{"id":4360,"date":"2016-10-19T14:50:41","date_gmt":"2016-10-19T19:50:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/napervilledemocrats.org\/ntdo\/?p=4360"},"modified":"2016-10-19T14:50:41","modified_gmt":"2016-10-19T19:50:41","slug":"research-on-state-local-ballot-questions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/napervilledemocrats.org\/ntdo\/research-on-state-local-ballot-questions\/","title":{"rendered":"Research on State, Local Ballot Questions"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_4361\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/napervilledemocrats.org\/ntdo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/IllinoisConstitutionalAmendment.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"4361\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/napervilledemocrats.org\/ntdo\/research-on-state-local-ballot-questions\/illinoisconstitutionalamendment\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/napervilledemocrats.org\/ntdo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/IllinoisConstitutionalAmendment.jpg?fit=640%2C312&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"640,312\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"illinoisconstitutionalamendment\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/napervilledemocrats.org\/ntdo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/IllinoisConstitutionalAmendment.jpg?fit=640%2C312&amp;ssl=1\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4361\" class=\"wp-image-4361 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/napervilledemocrats.org\/ntdo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/IllinoisConstitutionalAmendment-300x146.jpg?resize=300%2C146\" alt=\"illinoisconstitutionalamendment\" width=\"300\" height=\"146\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/napervilledemocrats.org\/ntdo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/IllinoisConstitutionalAmendment.jpg?resize=300%2C146&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/napervilledemocrats.org\/ntdo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/IllinoisConstitutionalAmendment.jpg?w=640&amp;ssl=1 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-4361\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Credit: Justin Bull\/WBEZ<\/p><\/div>\n<p>When you go to vote (or better yet, when you check out your <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dupageco.org\/VoterLookup\/\">Sample Ballot<\/a> ahead of going to vote), you&#8217;ll notice that in addition to the candidates, the ballot lists a few questions for you to answer. \u00a0One is to do with a proposed amendment to the Illinois Constitution (people are calling it the &#8220;Safe Roads Amendment&#8221; or the &#8220;Transportation Lockbox&#8221;) and the other(s) have to do with the Naperville Township Road District.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_4362\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/napervilledemocrats.org\/ntdo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/TownshipRoads.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"4362\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/napervilledemocrats.org\/ntdo\/research-on-state-local-ballot-questions\/townshiproads\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/napervilledemocrats.org\/ntdo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/TownshipRoads.jpg?fit=535%2C373&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"535,373\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"townshiproads\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/napervilledemocrats.org\/ntdo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/TownshipRoads.jpg?fit=535%2C373&amp;ssl=1\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4362\" class=\"wp-image-4362 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/napervilledemocrats.org\/ntdo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/TownshipRoads-300x209.jpg?resize=300%2C209\" alt=\"townshiproads\" width=\"300\" height=\"209\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/napervilledemocrats.org\/ntdo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/TownshipRoads.jpg?resize=300%2C209&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/napervilledemocrats.org\/ntdo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/TownshipRoads.jpg?w=535&amp;ssl=1 535w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-4362\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Credit: Daily Herald<\/p><\/div>\n<p>I don&#8217;t have any recommendation for you as to how to cast your vote, but I do have some links to information so you can at least start thinking about the issues.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wbez.org\/shows\/wbez-news\/safer-roads-or-budget-mess-what-to-know-about-proposed-lockbox-amendment\/6f7810c0-3a2b-436d-9761-4fd41cb019df\">Here, from WBEZ, is some background on the Safe Roads Amendment.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dailyherald.com\/topics\/naperville-township\/\">And here is a collection of recent-ish articles from the Daily Herald around the topic of the Naperville Township Road District.<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>I hope those are helpful resources.<\/p>\n<!-- sktbuilder starter --><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/napervilledemocrats.org\/ntdo\/wp-content\/plugins\/skt-builder\/sktbuilder\/sktbuilder-frontend-starter.js\"><\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/napervilledemocrats.org\/ntdo\/wp-content\/plugins\/skt-builder\/sktbuilder-wordpress-driver.js\"><\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> var starter = new SktbuilderStarter({\"mode\": \"prod\", \"skip\":[\"jquery\",\"underscore\",\"backbone\"],\"sktbuilderUrl\": \"https:\/\/napervilledemocrats.org\/ntdo\/wp-content\/plugins\/skt-builder\/sktbuilder\/\", \"driver\": new SktbuilderWordpressDriver({\"ajaxUrl\": \"https:\/\/napervilledemocrats.org\/ntdo\/wp-admin\/admin-ajax.php\", \"iframeUrl\": \"https:\/\/napervilledemocrats.org\/ntdo\/research-on-state-local-ballot-questions\/?sktbuilder=true\", \"pageId\": 4360,  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