Oak Park, Illinois, Ranked-Choice Voting for Village President and Board of Trustees Initiative (November 2024)
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Oak Park Ranked-Choice Voting Initiative was on the ballot as an initiative in Oak Park on November 5, 2024. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported adopting ranked-choice voting (RCV) to elect the Oak Park President and Village Board of Trustees. |
A "no" vote opposed adopting ranked-choice voting (RCV) to elect the Oak Park President and Village Board of Trustees. |
Election results
See also: Results for ranked-choice voting (RCV) and electoral system ballot measures, 2024
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22,570 | 79.57% | ||
| No | 5,796 | 20.43% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Ranked-Choice Voting Initiative was as follows:
| “ | Shall the Village of Oak Park elect its President and Village Board of Trustees by “Ranked Choice Voting?” | ” |
Ballot summary
The ballot summary for this measure was:
| “ | “Ranked Choice Voting” provides each voter with one vote and allows voters to rank candidates in order of preference to maximize the power of their vote. This method of voting would be used to rank candidates for President and Village Board. If approved, the following rules shall apply beginning with the April 2027 consolidated election: (1) voters shall vote by ranking one or more candidates up to the number of candidates in the race (the number “1” is the highest ranking, followed by “2” then “3” and so on); (2) a candidate for President who receives 50% plus one of first rankings and any candidate for Village Board Trustee who receives 25% plus one of first rankings shall be elected; (3) in the event that the President and/or all three Village Board Trustees are not elected by first rankings, tabulation for the unelected offices proceeds as follows: (a) for any elected Village Board Trustee who receives more votes than needed to win a seat, a part of each vote received by that candidate shall be transferred to each ballot's next-ranked candidate who has not yet been eliminated, where the part of the vote to be transferred is the number of surplus votes received by that candidate above the threshold needed to win a seat divided by the total votes for that elected Trustee (the fraction of the candidate's votes that were in surplus of the number needed to win a seat that would be wasted if not transferred); (b) any candidate for Village Board Trustee who receives 25% of the vote plus one after this transfer is elected, and, pursuant to step (a), a part of each vote in surplus of 25% plus one is transferred to the next highest-ranked candidate who has not yet been eliminated; (c) if there are no surplus votes to transfer and all seats are not filled, the candidate with the fewest total votes is eliminated, and votes for the eliminated candidate are counted for each ballot’s next-ranked candidate who has not been eliminated; (d) steps (a) - (c) shall continue until a candidate for President is elected with 50% of the vote plus one and three Village Board Trustees are elected with 25% of the vote plus one. Ranked Choice Voting eliminate a primary election for President and Village Board of Trustees. In the event of a Village Board vacancy, Ranked Choice Voting shall be used, and the percentage required for a candidate to be elected shall be based on the number of vacancies. In the event a voter “overvotes” by ranking multiple candidates at the same ranking, their vote shall be counted up to the overvote. For all declared write-in candidate(s), the ballot shall include a write-in line, and voters may write in a candidate's name and rank that candidate in the same manner as a candidate whose name is printed on the ballot. The election authority for Oak Park shall design and print ballots that allow Ranked Choice Voting and program electronic voting machines to enable Ranked Choice Voting. | ” |
Path to the ballot
Proponents collected signatures to place the proposal on the ballot.[1]
How to cast a vote
- See also: Voting in Illinois
See below to learn more about current voter registration rules, identification requirements, and poll times in Illinois.
See also
Footnotes
- ↑ Facebook, "FairVote Illinois, accessed June 20, 2024
- ↑ Illinois State Board of Elections, "Election Day Information," accessed August 12, 2024
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Illinois State Board of Elections, "Registering to Vote in Illinois," accessed August 12, 2024
- ↑ Ballotpedia Legislation Tracker, "Illinois SB2123," accessed August 12, 2024
- ↑ Illinois State Board of Elections, "Frequently Asked Questions," accessed August 12, 2024
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Under federal law, the national mail voter registration application (a version of which is in use in all states with voter registration systems) requires applicants to indicate that they are U.S. citizens in order to complete an application to vote in state or federal elections, but does not require voters to provide documentary proof of citizenship. According to the U.S. Department of Justice, the application "may require only the minimum amount of information necessary to prevent duplicate voter registrations and permit State officials both to determine the eligibility of the applicant to vote and to administer the voting process."
- ↑ Illinois State Board of Elections, "Illinois Voter Information," October 6, 2025
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