PETITION FOR THE TAKE CHARGE CHICAGO REFERENDUMS
We, the undersigned, qualified electors and registered voters residing within the City of Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, who have affixed our signatures in our own proper person
to this Petition, do hereby petition, pursuant to Sections 6 (f) and 11 of Article VII of the Illinois Constitution and Article 28 of the Illinois Election Code, that the following two
questions of public policy be placed on the ballot and submitted to the voters of the City of Chicago for their approval or disapproval, by referendum, at the next regular election
to be held at least 92 days after the filing of this petition and if approved, each question shall take effect immediately upon referendum approval of that question:
Term Limit on the Mayor of Chicago
“Shall Chicago adopt the following term limit for the office of Mayor effective for the mayoral election in 2019 and
Yes
thereafter: No person may hold the office of Mayor for more than two consecutive elected 4-year terms (with all prior
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consecutive elected terms of the current officeholder counted in determining the term limit for that officeholder)?”
Elected Consumer Advocate for Taxpayers and Consumers
“Shall Chicago establish an elected Consumer Advocate for taxpayers and consumers to replace the appointed
Commissioner of the Department of Business Affairs and Consumer Protection?
Yes
The office of Consumer Advocate shall be elected in 2019 and every four years thereafter in the same manner and with the same eligibility and candidacy filing requirements and
removal provisions as the office of City Clerk. The Consumer Advocate shall receive the same salary as the City Clerk and a vacancy shall be filled in the same manner as a vacancy in
the office of City Clerk. The Consumer Advocate shall hold office for a 4-year term and until a successor is elected and qualified. The Consumer Advocate shall have the following
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powers and duties: 1) protect taxpayers and consumers from unfairness and inequality; 2) monitor city compliance with the Illinois Freedom of Information Act; 3) promote a healthful
environment; and 4) replace the appointed Commissioner of the Department of Business Affairs and Consumer Protection and manage all duties and responsibilities of the Department.”
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I, _______________________________________________,
do hereby certify that I am upwards of age 18 and a citizen of the United States, and that I reside at
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of Illinois, and that the signatures on this sheet were signed in my presence and are genuine, and that to the best of my knowledge and belief the persons so signing were, at the
time of the signing said Petition, qualified electors and registered voters of the City of Chicago, and that their respective residences are correctly stated, as above set forth.
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Please return any signatures as soon as possible to Take Charge Chicago, Box 8048, Chicago 60680.
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