96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2009 and 2010
HB2368


 
Introduced 2/19/2009, by Rep. Mike Boland
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 		








  



10 ILCS 5/28-7
  from Ch. 46, par. 28-7







    Amends the Election Code. With respect to local referenda authorized by the Illinois Constitution, changes the minimum petition signature requirement to at least 8% of the number of votes cast in the governmental unit for candidates for Governor in the preceding gubernatorial election (now, 10% of the number of registered voters).
















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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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28-7 as follows:
 



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    (10 ILCS 5/28-7)  (from Ch. 46, par. 28-7)



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    Sec. 28-7. In any case in which Article VII or paragraph 
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(a) of Section 5 of
the
Transition Schedule of the Constitution 
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authorizes any action to be
taken by or with respect to any 
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unit of local government, as defined in
Section 1 of Article 
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VII of the Constitution, by or subject to approval
by 
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referendum, any such public question shall be initiated in

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accordance with this Section.

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    Any such public question may be initiated by the governing 
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body of the
unit of local government by resolution or by the 
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filing with the clerk or
secretary of the
governmental unit of 
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a petition signed by a number of qualified electors
equal in 
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number 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
to or greater than 10% of the number 
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of registered voters in the
governmental unit, requesting the 
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submission of the proposal
for such action to the voters
of the 
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governmental unit at a regular election.

 


 






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    If the action to be taken requires a referendum involving 2 
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or more
units of local government, the proposal shall be 
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submitted to the voters
of such governmental units by the 
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election authorities with jurisdiction
over the territory of 
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the governmental units. Such multi-unit proposals
may be 
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initiated by appropriate
resolutions by the respective 
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governing bodies or by
petitions of the voters of the several 
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governmental units filed with the
respective clerks or 
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secretaries.

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    This Section is intended to provide a method of submission 
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to
referendum in all cases of proposals for actions which are 
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authorized by
Article VII of the Constitution by or subject to 
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approval by referendum
and supersedes any conflicting 
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statutory provisions except those
contained in the "County 
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Executive
Act".

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    Referenda provided for in this Section may not be held more 
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than once
in any 23-month period on the same proposition, 
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provided that in any
municipality a referendum to elect not to 
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be a home rule unit may be held
only once within
any 47-month 
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period.

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(Source: P.A. 82-750.)