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Voting Records of Illinois 

 Issues Affecting Farmers •• 



ARE TAXES GOING TO BE 

 HIGHER? 



Are your taxes going to be high- 

 er this year? That's more than 

 a 164 question in many cases. If 

 you want to, you can help decide 

 the question. Here's why. 



From 75 to 90 per cent of all 

 farm property taxes are levied by 

 the township and school districts 

 in which the property is located. 

 Therefore, you and your 

 neighbors can control the greatest 

 part of your total property tax bill. 

 Most of the remainder is controlled 

 by the county board of supervisors. 



All tax levies for relief, the pay- 

 ment of salaries and expenses of 

 township officers and all other 

 township purposes (except roads 

 and bridges) are made by the 

 VOTERS PRESENT at the annual 

 town (township) meeting. 



THIS MEETING IS HELD AT 

 2 O'CLOCK OF THE DAY OF 

 THE TO\XTSJSHIP ELECTION 

 WHICH THIS YEAR IS TUES- 

 DAY, APRIL 2. 



With the exception of the levy 

 for relief purposes, there are no 

 legal limits upon the tax levies 

 which may be made in the town 

 (township) meeting. 



Resident taxpayers must be pres- 

 ent if they wish to exercise any» 

 control over the township tax 

 levies. 



If farm taxpayers are not pres- 

 ent they leave this responsibility 

 to other persons who may not be 

 concerned with efficiency and econ- 

 omy in township affairs. 



In order to keep your township 

 taxes from being increased unduly, 

 MARK ON YOUR CALENDAR 

 THE DATE OF TUESDAY, 

 APRIL 2, AND ATTEND YOUR 

 ANNUAL TOWNSHIP MEET- 

 ING ON THAT DAY. 



GOOD IDEA TO CHECK lAA LEGISLATIVE ANALYSIS 

 OF YOUR DISTRICT BEFORE VOTING IN THE 

 ILLINOIS PRIMARY ELECTION ON APRIL 9 



IN ACCORDANCE with action taken 

 by the voting delegates of Illinois 

 Agricultural Association at an annual 

 meeting several years ago, the Board of 

 Directors has authorized and directed the 

 publication of the following statement, 

 together with the records of the members 

 of the General Assembly as determined 

 by their votes and general attitude on 

 matters of important legislation directly 

 affecting farmers, as supported or op- 

 posed by the Illinois Agricultural Associ- 

 ation. There are numerous measures of 

 considerable interest to agriculture in the 

 1945 session upon which the Association 

 took a position. However, the Associ- 

 ation regarded the bills for the assessment 

 of property at its full value (which the 

 I. A. A. opposed), the Gateway Amend- 

 ment to the Constitution and the com- 

 panion party circle bills and the bill mak- 

 ing an appropriation for farm-to-highway 

 roads as the most important legislation 

 affecting farmers. The voting record of 

 downstate legislators on these measures 

 was given in the September, 1945, is- 

 sue of the Record. In view of the fun- 

 damental importance of these measures, 

 this report is weighted heavily by the vote 

 and attitude of members of the legislature 

 on these issues. 



Basis of Report 



This report is based entirely upon the 

 legislator's record and attitude as ob- 

 served in Springfield. The Association 

 has not given and obviously cannot be 

 aware of, or give consideration to, the rec- 

 ord or attitude upon local problems which 

 may affect the voters' decision. 



The first column of the report tabu- 

 lated below lists the number of regular 

 sessions of the General Assembly during 



which the respective members have 

 served. The second column carries the 

 legislative record of the legislators as de- 

 terrAined by their votes on agricultural 

 legislation during the last regular ses- 

 sion, together with their general attitude 

 on legislation supported or opposed by 

 the Illinois Agricultural Association 

 throughout their terms of service. 



Ratings Used 



A member, to receive a rating of "Ex- 

 cellent" must not only have a satisfactory 

 voting record, but his general attitude in 



VOTE IN THE 

 PRIMARIES APRIL 9 



In line with its long-established 

 policy, the Illinois Agricultural Asso- 

 ciation publishes herewith the voting 

 records oi members of the lUinoia 

 General Assembly. 



Many of these legislators are can- 

 didates for office in the primaries on 

 April 9. The Association urges its 

 members to study carefully the in- 

 formation published in this issue of 

 the RECORD and to actively support 

 for nomination and election those 

 representatives who, by their rec- 

 ords, have proved themselves worthy 

 of confidence of farmers. 



Farm people represent only a 

 minority of the population. Only 

 through their united oction at the 

 polls, wherein they place the in- 

 terests of agriculture above parties 

 and personalities, can they hope to 

 maintain fair representation in law- 

 making bodies. 



L A. A. RECOBD 



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