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The Working of the State-Wide Referendum in Illinois

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  • Gardner, C. O.

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The Illinois constitution of 1870 contains several specific provisions for state-wide referenda. In addition to a popular vote on all proposed changes in the fundamental law, a referendum is required on the question of disposing of Illinois and Michigan Canal lands, on incurring state indebtedness above a certain sum, on acts or amendments thereto creating banking corporations, and on additional appropriations for the state house. The Public Opinion law of 1901 enlarged the field of the referendum by providing for the submission of questions of public policy, the result to be considered merely as an expression of public sentiment. This law and the constitutional provisions mentioned above constitute the sum total of all sources for referenda affecting the entire state.The constitutions of 1818 and 1848 provided for even fewer opportunities for a popular vote on public measures. The earlier of these documents contained only one section relating to a referendum of any sort, and it dealt with the question of calling a constitutional convention. The second constitution enlarged the total number of possible questions so as to include two others.

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  • Gardner, C. O., 1911. "The Working of the State-Wide Referendum in Illinois," American Political Science Review, Cambridge University Press, vol. 5(3), pages 394-417, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:cup:apsrev:v:5:y:1911:i:03:p:394-417_00
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