235 ILCS 5/9-10
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 235 - LIQUOR|235 ILCS 5/ - Liquor Control Act of 1934.|Article IX - Local Referendum

 (from Ch. 43, par. 174)Sec. 9-10.         Upon the filing in the office of the clerk, at least 90 days  before an election in any political subdivision or precinct, as the case  may be, of a petition directed to such clerk, containing the signatures  of not less than 25% or 40% of the legal voters of the territory which has  prohibited the sale at retail of alcoholic liquor or the sale at retail  of alcoholic liquor other than beer containing not more than 4% of  alcohol by weight or the sale at retail of alcoholic liquor containing  more than 4% of alcohol by weight except in the original package and not  for consumption on the premises, or a petition directed to such clerk  containing the signatures of not less than 25% of the legal voters of a  municipality within which such territory is located, to submit  to the voters thereof the proposition to continue such prohibition, the  clerk shall certify such proposition to the proper election officials, who  shall submit the proposition at such election to the voters of such  political subdivision or precinct. Where such proposition is submitted  pursuant to a petition signed by not less than 25% of the legal  voters of a municipality within which such  territory is located, the legal voters of the entire municipality may vote  on the proposition. For the purposes of this Section, the  number of legal voters shall be computed upon the same basis as is provided  in Section 9-2 for the filing of a petition for referendum on the question  of whether the sale at retail of alcoholic liquor shall be prohibited.  So far as applicable, the provisions of Sections 9-1, 9-4, 9-5, 9-6 and 9-7  shall apply.  The proposition shall be in the following form:    --------------------------------------------------------------Shall the prohibition of the saleat retail of alcoholic liquor (oralcoholic liquor other than beer        YEScontaining not more than 4% ofalcohol by weight) or (alcoholic     -------------------------liquor containing more than 4% ofalcohol by weight in the original        NOpackage and not for consumptionon the premises) be continuedin (or at) .................?--------------------------------------------------------------    In a precinct referendum, the referendum ballot shall also contain a common  description of the precinct in plain and  nonlegal language, which may be prepared by the election official or  adopted from the description on the petition, unless the election official  responsible for conducting the election determines that a description  cannot be included within the space limitations on the ballots to be used  in the election.  If the description is not to be included on the ballot,  the clerk shall prepare large printed copies of the description of the  precinct together with a notice of the proposition which shall be  prominently displayed in the precinct polling place at the election.  If a  majority of the voters voting upon such last mentioned proposition in any  such political subdivision or precinct vote "NO", such prohibition shall  cease in such political subdivision or precinct or at the applicable  licensed establishment; and where such political subdivision or precinct  is a city, village or incorporated town situated wholly or partly within  the boundaries of a township or road district having a similar prohibition,  a majority vote of the voters voting "NO" upon such proposition as above  described will result in the prohibition ceasing in that part of the  township or road district situated within such city, village or  incorporated town.  In the event the boundaries of such political  subdivision or precinct have been altered or the numbers of any precincts  have been changed subsequent to the original election making the territory  prohibited territory and prior to the filing of such petition for  resubmission of the question, only those voters actually residing in the  prohibited territory shall be eligible as signers of such resubmission  petition, except that this limitation shall not apply in the case of a  resubmission petition signed by at least 25% of the legal voters  of a municipality in which the prohibited territory is located. The  petition mentioned in this Section shall be a public document and shall be  subject to inspection by the public.    (Source: P.A. 86-861.)