Reader Analyses Bill That Will Give Jack Franks More Power

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Calls & Emails Still Needed Supporting Gubernatorial Veto of House Bill 171

If it weren’t for this blog, no one would know anything about this bill.

Even former Chairman Joe weighed in on why it was a supremely bad idea in his quote to the NWH.

Not only would this bill allow the Chairman to select who would be on what committees, but it will allow him to decide what those committees should be, ie. whether or not they should even exist.

Franks was quoted as saying it is ‘purely political” and that all he wants is to be able to select the “best” people.

Given his track record on appointments to his “ad hoc” committees, those would be his “yes” people and the rest of the Board would become irrelevant.

This was the reason the Board went to the popular election of the Chairman in the first place.

It was to avoid having a Chairman dole out committee assignments based on who voted for him or her to become Chairman.

Now, instead of those assignments going to those people who voted for the Chairman to become the Chairman, they will go to those who kiss the ring (or something else).

It will have gone from bad to worse.

And the kicker is that it will be a Democratic state legislature that is doing this to a Republican County Board.

If Rauner doesn’t veto this, he will lose even more support in McHenry County from those people who are paying attention.

If you would like to advise the Governor of your position, you can do so here:

https://www.illinois.gov/gov/contactus/Pages/VoiceAnOpinion.aspx

Or, if it is more convenient, call 217-782-0244.  You can make your opinion known even if the state government is closed.


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Reader Analyses Bill That Will Give Jack Franks More Power — 1 Comment

  1. Would be very telling if the Republican Governor Bruce Rauner signed this bill.

    Only 1 of 8 state legislators representing McHenry County voted for House Bill 171 in the 100th General Assembly.

    All State Senators and State Representatives representing portions of McHenry County are Republican.

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    The following are the eight state legislators representing portions of McHenry County.

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    State Representative Steve Andersson, Geneva office, 65th District, representing portions of McHenry County and Kane County, voted Yea.

    State Representative Barbara Wheeler, Crystal Lake office, 64th District, representing portions of McHenry County and Lake County, voted Nay.

    State Representative David McSweeney, Cary office, 52nd District, representing portions of McHenry County, Lake County, Kane County, and Cook County, voted Nay.

    State Representative Steve Reick, Woodstock office, 63rd District, representing all of western and portions of central McHenry County, voted Nay.

    State Representative Allen Skillicorn, Crystal Lake office, 66th District, representing portions of McHenry County and Kane County, voted Nay.

    State Senator Pamela Althoff, McHenry office, 32nd District, representing portions of McHenry County and Lake County, voted Present.

    State Senator Dan McConchie, Lake Zurich office, representing portions of McHenry County, Lake County, Kane County, and Cook County, voted Present.

    State Senator Karen McConnaughay, West Dundee office, representing portions of McHenry County and Lake County, voted Present.

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    Ms. McConnaughay is one of four sponsors for the bill, and is the only Republican sponsor of the bill, yet voted Present instead of Yea or Nay.

    A Present vote means the legislator was present for the vote, but did not vote Yea or Nay.

    A Present vote is a neutral vote.

    Interesting to vote Present for a bill one co-sponsors.

    A neutral co-sponsor?

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    Here are the current maps of the State Representative districts:

    http://www.elections.il.gov/VotingInformation/2011RepresentativeDistricts.aspx

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    Here are current maps of the State Senate districts:

    elections.il.gov/VotingInformation/2011SenateDistricts.aspx

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    Here is the path to those maps:

    elections.il.gov > Candidates (menu at the top of the screen) > Running for Office > Maps and Description > 2011 Representative Maps and Descriptions

    elections.il.gov > Candidates (menu at the top of the screen) > Running for Office > Maps and Description > 2011 Semate Maps and Descriptions

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    Maps are effective for 10 years.

    Here is an overview of the map process.

    The 10 year Census was in year 2010.

    The new maps were finalized in year 2011.

    The new maps were implemented in the 2012 elections.

    Those elected in 2012 took office in 2013.

    98th General Assembly: January 2013 – January 2015.

    99th General Assembly: January 2015 – January 2017.

    100th General Assembly: January 2017 – January 2019.

    101st General Assembly: January 2019 – January 2021.

    102nd General Assembly: January 2021 – January 2023.

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