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230 ILCS 40/70 (2026)

Referendum

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(230 ILCS 40/70)
    Sec. 70. Referendum. Upon the filing in the office of the clerk, at least 90 days before an election in any municipality or county, as the case may be, of a petition directed to such clerk, containing the signatures of not less than 25% of the legal voters of that municipality or county, the clerk shall certify such proposition to the proper election officials, who shall submit the proposition at such election to the voters of such municipality or county. The proposition shall be in the following form:
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Shall video gaming                      YES
be prohibited in                       -----------------------
.................?                      NO
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If a majority of the voters voting upon such last mentioned proposition in any municipality or county vote "YES", such video gaming shall be prohibited in such municipality or county. The petition mentioned in this Section shall be a public document and shall be subject to inspection by the public.
(Source: P.A. 96-34, eff. 7-13-09.)

    
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases, 2018–2018 · leading case: Let Forest Park Vote on Video Gaming v. Vill. of Forest Park Mun. Officers Electoral Bd., 2018 IL App (1st) 180391 (Ill. App. Ct. 2018).
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Let Forest Park Vote on Video Gaming v. Vill. of Forest Park Mun. Officers Electoral Bd., 2018 IL App (1st) 180391 (Ill. App. Ct. 2018). · cites it 3× “¶ 10 Section 70 of the Video Gaming Act (230 ILCS 40/70 (West 2016)) states that: “Upon the filing in the office of the clerk, at least 90 days before an election in any municipality *** of a petition directed to such clerk, containing the signatures of not less than 25% of the…”
Let Forest Park Vote on Video Gaming v. Vill. of Forest Park Mun. Officers Electoral Bd., 2018 IL App (1st) 180391 (Ill. App. Ct. 2018). · cites it 2× “¶ 10 Section 70 of the Video Gaming Act ( 230 ILCS 40/70 (West 2016) ) states that: "Upon the filing in the office of the clerk, at least 90 days before an election in any municipality * * * of a petition directed to such clerk, containing the signatures of not less than 25% of…”
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