70 ILCS 3615/1.05
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 70 - SPECIAL DISTRICTS|70 ILCS 3615/ - Regional Transportation Authority Act.|Article I - Purposes And Creation

(70 ILCS 3615/1.05) (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 701.05)Sec. 1.05.     Referendum on Establishment.     A special referendum election shall be held at which there shall be  submitted to the electors in the metropolitan region the proposition to  approve creation of the Authority, which proposition shall be in  substantially the following form:Shall a Regional Transportation Authority be created for Cook,  DuPage, Kane, Lake, McHenry and Will Counties, Illinois?The special referendum election shall be conducted by the County  Clerks and Boards of Election Commissioners in the metropolitan region  pursuant to the provisions of "The Election Code", approved May 11,  1943, as amended, except as is specifically provided otherwise in this  Section.  The special referendum election shall be held at the same time  and with the same judges, polling places and precincts as for the  regular primary elections to be held on March 19, 1974, in the  metropolitan region.The proposition shall be submitted to the electors on a separate  paper ballot to be printed on blue paper. The State Board of Elections  shall prepare and certify the form of ballot to the County Clerks and  Boards of Election Commissioners in the metropolitan region.Notice of the referendum election shall be given by the State Board  of Elections. In addition, such notice may be given by the County Clerks  and Boards of Election Commissioners. Each notice of the special  election shall set forth the proposition to be voted upon, the date of  the election and the time the polling places will be open and shall  state that the polling places and precincts for such election shall be  the same as for the primary elections held on such date. The notice  given by the State Board of Elections shall be published in one or more  daily newspapers of general circulation in the metropolitan region at  least once not less than 20 days prior to the election. Notice of the  special referendum election need not set forth the precincts or polling  places in detail. Notices given by County Clerks or Boards of Election  Commissioners shall be in the form prescribed by the State Board of  Elections.The votes shall be canvassed and returned in the manner provided for  public measures submitted to the electors of the entire State, including  the provisions for tally sheets, certificates of results, canvassing and  abstracts of votes. Only those ballots properly marked yes or no shall  be counted in the referendum. Each municipal Board of Election  Commissioners shall make its return to the County Clerk of the County in  which it is located; the County Clerks and any County Board of Election  Commissioners shall each make returns covering their entire county to  the State Board of Elections. Each County Clerk and Board of Election  Commissioners shall prepare and certify an abstract of votes cast on the  proposition in the precincts within its election jurisdiction. The  County Clerks and any county Board of Election Commissioners shall  transmit the certified abstracts to the State Board of Elections with  its return within 10 days of the referendum. To meet this deadline, the  County Clerks and Boards of Election Commissioners shall canvass the  votes cast in the special referendum election prior to canvassing the  votes cast for any office in the regular primary election, and may  certify the results of and make returns on the special referendum  election prior to completing those procedures for the regular primary  elections.The State Board of Elections shall proclaim and certify the results  of the referendum election. If a majority of those electors properly  marking ballots on the proposition vote in favor of the creation of the  Authority, such Authority shall thereby be established.    (Source: P.A. 78-3rd S.S.-5.)