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The preamble of the 1970 Constitution is as follows: . We, the People of the State of Illinois—grateful to Almighty God for the civil, political and religious liberty which He has permitted us to enjoy and seeking His blessing upon our endeavors—in order to provide for the health, safety and welfare of the people; maintain a representative and orderly government; eliminate poverty and ...
The proposed amendment adds a new Section to the Revenue Article of the Illinois Constitution that provides revenue generated from transportation related taxes and fees (referred to as “transportation funds”) shall be used exclusively for transportation related purposes.
The regulations are codified in the Illinois Administrative Code. [3] The Illinois Register is the weekly publication containing proposed and adopted rules. [3] There also exist administrative law decisions. [7] Both the Illinois Administrative Code and Illinois Register are maintained by the Illinois Secretary of State.
The administrative divisions of Illinois are the counties, townships, precincts, cities, towns, villages, and special-purpose districts. [11] Illinois has more units of local government than any other state—over 8,000 in all. The basic subdivision of Illinois are the 102 counties. [12] 85 of the 102 counties are in turn divided into 1,432 ...
The 1870 Illinois constitution followed a national trend toward strengthening executive power. [25] The trend was strengthened in Illinois by the high esteem in which the members of the convention held Governor Palmer, even asking for his veto messages to be reprinted so they could be mined for items of constitutional significance. [26]
As a result of the successful completion of a constitution acceptable to Congress, Illinois was admitted to the union on December 3, 1818. Despite an unsuccessful attempt by pro-slavery politicians to organize a second constitutional convention in 1824, the 1818 constitution stood for 30 years until it was replaced by the 1848 Illinois ...
The size of the General Assembly has changed over time. The first General Assembly, elected in 1818, consisted of 14 senators and 28 representatives. [8] Under the 1818 and 1848 Illinois Constitutions, the legislature could add and reapportion districts at any time, and by 1870 it had done so ten times. [9]
On November 4, 2014, Illinois voters approved the Illinois Right to Vote Amendment, a legislatively referred constitutional amendment to the Constitution of Illinois. The amendment was designed to provide that no person shall be denied the right to register to vote or cast a ballot in an election based on race, color, ethnicity, language ...