§ 7-104. Ballots; form of. 1. All ballots shall be printed and/or\ndisplayed in a format and arrangement, of such uniform size and style as\nwill fit the ballot, and shall be in as plain and clear a type or\ndisplay as the space will reasonably permit, using only sans serif print\nfonts. Such type or display on the ballot shall satisfy all requirements\nand standards set forth pursuant to the federal Help America Vote Act.\n 2. The names of parties or independent bodies which contain more than\nfifteen letters may, whenever limitations of space so require, be\nprinted on the ballot in an abbreviated form. In printing the names of\ncandidates whose full names contain more than fifteen letters, only the\nsurname must be printed in full. The officer or board charged with the\nduty of certifying the candidates for such office shall request each\nsuch candidate to indicate, in writing, the shortened form in which,\nsubject to this restriction, his or her name shall be printed. If no\nsuch indication is received from such candidate within the time\nspecified in the request, such officer or board shall make the necessary\ndetermination.\n 3. (a) The party name or other designation shall be affixed to the\nname of each candidate, or, in case of presidential electors, to the\nnames of the candidates for president and vice-president of such party.\n (b) A column/row designating number may be affixed to the name of each\ncandidate, or in the case of presidential electors, to the names of the\ncandidates for president and vice-president of such party.\n (c) The titles of offices may be arranged horizontally, with the names\nof candidates for an office and the space, slot or device for write-in\nvotes for such office arranged vertically under the title of the office,\nor the titles of offices may be arranged vertically, with the names of\ncandidates for an office and the space, slot or device for write-in\nvotes for such office arranged horizontally opposite the title of the\noffice.\n (d) Each office shall occupy as many columns or rows on the ballot as\nthe number of candidates to be elected to that office, except where\ncandidate placements due to cross endorsements require additional\ncolumns or rows.\n 4. (a) The names of all candidates nominated by any party or\nindependent body for an office shall always appear in the row or column\ncontaining generally the names of candidates nominated by such party or\nindependent body for other offices except as hereinafter provided.\n (b) When the same person has been nominated for an office to be filled\nat the election by more than one party, the voting machine shall be so\nadjusted that his or her name shall appear in each row or column\ncontaining generally the names of candidates for other offices nominated\nby any such party.\n (c) If such candidate has also been nominated by one or more\nindependent bodies, his or her name shall appear only in each row or\ncolumn containing generally the names of candidates for other offices\nnominated by any such party and the name of each such independent body\nshall appear in one such row or column to be designated by the candidate\nin a writing filed with the officer or board charged with the duty of\ncertifying the candidates for such office, or if such person shall fail\nto so designate, the names of such independent bodies shall appear in\nsuch row or column as such officer or board shall determine.\n (d) If any person shall be nominated for any office by one party and\ntwo or more independent bodies his or her name shall appear on the\nballot twice; once in the row or column containing generally the names\nof candidates for other offices nominated by such party, and once in the\nrow or column containing generally the names of candidates nominated by\nthe independent body designated by such person in a writing filed with\nthe officer or board charged with the duty of certifying the candidates\nfor such office and in connection with the nam
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