Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-07-22
SECRECYOF THE BALLOT
How It Will Be Secured Here
after in Illinois.
TEXT OF THE NEW ELECTION LAW.

Nomination of Candidates for Public
Offices and the Printing and Distribu-
tion of Ballots at Public Expense-How
Tickets Are Made Out.
AN ACT to provide for the printing and
distribution of ballots at public expense,
and for the nomination of candidates for
public offices, to regulate the manner of
holding elections aud to enforce the
secrecy of the ballot.
SECTION l. Be it enacted by the people
OF the state of Illinois. represented in the
general assembly: That in all elections
hereafter to be held in this state for public
officers, except for trustees of schools,
school directors, members of boards of
education officers of road districts in
counties not under township organization,
the voting shall be by ballots printed and
distributed at public expense as herein
after provided, and no other ballot shall
be used
SEC. 2, The printing and delivery of the
ballots and cards of instruction to voters
hereinafter described shall. in municipal
elections in cities. villages and incor-
porated towns be paid for by the several
cities villages and incorporated towns re-
spectively, and in town elections by the
town, and in all other elections the print
ng of the ballots and cards of instruction
for the voters in each county and the de-
livery of them to the several voting pre-
cincts and election districts shall be paid
Tor by the several counties respectively.
The term general election" as used in this
act, shall apply to any election held for the
choice of a national, state, judicial, dis
trict or county officer, whether for full
term or for the filling of a vacancy. The
term city election" shall apply to any
municipal election held in city, village,
or incorporated town.
SEC. 3. Any convention of delegates, and
any caucus or meeting of qualified voters,
as hereinafter defined, and individual vo-
ters TO the number and in the manner
hereinafter Specified may nominate can
didates for public Office, whose names shall
be placed upon the ballots to be furnished
as hereinafter provided.
SEC. 4. Any convention of delegates.
caucus or meeting representing political
party which at the general election next
preceding po!led at least two q per cent.
OF the entire vote cast in the state or in
the electoral district or division thereof, or
the municipality for which the nomination
is made, may FOR the state or for the elect
oral district or division thereof or munic-
ipality for which the convention, caucus
or meeting is held. as the case may be, by
causing a er.ificate of nomination to be
duly filed, make one such nomination for
each Office therein to be filled at the cleo
ton Every such certificate of nomina-
ton shall state such facts as are required
In section six (6) of this act, and shall be
signed by the presiding officer and by the
secretary of the convention, caucus or
meeting, who shall add TO their signatures
their places of residence. Such certificates
shall be sworn to by them 10 be true 10 I'll ;
best of their knowledge and belief and a
certificate of the oath shall be annexed to
the certificate of nomination.
SEC. >. Nominations of candidates for
any Office to be filled by the voters of the
state at large may also be made by nomi-
nation papers, signed in the aggregate for
each candidate by not less than one thou
sand 1,OO0) qualified voters of the state
Nomination OF candidates for Office within
any district or political division less than
the state and in all cities having popula-
ton in excess of 5000 may be made by
nomination papers signed in the aggregate
for each candidate by qualified voters of
such district or political division not less
than one for each fifty persons who voted
at the next preceding general election in
such district or division, but in no case by
less than twenty-five (!5). In elections to
be held in a town, village, precinct or
ward, and in all cities with a population
not exceeding 5000, the signature of voters
thereof equaling 5 per cent. of the vote cast
therein at the last preceding election shall
be sufficient for the nomination of a candi-
date who is to be voted for only in such
town, village, precinct or ward or city
Each voter signing nomination paper
shall add to his signature his place OF resi-
dence, and each voter may subscribe to one
nomination for each office to be filled and
no more: Provided, that the name of any
candidate whose name may appear in any
other place upon the ballot shall not be so
added by petition for the same office
SEC. 6. All certificates of nomination
or nomination papers shall besides con
tanning the names of candidates, specify
as to each:
l. The Office to which he is nominated.
.. The party or political principal which
he represents, expressed in not more than
five (5) words.
3. His place of residence, with the
street and number thereof, if any. In the
case of electors for president and vice-pres-
ident of the United States, the names of
the candidates for president and vice-pres-
ident may be added to the party or politi-
cal appellation.
SEC. Z. Certificates of nomination and
nomination papers for the nomination of
candidates for office to be filed by the elect
ors of the entire state, or any division or
district greater than county, shall lie
filed with the secretary of state at least
thirty days previous to the day of election
for which the candidates are nominated
All other certificates for the nomination of
candidates shall be filed with the county
clerk of the respective counties at least
thirty days previous to the day of such
election: Provided, that certificates of
nomination and nomination papers for the
nomination of candidates for the offices in
cities, villages and Incorporated towns and
for town Offices in counties under township
organization shall be filed with the clerks
of the towns, cities, villages and incorpor-
ated towns at least fifteen days previous
to the day of such election.
SEC. s. Any person whose name has been
presented as a candidate may cause his
name to be withdrawn from nomin alton
NV hiG reUueSt in writing stoned Inv him