Bill Text: IL HJRCA0019 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Proposes to amend the Constitutional Revision Article of the Illinois Constitution. Provides that amendments to specified provisions of the Constitution concerning statements of economic interests may be proposed by petition. Provides that such amendments shall be limited to establishing and enforcing stronger ethical standards for candidates for or office holders of: (i) State office; (ii) offices in units of local government and school districts; and (iii) a position on a commission or board created by this Constitution. Makes conforming changes. Effective upon being declared adopted.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: (Introduced) 2024-03-06 - Referred to Rules Committee [HJRCA0019 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2023-HJRCA0019-Introduced.html
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1 | HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION | |||||||||||||||||||
2 | CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT | |||||||||||||||||||
3 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | |||||||||||||||||||
4 | HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE | |||||||||||||||||||
5 | SENATE CONCURRING HEREIN, that there shall be submitted to the | |||||||||||||||||||
6 | electors of the State for adoption or rejection at the general | |||||||||||||||||||
7 | election next occurring at least 6 months after the adoption | |||||||||||||||||||
8 | of this resolution a proposition to amend Section 3 of Article | |||||||||||||||||||
9 | XIV of the Illinois Constitution as follows:
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10 | ARTICLE XIV | |||||||||||||||||||
11 | CONSTITUTIONAL REVISION | |||||||||||||||||||
12 | (ILCON Art. XIV, Sec. 3) | |||||||||||||||||||
13 | SECTION 3. CONSTITUTIONAL INITIATIVE FOR LEGISLATIVE ARTICLE | |||||||||||||||||||
14 | AND STATEMENTS OF ECONOMIC INTERESTS | |||||||||||||||||||
15 | Amendments to Article IV or Section 2 of Article XIII of | |||||||||||||||||||
16 | this Constitution may be proposed by a petition signed by a | |||||||||||||||||||
17 | number of electors equal in number to at least eight percent of | |||||||||||||||||||
18 | the total votes cast for candidates for Governor in the | |||||||||||||||||||
19 | preceding gubernatorial election. Amendments to Article IV | |||||||||||||||||||
20 | shall be limited to structural and procedural subjects | |||||||||||||||||||
21 | contained in Article IV. Amendments to Section 2 of Article | |||||||||||||||||||
22 | XIII shall be limited to establishing and enforcing stronger | |||||||||||||||||||
23 | ethical standards for candidates for or office holders of: (i) |
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1 | State office; (ii) offices in units of local government and | ||||||
2 | school districts; and (iii) a position on a commission or | ||||||
3 | board created by this Constitution. A petition shall contain | ||||||
4 | the text of the proposed amendment and the date of the general | ||||||
5 | election at which the proposed amendment is to be submitted, | ||||||
6 | shall have been signed by the petitioning electors not more | ||||||
7 | than twenty-four months preceding that general election and | ||||||
8 | shall be filed with the Secretary of State at least six months | ||||||
9 | before that general election. The procedure for determining | ||||||
10 | the validity and sufficiency of a petition shall be provided | ||||||
11 | by law. If the petition is valid and sufficient, the proposed | ||||||
12 | amendment shall be submitted to the electors at that general | ||||||
13 | election and shall become effective if approved by either | ||||||
14 | three-fifths of those voting on the amendment or a majority of | ||||||
15 | those voting in the election. | ||||||
16 | (Source: Illinois Constitution.)
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