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Law Signed Regarding Election Referenda
(IRN) -- Illinois has new laws making it easier to initiate referenda, pushed by a longtime petition passer, Gov. Pat Quinn.

The governor signed the bill into law after pushing for its passage. "I believe in petition passing. I've been doing it for quite a long time, maybe 35 years, and I've collected, with lots of other people, over 4 million signatures on petitions. I believe in getting the autographs of everyday people, because they're the heart and soul of our country and our democracy," he said at a bill-signing ceremony in Des Plaines.

The law allows school boards to create advisory referenda by resolution, it lowers the signature requirement for getting a referendum on the ballot to 8 percent of the votes cast in the previous election for governor, and it eliminates some technical hurdles to getting constitutional amendments on the ballot.

The new law also allows election authorities to send ballots to military personnel serving overseas by e-mail.

(Illinois Radio Network)
07 09 11 by Newsroom
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