Cook County, Illinois, Merge Offices, (November 2016)
| Merge Offices: Cook County |
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| The basics |
| Election date: |
| November 8, 2016 |
| Status: |
 Approved
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| Topic: |
| County governance |
| Related articles |
| County governance on the ballot November 8, 2016 ballot measures in Illinois Cook County, Illinois ballot measures |
| See also |
| Cook County, Illinois |
A merging offices measure was on the ballot for Cook County voters in Cook County, Illinois, on November 8, 2016. It was approved.
| A yes vote was a vote in favor of eliminating the Office of the Cook County Recorder of Deeds and transferring its duties to the Office of the Cook County Clerk. |
| A no vote was a vote against eliminating the Office of the Cook County Recorder of Deeds and transferring its duties to the Office of the Cook County Clerk. |
Election results
| Merge Offices | ||||
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 609,273 | 64.3% | ||
| No | 338,475 | 35.7% | ||
- Election results from Cook County Clerk
Text of measure
Ballot question
The following question appeared on the ballot:[1]
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Shall the Office of the Cook County Recorder of Deeds be eliminated and all duties and responsibilities of the Office of the Cook County Recorder of Deeds be transferred to, and assumed by, the Office of the Cook County Clerk by December 7, 2020?[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 Cook County, Illinois.
Recent news
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See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Cook County Clerk, "Referenda: November 08, 2016 Presidential General Election," accessed October 13, 2016
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
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