Bill Text: IL SB1633 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the Township Code. In provisions regarding the ability of any group of registered voters to request an advisory question of public policy for consideration by the electors at the annual meeting, provides that the advisory question of public policy must be pertaining to the statutory duties of townships under the Annual Township Meeting Article of the Code.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced) 2023-02-08 - Referred to Assignments [SB1633 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2023-SB1633-Introduced.html

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103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 SB1633 Introduced 2/8/2023, by Sen. Craig Wilcox SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
60 ILCS 1/30-205
Amends the Township Code. In provisions regarding the ability of any group of registered voters to request an advisory question of public policy for consideration by the electors at the annual meeting, provides that the advisory question of public policy must be pertaining to the statutory duties of townships under the Annual Township Meeting Article of the Code.
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A BILL FOR
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AN ACT concerning local government.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The Township Code is amended by changing
Section 30-205 as follows:
(60 ILCS 1/30-205)
Sec. 30-205. Advisory referenda. Any group of registered
voters may request an advisory question of public policy
pertaining to the statutory duties of townships under this
Article for consideration by the electors at the annual
meeting by giving written notice of the specific advisory
question to the township clerk in the same manner as required
for an agenda item under subsection (b) of Section 30-10. The
agenda published by the township board shall include any such
advisory question if the request is timely filed. By a vote of
the majority of electors present at a town meeting, the
electors may authorize that an advisory question of public
policy pertaining to the statutory duties of townships under
this Article, for which notice has been given as required by
this Section, be placed on the ballot at the next regularly
scheduled election in the township. The township board shall
certify the question to the proper election officials, who
shall submit the question in accordance with the general

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election law.
(Source: P.A. 98-653, eff. 6-18-14.)