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State of Illinois
2019 and 2020
HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT
HC0033 Introduced , by Rep. La Shawn K. Ford SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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Proposes to amend the Suffrage and Elections Article of the Illinois Constitution. Provides that the General Assembly may by law provide for the right to vote of a person convicted of a felony, or otherwise under sentence in a correctional institution or jail, but in any event the right to vote shall be restored not later than upon completion of his or her sentence. Effective upon being declared adopted.
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| | HC0033 | | LRB101 12262 HLH 59975 e |
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| 1 | | HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION
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| 2 | | CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT
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| 3 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE |
| 4 | | HUNDRED FIRST 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 of |
| 8 | | this resolution a proposition to amend Section 2 of Article III |
| 9 | | of the Illinois Constitution as follows:
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| 10 | | ARTICLE III
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| 11 | | SUFFRAGE AND ELECTIONS
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| 12 | | (ILCON Art. III, Sec. 2)
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| 13 | | SECTION 2. VOTING RIGHTS; FELONS DISQUALIFICATIONS
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| 14 | | The General Assembly may by law provide for the right to |
| 15 | | vote of a person convicted of a felony, or otherwise under |
| 16 | | sentence in a correctional institution or jail, but in any |
| 17 | | event the right to vote shall be restored not later than upon |
| 18 | | completion of his or her sentence. A person convicted of a |
| 19 | | felony, or otherwise under sentence in a
correctional |
| 20 | | institution or jail, shall lose the right to vote, which
right |
| 21 | | shall be restored not later than upon completion of his |
| 22 | | sentence.
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| 23 | | (Source: Illinois Constitution.)
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