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These are many issues ABATE has addressed over the years. They include but are not limited to:
Health Insurance Discrimination
Restricted Access to Public Roads
Regulations that would severely restrict customization and the building
of custom motorcycles
Seeing as the ABATE of Illinois Website stays on top of current issues,
click on this link for the most up to date Bills.
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ARE YOU A REGISTERED VOTER?
As a citizen it's your Right and Privilege!
As a Member of ABATE it's your duty!!!
Did you remember to register the last time you moved (most people forget)?
THE FOLLOWING IS FROM THE "Illinois State Board of Elections" Website. The links below will take you to their site.
An individual may register to vote in Illinois if he/she is 18 years or older on the next election day, resides in the jurisdiction for 30 days prior to the election, and is a U.S. citizen.
Illinois' residents may register in person at the office of the election authority, at Driver's license facilitities, with deputy registrars who are appointed in each jurisdiction, or via mail registration forms available in English and Spanish.
Illinois citizens residing overseas and military personnel may register using a Federal postcard application found on the Federal Voting Assistance Program website. Other questions maybe answered using the Military and Overseas Voter Guidelines
Registration is closed during the 27 days prior to an election. Individuals who miss the deadline may register or transfer their registration at the office of the election authority under the guidelines of grace period registration. Check these election registration deadlines.
I Ride and I vote
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Do you know who the elected officials are in your
district?
Click on the link below and select the "By Address" tab put in your address or Zip Code and click "Search" and you will know.
This link (Illinois State Board of Elections) is a very useful site. Anything you want to know about the election process in Illinois is here.
The politicians in this country, state, county and city all work for you. It is the taxes they take out of your paycheck that pay their salaries, pay their staff, and rent their offices. So don't be shy about getting in touch with them. Remember: THEY work for YOU! So click on any of these links and drop these people a line to let them know what you think. Be polite and be brief, but contact them whenever you have something on your mind.
FEDERAL
Office of U.S. Senator Dick Durbin
Contact your Illinois Congressman
STATE
COUNTY
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all information on this page is copied with permission
from
ABATE of Illinois chicago chapter
web site, Bills page.
and information from Ondgo@aol.com
Please see Updates and Alerts for additional Information
97th Illinois General Assembly
Helmet Bills
SB0055 bicycle Helmets/safety seats - SB0057 skiers - HB0292 ATVs also
bans use by those under 16 - HB0285 motorcycle age 26 or younger - HB0290
motorcycle ALL
ABATE opposes these bills
SB1291 - ABATE Special License Plates
ABATE Supports this bill
HB 1914 Provides that no special fund shall be subject to sweeps
ABATE Supports this bill
HB1979 - Relates to E15 fuel
ABATE opposes this bill
SB1380 a bill to forbid the Illinois State Police to have ticket quotas.
We SUPPORT this bill
HB2860 allows motorcyclists to proceed (as if it were a stop sign) at
a red light that doesn't recognize a motorcycles presence.
ABATE Supports
112th Congress
US House of Representatives
US Senate
H.R.412
Stops the lead related ban on youth atvs and motorcycles
ABATE Supports this bill
HR-904 would prohibit the Sec. of Transportation from providing grants
or other money to states or local governments that would be used for any
program that would create Motorcycle Only Checkpoints.
ABATE Supports this bill