We, the undersigned registered voters residing in ..... (specify the municipality), in the County of ..... and State of Illinois, do hereby petition that the corporate authorities of ....... (specify the municipality) be required to place on the ballot the proposition requiring the municipality to levy an annual tax at the rate of ...... (specify a rate not exceeding .075%) on all taxable property in ....... (specify the municipality) for the purpose of financing a public transportation system for elderly persons and persons with disabilities within ...... (specify the municipality and any regions outside the corporate boundaries to be served by the transportation system).
Name......... Address...........
State of Illinois)
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County of ...)
I ........ , do hereby certify that I am a registered voter, that I reside at No ....... street, in the ...... of ......... County of ......... and State of Illinois, and that signatures in this sheet were signed in my presence, and are genuine, and that to the best of my knowledge and belief the persons so signing were at the time of signing the petitions registered voters, and that their respective residences are correctly stated, as above set forth.
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Subscribed and sworn to me this ........... day of .......... A.D ....
The proposition shall be in substantially the following form:
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Shall a tax of ...... % (specify a rate not exceeding.075%) be levied annually on all taxable property in ...... (specify the municipality) to pay | YES |
the cost of operating and maintaining a public transportation system for elderly persons and persons with disabilities | |
within........ (specify the municipality and any regions outside the corporate boundaries to be served by the transportation system)? | NO |
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If the majority of the voters of the municipality voting therein vote in favor of the proposition, the corporate authorities of the municipality shall levy such annual tax at the rate specified in the proposition. If the majority of the vote is against such proposition, such tax may not be levied.
"Public transportation for elderly persons and persons with disabilities " means a transportation system for persons who have mental or physical difficulty in accessing or using the conventional public mass transportation system, or for any other reason.
65 ILCS 5/8-3-7a