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FEBRUARY Issue of The VOTER

In this Issue of the League of Women Voters of the Elgin Area newsletter: Upcoming Events The Future of Mental Health in Kane County Referendum Question to be on Elgin Ballot Illinois’ Budget Crisis, then & now National League Privatization Study What Happened at the LWVIL Issues Briefing on January 28? 6th Congressional Candidates’ Forum Brunner/Gravel Study Consensus Meeting Candidates Forum for Kane County Board & Kane County Chair Did you know? Political Yet Nonpartisan Related articles JANUARY Issue of The VOTER (lwvelginarea.org)

By LWVelginarea|2012-02-29T08:26:16-06:00February 29th, 2012|

JANUARY Issue of The VOTER

In this Issue of the League of Women Voters of the Elgin Area newsletter: President’s Corner Upcoming Events National League Privatization Study Citizens United Decision: 2 Years Later Illinois’ Budget Crisis, then & now LWVUS Program Planning A Report from Afghanistan Primary Season = Candidate Forums How you can help at a Candidate Forum? Photos from LWVEA Holiday Dinner Summary of Upcoming Events […]

By LWVelginarea|2012-01-26T08:53:59-06:00January 26th, 2012|

League of Women Voters of Illinois files suit on District Map

Image via WikipediaQuoted from League of Women Voters of Illinois website. On Tuesday, August 16, 2011, the League of Women Voters of Illinois filed suit in federal court in Chicago seeking to overturn the recently-enacted General Assembly and Congressional district maps in Illinois. In a series of recent decisions the United States Supreme Court has upheld the First Amendment rights of corporations and wealthy candidates. Today we are asking a federal court in Chicago to uphold the First Amendment rights of the voters of Illinois. The longstanding Illinois practice of assigning voters to districts based on their political views and voting histories [...]

By LWVelginarea|2011-08-18T11:13:18-05:00August 18th, 2011|