HomeMy WebLinkAbout039-R-22 Instructing the City Clerk to Submit, for the November 8, 2022 Ballot, a Referendum to Use Ranked Choice Voting in Evanston6/06/2022
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A RESOLUTION
Instructing the City Clerk to Submit, for the November 8, 2022 Ballot, a
Referendum to Use Ranked Choice Voting in Evanston
WHEREAS, Article VII, Section 6(f) of the Illinois Constitution of 1970
provides that "[a] home rule municipality shall have the power to provide for its officers,
their manner of selection and terms of office only as approved by referendum..."; and
WHEREAS, A home rule municipality is authorized, subject to referendum
approval, to adopt procedures for selecting municipal officers that differ from those set
forth in either the Election Code (10 ILCS 5/1-1 et seq. (West 2004)) or the Municipal
Code (65 ILCS 5/1-1-1 et seq. (West 2004)); and
WHEREAS, the City of Evanston is a home rule municipality under Article
VII of the 1970 Illinois Constitution; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has determined that it is in the best interests
of the City of Evanston that there shall be submitted, to qualified electors of the City of
Evanston, a public question concerning whether future elections for City officers shall be
conducted by ranked choice voting, also known as instant runoff voting; and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF EVANSTON, COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS:
SECTION 1: The foregoing recitals are found as fact and incorporated
herein by reference.
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SECTION 2: The City Clerk is hereby instructed to submit a referendum
to the proper election authorities for the November 8, 2022 ballot, for all legal voters
residing in the City of Evanston, to vote upon the following question:
Do you want Evanston voters to use ranked choice voting (also
known as instant runoff voting) to elect the City's offices of Mayor,
Clerk and City Council members beginning with the April 2025
Consolidated Election? 1) If approved, this proposal would allow
voters to rank candidates in order of preference in elections for
Mayor, Clerk and City Council members. 2) If voters still want to
choose just one candidate, they can. 3) A candidate who receives a
majority of first choices would win. 4) If there is no majority winner,
the last place candidate would be eliminated. 5) Any voter who had
that candidate as their top choice would have their vote transferred
to their next choice. 6) This process would repeat until a candidate
receives a majority of votes in a round of counting, making them the
winner. 7) This proposal would eliminate the separate primary
election for Mayor, Clerk and City Council members.
SECTION 3: Said referendum shall be a binding referendum pursuant to
Article VII of the Illinois Constitution of 1970 and the Illinois Election Code.
SECTION 4: Said referendum shall be conducted, in all respects, in
accordance with the provisions of the Illinois Election Code pertaining to the conduct of
the November 8, 2022 election, and with the Ordinance providing for the pertinent
publications, ballots, polling places, and election judges relating to such election.
SECTION 5: This Resolution shall be in full force and effect from and
after its passage and approval in the manner provided by law.
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Attest:
Stephanie Mendoza, City Clerk
Adopted: July 11
, 2022
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Daniel Biss, Mayor
Approved asto form:
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Derke Price, Interim Corporation Counsel
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