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94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2005 and 2006
HB0821
Introduced 02/02/05, by Rep. Mike Boland SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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10 ILCS 5/28-7 |
from Ch. 46, par. 28-7 |
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Amends the Election Code. With respect to local referenda authorized by the Illinois Constitution, changes the minimum petition signature requirement to at least 8% of the number of votes cast in the governmental unit for candidates for Governor in the preceding gubernatorial election (now, 10% of the number of registered voters).
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A BILL FOR
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HB0821 |
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LRB094 08252 JAM 38440 b |
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| AN ACT concerning elections.
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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 Election Code is amended by changing Section |
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| 28-7 as follows:
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| (10 ILCS 5/28-7) (from Ch. 46, par. 28-7)
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| Sec. 28-7. In any case in which Article VII or paragraph |
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| (a) of Section 5 of
the
Transition Schedule of the Constitution |
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| authorizes any action to be
taken by or with respect to any |
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| unit of local government, as defined in
Section 1 of Article |
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| VII of the Constitution, by or subject to approval
by |
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| referendum, any such public question shall be initiated in
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| accordance with this Section.
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| Any such public question may be initiated by the governing |
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| body of the
unit of local government by resolution or by the |
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| filing with the clerk or
secretary of the
governmental unit of |
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| a petition signed by a number of qualified electors
equal in |
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| number to at least 8% of the votes cast for candidates for |
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| Governor in the preceding gubernatorial election by the |
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| registered voters of the
to or greater than 10% of the number |
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| of registered voters in the
governmental unit, requesting the |
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| submission of the proposal
for such action to the voters
of the |
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| governmental unit at a regular election.
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| If the action to be taken requires a referendum involving 2 |
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| or more
units of local government, the proposal shall be |
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| submitted to the voters
of such governmental units by the |
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| election authorities with jurisdiction
over the territory of |
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| the governmental units. Such multi-unit proposals
may be |
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| initiated by appropriate
resolutions by the respective |
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| governing bodies or by
petitions of the voters of the several |
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| governmental units filed with the
respective clerks or |
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| secretaries.
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