Illinois § 3.1-25-80 Referendum; districting and election of trustees

Illinois Statutes

§ 3.1-25-80 — Referendum; districting and election of trustees

Illinois § 3.1-25-80

JurisdictionIllinois

TopicGOVERNMENT

Ch. 65MUNICIPALITIES

Act 65 ILCS 5/Illinois Municipal Code.

Art.Article 3.1 - Officers

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Bluebook

65 Ill. Comp. Stat. 3.1-25-80 (2026).

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If a petition signed by not less than 5% of the electors of a village with a population of 5,000 or more requests that the question of districting the village and electing trustees, one from each district, be submitted to the electors of the village, this question shall be certified by the municipal clerk to the proper election authority, who shall submit the proposition at the next general state or municipal election in the village. The petition shall be presented in accordance with the general election law. The proposition shall be in substantially the following form: Shall the village be divided into 6 districts with one trustee elected from each district? If the question receives the favorable vote of a majority of all votes cast on the proposition, the board of trustees shall proceed 

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If a petition signed by not less than 5% of the electors of a village with a population of 5,000 or more requests that the question of districting the village and electing trustees, one from each district, be submitted to the electors of the village, this question shall be certified by the municipal clerk to the proper election authority, who shall submit the proposition at the next general state or municipal election in the village. The petition shall be presented in accordance with the general election law. The proposition shall be in substantially the following form: Shall the village be divided into 6 districts with one trustee elected from each district? If the question receives the favorable vote of a majority of all votes cast on the proposition, the board of trustees shall proceed to district the village, and the election of trustees for the village thereafter shall be in accordance with Section 3.1-25-75.