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1     AN ACT concerning local government.
 
2     Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3 represented in the General Assembly:
 
4     Section 5. The Illinois Local Library Act is amended by
5 changing Section 4-3.3 as follows:
 
6     (75 ILCS 5/4-3.3)  (from Ch. 81, par. 4-3.3)
7     Sec. 4-3.3. Nominations for the position of library trustee
8 including the first board of library trustees shall be by
9 petition, signed by at least 25 50 legal voters residing in the
10 incorporated town or village (except a village under the
11 commission form of government) or township and filed with the
12 clerk of such incorporated town, village, or township within
13 the time prescribed by the general election law. Such clerk
14 shall certify the candidates for library trustees to the proper
15 election authorities who shall conduct the election in
16 accordance with the general election law. All candidates must
17 be residents of the incorporated town, village or township
18 involved. The ballots shall not designate any political party,
19 platform or political principle.
20 (Source: P.A. 85-751.)