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Rep. John A. Fritchey
Filed: 4/9/2008
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| AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 2673
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| AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 2673, AS AMENDED, |
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| with reference to page and line numbers of House Amendment No. |
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| 1, on page 1, in line 5, by replacing "16-4.1," with "16-4.1, |
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| 16-6,"; and |
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| on page 3, by inserting below line 22 the following:
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| "(10 ILCS 5/16-6) (from Ch. 46, par. 16-6)
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| Sec. 16-6. Whenever one or more proposals for amendment of |
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| the
constitution or the calling of a constitutional convention |
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| or any
combination thereof is or are to be voted upon by the |
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| people, the
proposition or propositions for the adoption or |
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| rejection of such
amendment or amendments or convention shall |
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| be submitted upon a ballot
separate from the "Official Ballot" |
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| containing the names of candidates
for State and other offices |
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| to be voted at such election. Such separate
ballot shall be |
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| printed upon paper of a distinctly blue color and shall,
as |
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| near as may be practicable, be of uniform size and blue color, |
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| but
any variation in the size of such ballots or in the |
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| tincture of blue
employed shall not affect or impair the |
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| validity thereof. Preceding
each proposal to amend the |
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| constitution shall be printed the brief
explanation of the |
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| amendment, prepared by the General Assembly, or in the
case of |
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| a proposed amendment initiated by petition pursuant to Section
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| 3 of Article XIV of the Constitution of the State of Illinois |
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| by the principal
proponents of the amendment as approved by the |
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| Attorney General, and
immediately below the explanation, the |
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| proposition shall be printed in
substantially the following |
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| form:
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| YES For the proposed amendment
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| ---------- to Article ______ (or Section
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| NO _______ of Article ______) of
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| the Constitution.
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| In the case of a proposition for the calling of a |
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| constitutional
convention, such proposition shall be printed |
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| in substantially the
following form:
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| YES For the calling
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| ---------- of a Constitutional
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| NO Convention.
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| On the back or outside of the ballot so as to appear when |
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| folded,
shall be printed the words "CONSTITUTION BALLOT", |
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| followed by the
designation of the polling place for which the |
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| ballot is prepared, the
date of the election and a facsimile of |
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| the signature of the clerk or
other officer who has caused the |
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| ballots to be printed. Immediately
above the words |
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| "CONSTITUTION BALLOT" in the case of a proposition for
the |
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| calling of a constitutional convention the following legend |
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| shall be
printed in bold face type:
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| "NOTICE
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| THE FAILURE TO VOTE THIS BALLOT IS THE EQUIVALENT OF A |
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| NEGATIVE VOTE.
(THIS IS NOT TO BE CONSTRUED AS A DIRECTION THAT |
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| YOUR VOTE IS REQUIRED
TO BE CAST EITHER IN FAVOR OF OR IN |
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| OPPOSITION TO THE PROPOSITION HEREIN
CONTAINED.)
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| WHETHER YOU VOTE THIS BALLOT OR NOT YOU MUST RETURN IT TO |
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| THE
ELECTION JUDGE WHEN YOU LEAVE THE VOTING BOOTH".
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| Immediately above the words "CONSTITUTION BALLOT" in the |
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| case of a
proposition to amend the Constitution the following |
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| legend shall be
printed in bold face type:
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| "NOTICE
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| WHETHER YOU VOTE THIS BALLOT OR NOT YOU MUST RETURN IT TO |
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| THE
ELECTION JUDGE WHEN YOU LEAVE THE VOTING BOOTH."
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| If a proposition for the calling of a constitutional |
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| convention is
submitted at the same election as one or more |
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| propositions to amend the
constitution, the proposition for the |
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| calling of a constitutional
convention shall be printed at the |
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| top of the ballot. In such case, the
back or outside of the |
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| ballot shall be printed the same as if it were a
proposal |
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| solely to amend the constitution.
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| Where voting machines or electronic voting systems are |
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| used, the
provisions of this Section may be modified as |
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| required or authorized by
Article 24 , 24A, 24B, or 24C or |
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| Article 24A , whichever is applicable.
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| (Source: P.A. 81-163 .)"; and
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| on page 14, by replacing line 18 with the following: |
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| "required or authorized by Article 24 , 24A, 24B, or 24C or |
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| Article 24A , whichever".
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