Article XIV of the Illinois Constitution of 1970

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Article XIV of the Illinois Constitution of 1970 is the section that establishes the procedures and requirements for amending or revising the state’s constitution.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf article of a state constitution
constitutional provision
appliesTo Illinois General Assembly NERFINISHED
Illinois electorate NERFINISHED
authority supreme law within the State of Illinois on amendment procedures
bindingOn local governments in Illinois
state government of Illinois NERFINISHED
citationForm Ill. Const. 1970, art. XIV
country United States of America
dateEnacted 1970
defines ballot submission requirements for amendments
methods of proposing constitutional amendments
periodic submission of constitutional convention question to voters
requirements for constitutional conventions
voter approval thresholds for amendments
effectiveDate 1971-07-01
governs procedures for amending the Illinois Constitution
procedures for revising the Illinois Constitution
hasPurpose to ensure voter participation in constitutional change
to provide a formal mechanism for changing the Illinois Constitution
jurisdiction Illinois
surface form: State of Illinois
language English
legalStatus binding law
legalSystem state constitutional law of Illinois
locatedInDocument Article XIV NERFINISHED
partOf Illinois Constitution of 1970 NERFINISHED
precededBy amendment provisions of the Illinois Constitution of 1870
requires compliance with specified procedural steps for constitutional change
legislative action to place certain amendments on the ballot
popular vote to call a constitutional convention
popular vote to ratify proposed constitutional amendments
scope statewide constitutional framework of Illinois
subject constitutional amendment procedures
constitutional revision procedures
typeOfChangeRegulated amendment
revision

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Article XIV Constitutional Revision locatedInDocument Article XIV of the Illinois Constitution of 1970