10 ILCS 5/24C-6
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 10 - ELECTIONS|10 ILCS 5/ - Election Code.|Article 24C - Direct Recording Electronic Voting Systems

Sec. 24C-6. Ballot Information; Arrangement; Direct  Recording Electronic Voting System; Vote by Mail Ballots; Spoiled  Ballots.   The ballot information, shall, as far as practicable,  be in the order of arrangement provided for paper ballots,  except that the information may be in vertical or horizontal  rows, or on a number of separate pages or display screens.Ballots for all public questions to be voted on should be  provided in a similar manner and must be arranged on the ballot  in the places provided for such purposes.  All public questions,  including but not limited to public questions calling for a  constitutional convention, constitutional amendment, or judicial  retention, shall be placed on the ballot separate and apart from  candidates.  Ballots for all public questions shall be clearly  designated by borders or different color screens.  More than one  amendment to the constitution may be placed on the same portion  of the ballot sheet.  Constitutional convention or  constitutional amendment propositions shall be placed on a  separate portion of the ballot and designated by borders or  unique color screens, unless otherwise provided by  administrative rule of the State Board of Elections.  More than  one public question may be placed on the same portion of the  ballot.  More than one proposition for retention of judges in  office may be placed on the same portion of the ballot.The party affiliation, if any, of each candidate or the  word "independent", where applicable, shall appear near or under  the candidate's name, and the names of candidates for the same  office shall be listed vertically under the title of that  office.  In the case of nonpartisan elections for officers of  political subdivisions, unless the statute or an ordinance  adopted pursuant to Article VII of the Constitution requires  otherwise, the listing of nonpartisan candidates shall not  include any party or "independent" designation. 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 shall print "No Candidate". In primary  elections, a separate ballot shall be used for each political  party holding a primary, with the ballot arranged to include  names of the candidates of the party and public questions and  other propositions to be voted upon on the day of the primary  election.If the ballot includes both candidates for office and  public questions or propositions to be voted on, the election  official in charge of the election shall divide the ballot in  sections for "Candidates" and "Public Questions", or separate  ballots may be used.Any voter who spoils his or her ballot, makes an error, or  has a ballot rejected by the automatic tabulating equipment  shall be provided a means of correcting the ballot or obtaining  a new ballot prior to casting his or her ballot.Any election authority using a Direct Recording Electronic  Voting System may use voting systems approved for use under  Articles 24A or 24B of this Code in conducting vote by mail or early voting.  (Source: P.A. 98-1171, eff. 6-1-15.)