A measure giving Illinois voters a chance to decide if an independent commission should draw the state’s political boundaries is a step closer to the ballot.
The State Board of Elections says that the group called the ‘Independent Map Amendment’ appeared to have enough signatures for the constitutional amendment and is ready for ballot certification in August. However, a lawsuit against the amendment is pending which could keep it from the ballot.
In 2014, a judge ruled a similar measure was unconstitutional.
Supporters of the measure say allowing the task to fall to an 11-member commission instead of the party in power would remove politics from mapmaking.