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1 | HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION
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2 | CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT
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3 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | |||||||||||||||||||
4 | HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE | |||||||||||||||||||
5 | SENATE 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 | |||||||||||||||||||
8 | of this resolution a proposition to amend the Illinois | |||||||||||||||||||
9 | Constitution in Article IV by adding Section 16 as follows:
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10 | ARTICLE IV
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11 | THE LEGISLATURE
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12 | (ILCON Art. IV, Sec. 16 new) | |||||||||||||||||||
13 | SECTION 16. REFERENDUM ON STATUTES | |||||||||||||||||||
14 | (a) The referendum is the power of the electors to approve | |||||||||||||||||||
15 | or reject statutes or parts of statutes except urgency | |||||||||||||||||||
16 | statutes, statutes calling elections, and statutes providing | |||||||||||||||||||
17 | for tax levies or appropriations for usual current expenses of | |||||||||||||||||||
18 | the State. | |||||||||||||||||||
19 | (b) A referendum measure may be proposed by presenting to | |||||||||||||||||||
20 | the Secretary of State, within 90 days after the enactment | |||||||||||||||||||
21 | date of the statute, a petition certified to have been signed | |||||||||||||||||||
22 | by electors equal in number to 5% of the votes for all | |||||||||||||||||||
23 | candidates for Governor at the last gubernatorial election, |
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1 | asking that the statute or part of it be submitted to the | ||||||
2 | electors. In the case of a statute enacted by a bill passed by | ||||||
3 | the General Assembly on or before the date the General | ||||||
4 | Assembly adjourns for a joint recess to reconvene in the | ||||||
5 | second calendar year of the biennium of the legislative | ||||||
6 | session, and in the possession of the Governor after that | ||||||
7 | date, the petition may not be presented on or after January 1 | ||||||
8 | next following the enactment date unless a copy of the | ||||||
9 | petition is submitted to the Attorney General. | ||||||
10 | (c) The Secretary of State shall then submit the measure | ||||||
11 | at the next general election held at least 31 days after it | ||||||
12 | qualifies. | ||||||
13 | (d) A referendum approved by a majority of votes cast | ||||||
14 | thereon takes effect on the fifth day after the Secretary of | ||||||
15 | State files the statement of the vote for the election at which | ||||||
16 | the measure is voted on, but the measure may provide that it | ||||||
17 | becomes operative after its effective date. If a referendum | ||||||
18 | petition is filed against a part of a statute, the remainder of | ||||||
19 | the statute shall not be delayed from going into effect. | ||||||
20 | (e) If provisions of two or more measures approved at the | ||||||
21 | same election conflict, the provisions of the measure | ||||||
22 | receiving the highest number of affirmative votes shall | ||||||
23 | prevail. | ||||||
24 | (f) The General Assembly may amend or repeal a referendum | ||||||
25 | statute. | ||||||
26 | (g) Before circulation of a referendum petition for |
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1 | signatures, a copy shall be submitted to the Attorney General | ||||||
2 | who shall prepare a title and summary of the measure as | ||||||
3 | provided by law. | ||||||
4 | (h) The General Assembly shall provide for the manner in | ||||||
5 | which a petition shall be circulated, presented, and | ||||||
6 | certified, and the manner in which a measure shall be | ||||||
7 | submitted to the electors.
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8 | SCHEDULE
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9 | This Constitutional Amendment takes effect upon being | ||||||
10 | declared adopted in accordance with Section 7 of the Illinois | ||||||
11 | Constitutional Amendment Act.
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