"While this section prohibits the General Assembly from conferring a special benefit or exclusive privilege on a person or group to the exclusion of others similarly situated, it does not prohibit all classifications. [Citation.] Only arbitrary legislative classifications are prohibited. [Citation.] If any set of facts can reasonably be conceived that justifies the distinction of the class to which the statute applies from the class to which the statute is inapplicable, then the General Assembly may constitutionally classify persons and objects for the purpose of legislative regulation or control and may enact laws applicable only to the persons or objects." In re Village of Hanover Park, 312 Ill. App.3d 834, 838, 727 N.E.2d 660 (2000). The legislature's classifications are presumed valid and any doubts as to their validity are to be resolved in favor of upholding the classifications.

Alarm Detection's allegations are not analogous to any of these claims.SeeIn re Village of Hanover Park, 312 Ill.App.3d 834, 245 Ill.Dec. 213, 727 N.E.2d 660 (2d Dist.2000) ; Rutland & Dundee Townships Fire Prot. Dist. v. Village of West Dundee, 339 Ill.App.3d 166, 274 Ill.Dec. 87, 790 N.E.2d 860 (2d Dist.2003) ; In re Petition to Disconnect Certain Territory from Rutland & Dundee Townships Fire Prot. Dist., 306 Ill.App.3d 676, 239 Ill.Dec. 673, 714 N.E.2d 592 (2d Dist.1999) ; In re Petition to Disconnect Certain Territory from Frankfort Fire Prot. Dist., 275 Ill.App.3d 500, 212 Ill.Dec. 111, 656 N.E.2d 434 (3d Dist.1995) ; In re Gilman Cmty. Fire Prot. Dist., 303 Ill.App.3d 246, 236 Ill.Dec. 587, 707 N.E.2d 714 (3d Dist.1999) ; Petition of Village of Vernon Hills, 265 Ill.App.3d 46, 202 Ill.Dec. 504, 637 N.E.2d 1240 (2d Dist.1994), aff'd, 168 Ill.2d 117, 212 Ill.Dec. 883, 658 N.E.2d 365 (1995) ; E. Side Fire Prot. Dist. v. City of Belleville, 221 Ill.App.3d 654, 164 Ill.Dec. 192, 582 N.E.2d 755 (5th Dist.1991) ; Oak Grove Fire Prot. Dist. v. Village of Bartonville, 217 Ill.App.3d 588, 160 Ill.Dec. 565, 577 N.E.2d 890 (3d Dist.1991) ; Leyden Fire Prot. D

Plaintiffs urge this court to apply a strict scrutiny analysis because the statute concerns the fundamental right to vote. The Committee of Ten counters that different classes of people may be treated differently if the classifications created by the statute are reasonably related to the objective of the statute ( In re Petition of the Village of Hanover Park, 312 Ill. App. 3d 834 (2000)). The Committee of Ten also maintains that the appropriate analysis is rational basis review because everyone in the Puffer-Hefty school district was treated equally with respect to petitioning for dissolution without an election.