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Illinois Gateway Amendment (1924)
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The Illinois Gateway Amendment was on the ballot in Illinois on November 4, 1924, as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment. It was defeated. It proposed to amend the constitution to permit the legislature to propose amendments to two articles of the constitution in a session. It also proposed that no amendments be presented while the United States is at war.[1]
Election results
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
 No | 397,835 | 36.08% | ||
| Yes | 704,665 | 63.92% | ||
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 2,579,860 voters in this election, requiring at least 1,289,931 “yes” votes.
See also
- Illinois 1924 ballot measures
- 1924 ballot measures
- List of Illinois ballot measures
- History of Initiative & Referendum in Illinois
External links
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