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Illinois Appoint All Judges Amendment (December 1970)

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The Illinois Appoint All Judges Amendment was a constitutional convention referral on the December 15, 1970 ballot in Illinois. It asked whether judges should be appointed by the governor from a list of nominees or elected by the people. The public voted to elect judges rather than have them appointed. [1] [2]

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Appoint Judges Question
ResultVotesPercentage
Approveda Elect 1,013,559 53.89%
Defeatedd Appoint 867,230 46.11%

Election results via: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR)


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  1. ↑ Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR), "Referenda Elections for Illinois, 1968-1990," June 2002
  2. ↑ Chicago Tribune, "New Constitution O.K.'d," December 16, 1970
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