Referendums enhancing mental health funding for 5 townships and Will County validated by lawmakers.
Mental health funding that voters approved last year would be saved from a do-over after Illinois lawmakers voted to validate multiple referendums despite concerns that ballots were improperly written. The measure would uphold referendums held by five suburban townships and Will County that created mental health boards to levy taxes for mental health programs.
In response to the concerns, the Wheeling Township board had approved holding a new referendum on the question in March 2024, but the state legislation would prohibit any repeat ballot questions on the subject next year in order to prevent confusion. The faulty referendum questions were based on citizen petitions to put the questions on the ballot that were based on the state Community Mental Health Act, but should have addressed requirements in other parts of the complicated Illinois tax code.
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