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| 1 | SENATE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL | ||||||
| 3 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that the Rules of the Senate | ||||||
| 4 | of the 99th General Assembly are amended by changing Rules 2-2 | ||||||
| 5 | and 2-3 as follows:
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| 6 | (Senate Rule 2-2)
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| 7 | 2-2. Election of the President.
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| 8 | (a) Prior to the election of the
President, the Governor | ||||||
| 9 | shall convene the Senate, designate a Temporary
Secretary of | ||||||
| 10 | the Senate, and preside during the nomination and election of | ||||||
| 11 | the
President. As the first item of business each day prior to | ||||||
| 12 | the election of the
President, the Governor shall order the | ||||||
| 13 | Temporary Secretary to call the roll of
the members to | ||||||
| 14 | establish the presence of a quorum as required by the
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| 15 | Constitution. If a majority of those elected are not present, | ||||||
| 16 | the Senate shall
stand adjourned until the hour of 12:00 noon | ||||||
| 17 | on the next calendar day,
excepting weekends and official State | ||||||
| 18 | Holidays. If a quorum of members is present, the Governor shall | ||||||
| 19 | then
call for nominations of members for the Office of | ||||||
| 20 | President. All such
nominations shall require a second. When | ||||||
| 21 | the nominations are completed, the
Governor shall direct the | ||||||
| 22 | Temporary Secretary to call the roll of the members
to elect | ||||||
| 23 | the President.
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| 1 | (b) The election of the President shall require the | ||||||
| 2 | affirmative vote of a
majority of those elected. Debate shall | ||||||
| 3 | not be in order following nominations
and preceding or during | ||||||
| 4 | the vote, and Senators may not explain their vote on
the | ||||||
| 5 | election of the President.
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| 6 | (c) No bills may be considered and no committees may be | ||||||
| 7 | appointed or meet
prior to the election of the President.
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| 8 | (d) When a vacancy in the Office of President occurs, the | ||||||
| 9 | foregoing
procedure shall be employed to elect a new President; | ||||||
| 10 | however, when the
Governor is of a political party other than | ||||||
| 11 | that of the majority caucus,
the Assistant Majority Leader | ||||||
| 12 | having the greatest seniority of service in the
Senate shall | ||||||
| 13 | preside
during the nomination and election of the successor | ||||||
| 14 | President. No legislative
measures, other than such | ||||||
| 15 | nominations and election, may be considered by the
Senate | ||||||
| 16 | during a vacancy in the Office of President.
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| 17 | (e) No Senator shall be elected to the office of President | ||||||
| 18 | of the Senate for more than five General Assemblies; provided | ||||||
| 19 | that service as President before the commencement of the 100th | ||||||
| 20 | General Assembly nor service as President under subsection (d) | ||||||
| 21 | of this Section shall not be considered in the calculation of | ||||||
| 22 | the Senator's service. | ||||||
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| 1 | (Source: S.R. 2, 99th G.A.)
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| 2 | (Senate Rule 2-3)
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| 3 | 2-3. Election of the Minority Leader. The Senate shall | ||||||
| 4 | elect a Minority
Leader in a manner consistent with the | ||||||
| 5 | Constitution and laws of Illinois. No Senator shall be elected | ||||||
| 6 | to the office of Senate Minority Leader for more than five | ||||||
| 7 | General Assemblies; provided that service as Minority Leader | ||||||
| 8 | before the commencement of the 100th General Assembly nor | ||||||
| 9 | service as Minority Leader while filling a vacancy in the | ||||||
| 10 | Office shall not be considered in the calculation of the | ||||||
| 11 | Senator's service.
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| 12 | (Source: S.R. 2, 99th G.A.)
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