(405 ILCS 20/9) (from Ch. 91 1/2, par. 309)
Sec. 9. Whenever electors, equal in number to at least 10% of the total votes cast for the office on which the greatest total number of votes were cast at the last preceding general governmental unit election, of a governmental unit which has adopted the taxing provisions of this Act, present a petition to the clerk of the governmental unit, requesting that the levying of a tax annually in such governmental unit for the purpose of providing community mental health facilities and services be discontinued, the clerk shall certify the proposition to the proper election officials for submission at a regular election in accordance with the general election law. The proposition shall be substantially in the following form: --------------------------------------------------------------
Shall....
(governmental
unit)discontinue
the
levying
of
an
annual
tax
for
YESthe
purpose
of
providing
community
mentalhealth
facilities
and
services
including
-----------------facilities
and
services
for
theperson
with
a
developmental
disability
NOor
a
substance
use
disorder? --------------------------------------------------------------
If a majority of all the votes cast upon the proposition are for the discontinuance of the levying of such tax, the governing body of the governmental unit shall not thereafter levy such a tax unless a proposition authorizing such levy again receives a majority of all the votes cast upon the proposition as provided in Sections 5 and 7 of this Act.
(Source: P.A. 95-336, eff. 8-21-07.)
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