Cook County, Illinois, Earned Sick Time, (November 2016)

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Earned Sick Time: Cook County

The basics
Election date:
November 8, 2016
Status:
a Approved
Topic:
Local wages and pay
Related articles
Local wages and pay on the ballot

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November 8, 2016 ballot measures in Illinois

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Cook County, Illinois ballot measures
See also
Cook County, Illinois

A earned sick time measure was on the ballot for Cook County voters in Cook County, Illinois, on November 8, 2016. It was approved.

| A yes vote was a vote in favor of enacting a policy that allows Illinois workers to earn up 40 hours per year of sick time.

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| A no vote was a vote against enacting a policy that allows Illinois workers to earn up 40 hours per year of sick time.

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## Contents

* 1 Election results
* 2 Text of measure
* 2.1 Ballot question
* 3 Path to the ballot
* 4 Recent news
* 5 See also
* 6 External links
* 7 Footnotes

## Election results[edit]

Earned Sick Time

Result| Votes| Percentage
a Yes|  816,065|  81.66%
No| 183,232| 18.34%

Election results from Cook County Clerk

## Text of measure[edit]

### Ballot question[edit]

The following question appeared on the ballot:[1]

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Shall Illinois enact the Earned Sick Time for Employees Act which will allow Illinois workers to earn up to 40 hours of sick time a year to take care of their own health or a family member's health?[2]

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## Path to the ballot[edit]

See also: Laws governing local ballot measures in Illinois

This measure was put on the ballot through a successful citizen initiative petition.

## Recent news[edit]

The link below is to the most recent stories in a Google news search for the terms Cook County Local wages and pay. These results are automatically generated from Google. Ballotpedia does not curate or endorse these articles.

Cook County, Illinois, Earned Sick Time, (November 2016) - Google News

## See also[edit]

Local measures

* Local measures in 2016
* Local wages and pay on the ballot

* Cook County measures

Illinois

* November 8, 2016 measures in Illinois
* Local ballot measures, Illinois
* Cook County, Illinois

News and analysis

* State and local preemption conflicts
* Measures advancing national agendas

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## External links[edit]

| Suggest a link

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* Cook County Elections Office website

## Footnotes[edit]

1. ↑ Cook County Clerk, "Referenda: November 08, 2016 Presidential General Election," accessed October 13, 2016
2. ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.

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