Cal Skinner wrote on www.mchenrycountyblog.com/ about how Jack Franks was a co-sponsor of HB1057 (for a forensic audit of state spending). When time came for a vote, Jack was the only State representative not voting. The vote on May 25 was: 68 Yeas, 48 Nays, 0 Present.
At first glance, you'd think that 68 Yeas would be an approval, but you must first read the Question on which they voted: "Shall the ruling of the Chair be sustained?" Then you have to know what the ruling of the Chair was. What was it?
At this point, I really don't know.
According to the Illinois Review (http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/) on May 28, 2010, "Michael Madigan and Illinois Democrats voted down a measure that would have meant accountability in Illinois' spending and would have gone a long way to preventing Governor Quinn’s proposed 33% tax hike."
So, was a Yea vote really a Nay vote? Or were there just not enough Yeas to carry the day? Was the Illinois Review correct that the resolution did not pass?
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