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Ill. Const. art. IV, § 9 — Article IV / Section 9
IL Const., Article IV, Section 9
Status: in_force

VETO PROCEDURE [ edit ] (a) Every bill passed by the General Assembly shall be presented to the Governor within 30 calendar days after its passage. The foregoing requirement shall be judicially enforceable. If the Governor approves the bill, he shall sign it and it shall become law. (b) If the Governor does not approve the bill, he shall veto it by returning it with his objections to the house in which it originated. Any bill not so returned by the Governor within 60 calendar days after it is presented to him shall become law. If recess or adjournment of the General Assembly prevents the return of a bill, the bill and the Governor's objections shall be filed with the Secretary of State within such 60 calendar days. The Secretary of State shall return the bill and objections to the originating house promptly upon the next meeting of the same General Assembly at which the bill can be considered. (c) The house to which a bill is returned shall immediately enter the Governor's objections upon its journal. If within 15 calendar days after such entry that house by a record vote of three-fifths of the members elected passes the bill, it shall be delivered immediately to the second house. If within 15 calendar days after such delivery the second house by a record vote of three-fifths of the members elected passes the bill, it shall become law. (d) The Governor may reduce or veto any item of appropriations in a bill presented to him. Portions of a bill not reduced or vetoed shall become law. An item vetoed shall be returned to the house in which it originated and may become law in the same manner as a vetoed bill. An item reduced in amount shall be returned to the house in which it originated and may be restored to its original amount in the same manner as a vetoed bill except that the required record vote shall be a majority of the members elected to each house. If a reduced item is not so restored, it shall become law in the reduced amount. (e) The Governor may return a bill together with specific recommendations for change to the house in which it originated. The bill shall be considered in the same manner as a vetoed bill but the specific recommendations may be accepted by a record vote of a majority of the members elected to each house. Such bill shall be presented again to the Governor and if he certifies that such acceptance conforms to his specific recommendations, the bill shall become law. If he does not so certify, he shall return it as a vetoed bill to the house in which it originated. (Source: Illinois Constitution.)
Ill. Const. art. IX, § 6 — Article IX / Section 6
IL Const., Article IX, Section 6
Status: in_force

EXEMPTIONS FROM PROPERTY TAXATION [ edit ] The General Assembly by law may exempt from taxation only the property of the State, units of local government and school districts and property used exclusively for agricultural and horticultural societies, and for school, religious, cemetery and charitable purposes. The General Assembly by law may grant homestead exemptions or rent credits. (Source: Illinois Constitution.)
Ill. Const. art. IV, § 1 — Article IV / Section 1
IL Const., Article IV, Section 1
Status: in_force

LEGISLATURE - POWER AND STRUCTURE [ edit ] The legislative power is vested in a General Assembly consisting of a Senate and a House of Representatives, elected by the electors from 59 Legislative Districts and 118 Representative Districts. (Source: Amendment adopted at general election November 4, 1980.)
Ill. Const. art. V, § 15 — Article V / Section 15
IL Const., Article V, Section 15
Status: in_force

ATTORNEY GENERAL – DUTIES [ edit ] The Attorney General shall be the legal officer of the State, and shall have the duties and powers that may be prescribed by law. (Source: Illinois Constitution.)
Ill. Const. art. IV, § 7 — Article IV / Section 7
IL Const., Article IV, Section 7
Status: in_force

TRANSACTION OF BUSINESS [ edit ] (a) Committees of each house, joint committees of the two houses and legislative commissions shall give reasonable public notice of meetings, including a statement of subjects to be considered. (b) Each house shall keep a journal of its proceedings and a transcript of its debates. The journal shall be published and the transcript shall be available to the public. (c) Either house or any committee thereof as provided by law may compel by subpoena the attendance and testimony of witnesses and the production of books, records and papers. (Source: Illinois Constitution.)
Ill. Const. art. VII, § 11 — Article VII / Section 11
IL Const., Article VII, Section 11
Status: in_force

INITIATIVE AND REFERENDUM [ edit ] (a) Proposals for actions which are authorized by this Article or by law and which require approval by referendum may be initiated and submitted to the electors by resolution of the governing board of a unit of local government or by petition of electors in the manner provided by law. (b) Referenda required by this Article shall be held at general elections, except as otherwise provided by law. Questions submitted to referendum shall be adopted if approved by a majority of those voting on the question unless a different requirement is specified in this Article. (Source: Illinois Constitution.)
Ill. Const. art. XIV, § 4 — Article XIV / Section 4
IL Const., Article XIV, 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. IV, § 14 — Article IV / Section 14
IL Const., Article IV, Section 14
Status: in_force

IMPEACHMENT [ edit ] The House of Representatives has the sole power to conduct legislative investigations to determine the existence of cause for impeachment and, by the vote of a majority of the members elected, to impeach Executive and Judicial officers. Impeachments shall be tried by the Senate. When sitting for that purpose, Senators shall be upon oath, or affirmation, to do justice according to law. If the Governor is tried, the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court shall preside. No person shall be convicted without the concurrence of two-thirds of the Senators elected. Judgment shall not extend beyond removal from office and disqualification to hold any public office of this State. An impeached officer, whether convicted or acquitted, shall be liable to prosecution, trial, judgment and punishment according to law. (Source: Illinois Constitution.)
Ill. Const. art. VII, § 5 — Article VII / Section 5
IL Const., Article VII, Section 5
Status: in_force

TOWNSHIPS [ edit ] The General Assembly shall provide by law for the formation of townships in any county when approved by county-wide referendum. Townships may be consolidated or merged, and one or more townships may be dissolved or divided, when approved by referendum in each township affected. All townships in a county may be dissolved when approved by a referendum in the total area in which township officers are elected. (Source: Illinois Constitution.)
Ill. Const. art. 1, § 4 — Article 1 / Section 4
IL Const., Article 1, Section 4
Status: in_force

FREEDOM OF SPEECH [ edit ] All persons may speak, write and publish freely, being responsible for the abuse of that liberty. In trials for libel, both civil and criminal, the truth, when published with good motives and for justifiable ends, shall be a sufficient defense. (Source: Illinois Constitution.)
Ill. Const. art. XIII, § 7 — Article XIII / Section 7
IL Const., Article XIII, Section 7
Status: in_force

PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION [ edit ] Public transportation is an essential public purpose for which public funds may be expended. The General Assembly by law may provide for, aid, and assist public transportation, including the granting of public funds or credit to any corporation or public authority authorized to provide public transportation within the State. (Source: Illinois Constitution.)
Ill. Const. art. XIV, § 5 — Article XIV / Section 5
IL Const., Article XIV, 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. I, § 20 — Article I / Section 20
IL Const., Article I, Section 20
Status: in_force

BOND [ edit ] Civil officers of the Executive Branch may be required by law to give reasonable bond or other security for the faithful performance of their duties. If any officer is in default of such a requirement, his office shall be deemed vacant. (Source: Illinois Constitution.)
Ill. Const. art. IX, § 9 — Article IX / Section 9
IL Const., Article IX, Section 9
Status: in_force

STATE DEBT [ edit ] (a) No State debt shall be incurred except as provided in this Section. For the purpose of this Section, "State debt" means bonds or other evidences of indebtedness which are secured by the full faith and credit of the State or are required to be repaid, directly or indirectly, from tax revenue and which are incurred by the State, any department, authority, public corporation or quasi-public corporation of the State, any State college or university, or any other public agency created by the State, but not by units of local government, or school districts. (b) State debt for specific purposes may be incurred or the payment of State or other debt guaranteed in such amounts as may be provided either in a law passed by the vote of three-fifths of the members elected to each house of the General Assembly or in a law approved by a majority of the electors voting on the question at the next general election following passage. Any law providing for the incurring or guaranteeing of debt shall set forth the specific purposes and the manner of repayment. (c) State debt in anticipation of revenues to be collected in a fiscal year may be incurred by law in an amount not exceeding 5% of the State's appropriations for that fiscal year. Such debt shall be retired from the revenues realized in that fiscal year. (d) State debt may be incurred by law in an amount not exceeding 15% of the State's appropriations for that fiscal year to meet deficits caused by emergencies or failures of revenue. Such law shall provide that the debt be repaid within one year of the date it is incurred. (e) State debt may be incurred by law to refund outstanding State debt if the refunding debt matures within the term of the outstanding State debt. (f) The State, departments, authorities, public corporations and quasi-public corporations of the State, the State colleges and universities and other public agencies created by the State, may issue bonds or other evidences of indebtedness which are not secured by the full faith and credit or tax revenue of the State nor required to be repaid, directly or indirectly, from tax revenue, for such purposes and in such amounts as may be authorized by law. (Source: Illinois Constitution.)
Ill. Const. art. 1, § 22 — Article 1 / Section 22
IL Const., Article 1, 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. III, § 3 — Article III / Section 3
IL Const., Article III, Section 3
Status: in_force

ELECTIONS [ edit ] All elections shall be free and equal. (Source: Illinois Constitution.)