Illinois Compiled Statutes 70 ILCS 405/11 – Determination of administrative practicability and feasibility
The question shall be submitted upon ballot in substantially the following form:
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For creation of a soil and water
conservation district of the lands
described below and situated in
the county or counties of (here in-
sert name of county or counties).
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Against creation of a soil and
water conservation district of the
lands described below and situated
in the county or counties of (here
insert name of county or counties).
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Only owners of land lying within the boundaries of the proposed district as determined by the Department shall be eligible to vote in such referendum, and each such owner of land shall have one vote. Owners of land may vote in person or by absentee ballot.
In all cases where a petition for the organization of a district carries the names of more than 55 per cent of the land owners within the proposed district, the Department may determine the question of whether the operation of the district is administratively practicable and feasible without holding a referendum.