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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 9-10, 9-13, and 9-14 as follows: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
6 | (10 ILCS 5/9-10) (from Ch. 46, par. 9-10)
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7 | Sec. 9-10. Financial reports.
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8 | (a) The treasurer of every state political committee and | |||||||||||||||||||||||
9 | the
treasurer of every local political committee shall file | |||||||||||||||||||||||
10 | with the
Board, and the treasurer of every local political | |||||||||||||||||||||||
11 | committee shall file
with the county clerk, reports of campaign | |||||||||||||||||||||||
12 | contributions, and quarterly semi-annual
reports of campaign | |||||||||||||||||||||||
13 | contributions and expenditures on forms to be
prescribed or | |||||||||||||||||||||||
14 | approved by the Board. The treasurer of every political
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15 | committee that acts as both a state political committee and a | |||||||||||||||||||||||
16 | local
political committee shall file a copy of each report with | |||||||||||||||||||||||
17 | the State Board
of Elections and the county clerk.
Entities | |||||||||||||||||||||||
18 | subject to Section 9-7.5 shall file reports required by
that | |||||||||||||||||||||||
19 | Section at times
provided in this Section and are subject to | |||||||||||||||||||||||
20 | the penalties provided in this
Section.
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21 | (b) Reports of campaign contributions shall be filed no | |||||||||||||||||||||||
22 | later than the
15th day next preceding each election including | |||||||||||||||||||||||
23 | a primary election in
connection with which the political |
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1 | committee has accepted or is
accepting contributions or has | ||||||
2 | made or is making expenditures. Such
reports shall be complete | ||||||
3 | as of the 30th day next preceding each election
including a | ||||||
4 | primary election. The Board shall assess a civil penalty not to
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5 | exceed $5,000 for a violation of this subsection, except that | ||||||
6 | for State
officers and candidates
and political
committees | ||||||
7 | formed for statewide office, the civil
penalty may not exceed | ||||||
8 | $10,000.
The fine, however, shall not exceed $500 for a
first | ||||||
9 | filing violation for filing less than 10 days after the | ||||||
10 | deadline.
There shall be no fine if the report is mailed and | ||||||
11 | postmarked at least 72 hours
prior to the filing deadline.
For | ||||||
12 | the purpose of this subsection, "statewide
office" and "State | ||||||
13 | officer" means the Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Attorney
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14 | General,
Secretary of State,
Comptroller, and Treasurer. | ||||||
15 | However, a
continuing political committee that does not make
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16 | expenditures in excess of $500 on behalf of or in opposition to | ||||||
17 | any candidate or public
question on the ballot at an election | ||||||
18 | shall not be required to file the
reports heretofore prescribed | ||||||
19 | but may file in lieu thereof a Statement of
Nonparticipation in | ||||||
20 | the Election with the Board or the Board and the county
clerk; | ||||||
21 | except that if the political committee, by the terms of its | ||||||
22 | statement of organization filed in accordance with this | ||||||
23 | Article, is organized to support or oppose a candidate or | ||||||
24 | public question on the ballot at the next election or primary, | ||||||
25 | that committee must file reports required by this subsection | ||||||
26 | (b) and by subsection (b-5).
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1 | (b-5) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (b) and
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2 | Section 1.25 of the Statute on Statutes, any contribution
of | ||||||
3 | more than $500 received in the interim between the last date
of | ||||||
4 | the period
covered by the last report filed under subsection | ||||||
5 | (b) prior to the election and
the date of the election shall be | ||||||
6 | filed with and must actually be received by
the State Board of | ||||||
7 | Elections within 2 business days after
receipt of such | ||||||
8 | contribution.
The State Board shall allow filings of reports of | ||||||
9 | contributions of more than
$500 under this subsection (b-5) by | ||||||
10 | political committees that are not
required to file | ||||||
11 | electronically to be made by
facsimile transmission.
For the | ||||||
12 | purpose of this subsection, a contribution is considered
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13 | received on the date the public official, candidate, or | ||||||
14 | political committee (or
equivalent person
in the case of a
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15 | reporting entity other than a political committee) actually | ||||||
16 | receives it or, in
the case of goods or services, 2 business | ||||||
17 | days after the date the public
official,
candidate, committee,
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18 | or other reporting entity receives the certification required | ||||||
19 | under subsection
(b) of Section 9-6.
Failure to report
each | ||||||
20 | contribution is a separate violation of this subsection. In the | ||||||
21 | final
disposition of any matter by the Board on or after the | ||||||
22 | effective date of this
amendatory Act of the 93rd General | ||||||
23 | Assembly, the Board
may
impose fines for violations of this | ||||||
24 | subsection not to exceed 100% of the
total
amount of the | ||||||
25 | contributions that were untimely reported, but in no case when | ||||||
26 | a
fine is imposed shall it be less
than 10% of the total amount |
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1 | of the contributions that were untimely
reported.
When | ||||||
2 | considering the amount of the fine to be imposed, the Board | ||||||
3 | shall
consider, but is not limited to, the following factors:
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4 | (1) whether in the Board's opinion the violation was | ||||||
5 | committed
inadvertently,
negligently, knowingly, or | ||||||
6 | intentionally;
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7 | (2) the number of days the contribution was reported | ||||||
8 | late; and
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9 | (3) past violations of Sections 9-3 and 9-10 of this | ||||||
10 | Article by the
committee.
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11 | (c) In addition to such reports the treasurer of every | ||||||
12 | political
committee shall file quarterly semi-annual reports | ||||||
13 | of campaign contributions and
expenditures no later than (i) | ||||||
14 | April 30 (covering the period from January 1 through March 31 | ||||||
15 | immediately preceding), (ii) July 31 (covering the period from | ||||||
16 | April 1 through June 30 immediately preceding), (iii) October | ||||||
17 | 31 (covering the period from July 1 through September 30 | ||||||
18 | immediately preceding), and (iv) January 31 (covering the | ||||||
19 | period from October 1 through December 31 immediately | ||||||
20 | preceding) July 31st, covering the period from January 1st
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21 | through June 30th immediately preceding, and no later than | ||||||
22 | January 31st,
covering the period from July 1st through | ||||||
23 | December 31st of the preceding
calendar year . Reports of | ||||||
24 | contributions and expenditures must be filed to
cover the | ||||||
25 | prescribed time periods even though no contributions or
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26 | expenditures may have been received or made during the period.
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1 | The Board shall assess a civil penalty not to exceed $5,000 for | ||||||
2 | a violation
of this subsection, except that for State officers | ||||||
3 | and candidates
and political
committees formed for statewide | ||||||
4 | office, the civil
penalty may not exceed $10,000.
The fine, | ||||||
5 | however, shall not exceed $500 for a
first filing violation for | ||||||
6 | filing less than 10 days after the deadline.
There shall be no | ||||||
7 | fine if the report is mailed and postmarked at least 72 hours
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8 | prior to the filing deadline.
For the purpose of this | ||||||
9 | subsection, "statewide
office" and "State officer"
means the | ||||||
10 | Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General, Secretary
of | ||||||
11 | State,
Comptroller, and Treasurer.
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12 | (c-5) A political committee that acts as either (i) a State | ||||||
13 | and local
political committee or (ii) a local political | ||||||
14 | committee and that files reports
electronically under Section | ||||||
15 | 9-28 is not required to file copies of the reports
with the | ||||||
16 | appropriate county clerk if the county clerk has a system that
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17 | permits access to, and duplication of, reports that are filed | ||||||
18 | with the State
Board of Elections. A State and local political | ||||||
19 | committee or
a local political committee shall file with the | ||||||
20 | county clerk a copy of its
statement of organization pursuant | ||||||
21 | to Section 9-3.
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22 | (d) A copy of each report or statement filed under this | ||||||
23 | Article
shall be
preserved by the person filing it for a period | ||||||
24 | of two years from the
date of filing.
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25 | (Source: P.A. 93-574, eff. 8-21-03; 93-615, eff. 11-19-03; | ||||||
26 | 94-645, eff. 8-22-05.)
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1 | (10 ILCS 5/9-13) (from Ch. 46, par. 9-13)
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2 | Sec. 9-13. Each quarterly semi-annual report of campaign | ||||||
3 | contributions and
expenditures under Section 9-10 shall | ||||||
4 | disclose-
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5 | (1) the name and address of the political committee;
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6 | (2) (Blank);
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7 | (3) the amount of funds on hand at the beginning of the | ||||||
8 | reporting
period;
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9 | (4) the full name and mailing address of each person who | ||||||
10 | has made one or
more contributions to or for such committee | ||||||
11 | within the reporting period
in an aggregate amount or value in | ||||||
12 | excess of $150, together with
the amount
and date of such | ||||||
13 | contributions, and if the contributor is an individual who
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14 | contributed more than $500, the
occupation and employer of the | ||||||
15 | contributor or, if the occupation and employer
of the | ||||||
16 | contributor are unknown, a statement that the committee has | ||||||
17 | made a good
faith effort to ascertain this information;
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18 | (5) the total sum of individual contributions made to or | ||||||
19 | for such
committee during the reporting period and not reported | ||||||
20 | under item (4);
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21 | (6) the name and address of each political committee from | ||||||
22 | which the
reporting committee received, or to which that | ||||||
23 | committee made, any transfer
of funds, in the aggregate amount | ||||||
24 | or value in excess of $150,
together
with the amounts and dates | ||||||
25 | of all transfers;
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1 | (7) the total sum of transfers made to or from such | ||||||
2 | committee during
the reporting period and not reported under | ||||||
3 | item (6);
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4 | (8) each loan to or from any person within the reporting | ||||||
5 | period by or
to such committee in an aggregate amount or value | ||||||
6 | in excess of
$150,
together with the full names and mailing | ||||||
7 | addresses of the lender and
endorsers, if any, and the date and | ||||||
8 | amount of such loans, and if a lender or
endorser is an | ||||||
9 | individual who loaned or endorsed a loan of more than $500, the
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10 | occupation and employer of that individual, or if the | ||||||
11 | occupation and employer
of the individual are unknown, a | ||||||
12 | statement that the committee has made a good
faith effort to | ||||||
13 | ascertain this information;
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14 | (9) the total amount of proceeds received by such committee | ||||||
15 | from (a) the
sale of tickets for each dinner, luncheon, | ||||||
16 | cocktail party, rally, and other
fund-raising events; (b) mass | ||||||
17 | collections made at such events; and (c)
sales of items such as | ||||||
18 | political campaign pins, buttons, badges, flags,
emblems, | ||||||
19 | hats, banners, literature, and similar materials;
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20 | (10) each contribution, rebate, refund, or other receipt in | ||||||
21 | excess of
$150 received by such committee not otherwise listed | ||||||
22 | under items
(4)
through (9), and if the contributor is an | ||||||
23 | individual who
contributed more than $500, the
occupation and | ||||||
24 | employer of the contributor or, if the occupation and employer
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25 | of the contributor are unknown, a statement that the committee | ||||||
26 | has made a good
faith effort to ascertain this information;
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1 | (11) the total sum of all receipts by or for such committee | ||||||
2 | or candidate
during the reporting period;
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3 | (12) the full name and mailing address of each person to | ||||||
4 | whom
expenditures have been made by such committee or candidate | ||||||
5 | within the
reporting period in an aggregate amount or value in | ||||||
6 | excess of $150,
the
amount, date, and purpose of each such | ||||||
7 | expenditure and the question of
public policy or the name and | ||||||
8 | address of, and office sought by, each
candidate on whose | ||||||
9 | behalf such expenditure was made;
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10 | (13) the full name and mailing address of each person to | ||||||
11 | whom an
expenditure for personal services, salaries, and | ||||||
12 | reimbursed expenses in
excess of $150 has been made, and which | ||||||
13 | is not otherwise reported,
including the amount, date, and | ||||||
14 | purpose of such expenditure;
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15 | (14) the total sum of expenditures made by such committee | ||||||
16 | during the
reporting period;
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17 | (15) the full name and mailing address of each person to | ||||||
18 | whom the
committee owes debts or obligations in excess of $150, | ||||||
19 | and the
amount of
such debts or obligations.
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20 | The Board shall by rule define a "good faith effort".
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21 | (Source: P.A. 90-495, eff. 1-1-98; 90-737, eff. 1-1-99.)
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22 | (10 ILCS 5/9-14) (from Ch. 46, par. 9-14)
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23 | Sec. 9-14. Each quarterly semi-annual report of campaign | ||||||
24 | contributions and
expenditures required by Section 9-10 of this | ||||||
25 | Article to be filed with the
Board or the Board and the county |
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1 | clerk shall be verified, dated, and
signed by either the | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2 | treasurer of the political committee making the report
or the | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
3 | candidate on whose behalf the report is made, and shall contain
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4 | substantially the following:
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5 | SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT OF CAMPAIGN
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6 | CONTRIBUTIONS AND EXPENDITURES
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7 | (1) name and address of the political committee:
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9 | (2) the date of the beginning of the reporting period, and the
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10 | amount of funds on hand at the beginning of the reporting | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
11 | period;
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12 | .............................................................
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13 | (3) the full name and mailing address of each person who has | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
14 | made
one or more contributions to or for the committee within | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
15 | the reporting period
in an aggregate amount or value in excess | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
16 | of $150, together with
the amount and
date of such | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
17 | contributions, and if a contributor is an individual who
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18 | contributed more than $500,
the occupation and employer of each | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
19 | contributor or, if the
occupation and employer of the | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
20 | contributor are unknown, a statement that the
committee has | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
21 | made a good faith effort to ascertain this information:
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3 | the
committee during the reporting period and not reported | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
4 | under item--(3):
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6 | (5) the name and address of each political committee from which
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7 | the reporting committee received, or to which that committee | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | made, any
transfer of funds, in an aggregate amount or value in | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
9 | excess of
$150,
together with the amounts and dates of all | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
10 | transfers:
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15 | (6) the total sum of transfers made to or from such committee
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16 | during the reporting period and not reported under item (5);
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17 | (7) each loan to or from any person within the reporting period | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
18 | by or to
the committee in an aggregate amount or value in | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
19 | excess of $150,
together with the full names and mailing | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
20 | addresses of the lender and
endorsers, if any, and the date and | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
21 | amount of such loans, and if a lender or
endorser is an | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
22 | individual who loaned or endorsed a loan of more than $500,
the | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
23 | occupation and employer of each person making the loan, or if | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
24 | the
occupation and employer
of the individual are unknown, a | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
25 | statement that the committee has made a good
faith effort to | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
26 | ascertain this information:
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5 | (8) the total amount of proceeds received by the committee from
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6 | (a) the sale of tickets for each dinner, luncheon, cocktail | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
7 | party, rally, and
other fund-raising events; (b) mass | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | collections made at such events; and (c)
sales of items such as | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
9 | political campaign pins, buttons, badges, flags,
emblems, | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
10 | hats, banners, literature, and similar materials:
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12 | (b) ..........................................................
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14 | (9) each contribution, rebate, refund, or other receipt in | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
15 | excess of
$150 received by the committee not otherwise listed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
16 | under items (3)
through (8), and if a contributor is an | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
17 | individual who
contributed more than $500,
the occupation and | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
18 | employer of each contributor or, if the
occupation and employer | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
19 | of the contributor are unknown, a statement that the
committee | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
20 | has made a good faith effort to ascertain this information:
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25 | (10) the total sum of all receipts by or for the committee
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26 | during the reporting period:
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2 | (11) the full name and mailing address of each person to whom
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3 | expenditures have been made by the committee within the | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
4 | reporting period
in an aggregate amount or value in excess of | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | $150, the amount,
date, and purpose of each such expenditure, | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
6 | and the question of public
policy or the name and address of, | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
7 | and office sought by, each candidate
on whose behalf the | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | expenditure was made:
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15 | (12) the full name and mailing address of each person to whom | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
16 | an
expenditure for personal services, salaries, and reimbursed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
17 | expenses in excess
of $150 has been made, and which is not | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
18 | otherwise reported,
including the amount, date, and purpose of | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
19 | such expenditure:
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24 | (13) the total sum of expenditures made by the committee during
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25 | the reporting period;
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1 | (14) the full name and mailing address of each person to whom
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2 | the committee owes debts or obligations in excess of $150, and | ||||||
3 | the
amount of
such debts or obligations:
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4 | .............................................................
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5 | .............................................................
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6 | VERIFICATION:
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7 | "I declare that this semi-annual report of campaign | ||||||
8 | contributions and
expenditures (including any accompanying | ||||||
9 | schedules and statements) has
been examined by me and to the | ||||||
10 | best of my knowledge and belief is a
true, correct and complete | ||||||
11 | report as required by Article 9 of The
Election Code. I | ||||||
12 | understand that willfully filing a
false or incomplete report | ||||||
13 | is a business offense subject to a fine of up to
$5,000."
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14 | ................ .......................................
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15 | (date of filing) (signature of person making the report)
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16 | (Source: P.A. 90-495, eff. 1-1-98; 90-737, eff. 1-1-99 .)
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