Constitution of the State of Illinois

ARTICLE V

SECTION 9. GOVERNOR – APPOINTING POWER

(a) The Governor shall nominate and, by and with the
advice and consent of the Senate, a majority of the members
elected concurring by record vote, shall appoint all officers
whose election or appointment is not otherwise provided for.
Any nomination not acted upon by the Senate within 60 session
days after the receipt thereof shall be deemed to have
received the advice and consent of the Senate. The General
Assembly shall have no power to elect or appoint officers of
the Executive Branch.

(b) If, during a recess of the Senate, there is a
vacancy in an office filled by appointment by the Governor by
and with the advice and consent of the Senate, the Governor
shall make a temporary appointment until the next meeting of
the Senate, when he shall make a nomination to fill such
office.

(c) No person rejected by the Senate for an office
shall, except at the Senate’s request, be nominated again for
that office at the same session or be appointed to that
office during a recess of that Senate.