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There have been 4 Illinois constitutions. The first, adopted in 1818 when Illinois was admitted to the Union, followed by constitutions ratified in 1848, 1870, and 1970 which is the current constitution.
The present Illinois Constitution was ratified in 1970.
July 1, 1971
The first Illinois Constitution was adopted on August 26, 1818.
John Adams. The "current constitution" was ratified in 1789.
It was ratified in November of 1889 and has been amended 91 times.
The current Illinois constitution was adopted on December 15, 1970. This is also the fourth constitution after 100 years of adopting the third constitution in 1870.
The most recent constitution in Illinois was on July 1st 1971
Ratified
The main parts of the Illinois constitution are referred to as articles. The current version of the state's constitution was adopted in 1970.
The title does not exist in Illinois but the duties of the Auditor of Public Accounts under the old Illinois Constitution were shifted in the 1970 Constitution to the Illinois Comptroller. The current Illinois Comptroller is Daniel W. Hynes.
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