Before Illinois voters make their picks for Congress or governor, they'll see five referendum questions atop this November's ballot.
The first two questions deal with amendments to the Illinois constitution.
Crime Victims' Bill of Rights
Monday, advocates gathered in Moline to promote the Crime Victims' Bill of Rights, or Marsy's Law for Illinois -- the first item on the ballot.
While the state constitution already provides certain rights for victims of crimes, like the right to be present at trials, be notified of court proceedings, and deliver a victim impact statement , those rights have not been enforceable in Illinois.
"In fact, we are the only state in the nation that constitutionally bars victims from appealing their rights if they're violated," said Jennifer Bishop-Jenkins, director of Marsy's Law for Illinois.
The proposed amendment would expand certain rights of victims, as well as give them the ability to enforce those rights in a court of law.
Right to Vote
The second question centers on voter discrimination, and would block any law that disproportionately affects the right to vote based on things like race, color, ethnicity, language, religion, sexual orientation or income.
To go into effect, both of these amendments would need approval from either 3/5 of the people who vote on the question or a majority of people voting in the election.
Minimum Wage
The next three referendum questions are simply advisory, or non-binding.
The first is perhaps the most high-profile question, as it asks voters if they support raising Illinois' minimum wage to $10 an hour by January 1, 2015.
The current minimum wage is $8.25 an hour in Illinois.
Birth Control
The next question was prompted by the Supreme Court's Hobby Lobby decision, made in June 2014.
Illinois voters will be asked whether they think health insurance plans that provide prescription drug coverage should be required to include prescription birth control.
Millionaire Tax
Finally, voters will be asked if they believe the Illinois Constitution should be amended to raise the income tax by 3 percent for those making more than $1 million.
The additional tax money would go to individual school districts, based on the number of students.
Election day is November 4, 2014.