101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2019 and 2020
SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT
SC0015
 
Introduced 2/5/2020, by Sen. Chapin Rose
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 

 
  
ILCON Art. IV, Sec. 2.5 new
ILCON Art. V, Sec. 2

     Proposes to amend the Legislature and Executive Articles of the Illinois Constitution. Provides that a person may not be elected to the office of State Senator for more than three terms  or the office of  State Representative for more than five terms, and that service in the General Assembly before the second Wednesday in January of 2021 shall not be considered in the calculation of a person's service. Provides that a person may not be elected to any Executive Branch office, or any combination of Executive Branch offices,  for more than 2 terms, and that service in an Executive Branch office before the second Monday in January of 2023 shall not be considered in the calculation of a person's service.
  


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1
SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION

  
2
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT

  
 
  
3    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL 
4ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
5CONCURRING HEREIN, that there shall be submitted to the 
6electors of the State for adoption or rejection at the general 
7election next occurring at least 6 months after the adoption of 
8this resolution a proposition to add Section 2.5 to Article IV 
9and amend Section 2 of Article V of the Illinois Constitution 
10as follows:
  
 

11
ARTICLE IV 


12
THE LEGISLATURE


13    (ILCON Art. IV, Sec. 2.5 new)
14SECTION 2.5. TERM LIMITS.
15    A person may not be elected to the office of State Senator 
16for more than three terms  or the office of  State Representative 
17for more than five terms. Service before the second Wednesday 
18in January of 2021 shall not be considered in the calculation 
19of a person's service.
 

20
ARTICLE V 


21
THE EXECUTIVE






 
 
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1    (ILCON Art. V, Sec. 2)



2SECTION 2. TERMS 

3    These elected officers of the Executive Branch shall hold 
4office for
four years beginning on the second Monday of January 
5after their
election and, except in the case of the Lieutenant 
6Governor, until their
successors are qualified. They shall be 
7elected at the general election
in 1978 and every four years 
8thereafter. A person may not be elected to any Executive Branch 
9office, or any combination of Executive Branch offices,  for 
10more than two terms. Service before the second Monday in 
11January of 2023 shall not be considered in the calculation of a 
12person's service.

13(Source: Illinois Constitution.)

 
  
14
SCHEDULE

  
15    This Constitutional Amendment takes effect upon being 
16declared adopted in accordance with Section 7 of the Illinois 
17Constitutional Amendment Act.