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* Back to the Simon Poll with all the caveats we’ve already discussed…
Redistricting Reform
By almost three-to-one, voters are in favor of redistricting reform, which has been the subject of two ultimately unsuccessful statewide petition drives. More than six in ten (64 percent) favor having “legislative district maps created and recommended by a commission that is independent of the elected representatives.” Four in ten (40 percent) strongly favored redistricting reform, with 24 percent favoring it somewhat. Two in ten respondents (22 percent) were opposed.
Voters across partisan and regional groupings were in favor of the redistricting commission idea: 67 percent of Chicago city voters, 66 percent of suburban Chicago voters, and 58 percent of Downstate voters in support. Likewise, the redistricting commission was supported by 68 percent of Democrats, 67 percent of Independents, and 60 percent of Republicans.
“The proposal for redistricting by an independent commission is now quite popular as it has been in all of our earlier Simon polls. There seems to be a very active grassroots movement supporting a change, and this year there is an unusual number of legislators from both parties who have signed on,” noted John S. Jackson, one of the co-directors of the poll.
Lobbying Reform
Concern over influence-peddling in Springfield may be driving support for lobbying reform proposals. By a wide margin (85 percent in favor, only 11 percent opposed), voters support a so- called “revolving door” proposal that would force lawmakers “to wait at least one year after leaving office before accepting jobs with firms that lobby their state legislatures.” Support is uniformly robust—in the mid- to high 80 percent range across demographic and geographic categories.
Six in ten (61 percent) support a ban on state legislators being paid for lobbying local governments—46 percent strongly in favor and 15 percent somewhat in favor. A third (33 percent) oppose the proposal. As in the “revolving door” question, there is little meaningful variation according to party or region, with support approaching or exceeding 60 percent throughout.
Redistricting reform, by the way, has about the same level of support as the graduated income tax in this poll (65 percent). Fewer people opposed remap reform than opposed the graduated tax, however (32 percent).
* More…
It has been proposed that Illinois ban state legislators from lobbying for local governments if they get paid for the lobbying. Would you favor or oppose this proposal?
Favor 61%
Strongly favor 46%
Somewhat favor 15%Oppose 33%
Somewhat oppose 11%
Strongly oppose 22%Other/don’t know 6%
Most states surrounding Illinois require lawmakers to wait at least one year after leaving office before accepting jobs with firms that lobby their state legislatures after leaving office. Illinois does not. Should Illinois require lawmakers to wait at least a year before registering as a lobbyist?
Yes 85%
No 11%
Other/don’t know 5%
posted by Rich Miller
Wednesday, Mar 4, 20 @ 1:47 pm
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So if remap reform is so popular, and gerrymandering had absolutely nothing to do with the Democratic supermajority (a self-evident finding of fact reiterated time and again among the CapFax commentariat):
Let the people vote on it.
Comment by JB13 Wednesday, Mar 4, 20 @ 2:16 pm
I’ll take fair maps over term limits every single time.
The mapping process is the crutch phonies who can’t explain why a party continually runs nominees that mirror a platform… and not a district.
What should scare the party formerly known as the ILGOP is that those safe districts that warp the rest might now also be in play, and that dreaded “R _ _ O” candidate will bring back more “actual” Republicans… or finish the job of total implosion because “purity”
The makeup of the current Raunerite party with Schneider and Shaw, Rauner folks, they may not want to expose how off Raunerism put the party with a “fair map”, but I’d like to see it.
Comment by Oswego Willy Wednesday, Mar 4, 20 @ 2:27 pm
Redistricting Reform
More than six in ten (64 percent) favor
Two in ten respondents (22 percent) were opposed.
Should Illinois require lawmakers to wait at least a year before registering as a lobbyist?
Yes 85%
No 11%
It has been proposed that Illinois ban state legislators from lobbying for local governments if they get paid for the lobbying. Would you favor or oppose this proposal?
Favor 61%
Oppose 33%
Strongly favor 46%
Strongly oppose 22%
Just summarizing.
Comment by Anonanonsir Wednesday, Mar 4, 20 @ 3:08 pm
Mike Madigan will never let any of these reforms see the light of day
Comment by Lucky Pierre Wednesday, Mar 4, 20 @ 4:00 pm
Why is this poll cited? The methodology is flawed. The poll is not valid. The University should either acknowledge their mistake, or the media should stop referring to it.
Comment by Flawed Poll Wednesday, Mar 4, 20 @ 4:47 pm
Mike Madigan will do what the majority of voters in this state want. LP and I must have different crystal balls.
Comment by PublicServant Wednesday, Mar 4, 20 @ 5:03 pm