St. Charles, IL – With the Illinois Senate adjourning today and the decision made to not move forward with a constitutional amendment that would further rig Illinois’ already gerrymandered legislative maps, State Representative Dan Ugaste issued the following statement:
“I am pleased that the last-minute efforts initiated by Speaker Welch and House Democrats to further gerrymander our legislative maps have been halted, for now. While there will be no constitutional amendment proposal for voters to consider this year, we must remain vigilant. These attempts by Democrats to cement absolute power and silence the voices of millions of Illinois voters could continue as early as next year. Voters must remain vigilant and, in fact, should be proactive. They should contact their legislators to let them know what they thought of this attempt and that they want an independent and fair mapmaking process in place to give voice to all Illinoisans at the ballot box.”
Rep. Dan Ugaste serves Illinois House District 65, which includes parts of Kane and DuPage counties. For more information, contact Rep. Ugaste’s office at 630-797-5530 or visit his website at repugaste.com.