Article V - FILING
- Section 5-101 - Declarations of candidacy required
- Section 5-102 - Candidates filing with Secretary of State Election Board
- Section 5-103 - Candidates filing with secretary of county election board
- Section 5-104 - Party must be recognized
- Section 5-105 - Candidate must be registered - Exceptions
- Section 5-105a - Misdemeanor embezzlement and felony offenders barred from public office for certain time - Pardons
- Section 5-106 - Candidate may file for only one office
- Section 5-107 - Identical names prohibited
- Section 5-108 - Adopting name of incumbent prohibited
- Section 5-109 - Adopting name of person of state or national reputation prohibited
- Section 5-110 - Filing period
- Section 5-111 - Declaration of candidacy forms
- Section 5-111.1 - Declaration of Candidacy - Signature of candidate
- Section 5-112 - Petitions and filing fees
- Section 5-113 - [Repealed]
- Section 5-114 - Designation of term
- Section 5-115 - Withdrawals from primary
- Section 5-116 - Withdrawals from runoff primary
- Section 5-116.1 - Withdrawal from General Election
- Section 5-117 - Declarations of Candidacy must be accepted - Exceptions
- Section 5-118 - Contests of candidacy
- Section 5-119 - Time for filing contest
- Section 5-120 - Grounds for contest
- Section 5-121 - Deposit required for contest
- Section 5-122 - Date for hearing contest
- Section 5-123 - Service of notice
- Section 5-124 - Time for service of notice
- Section 5-125 - Sheriff to serve notice - Secretary of election board made agent for constructive service
- Section 5-126 - Hearing of contest
- Section 5-127 - Candidacy may be stricken
- Section 5-128 - Declaration may be amended
- Section 5-129 - Answer to contest - Deposit required
- Section 5-130 - Burden of proof on petitioner
- Section 5-131 - Disposition of deposits