A child welfare bill was gutted just moments before going to the Illinois House floor and replaced with an omnibus election bill. House sponsor of Senate Bill 2412, Democratic State Representative Jay Hoffman says the bill does 3 things.
The referendums concern election worker protection and candidate accountability, property tax relief and assisted reproductive health. House Republicans walked off the floor in protest after voting present and held a news conference. State Representative Blaine Wilhour said the Democrats are wanting to take choices away from voters.
Willhour called legislators who think voters need a referendum to lower property taxes in Illinois “idiots.” He said the state is crushing citizens under oppressive property taxes. Illinoisans pay among the highest property taxes in the nation. Another change the measure brings is to the slating process. Currently, state law allows political parties to slate candidates to fill the races where no candidate ran in the Primary election.
Story from Illinois Radio Network
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