(10 ILCS 5/16-6) (from Ch. 46, par. 16-6)
Sec. 16-6.
Whenever one or more proposals for amendment of the
constitution or the calling of a constitutional convention or any
combination thereof is or are to be voted upon by the people, the
proposition or propositions for the adoption or rejection of such
amendment or amendments or convention shall be submitted upon a ballot
separate from the "Official Ballot" containing the names of candidates
for State and other offices to be voted at such election. Such separate
ballot shall be printed upon paper of a distinctly blue color and shall,
as near as may be practicable, be of uniform size and blue color, but
any variation in the size of such ballots or in the tincture of blue
employed shall not affect or impair the validity thereof. Preceding
each proposal to amend the constitution shall be printed the brief
explanation of the amendment, prepared by the General Assembly, or in the
case of a proposed amendment initiated by petition pursuant to Section
3 of Article XIV of the Constitution of the State of Illinois by the principal
proponents of the amendment as approved by the Attorney General, and
immediately below the explanation, the proposition shall be printed in
substantially the following form:
-------------------------------------------------------------- YES For the proposed amendment----------- to Article ______ (or Section NO _______ of Article ______) of the Constitution.--------------------------------------------------------------
In the case of a proposition for the calling of a constitutional
convention, such proposition shall be printed in substantially the
following form:
-------------------------------------------------------------- YES For the calling----------- of a Constitutional NO Convention.--------------------------------------------------------------
On the back or outside of the ballot so as to appear when folded,
shall be printed the words "CONSTITUTION BALLOT", followed by the
designation of the polling place for which the ballot is prepared, the
date of the election and a facsimile of the signature of the clerk or
other officer who has caused the ballots to be printed. Immediately
above the words "CONSTITUTION BALLOT" in the case of a proposition for
the calling of a constitutional convention or a proposition to amend the Constitution the following legend shall be
printed in bold face type:
"NOTICE
THE FAILURE TO VOTE THIS BALLOT MAY BE THE EQUIVALENT OF A NEGATIVE VOTE, BECAUSE A CONVENTION SHALL BE CALLED OR THE AMENDMENT SHALL BECOME EFFECTIVE IF APPROVED BY EITHER THREE-FIFTHS OF THOSE VOTING ON THE QUESTION OR A MAJORITY OF THOSE VOTING IN THE ELECTION.
(THIS IS NOT TO BE CONSTRUED AS A DIRECTION THAT YOUR VOTE IS REQUIRED
TO BE CAST EITHER IN FAVOR OF OR IN OPPOSITION TO THE PROPOSITION HEREIN
CONTAINED.)
WHETHER YOU VOTE THIS BALLOT OR NOT YOU MUST RETURN IT TO THE
ELECTION JUDGE WHEN YOU LEAVE THE VOTING BOOTH".
If a proposition for the calling of a constitutional convention is
submitted at the same election as one or more propositions to amend the
constitution, the proposition for the calling of a constitutional
convention shall be printed at the top of the ballot. In such case, the
back or outside of the ballot shall be printed the same as if it were a
proposal solely to amend the constitution.
Where voting machines or electronic voting systems are used, the
provisions of this Section may be modified as required or authorized by
Article 24 or Article 24A, whichever is applicable.
(Source: P.A. 97-766, eff. 7-6-12.)
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