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(70 ILCS 3615/1.05) (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 701.05)
Sec. 1.05.
Referendum on Establishment.
A special referendum election shall be held at which there shall be
submitted to the electors in the metropolitan region the proposition to
approve creation of the Authority, which proposition shall be in
substantially the following form:
Shall a Regional Transportation Authority be created for Cook,
DuPage, Kane, Lake, McHenry and Will Counties, Illinois?
The special referendum election shall be conducted by the County
Clerks and Boards of Election Commissioners in the metropolitan region
pursuant to the provisions of "The Election Code", approved May 11,
1943, as amended, except as is specifically provided otherwise in this
Section. The special referendum election shall be held at the same time
and with the same judges, polling places and precincts as for the
regular primary elections to be held on March 19, 1974, in the
metropolitan region.
The proposition shall be submitted to the electors on a separate
paper ballot to be printed on blue paper. The State Board of Elections
shall prepare and certify the form of ballot to the County Clerks and
Boards of Election Commissioners in the metropolitan region.
Notice of the referendum election shall be given by the State Board
of Elections. In addition, such notice may be given by the County Clerks
and Boards of Election Commissioners. Each notice of the special
election shall set forth the proposition to be voted upon, the date of
the election and the time the polling places will be open and shall
state that the polling places and precincts for such election shall be
the same as for the primary elections held on such date. The notice
given by the State Board of Elections shall be published in one or more
daily newspapers of general circulation in the metropolitan region at
least once not less than 20 days prior to the election. Notice of the
special referendum election need not set forth the precincts or polling
places in detail. Notices given by County Clerks or Boards of Election
Commissioners shall be in the form prescribed by the State Board of
Elections.
The votes shall be canvassed and returned in the manner provided for
public measures submitted to the electors of the entire State, including
the provisions for tally sheets, certificates of results, canvassing and
abstracts of votes. Only those ballots properly marked yes or no shall
be counted in the referendum. Each municipal Board of Election
Commissioners shall make its return to the County Clerk of the County in
which it is located; the County Clerks and any County Board of Election
Commissioners shall each make returns covering their entire county to
the State Board of Elections. Each County Clerk and Board of Election
Commissioners shall prepare and certify an abstract of votes cast on the
proposition in the precincts within its election jurisdiction. The
County Clerks and any county Board of Election Commissioners shall
transmit the certified abstracts to the State Board of Elections with
its return within 10 days of the referendum. To meet this deadline, the
County Clerks and Boards of Election Commissioners shall canvass the
votes cast in the special referendum election prior to canvassing the
votes cast for any office in the regular primary election, and may
certify the results of and make returns on the special referendum
election prior to completing those procedures for the regular primary
elections.
The State Board of Elections shall proclaim and certify the results
of the referendum election. If a majority of those electors properly
marking ballots on the proposition vote in favor of the creation of the
Authority, such Authority shall thereby be established.
(Source: P.A. 78-3rd S.S.-5.)
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