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11 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT HC0004 Introduced , by Rep. Dan Ugaste SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: ILCON Art. III, Sec. 7ILCON Art. III, Sec. 9 newILCON Art. III, Sec. 10 newILCON Art. III, Sec. 11 new Proposes to amend the Suffrage and Elections Article of the Illinois Constitution. Sets out a procedure for the recall of all State Executive Branch officers (rather than only the Governor), legislative leaders, the Auditor General, members of the General Assembly, and local government officials. Makes changes to the procedures for the recall of the Governor. Effective upon being declared adopted. LRB104 07341 SPS 17381 e 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT HC0004 Introduced , by Rep. Dan Ugaste SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: ILCON Art. III, Sec. 7ILCON Art. III, Sec. 9 newILCON Art. III, Sec. 10 newILCON Art. III, Sec. 11 new ILCON Art. III, Sec. 7 ILCON Art. III, Sec. 9 new ILCON Art. III, Sec. 10 new ILCON Art. III, Sec. 11 new Proposes to amend the Suffrage and Elections Article of the Illinois Constitution. Sets out a procedure for the recall of all State Executive Branch officers (rather than only the Governor), legislative leaders, the Auditor General, members of the General Assembly, and local government officials. Makes changes to the procedures for the recall of the Governor. Effective upon being declared adopted. LRB104 07341 SPS 17381 e LRB104 07341 SPS 17381 e
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88 Proposes to amend the Suffrage and Elections Article of the Illinois Constitution. Sets out a procedure for the recall of all State Executive Branch officers (rather than only the Governor), legislative leaders, the Auditor General, members of the General Assembly, and local government officials. Makes changes to the procedures for the recall of the Governor. Effective upon being declared adopted.
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1313 1 HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION
1414 2 CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT
1515 3 RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE
1616 4 HUNDRED FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE
1717 5 SENATE CONCURRING HEREIN, that there shall be submitted to the
1818 6 electors of the State for adoption or rejection at the general
1919 7 election next occurring at least 6 months after the adoption
2020 8 of this resolution a proposition to amend Section 7 of Article
2121 9 III of the Illinois Constitution and to add Sections 9, 10, and
2222 10 11 of Article III as follows:
2323 11 ARTICLE III
2424 12 SUFFRAGE AND ELECTIONS
2525 13 (ILCON Art. III, Sec. 7)
2626 14 SECTION 7. INITIATIVE TO RECALL EXECUTIVE OFFICERS GOVERNOR
2727 15 (a) To initiate the recall of any Executive Branch officer
2828 16 named in Section 1 of Article V, a petitioning elector shall
2929 17 file an affidavit with the State Board of Elections providing
3030 18 notice to circulate a petition to recall an Executive Branch
3131 19 officer. The affidavit shall include: (1) a general statement
3232 20 of not more than 200 words enumerating the individual whose
3333 21 recall is sought and providing the grounds for which recall is
3434 22 sought; (2) a petition signed by a number of electors equal in
3535 23 number to at least 0.1% of the total votes cast for Governor in
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4545 Proposes to amend the Suffrage and Elections Article of the Illinois Constitution. Sets out a procedure for the recall of all State Executive Branch officers (rather than only the Governor), legislative leaders, the Auditor General, members of the General Assembly, and local government officials. Makes changes to the procedures for the recall of the Governor. Effective upon being declared adopted.
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7070 1 the preceding gubernatorial election; and (3) the signature of
7171 2 the petitioning elector. Upon acceptance of the petitioning
7272 3 elector's affidavit by the State Board of Elections, the The
7373 4 recall of any Executive Branch officer the Governor may be
7474 5 proposed by a petition signed by a number of electors equal in
7575 6 number to at least 12% 15% of the total votes cast for Governor
7676 7 in the preceding gubernatorial election, with at least 100
7777 8 signatures from each of at least 25 separate counties. A
7878 9 petition shall have been signed by the petitioning electors
7979 10 not more than 90 150 days after an affidavit has been filed
8080 11 with the State Board of Elections providing notice of intent
8181 12 to circulate a petition to recall an Executive Branch officer
8282 13 the Governor. The affidavit may be filed no sooner than 6
8383 14 months after the beginning of the Executive Branch officer's
8484 15 Governor's term of office. If the State Board of Elections
8585 16 determines the petition is valid, the Executive Branch officer
8686 17 whose recall is sought may file a response of not more than 200
8787 18 words with the State Board of Elections. The petitioning
8888 19 elector's general statement and the Executive Branch officer's
8989 20 response shall appear on the recall ballot. The affidavit
9090 21 shall have been signed by the proponent of the recall
9191 22 petition, at least 20 members of the House of Representatives,
9292 23 and at least 10 members of the Senate, with no more than half
9393 24 of the signatures of members of each chamber from the same
9494 25 established political party.
9595 26 (b) The form of the affidavit, petition, circulation, and
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106106 1 procedure for determining the validity and sufficiency of a
107107 2 petition shall be as provided by law. If the petition is valid
108108 3 and sufficient, the State Board of Elections shall certify the
109109 4 petition not more than 100 days after the date the petition was
110110 5 filed, and the question "Shall (name) be recalled from the
111111 6 office of (office) Governor?" must be submitted to the
112112 7 electors at the next general election a special election
113113 8 called by the State Board of Elections, to occur not more than
114114 9 100 days after certification of the petition. A recall
115115 10 petition certified by the State Board of Elections may not be
116116 11 withdrawn and another recall petition may not be initiated
117117 12 against the Governor during the remainder of the current term
118118 13 of office. Any recall petition or recall election pending on
119119 14 the date of the next general election at which a candidate for
120120 15 an Executive branch office for which recall is sought Governor
121121 16 is elected is moot.
122122 17 (c) (Blank). If a petition to recall the Governor has been
123123 18 filed with the State Board of Elections, a person eligible to
124124 19 serve as Governor may propose his or her candidacy by a
125125 20 petition signed by a number of electors equal in number to the
126126 21 requirement for petitions for an established party candidate
127127 22 for the office of Governor, signed by petitioning electors not
128128 23 more than 50 days after a recall petition has been filed with
129129 24 the State Board of Elections. The form of a successor election
130130 25 petition, circulation, and procedure for determining the
131131 26 validity and sufficiency of a petition shall be as provided by
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142142 1 law. If the successor election petition is valid and
143143 2 sufficient, the State Board of Elections shall certify the
144144 3 petition not more than 100 days after the date the petition to
145145 4 recall the Governor was filed. Names of candidates for
146146 5 nomination to serve as the candidate of an established
147147 6 political party must be submitted to the electors at a special
148148 7 primary election, if necessary, called by the State Board of
149149 8 Elections to be held at the same time as the special election
150150 9 on the question of recall established under subsection (b).
151151 10 Names of candidates for the successor election must be
152152 11 submitted to the electors at a special successor election
153153 12 called by the State Board of Elections, to occur not more than
154154 13 60 days after the date of the special primary election or on a
155155 14 date established by law.
156156 15 (d) The Executive Branch officer Governor is immediately
157157 16 removed upon certification of the recall election results if a
158158 17 three-fifths majority of the electors voting on the question
159159 18 vote to recall the Executive Branch officer Governor. If the
160160 19 Executive Branch officer Governor is removed, the vacancy
161161 20 shall be filled as provided in Article V then (i) an Acting
162162 21 Governor determined under subsection (a) of Section 6 of
163163 22 Article V shall serve until the Governor elected at the
164164 23 special successor election is qualified and (ii) the candidate
165165 24 who receives the highest number of votes in the special
166166 25 successor election is elected Governor for the balance of the
167167 26 term.
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178178 1 (e) An Executive Branch officer recalled under this
179179 2 Section 7 is ineligible to serve again in the office in which
180180 3 he or she was recalled for 10 years following certification of
181181 4 the recall election.
182182 5 (Source: Amendment adopted at general election November 2,
183183 6 2010.)
184184 7 (ILCON Art. III, Sec. 9 new)
185185 8 SECTION 9. INITIATIVE TO RECALL LEGISLATIVE LEADERS AND
186186 9 AUDITOR GENERAL
187187 10 (a) To initiate the recall of the Speaker of the House of
188188 11 Representatives, the President of the Senate, or the Auditor
189189 12 General, a petitioning elector shall file an affidavit with
190190 13 the State Board of Elections providing notice to circulate a
191191 14 petition to recall the Speaker of the House of
192192 15 Representatives, the President of the Senate, or the Auditor
193193 16 General. The affidavit shall include: (1) a general statement
194194 17 of not more than 200 words enumerating the individual whose
195195 18 recall is sought and providing the grounds for which recall is
196196 19 sought; (2) a petition signed by a number of electors equal in
197197 20 number to at least 0.1% of the total votes cast for Governor in
198198 21 the preceding gubernatorial election; and (3) the signature of
199199 22 the petitioning elector. Upon acceptance of the petitioning
200200 23 elector's affidavit by the State Board of Elections, the
201201 24 recall of the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the
202202 25 President of the Senate, or the Auditor General may be
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213213 1 proposed by a petition signed by a number of electors equal in
214214 2 number to at least 12% of the total votes cast for Governor in
215215 3 the preceding gubernatorial election. A petition shall have
216216 4 been signed by the petitioning electors not more than 90 days
217217 5 after an affidavit has been filed with the State Board of
218218 6 Elections providing notice of intent to circulate a petition
219219 7 to recall the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the
220220 8 President of the Senate, or the Auditor General. The affidavit
221221 9 may be filed no sooner than 6 months after the beginning of the
222222 10 Speaker's, the President's, or the Auditor General's term of
223223 11 office. If the State Board of Elections determines the
224224 12 petition is valid, the officer whose recall is sought may file
225225 13 a response of not more than 200 words with the State Board of
226226 14 Elections. The petitioning elector's general statement and the
227227 15 officer's response shall appear on the recall ballot.
228228 16 (b) The form of the affidavit, petition, circulation, and
229229 17 procedure for determining the validity and sufficiency of a
230230 18 petition shall be as provided by law. If the petition is valid
231231 19 and sufficient, the State Board of Elections shall certify the
232232 20 petition not more than 100 days after the date the petition was
233233 21 filed, and the question "Shall (name) be recalled from the
234234 22 office of (office)?" must be submitted to the electors at the
235235 23 next general election after certification of the petition.
236236 24 (c) The Speaker of the House of Representatives, the
237237 25 President of the Senate, or the Auditor General is immediately
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249249 1 three-fifths majority of the electors voting on the question
250250 2 vote to recall the officer. If the Speaker of the House of
251251 3 Representatives, the President of the Senate, or the Auditor
252252 4 General is removed, the vacancy shall be filled as provided by
253253 5 rule of the appropriate chamber or by law. The removal of the
254254 6 Speaker of the House of Representatives or the President of
255255 7 the Senate does not remove from the General Assembly the
256256 8 Representative or Senator who held that position.
257257 9 (d) A Speaker of the House of Representatives, a President
258258 10 of the Senate, or an Auditor General recalled under this
259259 11 Section 9 is ineligible to serve again in the office in which
260260 12 he or she was recalled for 10 years following certification of
261261 13 the recall election.
262262 14 (e) The procedure and manner of recalling the Speaker of
263263 15 the House of Representatives, the President of the Senate, or
264264 16 the Auditor General shall be in addition to and not excluding
265265 17 any other method of removing an elected official as provided
266266 18 by law.
267267 19 (ILCON Art. III, Sec. 10 new)
268268 20 SECTION 10. INITIATIVE TO RECALL MEMBERS OF THE GENERAL
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270270 22 (a) The recall of a member of the General Assembly may be
271271 23 proposed by a petition signed by a number of electors equal in
272272 24 number to at least 12% of the total votes cast for Governor in
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284284 1 District or Representative District represented by the member
285285 2 of the General Assembly. A petition shall have been signed by
286286 3 the petitioning electors not more than 90 days after an
287287 4 affidavit has been filed with the State Board of Elections
288288 5 providing notice of intent to circulate a petition to recall
289289 6 the member. The petition shall include the signature of the
290290 7 petitioning elector and a general statement of not more than
291291 8 200 words enumerating the individual whose recall is sought
292292 9 and providing the grounds for which recall is sought. The
293293 10 affidavit may be filed no sooner than 6 months after the
294294 11 beginning of the member's term of office. If the State Board of
295295 12 Elections determines the petition is valid, the member whose
296296 13 recall is sought may file a response of not more than 200 words
297297 14 with the State Board of Elections. The petitioning elector's
298298 15 general statement and the member's response shall appear on
299299 16 the recall ballot.
300300 17 (b) The form of the affidavit, petition, circulation, and
301301 18 procedure for determining the validity and sufficiency of a
302302 19 petition shall be as provided by law. If the petition is valid
303303 20 and sufficient, the State Board of Elections shall certify the
304304 21 petition not more than 100 days after the date the petition was
305305 22 filed, and the question "Shall (name) be recalled from the
306306 23 office of (office)?" must be submitted to the electors at the
307307 24 next general election after certification of the petition.
308308 25 (c) The member of the General Assembly is immediately
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320320 1 three-fifths majority of the electors voting on the question
321321 2 vote to recall the member. If the member is removed, the
322322 3 vacancy shall be filled as provided by Section 2 of Article IV.
323323 4 (d) A member of the General Assembly recalled under this
324324 5 Section 10 is ineligible to serve in public office (or
325325 6 specified non-elected office) for 10 years following
326326 7 certification of the recall election.
327327 8 (e) The procedure and manner of recalling a member of the
328328 9 General Assembly shall be in addition to and not excluding any
329329 10 other method of removing an elected official as provided by
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332332 13 SECTION 11. INITIATIVE TO RECALL LOCAL GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS
333333 14 (a) The recall of a local government official may be
334334 15 proposed by a petition signed by a number of electors equal to
335335 16 a percentage of the total votes cast for Governor in the
336336 17 preceding gubernatorial election as determined by the
337337 18 population of the unit of local government that the local
338338 19 government official represents: for a jurisdiction of not more
339339 20 than 1,000 qualified electors, 30%; for a jurisdiction of more
340340 21 than 1,000 qualified electors but not more than 10,000
341341 22 qualified electors, 25%; for a jurisdiction of more than
342342 23 10,000 qualified electors but not more than 50,000 qualified
343343 24 electors, 20%; for a jurisdiction of more than 50,000
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355355 1 electors, 15%; for a jurisdiction of more than 100,000
356356 2 qualified electors, 10%. A petition shall have been signed by
357357 3 the petitioning electors not more than 90 days after an
358358 4 affidavit has been filed with the State Board of Elections
359359 5 providing notice of intent to circulate a petition to recall
360360 6 the local government official. The petition shall include the
361361 7 signature of the petitioning elector and a general statement
362362 8 of not more than 200 words enumerating the individual whose
363363 9 recall is sought and providing the grounds for which recall is
364364 10 sought. The affidavit may be filed no sooner than 6 months
365365 11 after the beginning of the local government official's term of
366366 12 office. If the State Board of Elections determines the
367367 13 petition is valid, the local government official whose recall
368368 14 is sought may file a response of not more than 200 words with
369369 15 the State Board of Elections. The petitioning elector's
370370 16 general statement and the local government official's response
371371 17 shall appear on the recall ballot.
372372 18 (b) The local government officials who serve on a public
373373 19 body must be recalled individually.
374374 20 (c) The form of the affidavit, petition, circulation, and
375375 21 procedure for determining the validity and sufficiency of a
376376 22 petition shall be as provided by law. If the petition is valid
377377 23 and sufficient, the State Board of Elections shall certify the
378378 24 petition not more than 100 days after the date the petition was
379379 25 filed, and the following question must be submitted to the
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391391 1 election after certification of the petition:
392392 2 "Should (elected official) be recalled from (his or her)
393393 3 position(s) as (title of position)? (YES/NO)
394394 4 If (elected official) is recalled, who do you support to
395395 5 replace (him or her)?
396396 6 (Elected official).
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399399 9 (d) The local government official is immediately removed
400400 10 upon certification of the recall election results if a
401401 11 three-fifths majority of the electors voting on the question
402402 12 vote to recall the local government official.
403403 13 (e) Replacement candidates wishing to be listed on the
404404 14 recall ballot shall be certified under the same procedures as
405405 15 if the candidate was running for the applicable office in a
406406 16 standard election, except the petition circulation and filing
407407 17 of petitions shall only be between the time the intent to
408408 18 recall is filed and 90 days before the election. Candidates
409409 19 running to replace the recalled officeholder shall state
410410 20 clearly on the candidate's petitions which officeholder they
411411 21 are seeking to replace.
412412 22 (f) There shall be no primary or runoff election after a
413413 23 recall election. The top vote-getter or vote-getters in the
414414 24 recall election shall replace the elected official or
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427427 1 election shall be the same as the procedure for being
428428 2 nominated and certified in the standard election for the
429429 3 office to be filled. Challenges to recall petitions shall
430430 4 follow the same procedures as challenges to petitions under
431431 5 the Election Code.
432432 6 (h) If multiple officeholders from the same public office
433433 7 or district are being recalled, each recall question must be
434434 8 asked separately. All candidates running as replacements for
435435 9 that office and the current officeholder shall be on the
436436 10 ballot beneath the recall question.
437437 11 (i) If the local government official is removed from a
438438 12 unit of government over 1,000,000 persons, the vacancy shall
439439 13 be filled as provided by law.
440440 14 (j) A local government official recalled under this
441441 15 Section is ineligible to serve in public office (or specified
442442 16 non-elected office) for 10 years following certification of
443443 17 the recall election.
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