Illinois § 5-2-18.6
Full text of Illinois Illinois Compiled Statutes § 5-2-18.6, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 5-2-18.6.
In addition to the requirements of the general election law, the ballots for the general municipal election shall be prepared in accordance with Section 4-3-16, with the following changes: (1) Following the names of the candidates for mayor there shall be printed a sub-title: FOR COUNCILMEN AT LARGE; following this sub-title shall be an instruction in this form: VOTE FOR NOT MORE THAN....(Insert proper number as provided in Section 5-2-12). The names of the candidates for councilmen at large shall follow this instruction. (2) Following the names of the candidates at large shall be printed another sub-title: FOR DISTRICT COUNCILMAN. Following this sub-title shall be an instruction in this form: (VOTE FOR ONE) and following this instruction shall be printed the names of the 2 nominees. (Source: P.A. 95-862, eff. 8-19-08.)
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