{"data":{"id":"us-il/20-ilcs-1807-52","jurisdiction":"us-il","citation":"20 ILCS 1807/52","heading":"Article 52. Number of votes required.","body":"(a) No person may be convicted of an offense except as provided in subsection (b) of Article 45 of this Code or by the concurrence of two-thirds of the members present at the time the vote is taken.\n(b) All other questions to be decided by the members of a general or special court-martial shall be determined by a majority vote, but a determination to reconsider a finding of guilty or to reconsider a sentence, with a view toward decreasing it, may be made by any lesser vote which indicates that the reconsideration is not opposed by the number of votes required for that finding or sentence. A tie vote on a challenge disqualifies the member challenged. A tie vote on a motion relating to the question of the accused's sanity is a determination against the accused. A tie vote on any other question is a determination in favor of the accused.","path":["CHAPTER 20 EXECUTIVE BRANCH","Illinois Code of Military Justice."],"source_url":"https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/ILCS/details?ActID=3730\u0026ChapterID=5\u0026ChapAct=FullText\u0026Print=True","current_through":"at least Public Act 104-790","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-15T04:46:14Z","sha256":"df676c00f6ce9b1edf34425708025e317362faa9d2e8bdd73e281eb5d859b3b2","source_id":"us-il","stale":false,"prev":"us-il/20-ilcs-1807-51","next":"us-il/20-ilcs-1807-53"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}