Your feedback ensures we stay focused on the facts that matter to you most—take our survey.

Illinois 2022 ballot measures

From Ballotpedia
Jump to: navigation, search


2022 Illinois
ballot measures
2024 »
« 2020
2022 U.S. state
ballot measures
2023 »
« 2021
Vote Poster.jpg
Overview
Scorecard
Tuesday Count
Deadlines
Requirements
Lawsuits
Readability
Voter guides
Election results
Year-end analysis
Campaigns
Polls
Media editorials
Filed initiatives
Finances
Contributions
Signature costs
State Ballot Measure Monthly
Have you subscribed yet?

Join the hundreds of thousands of readers trusting Ballotpedia to keep them up to date with the latest political news. Sign up for the Daily Brew.
Click here to learn more.

One statewide ballot measure was certified for the ballot in Illinois for the election on November 8, 2022. Voters approved the measure.

HIGHLIGHTS
  • Voters approved a constitutional amendment which created a state constitutional right to collective bargaining.

    • On the ballot

    Type Title Description Result Yes Votes No Votes

    LRCA

    		Amendment 1 Provide for a state constitutional right to collective bargaining

    Approveda

    2,212,999 (59%)

    1,555,929 (41%)


    Referral of 2022 ballot measures

    The following table illustrates the vote requirements for the legislative referrals certified for the ballot, the votes that the referrals received, and how Democrats and Republicans voted on the referrals in each legislative chamber:

    No measures to list

    Getting measures on the ballot

    Citizens

    In Illinois, citizens have the power to initiate constitutional amendments, but not state statutes or veto referendums. Initiatives are restricted to amending Article IV of the Illinois Constitution, which addresses the structure of the Illinois State Legislature. Voters approved a state constitution, which included the power to initiate amendments, in 1970.

    In 2022, 363,813 signatures were required for initiatives in Illinois. The signature requirement was based on 8 percent of the votes cast for governor in 2018. Signatures for initiatives that proponents intended for the election on November 8, 2022, needed to be filed on or before May 8, 2022.

    Legislature

    The Illinois State Legislature can refer statewide ballot measures, in the form of constitutional amendments and advisory questions, to the ballot. Illinois requires a 60 percent vote in each legislative chamber during one legislative session to refer a constitutional amendment to the ballot. That amounts to a minimum of 71 votes in the Illinois House of Representatives and 36 votes in the Illinois State Senate, assuming no vacancies. Amendments do not require the governor's signature to be referred to the ballot.

    Advisory questions require a simple majority vote in each legislative chamber during one legislative session and the governor's signature to appear on the ballot.

    Historical facts

    See also: List of Illinois ballot measures

    In Illinois, a total of 11 ballot measures appeared on statewide ballots between 1995 and 2020. Eight ballot measures were approved, and three ballot measures were defeated.

    Illinois statewide ballot measures, 1995-2020
    Total number Annual average Annual minimum Annual maximum Approved Defeated
    # % # %
    11
    .42
    0
    5
    8
    72.73%
    3
    27.27%

    Ballot initiative certification rates

    See also: Ballot initiatives filed for the 2022 ballot

    The following table shows the rate of certification for ballot initiatives in Illinois between 2010 and 2020:

    Illinois statewide ballot initiatives filed and certified, 2010-2020
    Year Ballot initiatives filed Certified
    # %
    2020
    0
    0
    0.0
    2018
    0
    0
    0.0
    2016
    1
    0
    0.0
    2014
    2
    0
    0.0
    2012
    0
    0
    0.0
    2010
    2
    0
    0.0
    Averages
    0.8
    0.0
    0.0%

    State profile

    Demographic data for Illinois
     IllinoisU.S.
    Total population:12,839,047316,515,021
    Land area (sq mi):55,5193,531,905
    Race and ethnicity**
    White:72.3%73.6%
    Black/African American:14.3%12.6%
    Asian:5%5.1%
    Native American:0.2%0.8%
    Pacific Islander:0%0.2%
    Two or more:2.2%3%
    Hispanic/Latino:16.5%17.1%
    Education
    High school graduation rate:87.9%86.7%
    College graduation rate:32.3%29.8%
    Income
    Median household income:$57,574$53,889
    Persons below poverty level:16.8%11.3%
    Source: U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2010-2015)
    Click here for more information on the 2020 census and here for more on its impact on the redistricting process in Illinois.
    **Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.

    Presidential voting pattern

    See also: Presidential voting trends in Illinois

    Illinois voted for the Democratic candidate in all seven presidential elections between 2000 and 2024.

    Pivot Counties (2016)

    Ballotpedia identified 206 counties that voted for Donald Trump (R) in 2016 after voting for Barack Obama (D) in 2008 and 2012. Collectively, Trump won these Pivot Counties by more than 580,000 votes. Of these 206 counties, 11 are located in Illinois, accounting for 5.34 percent of the total pivot counties.[1]

    Pivot Counties (2020)

    In 2020, Ballotpedia re-examined the 206 Pivot Counties to view their voting patterns following that year's presidential election. Ballotpedia defined those won by Trump won as Retained Pivot Counties and those won by Joe Biden (D) as Boomerang Pivot Counties. Nationwide, there were 181 Retained Pivot Counties and 25 Boomerang Pivot Counties. Illinois had 11 Retained Pivot Counties, 6.08 percent of all Retained Pivot Counties.

    More Illinois coverage on Ballotpedia

    See also

    Nebraska

    External links

    v • e
    2022 ballot measures
    I&R States
     • Alaska • Arizona • Arkansas • California • Colorado • Florida • Idaho • Illinois • Maryland • Massachusetts • Michigan • Missouri • Montana • Nebraska • Nevada • New Mexico • North Dakota • Ohio • Oregon • South Dakota • Utah • Washington • Wyoming
    Non I&R States
     • Alabama • Connecticut • Georgia • Hawaii • Iowa • Kentucky • Kansas • Louisiana • New Hampshire • New York • Rhode Island • South Carolina • Tennessee • Texas • Vermont • West Virginia
    Political topics
    Abortion policy • 

    Absentee and mail voting •  Administrative organization •  Administrative powers and rulemaking •  Age limits for officials •  Agriculture policy •  Alcohol laws •  American Indian issues •  Ballot measure process •  Ballot measure supermajority requirements •  Banking policy •  Bond issues •  Business regulations •  Business taxes •  Campaign finance •  Citizenship voting requirements •  Civil and criminal trials •  Civil service •  Collective bargaining •  Constitutional rights •  Constitutional wording changes •  County and municipal governance •  Crime victims' rights •  Criminal trials •  Death penalty •  Drug crime policy •  Early childhood education •  Early voting •  Election administration and governance •  Environment •  Ethics rules and commissions •  Executive official term limits •  Federal government issues •  Firearms policy •  Gambling policy •  Healthcare governance •  Higher education funding •  Highways and bridges •  Housing •  Immigration policy •  Impeachment rules •  Income taxes •  Initiative and referendum process •  Insurance policy •  LGBTQ issues •  Law enforcement •  Law enforcement funding •  Law enforcement officers and departments •  Local government officials and elections •  Local wages and pay •  Marijuana laws •  Military service policy •  Minimum wage laws •  Open meetings and public information •  Parks, land, and natural area conservation •  Primary election systems •  Private health insurance •  Property •  Psychedelic substances laws •  Public assistance programs •  Public economic investment policy •  Public education funding •  Public education governance •  Public health insurance •  Public transportation •  Race and ethnicity issues •  Ranked-choice voting •  Recall process •  Redistricting policy •  Religion-related policy •  Revenue allocation •  Revenue and spending limits •  Right-to-work laws •  Salaries of government officials •  Sex and gender issues •  State National Guard and militia •  State and local government budgets, spending, and finance •  State constitution ratification •  State constitutional conventions •  State executive branch structure •  State executive elections •  State executive official measures •  State executive powers and duties •  State judicial selection •  State judiciary •  State judiciary structure •  State legislative authority •  State legislative elections •  State legislative processes and sessions •  State legislative structure •  State legislative term limits •  Tax and revenue administration •  Taxes •  Telecommunications infrastructure •  Tobacco laws •  Transportation •  Utility policy •  Vehicle and driver regulations •  Veterans policy •  Voter ID policy •  Water •  Wildfire management

    Other
    Flag of Illinois
    v • e
    State of Illinois
    Springfield (capital)
    Elections

    What's on my ballot? | Elections in 2025 | How to vote | How to run for office | Ballot measures

    Government

    Who represents me? | U.S. President | U.S. Congress | Federal courts | State executives | State legislature | State and local courts | Counties | Cities | School districts | Public policy

    1. ↑ The raw data for this study was provided by Dave Leip of Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections.
    Retrieved from "https://ballotpedia.org/wiki/index.php?title=Illinois_2022_ballot_measures&oldid=10305171"