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SB3062 • 2026
ELEC CD-CANDIDATE NAME FORMAT
This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.
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ELEC CD-CANDIDATE NAME FORMAT
Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments
Rule 2-10 Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Established As May 22, 2026
Rule 2-10 Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Established As May 15, 2026
Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As April 24, 2026
Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As March 27, 2026
To Elections
Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Julie A. Morrison
Assigned to Executive
Filed with Secretary by Sen. Sally J. Turner
First Reading
Referred to Assignments
ELEC CD-CANDIDATE NAME FORMAT
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Full Text of SB3062 Home Legislation Full Text SB3062 - 104th General Assembly Bill Status Full Text Votes Witness Slips Select Menu Bill Status Full Text Votes Witness Slips Printer Friendly Version Introduced Printer Friendly Version Introduced Open PDF 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 SB3062 Introduced 1/28/2026, by Sen. Sally J. Turner SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 10 ILCS 5/7-19 from Ch. 46, par. 7-19 Amends the Election Code. In provisions concerning primary election ballots, provides that the lettering of candidate names on a ballot shall be in both capital and lowercase letters in conformance with standard English language guidelines, unless compliance is not feasible due to the election system utilized by the election authority. LRB104 16950 SPS 30364 b A BILL FOR SB3062 LRB104 16950 SPS 30364 b 1 AN ACT concerning elections. 2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 3 represented in the General Assembly: 4 Section 5. The Election Code is amended by changing 5 Section 7-19 as follows: 6 (10 ILCS 5/7-19) (from Ch. 46, par. 7-19) 7 Sec. 7-19. The primary ballot of each political party for 8 each precinct shall be arranged and printed substantially in 9 the manner following: 10 1. Designating words. At the top of the ballot shall be 11 printed in large capital letters, words designating the 12 ballot, if a Republican ballot, the designating words shall 13 be: "REPUBLICAN PRIMARY BALLOT"; if a Democratic ballot the 14 designating words shall be: "DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY BALLOT"; and 15 in like manner for each political party. 16 2. Order of Names, Directions to Voters, etc. Beginning 17 not less than one inch below designating words, the name of 18 each office to be filled shall be printed in capital letters. 19 Such names may be printed on the ballot either in a single 20 column or in 2 or more columns and in the following order, 21 to-wit: 22 President of the United States, State offices, 23 congressional offices, delegates and alternate delegates to be SB3062 - 2 - LRB104 16950 SPS 30364 b 1 elected from the State at large to National nominating 2 conventions, delegates and alternate delegates to be elected 3 from congressional districts to National nominating 4 conventions, member or members of the State central committee, 5 trustees of sanitary districts, county offices, judicial 6 officers, city, village and incorporated town offices, town 7 offices, or of such of the said offices as candidates are to be 8 nominated for at such primary, and precinct, township or ward 9 committeepersons. If two or more columns are used, the 10 foregoing offices to and including member of the State central 11 committee shall be listed in the left-hand column and 12 Senatorial offices, as defined in Section 8-3, shall be the 13 first offices listed in the second column. 14 Below the name of each office shall be printed in small 15 letters the directions to voters: "Vote for one"; "Vote for 16 not more than two"; "Vote for not more than three". If no 17 candidate or candidates file for an office and if no person or 18 persons file a declaration as a write-in candidate for that 19 office, then below the title of that office the election 20 authority instead shall print "No Candidate". 21 Next to the name of each candidate for delegate or 22 alternate delegate to a national nominating convention shall 23 appear either (a) the name of the candidate's preference for 24 President of the United States or the word "uncommitted" or 25 (b) no official designation, depending upon the action taken 26 by the State central committee pursuant to Section 7-10.3 of SB3062 - 3 - LRB104 16950 SPS 30364 b 1 this Act. 2 Below the name of each office shall be printed in capital 3 letters the names of all candidates, arranged in the order in 4 which their petitions for nominations were filed, except as 5 otherwise provided in Sections 7-14 and 7-17 of this Article. 6 The lettering of candidate names on a ballot shall be in both 7 capital and lowercase letters in conformance with standard 8 English language guidelines, unless compliance is not feasible 9 due to the election system utilized by the election authority. 10 Opposite and in front of the name of each candidate shall be 11 printed a square and all squares upon the primary ballot shall 12 be of uniform size. The names of each team of candidates for 13 Governor and Lieutenant Governor, however, shall be printed 14 within a bracket, and a single square shall be printed in front 15 of the bracket. Spaces between the names of candidates under 16 each office shall be uniform and sufficient spaces shall 17 separate the names of candidates for one office from the names 18 of candidates for another office, to avoid confusion and to 19 permit the writing in of the names of other candidates. 20 Where voting machines or electronic voting systems are 21 used, the provisions of this Section may be modified as 22 required or authorized by Article 24 or Article 24A, whichever 23 is applicable. 24 (Source: P.A. 100-1027, eff. 1-1-19 .) Footer Disclaimer This site is maintained for the Illinois General Assembly by the Legislative Information System, 705 Stratton Building, Springfield, Illinois 62706. Contact ILGA Webmaster ILGA.gov uses cookies to ensure you get the best experience on our website. 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