Illinois Anti-Contract Convict Labor Amendment (1886)

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The Illinois Anti-Contract Convict Labor Amendment was on the ballot in Illinois on November 2, 1886, as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment. It was approved. It proposed that prisons may not contract out, as labor, the convicted individuals residing in the prison.

Election results

Illinois (1886)
Result		Votes	Percentage
a Yes		306,565	64.42%
No		169,327	35.58%

Election results via: Illinois Blue Book 1961-1962

See also

Suggest a link

• Illinois 1886 ballot measures
• 1886 ballot measures
• List of Illinois ballot measures
• History of Initiative & Referendum in Illinois

External links

• Illinois Blue Book 1961-1962