Section 7-104. Ballots; form of, voting machine

1. All ballots shall be
  printed and/or displayed in a format and arrangement,  of  such  uniform
  size  and  style  as will fit the ballot frame, and shall be in as plain
  and clear a type or display as the space will  reasonably  permit.  Such
  type  or  display  on  the  ballot  shall  satisfy  all requirements and
  standards set forth pursuant to the federal Help America Vote Act.
    2. The names of parties or independent bodies which contain more  than
  fifteen  letters  may,  whenever  limitations  of  space  so require, be
  printed on the ballot in an abbreviated form. In printing the  names  of
  candidates  whose full names contain more than fifteen letters, only the
  surname must be printed in full. The officer or board charged  with  the
  duty  of  preparing  the  ballots  shall  request each such candidate to
  indicate, in writing, the shortened  form  in  which,  subject  to  this
  restriction,  his  name  shall  be  printed.  If  no  such indication is
  received from such candidate within the time specified in  the  request,
  such officer or board shall make the necessary determination.
    3.  The  face  of  the  ballot  shall  be  completely  covered  with a
  protective covering of smooth, hard, transparent  material  so  that  it
  shall  be impossible to alter the face of the ballot without removing or
  breaking such covering.
    4. (a) The party emblem for each political party  represented  on  the
  machine,  and  the  party  name  or other designation, and a designating
  letter and number shall be affixed to the name of each candidate, or, in
  case of presidential electors,  to  the  names  of  the  candidates  for
  president and vice-president of such party.
    (b) The titles of offices may be arranged horizontally, with the names
  of  candidates for an office and the slot or device for write-in ballots
  for such office arranged vertically under the title of  the  office,  or
  the  titles  of  offices  may  be arranged vertically, with the names of
  candidates for an office and the slot or device for write-in ballots for
  such office arranged horizontally opposite the title of the office.
    (c) Each office shall occupy as many columns or rows on the machine as
  the number of candidates to be elected to that office.
    5. (a)  The  names  of  all  candidates  nominated  by  any  party  or
  independent  body for an office shall always appear in the row or column
  containing generally the names of candidates nominated by such party  or
  independent body for other offices except as hereinafter provided.
    (b) When the same person has been nominated for an office to be filled
  at  the  election by more than one party, the voting machine shall be so
  adjusted that his name shall appear in each  row  or  column  containing
  generally  the  names  of  candidates for other offices nominated by any
  such party.
    (c) If  such  candidate  has  also  been  nominated  by  one  or  more
  independent  bodies,  his  name  shall appear only in each row or column
  containing generally the names of candidates for other offices nominated
  by any such party and the name and emblem of each such independent  body
  shall appear in one such row or column to be designated by the candidate
  in  a  writing  filed with the officer or board charged with the duty of
  providing ballots, or if such person shall fail  to  so  designate,  the
  names and emblems of such independent bodies shall appear in such row or
  column as such officer or board shall determine.
    (d)  If  any person shall be nominated for any office by one party and
  two or more independent bodies his  name  shall  appear  on  the  voting
  machine  twice; once in the row or column containing generally the names
  of candidates for other offices nominated by such party, and once in the
  row or column containing generally the names of candidates nominated  by
  the  independent  body designated by such person in a writing filed with
  the officer or board charged with the duty of providing ballots  and  in

  connection  with  the  name  of  such person in such row or column shall
  appear the name and emblem of each independent body nominating  him  or,
  if  such  person  shall fail to so designate, the name of such candidate
  and  the  names  and  emblems of such independent bodies shall appear in
  such row or column as such officer or board shall determine.
    (e) If any person is nominated for any office only by  more  than  one
  independent  bodies,  his name shall appear but once upon the machine in
  one such row or column to be designated by the candidate  in  a  writing
  filed  with  the  officer  or  board  charged with the duty of providing
  ballots, or if the candidate shall fail to so designate,  in  the  place
  designated  by  the  officer or board charged with the duty of providing
  ballots, and in connection with his name there shall appear the name and
  emblem of each independent body nominating him, but, where the  capacity
  of  the machine will permit, the name of such person shall not appear or
  be placed in a column or on a horizontal line with the names of  persons
  nominated by a party for other offices.
    6. Notwithstanding the provisions of subdivision five of this section,
  the  name  of  a  person who is nominated for the office of governor, or
  state senator, or member of assembly, shall appear on the ballot  labels
  of  the machine as many times as there are parties or independent bodies
  nominating him, and there shall be a  separate  voting  and  registering
  device at each place in which such name shall appear.
    7.  The  machine  shall be so adjusted that when levers or devices for
  voting, and slots or devices for write-in ballots, equal  to  the  total
  number of persons to be elected to an office or position shall have been
  operated,  all  other  such  levers  or devices for voting, and slots or
  devices for write-in ballots used in  connection  with  that  office  or
  position  shall be thereby locked. All levers or devices shall be locked
  in any space which does not  contain  the  name  of  a  candidate  or  a
  question to be voted on.
    8.  If  any  type  of  machine used in any county or city contains any
  feature, the use of which is neither  required  nor  prohibited  by  the
  provisions  of  this chapter, the board of elections may, by resolution,
  require that one or more of such features shall be used in such  county.
  Thereafter  all  machines of such type used in such county or city shall
  be operated in conformity with any such resolution. Any such  resolution
  may  thereafter  be rescinded by such board and after being so rescinded
  may be re-adopted. Once re-adopted by any board  of  elections,  such  a
  resolution may not be rescinded again by such board.
    9.  The  board of elections shall provide a card or printed slip to be
  placed in the card holder which shall have printed upon it in black  ink
  for  each  party  or independent row containing the names of candidates,
  the image of a closed fist with index finger extended  pointing  to  the
  party  or independent row. Inset within the image of the fist on a white
  space, in black letters as large as the  space  will  permit,  shall  be
  printed  the  name  of the party or independent body and at the right of
  the fist and below the index finger shall be printed in  black  ink  the
  emblem and the designating letters of the row or column.
    10.  With  respect  to  candidates  for  the  offices  of governor and
  lieutenant governor of a party or independent  body,  ballots  shall  be
  printed  so  that  the  names  of such candidates for both offices shall
  appear in the same row or column, with the name  of  the  candidate  for
  governor  appearing first and the machine shall be so adjusted that both
  offices are voted for jointly and have but  one  designating  letter  or
  number.