95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2007 and 2008
HB1451


 
Introduced 2/21/2007, by Rep. Mike Boland
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 		













10 ILCS 5/28-6
  from Ch. 46, par. 28-6








    Amends the Election Code. Authorizes the submission of public questions to
voters in less than all precincts of a municipality of any size (now, more than
1,000,000 population).
















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A BILL FOR









 











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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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28-6 as follows:


 



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    (10 ILCS 5/28-6)  (from Ch. 46, par. 28-6)


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    Sec. 28-6. Petitions; filing. 

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    (a) On a written petition signed by a number of voters 
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equal to at least
8% of the votes cast for candidates for 
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Governor in the preceding gubernatorial
election by the 
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registered
voters of the municipality, township, county or 
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school district it
shall be
the duty of the proper election 
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officers to submit any question of
public policy so petitioned 
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for, to the electors of such political subdivision
at any 
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regular election named in the
petition at which an election is 
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scheduled to be held throughout such political
subdivision 
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under Article 2A. Such petitions shall be filed with the local

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election official of the political subdivision
or election 
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authority, as the case may be.
Where such a question is to be 
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submitted to the voters of a municipality
which has adopted 
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Article 6, or a township or school district located
entirely 
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within the jurisdiction of a municipal board of election

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commissioners, such petitions shall be filed with the board of 
 


 






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election
commissioners having jurisdiction over the political 
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subdivision.

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    (b) In a municipality with more than 1,000,000
inhabitants, 
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when a question of public policy exclusively concerning
a 
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contiguous territory included entirely within but not 
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coextensive with the
municipality is initiated by resolution or 
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ordinance of the corporate
authorities of the municipality, or 
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by a petition which may be signed by
registered voters who 
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reside in any part of any precinct all or part of
which 
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includes all or part of the territory and who equal in number

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at least 8% of the total votes cast for candidates for Governor 
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in the
preceding gubernatorial election by the total number of 
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registered voters of
the precinct or precincts the registered 
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voters of which are eligible to sign
the petition, it shall
be 
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the duty of the  election authority having jurisdiction over 
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such
municipality to submit such question to the electors 
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throughout each
precinct all or part of which includes all or 
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part of the
territory at the regular election specified in the 
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resolution, ordinance
or petition initiating the public 
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question.  A petition initiating a public
question described in 
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this
subsection shall be filed with the election authority 
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having jurisdiction
over the municipality.  A resolution, 
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ordinance or petition initiating a public
question described in 
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this subsection shall specify the election at which
the 
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question is to be submitted.

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    (c) Local questions of public policy authorized by this

 


 






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Section and statewide questions of public policy authorized by 
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Section 28-9
shall be advisory public questions, and no legal 
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effects shall result
from the adoption or rejection of such 
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propositions.

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    (d) This Section does not apply to a petition filed 
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pursuant to
Article IX of the Liquor Control Act of 1934.

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(Source: P.A. 93-574, eff. 8-21-03.)