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HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, Senate Joint Resolution Constitutional Amendment 
3No. 1 proposes to amend the Revenue Article of the Illinois 
4Constitution by removing language that requires a uniform rate 
5for personal income tax imposed by the State, and by 
6authorizing the General Assembly to set by law the rate or 
7rates for personal income tax imposed by the State; and
  
 
8    WHEREAS, Senate Joint Resolution Constitutional Amendment 
9No. 1 was adopted by a three-fifths majority of the Senate on 
10May 1, 2019, and by a three-fifths majority of the House of 
11Representatives on May 27, 2019, meeting the requirements of 
12subsection (a) of Section 2 of Article XIV of the Illinois 
13Constitution to be placed on the ballot at the next general 
14election; and
  
 
15    WHEREAS, The proposal to amend the Illinois Constitution 
16authorized by Senate Joint Resolution Constitutional Amendment 
17No. 1 is scheduled to appear on the general election ballot for 
18November 3, 2020; and
  
 
19    WHEREAS, Subsection (a) of Section 2 of Article XIV of the 
20Illinois Constitution specifically authorizes proposed 
21constitutional amendments adopted by the General Assembly 
22under Section 2 of Article XIV of the Illinois Constitution to 
 
 
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1be removed from the ballot when "withdrawn by a majority of the 
2members elected to each house"; therefore, be it
  
 
3    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE 
4HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE 
5SENATE CONCURRING HEREIN, that the proposal to amend the 
6Illinois Constitution authorized by Senate Joint Resolution 
7Constitutional Amendment No. 1 is hereby withdrawn from the 
8general election ballot for November 3, 2020; and be it further
  
 
9    RESOLVED, That the Governor, the Secretary of State, the 
10Illinois State Board of Elections, and all Illinois election 
11authorities shall be provided with copies of this resolution.