Bill Text: IL HB0475 | 2017-2018 | 100th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Creates the Term Limit Referendum Act. Requires the State Board of Elections to cause a statewide advisory public question to be submitted to the voters at the 2018 general election asking whether there should be term limits for State Senators and State Representatives and whether executive officials should serve no more than 2 consecutive terms of office. Provides that if any provision of the Act conflicts with any other law, the Act controls. Repeals the Act on January 1, 2019. Effective immediately.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Failed) 2019-01-08 - Session Sine Die [HB0475 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2017-HB0475-Introduced.html

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100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2017 and 2018 HB0475 Introduced , by Rep. Allen Skillicorn SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
New Act
Creates the Term Limit Referendum Act. Requires the State Board of Elections to cause a statewide advisory public question to be submitted to the voters at the 2018 general election asking whether there should be term limits for State Senators and State Representatives, and whether executive officials should serve no more than 2 consecutive terms of office. Provides that if the provision of the Act conflicts with any other law, the Act controls. Repeals the Act on January 1, 2019. Effective immediately.
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A BILL FOR
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AN ACT concerning elections.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Term
Limit Referendum Act.
Section 5. Referendum. The State Board of Elections shall
cause a statewide advisory public question to be submitted to
the voters at the general election to be held on November 6,
2018. The question shall appear in the following form:
"If the following amendment adding the underlined language
to the Illinois Constitution were proposed at the next
election, should the amendment be passed?
By adding Section 2.5 to Article IV as follows:
"SECTION 2.5. TERM LIMITS
A person may not hold the office of State Senator or
State Representative or a combination of those offices for
more than 20 years; provided that service before the second
Wednesday in January of 2021 shall not be considered in the
calculation of a person's service."
And by amending Section 2 of Article V of the Illinois

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Constitution as follows:
"SECTION 2. TERMS
(a) These elected officers of the Executive Branch
shall hold office for four years beginning on the second
Monday of January after their election and, except in the
case of the Lieutenant Governor, until their successors are
qualified. They shall be elected at the general election in
1978 and every four years thereafter.
(b) A person may not serve more than 2 consecutive
terms of office within the same Executive Branch office. A
person who has served 2 consecutive terms within the same
Executive Branch office may not serve another term of
office in that office until 8 years after the conclusion of
the person's second consecutive term.
A person is considered to serve a term of office for
the purpose of this subsection if the person is elected or
appointed to serve any portion of the term.""
The votes on the question shall be recorded as "Yes" or "No".
Section 10. Certification. The State Board of Elections
shall immediately certify the question to be submitted to the
voters of the entire State under Section 5 to each election
authority in Illinois.
Section 15. Conflicts. If any provision of this Act

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conflicts with any other law, this Act controls.
Section 90. Repeal. This Act is repealed on January 1,
2019.