% ▁support ▁among ▁those ▁specifically ▁voting ▁on ▁the ▁measure ▁or ▁ 5 0 % ▁support ▁among ▁all ▁ball ots ▁cast ▁in ▁the ▁elections . ▁ ▁Red em ption ▁Period ▁for ▁Tax ▁Del in quent ▁Property ▁Am end ment ▁The ▁Illinois ▁Red em ption ▁Period ▁for ▁Tax ▁Del in quent ▁Property ▁Am end ment , ▁a ▁legisl atively ▁referred ▁constitution al ▁am end ment ▁which ▁would ▁am end ▁Article ▁IX , ▁Section ▁ 8 ▁of ▁the ▁Constitution ▁of ▁Illinois ▁to ▁ ▁modify ▁the ▁re dem ption ▁period ▁on ▁the ▁sale ▁of ▁a ▁tax ▁del in quent ▁property , ▁failed ▁to ▁meet ▁either ▁threshold ▁to ▁am end ▁the ▁constitution . ▁It ▁only ▁missed ▁the ▁threshold ▁of ▁ 6 0 % ▁of ▁votes ▁cast ▁specifically ▁on ▁the ▁measure ▁by ▁a ▁mere ▁ 0 . 8 7 % ▁margin ▁( 2 1 , 9 6 0 ▁votes ). ▁ ▁V oting ▁Re quire ment ▁Am end ment ▁ ▁V ot ers ▁approved ▁the ▁V oting ▁Re quire ment ▁Am end ment , ▁a ▁legisl atively ▁referred ▁constitution al ▁am end ment ▁which ▁am ended ▁Article ▁III , ▁Section ▁ 1 ▁of ▁the ▁Constitution ▁of ▁Illinois ▁to ▁lower ▁the ▁voting ▁age ▁in ▁the ▁state ▁constitution ▁to ▁ 1 8 ▁and ▁lower ▁the ▁res iden cy ▁requirement ▁to ▁vote ▁to ▁ 3 0 ▁days . ▁ ▁The ▁voting ▁age ▁in ▁Illinois ▁was ▁already ▁▁ 1 8 , ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁passage ▁of ▁the ▁Tw enty - six th ▁Am end ment ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Constitution . ▁However ,