Chicago, Illinois, School Funding Measure (November 2016)
| School funding measure: Chicago |
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| The basics |
| Election date: |
| November 8, 2016 |
| Status: |
 Approved
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| Topic: |
| Local school budgets |
| Related articles |
| Local school budgets 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 school funding 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 full funding for Chicago Public Schools by the State of Illinois. |
| A no vote was a vote against full funding for Chicago Public Schools by the State of Illinois. |
Election results
| School funding measure | ||||
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 910,343 | 90.99% | ||
| No | 90,129 | 9.01% | ||
- 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 State of Illinois provide full and equitable funding for the Chicago Public Schools?[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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