Illinois Drainage and Ditches Amendment (1878)

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The Illinois Drainage and Ditches Amendment, also known as Amendment 1, was on the 1878 ballot in Illinois as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment. It was approved. It proposed to allow landowners to create districts to construct drains and levees where needed. It allowed the power of eminent domain to be used to secure property for constructing levees or drains.

Election results

Illinois Drainage and Ditches Amendment (1878)
Result		Votes	Percentage
a Yes		295,960	83.13%
No		60,081	16.87%

Election results via: Illinois Blue Book 1961-1962

See also

Suggest a link

• Illinois 1878 ballot measures
• 1878 ballot measures
• List of Illinois ballot measures
• History of Initiative & Referendum in Illinois

External links

• Illinois Blue Book 1961-1962