GENEVA – Kane County residents will not get the chance to vote on reduced electrical bills this year, after the county government was unsuccessful in obtaining approval from the state to place the matter on the April ballot.

Last month, the Kane County Board had supported plans to place a referendum question on the ballot for the April municipal elections that would ask voters to give Kane County the ability to contract for electrical services on behalf of those who live in unincorporated areas of the county.

Kane voters narrowly defeated a similar referendum question on electricity aggregation in March.