Comments on: Redistricting and recall http://blogs.e-rockford.com/sat/2009/06/30/redistricting-and-recall/ Sun, 22 Nov 2009 09:44:50 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=wordpress-mu-1.2.4 By: Mr. Funfsinn http://blogs.e-rockford.com/sat/2009/06/30/redistricting-and-recall/#comment-2556 Mr. Funfsinn Wed, 01 Jul 2009 09:00:26 +0000 http://blogs.e-rockford.com/sat/2009/06/30/redistricting-and-recall/#comment-2556 "The second piece of legislation, House Joint Resolution Constitutional Amendment 34, would significantly change the composition of the legislature by reinstating cumulative voting. The Illinois House would be reduced to 39 districts, with three representatives elected from each. Each voter would be able to cast three votes for one, two or three candidates." - This is how it was prior to the 1980 cut-off amendment, which Quinn originated. He claimed it would eliminate corruption and streamline government when, in fact, it superpartisanized an ever increasingly corrupt government. Prior to 1980, downstate was better represented and neither Party was out of touch with any area or beliefs within the state. “The second piece of legislation, House Joint Resolution Constitutional Amendment 34, would significantly change the composition of the legislature by reinstating cumulative voting. The Illinois House would be reduced to 39 districts, with three representatives elected from each. Each voter would be able to cast three votes for one, two or three candidates.”

- This is how it was prior to the 1980 cut-off amendment, which Quinn originated. He claimed it would eliminate corruption and streamline government when, in fact, it superpartisanized an ever increasingly corrupt government. Prior to 1980, downstate was better represented and neither Party was out of touch with any area or beliefs within the state.

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