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1 | AN ACT concerning elections.
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2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | Section 5. The Election Code is amended by changing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | Sections 12A-10 and 12A-35 as follows: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
6 | (10 ILCS 5/12A-10)
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7 | Sec. 12A-10. Candidate statements and photographs in the | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | Internet Guide.
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9 | (a) Any candidate whose name appears in the Internet Guide | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
10 | may submit a
written
statement and a photograph to appear in | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
11 | the Internet Guide, provided that:
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12 | (1) No personal statement may exceed a brief biography | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
13 | (name, age, education, and current employment) and an | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
14 | additional 400 words.
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15 | (2) Personal statements may include contact | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
16 | information for the candidate,
including the address and | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
17 | phone number of the campaign headquarters, and the
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18 | candidate's website.
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19 | (3) Personal statements may not mention a candidate's | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
20 | opponents by name.
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21 | (4) No personal statement may include language that may | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
22 | not be legally
sent
through the mail.
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23 | (5) The photograph shall be a conventional photograph |
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1 | with a plain
background
and show only the face, or the | ||||||
2 | head, neck, and shoulders, of the candidate.
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3 | (6) The photograph shall not (i) show the candidate's | ||||||
4 | hands, anything in
the
candidate's hands, or the candidate | ||||||
5 | wearing a
judicial robe, a
hat, or a military, police, or | ||||||
6 | fraternal uniform or (ii)
include the
uniform or insignia | ||||||
7 | of any organization.
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8 | (b) The Board must note in the text of the Internet Guide | ||||||
9 | that personal
statements were
submitted by the candidate or his | ||||||
10 | or her designee and were not edited by the
Board.
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11 | (c) Where a candidate declines to submit a statement, the | ||||||
12 | Board may note
that
the
candidate declined to submit a | ||||||
13 | statement.
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14 | (d) (Blank.)
The candidate must pay $600 for inclusion of | ||||||
15 | his or her personal
statement
and
photograph, and the Board | ||||||
16 | shall not include photographs or statements from
candidates
who | ||||||
17 | do not pay the fee. The Board may adopt rules for refunding | ||||||
18 | that fee at the
candidate's
request, provided that the Board | ||||||
19 | may not include a statement or photograph from
a
candidate who | ||||||
20 | has requested a refund of a fee. Fees collected pursuant to | ||||||
21 | this subsection shall be deposited into the Voters' Guide Fund, | ||||||
22 | a special fund created in the State treasury. Moneys in the | ||||||
23 | Voters' Guide Fund shall be appropriated solely to the State | ||||||
24 | Board of Elections for use in the implementation and | ||||||
25 | administration of this Article 12A.
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26 | (e) Anyone other than the candidate submitting a statement |
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1 | or photograph
from a
candidate must attest that he or she is | ||||||
2 | doing so on behalf and at the direction
of
the
candidate. The | ||||||
3 | Board may assess a civil fine of no more than $1,000 against a
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4 | person or entity who falsely
submits a statement or photograph | ||||||
5 | not authorized by the
candidate.
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6 | (f) Nothing in this Article makes the author of any | ||||||
7 | statement exempt from
any
civil
or
criminal action because of | ||||||
8 | any defamatory statements offered for posting or
contained in
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9 | the Internet Guide. The persons writing, signing, or offering a | ||||||
10 | statement for
inclusion in
the Internet Guide are deemed to be | ||||||
11 | its authors and publishers, and the
Board shall not
be liable | ||||||
12 | in any case or action relating to the content of any material
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13 | submitted by any
candidate.
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14 | (g) The Board may set reasonable deadlines for the | ||||||
15 | submission of personal
statements and
photographs , provided | ||||||
16 | that a deadline may not be less than 5 business
days after
the | ||||||
17 | last day for filing new party petitions .
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18 | (h) The Board may set formats for the submission of | ||||||
19 | statements and
photographs. The
Board may require that | ||||||
20 | statements and photographs are submitted in an
electronic | ||||||
21 | format.
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22 | (i) Fines
Fees and fines collected pursuant to subsection
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23 | subsections (d) and (e) , respectively, of this Section shall be | ||||||
24 | deposited into the Voters' Guide Fund, a special fund created | ||||||
25 | in the State treasury. Moneys in the Voters' Guide Fund shall | ||||||
26 | be appropriated solely to the State Board of Elections for use |
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1 | in the implementation and administration of this Article 12A.
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2 | (Source: P.A. 94-645, eff. 8-22-05.) | ||||||
3 | (10 ILCS 5/12A-35)
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4 | Sec. 12A-35. Board's review of candidate photograph and | ||||||
5 | statement;
procedure
for
revision.
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6 | (a) If a candidate files a photograph and statement
under | ||||||
7 | item (8) of Section 12A-5 in a voters' guide, the Board shall | ||||||
8 | review the
photograph and
statement to ensure that they comply | ||||||
9 | with the requirements of Section 12A-10. Review by the Board | ||||||
10 | under this Section shall be limited
to
determining whether the | ||||||
11 | photograph and statement comply with the requirements
of
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12 | Section 12A-10 and may not include any determination relating
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13 | to the
accuracy or truthfulness of the substance or contents of | ||||||
14 | the materials filed.
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15 | (b) The Board shall review each photograph and statement | ||||||
16 | not later than 3
business days
following the deadline for | ||||||
17 | filing a photograph and statement . If the Board
determines
that | ||||||
18 | the photograph or statement of a candidate must be revised in | ||||||
19 | order to
comply with
the requirements of Section 12A-10, the | ||||||
20 | Board
shall
attempt to contact the candidate not later than the | ||||||
21 | 5th day after the deadline
for filing a
photograph and | ||||||
22 | statement . A candidate contacted by the Board under this | ||||||
23 | Section
may
file a revised photograph or statement no later | ||||||
24 | than the 5th
7th business day
following notification
the
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25 | deadline for filing a photograph and statement .
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1 | (c) If the Board is required to attempt to contact a | ||||||
2 | candidate under
subsection (b) of this
Section, the Board shall | ||||||
3 | attempt to contact the candidate by telephone or by
using an
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4 | electronic transmission facsimile machine, if such contact | ||||||
5 | information is
provided by the
candidate.
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6 | (d) If the Board is unable to contact a candidate, if the | ||||||
7 | candidate does
not file a
revised photograph or statement, or | ||||||
8 | if the revised filing under subsection (b)
again
fails to meet | ||||||
9 | the standards of review set by the Board:
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10 | (1) If a photograph does not comply with Section | ||||||
11 | 12A-10, the Board may modify the photograph. The candidate | ||||||
12 | shall pay the
expense
of any modification before | ||||||
13 | publication of the photograph in the voters' guide.
If the
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14 | photograph cannot be modified to comply with Section | ||||||
15 | 12A-10,
the photograph shall not be printed in the guide.
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16 | (2) If a statement does not comply with Section 12A-10, | ||||||
17 | the statement shall not be published in the voters' guide.
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18 | (e) If the photograph or statement of a candidate filed | ||||||
19 | under item (8)
of Section
12A-5 does not comply with a | ||||||
20 | requirement
of Section 12A-10 and the Board does not attempt to | ||||||
21 | contact the
candidate by
the deadline
specified in subsection | ||||||
22 | (b) of this Section, then, for purposes of this Section
only, | ||||||
23 | the
photograph or statement shall be published as filed.
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24 | (f) A candidate revising a photograph or statement under | ||||||
25 | this Section shall
make only
those revisions necessary to | ||||||
26 | comply with Section 12A-10.
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1 | (g) The Board may by rule define the term "contact" as used | ||||||
2 | in this
Section.
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3 | (Source: P.A. 94-645, eff. 8-22-05.)
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