specified municipality equal in number to 10% or more of the total number of registered voters in the municipality, is filed with the municipal clerk of any such municipality which has adopted an ordinance pursuant to the powers granted in Section 11-76.1-1 of this Code, and such petition has been filed with the clerk of the municipality within 30 days of the second publication of the notice required in Section 11-76.1-3 of this Code which notice shall include (1) the specific number of voters required to sign the petition; (2) the time in which the petition must be filed; and (3) the date of the prospective referendum, the corporate authorities shall order the submission of the question to the municipal electors and designate the election at which the question shall be submitted. The municipal clerk shall certify the question to the proper election authority. The municipal clerk shall provide a petition form to any individual requesting one. The proposition shall be substantially in the following form: - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Shall the ordinance passed by the city council (or board of YES trustees, etc.) of (name of municipality) on (insert date), - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - entitled ............., which provides (stating the nature of the proposed ordinance), become NO effective? - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - If a majority of the votes cast on the questions are in favor of the proposition, the corporate authorities shall have the authority granted to them by Section 11-76.1-1. This amendatory Act of 1975 is not a limit on any municipality which is a home rule unit. (65 ILCS 5/Art. 11 Div. 76.2 heading) DIVISION 76.2. EXCHANGE OF REAL ESTATE
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