CHICAGO (AP) — Illinois voters will have a rare opportunity to weigh in on nearly a half dozen hot-button issues when they cast ballots for the November election.

The five questions range from constitutional amendments on voter and victim rights to advisory referendums on birth control, the minimum wage and a so-called millionaires’ tax.

The practice of putting such issues on the ballot is more common in California and some other states. State records dating back to 1970 show the most questions Illinois voters have seen before is three.

Lawmakers say the non-binding questions are aimed at taking the public’s temperature so they know how to proceed in Springfield.

But at least some of the measures also have a political purpose. Democrats are hoping they will help boost turnout for the midterm election.

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