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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 Section | |||||||||||||||||||
5 | 9-30 as follows: | |||||||||||||||||||
6 | (10 ILCS 5/9-30)
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7 | Sec. 9-30. Remedies.
Ballot forfeiture.
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8 | (a) Civil penalties imposed by a final order of the Board | |||||||||||||||||||
9 | under this Article shall be enforceable in the circuit court if | |||||||||||||||||||
10 | the penalty is not paid within 30 days after entry of the | |||||||||||||||||||
11 | Board's order. The Board shall petition the court for an order | |||||||||||||||||||
12 | to enforce collection of the penalty and if the court finds | |||||||||||||||||||
13 | that it has jurisdiction over the political committee, as | |||||||||||||||||||
14 | defined in Sections 9-1.7 and 9-1.8 of this Article, against | |||||||||||||||||||
15 | whom the penalty was imposed, the court shall issue the | |||||||||||||||||||
16 | appropriate order. | |||||||||||||||||||
17 | (b) The Board may seek injunctive relief against a | |||||||||||||||||||
18 | committee, as defined in Sections 9-1.7 and 9-1.8 of this | |||||||||||||||||||
19 | Article, for failure or refusal to pay any civil penalty | |||||||||||||||||||
20 | imposed pursuant to a final order of the Board for violation of | |||||||||||||||||||
21 | this Article. If the court finds it has jurisdiction over the | |||||||||||||||||||
22 | committee it may grant the relief it deems appropriate and | |||||||||||||||||||
23 | proper, which may include an order restraining or enjoining the |
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1 | committee from accepting contributions, making expenditures, | ||||||
2 | or transferring funds while any penalty remains unpaid. This | ||||||
3 | subsection shall not apply to committees of candidates who may | ||||||
4 | be subject to ballot forfeiture under subsection (c). | ||||||
5 | The Board may not proceed under this subsection until it | ||||||
6 | has exhausted its remedy under subsection (a) and the penalty | ||||||
7 | remains unpaid. | ||||||
8 | (c) No candidate for public office shall be certified by | ||||||
9 | the Board or any election authority to appear on the ballot at | ||||||
10 | any election if that candidate's political committee or | ||||||
11 | committees have not paid the civil penalty or penalties imposed | ||||||
12 | on the committee by a final order of the Board for violation of | ||||||
13 | this Article. This subsection shall not apply to any political | ||||||
14 | committee that has entered into a payment plan or similar | ||||||
15 | agreement with the State Board of Elections. For purposes of | ||||||
16 | this subsection, the term "political committee" shall not | ||||||
17 | include (1) any State or local political party organization or | ||||||
18 | (2) any organization, association, society, or group also | ||||||
19 | required to file reports with the Secretary of State under the | ||||||
20 | Lobbyist Registration Act. | ||||||
21 | The Board may not proceed under this subsection until it | ||||||
22 | has exhausted its remedy under subsection (a) and the penalty | ||||||
23 | remains unpaid. | ||||||
24 | (d) Any civil penalties collected pursuant to subsection | ||||||
25 | (a), (b), or (c) shall be forwarded to the State Treasurer.
The | ||||||
26 | name of a person who has not paid a
civil penalty imposed |
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1 | against him or her under this Article shall not appear
upon any | ||||||
2 | ballot for any office in any election while the penalty is | ||||||
3 | unpaid.
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4 | (Source: P.A. 93-615, eff. 11-19-03.)
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