR
NOMINATION FOR MAYOR (when Mayor is to be | ||
elected) AND COUNCILMEN OF THE
CITY OF.... AT THE PRIMARY | ||
ELECTION. Under the subtitle of FOR MAYOR
(when applicable) | ||
shall be placed the following: (VOTE FOR ONE). There
shall be | ||
placed below the names of the candidates for Mayor, if any,
| ||
another subtitle as follows: FOR COUNCILMEN AT LARGE. Following | ||
this
subtitle there shall be an instruction in this form, to be | ||
altered,
however, to conform to the facts: (VOTE FOR NOT MORE | ||
THAN....) (Insert number of
Councilmen being elected).
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For the primary election at which District Councilmen are | ||
to be
elected, a distinct ballot shall be printed for each | ||
District. There
shall be placed below the names of the | ||
candidates for Mayor (when
applicable) another subtitle as | ||
follows: FOR DISTRICT COUNCILMAN.
Following this subtitle | ||
there shall be an instruction in this form:
VOTE FOR ONE. In | ||
all other respects the ballot shall conform to the
applicable | ||
provisions of Sections 4-3-10 and 5-2-13.
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To determine the number of nominees who shall be placed on | ||
the ballot
under each subtitle at the general municipal | ||
election, the number of
officers who will be chosen under each | ||
subtitle shall be multiplied by
2. Only those candidates at the | ||
primary election shall be nominees under
each subtitle at the | ||
general municipal election and, where but one
officer is to be | ||
elected, the 2 candidates receiving the highest number
of votes | ||
shall be placed upon the ballot for the next succeeding general
| ||
municipal election. Where 2 councilmen are to be elected, the 4
| ||
candidates receiving the highest number of votes shall be | ||
placed upon
the ballot. Where 3 councilmen are to be elected, | ||
the names of the 6
candidates receiving the highest number of | ||
votes shall be placed upon
the ballot.
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The ballots for the election of officers at the general | ||
municipal
election shall be prepared in compliance with Section | ||
4-3-16, with the
following changes:
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(1) For elections where candidates for Councilmen at large | ||
are being
elected, following the names of candidates for Mayor | ||
(when applicable)
there shall be printed a subtitle as follows: | ||
FOR COUNCILMEN AT LARGE.
Following this subtitle there shall be | ||
an instruction in this form:
(VOTE FOR NOT MORE THAN....) | ||
(Insert number of Councilmen to be elected). The names
of the | ||
nominees for Councilmen at large shall follow the instruction.
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(2) For elections where district Councilmen are to be | ||
elected, a
distinct ballot shall be printed for each district, | ||
and following the
names of the candidates for Mayor (when | ||
applicable) there shall be
printed a subtitle as follows: FOR | ||
DISTRICT COUNCILMAN. Following this
subtitle there shall be an | ||
instruction in this form: (VOTE FOR ONE) and
following this | ||
instruction shall be printed the names of the 2 nominees
for | ||
district Councilman.
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Vacancies shall be filled as prescribed in Section 5-2-12, | ||
provided
that a vacancy in the office of a District Councilman | ||
shall be filled by
a person who is an actual resident of the | ||
district in which the vacancy
occurs.
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(Source: P.A. 81-1489.)
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(65 ILCS 5/7-2-24) (from Ch. 24, par. 7-2-24)
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Sec. 7-2-24. The ballots for the election of officers at | ||
the general city
election in a united city shall be prepared in | ||
accordance with the general
election law, and in accordance | ||
with Section 4-3-16,
with the following changes: (1) Following | ||
the names of the candidates for
mayor there shall be printed a | ||
sub-title: FOR COMMISSIONER (or COMMISSIONERS)
AT LARGE. | ||
Following this sub-title shall be an instruction in this form:
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(Vote for one) or (Vote for not more than 2), as the case may | ||
be. The names
of the candidates for commissioner at large shall | ||
follow this instruction.
(2) Following the names of the | ||
candidates at large shall be printed another
sub-title: FOR | ||
COMMISSIONER FROM THE BOROUGH OF..... Following this sub-title
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shall be an instruction in this form: (Vote for one) and | ||
following this
instruction shall be printed the names of the 2 | ||
nominees. Sections 7-2-20
through 7-2-24 are applicable only to | ||
united cities under a commission form
of government.
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(Source: P.A. 81-1490.)
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Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||
becoming law. | ||