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Public Citizen on Twitter “This is an achievement skeptics labeled impossible when our movement for a 28th amendment launched the day #CitizensUnited came down in 2010” More info @ https://twitter.com/Public_Citizen/status/867850671646797825 Automated post from LWV of the Elgin Area - http://ift.tt/2dKZy4V May 26, 2017 at 08:45AM

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ACTION NEEDED: Please file a witness slip as a PROPONENT of SB1424 before 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, May 24, 2017 and contact your state representative and ask him/her to support SB1424 HOW TO FILE A WITNESS SLIP: • Copy and paste this link into the address bar to file the witness slip directly: http://ift.tt/2refeHF • Identification Section: Fill out the identification section with your information. For the firm/business or agency and title fields, write self. • Representation section: Fill in NA or self. • Position section: in the position drop-down menu , scroll down to ORIGINAL BILL, then select PROPONENT. • Testimony Section: Select “Record of Appearance Only.” This will allow your position on the piece of legislation known without having to physically appear. • Type what is displayed in the CAPTCHA box. • Check the box to Agree to the terms of I Agree to the ILGA Terms of Agreement. • Select Create (SLIP) WHAT IT IS: SB1424, a small donor matching system bill, passed the Illinois Senate last week, and has moved to the Illinois House where it has been assigned to the House Executive Committee. The bill is scheduled for hearing on Wednesday, May 24th at 10:30 a.m. The Small Donor Matching System for Fair Elections Act, creates a small donor campaign contribution matching system for candidates in elections for Illinois Constitutional Office and the Illinois Senate and Illinois House. WHY IT’S IMPORTANT: A small donor matching system has the potential to reduce the influence of money in politics, and open the door for a pool of candidates who are more grassroots and diverse It allows candidates for office in Illinois to receive matching funds for small donations they receive. This system, which has proven successful in other areas of the country, also holds elected officials accountable to voters instead of their largest donors. A small donor matching system meets League goals for financing of political campaigns by encouraging participation by citizens in the political process, enabling candidates to compete equitably for public office and ensuring that candidates have sufficient funds to communicate their messages to the public. Find contact information for your state representative at: http://ift.tt/17eO0f2.

Witness Slip Dashboard for the Illinois General Assembly More info @ http://ift.tt/2refeHF Automated post from LWV of the Elgin Area - http://ift.tt/2dKZy4V May 23, 2017 at 02:28PM

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If You Care About the Right to Vote, Here Are Six Things You Need to Know About Kris Kobach On May 11, President Trump formed a commission on “election integrity” to investigate voter fraud and voter suppression in the United States. The executive order follows repeated, unsubstantiated claims from the president that millions of people voted illegally in the 2016 presidential election. More info @ http://ift.tt/2qrVMFM Automated post from LWV of the Elgin Area - http://ift.tt/2dKZy4V May 23, 2017 at 11:27AM

By |2017-05-23T11:34:50-05:00May 23rd, 2017|
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