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The only way for the question to pass is
if it receives 3/5 of the votes on the question or a majority of the votes
cast in the election. If that happens, the governor and the General Assembly
must decide how a convention will be structured and how to elect 118
delegates. The subject matter would not be limited. The cost of a convention
would likely exceed $100 million. The members of the convention would decide
how to submit their proposals to the voters. If a majority of the voters
approve a proposal, it will pass. The IFT
Executive Board is on record in opposition to a constitutional convention.
On Dec. 11, 2007, the board adopted a
resolution that commits the IFT to work to educate voters that a
constitutional convention is “unnecessary and unwise.”
The IFT has joined the
Alliance to Protect the Illinois Constitution (APIC) which consists of a
broad cross-section of people and groups that includes teachers, farmers,
worker’s and small business owners opposed to calling a constitutional
convention. In the coming weeks and months, the IFT will be mobilizing its
90,000 members, as well as their friends and families, to vote "no" on con
con.
To help you participate in this important and historic effort, the IFT will
be posting news and information about Con Con, including an online toolkit
of resources that you can use to help defeat the referendum. Visit their web
site at www.ift-aft.org.
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