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LRB095 03931 JAM 23964 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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| 28-8 as follows:
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| (10 ILCS 5/28-8) (from Ch. 46, par. 28-8)
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| Sec. 28-8. If a referendum to be held in accordance with |
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| Section 28-7 of this
Act involved
involves the question of |
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| whether a unit of local government shall
become a home rule |
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| unit or shall cease to be a home rule unit and if that |
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| referendum passed, then the clerk
of that unit of local |
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| government shall, within 45
at least 20 days prior to the
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| referendum, file with the Secretary of State a certified |
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| statement
indicating when the referendum will be held. Within |
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| 30 days after the
referendum,
such clerk shall file with the |
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| Secretary of State a certified
statement showing the results of |
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| the referendum and the resulting status
of the unit of local |
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| government as a home rule unit or a non-home rule
unit. The |
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| Secretary of State shall maintain such certified statements in
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| his office as a public record.
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| (Source: P.A. 80-1469.)
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| Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon |