Cutback Amendment

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The Cutback Amendment is an amendment to the Illinois Constitution that abolished multi-member districts the Illinois House of Representatives and the process of cumulative voting^[1]. Before the amendment Illinois voters could vote three times for one candidate or spread their votes between two or three candidates. Three members were elected per district. This brought the total number of House representatives down from 177 to 118. The movement to pass the bill was largely led by current Lieutenant Governor of Illinois Pat Quinn. The amendment was approved in 1980.