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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 | ||||||
4 | NINETY-NINTH 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 of | ||||||
8 | this resolution a proposition to amend Article V of the | ||||||
9 | Illinois Constitution by changing Sections 1, 2, 3, 6, and 7 | ||||||
10 | and by repealing Sections 4 and 14 as follows:
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11 | ARTICLE V | ||||||
12 | THE EXECUTIVE
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13 | (ILCON Art. V, Sec. 1)
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14 | SECTION 1. OFFICERS
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15 | The Executive Branch shall include a Governor, Lieutenant | ||||||
16 | Governor,
Attorney General, Secretary of State, Comptroller | ||||||
17 | and Treasurer elected
by the electors of the State. They shall | ||||||
18 | keep the public records and
maintain a residence at the seat of | ||||||
19 | government during their terms of
office.
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20 | (Source: Illinois Constitution.)
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21 | (ILCON Art. V, Sec. 2)
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1 | SECTION 2. TERMS
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2 | These elected officers of the Executive Branch shall hold | ||||||
3 | office for
four years beginning on the second Monday of January | ||||||
4 | after their
election and , except in the case of the Lieutenant | ||||||
5 | Governor, until their
successors are qualified. They shall be | ||||||
6 | elected at the general election
in 1978 and every four years | ||||||
7 | thereafter.
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8 | (Source: Illinois Constitution.)
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9 | (ILCON Art. V, Sec. 3)
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10 | SECTION 3. ELIGIBILITY
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11 | To be eligible to hold the office of Governor, Lieutenant | ||||||
12 | Governor,
Attorney General, Secretary of State, Comptroller or | ||||||
13 | Treasurer, a person
must be a United States citizen, at least | ||||||
14 | 25 years old, and a resident
of this State for the three years | ||||||
15 | preceding his or her election.
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16 | (Source: Illinois Constitution.)
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17 | (ILCON Art. V, Sec. 4)
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18 | SECTION 4. JOINT ELECTION (REPEALED)
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19 | In the general election for Governor and Lieutenant | ||||||
20 | Governor, one vote
shall be cast jointly for the candidates | ||||||
21 | nominated by the same political
party or petition. The General | ||||||
22 | Assembly may provide by law for the joint
nomination of | ||||||
23 | candidates for Governor and Lieutenant Governor.
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24 | (Source: Illinois Constitution.)
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1 | (ILCON Art. V, Sec. 6)
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2 | SECTION 6. GUBERNATORIAL SUCCESSION
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3 | (a) In the event of a vacancy, the order of succession to | ||||||
4 | the office of
Governor or to the position of Acting Governor | ||||||
5 | shall be the Lieutenant
Governor, the elected Attorney General, | ||||||
6 | the elected Secretary of State,
and then as provided by law.
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7 | (b) If the Governor is unable to serve because of death, | ||||||
8 | conviction
on impeachment, failure to qualify, resignation or | ||||||
9 | other disability, the
office of Governor shall be filled by the | ||||||
10 | officer next in line of
succession for the remainder of the | ||||||
11 | term or until the disability is
removed.
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12 | (c) Whenever the Governor determines that he may be | ||||||
13 | seriously
impeded in the exercise of his or her powers, he or | ||||||
14 | she shall so notify the Secretary
of State and the officer next | ||||||
15 | in line of succession. The latter shall
thereafter become | ||||||
16 | Acting Governor with the duties and powers of
Governor. When | ||||||
17 | the Governor is prepared to resume office, he or she shall do | ||||||
18 | so
by notifying the Secretary of State and the Acting Governor.
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19 | (d) The General Assembly by law shall specify by whom and | ||||||
20 | by what
procedures the ability of the Governor to serve or to | ||||||
21 | resume office may
be questioned and determined. The Supreme | ||||||
22 | Court shall have original and
exclusive jurisdiction to review | ||||||
23 | such a law and any such determination
and, in the absence of | ||||||
24 | such a law, shall make the determination under
such rules as it | ||||||
25 | may adopt.
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1 | (Source: Illinois Constitution.)
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2 | (ILCON Art. V, Sec. 7)
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3 | SECTION 7. VACANCIES IN OTHER ELECTIVE OFFICES
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4 | If the Attorney General, Secretary of State, Comptroller or | ||||||
5 | Treasurer
fails to qualify or if his or her office becomes | ||||||
6 | vacant, the Governor shall
fill the office by appointment. The | ||||||
7 | appointee shall hold office until
the elected officer qualifies | ||||||
8 | or until a successor is elected and
qualified as may be | ||||||
9 | provided by law and shall not be subject to removal
by the | ||||||
10 | Governor. If the Lieutenant Governor fails to qualify or if his
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11 | office becomes vacant, it shall remain vacant until the end of | ||||||
12 | the term.
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13 | (Source: Illinois Constitution.)
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14 | (ILCON Art. V, Sec. 14)
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15 | SECTION 14. LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR - DUTIES (REPEALED)
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16 | The Lieutenant Governor shall perform the duties and | ||||||
17 | exercise the powers
in the Executive Branch that may be | ||||||
18 | delegated to him by the Governor and
that may be prescribed by | ||||||
19 | law.
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20 | (Source: Illinois Constitution.)
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21 | SCHEDULE
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22 | This Constitutional Amendment takes effect upon being | ||||||
23 | declared adopted in accordance with Section 7 of the Illinois |
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1 | Constitutional Amendment Act and applies beginning with the | ||||||
2 | term of office otherwise commencing in 2019.
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