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 1                          STATE OF ILLINOIS
 2                     NINETIETH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
 3                               SENATE
 4                   Senate Joint Resolution No. 64
 5                    Offered by Senator Dan Cronin
 6        WHEREAS, The  90th  General  Assembly  of  the  State  of
 7    Illinois has adopted Senate Joint Resolution 52, submitting a
 8    proposition  to amend the Illinois Constitution to the voters
 9    of Illinois at the November 1998 general election; and
10        WHEREAS, The Illinois  Constitutional  Amendment  Act  (5
11    ILCS  20/)  requires  the General Assembly to prepare a brief
12    explanation of the amendment, a brief argument  in  favor  of
13    the  amendment,  a  brief argument against the amendment, and
14    the form in which the amendment will appear on the ballot and
15    also requires that  this  information  be  submitted  to  the
16    Attorney  General  and filed with the Office of the Secretary
17    of State for publication and distribution to the  electorate;
18    therefore, be it
19        RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETIETH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
20    OF  THE  STATE  OF  ILLINOIS,  THE  HOUSE  OF REPRESENTATIVES
21    CONCURRING HEREIN, that the Joint  Committee  on  the  Courts
22    Commission Amendment is created; and be it further
23        RESOLVED,  That  the  Joint  Committee shall consist of 8
24    legislative members, 2 each appointed by the President of the
25    Senate, the Minority Leader of the Senate, the Speaker of the
26    House of Representatives, and  the  Minority  Leader  of  the
27    House of Representatives; and be it further
28        RESOLVED,  That  the  President  of  the  Senate  and the
29    Speaker of the House shall each designate one member to serve
30    as co-chairs of the Joint Committee; and be it further
31        RESOLVED, That  the  Joint  Committee,  pursuant  to  the
32    Illinois  Constitutional  Amendment  Act,  shall  direct  the
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 1    preparation  of a brief explanation of the amendment, a brief
 2    argument in favor of the amendment, a brief argument  against
 3    the  amendment,  and  the  form  in  which the amendment will
 4    appear on its separate ballot as provided by Section 16-6  of
 5    the Election Code (10 ILCS 5/16-6); and be it further
 6        RESOLVED,  That  the  Joint Committee shall file a report
 7    with the Secretary of the Senate and the Clerk of  the  House
 8    of  Representatives  prior  to the adjournment of the Regular
 9    Session of the Ninetieth General Assembly  of  the  State  of
10    Illinois; and be it further
11        RESOLVED, That the report on the amendment shall contain:
12    (i)  a  brief  explanation  of  the  amendment;  (ii) a brief
13    argument in favor of the amendment; (iii)  a  brief  argument
14    against  the  amendment;  and  (iv)  the  form  in  which the
15    amendment will appear on the ballot; and be it further
16        RESOLVED, That the two houses shall adopt the  report  on
17    the  amendment by a vote of a majority of the members elected
18    to the two houses; after resolving any  disputes  as  to  the
19    contents of the report, the report and the proposed amendment
20    shall  then be submitted to the Attorney General and filed in
21    the Office of the Secretary of State.
22        Adopted by the Senate, May 15, 1998.
23    _______________________               _______________________
24    Secretary of the Senate               President of the Senate
25        Concurred in by the House  of  Representatives,  May  20,
26    1998.
27    _______________________               _______________________
28      Clerk of House of                     Speaker of House of
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 1       Representatives                        Representatives

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