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Urbana electorate backs advisory referendum urging repeal of Illinois penalties tied to boycotts of Israel
Summary
At the Cunningham Township annual electorate meeting April 14, 2026, registered voters in Urbana approved a nonbinding advisory referendum to urge repeal of Illinois pension‑code penalties that target companies for boycotting Israel (62 yes, 11 no, 4 void). The clerk outlined the state filing and ratification steps required to place the question on the November ballot.
At the Cunningham Township annual meeting in Urbana on April 14, 2026, registered township voters approved a nonbinding advisory referendum asking the state to repeal amendments to the Illinois pension code that penalize companies for boycotting Israel. Moderated ballot voting produced 62 yes votes, 11 no votes and 4 voided ballots, which the moderator announced as a passage of the advisory question.
The referendum is advisory only and does not itself change state law. "This is a nonbinding referendum advisory question," the township clerk explained, citing the statutory petition and placement process…
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