98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2013 and 2014
SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT
SC0069
 
Introduced 4/23/2014, by Sen. Christine Radogno
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 


  
ILCON Art. V, Sec. 2
    Proposes to amend the Executive Article of the Illinois Constitution.  Provides that no person shall be elected to the same Executive Branch office more than twice, and no person who has held the office of an Executive Branch officer as Acting Governor or as an appointee for more than two years of a term to which some other person was elected to that office shall be elected to that Executive Branch office more than once.  Effective upon being declared adopted and applies to each person elected or appointed to an Executive Branch office or who serves as Acting Governor on and after the 2018 general election.



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1
SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION


2
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT


 

3    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL 
4ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
5CONCURRING HEREIN, that there shall be submitted to the 
6electors of the State for adoption or rejection at the general 
7election next occurring at least 6 months after the adoption of 
8this resolution a proposition to amend Article V of the 
9Illinois Constitution by changing Section 2 as follows:

 

10
ARTICLE V 


11
THE EXECUTIVE






12    (ILCON Art. V, Sec. 2)



13SECTION 2. TERMS 

14    (a) These elected officers of the Executive Branch shall 
15hold office for
four years beginning on the second Monday of 
16January after their
election and, except in the case of the 
17Lieutenant Governor, until their
successors are qualified. 
18They shall be elected at the general election
in 1978 and every 
19four years thereafter.

20    (b) No person shall be elected to the same Executive Branch 
21office more than twice, and no person who has held the office 
22of an Executive Branch officer as Acting Governor or as an 
23appointee for more than two years of a term to which some other 
 
 
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1person was elected to that office shall be elected to that 
2Executive Branch office more than once. 
3(Source: Illinois Constitution.)

 

4
SCHEDULE


5    This Constitutional Amendment takes effect upon being 
6declared adopted in accordance with Section 7 of the Illinois 
7Constitutional Amendment Act and applies to each person elected 
8or appointed to an Executive Branch office or who serves as 
9Acting Governor on and after the 2018 general election.