File on the 1970 constitution, 1970-1971.

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File on the 1970 constitution, 1970-1971.

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File primarily concerns the presentation and explanation of the proposed constitution to the electorate and the establishment of a special election on the proposed constitution. File includes resolutions of the convention; incoming correspondence to Secretary of State from the convention; copy of the official publication of the text of the constitution with explanations presented to the electorate through distribution by newspaper; copy of the address to the people by the convention; copy of the printed interim report from the president to the members of the convention concerning the progress of the convention; and a list of the members of the Citizens Task Force on Constitutional Implementation. Also included are phonographic recordings of the constitution with explanations for the visually handicapped.

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Illinois State Archive

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Illinois State Archive

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