Illinois Labor Law Amendment (1894)
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The Illinois Labor Law Amendment was on the ballot in Illinois on November 6, 1894, as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment. It was defeated. It proposed an additional amendment to the constitution that would give the legislature power to regulate relations between corporations and their employees.[1]
Election results
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
 No | 59,558 | 27.71% | ||
| Yes | 155,393 | 72.29% | ||
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 574,080 voters in this election, requiring at least 287,041 “yes” votes for passage.
See also
- Illinois 1894 ballot measures
- 1894 ballot measures
- List of Illinois ballot measures
- History of Initiative & Referendum in Illinois
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