Illinois Compiled Statutes 5 ILCS 20 — Illinois Constitutional Amendment Act.

Short title

Short title. This Act may be cited as the Illinois Constitutional Amendment Act. (Source: P.A. 86-1324.)

Amendments to the Constitution of this State may be proposed by joint resolution in either house of the General Assembly, and if the same shall be voted for by 3/5 of all the members elected to each of the 2 houses in the manner provided by Section 2 of Article XIV of the Constitution, the amendment or amendments propo…

An amendment to Article IV of the Constitution proposed by petition in the manner provided by Section 3 of Article XIV of the Constitution shall be submitted to the electors of this State for adoption or rejection in the manner hereinafter provided, unless such petition is determined not to be valid or sufficient as pr…

(a) The General Assembly in submitting an amendment to the Constitution to the electors, or the proponents of an amendment to Article IV of the Constitution submitted by petition, shall prepare a brief explanation of such amendment, a brief argument in favor of the same, and the form in which such amendment will appear…

The State Board of Elections as constituted in the Election Code shall, not later than the time prescribed by law for certifying the candidates for State offices to be voted upon at the same election, certify to the several county clerks any proposal to amend the constitution. The several county clerks shall certify su…

The county clerks of the respective counties of this state shall with the election notices of the next succeeding election of members of the General Assembly ensuing the adoption of the joint resolution proposing an amendment or amendments, or ensuing the submission of petitions for an amendment to Article IV of the Co…

At the election, the proposed amendment and explanation shall be printed on the top of the "Official Ballot" preceding all nominations of any political party upon a single ballot in accordance with the provisions of Section 16-6 of the Election Code. (Source: P.A. 103-467, eff. 8-4-23.)

The votes cast for and against the proposed amendment or amendments to the constitution shall be by the judges of such election received, canvassed and returned to the county clerks of their respective counties, at the same time and in the same manner as the votes cast at the election for members of the General Assembl…

The county canvassing boards of the counties respectively shall at the time it opens the returns and makes abstracts of the votes cast at such elections for officers, also make abstracts in duplicate of the votes cast for and against such proposed amendment or amendments to the constitution. And immediately after the c…

The State Board of Elections created by the Election Code shall proceed, within 20 days after the election and sooner if all the returns are received, to canvass the votes given for and against said amendment or amendments, as shown by said abstracts, and if it appears that a majority of the electors voting in the elec…

Effective date of amendments

Effective date of amendments. An amendment to the constitution may include a schedule specifying when the amendment takes effect. An amendment to the constitution that includes a schedule shall, if adopted, take effect in accordance with the schedule. An amendment to the constitution that does not include a schedule ta…