(75 ILCS 16/15-65)
Sec. 15-65.
Referendum; order concerning results.
(a) Each voter within the territory proposed to be annexed and each voter
within the district has the right to cast a ballot.
(b) If a majority of the votes cast upon the question in the district, and
also a majority of the votes cast upon the question in the territory to be
annexed, are in favor of the proposition, the entire territory may be annexed.
Where there are 2 or more precincts in the territory proposed to be annexed,
however, if a majority of the votes cast upon the question by those voting in
the district, and also a majority of the votes cast upon the question by those
voting in any contiguous precinct in the territory proposed to be annexed, are
in favor of the proposition, the precinct so voting shall be annexed.
(c) The proposition shall be in substantially the following form:
Shall (description of territory) be annexed to (name |
(d) The judge assigned to the matter shall enter an order setting forth
the results of the election based upon the certificate filed with the judge by
the election authority, and the order shall become a part of the records of
the court. Where more than one county is involved in the election, a copy
of the original petition, the order calling for the election, and the order
setting forth the election results shall be filed by the election authority
in the circuit court of each county affected or involved.
(Source: P.A. 87-1277.)
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