Dear Fair Map supporters, petition circulators and petition signers,

Our efforts to gather sufficient signatures to get the Fair Map Amendment on the November ballot appear to have fallen short but not because our commitment to the goal did. The initiative simply did not have enough time, enough petition passers or enough money to do what needed to be done in the field.

Many petition circulators were tireless in their effort to help us reach the goal. We are keeping track of petition circulators and believe some kind of recognition is appropriate. We are continuing to receive completed petitions and will shortly have the total number of signatures gathered available.

Furthermore and most importantly, we will continue to monitor the process of redistricting in Illinois, continue to pursue a constitutional amendment process and other approaches designed to reform the current redistricting process in Illinois.

Please feel free to be in touch with either of us.

Thanks to all of you for your yeoperson efforts on behalf of the Illinois Fair Map Amendment initiative. Remember, we will be back!

Mary H Schaafsma
Jan Czarnik
League of Women Voters of Illinois
312.939.5935 x-39