East Moline voters will consider home rule in April election
A municipality with home rule status can exercise any power and perform any function unless it is specifically prohibited from doing so by state law.
East Moline leaders have adopted a resolution to place this home rule question on the ballot.
If the majority of voters vote yes, East Moline would join a growing number of municipalities that decided to be governed by home rule. There are currently 224 home rule municipalities in Illinois, including Rock Island, Moline, and Carbon Cliff. Visit here for more information.
All municipalities in Illinois with more than 25,000 residents are automatically granted the benefits of home rule. Municipalities with fewer than 25,001 residents, like East Moline can realize these same home rule advantages by passing a local referendum, such as this one.
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