Bill Text: IL HB3280 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Amends the Illinois Constitutional Amendment Act. Provides that at least 2 months before the next election of members of the General Assembly, following the passage of a proposed amendment, the Secretary of State shall publish the amendment in a specified number of newspapers of general circulation in every county in the State in which a newspaper is published and its digital equivalent (instead of only newspapers of general circulation in every county in the State in which a newspaper is published). Provides that at the election, a proposed amendment and explanation shall be printed on the top of the ballot preceding all nominations of any political party (instead of upon a separate ballot). Amends the Election Code. Provides that whenever one or more proposals for amendment of the constitution or the calling of a constitutional convention or any combination thereof is or are to be voted upon by the people, the proposition or propositions for the adoption or rejection of such amendment or amendments or convention shall be submitted upon the same, single "Official Ballot" containing the names of candidates for State and other offices to be voted at such election (instead of a ballot separate from the "Official Ballot"). Provides that a proposal for amendment of the constitution or the calling of a constitutional amendment or any combination thereof shall be printed at the top of the "Official Ballot" preceding the names of candidates for State and other offices to be voted at such election; and that the proposition or propositions shall be printed upon plain white paper with no shading, highlighting, or other distinct markings and shall include the official title of the section so named to be added or amended in the Constitution. Provides that included with the ballot (instead of on the back or outside of the ballot so as to appear when folded) there shall be a printed notice with the words "CONSTITUTION AMENDMENT" (instead of "CONSTITUTION BALLOT"). Removes language concerning a separate ballot. Makes other changes.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced) 2023-03-10 - Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee [HB3280 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2023-HB3280-Introduced.html
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1 | AN ACT concerning State government.
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2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | Section 5. The Illinois Constitutional Amendment Act is | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | amended by changing Sections 2 and 4 as follows:
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6 | (5 ILCS 20/2) (from Ch. 1, par. 103)
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7 | Sec. 2.
(a) The General Assembly in submitting an | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | amendment to the
Constitution to the electors, or the | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
9 | proponents of an amendment to Article
IV of the Constitution | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
10 | submitted by petition, shall prepare a brief explanation of | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
11 | such
amendment, a brief argument in favor of the same, and the | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
12 | form in which
such amendment will appear on the separate | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
13 | ballot as provided by Section
16-6 of the Election Code, as
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14 | amended. The minority of the General Assembly, or if there is | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
15 | no minority,
anyone designated by the General Assembly shall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
16 | prepare a brief argument
against such amendment. The | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
17 | explanation, the arguments for and against each constitutional | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
18 | amendment, and the form in which the amendment will appear on | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
19 | the separate ballot shall be approved by a joint resolution of | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
20 | the General Assembly and filed in the office of the Secretary | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
21 | of State with the proposed amendment. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
22 | (b) In the case of an
amendment to Article IV of the | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
23 | Constitution initiated pursuant to Section
3 of Article XIV of |
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1 | the Constitution, the proponents shall be those persons
so | ||||||
2 | designated at the time of the filing of the petition as | ||||||
3 | provided in Section
10-8 of the Election Code, and the | ||||||
4 | opponents shall be those members of the
General Assembly | ||||||
5 | opposing such amendment, or if there are none, anyone
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6 | designated by the General Assembly and such opponents shall | ||||||
7 | prepare a brief
argument against such amendment. The | ||||||
8 | proponent's explanation and
argument in favor of and the | ||||||
9 | opponents argument against an amendment
to Article IV | ||||||
10 | initiated by petition must
be submitted to the Attorney | ||||||
11 | General, who may rewrite them for accuracy
and fairness. The | ||||||
12 | explanation,
the arguments for and against each constitutional | ||||||
13 | amendment, and the form in which the
amendment will appear on | ||||||
14 | the separate ballot shall be filed in the
office of the | ||||||
15 | Secretary of State with the proposed amendment. | ||||||
16 | (c) At least 2 months before the next election of members | ||||||
17 | of the General Assembly,
following the passage of the proposed | ||||||
18 | amendment, the Secretary of State
shall publish the amendment, | ||||||
19 | in full in 8 point type, or the equivalent
thereto, in at least | ||||||
20 | one secular newspaper of general circulation in
every county | ||||||
21 | in this State in which a newspaper is published and its digital | ||||||
22 | equivalent . In
counties in which 2 or more newspapers are | ||||||
23 | published, the Secretary of
State shall cause such amendment | ||||||
24 | to be published in 2 newspapers and their digital equivalent . | ||||||
25 | In
counties having a population of 500,000 or more, such | ||||||
26 | amendment shall be
published in not less than 6 newspapers of |
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1 | general circulation and their digital equivalent . After
the | ||||||
2 | first publication, the publication of such amendment shall be
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3 | repeated once each week for 2 consecutive weeks. In selecting | ||||||
4 | newspapers
in which to publish such amendment the Secretary of | ||||||
5 | State shall have
regard solely to the circulation of such | ||||||
6 | newspapers, selecting secular
newspapers in every case having | ||||||
7 | the largest circulation. The proposed
amendment shall have a | ||||||
8 | notice prefixed thereto in said publications,
that at such | ||||||
9 | election the proposed amendment will be submitted to the
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10 | electors for adoption or rejection, and at the end of the | ||||||
11 | official
publication, he shall also publish the form in which | ||||||
12 | the proposed
amendment will appear on the separate ballot. The | ||||||
13 | Secretary of State
shall fix the publication fees to be paid | ||||||
14 | newspapers for making such
publication, but in no case shall | ||||||
15 | such publication fee exceed the amount
charged by such | ||||||
16 | newspapers to private individuals for a like
publication. | ||||||
17 | (d) In addition to the notice hereby required to be | ||||||
18 | published,
the Secretary of State shall also cause the | ||||||
19 | existing form of the
constitutional provision proposed to be | ||||||
20 | amended, the proposed amendment,
the explanation of the same, | ||||||
21 | the arguments for and against the same, and
the form in which | ||||||
22 | such amendment will appear on the separate ballot, to
be | ||||||
23 | published in pamphlet form in 8 point type or the equivalent | ||||||
24 | thereto in English, in additional languages as required by | ||||||
25 | Section 203 of Title III of the federal Voting Rights Act of | ||||||
26 | 1965, and in braille. The Secretary of State shall publish the |
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1 | pamphlet on the Secretary's website in a downloadable, | ||||||
2 | printable format and maintain a reasonable supply of printed | ||||||
3 | pamphlets to be available upon request. The Secretary of State | ||||||
4 | shall publish an audio version of the pamphlet, which shall be | ||||||
5 | available for playback on the Secretary's website and made | ||||||
6 | available to any individual or entity upon request. | ||||||
7 | (e) Except as provided in subsection (f), the Secretary of | ||||||
8 | State shall mail such pamphlet to every mailing
address in the | ||||||
9 | State, addressed to the attention of the Postal Patron. He
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10 | shall also maintain a reasonable supply of such pamphlets so | ||||||
11 | as to make
them available to any person requesting one.
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12 | (f) For any proposed constitutional amendment appearing on | ||||||
13 | the ballot for the general election on November 8, 2022, the | ||||||
14 | Secretary of State, in lieu of the requirement in subsection | ||||||
15 | (e) of this Act, shall mail a postcard to every mailing address | ||||||
16 | in the State advising that a proposed constitutional amendment | ||||||
17 | will be considered at the general election. The postcard shall | ||||||
18 | include a URL to the Secretary of State's website that | ||||||
19 | contains the information required in subsection (d). | ||||||
20 | (Source: P.A. 102-699, eff. 4-19-22.)
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21 | (5 ILCS 20/4) (from Ch. 1, par. 106)
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22 | Sec. 4.
At the election, the proposed amendment and | ||||||
23 | explanation shall
be printed on the top of the "Official | ||||||
24 | Ballot" preceding all nominations of any political party upon | ||||||
25 | a single the separate ballot in accordance with the provisions |
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1 | of
Section 16-6 of the Election Code "An Act concerning | ||||||
2 | elections," approved May 11, 1943, as
amended .
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3 | (Source: Laws 1949, p. 18.)
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4 | Section 10. The Election Code is amended by changing | ||||||
5 | Sections 16-3 and 16-6 as follows:
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6 | (10 ILCS 5/16-3) (from Ch. 46, par. 16-3)
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7 | Sec. 16-3. (a) The names of all candidates to be voted for | ||||||
8 | in each
election district or precinct shall be printed on one | ||||||
9 | ballot, except as
is provided in Sections 16-6, 16-6.1 , and | ||||||
10 | 21-1.01 of this Code Act and except as otherwise
provided in | ||||||
11 | this Code Act with respect to the odd year regular elections | ||||||
12 | and
the emergency referenda; all nominations
of any political | ||||||
13 | party being placed under the party appellation or title
of | ||||||
14 | such party as designated in the certificates of nomination or
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15 | petitions. The names of all independent candidates shall be | ||||||
16 | printed upon
the ballot in a column or columns under the | ||||||
17 | heading "independent"
arranged under the names or titles of | ||||||
18 | the respective offices for which
such independent candidates | ||||||
19 | shall have been nominated and so far as
practicable, the name | ||||||
20 | or names of any independent candidate or
candidates for any | ||||||
21 | office shall be printed upon the ballot opposite the
name or | ||||||
22 | names of any candidate or candidates for the same office
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23 | contained in any party column or columns upon said ballot. The | ||||||
24 | ballot
shall contain no other names, except that in cases of |
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1 | electors for
President and Vice-President of the United | ||||||
2 | States, the names of the
candidates for President and | ||||||
3 | Vice-President may be added to the party
designation and words | ||||||
4 | calculated to aid the voter in his choice of candidates
may be | ||||||
5 | added, such as "Vote for one," "Vote for not more than three." | ||||||
6 | If no candidate or candidates file for an office and if no | ||||||
7 | person or persons file a declaration as a write-in candidate | ||||||
8 | for that office, then below the title of that office the | ||||||
9 | election authority instead shall print "No Candidate". When an | ||||||
10 | electronic
voting system is used which utilizes a ballot label | ||||||
11 | booklet, the candidates
and questions shall appear on the | ||||||
12 | pages of such booklet in the order
provided by this Code; and, | ||||||
13 | in any case where candidates for an office
appear on a page | ||||||
14 | which does not contain the name of any candidate for
another | ||||||
15 | office, and where less than 50% of the page is utilized, the | ||||||
16 | name of
no candidate shall be printed on the lowest 25% of such | ||||||
17 | page. On the back or
outside of the ballot, so as to appear | ||||||
18 | when folded, shall be printed the words
"Official Ballot", | ||||||
19 | followed by the designation of the polling place for
which the | ||||||
20 | ballot is prepared, the date of the election and a facsimile
of | ||||||
21 | the signature of the election authority who has caused the | ||||||
22 | ballots to
be printed. The ballots shall be of plain white | ||||||
23 | paper, through which the
printing or writing cannot be read. | ||||||
24 | However, ballots for use at the
nonpartisan and consolidated | ||||||
25 | elections may be printed on different color
paper, except blue | ||||||
26 | paper, whenever necessary or desirable to facilitate
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1 | distinguishing between ballots for different political | ||||||
2 | subdivisions. In
the case of nonpartisan elections for | ||||||
3 | officers of a political
subdivision, unless the statute or an | ||||||
4 | ordinance adopted pursuant to
Article VII of the Constitution | ||||||
5 | providing the form of government
therefor requires otherwise, | ||||||
6 | the column listing such nonpartisan
candidates shall be | ||||||
7 | printed with no appellation or circle at its head.
The party | ||||||
8 | appellation or title, or the word "independent" at the head of
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9 | any column provided for independent candidates, shall be | ||||||
10 | printed in letters not less than one-fourth of an inch in | ||||||
11 | height
and a
circle one-half inch in diameter shall be printed | ||||||
12 | at the beginning of
the line in which such appellation or title | ||||||
13 | is printed, provided,
however, that no such circle shall be | ||||||
14 | printed at the head of any column
or columns provided for such | ||||||
15 | independent candidates. The names of
candidates shall be | ||||||
16 | printed in letters not less than one-eighth
nor more than | ||||||
17 | one-fourth of an inch in height, and at the beginning of
each | ||||||
18 | line in which a name of a candidate is printed a square shall | ||||||
19 | be
printed, the sides of which shall be not less than | ||||||
20 | one-fourth of an inch
in length. However, the names of the | ||||||
21 | candidates for Governor and
Lieutenant Governor on the same | ||||||
22 | ticket shall be printed within a bracket
and a single square | ||||||
23 | shall be printed in front of the bracket. The list
of | ||||||
24 | candidates of the several parties and any such list of | ||||||
25 | independent
candidates shall be placed in separate columns on | ||||||
26 | the ballot in such
order as the election authorities charged |
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1 | with the printing of the
ballots shall decide; provided, that | ||||||
2 | the names of the candidates of the
several political parties, | ||||||
3 | certified by the State Board of Elections to
the several | ||||||
4 | county clerks shall be printed by the county clerk of the
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5 | proper county on the official ballot in the order certified by | ||||||
6 | the State
Board of Elections. Any county clerk refusing, | ||||||
7 | neglecting or failing to
print on the official ballot the | ||||||
8 | names of candidates of the several
political parties in the | ||||||
9 | order certified by the State Board of
Elections, and any | ||||||
10 | county clerk who prints or causes to be printed upon
the | ||||||
11 | official ballot the name of a candidate, for an office to be | ||||||
12 | filled
by the Electors of the entire State, whose name has not | ||||||
13 | been duly
certified to him upon a certificate signed by the | ||||||
14 | State Board of
Elections shall be guilty of a Class C | ||||||
15 | misdemeanor.
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16 | (b) When an electronic voting system is used which | ||||||
17 | utilizes a ballot
card,
on the inside flap of each ballot card | ||||||
18 | envelope there shall be printed
a form for write-in voting | ||||||
19 | which shall be substantially as follows:
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20 | WRITE-IN VOTES
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21 | (See card of instructions for specific information. | ||||||
22 | Duplicate form below
by hand for additional write-in votes.)
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23 | .............................
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24 | Title of Office
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25 | ( ) .............................
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26 | Name of Candidate
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1 | Write-in lines equal to the number of candidates for which | ||||||
2 | a voter may vote shall be printed for an office only if one or | ||||||
3 | more persons filed declarations of intent to be write-in | ||||||
4 | candidates or qualify to file declarations to be write-in | ||||||
5 | candidates under Sections 17-16.1 and 18-9.1 when the | ||||||
6 | certification of ballot contains the words "OBJECTION | ||||||
7 | PENDING".
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8 | (c) When an electronic voting system is used which uses a | ||||||
9 | ballot sheet,
the
instructions to voters on the ballot sheet | ||||||
10 | shall refer the voter to the
card of instructions for specific | ||||||
11 | information on write-in voting. Below
each office appearing on | ||||||
12 | such ballot sheet there shall be a provision for
the casting of | ||||||
13 | a write-in vote. Write-in lines equal to the number of | ||||||
14 | candidates for which a voter may vote shall be printed for an | ||||||
15 | office only if one or more persons filed declarations of | ||||||
16 | intent to be write-in candidates or qualify to file | ||||||
17 | declarations to be write-in candidates under Sections 17-16.1 | ||||||
18 | and 18-9.1 when the certification of ballot contains the words | ||||||
19 | "OBJECTION PENDING".
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20 | (d) When such electronic system is used, there shall be | ||||||
21 | printed on the
back of each ballot card, each ballot card | ||||||
22 | envelope, and
the first page of the ballot label when a ballot | ||||||
23 | label is used, the
words "Official Ballot," followed by the | ||||||
24 | number of the
precinct or other precinct identification, which | ||||||
25 | may be stamped, in lieu
thereof and, as applicable, the number | ||||||
26 | and name of the township, ward
or other election district for |
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1 | which the ballot card, ballot card
envelope, and ballot label | ||||||
2 | are prepared, the date of the election and a
facsimile of the | ||||||
3 | signature of the election authority who has caused the
ballots | ||||||
4 | to be printed. The back of the ballot card shall also include
a | ||||||
5 | method of identifying the ballot configuration such as a | ||||||
6 | listing of the
political subdivisions and districts for which | ||||||
7 | votes may be cast on that
ballot, or a number code identifying | ||||||
8 | the ballot configuration or color coded
ballots, except that | ||||||
9 | where there is only one ballot configuration in a
precinct, | ||||||
10 | the precinct identification, and any applicable ward
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11 | identification, shall be sufficient. Ballot card envelopes | ||||||
12 | used in punch
card systems shall be of paper through which no | ||||||
13 | writing or punches may be
discerned and shall be of sufficient | ||||||
14 | length to enclose all voting
positions. However, the election | ||||||
15 | authority may provide
ballot card envelopes on which no | ||||||
16 | precinct number or township, ward or
other election district | ||||||
17 | designation, or election date are preprinted, if
space and a | ||||||
18 | preprinted form are provided below the space provided for
the | ||||||
19 | names of write-in candidates where such information may be | ||||||
20 | entered
by the judges of election. Whenever an election | ||||||
21 | authority utilizes
ballot card envelopes on which the election | ||||||
22 | date and precinct is not
preprinted, a judge of election shall | ||||||
23 | mark such information for the
particular precinct and election | ||||||
24 | on the envelope in ink before tallying
and counting any | ||||||
25 | write-in vote written thereon.
If some method of insuring | ||||||
26 | ballot secrecy other than an envelope is used,
such |
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1 | information must be provided on the ballot itself.
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2 | (e) In the designation of the name of a candidate on the | ||||||
3 | ballot, the
candidate's given name or names, initial or | ||||||
4 | initials, a nickname by
which the candidate is commonly known, | ||||||
5 | or a combination thereof, may be
used in addition to the | ||||||
6 | candidate's surname. If a candidate has changed his or her | ||||||
7 | name, whether by a statutory or common law procedure in | ||||||
8 | Illinois or any other jurisdiction, within 3 years before the | ||||||
9 | last day for filing the petition for nomination, nomination | ||||||
10 | papers, or certificate of nomination for that office, | ||||||
11 | whichever is applicable, then (i) the candidate's name on the | ||||||
12 | ballot must be followed by "formerly known as (list all prior | ||||||
13 | names during the 3-year period) until name changed on (list | ||||||
14 | date of each such name change)" and (ii) the petition, papers, | ||||||
15 | or certificate must be accompanied by the candidate's | ||||||
16 | affidavit stating the candidate's previous names during the | ||||||
17 | period specified in (i) and the date or dates each of those | ||||||
18 | names was changed; failure to meet these requirements shall be | ||||||
19 | grounds for denying certification of the candidate's name for | ||||||
20 | the ballot or removing the candidate's name from the ballot, | ||||||
21 | as appropriate, but these requirements do not apply to name | ||||||
22 | changes resulting from adoption to assume an adoptive parent's | ||||||
23 | or parents' surname, marriage or civil union to assume a | ||||||
24 | spouse's surname, or dissolution of marriage or civil union or | ||||||
25 | declaration of invalidity of marriage or civil union to assume | ||||||
26 | a former surname or a name change that conforms the |
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1 | candidate's name to his or her gender identity. No other | ||||||
2 | designation such
as a political slogan, title, or degree or | ||||||
3 | nickname suggesting or
implying possession of a
title, degree | ||||||
4 | or professional status, or similar information may be used
in | ||||||
5 | connection with the candidate's surname.
For purposes of this | ||||||
6 | Section, a "political slogan" is defined as any
word or words | ||||||
7 | expressing or connoting a position, opinion, or belief that | ||||||
8 | the
candidate may espouse, including , but not limited to, any | ||||||
9 | word or words
conveying any meaning other than that of the | ||||||
10 | personal identity of the
candidate. A
candidate may not use a | ||||||
11 | political slogan as part of his or her name on the
ballot, | ||||||
12 | notwithstanding that the political slogan may be part of the
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13 | candidate's name.
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14 | (f) The State Board of Elections, a local election | ||||||
15 | official, or an
election
authority shall remove any | ||||||
16 | candidate's name designation from a ballot that is
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17 | inconsistent with subsection (e) of this Section. In addition, | ||||||
18 | the State Board
of Elections, a local election official, or an | ||||||
19 | election authority shall not
certify to any election authority | ||||||
20 | any candidate name designation that is
inconsistent with | ||||||
21 | subsection (e) of this Section.
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22 | (g) If the State Board of Elections, a local election | ||||||
23 | official, or an
election
authority removes a candidate's name | ||||||
24 | designation from a ballot under
subsection (f) of this | ||||||
25 | Section, then the aggrieved candidate may seek
appropriate | ||||||
26 | relief in circuit court.
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1 | Where voting machines or electronic voting systems are | ||||||
2 | used, the
provisions of this Section may be modified as | ||||||
3 | required or authorized by
Article 24 or Article 24A, whichever | ||||||
4 | is applicable.
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5 | Nothing in this Section shall prohibit election | ||||||
6 | authorities from using
or reusing ballot card envelopes which | ||||||
7 | were printed before January 1, 1986 ( the effective
date of | ||||||
8 | Public Act 84-820) this amendatory Act of 1985 .
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9 | (Source: P.A. 102-15, eff. 6-17-21; revised 2-28-22.)
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10 | (10 ILCS 5/16-6) (from Ch. 46, par. 16-6)
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11 | Sec. 16-6.
Whenever one or more proposals for amendment of | ||||||
12 | the
constitution or the calling of a constitutional convention | ||||||
13 | or any
combination thereof is or are to be voted upon by the | ||||||
14 | people, the
proposition or propositions for the adoption or | ||||||
15 | rejection of such
amendment or amendments or convention shall | ||||||
16 | be submitted upon the same, single a ballot
separate from the | ||||||
17 | "Official Ballot" containing the names of candidates
for State | ||||||
18 | and other offices to be voted at such election. Such | ||||||
19 | proposition or propositions shall be printed at the top of the | ||||||
20 | "Official Ballot" preceding the names of candidates for State | ||||||
21 | and other offices to be voted at such election. Such | ||||||
22 | proposition or propositions shall be printed upon plain white | ||||||
23 | paper with no shading, highlighting, or other distinct | ||||||
24 | markings and shall include the official title of the section | ||||||
25 | so named to be added or amended in the Constitution. Such |
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1 | separate
ballot shall be printed upon paper of a distinctly | ||||||
2 | blue color and shall,
as near as may be practicable, be of | ||||||
3 | uniform size and blue color, but
any variation in the size of | ||||||
4 | such ballots or in the tincture of blue
employed shall not | ||||||
5 | affect or impair the validity thereof. Preceding
each proposal | ||||||
6 | to amend the constitution shall be printed the brief
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7 | explanation of the amendment, prepared by the General | ||||||
8 | Assembly, or in the
case of a proposed amendment initiated by | ||||||
9 | petition pursuant to Section
3 of Article XIV of the | ||||||
10 | Constitution of the State of Illinois by the principal
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11 | proponents of the amendment as approved by the Attorney | ||||||
12 | General, and
immediately below the explanation, the | ||||||
13 | proposition shall be printed in
substantially the following | ||||||
14 | form:
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15 | -------------------------------------------------------------
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16 | YES For the proposed amendment
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17 | ---------- to Article ______ (or Section
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18 | NO _______ of Article ______) of
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19 | the Constitution.
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21 | In the case of a proposition for the calling of a | ||||||
22 | constitutional
convention, such proposition shall be printed | ||||||
23 | in substantially the
following form:
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25 | YES For the calling
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26 | ---------- of a Constitutional
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1 | NO Convention.
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3 | Included with the ballot there On the back or outside of | ||||||
4 | the ballot so as to appear when folded,
shall be a printed | ||||||
5 | notice with the words "CONSTITUTION AMENDMENT BALLOT ", | ||||||
6 | followed by the
designation of the polling place for which the | ||||||
7 | ballot is prepared, the
date of the election and a facsimile of | ||||||
8 | the signature of the clerk or
other officer who has caused the | ||||||
9 | ballots to be printed. Immediately
above the words | ||||||
10 | "CONSTITUTION AMENDMENT BALLOT " in the case of a proposition | ||||||
11 | for
the calling of a constitutional convention or a | ||||||
12 | proposition to amend the Constitution the following legend | ||||||
13 | shall be
printed in bold face type:
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14 | "NOTICE
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15 | THE FAILURE TO VOTE THIS BALLOT MAY BE THE EQUIVALENT OF A | ||||||
16 | NEGATIVE VOTE, BECAUSE A CONVENTION SHALL BE CALLED OR THE | ||||||
17 | AMENDMENT SHALL BECOME EFFECTIVE IF APPROVED BY EITHER | ||||||
18 | THREE-FIFTHS OF THOSE VOTING ON THE QUESTION OR A MAJORITY OF | ||||||
19 | THOSE VOTING IN THE ELECTION.
(THIS IS NOT TO BE CONSTRUED AS A | ||||||
20 | DIRECTION THAT YOUR VOTE IS REQUIRED
TO BE CAST EITHER IN FAVOR | ||||||
21 | OF OR IN OPPOSITION TO THE PROPOSITION HEREIN
CONTAINED.)
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22 | WHETHER YOU VOTE THIS BALLOT OR NOT YOU MUST RETURN IT TO | ||||||
23 | THE
ELECTION JUDGE WHEN YOU LEAVE THE VOTING BOOTH".
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24 | If a proposition for the calling of a constitutional | ||||||
25 | convention is
submitted at the same election as one or more | ||||||
26 | propositions to amend the
constitution, the proposition for |
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1 | the calling of a constitutional
convention shall be printed at | ||||||
2 | the top of the ballot. In such case, the constitution | ||||||
3 | amendment notice the
back or outside of the ballot shall be | ||||||
4 | printed the same as if it were a
proposal solely to amend the | ||||||
5 | constitution.
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6 | Where voting machines or electronic voting systems are | ||||||
7 | used, the
provisions of this Section may be modified as | ||||||
8 | required or authorized by
Article 24 or Article 24A, whichever | ||||||
9 | is applicable.
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10 | (Source: P.A. 97-766, eff. 7-6-12.)
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