Rock Island County residents are voting yes on the 2nd amendment proposition.
The county is reporting that the proposition passed with 85% voting for it and 15% voting against it. County leaders say that means 55,457 residents voted for it and 10,036 voted against it. The question on the ballot asked, “Should the Illinois General Assembly protect a citizen’s right to keep and bear arms as defined by the second amendment of the United States Constitution?”
Kent Redfield at the Institute for Gov. & Public Affairs, Univ. of Illinois-Springfield says, “We’re talking about essentially advising the Illinois General Assembly that they should protect the second amendment."