94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2005 and 2006
HB4240


 
Introduced 12/09/05, by Rep. William B. Black
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 		
















10 ILCS 5/9-9.5




715 ILCS 5/8
  from Ch. 100, par. 8







    Amends the Election Code.  Requires that a communication in support of or in opposition to a government policy or public question or mentioning a candidate by name must identify the person or entity that paid for the communication.  Amends the Notice by Publication Act.  Requires that a print, Internet, radio, or television advertisement paid for with public funds by the State, a unit of local government, or a school district must identify each entity that paid for the advertisement.
















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    AN ACT concerning public notices.

 
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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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9-9.5 as follows:
 
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    (10 ILCS 5/9-9.5)

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    Sec. 9-9.5. Disclosures in political communications.
Any 
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person or entity
political committee, organized under the 
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Election Code, that
makes an expenditure for a pamphlet, 
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circular, handbill, Internet or telephone communication, 
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radio, television,
or print advertisement,
or other 
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communication directed at voters and
(i) mentioning the name of 
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a candidate in the next upcoming election, (ii) supporting or 
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opposing a question of public policy, or (iii) supporting or 
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opposing a policy position of State government, a unit of local 
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government, or a school district shall ensure
that the name of 
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the person or entity
political committee paying for any part of 
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the
communication, including, but not limited to, its 
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preparation and distribution,
is
identified clearly within the 
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communication as the payor. This Section does
not apply to 
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items that are too small to contain the required disclosure.


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Nothing in this Section shall require disclosure on any 
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telephone communication using random sampling or other 
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scientific survey methods to gauge public opinion for or 
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against any candidate or question of public policy.


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    Whenever any vendor or other person provides any of the 
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services listed in this Section, other than any telephone 
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communication using random sampling or other scientific survey 
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methods to gauge public opinion for or against any candidate or 
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question of public policy, the vendor or person shall keep and 
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maintain records showing the name and address of the person who 
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purchased or requested the services and the amount paid for the 
 


 






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services. The records required by this Section shall be kept 
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for a period of one year after the date upon which payment was 
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received for the services.

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(Source: P.A. 93-615, eff. 11-19-03; 93-847, eff. 7-30-04; 
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94-645, eff. 8-22-05.)

 
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    Section 10. The Notice By Publication Act is amended  by 
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changing Section 8 as follows:
 



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    (715 ILCS 5/8)  (from Ch. 100, par. 8)



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    Sec. 8. When any notice shall be required by law to be 
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published by a
public officer in relation to public business, 
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in pursuance of law, the
reasonable expense thereof shall be 
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allowed and paid out of the state or
county treasury, as the 
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case may require.

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    Any print, Internet, radio, or television advertisement 
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paid for in whole or in part with public funds by the State, a 
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unit of local government, or a school district must clearly 
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identify within the advertisement the name  of each entity that 
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paid for the advertisement.

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(Source: R.S. 1874, p. 723.)