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AMENDMENT TO SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION 


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CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT 22

3    AMENDMENT NO. ___. Amend Senate Joint Resolution 
4Constitutional Amendment 22 by replacing everything after the 
5heading with the following:

 
6    "RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL 
7ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
8CONCURRING HEREIN, that there shall be submitted to the 
9electors of the State for adoption or rejection at the general 
10election next occurring at least 6 months after the adoption of 
11this resolution a proposition to amend Sections 2 and 7 of 
12Article V of the Illinois Constitution as follows: 
 

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ARTICLE V 


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THE EXECUTIVE






15      (ILCON Art. V, Sec. 2)



 
 
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1SECTION 2. TERMS 

2    These elected officers of the Executive Branch shall hold 
3office for
four years beginning on the second Monday of January 
4after their
election and, except in the case of the Lieutenant 
5Governor, until their
successors are qualified. Except as 
6provided in Section 7, they They shall be elected at the 
7general election
in 1978 and every four years thereafter.

8(Source: Illinois Constitution.)

 



9      (ILCON Art. V, Sec. 7)



10SECTION 7. VACANCIES IN OTHER ELECTIVE OFFICES 

11    If the Attorney General, Secretary of State, Comptroller or 
12Treasurer
fails to qualify or if his office becomes vacant, the 
13Governor shall
fill the office by appointment. If at the time 
14of the failure to qualify or the office becomes vacant there 
15are 28 or fewer months remaining in the term, the appointee 
16shall hold office until the end of the term. If at the time of 
17the failure to qualify or the office becomes vacant there are 
18more than 28 months remaining in the term, the The appointee 
19shall hold office until
the elected officer qualifies or until 
20a successor is elected at the next general election and

21qualified as may be provided by law and shall not be subject to 
22removal
by the Governor. If the Lieutenant Governor fails to 
23qualify or if his
office becomes vacant, it shall remain vacant 
24until the end of the term.

25(Source: Illinois Constitution.)

 

 
 
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SCHEDULE


2    This Constitutional Amendment takes effect upon being 
3declared adopted in accordance with Section 7 of the Illinois 
4Constitutional Amendment Act.".