Amendment In Constitution Article In Illinois
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OFFICERS The Executive Branch shall include a Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General, Secretary of State, Comptroller and Treasurer elected by the electors of the State. They shall keep the public records and maintain a residence at the seat of government during their terms of office.
Article VIII of the Illinois Constitution is entitled Finance and consists of four sections. A new finance article replaced various restrictions on uses of public funds and credit with a single requirement that public assets and credit be used only for public purposes.
Except as limited by this Section, a home rule unit may exercise any power and perform any function pertaining to its government and affairs including, but not limited to, the power to regulate for the protection of the public health, safety, morals and welfare; to license; to tax; and to incur debt.
Executive Branch Overview Governor. Lieutenant Governor. Attorney General. Secretary of State. Comptroller. Treasurer.
Article VII Explained. The Ratification of the Conventions of nine States, shall be sufficient for the Establishment of this Constitution between the States so ratifying the Same.
Except as limited by this Section, a home rule unit may exercise any power and perform any function pertaining to its government and affairs including, but not limited to, the power to regulate for the protection of the public health, safety, morals and welfare; to license; to tax; and to incur debt.
Amending the constitution The Illinois Constitution provides four mechanisms for amending the state constitution—a constitutional convention, a legislative process, and a citizen-initiated process.
In Dillon's Rule jurisdictions, if the state does not delegate to a local government the authority to adopt a particular policy, a locality's adoption of that policy is void.
