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Peoria electors approve advisory question on state law restricting boycotts for November ballot after heated debate
Summary
Peoria electors voted 69–27 to place a nonbinding advisory question on the November 3, 2026 ballot asking state legislators to consider overturning parts of Illinois law that restrict pension investments in companies that boycott Israel; supporters called it a free-speech and pension-protection measure while opponents said it was divisive and misworded for the township ballot.
At the annual Peoria town meeting on April 14, electors voted to place a nonbinding advisory question on the November 3, 2026 ballot concerning Illinois laws that restrict pension funds from investing in companies that boycott Israel.
Petition spokesperson Justin Luba framed the proposal as a civil liberties and financial issue, saying the state’s restrictions “make it illegal for state funds, particularly pension funds, to be invested in companies that divest from or boycott Israel,” and arguing that the policy can harm…
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