§11-115  Arrangement of names on the ballot. (a)  The names of the candidates shall be placed upon the ballot for theirrespective offices in alphabetical order except:

(1)  As provided in section 11-118;

(2)  For the limitations of the voting system in use;and

(3)  For the case of the candidates for vice presidentand lieutenant governor in the general election whose names shall be placedimmediately below the name of the candidate for president or governor of thesame political party.

(b)  In elections using the paper ballot orelectronic voting systems where the names of the candidates are printed and thevoter records the voter's vote on the face of the ballot, the following formatshall be used:  A horizontal line shall be ruled between each candidate's nameand the next name, except between the names of presidential and vicepresidential candidates and candidates for governor and lieutenant governor ofthe same political party in the general election.  In such case the horizontalline shall follow the name of the candidates for vice president and lieutenantgovernor of the same political party, thereby grouping the candidates forpresident and vice president and governor and lieutenant governor of the samepolitical party within the same pair of horizontal lines.

(c)  Immediately to the left of (before) or tothe right of (after) the candidate name or names, according to the requirementsof the voting system, two vertical lines shall be ruled, so that in conjunctionwith the horizontal lines, a box shall be formed to the left of or to the rightof the name and its equivalent, if any.

(d)  In case of the candidates for presidentand vice president and governor and lieutenant governor of the same politicalparty, only one box shall be formed opposite their set of names.  The boxesshall be of sufficient size to give ample room in which to designate the choiceof the voter in the manner prescribed for the voting system in use.  All of thenames upon a ballot shall be placed at a uniform distance from the left edgeand close thereto, and shall be of uniform size and print subject to section11-119. [L 1970, c 26, pt of §2; am L 1973, c 217, §1(hh); am L 1976, c 106,§1(8); am L 1977, c 189, §1(9); gen ch 1985; am L 2000, c 130, §1]

 

Case Notes

 

  Circuit courts may prevent use of ballots not in conformitywith law and may compel officials to prepare proper ballots.  50 H. 379, 441P.2d 138.