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1 | SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION
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2 | CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT
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3 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
4 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | CONCURRING HEREIN, that there shall be submitted to the | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
6 | electors of the State for adoption or rejection at the general | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
7 | election next occurring at least 6 months after the adoption of | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | this resolution a proposition to add Sections 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
9 | 4.4, 4.5, and 4.6 to Article III of the Illinois Constitution | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
10 | as follows:
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11 | ARTICLE III
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12 | SUFFRAGE AND ELECTIONS
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13 | (ILCON Art. III, Sec. 4.1 new)
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14 | SECTION 4.1. RECALL PETITIONS; STATE OFFICERS | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
15 | (a) Recall of an executive branch officer, as identified in | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
16 | Section 1 of Article V, a member of the General Assembly, or a | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
17 | supreme, appellate, or circuit judge is initiated by delivering | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
18 | to the Secretary of State a petition alleging reason for | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
19 | recall. Sufficiency of reason is not reviewable. After the | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
20 | initial petition is filed, proponents have 160 days to file | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
21 | signed petitions. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
22 | (b) A petition to recall an executive branch officer must | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
23 | be signed by electors of the State equal to at least 12% of the |
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1 | last vote for the office, with signatures from each of at least | ||||||
2 | 5 counties equal to at least 1% of the last vote for the office | ||||||
3 | in the county. A petition to recall a member of the General | ||||||
4 | Assembly or a supreme, an appellate, or a circuit judge must be | ||||||
5 | signed by electors of the district that elected the member or | ||||||
6 | judge equal to at least 20% of the last vote for the office. | ||||||
7 | (c) The Secretary of State shall maintain a continuous | ||||||
8 | count of the signatures certified to the Secretary. | ||||||
9 | (ILCON Art. III, Sec. 4.2 new)
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10 | SECTION 4.2. RECALL ELECTIONS; STATE OFFICERS | ||||||
11 | (a) An election to determine whether to recall an officer | ||||||
12 | and, if appropriate, to elect a successor shall be called by | ||||||
13 | the Governor and held not less than 60 days nor more than 80 | ||||||
14 | days after the date of certification of sufficient signatures. | ||||||
15 | (b) A recall election may be conducted within 180 days | ||||||
16 | after the date of certification of sufficient signatures in | ||||||
17 | order that the election may be consolidated with the next | ||||||
18 | regularly scheduled election occurring wholly or partially | ||||||
19 | within the same jurisdiction in which the recall election is | ||||||
20 | held, but only if the number of voters eligible to vote at that | ||||||
21 | next regularly scheduled election equal at least 50% of all the | ||||||
22 | voters eligible to vote at the recall election. | ||||||
23 | (c) If the majority vote on the question is to recall, the | ||||||
24 | officer is removed and, if there is a candidate, the candidate | ||||||
25 | who receives a plurality is the successor for the balance of |
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1 | the term. The officer subject to recall may not be a candidate. | ||||||
2 | (ILCON Art. III, Sec. 4.3 new)
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3 | SECTION 4.3. RECALL ELECTIONS; LAW IMPLEMENTING | ||||||
4 | The General Assembly, by law, shall provide for | ||||||
5 | circulation, filing, and certification of petitions, | ||||||
6 | nomination of candidates, and the recall
election. | ||||||
7 | (ILCON Art. III, Sec. 4.4 new)
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8 | SECTION 4.4. RECALL; GOVERNOR'S OR SECRETARY'S DUTIES | ||||||
9 | If recall of the Governor or Secretary of State is | ||||||
10 | initiated, the recall duties of that officer shall be performed | ||||||
11 | by the Lieutenant Governor or Comptroller, respectively. | ||||||
12 | (ILCON Art. III, Sec. 4.5 new)
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13 | SECTION 4.5. RECALL; INITIATE ANEW | ||||||
14 | If an officer is not recalled at an election, then another | ||||||
15 | recall may not be initiated against that officer until at least | ||||||
16 | 6 months after the election. | ||||||
17 | (ILCON Art. III, Sec. 4.6 new)
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18 | SECTION 4.6. RECALL; LOCAL OFFICIALS BY LAW | ||||||
19 | Officers of units of local government and school districts | ||||||
20 | who hold office either by election or by appointment to fill a | ||||||
21 | vacancy in an elected office are not subject to Sections 4.1 | ||||||
22 | through 4.5, but the General Assembly, by law, may provide for |
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1 | recall of those officers.
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2 | SCHEDULE
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3 | This Constitutional Amendment takes effect upon being | ||||||
4 | declared adopted in accordance with Section 7 of the Illinois | ||||||
5 | Constitutional Amendment Act. |