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70 ILCS 3610/5.1

(70 ILCS 3610/5.1) (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 355.1)

Sec. 5.1.

(a) The Board of Trustees of any district created after
July 1, 1967 (except districts created under Section 3.1) has no
authority to levy the tax provided for in subparagraph (10) of paragraph
(f) of Section 5 unless the question of authorizing such tax is
submitted to the voters of the district and approved by a majority of
the voters of the district voting on the question.

The board of trustees of any such district may by resolution cause
such question to be submitted to the voters of the district at a regular
election as specified in such resolution. The question shall
be certified, submitted and notice of the election shall be given
in accordance with the general election law.  The proposition shall be in
substantially the following form:

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    Shall the board of trustees of........
Mass Transit District be authorized to levy a    YES
tax on property within the district at a rate  ---------------
of not to exceed .25% on the assessed value      NO
of such property?
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(b) The Board of Trustees of any district which has the authority to
levy the tax at a rate not to exceed .05% provided for in subparagraph
(10) of paragraph (f) of Section 5 of this Act before the effective date
of this amendatory Act of 1974 does not have the authority to increase
the tax levy to a rate not to exceed .25% unless the question of
increasing the taxing authority is submitted to the voters of the
district and approved by a majority of the voters of the district voting
on the question.

The Board of Trustees of any such district may by resolution cause
such question to be submitted to the voters of the district at a regular
election as specified in such resolution. The question shall
be certified, submitted and notice of the election shall be given
in accordance with the general election law.  The proposition shall be in
substantially the following form:

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    Shall the board of trustees of........
Mass Transit District be given the authority to    YES
increase their power to levy a tax on property
within the district from a rate not to exceed    -------------
.05% on the assessed value of such property
to a rate not to exceed .25% on the assessed       NO
value of such property?
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The provisions of this subsection (b) shall not apply to the Northwest Metra Commuter Rail District.
(Source: P.A. 97-1116, eff. 1-1-13.)