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The IEA and the fight against Constitutional Amendment 49. « Fred Klonsky

The IEA and the fight against Constitutional Amendment 49. « Fred Klonsky:


The IEA and the fight against Constitutional Amendment 49.

The General Assembly voted to put House Joint Resolution Constitutional Amendment 49 (HJRCA49) on the November ballot.
If approved by 60% of those voting it will be part of the Illinois Constitution. This is not advisory. It will be law.
It is a sloppy piece of work pushed through by Michael Madigan. There are different legal views on what the impact of HJRCA49 will be. Every House member voted for it. Every single one.
It requires that every governing body in the state is required to have a 3/5 vote on financial issues not including