Rod Drobinski, the Republican candidate for the District 62 state House seat, expressed his disappointment with the Illinois Supreme Court's upholding of the Cook County Circuit Court's decision on the Independent Map Amendment recently.
Drobinski vowed to give Illinois voters a voice on term limits and redistricting-map reform when elected.
"I am disappointed by the Illinois Supreme Court’s ruling to not allow the Independent Map Amendment on the ballot," Drobinski said. "Illinois desperately needs political reform, but Mike Madigan (D-Chicago) and the entrenched interests would rather sue to deny people the right to vote for reform than take their case to the voters. My opponent has voted over and over again to keep Madigan in power and keep Springfield the way it is -- corrupt and broken. As your next state representative, I will work to put term limits and fair maps on the ballot to finally give Illinoisans their say."
Rod Drobinski
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Drobinski is running against incumbent state Rep. Sam Yingling.
The Independent Map Amendment received nearly 600,000 signatures and State Election Board approval to place it on the November ballot. It was challenged in court by the People's Map group and lawyer Michael Kasper, who is also the general counsel for the Illinois Democratic Party, which is led by Madigan, the state House speaker.
The Cook County Circuit Court ruled that the ballot measure was unconstitutional. Independent Maps Chairman Dennis FitzSimons assured supporters that the decision would be appealed, and the Illinois Supreme Court agreed to hear the case. The high court upheld the Circuit Court decision, so the amendment will not be on the November ballot.
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