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“Instead of listening to 75 percent of Illinois voters who
support an independent redistricting process, Democrat lawmakers
have unfortunately decided to use faulty data and closed-door
meetings to draw and pass partisan maps.
“The American Community Survey data used to make these maps has
been repeatedly criticized for its inaccuracy. It only counts 1
percent of the population and is considered even less accurate
for smaller population groups, including rural areas.
“Illinois had until October 5 to approve a final map. Instead of
taking advantage of the delayed release of U.S. census data to
reform our broken and partisan redistricting process, the
majority party has chosen to ignore the will of the people.”
[Marcus J. Durrett
Illinois Senate Republican Staff
Communications and Public Affairs]
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