Voters reject constitutional convention

This was certainly the biggest dissapointment of the night from Crain's:

Illinois voters decided against a constitutional convention referendum Tuesday, but the question may live on in the courts. 

With 92 percent of precincts reporting, the referendum has 2,761,831 "no" votes, or 68 percent, and 1,313,853 "yes" votes, or 32 percent.

The referendum asked voters whether the state should call a constitutional convention, which would allow officials to examine and rewrite the constitution. Voters would have to approve any proposed changes. State law requires the question to be on the ballot every 20 years.

Proponents of the measure said Tuesday night they might sue over the way the referendum was worded on the ballot.

Cook County Circuit County Judge Nathaniel Howse last month ruled the language on the ballot was unconstitutional. Howse said the explanation of the referendum had false and biased information.
Howse ordered poll workers to hand out blue fliers about the misleading wording.

But Lt. Gov. Pat Quinn, one of the referendum's most fervent supporters, said many voters called him reporting county clerks who refused to pass out the fliers.

"We didn't have much of a chance," he said. "The point is every election should be fair and equal. I think that's a principle worth fighting for."