Everything about The Illinois House Of Representatives totally explained
The
Illinois House of Representatives is the
lower house of the
Illinois General Assembly, the
state legislature of the
U.S. state of
Illinois. The body was created by the first
Illinois Constitution adopted in
1818. The state House of Representatives is made of 118 representatives elected from individual legislative districts for a two-year term with no
limits. In contrast, the
upper house Illinois Senate is made of 59 senators with staggered two or four-year terms.
Duties
The Illinois House of Representatives convenes at the
Illinois State Capitol in the state capital of
Springfield. Its first official working day is the second Wednesday of January each year. Its primary duties are to pass bills into law, approve the state budget, act on federal constitutional amendments and propose constitutional amendments for Illinois. It also has the power to override gubernatorial vetoes through a three-fifths majority vote. The Illinois House of Representatives also holds the power to impeach Executive and Judicial officials.
The current Speaker of the Illinois House of Representatives is
Michael Madigan of
Chicago, who represents the 22nd District. The
Democratic Party of Illinois currently holds a majority in the House. Under the current
Illinois Constitution, the office of Minority Leader is recognized for the purpose of making certain appointments. Tom Cross of Plainfield, a Republican representing the 84th District, currently holds the post.
Changes to the House
Before the
Cutback Amendment to the state constitution in
1980, the state was divided into 59 "legislative districts", each of which elected three representatives, yielding a House of 177 members. This unusual system was even more distinctive in that the election was conducted by
cumulative voting: each individual voter was given three legislative votes to cast, and could cast either one vote each for three candidates, all three votes for one candidate (known as a "bullet vote"), or even 1 1/2 votes each for two candidates. After the passage of the Cutback Amendment, this system was abolished and representatives were elected from 118 single member constituencies.
Composition of the House
Officers
Members of the Illinois House of Representatives
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