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Excerpt from The Referendum in Chicago
At no time in the history of Illinois can popular voting on local measures be properly regarded as an innovation. It is true that the first constitution of the state, in effect from 1818 to 1848, did not sanction any form of local referendum, but the state legis lature very early adopted the practice of referring acts of a local nature to the voters of local communities for approval. A brief summary of the nature of these laws and of subsequent provi sions for voting on local measures applicable to Chicago will serve as an appropriate introduction to an analysis of the actual operation of the referendum in the metropolis of the state.
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