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Southern Illinoisan

Location

Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Mar 17, 1968

Page

8

Downstaters oppose constitutional change study finds

A University of Illinois study concludes Downstate voters are strongly negative toward changes to the state constitution. Only large majorities in Cook County and northern Illinois have saved amendments, with 14 downstate counties approving none of 15 proposed amendments since 1952.

Richard Ieen Lindsay Constitutional Study Commission Kitsos Illinois Kitses Monroe Mississippi River East St. Louis Downstate Cook County DuPage County

Illinois Gateway Amendments Proposed Since 1952

A list of Gateway Amendment proposals in Illinois since 1952 notes the outcomes: 1952 items include revenue, county official succession, and salaries provisions with several defeated while some passed. 1954 measures cover legislative reapportionment and term extension for state treasurer, plus canal land sales. 1956 to 1966 items show further revenue, judicial, and emergency operation proposals with mixed results.

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Local, state and federal law enforcement breakdown

More than 39 750 of the nation s 40 000 law enforcement agencies are local. About 200 are state, and the remainder federal.

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