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Illinois Assembly on Political Representation and Alternative Electoral Systems I 3 4 FOREWORD
ILLINOIS ASSEMBLY ON POLITICAL REPRESENTATION AND ALTERNATIVE # ELECTORAL SYSTEMS FINAL REPORT AND BACKGROUND PAPERS ILLINOIS ASSEMBLY ON POLITICAL REPRESENTATION AND ALTERNATIVE #ELECTORAL SYSTEMS FINAL REPORT AND BACKGROUND PAPERS S P R I N G 2 0 0 1 2 CONTENTS Foreword...................................................................................................................................... 5 Jack H. Knott I. Introduction and Summary of the Assembly Report ......................................................... 7 II. National and International Context ..................................................................................... 15 An Overview of the Core Issues ....................................................................................... 15 James H. Kuklinski Electoral Reform in the UK: Alive in ‘95.......................................................................... 17 Mary Georghiou Electoral Reform in Japan .................................................................................................. 19 Thomas Lundberg 1994 Elections in Italy .........................................................................................................21 Richard Katz New Zealand’s Method for Representing Minorities .................................................... 26 Jack H. Nagel Voting in the Major Democracies...................................................................................... 30 Center for Voting and Democracy The Preference Vote and Election of Women ................................................................. -
Appendix File Anes 1988‐1992 Merged Senate File
Version 03 Codebook ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ CODEBOOK APPENDIX FILE ANES 1988‐1992 MERGED SENATE FILE USER NOTE: Much of his file has been converted to electronic format via OCR scanning. As a result, the user is advised that some errors in character recognition may have resulted within the text. MASTER CODES: The following master codes follow in this order: PARTY‐CANDIDATE MASTER CODE CAMPAIGN ISSUES MASTER CODES CONGRESSIONAL LEADERSHIP CODE ELECTIVE OFFICE CODE RELIGIOUS PREFERENCE MASTER CODE SENATOR NAMES CODES CAMPAIGN MANAGERS AND POLLSTERS CAMPAIGN CONTENT CODES HOUSE CANDIDATES CANDIDATE CODES >> VII. MASTER CODES ‐ Survey Variables >> VII.A. Party/Candidate ('Likes/Dislikes') ? PARTY‐CANDIDATE MASTER CODE PARTY ONLY ‐‐ PEOPLE WITHIN PARTY 0001 Johnson 0002 Kennedy, John; JFK 0003 Kennedy, Robert; RFK 0004 Kennedy, Edward; "Ted" 0005 Kennedy, NA which 0006 Truman 0007 Roosevelt; "FDR" 0008 McGovern 0009 Carter 0010 Mondale 0011 McCarthy, Eugene 0012 Humphrey 0013 Muskie 0014 Dukakis, Michael 0015 Wallace 0016 Jackson, Jesse 0017 Clinton, Bill 0031 Eisenhower; Ike 0032 Nixon 0034 Rockefeller 0035 Reagan 0036 Ford 0037 Bush 0038 Connally 0039 Kissinger 0040 McCarthy, Joseph 0041 Buchanan, Pat 0051 Other national party figures (Senators, Congressman, etc.) 0052 Local party figures (city, state, etc.) 0053 Good/Young/Experienced leaders; like whole ticket 0054 Bad/Old/Inexperienced leaders; dislike whole ticket 0055 Reference to vice‐presidential candidate ? Make 0097 Other people within party reasons Card PARTY ONLY ‐‐ PARTY CHARACTERISTICS 0101 Traditional Democratic voter: always been a Democrat; just a Democrat; never been a Republican; just couldn't vote Republican 0102 Traditional Republican voter: always been a Republican; just a Republican; never been a Democrat; just couldn't vote Democratic 0111 Positive, personal, affective terms applied to party‐‐good/nice people; patriotic; etc. -
Interview with Gene Reineke # ISG-A-L-2009-038 Interview # 1: December 7, 2009 Interviewer: Mark Depue
Interview with Gene Reineke # ISG-A-L-2009-038 Interview # 1: December 7, 2009 Interviewer: Mark DePue COPYRIGHT The following material can be used for educational and other non-commercial purposes without the written permission of the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library. “Fair use” criteria of Section 107 of the Copyright Act of 1976 must be followed. These materials are not to be deposited in other repositories, nor used for resale or commercial purposes without the authorization from the Audio-Visual Curator at the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library, 112 N. 6th Street, Springfield, Illinois 62701. Telephone (217) 785-7955 DePue: Today is Monday, December 7, 2009. My name is Mark DePue; I’m the director of oral history at the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library. I’m here this afternoon with Eugene Reineke, but you mentioned usually you’re known as Gene. Reineke: That’s correct, Mark. DePue: Why don’t you tell us where we are. Reineke: We’re here at my current employer, which is Hill & Knowlton, Inc. It’s a public relations firm, and we’re located at the Merchandise Mart in downtown Chicago. DePue: Which has a fascinating history itself. Someday I’ll have to delve into that one. We’re obviously here to talk about your experiences in the Edgar administration, but you had a lot of years working with Jim Thompson as well, so we’re going to take quite a bit of time. In today’s session, I don’t know that we’ll get to much of the Edgar experience because you’ve got enough information to talk about before that time, which is valuable history for us. -
AHEPA Steamed About White House GID Event NYC Mayor Holds Greek
O C V ΓΡΑΦΕΙ ΤΗΝ ΙΣΤΟΡΙΑ Bringing the news ΤΟΥ ΕΛΛΗΝΙΣΜΟΥ to generations of ΑΠΟ ΤΟ 1915 The National Herald Greek Americans A WEEKLY GREEK AMERICAN PUBLICATION c v www.thenationalherald.com VOL. 12, ISSUE 599 April 4, 2009 $1.25 GREECE: 1.75 EURO AHEPA Steamed About White House GID Event Ike Gulas Sends Letter to Obama Criticizing “Gatekeepers,” Andy Athens Issues Response By Evan C. Lambrou Special to The National Herald NEW YORK – Most Greek Ameri- cans would agree that the annual White House ceremony commemo- rating Greek Independence Day is a very special event. Community leaders emphasize that it is an hon- or for the President of the United States to issue a proclamation rec- ognizing the significance of Greek Independence Day each year, and to be able to meet with him at the White House on that day. But while there is consensus about those things, there is also sharp disagreement about the way the event has been handled over the years. Some people feel exclud- ed. Case in point: AHEPA, the coun- try’s oldest and largest civic organi- zation of Hellenic heritage, typical- ly sends a contingent of at least five each year, and often up to 8-12. It did not get to seat as many people at this year’s event, held in the East Room of the White House just last AHEPA President Ike Gulas New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg addresses the audience during a reception he hosted at Gracie Mansion in New York City for the 188th an- week. niversary of Greek Independence on Monday, March 30, 2009. -
117Th Illinois Congressional Delegation
ILLINOIS CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION 117th Congress Two Senators represent each state in the U.S. Senate and are elected to serve six-year terms. U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D) of Springfield was elected to represent Illinois for a fifth term in 2020. Tammy Duckworth of Hoffman Estates (D) was elected to the U.S. Senate in 2016. (See pages 16-19 for U.S. Senator photos and biographies.) In the November 2020 general election, Illinois voters elected 18 candidates to serve in the U.S. House of Representatives for two-year terms. Thirteen Democratic and five Republican U.S. Representatives were elected to serve in the 117th Congress. The November 2020 general election was historical, with the most women ever elect- ed to serve in Congress. Democrat Marie Newman and Republican Mary Miller — repre- senting districts that were previously held by men — added to the increase of female Representatives. Newman definitively won the general election to represent the 13th District after defeating 16-year incumbent U.S. Rep. Dan Lipinksi (D) in the March pri- mary. Miller won the 15th District seat that was previously held by U.S. Rep. John Shimkus (R), who served 12 terms in Congress and opted not to run for reelection. Since 1818, Illinois has had a total of 20 female U.S. Representatives. In 2021, seven are currently rep- resenting our state — a record-breaking total. The 117th Congress serves from Jan. 3, 2021, to Jan. 3, 2023. A view of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. 36 | 2021-2022 ILLINOIS BLUE BOOK 1st Congressional District BOBBY L. -
Interview with Dawn Clark Netsch # ISL-A-L-2010-013.07 Interview # 7: September 17, 2010 Interviewer: Mark Depue
Interview with Dawn Clark Netsch # ISL-A-L-2010-013.07 Interview # 7: September 17, 2010 Interviewer: Mark DePue COPYRIGHT The following material can be used for educational and other non-commercial purposes without the written permission of the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library. “Fair use” criteria of Section 107 of the Copyright Act of 1976 must be followed. These materials are not to be deposited in other repositories, nor used for resale or commercial purposes without the authorization from the Audio-Visual Curator at the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library, 112 N. 6th Street, Springfield, Illinois 62701. Telephone (217) 785-7955 Note to the Reader: Readers of the oral history memoir should bear in mind that this is a transcript of the spoken word, and that the interviewer, interviewee and editor sought to preserve the informal, conversational style that is inherent in such historical sources. The Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library is not responsible for the factual accuracy of the memoir, nor for the views expressed therein. We leave these for the reader to judge. DePue: Today is Friday, September 17, 2010 in the afternoon. I’m sitting in an office located in the library at Northwestern University Law School with Senator Dawn Clark Netsch. Good afternoon, Senator. Netsch: Good afternoon. (laughs) DePue: You’ve had a busy day already, haven’t you? Netsch: Wow, yes. (laughs) And there’s more to come. DePue: Why don’t you tell us quickly what you just came from? Netsch: It was not a debate, but it was a forum for the two lieutenant governor candidates sponsored by the group that represents or brings together the association for the people who are in the public relations business. -
Legislative Oversight in Illinois
Legislative Oversight in Illinois Capacity and Usage Assessment Oversight through Analytic Bureaucracies: Moderate Oversight through the Appropriations Process: Moderate Oversight through Committees: Moderate Oversight through Administrative Rule Review: High Oversight through Advice and Consent: Moderate Oversight through Monitoring Contracts: Limited Judgment of Overall Institutional Capacity for Oversight: High Judgment of Overall Use of Institutional Capacity for Oversight: High Summary Assessment Illinois’ legislature appears to do an adequate job of overseeing the executive, despite having substantial institutional capacity to produce information and institutional structures that facilitate bipartisan participation. We note that the absence of recordings of oversight hearings and other committee hearings makes it very difficult to assess legislators’ performance on oversight. The appropriations process appears to be controlled by legislative leadership. And there is a contest of wills between the executive branch and the legislature that led to a two year budget stalemate. Major Strengths Illinois balances partisan membership on its oversight committee, the Legislature Audit Committee (LAC) and its Joint Committee on Administrative Rules (JCAR), which insures that the minority party has a voice in these hearings. The legislature’s rule review powers are extraordinarily strong—trending toward a legislative veto. Furthermore, the state’s legislature does appear to make substantial use of audit reports in creating legislation and during the budget and appropriations process. Joint committee meetings make it easier to communicate audit reports to both chambers. The appropriations process is often contentious, however, and appears to be infused with partisan politics. The Illinois General Assembly seems to scrutinize appointees thoroughly, and it intervenes in the governor’s efforts to reorganize agencies. -
Interview with Jim Edgar # ISG-A-L-2009-019.26 Interview # 26: December 14, 2010 Interviewer: Mark Depue
Interview with Jim Edgar # ISG-A-L-2009-019.26 Interview # 26: December 14, 2010 Interviewer: Mark DePue DePue: The next person I wanted to ask you about is President Barack Obama. We had talked about him before, but it was always in the context of these other decisions that you were making or with the Blagojevich situation. What do you think about his emergence as a politician? Edgar: Oh, it’s phenomenal. I mean, here’s a guy that’s a state senator, and all of a sudden he’s president (laughs) of the United States within a matter of, what, a little more than two years. That’s a phenomenal accomplishment. DePue: Did he have a prominent role, as you recall, in the Illinois Senate? Edgar: No, no. When I was there, he was a freshman member, and he was in the minority party, so that’s about as insignificant as you could be. I think he was elected in ’96, so the last two years I was governor, he was in the state Senate. But I remember early in that session after the election, my staff person who was working the Senate came to me and said, “Boy, there’s really a bright new African American in the Senate. He is really impressive.” I was rather dubious. I had heard that before. As I often said, when I was a young person, we thought Jesse Jackson was really special; then I think most of us decided that wasn’t true. So I was a little… They make good speeches; sometimes they don’t follow up. -
2010 Specimen Ballots.Ais
JUDGE'S INITIALS ______ A NOVEMBER 2, 2010B SANGAMON COUNTY, ILLINOISC SPECIMEN BALLOT OFFICIAL SPECIMEN BALLOT CAPITAL 001 BALLOT TYPE 01 I hereby certify the following ballot is a true and correct Specimen of the Ballot to be voted in the General Election to be held in Sangamon County, Illinois on November 2, 2010 Joe Aiello, Sangamon County Clerk CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT PROPOSAL FEDERAL STATE FOR UNITED STATES SENATOR FOR ATTORNEY GENERAL PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE 1970 (For an unexpired term) (Vote for one) ILLINOIS CONSTITUTION (Vote for one) Explanation of Amendment The proposed amendment, which takes effect MARK STEVEN KIRK STEVE KIM upon approval by the voters, adds a new section REPUBLICAN REPUBLICAN to the Suffrage and Elections Article of the Illinois Constitution. The new section would provide the State's electors with an option to ALEXANDER "ALEXI" LISA MADIGAN petition for a special election to recall a GIANNOULIAS DEMOCRATIC Governor and for the special election of a DEMOCRATIC successor Governor. At the general election to be held on November 2, 2010, you will be called LeALAN M. JONES DAVID F. BLACK upon to decide whether the proposed GREEN GREEN amendment should become part of the Illinois Constitution. If you believe the Illinois Constitution should be MIKE LABNO BILL MALAN amended to provide for a special election to LIBERTARIAN LIBERTARIAN recall a Governor and for a special election to elect a successor Governor, you should vote "YES" on the question. If you believe the FOR SECRETARY OF STATE Illinois Constitution should not be amended to __________________________ Write-in (Vote for one) provide for a special election to recall a Governor and for a special election to elect a successor Governor, you should vote "NO" on STATE ROBERT ENRIQUEZ the question. -
The 2014 Illinois Governor Race: Quinn Vs Rauner John S
Southern Illinois University Carbondale OpenSIUC The imonS Review (Occasional Papers of the Paul Paul Simon Public Policy Institute Simon Public Policy Institute) 1-2015 The 2014 Illinois Governor Race: Quinn vs Rauner John S. Jackson Southern Illinois University Carbondale, [email protected] Follow this and additional works at: http://opensiuc.lib.siu.edu/ppi_papers Paper #40 of the Simon Review Recommended Citation Jackson, John S., "The 2014 Illinois Governor Race: Quinn vs Rauner" (2015). The Simon Review (Occasional Papers of the Paul Simon Public Policy Institute). Paper 40. http://opensiuc.lib.siu.edu/ppi_papers/40 This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the Paul Simon Public Policy Institute at OpenSIUC. It has been accepted for inclusion in The Simon Review (Occasional Papers of the Paul Simon Public Policy Institute) by an authorized administrator of OpenSIUC. For more information, please contact [email protected]. The Simon Review The 2014 Illinois Governor Race: Quinn vs. Rauner By: John S. Jackson Paper #40 January 2015 A Publication of the Paul Simon Public Policy Institute Southern Illinois University Carbondale Author’s Note: I want to thank Cary Day, Jacob Trammel and Roy E. Miller for their valuable assistance on this project. THE SIMON REVIEW The Simon Review papers are occasional nonacademic papers of the Paul Simon Public Policy Institute at Southern Illinois University Carbondale that examine and explore public policy issues within the scope of the Institute’s mission and in the tradition of the University. The Paul Simon Public Policy Institute acts on significant and controversial issues impacting the region, the state, the nation, and the world. -
Congressional Papers Roundtable NEWSLETTER
Congressional Papers Roundtable NEWSLETTER Society of American Archivists July 2007 From the Chair The Advisory Committee on the Records of Jeff Thomas Congress – June 25, 2007 It has been a rather busy time The Advisory Committee on the The gift tax issue will be revisited since the publication of our last Records of Congress met on June 25, by Robin Reeder and Karen Paul newsletter in March. As 2007 in the LBJ room of the Capitol. who were named to head a task announced in June, the most Nancy Erickson, Secretary of the force. It also was determined to notable recent news for the CPR is Senate, presided at this semi-annual form a “working group” to meet the grant from the National meeting that was designed to set an with office and systems managers to Historical Publications and agenda for the next two years of her address preservation of electronic Records Commission (NHPRC) chairmanship. Committee members records and to highlight for funding our long-sought goal introduced items for discussion preservation of members’ papers at of producing Guidelines for regarding committee goals, many of orientation events for new Managing Congressional Papers. which were outlined in the executive members. In connection with this, it Officially starting on July 1, 2007, summary of the committee’s Fourth was suggested that each body this one-year grant provides Report (available on the Center for consider adopting a “sense of the $37,500 to cover the costs of the Legislative Archives site). Following House/ Senate” resolution writing, editing and publication lively and extensive discussion, it encouraging the preservation of of the Guidelines. -
2017 IHCA Regular Legislative Session Report
2017 IHCA Regular Legislative Session Report 2017 Legislative Session Overview FY17 and FY18 Budget Overview Substantive Legislative Initiatives June 2, 2017 2017 Legislative Session Overview The 2017 regular spring session came to a close with a whimper late Wednesday night. The first year of the 100th General Assembly began with the legislature and Rauner administration returning to Springfield following an acrimonious and bitter 2016 election cycle. The Democrats attempted to make the elections a referendum on the efforts of the Governor and legislative Republicans to tie non-budgetary items such as workers compensation reform, pension relief and property tax relief to the state’s budget. For their part the Republicans did the same, with messaging centered on the use of increasing income tax and protection of union interests against the Democrats. The Democrats seemingly won the day in the 2016 March primary election, defending Republican Senator Sam McCann against a Governor Rauner funded opponent who was slated as punishment for McCann’s stance against Rauner on an AFSCE friendly bill, and defeating incumbent House Democrat Ken Dunkin for his staunch support of the Republican Governor. As well, they handily defeated a Rauner funded primary opponent of Speaker Madigan (placing a primary opponent against a sitting legislative leader is all but verboten in Springfield, making this move something of a shock to the Springfield political establishment). These victories, however, weren’t quite the sign of things to come that some expected in the November general election. In the race for Illinois’ junior Senate seat, Democrat Tammy Duckworth easily surpassed incumbent Republican Senator Mark Kirk.