HC0028ham001 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION

CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT 28

AMENDMENT NO. ___. Amend House Joint Resolution Constitutional Amendment 28 by replacing line 3 on page 1 through line 5 on page 4 with the following:

"RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE SENATE CONCURRING HEREIN, that there shall be submitted to the electors of the State for adoption or rejection at the general election next occurring at least 6 months after the adoption of this resolution a proposition to add Sections 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, and 4.4 to Article III of the Illinois Constitution as follows:

ARTICLE III

SUFFRAGE AND ELECTIONS

(ILCON Art. III, Sec. 4.1 new)

SECTION 4.1. RECALL PETITIONS; OFFICERS, MEMBERS, AND JUDGES

(a) Recall of an executive branch officer, as identified in Section 1 of Article V, a member of the General Assembly, or a supreme, appellate, or circuit judge is initiated by delivering to the State Board of Elections, at least 6 months after the beginning of the officer's, member's, or judge's current term of office, a petition alleging reason for recall. Sufficiency of reason is not reviewable. After the initial petition is filed, proponents have 160 days to file signed petitions. Petitions may be challenged as provided by law.

(b) A petition to recall an executive branch officer must be signed by electors of the State equal to at least 20% of the last vote for the office, with signatures from each of at least 5 counties equal to at least 1% of the last vote for the office in the county. A petition to recall a member of the General Assembly or a supreme, appellate, or circuit judge must be signed by electors of the district that elected the member or judge equal to at least 20% of the last vote for the office.

(c) The State Board of Elections shall maintain a continuous count of the signatures certified to the Board.

(ILCON Art. III, Sec. 4.2 new)

SECTION 4.2. RECALL ELECTIONS

(a) An election to determine whether to recall an officer, member, or judge and, if appropriate, to elect a successor shall be proclaimed by the State Board of Elections and held on the first Tuesday (i) that is not less than 60 days after the date of certification of sufficient signatures and (ii) that is the second Tuesday of the month.

(b) If the majority vote on the question is to recall, the officer, member, or judge is removed and, if there is a candidate, the candidate who receives a plurality is the successor for the balance of the term. The officer, member, or judge subject to recall may be a candidate.

(ILCON Art. III, Sec. 4.3 new)

SECTION 4.3. RECALL ELECTIONS; LAW IMPLEMENTING

The General Assembly, by law, shall provide for circulation, filing, and certification of petitions, nomination of candidates, and the recall election.

(ILCON Art. III, Sec. 4.4 new)

SECTION 4.4. NO RECALL

If an officer, member, or judge is not recalled, then another recall may not be initiated against that officer, member, or judge during the remainder of his or her current term of office.

SCHEDULE

This Constitutional Amendment takes effect upon being declared adopted in accordance with Section 7 of the Illinois Constitutional Amendment Act.".