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The in box. Reasons to vote no on the Illinois Constitutional Amendment. « Fred Klonsky

The in box. Reasons to vote no on the Illinois Constitutional Amendment. « Fred Klonsky:


The in box. Reasons to vote no on the Illinois Constitutional Amendment.

On the November Ballot, Illinois voters will be asked if they believe the Illinois Constitution should be amended to require a three-fifths majority vote in order to increase a benefit under any public pension or retirement system. Please vote NO on the proposed Constitutional Amendment (HJRCA 49). This Constitutional Amendment would also require that any local collectively-bargained agreement be approved by a three-fifths majority if those agreements had incentives or additional compensation increases beyond salary.
Reasons to VOTE NO:

ü  It is mostly the legislators’ fault that the pension systems were poorly funded throughout the decades. That diverted pension money was used for other state services and legislators’ “pet” projects instead;



Ten minute drawing. Vote no on the Illinois Constitutional Amendment.