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The voters of Illinois approved the convention's new constitution in a special election held on December 15, 1970. The constitution was approved by a 55.5% majority, with 37% turnout. Seventy-two downstate counties voted against the constitution, but strong majorities in the Chicago area allowed it
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The elected delegates included 13 women, 15 African Americans (two of whom were women), and 34 people under age 40. Fifty-six of the delegates were lawyers; there were also eleven educators, five farmers, and five bankers, among many other occupations represented. Ninety-six had college degrees.
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On September 23, a primary election was held, with turnout of 18%. The top four vote-getters in each of the state's 58 legislative districts advanced to the general election. The general election was held on November 18, 1969, with turnout of 27%. The top two vote-getters in each district in the
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Over the 1969-1970 holiday break, Witwer assigned the delegates to committees and appointed a chair of each committee. There were nine substantive committees and three procedural committees. Witwer himself was an
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The 116 delegates to the convention were elected in nonpartisan elections in the fall of 1969. Interest from candidates was high: over 500 petitions for candidacy were filed.
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Lyons and Nicholson were described in the press as representing "organization Democrats", while Alexander was described as representing the delegates who were under age 40.
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general election became delegates. Candidates for delegate had to meet the same criteria as candidates for state senate, including being at least 25 years old.
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The delegate elections were not without controversy. Some Chicago-area districts saw sharp battles between "independent" candidates backed by the
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in federal court. He sought an injunction to prevent the city from requiring its workers to campaign for his opponents as a condition of their
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of all the committees, and the vice presidents were ex officio members of the committees to which he assigned them.
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hiring. The lawsuit was dismissed, but eventually reinstated, and gave rise to the
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Illinois Constitutional Convention of 1969-1970
Illinois Constitution
Independent Voters of Illinois
regular Democratic party
a lawsuit
patronage
Shakman Decrees
Samuel W. Witwer
Kenilworth
Odas Nicholson
Elbert S. Smith
Thomas G. Lyons
John Alexander
Virden
ex officio member
Samuel W. Witwer
Frank Cicero, Jr.
Lucy Reum
Thomas J. McCracken
John G. Woods
Virginia Macdonald
Clyde Parker
Anne H. Evans
John E. Dvorak
Anne Willer
Martin Ozinga, Jr.
James E. Gierach
Joseph A. Tecson
Roy C. Pechous
Ray H. Garrison

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