Reboot Illinois is about to launch a petition drive to place an initiative on the November 2016 ballot that would set up a nonpartisan commission to draw legislative district boundaries. See this story. The group tried in 2014 but did not get enough signatures. The Constitution requires approximately 290,000 valid signatures. The group will attempt to collect 600,000. The proposed initiative would only concern legislative districts, not U.S. House districts.
Good. I hope they have people down here in southern Illinois, I’d gladly sign their petition. The 115th legislative district is perhaps one of the most egregious examples of gerrymandering I have ever seen or heard of.
Too many MORONS doing reform stuff to count.
1/2 or less votes x 1/2 gerrymander districts = 1/4 or less CONTROL — due to having SINGLE member districts.
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P.R. and nonpartisan App.V.