(10 ILCS 5/9-3.5)

Sec. 9-3.5. Candidate political committee restrictions.

(a) A person who is nominated to an affected office shall not: (i) serve as an officer of a candidate political committee that is designated to support or oppose that person as a candidate; or (ii) be a candidate who is designated as the candidate to be supported by a candidate political committee.

(b) Within 30 days after appointment, the person shall: (i) dissolve the candidate political committee; (ii) resign as an officer of the candidate political committee; (iii) have his or her name removed as the candidate to be supported by the candidate political committee; or (iv) notify the Board of the person's intent to convert the candidate political committee to a limited activity candidate political committee.

(c) As used in this Section, "affected office" has the meaning provided in subsection (c) of Section 3A-50 of the Illinois Governmental Ethics Act.

(Source: P.A. 102-664, eff. 1-1-22.)