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SJ0055

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1 SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION

2 WHEREAS, Section 3 of Article VIII of the Constitution of

3 the State of Illinois provides that the General Assembly, by a

4 vote of three-fifths of the members elected to each house,

5 shall appoint an Auditor General; and

6 WHEREAS, The General Assembly has, by Section 2-3 of the

7 Illinois State Auditing Act, charged the Legislative Audit

8 Commission with the responsibility of diligently searching for

9 qualified candidates for the office and making recommendations

10 to the General Assembly, and, pursuant to this statutory

11 mandate, the Legislative Audit Commission has conducted a

12 diligent search and has recommended to the General Assembly

13 the appointment of Christopher B. Meister of Oak Park,

14 Illinois, as Auditor General; therefore, be it

15 RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FOURTH GENERAL

16 ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE HOUSE OF

17 REPRESENTATIVES CONCURRING HEREIN, that pursuant to Section 3

18 of Article VIII of the Constitution and upon the

19 recommendation of the Legislative Audit Commission,

20 Christopher B. Meister of Oak Park, Illinois, is appointed

21 Auditor General for the State of Illinois for a term

22 commencing on May 1, 2026.