{"data":{"id":"us-il/55-ilcs-5-5-38012","jurisdiction":"us-il","citation":"55 ILCS 5/5-38012","heading":"","body":"Referendum on establishment of county library service. None of the foregoing powers or duties shall be exercised, however, unless the question of establishing a public county library service shall have been submitted to the voters of the county, at a regular election, and unless a majority of the votes cast upon the question at any such election within the limits of the cities, villages and incorporated towns in the county and a majority of those cast upon the question outside the limits of such cities, villages or incorporated towns shall be in favor of the establishment of a public county library service.\nThis question shall not be submitted to the voters, however, unless there shall have been filed a petition therefor, signed by not less than one hundred legal voters of the county.\nThe proposition of establishing a public county library service shall be in substantially the following form: FOR the establishment of a public county library service. AGAINST the establishment of a public county library service.","path":["CHAPTER 55 COUNTIES","Counties Code."],"source_url":"https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/ILCS/details?ActID=750\u0026ChapterID=12\u0026ChapAct=FullText\u0026Print=True","current_through":"at least Public Act 104-790","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-15T04:46:22Z","sha256":"5ed10dee62821cd30a1d5fcef275187a3df714d178b884aa2dd5ca97c8e6407b","source_id":"us-il","stale":false,"prev":"us-il/55-ilcs-5-5-38011","next":"us-il/55-ilcs-5-5-38013"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}