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94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2005 and 2006
SB0624
Introduced 2/18/2005, by Sen. Susan Garrett - Emil Jones, Jr. SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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15 ILCS 5/1 |
from Ch. 127, par. 63b122 |
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Amends the Governor Succession Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the line of succession for the office of Governor.
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A BILL FOR
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SB0624 |
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LRB094 04347 RCE 34376 b |
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| AN ACT concerning State government.
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| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, |
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| represented in the General Assembly:
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| Section 5. The Governor Succession Act is amended by |
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| changing Section 1 as follows:
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| (15 ILCS 5/1) (from Ch. 127, par. 63b122)
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| Sec. 1. (a) In the
the event that the Governor, for any of |
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| the reasons
specified in Article V, Section 6 of the |
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| Constitution of the State of Illinois,
is not able to exercise |
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| the powers and discharge the duties of his office,
such powers |
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| and duties of the office shall be exercised by the officer next
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| in line of succession, in the order named as follows: |
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| (1) The Lieutenant Governor;
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| (2) The elected Attorney General;
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| (3) The elected Secretary of State;
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| (4) The elected Comptroller;
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| (5) The elected Treasurer;
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| (6) The President of the Senate;
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| (7) The Speaker of the House of Representatives.
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| (b) The officer next in line of succession shall serve as |
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| Governor for
the remainder of the term if he succeeds to the |
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| office by reason of death,
conviction on impeachment or |
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| resignation of the Governor. If he succeeds
to the office by |
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| reason of temporary disability or failure to qualify by
the |
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| Governor, he shall serve until the Governor qualifies or the |
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| disability
is removed. An officer who succeeds to the office of |
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| Governor by reason
of temporary disability of the Governor |
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| shall be designated Acting Governor.
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| (c) If an officer next in line of succession shall fail to |
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| qualify or
if his office is vacant, then the officer next in |
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| line of succession after
him who is qualified shall serve as |
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| Governor.
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