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The Sixth Illinois Constitutional Convention, popularly known as Con-Con, convened on December 8, 1969 and concluded on September 3, 1970. [1] The convention produced the 1970 Illinois Constitution , the state's first new constitution in 100 years, which the voters of Illinois approved in a special election in December 1970.
The First Illinois Constitutional Convention was held in August 1818 as a precondition for Illinois statehood. The 33 delegates elected from Illinois' 15 counties met in a tavern in Kaskaskia, the territorial capital on the first Monday in August 1818. Before the month was out, they had produced the Illinois Constitution of 1818.
In 1862 a constitutional convention was held, but the changes known as the "Copperhead constitution" were not ratified by the voters. [10] Thomas J. Turner and Tazewell B. Tanner were delegates to an 1863 Illinois constitutional convention. A constitutional convention was held in 1920, but in 1922 the changes were rejected by voters. [11]
Download as PDF; Printable version; Help. Pages in category "Members of Illinois constitutional conventions" The following 49 pages are in this category, out of 49 ...
The veto power in Illinois exists in the state government as well as many municipal and some county governments. The gubernatorial veto power is established in the Illinois Constitution, and is one of the most comprehensive vetoes in the United States. It began as a suspensive veto exercised jointly with the Supreme Court but has grown stronger ...
Robert J. Cross. (1803-10-01) October 1, 1803. Robert John Cross (October 1, 1803 - February 15, 1873) was an American pioneer. He was the first permanent settler of the town of Roscoe, Illinois, the County Treasurer of Winnebago County, Illinois, and a member of the Illinois General Assembly .
The majority of Illinois voters in 1824 rejected a proposal for a new constitutional convention that could have made slavery legal outright. [1] A map of Illinois free and slave counties in 1824 showing shaded counties that were favorable to legalizing slavery in Illinois.
DePaul University. Odas Nicholson (March 25, 1924 – March 10, 2012) [1] was an attorney, activist and judge in Illinois. Nicholson was a delegate to and secretary of the Sixth Illinois Constitutional Convention, which produced Illinois' first new constitution in 100 years. [2] In that capacity she is credited with two key provisions of the ...