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Cook County, Illinois, Minimum Wage Measure (November 2018)

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Cook County Minimum Wage
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The basics
Election date:
November 6, 2018
Status:
Approveda Approved
Topic:
Local wages and pay
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November 6, 2018 ballot measures in Illinois
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Cook County, Illinois

A minimum wage measure was on the ballot for voters in Cook County, Illinois, on November 6, 2018. It was approved.

A yes vote was a vote in favor of allowing each city in Cook County to establish a $13 per hour minimum wage.
A no vote was a vote against allowing each city in Cook County to establish a $13 per hour minimum wage.

Election results

Cook County Cook County Minimum Wage

Result Votes Percentage

Approved Yes

1,386,214 84.60%
No 252,270 15.40%
Results are officially certified.
Source

Text of measure

Ballot question

The ballot question was as follows:[1]

“

Shall the minimum wage in your municipality match the $13 per hour Cook County minimum wage law for adults over the age of 18 by July 1, 2020, and be indexed to the consumer price index after that?[2]

”

Full text

The full text of the measure is available here.

Path to the ballot

See also: Laws governing local ballot measures in Illinois

This measure was put on the ballot through a successful referendum petition campaign.

See also

External links

Footnotes

  1. ↑ ChicagoElections.com, "Offices on the Ballot", accessed October 2, 2018
  2. ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
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