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Chicago, Illinois, Plastic Straws Ban Referendum (November 2018)
| Chicago Plastic Straws Ban |
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| The basics |
| Election date: |
| November 6, 2018 |
| Status: |
 Approved
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| Topic: |
| Local business regulation |
| Related articles |
| Local business regulation on the ballot November 6, 2018 ballot measures in Illinois Cook County, Illinois ballot measures Local environment on the ballot |
| See also |
| Chicago, Illinois |
An advisory referendum related to banning plastic straws was on the ballot for Chicago voters in Cook County, Illinois, on November 6, 2018. It was approved.
| A yes vote was a vote in favor of advising the city to ban the use of plastic straws within city limits. |
| A no vote was a vote against advising the city to ban the use of plastic straws within city limits. |
Election results
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Chicago Chicago Plastic Straws Ban |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
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447,165 | 55.45% | ||
| No | 359,263 | 44.55% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot question
The ballot question was as follows:[1]
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Should the City of Chicago ban the use of plastic straws within the corporate city limits?[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 successful referendum petition campaign.
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ ChicagoElections.com, "Offices on the Ballot", accessed October 2, 2018
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
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