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Chicago, Illinois, Mayoral Term Limits Measure (November 2018)
| Mayoral Term Limits Measure: Chicago Mayoral Term Limits |
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| The basics |
| Election date: |
| November 6, 2018 |
| Status: |
 Not on the ballot
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| Topic: |
| Local term limits |
| Related articles |
| Local term limits on the ballot November 6, 2018 ballot measures in Illinois Cook County, Illinois ballot measures City governance on the ballot |
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| Chicago, Illinois |
A term limits measure appeared on the ballot for Chicago voters in Cook County, Illinois, on November 6, 2018. The measure was ruled invalid before the election, however, and results were not counted.
| A yes vote was a vote in favor of adopting a term limit of two consecutive four-year terms for the mayor, starting in 2019. |
| A no vote was a vote against adopting a term limit of two consecutive four-year terms for the mayor, starting in 2019. |
This referendum, along with a consumer advocate measure, appeared on the ballot, but results were not reported on election night. The measures had been ruled invalid by a circuit court.[1]
Text of measure
Ballot question
The ballot question was as follows:[2]
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Shall Chicago adopt the following term limit for the office of Mayor effective for the mayoral election in 2019 and thereafter: No person may hold the office of Mayor for more than two consecutive elected 4-year terms (with all prior consecutive elected terms of the current officeholder counted in determining the term limit for that officeholder)?[3] |
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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 successful referendum petition campaign.
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ NBC Chicago, "These are the Referendum Questions on Chicago-Area Voters' Ballots," November 1, 2018
- ↑ Chicago Elections, "Sample Ballot," accessed October 29, 2018
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
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