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ELECTIONS (10 ILCS 5/) Election Code. 10 ILCS 5/14-9
(10 ILCS 5/14-9) (from Ch. 46, par. 14-9)
Sec. 14-9.
In all municipalities operating under Article VI of this Act,
judges of election shall receive the compensation specified in Section 13-10
in accordance with the population of the county as in said Section specified.
When any judge of election, deputy registrar, judge of registration or
officer of registration does not perform all the services required by this
Act, then the board of election commissioners shall audit his time and
allow his pro rata compensation.
(Source: Laws 1957, p. 1450.)
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10 ILCS 5/Art. 15
(10 ILCS 5/Art. 15 heading)
ARTICLE 15.
BALLOT BOXES AND POLL BOOKS
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10 ILCS 5/15-1
(10 ILCS 5/15-1) (from Ch. 46, par. 15-1)
Sec. 15-1.
(a) Except in municipalities operating under Article 6 of this Act, the
county board shall provide a sufficient number of ballot boxes, with secure
locks and keys, at the expense of the county, for the several precincts and
districts. There shall be an opening in the top of each box not larger than
is sufficient to admit a single closed ballot to be inserted therein at one
time, through which each ballot voted shall be put into the box.
(b) The county board may provide ballot boxes not of a permanent type,
not of wooden or metal construction, not requiring locks or keys, nor
having doors or windows, if (1) such ballot boxes are so constructed as to
be completely sealed and empty units upon delivery to the polling place,
(2) they can be prepared for the inserting and depositing of ballots by the
removal of a perforated section in the top of each such ballot box, which
removal creates an open slot not larger than is sufficient to admit a
single closed ballot to be inserted therein at one time and through which
each ballot voted shall be put into the boxes, and (3) such ballot boxes
contain a perforated door or flap on one side which can be unsealed and
opened for removal of the ballots when voting has been completed. No ballot
box authorized by this paragraph shall be used on more than one election day.
(Source: P.A. 77-6.)
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10 ILCS 5/15-2
(10 ILCS 5/15-2) (from Ch. 46, par. 15-2)
Sec. 15-2.
The said ballot boxes shall be delivered to and kept by the
judges of election, and by them kept and delivered over to their
successors.
(Source: Laws 1943, vol. 2, p. 1.)
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10 ILCS 5/15-3
(10 ILCS 5/15-3) (from Ch. 46, par. 15-3)
Sec. 15-3.
The county clerk shall provide, at the expense of the county,
proper blanks, poll books and other necessary election blanks for each
precinct and district in his county, and cause a suitable number thereof to
be delivered to the judges of election, at least ten (10) days before any
election is to be held. The provision for poll books in this section shall
not apply where Articles 4, 5 or 6 make provision for the use of an
official poll record in lieu of poll books.
(Source: Laws 1943, vol. 2, p. 1.)
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10 ILCS 5/15-4
(10 ILCS 5/15-4) (from Ch. 46, par. 15-4)
Sec. 15-4.
(a) In municipalities operating under Article 6 of this Act the
Board of Election Commissioners shall provide all necessary ballot boxes
and all registration record cards, forms of affidavits, forms of
notices, certificates of registered voters, tally sheets, blanks and
stationery of every description, with printed headings and certificates,
necessary and proper for the registry of voters and the conduct of such
elections and for every incidental purpose, connected therewith.
(b) The Board of Election Commissioners may provide ballot boxes not
of a permanent type, not of wooden or metal construction, not requiring
locks or keys, nor having doors or windows, if (1) such ballot boxes are
so constructed as to be completely sealed and empty units upon delivery
to the polling place, (2) they can be prepared for the inserting and
depositing of ballots by the removal of a perforated section in the top
of each such ballot box, which removal creates an open slot not larger
than is sufficient to admit a single closed ballot to be inserted
therein at one time and through which each ballot voted shall be put
into the boxes, and (3) such ballot boxes contain a perforated door or
flap on one side which can be unsealed and opened for removal of the
ballots when voting has been completed. No ballot box authorized by this
paragraph shall be used on more than one election day.
(Source: P.A. 77-6.)
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10 ILCS 5/15-6
(10 ILCS 5/15-6)
Sec. 15-6.
Precinct tabulation optical scan technology
voting equipment.
If the election authority has adopted the use of Precinct
Tabulation Optical Scan Technology voting equipment pursuant to
Article 24B of this Code, and the provisions of the Article are
in conflict with the provisions of this Article 15, the
provisions of Article 24B shall govern the procedures followed by
the election authority, its judges of elections, and all
employees and agents. In following the provisions of
Article 24B, the election authority is authorized to develop and
implement procedures to fully utilize Precinct Tabulation Optical
Scan Technology voting equipment authorized by the State Board of
Elections as long as the procedure is not in conflict with
either Article 24B or the administrative rules of the State Board
of Elections.
(Source: P.A. 89-394, eff. 1-1-97.)
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10 ILCS 5/Art. 16
(10 ILCS 5/Art. 16 heading)
ARTICLE 16.
BALLOTS
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10 ILCS 5/16-1
(10 ILCS 5/16-1) (from Ch. 46, par. 16-1)
Sec. 16-1.
In all elections hereafter to be held in this state for
public officers, the voting shall be by ballots
printed and distributed at public expense as provided in this article
and no other ballots shall be used.
(Source: P.A. 80-1469.)
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10 ILCS 5/16-3
(10 ILCS 5/16-3) (from Ch. 46, par. 16-3)
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, 16-6.1, and 21-1.01 of this Code and except as otherwise
provided in this Code with respect to the odd year regular elections and
the emergency referenda. The lettering of candidate names on a ballot shall be in both capital and lowercase letters in conformance with standard English language guidelines, unless compliance is not feasible due to the election system utilized by the election authority. All nominations
of any political party shall be 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"
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
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
"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
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
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
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.
(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:
WRITE-IN VOTES
(See card of instructions for specific information. Duplicate form below
by hand for additional write-in votes.)
............................. Title of Office ( ) ............................. Name of Candidate
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".
(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".
(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
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.
(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 or civil union to assume a spouse's surname, or dissolution of marriage or civil union or declaration of invalidity of marriage or civil union to assume a former surname or a name change that conforms the candidate's name to his or her gender identity. No other designation such
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
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.
(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.
(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.
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.
Nothing in this Section shall prohibit election authorities from using
or reusing ballot card envelopes which were printed before January 1, 1986 (the effective
date of Public Act 84-820).
(Source: P.A. 102-15, eff. 6-17-21; 103-154, eff. 6-30-23; 103-467, eff. 8-4-23.)
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10 ILCS 5/16-4.1
(10 ILCS 5/16-4.1) (from Ch. 46, par. 16-4.1)
Sec. 16-4.1.
Ballots; Form; Consolidated Elections.
This Section shall
apply only to the consolidated primary election, and the consolidated election,
except as otherwise expressly provided herein.
The ballot for the nomination or election of officers of each political
subdivision shall be considered a separate ballot, and candidates for such
offices shall be grouped together. Where paper ballots are used, the names
of candidates for nomination or election to more than one political subdivision
may be contained on a common ballot, provided that such ballot clearly
indicates and separates each political subdivision from which such officers
are to be nominated or elected.
At the consolidated election, the ballot for school
district offices shall
precede the ballot for community college district offices, and thereafter
the ballot order of the political subdivision officers to be elected shall
be as determined by the election authority. In the case of school districts
other than community consolidated school districts, the ballot for non-high
school district offices shall precede the ballot for high school district
offices.
At the consolidated primary and at the consolidated election, the ballot
for nomination or election of municipal officers shall precede the ballot
for township officers. At the consolidated election, following the ballot
for municipal and township offices shall be the ballots for park district
and library district offices, following which shall be the ballots for other
political subdivision offices in the order determined by the election authority.
The election authority, in determining the order of ballot placement for
offices of political subdivisions whose ballot placement is not specified
in this Section, shall give due regard to the clarity of the ballot presentation
to the voters, cost and administrative ease, and the requirement to provide
separate ballot formats within precincts in which the electors are not entitled
to vote for the same offices or propositions. At the request of a political
subdivision which extends into more than one election jurisdiction, the
election authority shall endeavor to coordinate placement and color of the
ballot for such subdivision with the other election authorities responsible
for preparing ballots for such subdivision election. The election authority
may conduct a lottery to determine the order of ballot placement of political
subdivision ballots where such order is not specified in this Section.
Such lottery may be conducted jointly by two or more
election authorities.
(Source: P.A. 89-700, eff. 1-17-97; 90-358, eff. 1-1-98;
90-655, eff. 7-30-98.)
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10 ILCS 5/16-5
(10 ILCS 5/16-5) (from Ch. 46, par. 16-5)
Sec. 16-5.
For all elections to which this article applies, the
county clerks, in their respective counties, shall have charge of the
printing of the ballots for all elections, including referenda,
and shall furnish
them to the judges of election.
In municipalities and counties having a board of election commissioners, such board
shall have charge
of the printing of the ballots and furnish them to the judges of
election within the territory under their jurisdiction. Ballots shall be
printed and in possession of the respective election authorities
at least two days before each election and subject to the inspection of
candidates and their agents; if any mistakes be discovered they shall be
corrected without delay. The election authority shall cause to be delivered
to the judges of election at the
polling place of each precinct or district, not less than twelve hours
before the time fixed by law for the opening of the polls therein, at
least 10% more ballots of the kind to be voted in such precinct or
district than the number of voters registered therein for the purposes
of such election, such ballots shall be put up in separate sealed
packages, with marks on the outside clearly designating the polling
place for which they are intended and the number of ballots enclosed,
and receipt therefor shall be given by the judges of election to whom
they are delivered, which receipt shall be preserved by the election authority.
The election authority shall provide
and retain at its office an ample supply of ballots, in
addition to those distributed to the several voting precincts or
districts, and if at any time on or before the day of election the
ballots furnished to any precinct shall be lost, destroyed or exhausted
before the polls are closed, on written application signed by a majority
of the judges he or they shall immediately cause to be delivered to such
judges at the polling place, such additional supply of ballots as may be
required and sufficient to comply with the provisions of this Act.
(Source: P.A. 80-1469.)
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