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Ill. Const. art. VI, § 3 — Article VI / Section 3
IL Const., Article VI, Section 3
Status: in_force

SUPREME COURT – ORGANIZATION [ edit ] The Supreme Court shall consist of seven Judges. Three shall be selected from the First Judicial District and one from each of the other Judicial Districts. Four Judges constitute a quorum and the concurrence of four is necessary for a decision. Supreme Court Judges shall select a Chief Justice from their number to serve for a term of three years. (Source: Illinois Constitution.)
Ill. Const. art. V, § 11 — Article V / Section 11
IL Const., Article V, Section 11
Status: in_force

GOVERNOR - AGENCY REORGANIZATION [ edit ] The Governor, by Executive Order, may reassign functions among or reorganize executive agencies which are directly responsible to him. If such a reassignment or reorganization would contravene a statute, the Executive Order shall be delivered to the General Assembly. If the General Assembly is in annual session and if the Executive Order is delivered on or before April 1, the General Assembly shall consider the Executive Order at that annual session. If the General Assembly is not in annual session or if the Executive Order is delivered after April 1, the General Assembly shall consider the Executive Order at its next annual session, in which case the Executive Order shall be deemed to have been delivered on the first day of that annual session. Such an Executive Order shall not become effective if, within 60 calendar days after its delivery to the General Assembly, either house disapproves the Executive Order by the record vote of a majority of the members elected. An Executive Order not so disapproved shall become effective by its terms but not less than 60 calendar days after its delivery to the General Assembly. (Source: Illinois Constitution.)
Ill. Const. art. IX, § 1 — Article IX / Section 1
IL Const., Article IX, Section 1
Status: in_force

STATE REVENUE POWER [ edit ] The General Assembly has the exclusive power to raise revenue by law except as limited or otherwise provided in this Constitution. The power of taxation shall not be surrendered, suspended, or contracted away. (Source: Illinois Constitution.)
Ill. Const. art. V, § 12 — Article V / Section 12
IL Const., Article V, Section 12
Status: in_force

GOVERNOR – PARDONS [ edit ] The Governor may grant reprieves, commutations and pardons, after conviction, for all offenses on such terms as he thinks proper. The manner of applying therefore may be regulated by law. (Source: Illinois Constitution.)
Ill. Const. art. V, § 21 — Article V / Section 21
IL Const., Article V, Section 21
Status: in_force

COMPENSATION [ edit ] Officers of the Executive Branch shall be paid salaries established by law and shall receive no other compensation for their services. Changes in the salaries of these officers elected or appointed for stated terms shall not take effect during the stated terms. (Source: Illinois Constitution.)
Ill. Const. art. XIII, § 5 — Article XIII / Section 5
IL Const., Article XIII, Section 5
Status: in_force

PENSION AND RETIREMENT RIGHTS [ edit ] Membership in any pension or retirement system of the State, any unit of local government or school district, or any agency or instrumentality thereof, shall be an enforceable contractual relationship, the benefits of which shall not be diminished or impaired. (Source: Illinois Constitution.)
Ill. Const. art. I, § 22 — Article I / Section 22
IL Const., Article I, Section 22
Status: in_force

RIGHT TO ARMS [ edit ] Subject only to the police power, the right of the individual citizen to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed. (Source: Illinois Constitution.)
Ill. Const. art. I, § 5 — Article I / Section 5
IL Const., Article I, Section 5
Status: in_force

LOCAL GOVERNMENT [ edit ] (a) The number of members of a county board in a county which, as of the effective date of this Constitution, elects three members at large may be changed only as approved by county-wide referendum. If the number of members of such a county board is changed by county-wide referendum, the provisions of Section 3:(a) of Article VII relating to the number of members of a county board shall govern thereafter. (b) In Cook County, until (1) a method of election of county board members different from the method in existence on the effective date of this Constitution is approved by a majority of votes cast both in Chicago and in the area outside Chicago 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, the number of members of the Cook County Board shall be fifteen except that the county board may increase the number if necessary to comply with apportionment requirements. If either of the foregoing changes is made, the provisions of Section 3:(a) of Article VII shall apply thereafter to Cook County. (c) Townships in existence on the effective date of this Constitution are continued until consolidated, merged, divided or dissolved in accordance with Section 5 of Article VII. (Source: Illinois Constitution.)
Ill. Const. art. XIII, § 1 — Article XIII / Section 1
IL Const., Article XIII, Section 1
Status: in_force

DISQUALIFICATION FOR PUBLIC OFFICE [ edit ] A person convicted of a felony, bribery, perjury or other infamous crime shall be ineligible to hold an office created by this Constitution. Eligibility may be restored as provided by law. (Source: Illinois Constitution.)
Ill. Const. art. IX, § 10 — Article IX / Section 10
IL Const., Article IX, Section 10
Status: in_force

REVENUE ARTICLE NOT LIMITED [ edit ] This Article is not qualified or limited by the provisions of Article VII of this Constitution concerning the size of the majorities in the General Assembly necessary to deny or limit the power to tax granted to units of local government. (Source: Illinois Constitution.)
Ill. Const. art. VI, § 2 — Article VI / Section 2
IL Const., Article VI, Section 2
Status: in_force

JUDICIAL DISTRICTS [ edit ] The State is divided into five Judicial Districts for the selection of Supreme and Appellate Court Judges. The First Judicial District consists of Cook County. The remainder of the State shall be divided by law into four Judicial Districts of substantially equal population, each of which shall be compact and composed of contiguous counties. (Source: Illinois Constitution.)
Ill. Const. art. XI, § 1 — Article XI / Section 1
IL Const., Article XI, Section 1
Status: in_force

PUBLIC POLICY - LEGISLATIVE RESPONSIBILITY [ edit ] The public policy of the State and the duty of each person is to provide and maintain a healthful environment for the benefit of this and future generations. The General Assembly shall provide by law for the implementation and enforcement of this public policy. (Source: Illinois Constitution.)
Ill. Const. art. VII, § 4 — Article VII / Section 4
IL Const., Article VII, Section 4
Status: in_force

COUNTY OFFICERS [ edit ] (a) Any county may elect a chief executive officer as provided by law. He shall have those duties and powers provided by law and those provided by county ordinance. (b) The President of the Cook County Board shall be elected from the County at large and shall be the chief executive officer of the County. If authorized by county ordinance, a person seeking election as President of the Cook County Board may also seek election as a member of the Board. (c) Each county shall elect a sheriff, county clerk and treasurer and may elect or appoint a coroner, recorder, assessor, auditor and such other officers as provided by law or by county ordinance. Except as changed pursuant to this Section, elected county officers shall be elected for terms of four years at general elections as provided by law. Any office may be created or eliminated and the terms of office and manner of selection changed by county-wide referendum. Offices other than sheriff, county clerk and treasurer may be eliminated and the terms of office and manner of selection changed by law. Offices other than sheriff, county clerk, treasurer, coroner, recorder, assessor and auditor may be eliminated and the terms of office and manner of selection changed by county ordinance. (d) County officers shall have those duties, powers and functions provided by law and those provided by county ordinance. County officers shall have the duties, powers or functions derived from common law or historical precedent unless altered by law or county ordinance. (e) The county treasurer or the person designated to perform his functions may act as treasurer of any unit of local government and any school district in his county when requested by any such unit or school district and shall so act when required to do so by law. (Source: Illinois Constitution.)
Ill. Const. art. 1, § 10 — Article 1 / Section 10
IL Const., Article 1, Section 10
Status: in_force

SELF-INCRIMINATION AND DOUBLE JEOPARDY [ edit ] No person shall be compelled in a criminal case to give evidence against himself nor be twice put in jeopardy for the same offense. (Source: Illinois Constitution.)
Ill. Const. art. VII, § 2 — Article VII / Section 2
IL Const., Article VII, Section 2
Status: in_force

COUNTY TERRITORY, BOUNDARIES AND SEATS [ edit ] (a) The General Assembly shall provide by law for the formation, consolidation, merger, division, and dissolution of counties, and for the transfer of territory between counties. (b) County boundaries shall not be changed unless approved by referendum in each county affected. (c) County seats shall not be changed unless approved by three-fifths of those voting on the question in a county-wide referendum. (Source: Illinois Constitution.)
Ill. Const. art. X, § 2 — Article X / Section 2
IL Const., Article X, Section 2
Status: in_force

STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION - CHIEF STATE EDUCATIONAL OFFICER [ edit ] (a) There is created a State Board of Education to be elected or selected on a regional basis. The number of members, their qualifications, terms of office and manner of election or selection shall be provided by law. The Board, except as limited by law, may establish goals, determine policies, provide for planning and evaluating education programs and recommend financing. The Board shall have such other duties and powers as provided by law. (b) The State Board of Education shall appoint a chief state educational officer. (Source: Illinois Constitution.)
Ill. Const. art. XII, § 3 — Article XII / Section 3
IL Const., Article XII, Section 3
Status: in_force

ORGANIZATION, EQUIPMENT AND DISCIPLINE [ edit ] The General Assembly shall provide by law for the organization, equipment and discipline of the militia in conformity with the laws governing the armed forces of the United States. (Source: Illinois Constitution.)
Ill. Const. art. 1, § 19 — Article 1 / Section 19
IL Const., Article 1, Section 19
Status: in_force

NO DISCRIMINATION AGAINST THE HANDICAPPED [ edit ] All persons with a physical or mental handicap shall be free from discrimination in the sale or rental of property and shall be free from discrimination unrelated to ability in the hiring and promotion practices of any employer. (Source: Illinois Constitution.)
Ill. Const. art. XIV, § 10 — Article XIV / Section 10
IL Const., Article XIV, Section 10
Status: in_force

(Removed) (Source: Illinois Constitution.)
Ill. Const. art. XIII, § 8 — Article XIII / Section 8
IL Const., Article XIII, Section 8
Status: in_force

BRANCH BANKING [ edit ] Branch banking shall be authorized only by law approved by three-fifths of the members voting on the question or a majority of the members elected, whichever is greater, in each house of the General Assembly. (Source: Illinois Constitution.)
Ill. Const. art. 1, § 14 — Article 1 / Section 14
IL Const., Article 1, Section 14
Status: in_force

IMPRISONMENT FOR DEBT [ edit ] No person shall be imprisoned for debt unless he refuses to deliver up his estate for the benefit of his creditors as provided by law or unless there is a strong presumption of fraud. No person shall be imprisoned for failure to pay a fine in a criminal case unless he has been afforded adequate time to make payment, in installments if necessary, and has willfully failed to make payment. (Source: Illinois Constitution.)
Ill. Const. art. IV, § 2 — Article IV / Section 2
IL Const., Article IV, Section 2
Status: in_force

LEGISLATIVE COMPOSITION [ edit ] (a) One Senator shall be elected from each Legislative District. Immediately following each decennial redistricting, the General Assembly by law shall divide the Legislative Districts as equally as possible into three groups. Senators from one group shall be elected for terms of four years, four years and two years; Senators from the second group, for terms of four years, two years and four years; and Senators from the third group, for terms of two years, four years and four years. The Legislative Districts in each group shall be distributed substantially equally over the State. (b) Each Legislative District shall be divided into two Representative Districts. In 1982 and every two years thereafter one Representative shall be elected from each Representative District for a term of two years. (c) To be eligible to serve as a member of the General Assembly, a person must be a United States citizen, at least 21 years old, and for the two years preceding his election or appointment a resident of the district which he is to represent. In the general election following a redistricting, a candidate for the General Assembly may be elected from any district which contains a part of the district in which he resided at the time of the redistricting and reelected if a resident of the new district he represents for 18 months prior to reelection. (d) Within thirty days after a vacancy occurs, it shall be filled by appointment as provided by law. If the vacancy is in a Senatorial office with more than twenty-eight months remaining in the term, the appointed Senator shall serve until the next general election, at which time a Senator shall be elected to serve for the remainder of the term. If the vacancy is in a Representative office or in any other Senatorial office, the appointment shall be for the remainder of the term. An appointee to fill a vacancy shall be a member of the same political party as the person he succeeds. (e) No member of the General Assembly shall receive compensation as a public officer or employee from any other governmental entity for time during which he is in attendance as a member of the General Assembly.No member of the General Assembly during the term for which he was elected or appointed shall be appointed to a public office which shall have been created or the compensation for which shall have been increased by the General Assembly during that term. (Source: Amendment adopted at general election November 4, 1980.)
Ill. Const. art. 1, § 1 — Article 1 / Section 1
IL Const., Article 1, Section 1
Status: in_force

INHERENT AND INALIENABLE RIGHTS [ edit ] All men are by nature free and independent and have certain inherent and inalienable rights among which are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. To secure these rights and the protection of property, governments are instituted among men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed. (Source: Illinois Constitution)
Ill. Const. art. III, § 5 — Article III / Section 5
IL Const., Article III, Section 5
Status: in_force

BOARD OF ELECTIONS [ edit ] A State Board of Elections shall have general supervision over the administration of the registration and election laws throughout the State. The General Assembly by law shall determine the size, manner of selection and compensation of the Board. No political party shall have a majority of members of the Board. (Source: Illinois Constitution.)
Ill. Const. art. V, § 9 — Article V / Section 9
IL Const., Article V, Section 9
Status: in_force

GOVERNOR - APPOINTING POWER [ edit ] (a) The Governor shall nominate and, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, a majority of the members elected concurring by record vote, shall appoint all officers whose election or appointment is not otherwise provided for. Any nomination not acted upon by the Senate within 60 session days after the receipt thereof shall be deemed to have received the advice and consent of the Senate. The General Assembly shall have no power to elect or appoint officers of the Executive Branch. (b) If, during a recess of the Senate, there is a vacancy in an office filled by appointment by the Governor by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, the Governor shall make a temporary appointment until the next meeting of the Senate, when he shall make a nomination to fill such office. (c) No person rejected by the Senate for an office shall, except at the Senate's request, be nominated again for that office at the same session or be appointed to that office during a recess of that Senate. (Source: Illinois Constitution.)
Ill. Const. art. 1, § 21 — Article 1 / Section 21
IL Const., Article 1, Section 21
Status: in_force

QUARTERING OF SOLDIERS [ edit ] No soldier in time of peace shall be quartered in a house without the consent of the owner; nor in time of war except as provided by law.shall not take over a house without the knowing of the owner. (Source: Illinois Constitution.)
Ill. Const. art. 1, § 8 — Article 1 / Section 8
IL Const., Article 1, Section 8
Status: in_force

RIGHTS AFTER INDICTMENT [ edit ] In criminal prosecutions, the accused shall have the right to appear and defend in person and by counsel; to demand the nature and cause of the accusation and have a copy thereof; to be confronted with the witnesses against him or her and to have process to compel the attendance of witnesses in his or her behalf; and to have a speedy public trial by an impartial jury of the county in which the offense is alleged to have been committed. (Source: Amendment adopted at general election November 8, 1994.)
Ill. Const. art. I, § 4 — Article I / Section 4
IL Const., Article I, Section 4
Status: in_force

JUDICIAL OFFICES [ edit ] (a) On the effective date of this Constitution, Associate Judges and magistrates shall become Circuit Judges and Associate Judges, respectively, of their Circuit Courts. All laws and rules of court theretofore applicable to Associate Judges and magistrates shall remain in force and be applicable to the persons in their new offices until changed by the General Assembly or the Supreme Court, as the case may be. (b) (Removed) (c) (Removed) (d) Until otherwise provided by law and except to the extent that the authority is inconsistent with Section 8 of Article VII, the Circuit Courts shall continue to exercise the non-judicial functions vested by law as of December 31, 1963, in county courts or the judges thereof. (Source: Illinois Constitution.)
Ill. Const. art. 1, § 12 — Article 1 / Section 12
IL Const., Article 1, Section 12
Status: in_force

RIGHT TO REMEDY AND JUSTICE [ edit ] Every person shall find a certain remedy in the laws for all injuries and wrongs which he receives to his person, privacy, property or reputation. He shall obtain justice by law, freely, completely, and promptly. (Source: Illinois Constitution.)
Ill. Const. art. IV, § 3 — Article IV / Section 3
IL Const., Article IV, Section 3
Status: in_force

LEGISLATIVE REDISTRICTING [ edit ] (a) Legislative Districts shall be compact, contiguous and substantially equal in population. Representative Districts shall be compact, contiguous, and substantially equal in population. (b) In the year following each Federal decennial census year, the General Assembly by law shall redistrict the Legislative Districts and the Representative Districts.If no redistricting plan becomes effective by June 30 of that year, a Legislative Redistricting Commission shall be constituted not later than July 10. The Commission shall consist of eight members, no more than four of whom shall be members of the same political party.The Speaker and Minority Leader of the House of Representatives shall each appoint to the Commission one Representative and one person who is not a member of the General Assembly. The President and Minority Leader of the Senate shall each appoint to the Commission one Senator and one person who is not a member of the General Assembly.The members shall be certified to the Secretary of State by the appointing authorities. A vacancy on the Commission shall be filled within five days by the authority that made the original appointment. A Chairman and Vice Chairman shall be chosen by a majority of all members of the Commission.Not later than August 10, the Commission shall file with the Secretary of State a redistricting plan approved by at least five members.If the Commission fails to file an approved redistricting plan, the Supreme Court shall submit the names of two persons, not of the same political party, to the Secretary of State not later than September 1.Not later than September 5, the Secretary of State publicly shall draw by random selection the name of one of the two persons to serve as the ninth member of the Commission.Not later than October 5, the Commission shall file with the Secretary of State a redistricting plan approved by at least five members.An approved redistricting plan filed with the Secretary of State shall be presumed valid, shall have the force and effect of law and shall be published promptly by the Secretary of State.The Supreme Court shall have original and exclusive jurisdiction over actions concerning redistricting the House and Senate, which shall be initiated in the name of the People of the State by the Attorney General. (Source: Amendment adopted at general election November 4, 1980.)
Ill. Const. art. XII, § 5 — Article XII / Section 5
IL Const., Article XII, Section 5
Status: in_force

PRIVILEGE FROM ARREST [ edit ] Except in cases of treason, felony or breach of peace, persons going to, returning from or on militia duty are privileged from arrest. (Source: Illinois Constitution.)
Ill. Const. art. I, § 13 — Article I / Section 13
IL Const., Article I, Section 13
Status: in_force

PROHIBITED ACTIVITIES [ edit ] (a) The Supreme Court shall adopt rules of conduct for Judges and Associate Judges. (b) Judges and Associate Judges shall devote full time to judicial duties. They shall not practice law, hold a position of profit, hold office under the United States or this State or unit of local government or school district or in a political party. Service in the State militia or armed forces of the United States for periods of time permitted by rule of the Supreme Court shall not disqualify a person from serving as a Judge or Associate Judge. (Source: Illinois Constitution.)