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Chicago, Illinois, Expansion of Charter Schools Measure (November 2016)
| Expansion of Charter Schools Measure: Chicago |
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| The basics |
| Election date: |
| November 8, 2016 |
| Status: |
 Defeated
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| Topic: |
| Local education |
| Related articles |
| Local education 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. The measure appeared before voters in Wards 1, 25, 26, and 33. It was defeated in all wards.
| A yes vote was a vote in favor of expanding charter schools. |
| A no vote was a vote against expanding charter schools. |
Election results
| Expand Charter Schools Measure | ||||
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| No | 15,803 | 61.28% | ||
| Yes | 9,987 | 38.72% | ||
- Election results from Chicago Board of Election Commissioners
Ward results
| Expand Charter Schools Measure, Ward 1 | ||||
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| No | 2,125 | 59.93% | ||
| Yes | 1,421 | 40.07% | ||
- Election results from Chicago Board of Election Commissioners
| Expand Charter Schools Measure, Ward 25 | ||||
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| No | 2,269 | 68.28% | ||
| Yes | 1,054 | 31.72% | ||
- Election results from Chicago Board of Election Commissioners
| Expand Charter Schools Measure, Ward 26 | ||||
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| No | 1,496 | 61.06% | ||
| Yes | 954 | 38.94% | ||
- Election results from Chicago Board of Election Commissioners
| Expand Charter Schools Measure, Ward 33 | ||||
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| No | 9,913 | 60.18% | ||
| Yes | 6,558 | 39.82% | ||
- Election results from Chicago Board of Election Commissioners
Text of measure
Ballot question
The following question appeared on the ballot:[1]
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Shall the Chicago Public Schools, which face a budget deficit, approve the expansion of charter schools?[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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