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230 ILCS 40/70

(230 ILCS 40/70)

Sec. 70. Referendum.

 Upon the filing in the office of the clerk, at least
90 days
before an election in any municipality or county, as the case
may be, of a petition directed to such clerk, containing the signatures
of not less than 25% of the legal voters of that municipality or county,
the
clerk shall certify such proposition to the proper election officials, who
shall submit the proposition at such election to the voters of such
municipality or county. The proposition shall be in the following form:

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Shall video gaming                      YES
be prohibited in                       -----------------------
.................?                      NO
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If a
majority of the voters voting upon such last mentioned proposition in any
municipality or county vote "YES", such video gaming shall
be prohibited in such municipality or county.
The
petition mentioned in this Section shall be a public document and shall be
subject to inspection by the public.

(Source: P.A. 96-34, eff. 7-13-09.)