(65 ILCS 5/3.1-25-65) (from Ch. 24, par. 3.1-25-65)
Sec. 3.1-25-65.
Referendum to discontinue primary elections.
Any
village operating under the provisions of Sections 3.1-25-20 through 3.1-25-55
may by referendum elect to have the president and trustees nominated and
elected at partisan primary and general elections.
The question may be submitted to the electors of the village by the council
or upon a petition signed by electors of the village equal in number to
at least 10% of the number of votes cast for candidates for president at
the last preceding general municipal election. The question shall be certified
by the village clerk to the proper election authorities, who shall submit
the proposition at
an election in accordance with the general election law. The question shall
be in substantially the following form:
Shall candidates for president and trustees of (name | ||
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If a majority of the electors in the village voting on the question
vote in the affirmative, candidates for president and trustees shall no
longer be elected as provided in Sections 3.1-25-20 through 3.1-25-55.
(Source: P.A. 87-1119.)
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