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1 SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION
2 CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT
3 RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FIRST 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 Article V of the Illinois Constitution by changing
10 Section 2 as follows:
11 ARTICLE V
12 THE EXECUTIVE
13 (ILCON Art. V, Sec. 2)
14 SECTION 2. TERMS
15 (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), the These
16 elected officers of the Executive Branch shall hold office
17 for four years beginning on the second Monday of January
18 after their election and, except in the case of the
19 Lieutenant Governor, until their successors are qualified.
20 They shall be elected at the general election in 2002 and at
21 the general election in 2004 1978 and every four years
22 thereafter.
23 (b) The officers of the Executive Branch elected in 2002
24 shall hold office for two years beginning on the second
25 Monday of January after their election and, except in the
26 case of the Lieutenant Governor, until their successors are
27 qualified.
28 (Source: Illinois Constitution.)
29 SCHEDULE
30 This Constitutional Amendment takes effect upon being
31 declared adopted in accordance with Section 7 of the Illinois
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1 Constitutional Amendment Act.