96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2009 and 2010
HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT
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Introduced 2/10/2009, by Rep. Mike Boland
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 		




















ILCON Art. VII, Sec. 3







    Proposes to amend the Local Government Article of the Illinois Constitution.  Provides that if the number of members of a county board exceeds 17, then the number of members may be reduced to 17 upon approval at a county-wide referendum initiated by petition of the county's voters as provided by law.  Effective upon being declared adopted.
















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HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION


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CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT


 

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    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 
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NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE 
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SENATE CONCURRING HEREIN, that there shall be submitted to the 
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electors of the State for adoption or rejection at the general 
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election next occurring at least 6 months after the adoption of 
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this resolution a proposition to amend Article VII of the 
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Illinois Constitution by changing Section 3 as follows:

 

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ARTICLE VII 


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LOCAL GOVERNMENT






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    (ILCON Art. VII, Sec. 3)



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SECTION 3. COUNTY BOARDS 

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    (a) A county board shall be elected in each county. The 
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number of
members of the county board shall be fixed by 
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ordinance in each county
within limitations provided by law; 
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provided that if the number of a county's board members exceeds 
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17, then that county's number of members may be reduced to 17 
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upon approval at a county-wide referendum initiated by petition 
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of the county's voters as provided by law.

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    (b) The General Assembly by law shall provide methods 
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available to
all counties for the election of county board 
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members. No county, other
than Cook County, may change its 
 


 






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method of electing board members except
as approved by 
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county-wide referendum.

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    (c) Members of the Cook County Board shall be elected from 
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two
districts, Chicago and that part of Cook County outside 
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Chicago, unless
(1) a different method of election is approved 
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by a majority of votes
cast in each of the two districts in a 
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county-wide referendum or (2) the
Cook County Board by 
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ordinance divides the county into single member
districts from 
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which members of the County Board resident in each
district are 
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elected. If a different method of election is adopted
pursuant 
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to option (1) the method of election may thereafter be altered

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only pursuant to option (2) or by county-wide referendum. A 
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different
method of election may be adopted pursuant to option 
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(2) only once and
the method of election may thereafter be 
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altered only by county-wide
referendum.

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(Source: Illinois Constitution.)

 

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SCHEDULE


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    This Constitutional Amendment takes effect upon being 
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declared adopted in accordance with Section 7 of the Illinois 
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Constitutional Amendment Act.