Illinois
Announcements
November meeting
November 26, 2012
Due to the Thanksgiving holiday we are holding our monthly meeting on Wednesday November 28th, at 7:00 PM. We will meet at the University City Public Library at 6701 Delmar Blvd in the Delmar Loop. We look forward to seeing you there.
Election Results: Move to Amend Initiative Resolutions Win Big
November 7, 2012
From Massachusetts to Oregon, Colorado to Illinois and Wisconsin, and Ohio to California, citizens throughout the country voted overwhelmingly yesterday for their legislators to pass a constitutional amendment to overturn the U.S. Supreme Court’s Citizens United v.
Vote "Yes" in Kane County for the Advisory Question
November 6, 2012
Vote Yes Should the United States Constitution be amended to limit the use of corporate, special interest and private money in any political activity, including influencing the election of any candidate for public office? YES + NO
Press Coverage
We the People, Not We the Corporations: Move to Amend Forum at DuPage UU Church, March 24
March 9, 2013
Chcago Tribune
The controversial Supreme Court ruling in the Citizens United vs. the Federal Elections Commission case has spawned a massive grassroots movement, Move to Amend, www.MoveToAmend.org, calling for an end to corporate personhood.
Oak Park Response to "Citizens United" on Tuesday Ballot
November 6, 2012
OakPark-River Forest Patch
Ever since the U.S. Supreme Court removed virtually all restrictions on corporate money in politics, groups around the country have been attempting to overturn the results of "Citizens United."
Now communities such as Oak Park are giving residents a voice on whether that should happen.
Oak Park Township has placed an advisory referendum on Tuesday's ballot asking voters for governments on all levels to consider a constitutional amendment regulating political funding of campaigns.
Voters in DuPage endorse ways to rein in power
November 8, 2012
Naperville Sun
DuPage County voters came down firmly behind proposals to rein in two forms of political power when they went to the ballot booth this week.
A statewide advisory measure urging a prohibition on simultaneously holding two elected offices drew overwhelming endorsement, with more than 90 percent in DuPage favoring the ban.