[Imc-summaries] Illinois General Assembly unrepresentative structurally, says taskforce

[imc-tech at urbana.indymedia.org]

Two decades after one of the most monumental reforms in Illinois history, a task force of politicians is calling for a reversal. The law supposedly saved money in government salaries and office expenses by cutting out one-third of  the Illinois General Assembly and eliminating MULTIPLE LAWMAKERS were elected from each district instead of only one. But now a 70-member task force led by former Congressman Abner Mikva (Dem.) and former Gov. Jim Edgar (Rep.), says the changes resulted in lower voter turnout, tougher hurdles to victory for women and minority candidates, & the concentration of power.

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