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On November 8, 2016, Illinois voters approved the Illinois Transportation Taxes and Fees Lockbox Amendment, a legislatively referred constitutional amendment that prohibits lawmakers from using transportation funds for anything other than their stated purpose.[1]

Amendment text

The amendment added the following a Section 11 to Article IX of the Illinois Constitution:

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Passage in the legislature

The amendment had been sponsored in the legislature by Democrat Brandon Phelps.[1]

Only four members of the Illinois House of Representatives voted against placing the amendment on the ballot (Democrats Barbara Flynn Currie, Laura Fine, Elaine Nekritz, and Pamela Reaves-Harris).[1] The four published an op-ed in which they argued, "Experience has demonstrated that unexpected events can have drastic impacts on our state budget. A major natural disaster or economic turmoil can blow huge holes in a budget, even in states in healthy financial condition - which Illinois is decidedly not. This amendment would severely curtail the ability of the state to react to these types of events."[1]

Election

In order to be approved, the measure required either 60% support among those specifically voting on the amendment or 50% support among all ballots cast in the elections.[1][2]

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Endorsements

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Results

Illinois Transportation Taxes and Fees Lockbox Amendment[3][2][1]
Option Votes % of votes
on measure
% of all ballots
cast
For 3,796,654 78.94 67.47
Against 1,014,461 21.09 18.03
Total votes 4,811,115 100 85.50
Шаблон:Background color | Voter turnout Шаблон:Background color colspan=3 text align=right | 59.92%

References

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