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1 SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION
2 CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT
3 RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-THIRD GENERAL
4 ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE HOUSE OF
5 REPRESENTATIVES CONCURRING HEREIN, that there shall be
6 submitted to the electors of the State for adoption or
7 rejection at the general election next occurring at least 6
8 months after the adoption of this resolution a proposition to
9 amend Section 2 of Article III of the Illinois Constitution
10 as follows:
11 ARTICLE III
12 SUFFRAGE AND ELECTIONS
13 (ILCON Art. III, Sec. 2)
14 SECTION 2. VOTING DISQUALIFICATIONS
15 A person convicted of a felony, or otherwise under
16 sentence in a correctional institution or jail, or civilly
17 committed as a sexually dangerous person or as a sexually
18 violent person, shall lose the right to vote, which right
19 shall be restored not later than upon completion of his
20 sentence or civil commitment.
21 (Source: Illinois Constitution.)
22 SCHEDULE
23 This Constitutional Amendment takes effect upon being
24 declared adopted in accordance with Section 7 of the Illinois
25 Constitutional Amendment Act.