§ 4-3-16

Illinois § 4-3-16

• Jurisdiction: Illinois
• Topic: GOVERNMENT
• Ch. 65: MUNICIPALITIES
• Act 65 ILCS 5/: Illinois Municipal Code.
• Art.: Article 4 - Commission Form Government

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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.

Legislative History

(Source: P.A. 95-862, eff. 8-19-08.)