Ancel Glink attorneys each month post a new question and answer on the website. Many of these questions have been edited and collected in a pamphlet in the Ancel Glink Library: 230 Questions that have Actual Answers. Set out below are a series of recent questions and answers. Test your knowledge of questions and answers about local governmental bodies with those listed below. Many of these questions are directed to municipalities, but others specifically deal with municipalities with some questions concern legal issues in the context of other governmental bodies. Many of these answers apply to all governments in Illinois.Click here to submit a question to Ancel Glink.
Municipal Q&A - June 2008:
State law says that to veto an ordinance, a mayor must return it to the Board (or Council) with "written objections." Are there requirements or limitations regarding what kind of "objections" are valid to constitute a veto?
Answer:
The mayor (or president) does not have to give any reasons for a veto. The state law only means that the veto must be in writing. The mayor's written veto is the "objection" referred to in the law. For more information regarding this and many other questions about municipal legislative procedures, see the Ancel Glink Library.
