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5 ILCS 20/1

(5 ILCS 20/1) (from Ch. 1, par. 101)

Sec. 1.

Amendments to the Constitution of this State
may be proposed by joint resolution in either house of the General
Assembly, and if the same shall be voted for by 3/5 of all the members
elected to each of the 2 houses in the manner provided by Section 2 of
Article XIV of the Constitution, the amendment or amendments proposed
shall be submitted to the electors of this State for adoption or
rejection in the manner hereinafter provided.

(Source: P.A. 98-463, eff. 8-16-13.)