Chicago Voters Considered Non-Binding Ballot Questions

Chicago voters considered a set of non-binding ballot questions, including proposals involving a millionaires tax and public fairgrounds.

Advisory questions on the ballot

The questions were not binding measures that would directly change city law or policy. Instead, they gave voters an opportunity to register their views on the issues presented on the ballot.

The ballot included a question about a millionaires tax and another concerning public fairgrounds. Other non-binding questions also appeared, though their subjects are not identified here.

What the vote could do

Because the questions were advisory, the vote itself did not enact a tax, establish public fairgrounds or otherwise put a policy into effect. The results could serve as an indication of voter sentiment for officials and public bodies considering those issues.

The questions addressed separate policy topics. A vote on one question did not determine the outcome of another, and each issue stood on its own.

What happens next

Any future action on the issues would require decisions by the relevant government bodies. An advisory ballot question, by itself, does not replace legislation, an appropriation or another formal government action.

Block Club Chicago reported on the ballot questions and their results. Its coverage is linked below.