Illinois Constitution of 1970 Ratification Question (December 1970)

Illinois Constitution Revision Measure
Election date December 15, 1970
Topic State constitution ratification
Status Approved
Type Constitutional convention referral	Origin Constitutional convention

Illinois Constitution Revision Measure was on the ballot as a constitutional convention referral in Illinois on December 15, 1970. It was approved.

A "yes" vote supported ratifying the Illinois Constitution of 1970.

A "no" vote opposed ratifying the Illinois Constitution of 1970.

Election results

Illinois Constitution Revision Measure
Result		Votes	Percentage
Yes		1,122,425	57.25%
No		838,168	42.75%

Results are officially certified.

Source

Overview

The ballot question ratified the Illinois Constitution of 1970. The revised constitution included:

• allowing for initiated constitutional amendments limited to "structural and procedural subjects contained in Article IV;"
• prohibiting the denial or abridgment of rights on account of a person's sex or race; and
• providing for home rule for local governments.

Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Constitution Revision Measure was as follows:

“

Do you approve the proposed 1970 Constitution?

”

Full Text

The full text of this measure is available here.

Path to the ballot

In 1968, voters approved a ballot question calling for a state constitutional convention. The sixth state constitutional convention convened, proposing a revised constitution and several amendments, which voters decided on December 15, 1970.

See also

1970 Measures

• 1970 Measures
• State constitution ratification on the ballot
• 1970 legislative sessions

Illinois

• Illinois ballot measures
• Illinois ballot measure laws

News and analysis

• Ballot measure lawsuits
• Ballot measure readability
• Ballot measure polls

External links

• Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR)