Articles filed under Referendum
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Term limits petition likely has enough signaturesJun 02, 2014 1:01 am - SPRINGFIELD - Illinois election officials say the group that wants to impose an eight-year term limit on state legislators appears to have enough petition signatures to ...
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Not enough signatures for redistricting referendumMay 21, 2014 1:01 am - SPRINGFIELD - The group that wants to take the politically powerful process of drawing election maps away from Illinois lawmakers is facing more challenges after electio...
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First court hearing on ballot initiatives lawsuitMay 05, 2014 1:01 am - Attorneys involved in a lawsuit aiming to block term limit and political redistricting initiatives from the ballot made an initial court appearance Monday, the first ste...
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Half a million Illinois voters seek end to gerrymanderingMay 01, 2014 1:01 am - SPRINGFIELD - With the help of wealthy donors and a bipartisan group of politicians, a petition to end the gerrymandering of Illinois election districts was presented Th...
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Madigan ally files lawsuit to stop vote on term limitsApr 30, 2014 1:01 am - SPRINGFIELD - Hours before petitions were delivered to the State Board of Elections, Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan's top attorney filed a lawsuit seeking to sto...
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Rauner: Term limits push gets 590,000 signaturesApr 30, 2014 1:01 am - SPRINGFIELD - GOP gubernatorial candidate Bruce Rauner says he has more than 590,000 signatures in support of a ballot measure that would ask voters whether term limits ...
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Gail Borden library plans November referendumApr 27, 2014 8:00 am - Gail Borden to ask unserved areas on November ballot
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Brainerd opposition group donates remaining funds to food pantryApr 22, 2014 11:00 pm - The itsanobrainerd political action committee, formed in opposition to a proposed property tax hike to convert the former Libertyville High School into a community cente...
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Voter rights amendment to appear on ballotApr 10, 2014 1:01 am - SPRINGFIELD - Illinois voters will consider a constitutional amendment this fall aimed at scuttling attempts at voter suppression after Senate action Thursday. The Sena...
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Huntley parks officials return to drawing board on expansionApr 01, 2014 1:00 am - Huntley Park District officials will be taking a fresh look at future expansion plans after voters soundly rejected the district's roughly $18 million request to build a...