of Cook County and one to fill a vacancy on the Superior Court of Cook County. Ballot measure One measure was put before voters in 1950, a legislatively referred constitutional amendment. In order to be approved, it required approval equal to a majority of voters voting in the entire general election. Illinois Gateway Amendment The Illinois Gateway Amendment, a legislatively referred constitutional amendment to Section 2 of Article XIV of the Constitution, was approved by voters. It made it so that the legislature would be able to propose modifications of up to three articles of the constitution per session, and also made it so that future constitutional amendments would require either a two-thirds vote of the voters voting on the question or a majority of voter voting in the election. Local elections Local elections were held. References Illinois