The Governor of Illinois is the chief executive of the State of Illinois and the various agencies and departments over which the officer has jurisdiction, as prescribed in the state constitution. The State of Illinois ( roughly ill-i-NOY is a state of the United States of America, the 21st to be admitted to the Union. It is a directly elected position, votes being cast by popular suffrage of residents of the state. The governor is responsible for enacting laws passed by the Illinois General Assembly. The Illinois General Assembly is the Legislative branch of the Government of the state of Illinois in the United States, created by the
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Qualifications
The term of office of Governor of Illinois is four years, and there is no limit on the number of terms a governor may serve. Inauguration takes place on the second Monday in January following a gubernatorial election. A single term ends four years later. A Governor is required to be:
- at least twenty-five years old,
- a United States citizen,
- a resident of Illinois for three years prior to election.
Residences
The Governor of Illinois resides in the Illinois Executive Mansion at 410 East Jackson in Springfield. The Illinois Executive Mansion is the Official residence of the Governor of Illinois. Springfield is the capital of the US state of Illinois and the county seat of Sangamon County with a population of 116482 (U Its first occupant was Governor Joel Aldrich Matteson. Joel Aldrich Matteson ( August 8, 1808 – January 31, 1873) was a Democratic Governor of Illinois, serving from 1853 to He took residence at the mansion in 1855. It is one of three oldest governor's residences in continuous use in the United States.
The governor is also given the use of an official residence on the state fair grounds in the central part of the state. An official residence is the residence at which Heads of state, Heads of government, gubernatorial or other senior figures officially Governors have traditionally used this residence part of the year.
Lists
current Governor: Rod Blagojevich
Resources
Governor of Illinois Territory Illinois Territory was formed on March 1 1809. Rod R Blagojevich (bləˈgɔɪəvɪtʃ, born December 10, 1956) is an American Politician from the state of Illinois.Dapyx Software network: MP3 Explorer | Ebook Manager | Zenithic