Via Southtown Star
Organizers of a failed attempt to amend the Illinois Constitution’s rules for legislative redistricting came up short this spring on more than just gathering signatures to get the plan before voters: They lacked cash.
Despite support from a number of good-government type groups, supporters of the Illinois Fair Map Amendment mustered $47,600 for their cause, including a whopping $25,000 from a single donor in March. The initiative, headed by the Illinois League of Women Voters, spent just more than $45,000, leaving about $2,200 in the bank.