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40 ILCS 5/7-134

(40 ILCS 5/7-134) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 7-134)

Sec. 7-134.

Municipality referendum and notice of election to
participate.
(a) A municipality electing to be included within this Article by
referendum shall hold such referendum within the territory of the municipality
following the filing of a written petition of at least 300 legal voters
or at least 1% of the legal voters of the municipality, whichever is less.
The question shall be certified to the proper election officials, who
shall submit the question to the voters at an election in accordance with
the general election law.
 If a majority of the voters who vote upon
this question vote for inclusion of the
municipality, notice of the election to be included shall be given as
provided in this section and the municipality shall thereupon be so
included.

The proposition shall be in substantially the following form:

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    Shall the....(here name the
municipality or municipalities in which       YES
the question is being voted upon) be
included within the provisions of Article  -------------------
7 of the Illinois Pension Code, as
amended, pertaining to the creation of the   NO
"Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund"?
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Where the boundaries of 2 or more municipalities are coextensive, one
ballot is sufficient for all municipalities specified in the ballot.

(b) A municipality electing to participate shall within 10 days
after the election submit to the board a certified notice of the
election to participate. The notice shall:

1. Be in writing,

2. Indicate the date of the election,

3. Specify all the instrumentalities of the municipality,

4. Be officially certified by the clerk or other proper official of
the municipality as having been duly made in accordance with the
provisions of this Article.

(Source: P.A. 81-1535.)