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| AMENDMENT TO HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION
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| CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT 28
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| AMENDMENT NO. ___. Amend House Joint Resolution |
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| Constitutional Amendment 28 by replacing line 3 on page 1 |
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| through line 5 on page 4 with the following:
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| "RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE |
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| NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE |
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| SENATE CONCURRING HEREIN, that there shall be submitted to the |
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| electors of the State for adoption or rejection at the general |
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| election next occurring at least 6 months after the adoption of |
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| this resolution a proposition to add Sections 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, |
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| and 4.4 to Article III of the Illinois Constitution as follows:
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| ARTICLE III
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| SUFFRAGE AND ELECTIONS
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| (ILCON Art. III, Sec. 4.1 new)
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| SECTION 4.1. RECALL PETITIONS; OFFICERS, MEMBERS, AND JUDGES |
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| (a) Recall of an executive branch officer, as identified in |
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| Section 1 of Article V, a member of the General Assembly, or a |
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| supreme, appellate, or circuit judge is initiated by delivering |
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| to the State Board of Elections, at least 6 months after the |
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| beginning of the officer's, member's, or judge's current term |
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| of office, a petition alleging reason for recall. Sufficiency |
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| of reason is not reviewable. After the initial petition is |
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| filed, proponents have 160 days to file signed petitions. |
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| Petitions may be challenged as provided by law. |
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| (b) A petition to recall an executive branch officer must |
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| be signed by electors of the State equal to at least 20% of the |
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| last vote for the office, with signatures from each of at least |
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| 5 counties equal to at least 1% of the last vote for the office |
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| in the county. A petition to recall a member of the General |
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| Assembly or a supreme, appellate, or circuit judge must be |
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| signed by electors of the district that elected the member or |
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| judge equal to at least 20% of the last vote for the office. |
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| (c) The State Board of Elections shall maintain a |
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| continuous count of the signatures certified to the Board. |
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| (ILCON Art. III, Sec. 4.2 new)
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| SECTION 4.2. RECALL ELECTIONS |
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| (a) An election to determine whether to recall an officer, |
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| member, or judge and, if appropriate, to elect a successor |
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| shall be proclaimed by the State Board of Elections and held on |
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| the first Tuesday (i) that is not less than 60 days after the |
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| date of certification of sufficient signatures and (ii) that is |
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| the second Tuesday of the month. |
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| (b) If the majority vote on the question is to recall, the |
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| officer, member, or judge is removed and, if there is a |
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| candidate, the candidate who receives a plurality is the |
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| successor for the balance of the term. The officer, member, or |
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| judge subject to recall may be a candidate. |
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| (ILCON Art. III, Sec. 4.3 new)
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| SECTION 4.3. RECALL ELECTIONS; LAW IMPLEMENTING |
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| The General Assembly, by law, shall provide for |
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| circulation, filing, and certification of petitions, |
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| nomination of candidates, and the recall
election. |
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| (ILCON Art. III, Sec. 4.4 new)
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| SECTION 4.4. NO RECALL |
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| If an officer, member, or judge is not recalled, then |
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| another recall may not be initiated against that officer, |
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| member, or judge during the remainder of his or her current |
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| term of office.
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| SCHEDULE
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| This Constitutional Amendment takes effect upon being |
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| declared adopted in accordance with Section 7 of the Illinois |
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| Constitutional Amendment Act.". |