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DuPage County, Illinois, Law Enforcement Injury Risk Training Advisory Referendum
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Election date
November 3, 2020
Topic
Local advisory vote
Status
Approved a Approved
Type
Referral		 Origin
Lawmakers

The DuPage County Law Enforcement Injury Risk Training Advisory Referendum was on the ballot for voters in DuPage County, Illinois, on November 3, 2020. It was approved.

A "yes" vote favored advising DuPage County to continue to fund and support law enforcement training methods that decrease the risk of injury to officers and suspects.

A "no" vote advised against DuPage County continuing to fund and support law enforcement training methods that decrease the risk of injury to officers and suspects.


As an advisory referendum, the ballot measure was non-binding.

Election results

DuPage County, Illinois, Law Enforcement Injury Risk Training Advisory Referendum (November 2020)

Result Votes Percentage

Approved Yes

342,681 73.88%
No 121,160 26.12%
Results are officially certified.
Source

Text of measure

Ballot question

The ballot question was as follows:[1]

"

Shall DuPage County continue to fund and support training methods that decrease the risk of injury to officers and suspects for local law enforcement agencies?[2]

"

Background

George Floyd death and protests

See also: Policy changes in response to the killing of and protests about George Floyd

On May 25, 2020, Minneapolis police officers arrested George Floyd, a black man, after receiving a call that he had made a purchase with a counterfeit $20 bill.[3] Floyd died after Derek Chauvin, a white officer, arrived at the scene and pressed his knee onto Floyd's neck as Floyd laid face-down on the street in handcuffs.[4] Both the Hennepin County Medical Examiner and an independent autopsy conducted by Floyd's family ruled Floyd's death as a homicide stemming from the incident.[5] The medical examiner's report, prepared by Dr. Michael Baden and Dr. Allecia Wilson, said that it was "not a legal determination of culpability or intent, and should not be used to usurp the judicial process."[5]

Floyd's death was filmed and shared widely, leading to protests and demonstrations over racism, civil rights, and police use of force. The first protests took place in Minneapolis-St. Paul on May 26. A protest in Chicago organized by Chance the Rapper and Rev. Michael Pfleger took place the same day, making it the first major city outside of Minneapolis to host a protest over Floyd's death.[6]

Click here to read more about responses to the killing of and protests about George Floyd.

See also: Local police-related ballot measures following the killing of and protests about George Floyd (November 2020)

Ballotpedia identified 18 local police-related or law enforcement measures on the ballot for November 3, 2020, that qualified following the death of George Floyd. The local ballot measures were on the ballot in nine cities and four counties within six states. The local ballot measures concerned police practices, police oversight boards and auditors, police staffing and funding levels, recordings from police body and dashboard cameras, and other policies.

State Jurisdiction Title Description Result
California Los Angeles County Measure J Requires that no less than 10% of the county's general fund be appropriated to community programs and alternatives to incarceration Approved a
California Oakland Measure S1 Changes the powers, duties, and staffing of the Oakland Police Commission and creates the Office of Inspector General Approved a
California San Diego Measure B Replaces the Community Review Board on Police Practices with the Commission on Police Practices that would be appointed by the city council to conduct investigations and subpoena witnesses and documents related to deaths resulting from police interactions and complaints made against police officers Approved a
California San Francisco Proposition D Creates the Sheriff's Department Oversight Board and the Sheriff's Department Office of Inspector General Approved a
California San Francisco Proposition E Removes the mandatory police staffing level from the city's charter Approved a
California San Jose Measure G Authorizes the independent police auditor to review reports and records related to officer-involved shootings and uses of force Approved a
California Sonoma County Measure P Makes changes to the powers and duties of the Independent Office of Law Enforcement Review and Outreach (IOLERO) Approved a/Overturned ot
Illinois DuPage County Law Enforcement Budget Advisory Referendum Advises the county to continue to consider law enforcement and public safety as its top budgeting priority Approved a
Illinois DuPage County Law Enforcement Injury Risk Training Advisory Referendum Advises the county to continue to fund and support law enforcement training methods that decrease the risk of injury to officers and suspects Approved a
Ohio Akron Release of Recordings from Police Body and Dashboard Cameras after Use of Force Charter Amendment Requires recordings from police body and dashboard cameras documenting police use of force that results in death or serious injury to be released to the public Approved a
Ohio Columbus Issue 2 Creates the Civilian Police Review Board to investigate alleged police misconduct, subpoena testimony and evidence during the investigations, make recommendations to the Division of Police, and appoint and manage the new position of Inspector General for the Division of Police Approved a
Oregon Portland Measure 26-217 Establishes a new police oversight board in the city's charter Approved a
Pennsylvania Philadelphia Question 1 Adds language to the Philadelphia City Charter calling on the police department to "eliminate the practice of unconstitutional stop and frisk, consistent with judicial precedent" Approved a
Pennsylvania Philadelphia Question 3 Creates a Citizens Police Oversight Commission to replace the Police Advisory Commission Approved a
Pennsylvania Pittsburgh Independent Citizen Police Review Board Charter Amendment Requires police officers to cooperate with investigations conducted by the Independent Citizen Police Review Board Approved a
Texas Kyle Proposition F Amends the city charter to authorize the city council to adopt procedures and a committee to review the police department Approved a
Washington King County Charter Amendment 1 Requires investigations into all police-related deaths and to provide public attorneys to represent the decedent's family in the investigation Approved a
Washington King County Charter Amendment 4 Amends the county charter to authorize the Office of Law Enforcement Oversight (OLEO) to subpoena witnesses, documents, and other evidence in its investigations of law enforcement personnel Approved a
Washington King County Charter Amendment 5 Returns the office of the sheriff from an elected position to an appointed position that is appointed by the county executive and confirmed by the county council Approved a
Washington King County Charter Amendment 6 Gives the county council the authority to specify the duties of the sheriff Approved a

Path to the ballot

See also: Laws governing local ballot measures in Illinois

This measure was put on the ballot through a vote of the DuPage Board of Commissioners on August 11, 2020. Chairman Dan Cronin said, "Residents have expressed a great deal of interest in these topics in recent months. Voters will share their opinions about public safety, weighing in on questions of public safety and actions we take to ensure the public health. Residents will provide us important feedback as we continue to work through the challenges presented by these unprecedented times."[1]

See also

External links

  • Search Google News for this topic
  • DuPage Elections Office

Footnotes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 DuPage County, "DuPage County Board Approves Three Referendum Questions for November Ballot," August 11, 2020
  2. ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
  3. ↑ Washington Post, "The death of George Floyd: What video and other records show about his final minutes," May 30, 2020
  4. ↑ The New York Times, "8 Minutes and 46 Seconds: How George Floyd Was Killed in Police Custody," May 31, 2020
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 USA Today, "Medical examiner and family-commissioned autopsy agree: George Floyd's death was a homicide," June 1, 2020
  6. ↑ CNN, "Protests across America after George Floyd's death," accessed June 2, 2020

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