Chapter 7. Election Day, While the Polls Are Open

7.E. Ballot Application Station

7.E.6. Voter Signs the Ballot Application

Once the voter is confirmed to be registered, the ballot application will be filled out.

The Election Authority may choose to provide a printer that prints the voter information directly onto a pre-printed ballot application or a printer that prints a label containing the voter information to be attached to a pre-printed ballot application.

The Election Judge will ask the voter to review the information before signing the ballot application and confirming:

  1. The information, including the registered address, is correct.
  2. The voter is a registered voter.

After confirming the information, the voter will sign the ballot application.

looking  What the Poll Watcher Is Looking For

In a primary, the ballot applications may be color-coded to indicate the political party ballot requested by the voter.

Relevant Illinois State Law

Except as otherwise provided in this Section upon application to vote each registered elector shall sign his name or make his mark as the case may be, on a certificate substantially as follows...

10 ILCS 5/4-22
Counties Having a
Population of Fewer Than 500,000

Upon application to vote, except as hereinafter provided for absent electors, each registered elector shall sign his name or make his mark as the case may be, on a certificate substantially as follows...

10 ILCS 5/5-29
Counties Having a
Population of 500,000 or More

10 ILCS 5/6-66
Jurisdictions With
Local Boards of Election Commissioners

Primaries

The certificates of each State-wide political party at a general primary election shall be separately printed upon paper of uniform quality, texture and size, but the certificates of no 2 State-wide political parties shall be of the same color or tint. However, if the election authority provides computer generated applications with the precinct, ballot style and voter's name and address preprinted on the application, a single application may be used for State-wide political parties if it contains spaces or check-off boxes to indicate the political party. Such application shall not entitle the voter to vote in the primary of more than one political party at the same election.

10 ILCS 5/4-22

Upon application to vote at a general primary election each registered elector shall sign his name or mark and write his address on a certificate substantially the same as that used in the general election except that it shall have a place for party affiliation which is to be filled in by the elector, or by the officer in charge if the elector is unable to write. The certificates of each State-wide political party at a primary election shall be separately printed upon paper of uniform quality, texture and size, but the certificates of no 2 State-wide political parties shall be of the same color or tint. However, if the election authority provides computer generated applications with the precinct, ballot style and voter's name and address preprinted on the application, a single application may be used for State-wide political parties if it contains spaces or check-off boxes to indicate the political party. Such application shall not entitle the voter to vote in the primary of more than one political party at the same election. Such applications may contain spaces or check-off boxes permitting the voter to request a primary ballot of any other political party which is established only within a political subdivision and for which a primary is conducted on the same election day.

10 ILCS 5/5-30

The applications of each State-wide political party at a primary election shall be separately printed upon paper of uniform quality, texture and size, but the applications of no 2 State-wide political parties shall be of the same color or tint. If the election authority provides computer generated applications with the precinct, ballot style, and voter's name and address preprinted on the application, a single application may be used for State-wide political parties if it contains spaces or check-off boxes to indicate the political party. Such applications may contain spaces or check-off boxes permitting the voter to also request a primary ballot of any political party which is established only within a political subdivision and for which a primary is conducted on the same election day. Such applications shall not entitle the voter to vote in both the primary of a State-wide political party and the primary of a local political party with respect to the offices of the same political subdivision or to vote in the primary of more than one State-wide political party on the same day.

10 ILCS 5/6-66

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