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State of Illinois
2011 and 2012
SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT
SC0066 Introduced 3/22/2012, by Sen. Mike Jacobs SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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Proposes to amend the Judiciary Article of the Illinois Constitution. Requires each State's Attorney to be a resident of the State. Effective upon being declared adopted in accordance with Section 7 of the Illinois Constitutional Amendment Act. Applies to
the election of State's Attorneys in 2016 and thereafter;
does not affect the terms of State's Attorneys elected before 2016.
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| | SC0066 | | LRB097 20872 JDS 67635 e |
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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-SEVENTH 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 amend Section 19 of Article VI |
| 9 | | of the Illinois Constitution as follows:
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| 10 | | ARTICLE VI
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| 11 | | THE JUDICIARY
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| 12 | | (ILCON Art. VI, Sec. 19)
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| 13 | | SECTION 19. STATE'S ATTORNEYS - SELECTION, SALARY
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| 14 | | A State's Attorney shall be elected in each county in 1972 |
| 15 | | and every
fourth year thereafter for a four year term. One |
| 16 | | State's Attorney may be
elected to serve two or more counties |
| 17 | | if the governing boards of such
counties so provide and a |
| 18 | | majority of the electors of each county voting
on the issue |
| 19 | | approve. A person shall not be eligible for the office of
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| 20 | | State's Attorney unless he or she is a United States citizen, |
| 21 | | and a licensed
attorney-at-law of this State, and a resident of |
| 22 | | this State. His or her salary shall be provided by law.
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| 23 | | (Source: Illinois Constitution.)
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