104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT SC0005 Introduced 2/7/2025, by Sen. Terri Bryant SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: ILCON Art. III, Sec. 1 Proposes to amend the Suffrage and Elections Article of the Illinois Constitution. Provides that every United States citizen who has attained the age of 18 or any other voting age required by the United States for voting (currently voting in State elections) and who has been a permanent resident of this State for at least 30 days next preceding any election shall have the right to vote at such election. LRB104 05567 SPS 15597 e 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT SC0005 Introduced 2/7/2025, by Sen. Terri Bryant SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: ILCON Art. III, Sec. 1 ILCON Art. III, Sec. 1 Proposes to amend the Suffrage and Elections Article of the Illinois Constitution. Provides that every United States citizen who has attained the age of 18 or any other voting age required by the United States for voting (currently voting in State elections) and who has been a permanent resident of this State for at least 30 days next preceding any election shall have the right to vote at such election. LRB104 05567 SPS 15597 e LRB104 05567 SPS 15597 e 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT SC0005 Introduced 2/7/2025, by Sen. Terri Bryant SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: ILCON Art. III, Sec. 1 ILCON Art. III, Sec. 1 ILCON Art. III, Sec. 1 Proposes to amend the Suffrage and Elections Article of the Illinois Constitution. Provides that every United States citizen who has attained the age of 18 or any other voting age required by the United States for voting (currently voting in State elections) and who has been a permanent resident of this State for at least 30 days next preceding any election shall have the right to vote at such election. LRB104 05567 SPS 15597 e LRB104 05567 SPS 15597 e LRB104 05567 SPS 15597 e SC0005LRB104 05567 SPS 15597 e SC0005 LRB104 05567 SPS 15597 e SC0005 LRB104 05567 SPS 15597 e 1 SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION 2 CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT 3 RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FOURTH GENERAL 4 ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE HOUSE OF 5 REPRESENTATIVES CONCURRING HEREIN, that there shall be 6 submitted to the electors of the State for adoption or 7 rejection at the general election next occurring at least 6 8 months after the adoption of this resolution a proposition to 9 amend Section 7 of Article III of the Illinois Constitution as 10 follows: 11 ARTICLE III 12 SUFFRAGE AND ELECTIONS 13 (ILCON Art. III, Sec. 1) 14 SECTION 1. VOTING QUALIFICATIONS 15 Every United States citizen who has attained the age of 18 16 or any other voting age required by the United States for 17 voting in State elections and who has been a permanent 18 resident of this State for at least 30 days next preceding any 19 election shall have the right to vote at such election. The 20 General Assembly by law may establish registration 21 requirements and require permanent residence in an election 22 district not to exceed thirty days prior to an election. The 23 General Assembly by law may establish shorter residence 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT SC0005 Introduced 2/7/2025, by Sen. Terri Bryant SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: ILCON Art. III, Sec. 1 ILCON Art. III, Sec. 1 ILCON Art. III, Sec. 1 Proposes to amend the Suffrage and Elections Article of the Illinois Constitution. Provides that every United States citizen who has attained the age of 18 or any other voting age required by the United States for voting (currently voting in State elections) and who has been a permanent resident of this State for at least 30 days next preceding any election shall have the right to vote at such election. LRB104 05567 SPS 15597 e LRB104 05567 SPS 15597 e LRB104 05567 SPS 15597 e ILCON Art. III, Sec. 1 LRB104 05567 SPS 15597 e SC0005 LRB104 05567 SPS 15597 e SC0005- 2 -LRB104 05567 SPS 15597 e SC0005 - 2 - LRB104 05567 SPS 15597 e SC0005 - 2 - LRB104 05567 SPS 15597 e 1 requirements for voting for President and Vice-President of 2 the United States. 3 (Source: Amendment adopted at general election November 8, 4 1988.) SC0005 - 2 - LRB104 05567 SPS 15597 e