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SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, A State constitutional amendment initiative
3effort is underway to place an Independent Redistricting
4Commission constitutional amendment for the State constitution
5on the ballot for the voters in this State to consider
6adopting; and
 
7    WHEREAS, This proposed constitutional amendment would
8create an independent commission to carry out the
9reapportionment and redistricting of State legislative
10districts after each federal census; and
 
11    WHEREAS, From the perspective of the citizens of this
12State, there are significant advantages in using an independent
13commission to reapportion and redistrict legislative
14districts; among them, the removal or minimization of political
15considerations from the redistricting process, bringing
16fairness and objectivity to the process, and, in the end,
17improving the representation of the citizens of this State
18through legislative districts which are more representative of
19the district; therefore, be it
 
20    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL
21ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
22CONCURRING HEREIN, that if the voters adopt the Independent

 

 

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1Redistricting Commission constitutional amendment, we urge the
2General Assembly to adopt the same process for the
3redistricting of the federal congressional districts in this
4State; and be it further
 
5    RESOLVED, That a copy of this resolution be presented to
6the President of the Illinois Senate, the Speaker of the
7Illinois House of Representatives, the Minority Leader of the
8Illinois Senate, and the Minority Leader of the Illinois House
9of Representatives.