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| 1 | | SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION
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| 2 | | WHEREAS, Section 3 of Article VIII of the Constitution of |
| 3 | | the State of Illinois provides that the General Assembly, by a |
| 4 | | vote of three-fifths of the members elected to each house, |
| 5 | | shall appoint an Auditor General; and
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| 6 | | WHEREAS, The General Assembly has, by Section 2-3 of the |
| 7 | | Illinois State Auditing Act, charged the Legislative Audit |
| 8 | | Commission with the responsibility of diligently searching for |
| 9 | | qualified candidates for the office and making recommendations |
| 10 | | to the General Assembly, and, pursuant to this statutory |
| 11 | | mandate, the Legislative Audit Commission has conducted a |
| 12 | | diligent search and has recommended to the General Assembly |
| 13 | | the appointment of Christopher B. Meister of Oak Park, |
| 14 | | Illinois, as Auditor General; therefore, be it
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| 15 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FOURTH GENERAL |
| 16 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE HOUSE OF |
| 17 | | REPRESENTATIVES CONCURRING HEREIN, that pursuant to Section 3 |
| 18 | | of Article VIII of the Constitution and upon the |
| 19 | | recommendation of the Legislative Audit Commission, |
| 20 | | Christopher B. Meister of Oak Park, Illinois, is appointed |
| 21 | | Auditor General for the State of Illinois for a term |
| 22 | | commencing on May 1, 2026. |