Illinois Gateway Amendment (1896)
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The Illinois Gateway Amendment was on the ballot in Illinois on November 3, 1896, as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment. It was defeated. It proposed to allow the general assembly to propose amendments to three articles of the constitution in each session instead of just one.[1]
Election results
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
 No | 66,519 | 28.97% | ||
| Yes | 163,057 | 71.03% | ||
Election results via: Illinois Blue Book 1961-1962
Note: Although this measure gathered more "yes" votes, it did not pass because at the time of the vote Illinois required that amendments receive a vote of more than 50 percent of those voting in the election. There were 1,090,869 voters in this election, requiring at least 545,435 “yes” votes.
See also
- Illinois 1896 ballot measures
- 1896 ballot measures
- List of Illinois ballot measures
- History of Initiative & Referendum in Illinois
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