{"data":{"id":"us-il/105-ilcs-5-7-7.5","jurisdiction":"us-il","citation":"105 ILCS 5/7-7.5","heading":"Holding of elections.","body":"(a) Elections provided by this Article shall be conducted in accordance with the general election law.\n(b) The notice shall be in substantially the following form:\nNOTICE OF REFERENDUM FOR ANNEXATION\nBY ..... (Name of Annexing District)\nOF ALL TERRITORY OF ..... (Name Of\nDistrict Or Districts All Of\nWhose Territory Is To Be Annexed)\nNOTICE is hereby given that on (insert date), a referendum will be held in part(s) of ...... County (Counties) for the purpose of voting for or against the proposition to annex all of the territory comprising ..... (name of each such school district) of ....... County, Illinois to ..... (name of annexing school district) of ...... County, Illinois.\nThe territory which now comprises all of the territory of ..... (name of the school district or districts) of ...... County, Illinois, which territory is the same as the territory which is proposed to be annexed to ..... (name of annexing school district) of ....... County, Illinois, is described as follows: (Here describe such territory.)\nThe territory which now comprises ..... (name of annexing school district) of ....... County, Illinois, which district it is proposed shall annex the territory above described in this Notice, is described as follows: (Here describe such territory.)\nThe election is called and will be held pursuant to an order of the regional board of school trustees (or, State Superintendent of Education) dated on (insert date), which order states that the change of boundaries pursuant to the annexation granted or approved by the order shall be made if a majority of those voters in each of the affected school districts who vote on the proposition at the election vote in favor thereof.\nDated (insert date).\nRegional Board of School Trustees (or State\nSuperintendent of Education)\nBy....................................","path":["CHAPTER 105 SCHOOLS","School Code."],"source_url":"https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/ILCS/details?ActID=1005\u0026ChapterID=17\u0026ChapAct=FullText\u0026Print=True","current_through":"at least Public Act 104-790","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-15T04:46:25Z","sha256":"72c1253fa255079743e77ccdd6605b52cc1601fba6142538d0f0df488c1d9e9c","source_id":"us-il","stale":false,"prev":"us-il/105-ilcs-5-7-7","next":"us-il/105-ilcs-5-7-7.6"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}