Illinois Elimination of Lieutenant Governor Amendment, HJR CA18 (2014)
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The Illinois Elimination of Lieutenant Governor Amendment, HJR CA18 was not on the November 4, 2014 ballot in Illinois as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment. The measure sought to eliminate the position of lieutenant governor from the state constitution. The measure was primarily sponsored by Rep. David McSweeney (R-52) in the House, where it was known as House Joint Resolution Constitutional Amendment 18.[1][2][3]
This measure would have amended Article V of the Illinois Constitution by changing Sections 1, 2, 3, 6 and 7, as well as repealing Sections 4 and 14.[2]
Text of measure
- See also: Illinois Constitution, Article V, Sections 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7 and 14
Constitutional changes
The full text of the proposed constitutional changes can be read here.
Support
Sponsors
The following members of the Illinois House of Representatives sponsored HJR CA18:
- Rep. David McSweeney (R-52), primary sponsor
- Rep. Jack D. Franks (D-63)
- Rep.Tom Cross (R-97)
- Rep. Adam Brown (R-102)
- Rep. Joe Sosonowski (R-69)
- Rep. Ed Sullivan, Jr. (R-51)
- Rep. Ron Sandack (R-81)
- Rep. Sandra M. Pihos (R-48)
- Rep. Dan Brady (R-105)
- Rep. Michael W. Tryon (R-66)
- Rep. Thomas R. Morrison (R-54)
- Rep. Robert W. Pritchard (R-70)
- Rep. Jeanne M. Ives (R-42)
- Rep. Bill Mitchell (R-101)
- Rep. Brad E. Halbrook (R-110)
Path to the ballot
- See also: Amending the Illinois Constitution
To qualify for the 2014 ballot, the measure required a 60 percent vote of approval by both the House and the Senate. On April 11, 2013, the measure was approved by the House by 74.77 percent. However, the Senate failed to approve the measure.[3]
See also
- 2014 ballot measures
- Illinois 2014 ballot measures
- Laws governing the initiative process in Illinois
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Chicago Tribune, "House votes to eliminate lieutenant governor post," April 12, 2013
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Illinois General Assembly, "98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2013 and 2014, HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT HC0018," accessed May 15, 2014
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Open States, "Illinois 98th Regular Session, HJR CA18," accessed May 15, 2014
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