Chicago, Illinois, Infrastructure Investment Measure (November 2016)
| Infrastructure investment measure: Chicago |
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| The basics |
| Election date: |
| November 8, 2016 |
| Status: |
 Approved
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| Topic: |
| Local transportation |
| Related articles |
| Local transportation on the ballot November 8, 2016 ballot measures in Illinois Cook County, Illinois ballot measures Local advisory vote on the ballot |
| See also |
| Chicago, Illinois |
A Infrastructure investment measure 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 collaboration between the city, state, and federal governments in order to prioritize investments in roads, bridges, public transportation, river and lakefront redevelopment, and additional green space. |
| A no vote was a vote against collaboration between the city, state, and federal governments in order to prioritize investments in roads, bridges, public transportation, river and lakefront redevelopment, and additional green space. |
Election results
| Infrastructure investment measure | ||||
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 897,618 | 89.2% | ||
| No | 108,588 | 10.8% | ||
- 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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Should the City of Chicago work with the Federal Government and the State of Illinois to prioritize significant new investments in important infrastructure like roads, bridges, public transportation, river and lakefront redevelopment, and additional green space?[2] |
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Path to the ballot
This measure was put on the ballot through a successful initiative petition campaign.
Recent news
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See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ City of Chicago, "2016 General Election Sample Ballot," accessed October 21, 2016
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
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