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ON THE GATEWAY AMENDMENT 



TEN RFASONS WHY YOU SHOUiD VOTE 

 THE GATEWAY AMENDMENT 



•YES" ON 



1. To make it possibi* to improve our State con- 

 stitution. Of 13 submitted only two amendments have 

 been adopted since 1891. 



2. To allow a two-thirds majority of those voting 

 on an amendment to adopt it. The Gateway Amend- 

 ment proposal submitted in 1932 received an 80% 

 "Yes" vote, but failed to carry because 2,110,000 did 

 not vote on the proposal. 



3. To make possible needed changes in our State 

 constitution in an orderly way, one, two or three at a 

 time, thus avoiding the turmoil, uncertainty and ex- 

 pense of a constitutional convention. Only a few 

 changes are needed. 



4. To require that votes upon any change in our 

 basic law be cast directly upon the proposition so as to 

 keep constitutional changes out of partisan politics. 



5. To make possible a modernization of our State 

 tax system. 



6. To make possible legislative reapportionment 

 In Illinois fair to both rural and urban areas. 



7. To make possible greater home rule for metro- 

 politan areas. 



8. To let voters who take the pains to vote upon 

 a proposition decide basic issues. 



9. To bring our state and local governments up- 

 to-date. 



10. To make amendment of our State constitution 

 possible but not easy. 



Mark Your Ballot 



REMEMBER: Your failure to vote on 

 the amendment, in a separate column 

 on the ballot, would be JUST THE 

 SAME AS IF YOU VOTED, "NO". So 

 vote YOURSELF and tell your 

 FRIENDS to vote ON THIS AMEND- 

 MENT. 



DON'T LET IT LOSE BY DEFAULTl 

 Despite the fact that everyone agrees 

 that this legislation is GOOD, it could 

 lose by simple OVERSIGHT — by sim- 

 ple neglect to vote on it. It MUST 

 receive a favorable vote of the MA- 

 JORITY of ALL who vote. GET OUT 

 THE VOTE on the GATEWAY 

 AMENDMENT. 



Remember: You MUST VOTE 

 To Have Your Opinion Count ! 



AGRICULTURAL 

 ASSOCIATION 



AND 99 COUNTY FARW BUREAUS 



