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92_HB3838
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1 AN ACT concerning the Governor.
2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3 represented in the General Assembly:
4 Section 5. The Governor Succession Act is amended by
5 changing Section 1 as follows:
6 (15 ILCS 5/1) (from Ch. 127, par. 63b122)
7 Sec. 1. Succession.
8 (a) In the event that the Governor, for any of the
9 reasons specified in Article V, Section 6 of the Constitution
10 of the State of Illinois, is not able to exercise the powers
11 and discharge the duties of his office, such powers and
12 duties of the office shall be exercised by the officer next
13 in line of succession, in the order named as follows:
14 (1) The Lieutenant Governor;
15 (2) The elected Attorney General;
16 (3) The elected Secretary of State;
17 (4) The elected Comptroller;
18 (5) The elected Treasurer;
19 (6) The President of the Senate;
20 (7) The Speaker of the House of Representatives.
21 (b) The officer next in line of succession shall serve
22 as Governor for the remainder of the term if he succeeds to
23 the office by reason of death, conviction on impeachment or
24 resignation of the Governor. If he succeeds to the office by
25 reason of temporary disability or failure to qualify by the
26 Governor, he shall serve until the Governor qualifies or the
27 disability is removed. An officer who succeeds to the office
28 of Governor by reason of temporary disability of the Governor
29 shall be designated Acting Governor.
30 (c) If an officer next in line of succession shall fail
31 to qualify or if his office is vacant, then the officer next
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1 in line of succession after him who is qualified shall serve
2 as Governor.
3 (Source: P.A. 82-105.)