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    SECTION 6-153

    Certificate of candidacy by write-in candidates for president and vice president

    Election (ELN) CHAPTER 17, ARTICLE 6

    § 6-153. Certificate of candidacy by write-in candidates for president
    and vice president. 1. Any person who wishes to be a write-in candidate
    for president of the United States shall, not later than the third
    Tuesday before the general election, file a certificate of candidacy
    with the state board of elections.

    2. Such certificate shall be signed by such candidate and shall
    contain the following:

    (a) The name and address of the candidate for president.

    (b) The name and address of a candidate for vice president of the
    United States, if any, and a certificate of acceptance signed by such
    candidate.

    (c) The names and addresses of the candidates for electors pledged to
    such candidate for president, together with a certificate of acceptance
    and pledge of support signed by each such candidate for elector.