Laws governing ballot measures in Illinois
From Ballotpedia
Citizens of Illinois may initiate constitutional amendments to amend Article IV of the Illinois Constitution. In Illinois, citizens do not have the power to repeal a law via veto referendum.
The Illinois State Legislature may place measures on the ballot as legislatively referred constitutional amendments, legislatively referred bond measures, and advisory questions. Referred amendments require a 60% supermajority to be placed on the ballot.
Below are links to the various types of ballot measure law Ballotpedia tracks:
- Laws governing the initiative process in Illinois
- Laws governing recall in Illinois
- Local ballot measures, Illinois
- Laws governing local ballot measures in Illinois
- Amending the Illinois Constitution
- School bond and tax elections in Illinois
- Illinois signature requirements
- Campaign finance requirements for Illinois ballot measures
- History of Initiative & Referendum in Illinois
Lawsuits
The following is a selection of historical lawsuits related to ballot measure law.
See also
- Laws governing ballot measures
- Types of ballot measures in Illinois
- List of Illinois ballot measures
