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Friday, April 12, 2013

Suffrage @17: Teenage citizens break through legislative gridlock!

From my friend and colleaque Andy Conneen at Stevenson High School -- one of the 2 teachers that provide excellent AP gov video reviews.


Who said anything about legislative gridlock?!?

Yesterday we filed Suffrage @ 17 language on HB226. Now we have 7 co-sponsors (5 Dems and 2 GOP) and are told that we need to testify for the House's Executive Committee by Monday (4/15) afternoon.

The great news is that you and/or your students can do this easily online by simply indicating that you support HFA1 (our Suffrage @ 17 amendment on HB226) on the IL General Assembly website.
Here's the GA site

Section I: The system requires an entry for Firm, Business or Agency. Then a title.

Your school name and reference as a teacher or student would be appropriate here.

Section II Representation: This section does not need to be completed.


Section III: You'll be asked to take a position.

Indicate "No position on Merits" for Original Bill.
Indicate "Proponent" for HFA1

IV Testimony: Select "Record of Appearance Only." This means your names will be read to the committee as proponents of the amendment that contains the Suffrage @ 17 language.

The form then just has to be completed with the passwords provided and the standards box checked. Then click "Create (Slip)"

It's that simple, but it needs to be done by Monday afternoon.

4 comments:

  1. Suffrage @ 17 amendment to HB226 passed executive committee with unanimous support, thanks to at least 20 Political Warriors being heard.

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  3. The Suffrage @ 17 Bill is being heard in the Illinois Senate on Thursday, make your voice heard by State Senators this time. Bill needs to pass both houses to become law.

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