The Illinois Supreme Court said Tuesday it will not reconsider its ruling earlier this month to keep a proposed remap amendment to the Illinois Constitution off the Nov. 8 ballot.

 

The state’s high court rejected a request from Independent Maps that it reconsider its decision – on a 4-3 party-line vote – that the remap amendment did not meet the narrow criteria of the state’s Constitution to put the issue on the ballot.

 

The Supreme Court said that the proposal improperly added duties to the state’s auditor general.

 

Tuesday's decision ends efforts to get the amendment on the ballot in November. It was not unexpected. The court rarely agrees to hold rehearings on its decisions.

 

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