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65 ILCS 5/5-2-3.1

(65 ILCS 5/5-2-3.1) (from Ch. 24, par. 5-2-3.1)

Sec. 5-2-3.1.

In any municipality in which only one alderperson is elected from each
ward, a proposition to stagger the terms of alderpersons, with as nearly as
possible one-half of the alderpersons elected every 2 years, shall be
certified to the proper election authority who shall submit the proposition
at an election in accordance with the general election law, if a petition
requesting such action is signed
by electors of the municipality numbering at least 10% of the total vote
cast at the last election for mayor or president of the board of
trustees of the municipality and is filed with the municipal clerk.

The proposition shall be substantially in the
following form:

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    Shall the City (or Village) of           YES
............ adopt a system of    ----------------------------
staggered terms for alderpersons?           NO
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If a majority of those voting on the proposition vote in favor of it,
at the next regular election for alderpersons, one alderperson shall be elected
from each even-numbered ward for a term of 2 years, and one alderperson 
shall be elected from each odd-numbered ward for a term of 4 years.
Thereafter, their successors shall be elected for terms of 4 years.

(Source: P.A. 102-15, eff. 6-17-21.)