HB1876eng 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

HB1876 Engrossed LRB095 03931 JAM 23964 b

AN ACT concerning elections.

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

Section 5. The Election Code is amended by changing Section 28-8 as follows:

(10 ILCS 5/28-8) (from Ch. 46, par. 28-8)

Sec. 28-8. If a referendum to be held in accordance with Section 28-7 of this Act involved involves the question of whether a unit of local government shall become a home rule unit or shall cease to be a home rule unit and if that referendum passed, then the clerk of that unit of local government shall, within 45 at least 20 days prior to the referendum, file with the Secretary of State a certified statement indicating when the referendum will be held. Within 30 days after the referendum, such clerk shall file with the Secretary of State a certified statement showing the results of the referendum and the resulting status of the unit of local government as a home rule unit or a non-home rule unit. The Secretary of State shall maintain such certified statements in his office as a public record.

(Source: P.A. 80-1469.)

Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon becoming law.