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Madison County board to put advisory questions on November ballot about rehiring retirees and legislative pay

Madison County Board · March 1, 2026
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Summary

The Madison County Board voted July 15 to place two advisory referendum questions on the Nov. 3 ballot: whether retired county employees should be permitted to draw both pensions and county salaries, and whether Illinois legislators should stop automatic annual pay increases.

The Madison County Board voted July 15 to place two advisory questions on the Nov. 3, 2020 county ballot, asking voters to weigh in on whether retired Madison County employees and officials drawing a pension should be permitted to also draw a salary for county service, and whether members of the Illinois General Assembly should end automatic annual salary increases.

The measures are non‑binding. Chris Guy, chair of the Government Relations Committee, told the board the questions…

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