Legislative and Elections Spending Options

The 2011 Annual Appropriation Ordinance directly appropriated $45 million in local funds for Legislative and Elections and an estimated $13.5 million in employee benefits attributed to Legislative and Elections employees, for an estimated total appropriation of $58.5 million.  Legislative and Elections is composed of the City Council and the Board of Election Commissioners.

The spending options related to Legislative and Elections are at the links below.

• Board of Election Commissioners – Transfer all Election Management and Oversight to Cook County Clerk
• Board of Election Commissioners – Hold Municipal Elections on Same Day as Statewide Elections
• City Council – Have an Independent Commission Redistrict Ward Boundaries