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Bernard Schoenburg: Petition drive to reform redistricting considered

The State Journal-Register

It looks very much like there will be a petition drive launched soon that will seek to put a constitutional amendment on the November 2014 ballot to change the way new legislative districts are drawn in Illinois. Redistricting may not be top-of-mind to most folks right now, as the next maps won’t be. | Democracy, elections and voting