Data Request for Local Ballot Initiatives/Referenda (Illinois State Board of Elections)

Jimin Han filed this request with the Illinois State Board of Elections of Illinois.
Multi Request Data Request for Local Ballot Initiatives/Referenda
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From: Jimin Han

To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to the Illinois Freedom of Information Act., I hereby request the following records:

I am requesting data on local ballot initiatives/referenda that took place in the state since 1972. Specifically, I need the following information to be included in the data.

1. Text of the ballot initiative/referendum
2. Local government where the election took place.
3. County where the local government is located
4. Election date
5. Result of election (votes for, votes against, pass/fail)
6. Threshold to pass (50%, two-thirds, etc)

This website from California provides a good example of the type of data I am requesting:
https://data.ca.gov/dataset/election-data/resource/67e83a65-2b55-41ec-9420-b33b666d4711

The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.

In the event that there are fees, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.

Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 5 business days, as the statute requires.

Sincerely,

Jimin Han

From: Illinois State Board of Elections

This is a response to the attached request under the Illinois Freedom of Information Act received on March 12, 2024.

The Illinois State Board of Elections posts local referenda and their results back to 1995 on its website. You can obtain the information you requested here: https://elections.il.gov/VotingAndRegistrationSystems/ReferendaSearch.aspx

We do not have data before 1995 on local referenda. To obtain that data, you will need to contact local election authorities individually. Contact information for all Illinois election authorities can be found here<https://elections.il.gov/ElectionOperations/ElectionAuthorities.aspx>.

Matt Dietrich

Public Information Officer

Illinois State Board of Elections

(217) 558-1955 (o)

(217) 685-4738 (c)

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