Illinois Code § 55 ILCS 5/5-38012

Referendum on establishment of county library
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service. None of the foregoing powers or duties shall be exercised,
however, unless the question of establishing a public county library
service shall have been submitted to the voters of the county, at a regular
election, and unless a majority of the votes cast upon the question at
any such election within the limits of the cities, villages and
incorporated towns in the county and a majority of those cast upon the
question outside the limits of such cities, villages or incorporated
towns shall be in favor of the establishment of a public county library
service.

 
This question shall not be submitted to the voters, however, unless
there shall have been filed a petition therefor, signed by
not less than one hundred legal voters of the county.

 
The proposition of establishing a public county library service shall be
in substantially the following form: FOR the establishment of a public
county library service. AGAINST the establishment of a public county
library service.

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