Illinois Public Pension Amendment

Illinois Public Pension Amendment, 2012

Concerns the Adoption of a Three-Fifths Approval to Increase Public Pension Benefits
Results
Choice
Votes %
Yes 2,436,051 56.16%
No 1,901,837 43.84%
Valid votes 4,337,888 100.00%
Invalid or blank votes 0 0.00%
Total votes 4,337,888 100.00%

The Illinois Public Pension Amendment was a proposed amendment to the Illinois state constitution. On November 6, 2012, Illinois voters rejected it in a statewide referendum, failing both the 60% threshold and 50% threshold among all ballots cast.

A legislatively referred constitutional amendment, if approved, would have amended the Constitution of Illinois. The measure would have made it so that a three-fifths approval would be required by the General Assembly, city councils, and school districts that wish to increase the pension benefits of their employees.