10 ILCS 5/12-4, 12-5Suggested
Revised July, 1999
SBE No. N-8
NOTICE OF PUBLIC QUESTIONS
SUBMITTED AT THE GENERAL ELECTION
Notice is hereby given that on NOVEMBER 3, 2020, the following public question(s), will be submitted to the voters of the following named political subdivision(s), as hereinafter set forth, which election will be open at 6:00 a.m. and continued until 7:00 p.m. of that day.
To all voters of Jasper County will be submitted the following proposition:
“NOTICE THE FAILURE TO VOTE THIS BALLOT MY BE THE EQUIVALENT OF A NEGATIVE VOTE, BECAUSE A CONVENTION SHALL BE CALLED OR THE AMENDMENT SHALL BECOME EFFECTIVE IF APPROVED BY EITHER THREE-FIFTHS OF THOSE VOTING ON THE QUESITON OR A MAJORITY OF THOSE VOTING IN THE ELECTION. (THIS IS NOT TO BE CONSTRUED AS A DIRECTION THAT YOUR VOTE IS REQUIRED TO BE CAST EITHER IN FAVOR OF OR IN OPPOSITION TO THE PROPOSITION HEREIN CONTAINED.)
WHETHER YOU VOTE THIS BALLOT OR NOT YOU MUST RETURN IT TO THE ELECTION JUDGE WHEN YOU LEAVE THE VOTING BOOTH”.
CONSTITUTION BALLOT PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE 1970 ILLINOIS CONSTITUTION
Explanation of Amendment The proposed amendment grants the State authority to impose higher income tax rates on higher income levels, which is how the federal government and a majority of other states do it. The amendment would remove the portion of the Revenue Article of the Illinois Constitution that is sometimes referred to as the “flat tax,” that requires all taxes on income to be at the same rate. The amendment does not itself change tax rates. It gives the State the ability to impose higher tax rates on those with higher income levels and lower income tax rates on those with middle or lower income levels. You are asked to decide whether the proposed amendment should become a part of the Illinois Constitution.
For the proposed amendment of Section 3 of Article IX of the Illinois Constitution.
YES
NO
To the voters of Jasper County will be submitted the following proposition:
Shall The Board Of Jasper County Correspond With The Boards Of The Other Counties Of The Other Counties Of This State Outside of Cook County, And With The Municipalities Of Cook County Outside Of The City Of Chicago, About The Possibility Of Separating From The City Of Chicago To Form A New State, And to Seek Admission To The Union As Such, Subject To The Approval Of The People?
For the proposed
YES
NO
Dated: September 4th, 2020 Amy Tarr, Jasper County Clerk & Recorder
