My Illinois Constitution

ART. III, SECTION 9. RECALLS

(a) Any elected official in the state of Illinois may be subjected to a recall election upon petition from the voters. A petition to recall an elected official must state a reason for the recall.

(b) For statewide officials, a recall petition must be signed by 10% of the number of voters for that official in the last election. Additionally, the petition must contain signatures of 10% of the voters for that office in the election in a given county for 10 different counties in the state.

(c) For officials not elected state-wide, the number of signatures must amount to 10% of the number of voters for that official in the last general election from voters within the jurisdiction of that office.

(d) Any interested voter may submit an affidavit stating they intend to circulate petitions for recall of a particular official and the reason for the recall. Such affidavit shall be filed with the State Board of Elections and the individual has no more than 90 days to circulate petitions and gather the required amount of signatures.

(e) Signatures and petitions may be challenged as provided by law, however, the reason given for recalling an official shall not be subject to adjudication.

(f) No later than 90 days after receiving the required number of signatures, the Secretary of State shall schedule a special election for the recall of the official in question. Where possible and reasonable, the Secretary of State shall schedule such a recall election simultaneously with another scheduled primary or general election.

(g) The question of recalling a particular elected official shall appear in plain language with the given reason stated in the recall petitions. Upon a majority vote, the official shall be immediately removed from office.

(h) The method for replacing a successfully recalled official shall be provided by law.