The trustees of such district, when petitioned so to do by not less than 10% of the legal voters of such district, shall certify to the proper election officials the proposition of whether the district should acquire, purchase or construct, and thereafter operate, improve and extend waterworks, as herein defined, or any one or more of said things and such election officials shall submit that proposition at an election in accordance with the general election law. The proposition shall be in substantially the following form:
------------------------------------------------------------------------ Shall the................ Sanitary District,......... County, Illinois, YES acquire by purchase or construction, --------------------------------- and thereafter operate, improve or NO extend waterworks? ------------------------------------------------------------------------
If a majority of the votes cast on the proposition at said election are in favor thereof, then the trustees of the district shall be authorized to acquire by purchase or construction, and thereafter operate, improve or extend waterworks.
70 ILCS 2805/32d