Bill Text: IL HJRCA0015 | 2009-2010 | 96th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Proposes to amend the Local Government Article of the Illinois Constitution. Provides that if the number of members of a county board exceeds 17, then the number of members may be reduced to 17 upon approval at a county-wide referendum initiated by petition of the county's voters as provided by law. Effective upon being declared adopted.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2010-05-02 - Tabled Pursuant to Rule 46 [HJRCA0015 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2009-HJRCA0015-Introduced.html

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96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2009 and 2010 HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT HC0015 Introduced 2/10/2009, by Rep. Mike Boland SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
ILCON Art. VII, Sec. 3
Proposes to amend the Local Government Article of the Illinois Constitution. Provides that if the number of members of a county board exceeds 17, then the number of members may be reduced to 17 upon approval at a county-wide referendum initiated by petition of the county's voters as provided by law. Effective upon being declared adopted.
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A BILL FOR
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HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT
RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE
SENATE CONCURRING HEREIN, that there shall be submitted to the
electors of the State for adoption or rejection at the general
election next occurring at least 6 months after the adoption of
this resolution a proposition to amend Article VII of the
Illinois Constitution by changing Section 3 as follows:
ARTICLE VII
LOCAL GOVERNMENT
(ILCON Art. VII, Sec. 3)
SECTION 3. COUNTY BOARDS
(a) A county board shall be elected in each county. The
number of members of the county board shall be fixed by
ordinance in each county within limitations provided by law;
provided that if the number of a county's board members exceeds
17, then that county's number of members may be reduced to 17
upon approval at a county-wide referendum initiated by petition
of the county's voters as provided by law.
(b) The General Assembly by law shall provide methods
available to all counties for the election of county board
members. No county, other than Cook County, may change its

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method of electing board members except as approved by
county-wide referendum.
(c) Members of the Cook County Board shall be elected from
two districts, Chicago and that part of Cook County outside
Chicago, unless (1) a different method of election is approved
by a majority of votes cast in each of the two districts in a
county-wide referendum or (2) the Cook County Board by
ordinance divides the county into single member districts from
which members of the County Board resident in each district are
elected. If a different method of election is adopted pursuant
to option (1) the method of election may thereafter be altered
only pursuant to option (2) or by county-wide referendum. A
different method of election may be adopted pursuant to option
(2) only once and the method of election may thereafter be
altered only by county-wide referendum.
(Source: Illinois Constitution.)
SCHEDULE
This Constitutional Amendment takes effect upon being
declared adopted in accordance with Section 7 of the Illinois
Constitutional Amendment Act.