93RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2003 and 2004
HB4169


 
Introduced 1/22/2004, by Mike Boland
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 		














65 ILCS 5/3.1-40-60









    Amends the Illinois Municipal Code. Provides that an advisory referendum may be placed on the ballot by majority vote of a municipality's corporate authorities, rather than its city council members.



















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A BILL FOR









 














HB4169

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    AN ACT concerning advisory referenda.

 
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    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
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represented in the General Assembly:


 
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    Section 5. The Illinois Municipal Code is amended  by 
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changing Section 3.1-40-60 as follows:
 



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    (65 ILCS 5/3.1-40-60)



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    Sec. 3.1-40-60. Advisory referenda. By a vote of the 
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majority of the
corporate authorities
members of the city 
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council, the corporate authorities
the council may authorize an 
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advisory question of
public policy to be placed on the ballot 
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at the next regularly scheduled
election in the municipality.  
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The corporate authorities
city council shall certify the 
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question to
the proper election authority, which must submit 
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the question at an election in
accordance with the Election 
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Code.

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(Source: P.A. 93-574, eff. 8-21-03.)