A judge’s ruling and a battle on valid signatures won't stop a bipartisan group from continuing its efforts to change the state’s remapping process. In addition to dealing with pressure to prove to the State Board of Elections that nearly 300,000 signatures they received were valid, Cook CountyJudge Mary Mikva ruled that the amendment proposed by Yes! For Independent Maps didn’t meet requirements of the state constitution.

Judge Mikva also ruled against the proposal by Yes for Independent Maps stating the provisions went beyond changing the structure and procedure of the General Assembly in part by limiting members of the independent commission from running for the General Assembly. According to the initiative, members of the independent commission wouldn't be allowed to serve as a lawmaker for a decade following their time on the commission.