Hooker v. Illinois State Board of Elections
At a Glance
CLC is representing seven civic groups in a friend-of-the-court brief asking the Supreme Court of Illinois to allow a constitutional amendment establishing an independent redistricting commission to be voted on by the people in November 2016.
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The Supreme Court of Illinois accepted an expedited appeal from the Illinois Circuit Court – bypassing the Illinois Appellate Court. The plaintiffs are arguing that the group “Support Independent Maps” should not be allowed to place a constitutional amendment to introduce an independent redistricting commission on the ballot in November 2016. The Independent Maps campaign has 560,000 signatures from voters across Illinois gathered to support placing it on the ballot. We are representing seven civic groups in a friend-of-the-court brief asking the Supreme Court of Illinois to dismiss the plaintiffs’ motion and allow the constitutional amendment to be voted on by the people in November 2016.