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As of September 16, 2022, one statewide ballot measure was certified for the ballot in Illinois for the election on November 8, 2022.

## Contents

* 1 On the ballot
* 2 Getting measures on the ballot
* 2.1 Citizens
* 2.2 Legislature
* 3 Historical facts
* 3.1 Ballot initiative certification rates
* 4 State profile
* 4.1 Presidential voting pattern
* 4.1.1 Pivot Counties (2016)
* 4.1.2 Pivot Counties (2020)
* 5 See also
* 6 External links

## On the ballot[edit]

Type  | Title  | Subject  | Description

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LRCA | Amendment 1 | Unions | Creates a state constitutional right to collective bargaining

## Getting measures on the ballot[edit]

### Citizens[edit]

In Illinois, citizens have the power to initiate constitutional amendments, but not state statutes or veto referendums. Initiatives are restricted to amending Article IV of the Illinois Constitution, which addresses the structure of the Illinois State Legislature. Voters approved a state constitution, which included the power to initiate amendments, in 1970.

In 2022, 363,813 signatures were required for initiatives in Illinois. The signature requirement was based on 8 percent of the votes cast for governor in 2018. Signatures for initiatives that proponents intended for the election on November 8, 2022, needed to be filed on or before May 8, 2022.

### Legislature[edit]

The Illinois State Legislature can refer statewide ballot measures, in the form of constitutional amendments and advisory questions, to the ballot. Illinois requires a 60 percent vote in each legislative chamber during one legislative session to refer a constitutional amendment to the ballot. That amounts to a minimum of 71 votes in the Illinois House of Representatives and 36 votes in the Illinois State Senate, assuming no vacancies. Amendments do not require the governor's signature to be referred to the ballot.

Advisory questions require a simple majority vote in each legislative chamber during one legislative session and the governor's signature to appear on the ballot.

## Historical facts[edit]

See also: List of Illinois ballot measures

In Illinois, a total of 11 ballot measures appeared on statewide ballots between 1995 and 2020. Eight ballot measures were approved, and three ballot measures were defeated.

Illinois statewide ballot measures, 1995-2020

Total number  | Annual average  | Annual minimum  | Annual maximum  | Approved  | Defeated
#  | %  | #  | %
11  |  .42  |  0  |  5  |  8  |  72.73%  |  3  |  27.27%

### Ballot initiative certification rates[edit]

See also: Ballot initiatives filed for the 2022 ballot

The following table shows the rate of certification for ballot initiatives in Illinois between 2010 and 2020:

Illinois statewide ballot initiatives filed and certified, 2010-2020

Year  | Ballot initiatives filed  | Certified
#  | %
2020  |  0  |  0  |  0.0
2018  |  0  |  0  |  0.0
2016  |  1  |  0  |  0.0
2014  |  2  |  0  |  0.0
2012  |  0  |  0  |  0.0
2010  |  2  |  0  |  0.0
Averages  |  0.8  |  0.0  |  0.0%

## State profile[edit]

Demographic data for Illinois

| Illinois| U.S.
Total population:| 12,839,047| 316,515,021
Land area (sq mi):| 55,519| 3,531,905
Race and ethnicity**
White:| 72.3%| 73.6%
Black/African American:| 14.3%| 12.6%
Asian:| 5%| 5.1%
Native American:| 0.2%| 0.8%
Pacific Islander:| 0%| 0.2%
Two or more:| 2.2%| 3%
Hispanic/Latino:| 16.5%| 17.1%
Education
High school graduation rate:| 87.9%| 86.7%
College graduation rate:| 32.3%| 29.8%
Income
Median household income:| $57,574| $53,889
Persons below poverty level:| 16.8%| 11.3%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2010-2015)
Click here for more information on the 2020 census and here for more on its impact on the redistricting process in Illinois.

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**Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.

### Presidential voting pattern[edit]

See also: Presidential voting trends in Illinois

Illinois voted for the Democratic candidate in all six presidential elections between 2000 and 2020.

#### Pivot Counties (2016)

Ballotpedia identified 206 counties that voted for Donald Trump (R) in 2016 after voting for Barack Obama (D) in 2008 and 2012. Collectively, Trump won these Pivot Counties by more than 580,000 votes. Of these 206 counties, 11 are located in Illinois, accounting for 5.34 percent of the total pivot counties.[1]

#### Pivot Counties (2020)

In 2020, Ballotpedia re-examined the 206 Pivot Counties to view their voting patterns following that year's presidential election. Ballotpedia defined those won by Trump won as Retained Pivot Counties and those won by Joe Biden (D) as Boomerang Pivot Counties. Nationwide, there were 181 Retained Pivot Counties and 25 Boomerang Pivot Counties. Illinois had 11 Retained Pivot Counties, 6.08 percent of all Retained Pivot Counties.

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## See also[edit]

* 2022 ballot measures
* List of Illinois ballot measures
* Campaign finance requirements for Illinois ballot measures
* Illinois State Legislature

## External links[edit]

* Illinois State Board of Elections

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1. ↑ The raw data for this study was provided by Dave Leip of Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections.