As the midterm election draws near, some state lawmakers want to change the way Illinois’ political districts are drawn. They want to do that by giving voters a chance to change the constitution.
The Illinois Supreme Court has denied a request to reconsider its ruling that a group's initiative to change how legislative districts are drawn is ineligible for the November ballot. The court issued the ruling Tuesday on a 4-3 vote. The court ruled last month that the Independent Maps coalition's proposal was unconstitutional.
The most recent attempt at changing the way legislative districts are drawn might have had a shot — had only the proposal left the auditor general out of the equation.
In this week's Legal Issues in the News, Sean Anderson, from the University of Illinois College of Law, gives his commentary on remapping the districts of Illinois.
Former Illinois Governor Pat Quinn has his own idea for changing how the state's legislative boundaries are drawn.
