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The proposed amendment, which takes effect upon approval by the voters, adds a new section to the Suffrage and Elections Article of the Illinois Constitution. The new section would provide the State's electors with an option to petition for a special election to recall a Governor and for the special election of a successor Governor.
(The Center Square) – Legislators from both sides of the aisle are urging the Illinois General Assembly to work together to give voters the ability to hold elected government officials accountable.
(The Center Square) – Some Illinois Republicans are calling for legislation to allow Illinoisans to recall corrupt public office holders. House Republicans Dan Ugaste, R-Geneva, and David Friess ...
A recall election (also called a recall referendum, recall petition or representative recall) is a procedure by which voters can remove an elected official from office through a referendum before that official's term of office has ended. Recalls appear in the constitution in ancient Athenian democracy. [1]
Elections in Illinois are directly administered by 109 election authorities. Seven municipalities each have an election commission as the local election authority only within that municipality. Outside of those, the county clerk is the local election authority in 100 counties, and 2 counties have a separate election commission . [ 3 ]
This campaign cycle represents a departure from what had become the norm in many Illinois elections over the past decade. A few wealthy donors have long dominated campaign finance, but this cycle ...
In April 2022, the Dolton Village Board began the process to recall Henyard, adding two questions to the ballot for the 2022 Illinois elections. The first question would have established a recall mechanism, [a] and the second would have recalled Henyard.
Voters approved the Illinois Governor Recall Amendment, allowing voters to hold recall elections of Illinois Governors. [5] In order to be approved, the measure required either 60% support among those specifically voting on the amendment or 50% support among all ballots cast in the elections. [6] The 60% support threshold was exceeded. [5] [6]