§ 1-108. Expenses related to local mandatory and permissive
referendum. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary,
no private individual, partnership, corporation, industry, association,
organization, firm, trust, estate or other legal entity not associated
with the state or a municipality shall directly or indirectly pay or use
or offer, consent to or agree to pay or use any money or property for or
in aid of the payment of any expense incurred or expected to be incurred
by the state or any county, city, town, village or special district,
which expense is associated with the conduct of a mandatory or
permissive referendum conducted for the purpose of deciding any ballot
question submitted to all the voters of any county, city, town, village
or special district. Such expenses shall include, but not be limited to
the costs associated with equipment, materials and personnel utilized to
conduct the referendum.