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It was required that, in order to qualify for the ballot, the measure be approved by 60% approval of both the Illinois House of Representatives and the Illinois Senate. The amendment had been proposed by state representative Jack D. Franks and state senator Daniel Cronin. [1]
2011 recall of Alaska State Representative Kyle Johansen, rejected by the state's Division of Elections on October 10. [93] Republicans in his district sponsored the recall when Johansen and fellow representative Charisse Millett left the House's majority caucus in a dispute over Johansen's role in the 27th Legislature.
The most recent impeachment of a state governor occurred on January 14, 2009, when the Illinois House of Representatives voted 117–1 to impeach Rod Blagojevich on corruption charges; [194] he was subsequently removed from office and barred from holding future office by the Illinois Senate on January 29.
One measure would amend the Illinois Constitution and create a recall mechanism for all elected officials in the state. Ugaste said he plans to work with Democratic party officials on the legislation.
Order of service is based on the commencement of the senator's first term. Behind this is former service as a senator (only giving the senator seniority within his or her new incoming class), service as vice president, a House member, a cabinet secretary, or a governor of a state. The final factor is the population of the senator's state.
Each state has individual requirements to qualify initiatives for the ballot. Generally, all 24 states and the District of Columbia follow steps similar to: File a proposed petition with a designated state official; State review of the proposal and, in several states, a review of the language of the proposal; Prepare ballot title and summary
The State of Illinois, specifically Chicago, has a robust model. [according to whom?] Chicago's contingencies of student judges are the largest in the country. Illinois law [12] provided that students meet the following criteria to serve as Election Judges: Be a high school junior or senior in good standing;
Since Illinois became a U.S. state in 1818, it has sent congressional delegations to the United States Senate and United States House of Representatives. Each state elects two senators to serve for six years, and members of the House to two-year terms. Before becoming a state, the Illinois Territory elected a non-voting delegate at-large to ...