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Chicago, Illinois, Affordable Housing Construction Measure (November 2016)
| Affordable Housing Construction: Chicago |
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| The basics |
| Election date: |
| November 8, 2016 |
| Status: |
 Approved
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| Topic: |
| Local housing |
| Related articles |
| Local housing on the ballot November 8, 2016 ballot measures in Illinois Cook County, Illinois ballot measures |
| See also |
| Chicago, Illinois |
A nonbinding advisory question was on the ballot for Chicago voters in Cook County, Illinois, on November 8, 2016. It was approved.
| A yes vote was a vote in favor of requiring that at least half of newly constructed residential units cost no more than a third of an average Chicago tenant's income |
| A no vote was a vote against requiring that at least half of newly constructed residential units cost no more than a third of an average Chicago tenant's income |
Election results
| Affordable Housing Construction Measure | ||||
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 2,370 | 77.02% | ||
| No | 707 | 22.98% | ||
- Election results from Chicago Board of Elections
Ballot question
The following question appeared on the ballot:[1]
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Shall the 1st Ward require that at least half of newly constructed residential units cost no more than a third of an average Chicago tenant's income?[2] |
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Full text
The full text of the measure is available here.
Path to the ballot
This measure was put on the ballot through a vote of the governing officials of Chicago, Illinois.
Recent news
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See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Chicago Board of Election Commissioners, "Offices, Candidates, Retention Judges, Constitutional Questions, Referenda And Local Options," November 8, 2016
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
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