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1 | AMENDMENT TO HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION
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2 | CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT 28
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3 | AMENDMENT NO. ___. Amend House Joint Resolution | ||||||
4 | Constitutional Amendment 28 by replacing line 3 on page 1 | ||||||
5 | through line 5 on page 4 with the following:
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6 | "RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | ||||||
7 | NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE | ||||||
8 | SENATE CONCURRING HEREIN, that there shall be submitted to the | ||||||
9 | electors of the State for adoption or rejection at the general | ||||||
10 | election next occurring at least 6 months after the adoption of | ||||||
11 | this resolution a proposition to add Sections 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, | ||||||
12 | and 4.4 to Article III of the Illinois Constitution as follows:
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13 | ARTICLE III
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14 | SUFFRAGE AND ELECTIONS
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15 | (ILCON Art. III, Sec. 4.1 new)
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1 | SECTION 4.1. RECALL PETITIONS; OFFICERS, MEMBERS, AND JUDGES | ||||||
2 | (a) Recall of an executive branch officer, as identified in | ||||||
3 | Section 1 of Article V, a member of the General Assembly, or a | ||||||
4 | supreme, appellate, or circuit judge is initiated by delivering | ||||||
5 | to the State Board of Elections, at least 6 months after the | ||||||
6 | beginning of the officer's, member's, or judge's current term | ||||||
7 | of office, a petition alleging reason for recall. Sufficiency | ||||||
8 | of reason is not reviewable. After the initial petition is | ||||||
9 | filed, proponents have 160 days to file signed petitions. | ||||||
10 | Petitions may be challenged as provided by law. | ||||||
11 | (b) A petition to recall an executive branch officer must | ||||||
12 | be signed by electors of the State equal to at least 20% of the | ||||||
13 | last vote for the office, with signatures from each of at least | ||||||
14 | 5 counties equal to at least 1% of the last vote for the office | ||||||
15 | in the county. A petition to recall a member of the General | ||||||
16 | Assembly or a supreme, appellate, or circuit judge must be | ||||||
17 | signed by electors of the district that elected the member or | ||||||
18 | judge equal to at least 20% of the last vote for the office. | ||||||
19 | (c) The State Board of Elections shall maintain a | ||||||
20 | continuous count of the signatures certified to the Board. | ||||||
21 | (ILCON Art. III, Sec. 4.2 new)
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22 | SECTION 4.2. RECALL ELECTIONS | ||||||
23 | (a) An election to determine whether to recall an officer, | ||||||
24 | member, or judge and, if appropriate, to elect a successor | ||||||
25 | shall be proclaimed by the State Board of Elections and held on |
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1 | the first Tuesday (i) that is not less than 60 days after the | ||||||
2 | date of certification of sufficient signatures and (ii) that is | ||||||
3 | the second Tuesday of the month. | ||||||
4 | (b) If the majority vote on the question is to recall, the | ||||||
5 | officer, member, or judge is removed and, if there is a | ||||||
6 | candidate, the candidate who receives a plurality is the | ||||||
7 | successor for the balance of the term. The officer, member, or | ||||||
8 | judge subject to recall may be a candidate. | ||||||
9 | (ILCON Art. III, Sec. 4.3 new)
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10 | SECTION 4.3. RECALL ELECTIONS; LAW IMPLEMENTING | ||||||
11 | The General Assembly, by law, shall provide for | ||||||
12 | circulation, filing, and certification of petitions, | ||||||
13 | nomination of candidates, and the recall
election. | ||||||
14 | (ILCON Art. III, Sec. 4.4 new)
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15 | SECTION 4.4. NO RECALL | ||||||
16 | If an officer, member, or judge is not recalled, then | ||||||
17 | another recall may not be initiated against that officer, | ||||||
18 | member, or judge during the remainder of his or her current | ||||||
19 | term of office.
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20 | SCHEDULE
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21 | This Constitutional Amendment takes effect upon being | ||||||
22 | declared adopted in accordance with Section 7 of the Illinois | ||||||
23 | Constitutional Amendment Act.". |