Illinois

State Balloting Process

Article XI
Section 3. Constitutional Initiative for Legislative Article
Amendments to Article IV of this Constitution may be proposed by a
petition signed by a number of electors equal in number to at least eight
percent of the total votes cast for candidates for Governor in the
preceding gubernatorial election. Amendments shall be limited to
structural and procedural subjects contained in Article IV. A petition shall
contain the text of the proposed amendment and the date of the

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