Amendment Of Constitution Article In Illinois
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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.
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.
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.
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.
The General Assembly shall not take action on any proposed amendment to the Constitution of the United States submitted for ratification by legislatures unless a majority of the members of the General Assembly shall have been elected after the proposed amendment has been submitted for ratification.
Executive Branch Overview Governor. Lieutenant Governor. Attorney General. Secretary of State. Comptroller. Treasurer.
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.
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.
All other Articles of the Constitution are left to be amended by Parliament. The only limitation is that it shall be done by a majority of not less than two-thirds of the members of each House present and voting and a majority of the total membership of each House.
Authority to Amend the U.S. Constitution Article V of the United States Constitution outlines basic procedures for constitutional amendment. Congress may submit a proposed constitutional amendment to the states, if the proposed amendment language is approved by a two-thirds vote of both houses.
