Bill Text: IL SJRCA0011 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the Constitutional Revision Article of the Illinois Constitution. Provides that amendments to the Illinois Constitution (currently, Article IV of the Constitution only) may be proposed by a petition signed by a number of electors equal in number to at least eight percent of the total votes cast for candidates for Governor in the preceding gubernatorial election. Provides that the initiative process shall not be used for the proposal, modification, or repeal of any portion of the Bill of Rights of the Constitution or to modify the initiative process for proposing amendments to the Constitution. Makes conforming changes. Effective upon being declared adopted.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced) 2023-03-30 - Referred to Assignments [SJRCA0011 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2023-SJRCA0011-Introduced.html

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103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT SC0011 Introduced 3/30/2023, by Sen. Dan McConchie SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
ILCON Art. XIV, Sec. 3
Amends the Constitutional Revision Article of the Illinois Constitution. Provides that amendments to the Illinois Constitution (currently, Article IV of the Constitution only) may be proposed by a petition signed by a number of electors equal in number to at least eight percent of the total votes cast for candidates for Governor in the preceding gubernatorial election. Provides that the initiative process shall not be used for the proposal, modification, or repeal of any portion of the Bill of Rights of the Constitution or to modify the initiative process for proposing amendments to the Constitution. Makes conforming changes. Effective upon being declared adopted.
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SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT
RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL
ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE HOUSE OF
REPRESENTATIVES CONCURRING HEREIN, that there shall be
submitted to the electors of the State for adoption or
rejection at the general election next occurring at least 6
months after the adoption of this resolution a proposition to
amend Article XIV of the Illinois Constitution by changing
Section 3 as follows:
ARTICLE XIV
CONSTITUTIONAL REVISION
(ILCON Art. XIV, Sec. 3)
SECTION 3. CITIZEN INITIATIVE FOR CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS
CONSTITUTIONAL INITIATIVE FOR LEGISLATIVE ARTICLE
Amendments to Article IV of this Constitution may be
proposed by a petition signed by a number of electors equal in
number to at least eight percent of the total votes cast for
candidates for Governor in the preceding gubernatorial
election. The initiative process shall not be used for the
proposal, modification, or repeal of any portion of the Bill
of Rights of this Constitution or to modify the initiative
process for proposing amendments to this Constitution.

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Amendments shall be limited to structural and procedural
subjects contained in Article IV. A petition shall contain the
text of the proposed amendment and the date of the general
election at which the proposed amendment is to be submitted,
shall have been signed by the petitioning electors not more
than twenty-four months preceding that general election and
shall be filed with the Secretary of State at least six months
before that general election. The procedure for determining
the validity and sufficiency of a petition shall be provided
by law. If the petition is valid and sufficient, the proposed
amendment shall be submitted to the electors at that general
election and shall become effective if approved by either
three-fifths of those voting on the amendment or a majority of
those voting in the election.
(Source: Illinois Constitution.)
SCHEDULE
This Constitutional Amendment takes effect upon being
declared adopted in accordance with Section 7 of the Illinois
Constitutional Amendment Act.