Illinois § 26b.3
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§ 26b.3.
(from Ch. 5, par. 131b-3) Sec. 26b.3. Referendum. If the directors determine that the petition meets the requirements of Section 26b.1 and Section 26b.2, they shall, within 30 days after the conclusion of the hearing, give 10 days notice of the holding of a referendum by causing such notice to be published at least once in one or more newspapers having general circulation within the subdistrict. Except as otherwise provided in this Act, the proposition shall be submitted in accordance with Section 28-3 of The Election Code. The proposition shall be submitted upon ballots in substantially the following form: - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Place an X in the square opposite the proposition for which you wish to vote. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - For organization of the subdistrict of the .......... Soil and Water Conservation District or Districts, described below including the levy of an annual tax of not in excess of .125% of the full, cash value of all taxable property in such subdistrict. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Against organization of the subdistrict of the ....... Soil and Water Conservation District or Districts, described below including the levy of an annual tax of not in excess of .125% of the full, cash value of all taxable property in such subdistrict. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (Here insert description of proposed subdistrict.) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - All legal voters within a proposed subdistrict may vote and if a majority of the votes cast in the referendum are cast in favor of the proposed subdistrict, the directors shall declare that the subdistrict is duly organized, and shall record such fact in their official minutes, together with an appropriate official name or designation for the subdistrict. (Source: P.A. 84-1308.)
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