SENATE MINORITY LEADER DAN MCCONCHIE IS RENEWING HIS CALL TO EMPOWER ILLINOIS VOTERS. 

G-O-P LEADER MCCONCHIE HAS A PACKAGE OF CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS THAT HE SAYS PROVIDE THE GOVERNMENT WITH THE NEEDED CHECKS AND BALANCES.

THE PACKAGE OF CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS BEING PROPOSED BY MCCONCHIE GIVES VOTERS THE ABILITY TO RECALL CORRUPT ELECTED OFFICIALS INCLUDING LAWMAKERS AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT LEADERS AND TO INITIATE REFERENDUMS ON RECENTLY PASSED LAWS.

ONE OF THE AMENDMENTS CREATES AN INDEPENDENT COMMISSION TO DRAW LEGISLATIVE DISTRICTS WHILE ANOTHER LETS VOTERS INITIATE REFERENDUMS ON NEWLY PASSED LAW. A THIRD GIVES VOTERS THE ABILITY TO RECALL ELECTED OFFICIALS INCLUDING LEGISLATORS AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT LEADERS.