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Council approves advisory ballot question on golf carts after narrowing wording
Summary
After debate about ambiguity, the Washington City Council amended an advisory ballot question from asking about golf carts in 'any' capacity to 'some capacity' and approved placing the nonbinding question on the March 17, 2026 primary ballot by a 7–1 vote; the city attorney noted advisory questions are nonbinding.
The Washington City Council voted 7–1 on Dec. 15 to put an advisory question on the March 17, 2026 primary ballot asking whether the city should permit golf carts on city streets "in some capacity," after councilors amended the original wording to reduce ambiguity.
The proposal began as a nonbinding question to gauge public opinion. The city attorney told the council that municipalities are authorized under the Illinois…
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