Full Text of SR0007 96th General Assembly
SR0007 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| SENATE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The House Prosecutor has exhibited an article of | | 3 |
| impeachment against Governor Rod R. Blagojevich and has filed | | 4 |
| the House impeachment record with the Secretary; and
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| WHEREAS, The impeachment trial of Governor Rod R. | | 6 |
| Blagojevich is now pending before the Senate; and
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| WHEREAS, An initial schedule for those proceedings should | | 8 |
| be established; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL | | 10 |
| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that the following schedule | | 11 |
| for the impeachment trial of Governor Rod R. Blagojevich is | | 12 |
| established, subject to revision by the President or as | | 13 |
| otherwise provided in the Senate Impeachment Rules:
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| Wednesday, January 14, 2009:
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| *Issuance of summons to Governor Rod R. Blagojevich.
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| Saturday, January 17, 2009:
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| *(12:00 noon) Governor to file his appearance and answer to | | 18 |
| article of impeachment.
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| Tuesday, January 20, 2009: |
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| *(4:00 p.m.) Governor to file motion to dismiss, if any, | | 2 |
| under Senate Impeachment Rule 14.
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| *(4:00 p.m.) House Prosecutor to file reply to Governor's | | 4 |
| answer to article of impeachment.
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| Wednesday, January 21, 2009: | | 6 |
| *(4:00 p.m.) All parties to file requests, if any, under | | 7 |
| Senate Impeachment Rule 15.
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| Friday, January 23, 2009:
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| *(4:00 p.m.) House Prosecutor to file response to any | | 10 |
| motion to dismiss under Senate Impeachment Rule 14.
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| Saturday, January 24, 2009: | | 12 |
| *(10:00 a.m.) All parties to file responses to requests, if | | 13 |
| any, under Senate Impeachment Rule 15.
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| Monday, January 26, 2009 and thereafter, as scheduled by the | | 15 |
| President or as otherwise provided under the Senate Impeachment | | 16 |
| Rules:
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| *(12:00 noon) Senate convenes as an impeachment tribunal. | | 18 |
| *Argument by Governor on any motion to dismiss under Senate | | 19 |
| Impeachment Rule 14 (30 minutes including any rebuttal).
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| *Argument by House Prosecutor on any motion to dismiss | | 21 |
| under Senate Impeachment Rule 14 (30 minutes).
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| *Rebuttal argument by Governor on motion to dismiss under |
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| Senate Impeachment Rule 14 (balance of 30 minutes). | | 2 |
| *Senators' questions concerning any motion to dismiss | | 3 |
| under Senate Impeachment Rule 14.
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| *Senate vote on any motion to dismiss under Senate | | 5 |
| Impeachment Rule 14.
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| *Argument by House Prosecutor on any requests under Senate | | 7 |
| Impeachment Rule 15 (30 minutes including any rebuttal).
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| *Argument by Governor on any requests under Senate | | 9 |
| Impeachment Rule 15 (30 minutes including any rebuttal).
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| *Rebuttal argument by House Prosecutor and then by Governor | | 11 |
| on their respective requests under Senate Impeachment Rule 15 | | 12 |
| (balance of each's respective 30 minutes).
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| *Senators' questions concerning any requests under Senate | | 14 |
| Impeachment Rule 15.
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| *Senate vote on any requests under Senate Impeachment Rule | | 16 |
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| *House Prosecutor's opening statement (30 minutes).
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| *Governor's opening statement (30 minutes).
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| *Presentation of prosecution by House Prosecutor.
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| *Presentation of defense by Governor.
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| *Presentation of rebuttal by House Prosecutor. | | 22 |
| *Closing argument by House Prosecutor (60 minutes).
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| *Closing argument by Governor (90 minutes).
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| *Closing rebuttal argument by House Prosecutor (30 | | 25 |
| minutes). | | 26 |
| *Senate vote on article of impeachment.
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