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93RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2003 and 2004
HB4527
Introduced 02/03/04, by Sara Feigenholtz SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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Amends the Election Code. Requires the State Board of Elections to accept information imported to the Illinois Disclosure Information System from computer spreadsheet programs. Requires the Board to be able to export information from the Illinois Disclosure Information System to computer spreadsheet programs.
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A BILL FOR
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HB4527 |
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LRB093 15005 RAS 40576 b |
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| AN ACT concerning electronic filing.
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| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| represented in the General Assembly:
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| Section 5. The Election Code is amended by changing Section |
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| 9-28 as follows:
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| (10 ILCS 5/9-28)
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| Sec. 9-28. Electronic filing and availability. The Board |
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| shall
by rule
provide for the electronic filing of expenditure |
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| and contribution
reports as follows:
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| Beginning July 1, 1999, or as soon thereafter as the Board |
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| has provided
adequate software to the political committee, |
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| electronic filing is required for
all
political
committees that |
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| during the
reporting period (i) had at any time a balance or an |
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| accumulation of
contributions
of $25,000 or more, (ii) made |
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| aggregate expenditures of $25,000 or more, or
(iii) received |
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| loans of an aggregate of $25,000 or more.
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| Beginning July 1, 2003, electronic filing is required for |
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| all political
committees that during the reporting period (i)
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| had at any time a balance or
an accumulation of contributions |
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| of $10,000 or more, (ii) made aggregate
expenditures of $10,000 |
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| or more, or (iii) received loans of an aggregate of
$10,000
or |
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| more.
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| The Board may provide by rule for the optional
electronic |
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| filing of
expenditure and contribution reports for all other |
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| political committees.
The Board shall promptly
make all reports |
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| filed under this Article by
all political committees publicly
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| available by means of a searchable database that is accessible |
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| through
the World Wide Web.
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| The Board shall accept information imported from computer |
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| spreadsheet programs and provide for the export of information |
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| to computer spreadsheet programs. |
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| The Board shall provide all software necessary to comply |