093_HB2875
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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 7-10.2, 7-17, 8-8.1, 10-5.1, and 16-3 as follows:
6 (10 ILCS 5/7-10.2) (from Ch. 46, par. 7-10.2)
7 Sec. 7-10.2. In the designation of the name of a
8 candidate on a petition for nomination or certificate of
9 nomination the candidate's given name or names, initial or
10 initials, a nickname by which the candidate is commonly
11 known, or a combination thereof, may be used in addition to
12 the candidate's surname. No other designation such as a
13 political slogan, title, or degree, or nickname suggesting or
14 implying possession of a title, degree or professional
15 status, similar information may be used in connection with
16 the candidate's surname, except that the title "Mrs." may be
17 used in the case of a married woman.
18 (Source: P.A. 81-135.)
19 (10 ILCS 5/7-17) (from Ch. 46, par. 7-17)
20 Sec. 7-17. Each election authority in each county shall
21 cause to be printed upon the general primary ballot of each
22 party for each precinct in his jurisdiction the name of each
23 candidate whose petition for nomination or for committeeman
24 has been filed in the office of the county clerk, as herein
25 provided; and also the name of each candidate whose name has
26 been certified to his office by the State Board of Elections,
27 and in the order so certified, except as hereinafter
28 provided.
29 It shall be the duty of the election authority to cause
30 to be printed upon the consolidated primary ballot of each
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1 political party for each precinct in his jurisdiction the
2 name of each candidate whose name has been certified to him,
3 as herein provided and which is to be voted for in such
4 precinct.
5 In the designation of the name of a candidate on the
6 primary ballot the candidate's given name or names, initial
7 or initials, a nickname by which the candidate is commonly
8 known, or a combination thereof, may be used in addition to
9 the candidate's surname. No other designation such as a
10 political slogan, title, or degree, or nickname suggesting or
11 implying possession of a title, degree or professional
12 status, or similar information may be used in connection with
13 the candidate's surname, except that the title "Mrs." may be
14 used in the case of a married woman. The election authority
15 charged with preparing the ballot shall not print any
16 designation such as a political slogan, title, degree,
17 nickname suggesting or implying possession of a title,
18 degree, or professional status, or similar information in
19 connection with a candidate's surname.
20 (Source: P.A. 81-135.)
21 (10 ILCS 5/8-8.1) (from Ch. 46, par. 8-8.1)
22 Sec. 8-8.1. In the designation of the name of a candidate
23 on a petition for nomination, the candidate's given name or
24 names, initial or initials, a nickname by which the candidate
25 is commonly known, or a combination thereof, may be used in
26 addition to the candidate's surname. No other designation
27 such as a political slogan, title, or degree, or nickname
28 suggesting or implying possession of a title, degree or
29 professional status, or similar information may be used in
30 connection with the candidate's surname, except that the
31 title "Mrs." may be used in the case of a married woman.
32 (Source: P.A. 81-135.)
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1 (10 ILCS 5/10-5.1) (from Ch. 46, par. 10-5.1)
2 Sec. 10-5.1. In the designation of the name of a
3 candidate on a certificate of nomination or nomination papers
4 the candidate's given name or names, initial or initials, a
5 nickname by which the candidate is commonly known, or a
6 combination thereof, may be used in addition to the
7 candidate's surname. No other designation such as a political
8 slogan, title, or degree, or nickname suggesting or implying
9 possession of a title, degree or professional status, or
10 similar information may be used in connection with the
11 candidate's surname, except that the title "Mrs." may be used
12 in the case of a married woman.
13 (Source: P.A. 81-135.)
14 (10 ILCS 5/16-3) (from Ch. 46, par. 16-3)
15 Sec. 16-3. The names of all candidates to be voted for
16 in each election district or precinct shall be printed on one
17 ballot, except as is provided in Sections 16-6.1 and 21-1.01
18 of this Act and except as otherwise provided in this Act with
19 respect to the odd year regular elections and the emergency
20 referenda; all nominations of any political party being
21 placed under the party appellation or title of such party as
22 designated in the certificates of nomination or petitions.
23 The names of all independent candidates shall be printed upon
24 the ballot in a column or columns under the heading
25 "independent" arranged under the names or titles of the
26 respective offices for which such independent candidates
27 shall have been nominated and so far as practicable, the name
28 or names of any independent candidate or candidates for any
29 office shall be printed upon the ballot opposite the name or
30 names of any candidate or candidates for the same office
31 contained in any party column or columns upon said ballot.
32 The ballot shall contain no other names, except that in cases
33 of electors for President and Vice-President of the United
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1 States, the names of the candidates for President and
2 Vice-President may be added to the party designation and
3 words calculated to aid the voter in his choice of candidates
4 may be added, such as "Vote for one," "Vote for three." When
5 an electronic voting system is used which utilizes a ballot
6 label booklet, the candidates and questions shall appear on
7 the pages of such booklet in the order provided by this Code;
8 and, in any case where candidates for an office appear on a
9 page which does not contain the name of any candidate for
10 another office, and where less than 50% of the page is
11 utilized, the name of no candidate shall be printed on the
12 lowest 25% of such page. On the back or outside of the
13 ballot, so as to appear when folded, shall be printed the
14 words "Official Ballot", followed by the designation of the
15 polling place for which the ballot is prepared, the date of
16 the election and a facsimile of the signature of the election
17 authority who has caused the ballots to be printed. The
18 ballots shall be of plain white paper, through which the
19 printing or writing cannot be read. However, ballots for use
20 at the nonpartisan and consolidated elections may be printed
21 on different color paper, except blue paper, whenever
22 necessary or desirable to facilitate distinguishing between
23 ballots for different political subdivisions. In the case of
24 nonpartisan elections for officers of a political
25 subdivision, unless the statute or an ordinance adopted
26 pursuant to Article VII of the Constitution providing the
27 form of government therefor requires otherwise, the column
28 listing such nonpartisan candidates shall be printed with no
29 appellation or circle at its head. The party appellation or
30 title, or the word "independent" at the head of any column
31 provided for independent candidates, shall be printed in
32 letters not less than one-fourth of an inch in height and a
33 circle one-half inch in diameter shall be printed at the
34 beginning of the line in which such appellation or title is
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1 printed, provided, however, that no such circle shall be
2 printed at the head of any column or columns provided for
3 such independent candidates. The names of candidates shall be
4 printed in letters not less than one-eighth nor more than
5 one-fourth of an inch in height, and at the beginning of each
6 line in which a name of a candidate is printed a square shall
7 be printed, the sides of which shall be not less than
8 one-fourth of an inch in length. However, the names of the
9 candidates for Governor and Lieutenant Governor on the same
10 ticket shall be printed within a bracket and a single square
11 shall be printed in front of the bracket. The list of
12 candidates of the several parties and any such list of
13 independent candidates shall be placed in separate columns on
14 the ballot in such order as the election authorities charged
15 with the printing of the ballots shall decide; provided, that
16 the names of the candidates of the several political parties,
17 certified by the State Board of Elections to the several
18 county clerks shall be printed by the county clerk of the
19 proper county on the official ballot in the order certified
20 by the State Board of Elections. Any county clerk refusing,
21 neglecting or failing to print on the official ballot the
22 names of candidates of the several political parties in the
23 order certified by the State Board of Elections, and any
24 county clerk who prints or causes to be printed upon the
25 official ballot the name of a candidate, for an office to be
26 filled by the Electors of the entire State, whose name has
27 not been duly certified to him upon a certificate signed by
28 the State Board of Elections shall be guilty of a Class C
29 misdemeanor.
30 When an electronic voting system is used which utilizes a
31 ballot card, on the inside flap of each ballot card envelope
32 there shall be printed a form for write-in voting which shall
33 be substantially as follows:
34 WRITE-IN VOTES
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1 (See card of instructions for specific information.
2 Duplicate form below by hand for additional write-in votes.)
3 _____________________________
4 Title of Office
5 ( ) ____________________________
6 Name of Candidate
7 When an electronic voting system is used which uses a
8 ballot sheet, the instructions to voters on the ballot sheet
9 shall refer the voter to the card of instructions for
10 specific information on write-in voting. Below each office
11 appearing on such ballot sheet there shall be a provision for
12 the casting of a write-in vote.
13 When such electronic system is used, there shall be
14 printed on the back of each ballot card, each ballot card
15 envelope, and the first page of the ballot label when a
16 ballot label is used, the words "Official Ballot," followed
17 by the number of the precinct or other precinct
18 identification, which may be stamped, in lieu thereof and, as
19 applicable, the number and name of the township, ward or
20 other election district for which the ballot card, ballot
21 card envelope, and ballot label are prepared, the date of the
22 election and a facsimile of the signature of the election
23 authority who has caused the ballots to be printed. The back
24 of the ballot card shall also include a method of identifying
25 the ballot configuration such as a listing of the political
26 subdivisions and districts for which votes may be cast on
27 that ballot, or a number code identifying the ballot
28 configuration or color coded ballots, except that where there
29 is only one ballot configuration in a precinct, the precinct
30 identification, and any applicable ward identification, shall
31 be sufficient. Ballot card envelopes used in punch card
32 systems shall be of paper through which no writing or punches
33 may be discerned and shall be of sufficient length to enclose
34 all voting positions. However, the election authority may
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1 provide ballot card envelopes on which no precinct number or
2 township, ward or other election district designation, or
3 election date are preprinted, if space and a preprinted form
4 are provided below the space provided for the names of
5 write-in candidates where such information may be entered by
6 the judges of election. Whenever an election authority
7 utilizes ballot card envelopes on which the election date and
8 precinct is not preprinted, a judge of election shall mark
9 such information for the particular precinct and election on
10 the envelope in ink before tallying and counting any write-in
11 vote written thereon. If some method of insuring ballot
12 secrecy other than an envelope is used, such information must
13 be provided on the ballot itself.
14 In the designation of the name of a candidate on the
15 ballot, the candidate's given name or names, initial or
16 initials, a nickname by which the candidate is commonly
17 known, or a combination thereof, may be used in addition to
18 the candidate's surname. No other designation such as a
19 political slogan, title, or degree or nickname suggesting or
20 implying possession of a title, degree or professional
21 status, or similar information may be used in connection with
22 the candidate's surname, except that the title "Mrs." may be
23 used in the case of a married woman. The election authority
24 charged with preparing the ballot shall not print any
25 designation such as a political slogan, title, degree,
26 nickname suggesting or implying possession of a title,
27 degree, or professional status, or similar information in
28 connection with a candidate's surname.
29 Where voting machines or electronic voting systems are
30 used, the provisions of this Section may be modified as
31 required or authorized by Article 24 or Article 24A,
32 whichever is applicable.
33 Nothing in this Section shall prohibit election
34 authorities from using or reusing ballot card envelopes which
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1 were printed before the effective date of this amendatory Act
2 of 1985.
3 (Source: P.A. 92-178, eff. 1-1-02.)