10 ILCS 5/28-9
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 10 - ELECTIONS|10 ILCS 5/ - Election Code.|Article 28 - Submitting Public Questions

 (from Ch. 46, par. 28-9)Sec. 28-9.   Petitions for proposed amendments to Article IV of the  Constitution pursuant to Section 3, Article XIV of the Constitution shall be  signed by a number of electors equal in number to at least 8% of the total  votes cast for candidates for Governor in the preceding gubernatorial election.   Such petition shall have been signed by the petitioning electors not more than  24 months preceding the general election at which the proposed amendment is to  be submitted and shall be filed with the Secretary of State at least 6 months  before that general election.Upon receipt of a petition for a proposed Constitutional amendment, the  Secretary of State shall, as soon as is practicable, but no later than the  close of the next business day, deliver such petition to the State Board of  Elections.Petitions for advisory questions of public policy to be submitted to the  voters of the entire State shall be signed by a number of voters  equal in number to 8% of the total votes cast for candidates for Governor in  the preceding gubernatorial election.  Such  petition shall have been signed by  said petitioners not more than 24 months preceding the date of the general  election at which the question is to be submitted and shall be filed with the  State Board of Elections at least 6 months before that general election.The proponents of the proposed statewide advisory  public question shall file the original petition in bound   sections.  Each section shall be composed of consecutively numbered petition  sheets containing only the signatures of registered voters.  Any petition sheets not consecutively numbered or which contain duplicate  page numbers already used on other sheets, or are photocopies or duplicates  of the original sheets, shall not be considered part of the petition for  the purpose of the random sampling verification and shall not be counted  toward the minimum number of signatures required to qualify the proposed   statewide advisory public question for the ballot.Within 7 business days following the last day for filing the original  petition, the proponents shall also file copies of the petition sheets with each proper election authority  and obtain a receipt therefor.For purposes of this Act, the following terms shall be defined and construed  as follows:1. "Board" means the State Board of Elections.2. "Election Authority" means a county clerk or city or county board of  election commissioners.3. (Blank).4. "Proponents" means any person, association, committee, organization  or other group, or their designated representatives, who advocate and cause  the circulation and filing of petitions for a statewide advisory question  of public policy or a proposed constitutional amendment for submission at  a general election and who has registered with the Board as provided in  this Act.5. "Opponents" means any person, association, committee, organization  or other group, or their designated representatives, who oppose a statewide  advisory question of public policy or a proposed constitutional amendment  for submission at a general election and who have registered with the Board  as provided in this Act.  (Source: P.A. 97-81, eff. 7-5-11; 98-1171, eff. 6-1-15.)