An earlier deadline
2028 comes before the 2030 federal cycle, so the lessons (and the volunteers) carry forward.
In 2024, half of Illinois’ 118 state House districts had no real contest at all. When there’s no competition, interest in democracy dries up. Illinois faces its own redistricting decision in 2028, two years before the federal cycle. That’s our chance to build a dedicated database of Illinoisans, prove the playbook at home, and head into 2030 with momentum.
Winning fair maps in one state changes the national story, and voters across the spectrum want it: polling finds roughly three in four Illinoisans repelled by gerrymandering. Illinois is where Fair Maps America starts, with deep roots and an early deadline.
2028 comes before the 2030 federal cycle, so the lessons (and the volunteers) carry forward.
Illinois has some of the most contorted district lines in the country. How those lines are drawn shapes a decade of representation.
A clean Illinois win becomes a repeatable template we hand to organizers in every other state.
Launch in our home community, sign up the first Illinois citizens, and recruit county-level volunteers.
Regular town halls across the state, and briefings for Illinois lawmakers.
Activate the full Illinois database, fill the public square with plain-English facts, and make fair maps the obvious choice.
Roll every Illinois lesson, volunteer, and donor into the national 2030 federal push.
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