Voting Records of Illinois 

 Issues Affecting Farmers*. 



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 Associa- 

 tion. TTiere 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 bills 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- 

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