94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2005 and 2006
SB0290


 
Introduced 2/3/2005, by Sen. Dale A. Righter
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 		














10 ILCS 5/9-28









    Amends the Election Code.  Requires that a political committee's reports of campaign contributions during the 30 days before an election and the 15 days before a primary must be filed electronically if the aggregate amount of the contributions being reported, when combined with the committee's previously reported aggregate contributions, equals or exceeds $10,000.  Effective immediately.
















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A BILL FOR









 











SB0290

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    AN ACT concerning elections.

 
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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. In addition, a political committee must electronically 
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file each report or schedule required under subsection (b-5) of 
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Section 10 if the aggregate amount of contributions in that 
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report or schedule, when combined with the aggregate amounts of 
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(i) other contributions previously reported under subsection 
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(b-5) of Section 10 and (ii) contributions previously reported 
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under subsection (b) of Section 10 with respect to the same 
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primary or election, equals or exceeds $10,000.


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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 provide all software necessary to comply 
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with this
Section to candidates, public officials, political 
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committees, and election
authorities.

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    The Board shall implement a plan to provide computer access 
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and assistance
to candidates, public officials, political 
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committees, and election authorities
with respect to 
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electronic filings required under this Article.

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    For the purposes of this Section, "political committees" 
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includes entities
required to report to the Board under Section 
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9-7.5.

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(Source: P.A. 90-495, eff. 8-18-97; 90-737, eff. 1-1-99.)

 

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    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
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becoming law.