SPRINGFIELD â Drawing new district lines for state and federal elections is the main focus for lawmakers when they begin the redistricting process every 10 years.
But Illinois Democrats, who control all three branches of government, have some incentive to redraw the boundaries for the five Illinois Supreme Court districts this year as well after a Democratic justice was defeated in a retention bid in the 3rd Judicial District in November.
House Minority Leader Jim Durkin, of Western Springs, said Monday he expects the Democrats in the General Assembly will seek to redraw at least the 3rd District in the northwestern part of the state, spanning from Joliet to the Quad Cities.
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SPRINGFIELD â Drawing new district lines for state and federal elections is the main focus for lawmakers when they begin the redistricting process every 10 years.
But Illinois Democrats, who control all three branches of government, have some incentive to redraw the boundaries for the five Illinois Supreme Court districts this year as well after a Democratic justice was defeated in a retention bid in the 3rd Judicial District in November.
House Minority Leader Jim Durkin, of Western Springs, said Monday he expects the Democrats in the General Assembly will seek to redraw at least the 3rd District in the northwestern part of the state, spanning from Joliet to the Quad Cities.
If you have elected judges, one man one vote includes updating judicial boundaries. This remap has to be done.
Everyone focuses on the election for the 3rd district, but the second district will be up in 2022 as well. And the Lake, DuPage, Kane, and Kendall would control that race under the current map and I would say that easily leans dem now.
Pesky constitution…. :)
A great many moving parts… granted, many “might” feel alienated including the “money folks” who seemingly took the seat to now see a remap make all that money spent seem like kindling in the fireplace…
But… demographics.