65 ILCS 5/5-1-8
The proposition shall be in substantially the following form:
-------------------------------------------------------------------- Shall the city (or village) YES of.... adopt the managerial ---------------------------------- form of municipal government? NO --------------------------------------------------------------------
If a majority of the electors voting upon this proposition vote yes, this Article 5 is adopted in that city or village. Thereupon, the mayor or president shall immediately issue a proclamation declaring this article in force. Thenceforth this Article 5 shall be in effect in that city or village. However, the operation of the managerial form of municipal government, for purposes of voting on the question to abandon set out in Section 5-5-1, shall not be deemed to begin until a manager is appointed.
If a majority of the electors voting upon this proposition vote no, the proposition shall not be submitted again in that city or village for 22 months.
65 ILCS 5/5-1-8