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10 ILCS 5/24C-18

(10 ILCS 5/24C-18)

Sec. 24C-18.

Specimen Ballots; Publication.

When a
Direct Recording Electronic Voting System is used, the
election authority shall cause to be published, at least 5
days before the day of each general and general primary
election, in 2 or more newspapers published in and having a
general circulation in the county, a true and legible copy
of the specimen ballot containing the names of offices and
candidates and public questions to be voted on, as near as
may be, in the form in which they will appear on the
official ballot on election day.  A true legible copy may
be in the form of an actual size ballot and shall be
published as required by this Section if distributed in 2
or more newspapers published and having a general
circulation in the county as an insert.  For each election
prescribed in Article 2A of this Code, specimen ballots
shall be made available for public distribution and shall
be supplied to the judges of election for posting in the
polling place on the day of election.  Notice for the
consolidated elections shall be given as provided in
Article 12.

(Source: P.A. 93-574, eff. 8-21-03.)