60 ILCS 1/185-10

(60 ILCS 1/185-10)

Sec. 185-10. Referendum.

(a) Before a tax may be levied under Section 185-5, the township board shall certify that question to the proper election officials, who shall submit the proposition at an election under the general election law. The proposition shall be in substantially the following form:

Shall (name of township) be authorized to levy an annual tax of not more than 0.1% of the value of all the taxable property in the township for the purpose of providing services and facilities to residents who are persons with a developmental disability?

The votes shall be recorded as "Yes" or "No".

(b) If a majority of the voters voting on the proposition vote in favor of it, the tax levy is authorized. If a majority of the vote is against the proposition, the tax levy is not authorized.

(Source: P.A. 90-210, eff. 7-25-97.)