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AMENDMENTS AND CONVENTIONS PROPOSED

Ill. Const. (1970)

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Section 6

Total vote, 4,969,330.
 For, 1,147,864.
 Against, 1,042,481.
1986 - Bail and Habeas Corpus. Amends Article I, Section 9.
Approved.
 Total vote, 3,322,450.
 For, 1,368,161.
 Against, 402,866.
1986 - Veterans' Property Tax Exemption. Amends Article IX,

Section 6

Total vote, 3,322,450.
 For, 860,572.
 Against, 727,687.
1988 - Voting Qualifications. Amends Article III, Section 1.
Approved.
 Total vote, 4,697,192.
 For, 2,086,744.
 Against, 1,162,258.
1988 - Delinquent Tax Sales. Amends Article IX, Section 8.
Failed.
 Total vote, 4,697,192.
 For, 1,497,885.
 Against, 1,035,190.
1988 - Proposed call for a Constitutional Convention. Failed.
 Total vote, 4,697,192.
 For, 900,109.
 Against, 2,727,144.
1990 - Tax Sales. Amends Article IX, Section 8. Approved.
 Total vote, 3,420,720.
 For, 1,004,546.
 Against, 385,772.
1992 - Crime Victim's Rights. Adds Article I, Section 8.1. 
Approved.
 Total vote, 5,164,357.
 For, 2,964,592.
 Against, 715,602.
1992 - Education. Amends Article X, Section 1. Failed.
 Total vote, 5,164,357.
 For, 1,882,569.
 Against, 1,417,520.
1994 - Rights After Indictment. Amends Article I, Section 8.
Approved.
 Total vote, 3,219,122.
 For, 1,525,525.
 Against, 906,383.
1994 - Effective Date of Laws. Amends Article IV, Section 10.
Approved.
 Total vote, 3,219,122.
 For, 1,476,615.
 Against, 667,585.
1998 - Courts Commission. Amends Article VI, Section 15. Approved.
 Total vote, 3,541,379.
 For, 1,677,109.
 Against, 407,014.
2008 - Proposed call for a Constitutional Convention. Failed.
 Total vote, 5,538,497.
 For, 1,493,013.
 Against, 3,062,365.
2010 - Governor Recall. Adds Article III, Section 7. Approved.
 Total vote, 3,780,779. 
 For, 2,158,337.
 Against, 1,127,280.
2012 - Pension Benefits. Adds Article XIII, Section 5.1. Failed.
 Total vote, 5,236,120. 
 For, 2,436,051.
 Against, 1,901,837.
2014 - Crime Victims' Rights. Amends Article I, Section 8.1. Approved.
 Total vote, 3,667,208. 
 For, 2,653,475.
 Against, 728,991.
2014 - Voter Discrimination. Adds Article III, Section 8. Approved.
 Total vote, 3,667,208. 
 For, 2,350,114.
 Against, 960,181.
2016 - Transportation Funds. Adds Article IX, Section 11. Approved.
 Total vote, 5,627,149. 
 For, 3,796,654.
 Against, 1,014,461.
2020 - Income Tax Rates. Adds Article IX, Section 3. Failed.
 Total vote, 6,086,539. 
 For, 2,683,490.
 Against, 3,059,411.
2022 - Workers' Rights. Adds Article I, Section 25. Approved.
 Total vote, 4,142,642. 
 For, 2,212,999.
 Against, 1,555,929.
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