Chicago, Illinois, Rent Control Advisory Referendum (February 2019)
| Rent Control Referendum: Chicago (Certain Precincts) Rent Control Advisory Question |
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| The basics |
| Election date: |
| February 26, 2019 |
| Status: |
| Topic: |
| Local housing |
| Related articles |
| Local housing on the ballot February 26, 2019 ballot measures in Illinois Cook County, Illinois ballot measures Local advisory vote on the ballot |
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| Chicago, Illinois |
A non-binding rent control advisory question was on the ballot for voters in about 1 percent of precincts of Chicago, Illinois, on February 26, 2019. It was approved.
| A yes vote was a vote in favor of advising the state to repeal the statewide ban on rent control. |
| A no vote was a vote against advising the state to repeal the statewide ban on rent control. |
This question was on the ballot for only the following precincts of the following wards in Chicago where enough signatures were collected to qualify it for the ballot:[1]
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In Chicago, there are 50 wards with an average of 40 precincts each, which amounts to a total of about 2,000 precincts.
Election results
The following results reflect cumulative totals for all precincts voting on the measure.
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Rent Control Referendum: Chicago (Certain Precincts) Rent Control Advisory Question |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
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3,025 | 71.33% | ||
| No | 1,216 | 28.67% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot question
The ballot question was as follows:[2]
| “ | Should the State of Illinois lift the ban on rent control to address rising rents, unjust evictions, and gentrification in our community?[3] | ” |
Path to the ballot
This measure was put on the ballot through an initiative petition campaign.
According to Illinois state election code, an advisory question can be put on the ballot for the whole city or for certain contiguous areas of the city consisting of multiple precincts through a petition signed by the requisite number of valid signatures. For a citywide measure, signatures equal to 8 percent of the total votes cast for governor in Chicago in the last gubernatorial election is required. To qualify a measure to appear on the ballot in a single precinct, signatures equal to 8 percent of the total votes last cast for governor in each precinct must be collected. To qualify a measure to appear on the ballot in a contiguous area consisting of multiple precincts, signatures from registered voters residing within that area must be collected equal to 8 percent of votes last cast for governor within that area.[4]
In the 2018 gubernatorial election, 888,814 Chicago voters cast ballots for gubernatorial candidates, resulting in a signature requirement of about 71,105 for a citywide measure. On average, about 35 valid signatures were required per precinct to qualify an advisory question for the ballot within that precinct.[5]
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Chicago Elections, "Offices on the ballots," accessed February 1, 2019
- ↑ Chicago Elections Office, "Candidate and Referendum Filings, February 26, 2019," accessed January 29, 2019
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Chicago Board of Elections, "2019 Guide for Advisory Referenda," accessed February 26, 2019
- ↑ Chicago Board of Elections, "Election results," accessed February 26, 2019
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