According to recent data from the University of Illinois at Chicago, Illinois is the third most politically corrupt state in the country. Since 1976, it has averaged 51 public corruption convictions per year. These numbers indicate that term limits are needed more than ever to restore turnover and accountability to prairie state government.
Term limits have emerged in Illinois as an issue for the Nov. 2014 campaign. Gubernatorial candidate Bruce Rauner has backed a reform amendment to the state constitution which would limit service in the General Assembly to no more than eight years.
The Committee for Legislative Reform and Term Limits collected nearly 600,000 signatures to put the measure on the ballot, but a lawsuit backed by the 43-year incumbent (and current Speaker of the House) Michael Madigan aims to block the people from having a vote.
Read up on the Illinois’ term limits reform package here.
WHAT YOU CAN DO:
- Support the Committee for Legislative Reform and Term Limits as they fight a legal battle to give Illinois voters a choice on term limits.
- Write letters to the editors of major Illinois newspapers expressing support for holding the referendum.
- Forward this link to everyone you know in Illinois. Every successful term limits campaign has been a grassroots, citizen-driven effort. This one is no different.