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CURRENT LANGUAGE
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IL Fair Map Amendment
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- CRITERIA:
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1. Compact.2. Contiguous.3. Substantially equal population.
4. Nested. |
- Compliance with Federal Laws, including
providing substantive protection for voting rights.
- Contiguity.
- Substantially equal population.
- Compact.
- Follow geographic features and municipal boundaries.
- Nondiscrimination against any political party or
group.
- Allows de-nesting.
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- WHO DRAWS:
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- Legislature.
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- TRAC (Temporary Redistricting Advisory
Commission) 9 members. 2 chosen by each legislative leader.
Ninth member, who is the chair, chosen by the other members. No
member can be a lobbyist, immediate family member, public or
political official, contractor or employee of the State of
Illinois.
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- WHO APPROVES:
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- Legislature by a majority vote, subject to
approval by the Governor.
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- Legislative body that map affects (by a
two-thirds vote).
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- FAIL-SAFE PROVISION:
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- Legislative Redistricting Commission consisting
of 8 members. 2 chosen by each leader and one of each leader’s
choices must be a sitting legislator. Tie breaker decided by
picking name out of a hat.
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- Special Master chosen by two Supreme Court
Justices (most Senior in each party). Special Master cannot be a
lobbyist, immediate family member, public or political official,
contractor or employee of the State of Illinois.
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- TRANSPARENCY:
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- Silent.
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- Requires notice for meetings, data and documents
to be made available to the public and at least 8 public hearings
in at least 5 different geographic areas.
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- MINORITY PROTECTION:
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- Silent.
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- Specifically sets forth Federal law and echoes thecurrent language of the Voting Rights Amendment as first priority requirements. Hence, if the VRAis ever endangered, minority protection would remain.
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- TIMELINE:
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- Process must finish by October 5.
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- Process must finish by September 30.
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