Rep. Michael J. Madigan

Filed: 10/13/2009

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 1466

2     AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 1466, AS AMENDED,
3 by replacing everything after the enacting clause with the
4 following:
 
5     "Section 5. The Election Code is amended by changing the
6 heading of Article 9 and Sections 9-1.4, 9-1.5, 9-1.6, 9-1.8,
7 9-1.9, 9-1.10, 9-1.12, 9-1.13, 9-1.14, 9-2, 9-3, 9-5, 9-6, 9-7,
8 9-8, 9-9, 9-10, 9-11, 9-13, 9-16, 9-21, 9-28, and 9-30 and by
9 adding Sections 9-1.15, 9-8.5, 9-8.6, 9-23.5, 9-28.5, and 9-40
10 as follows:
 
11     (10 ILCS 5/Art. 9 heading)
12
ARTICLE 9. DISCLOSURE AND REGULATION OF CAMPAIGN
13
CONTRIBUTIONS AND EXPENDITURES

 
14     (10 ILCS 5/9-1.4)  (from Ch. 46, par. 9-1.4)
15     Sec. 9-1.4. Contribution.

 

 

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1     (A) "Contribution" means: -
2     (1) a gift, subscription, donation, dues, loan, advance, or
3 deposit of money, or anything of value, knowingly received in
4 connection with the nomination for election, or election, or
5 retention of any candidate or person to or in public office, in
6 connection with the election of any person as ward or township
7 committeeman in counties of 3,000,000 or more population, or in
8 connection with any question of public policy;
9     (1.5) a gift, subscription, donation, dues, loan, advance,
10 deposit of money, or anything of value that constitutes an
11 electioneering communication regardless of whether the
12 communication is made in concert or cooperation with or at the
13 request, suggestion, or knowledge of a candidate, a candidate's
14 authorized local political committee, a State political
15 committee, a political committee in support of or opposition to
16 a question of public policy, or any of their agents;
17     (2) the purchase of tickets for fund-raising events,
18 including but not limited to dinners, luncheons, cocktail
19 parties, and rallies made in connection with the nomination for
20 election, or election, or retention of any person or in to
21 public office, in connection with the election of any person as
22 ward or township committeeman in counties of 3,000,000 or more
23 population, or in connection with any question of public
24 policy;
25     (3) a transfer of funds received by a political committee
26 from another between political committees; and

 

 

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1     (4) the services of an employee donated by an employer, in
2 which case the contribution shall be listed in the name of the
3 employer, except that any individual services provided
4 voluntarily and without promise or expectation of compensation
5 from any source shall not be deemed a contribution; and but
6     (5) an expenditure by a political committee made in
7 cooperation, consultation, or concert with another political
8 committee.
9         (B) "Contribution" does not include: --
10             (a) the use of real or personal property and the
11         cost of invitations, food, and beverages, voluntarily
12         provided by an individual in rendering voluntary
13         personal services on the individual's residential
14         premises for candidate-related activities; provided
15         the value of the service provided does not exceed an
16         aggregate of $150 in a reporting period;
17             (b) the sale of any food or beverage by a vendor
18         for use in a candidate's campaign at a charge less than
19         the normal comparable charge, if such charge for use in
20         a candidate's campaign is at least equal to the cost of
21         such food or beverage to the vendor; .
22             (c) communications by a corporation to its
23         stockholders and executive or administrative personnel
24         or their families;
25             (d) communications by an association to its
26         members and executive or administrative personnel or

 

 

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1         their families;
2             (e) voter registration or other campaigns
3         encouraging voting that make no mention of any clearly
4         identified candidate, public question, political
5         party, group, or combination thereof;
6             (f) a loan of money by a national or State bank or
7         credit union made in accordance with the applicable
8         banking laws and regulations and in the ordinary course
9         of business, but the loan shall be listed on disclosure
10         reports required by this Article; however, the use,
11         ownership, or control of any security for such a loan,
12         if provided by a person other than the candidate or his
13         or her committee, qualifies as a contribution; or
14             (g) an independent expenditure.
15         (C) Interest or other investment income, earnings or
16     proceeds, and refunds or returns of all or part of a
17     committee's previous expenditures shall not be considered
18     contributions but shall be listed on disclosure reports
19     required by this Article.
20 (Source: P.A. 94-645, eff. 8-22-05.)
 
21     (10 ILCS 5/9-1.5)  (from Ch. 46, par. 9-1.5)
22     Sec. 9-1.5. Expenditure defined.
23     (A) "Expenditure" means: -
24         (1) a payment, distribution, purchase, loan, advance,
25     deposit, or gift of money, or anything of value, in

 

 

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1     connection with the nomination for election, or election,
2     or retention of any person to or in public office, in
3     connection with the election of any person as ward or
4     township committeeman in counties of 3,000,000 or more
5     population, or in connection with any question of public
6     policy; .
7         (2) "Expenditure" also includes a payment,
8     distribution, purchase, loan, advance, deposit, or gift of
9     money, or anything of value that constitutes an
10     electioneering communication regardless of whether the
11     communication is made in concert or cooperation with or at
12     the request, suggestion, or knowledge of a candidate, a
13     candidate's authorized local political committee, a State
14     political committee, a political committee in support of or
15     opposition to a question of public policy, or any of their
16     agents; or . However,
17         (3) a transfer of funds from one political committee to
18     another political committee.
19     (B) "Expenditure" expenditure does not include: -
20         (a) the use of real or personal property and the cost
21     of invitations, food, and beverages, voluntarily provided
22     by an individual in rendering voluntary personal services
23     on the individual's residential premises for
24     candidate-related activities; provided the value of the
25     service provided does not exceed an aggregate of $150 in a
26     reporting period; or

 

 

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1         (b) the sale of any food or beverage by a vendor for
2     use in a candidate's campaign at a charge less than the
3     normal comparable charge, if such charge for use in a
4     candidate's campaign is at least equal to the cost of such
5     food or beverage to the vendor.
6     (2) a transfer of funds between political committees.
7 (Source: P.A. 93-574, eff. 8-21-03; 93-615, eff. 11-19-03;
8 93-847, eff. 7-30-04.)
 
9     (10 ILCS 5/9-1.6)  (from Ch. 46, par. 9-1.6)
10     Sec. 9-1.6. Person. "Person" or "whoever" means a natural
11 person an individual, trust, partnership, committee,
12 association, corporation, or any other organization or group of
13 persons.
14 (Source: P.A. 78-1183.)
 
15     (10 ILCS 5/9-1.8)   (from Ch. 46, par. 9-1.8)
16     Sec. 9-1.8. Political committees.
17     (a) "Political committee" includes a candidate committee,
18 a political party committee, a political action committee, and
19 a ballot initiative committee.
20     (b) "Candidate political committee" means the candidate
21 himself or herself or any natural person, trust, partnership,
22 corporation, or other organization or group of persons
23 designated by the candidate that accepts contributions or makes
24 expenditures during any 12-month period in an aggregate amount

 

 

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1 exceeding $3,000 on behalf of the candidate.
2     (c) "Political party committee" means the State central
3 committee of a political party, a county central committee of a
4 political party, or a committee formed by a ward or township
5 committeeman of a political party. "Political party committee"
6 also means a committee established for the purpose of electing
7 candidates to the General Assembly by the person elected
8 President of the Senate, Minority Leader of the Senate, Speaker
9 of the House of Representatives, Minority Leader of the House
10 of Representatives, or a committee established by 5 or more
11 members of the Senate or 10 or more members of the House of
12 Representatives.
13     (d) "Political action committee" means any natural person,
14 trust, partnership, committee, association, corporation, or
15 other organization or group of persons, other than a candidate,
16 political party, candidate political committee, or political
17 party committee, that accepts contributions or makes
18 expenditures during any 12-month period in an aggregate amount
19 exceeding $3,000 on behalf of or in opposition to a candidate
20 or candidates for public office. "Political action committee"
21 includes any natural person, trust, partnership, committee,
22 association, corporation, or other organization or group of
23 persons, other than a candidate, political party, candidate
24 political committee, or political party committee, that makes
25 electioneering communications during any 12-month period in an
26 aggregate amount exceeding $3,000 related to any candidate or

 

 

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1 candidates for public office.
2     (e) "Ballot initiative committee" means any natural
3 person, trust, partnership, committee, association,
4 corporation, or other organization that accepts contributions
5 or makes expenditures during any 12-month period in an
6 aggregate amount exceeding $3,000 in support of or in
7 opposition to any question of public policy to be submitted to
8 the electors. "Ballot initiative committee" includes any
9 natural person, trust, partnership, committee, association,
10 corporation, or other organization or group of persons that
11 makes electioneering communications during any 12-month period
12 in an aggregate amount exceeding $3,000 related to any question
13 of public policy to be submitted to the voters. The $3,000
14 threshold applies to any contributions or expenditures
15 received or made with the purpose of securing a place on the
16 ballot for, advocating the defeat or passage of, or engaging in
17 electioneering communication regarding the question of public
18 policy, regardless of the method of initiation of the question
19 of public policy and regardless of whether petitions have been
20 circulated or filed with the appropriate office or whether the
21 question has been adopted and certified by the governing body.
22 "State political committee" means the candidate himself or any
23 individual, trust, partnership, committee, association,
24 corporation, or any other organization or group of persons
25 which--
26     (a) accepts contributions or grants or makes expenditures

 

 

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1 during any 12-month period in an aggregate amount exceeding
2 $3,000 on behalf of or in opposition to a candidate or
3 candidates for public office who are required by the Illinois
4 Governmental Ethics Act to file statements of economic
5 interests with the Secretary of State,
6     (b) accepts contributions or makes expenditures during any
7 12-month period in an aggregate amount exceeding $3,000 in
8 support of or in opposition to any question of public policy to
9 be submitted to the electors of an area encompassing more than
10 one county. The $3,000 threshold established in this paragraph
11 (b) applies to any receipts or expenditures received or made
12 with the purpose of securing a place on the ballot for,
13 advocating the defeat or passage of, or engaging in
14 electioneering communication regarding the question of public
15 policy regardless of the method of initiation of the question
16 of public policy and regardless of whether petitions have been
17 circulated or filed with the appropriate office or whether the
18 question has been adopted and certified by the governing body,
19     (c) accepts contributions or makes expenditures during any
20 12-month period in an aggregate amount exceeding $3,000 and has
21 as its primary purpose the furtherance of governmental,
22 political or social values, is organized on a not-for-profit
23 basis, and which publicly endorses or publicly opposes a
24 candidate or candidates for public office who are required by
25 the Illinois Governmental Ethics Act to file statements of
26 economic interest with the Secretary of State, or

 

 

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1     (d) accepts contributions or makes expenditures during any
2 12-month period in an aggregate amount exceeding $3,000 for
3 electioneering communications relating to any candidate or
4 candidates described in paragraph (a) or any question of public
5 policy described in paragraph (b).
6 (Source: P.A. 95-963, eff. 1-1-09.)
 
7     (10 ILCS 5/9-1.9)   (from Ch. 46, par. 9-1.9)
8     Sec. 9-1.9. Election cycle. "Election cycle" means any of
9 the following:
10     (1) For a candidate political committee organized to
11 support a candidate to be elected or retained at a general
12 primary election or general election, (i) the period beginning
13 January 1 following the general election for the office to
14 which a candidate seeks nomination or election and ending on
15 the day of the general primary election for that office or (ii)
16 the period beginning the day after a general primary election
17 for the office to which the candidate seeks nomination or
18 election and through December 31 following the general
19 election.
20     (2) For a candidate political committee organized to
21 support a candidate for the General Assembly, (i) the period
22 beginning January 1 following a general election and ending on
23 the day of the next general primary election or (ii) the period
24 beginning the day after the general primary election and ending
25 on December 31 following a general election.

 

 

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1     (3) For a candidate political committee organized to
2 support a candidate to be elected at a consolidated primary
3 election or consolidated election, (i) the period beginning
4 July 1 following a consolidated election and ending on the day
5 of the consolidated primary election or (ii) the period
6 beginning the day after the consolidated primary election and
7 ending on June 30 following a consolidated election.
8     (4) For a political party committee, political action
9 committee, or ballot initiative committee, the period
10 beginning on January 1 and ending on December 31 of each
11 calendar year. "Political committee" includes State central
12 and county central committees of any political party, and also
13 includes local political committees and state political
14 committees, but does not include any candidate who does not
15 accept contributions or make expenditures during any 12-month
16 period in an aggregate amount exceeding $3,000, nor does it
17 include, with the exception of State central and county central
18 committees of any political party, any individual, trust,
19 partnership, committee, association, corporation, or any other
20 organization or group of persons which does not (i) accept
21 contributions or make expenditures during any 12-month period
22 in an aggregate amount exceeding $3,000 on behalf of or in
23 opposition to a candidate or candidates or to any question of
24 public policy or (ii) accept contributions or make expenditures
25 during any 12-month period in an aggregate amount exceeding
26 $3,000 for electioneering communications relating to any

 

 

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1 candidate or candidates described in paragraph (a) of Section
2 9-1.7 or 9-1.8 or any question of public policy described in
3 paragraph (b) of Section 9-1.7 or 9-1.8, and such candidates
4 and persons shall not be required to comply with any filing
5 provisions in this Article.
6 (Source: P.A. 93-847, eff. 7-30-04.)
 
7     (10 ILCS 5/9-1.10)  (from Ch. 46, par. 9-1.10)
8     Sec. 9-1.10. "Public office" means any elective office or
9 judicial office subject to retention for which candidates are
10 required to file statements of economic interests under the
11 "Illinois Governmental Ethics Act", approved August 26, 1967,
12 as amended.
13 (Source: P.A. 78-1183.)
 
14     (10 ILCS 5/9-1.12)  (from Ch. 46, par. 9-1.12)
15     Sec. 9-1.12. Anything of value. "Anything of value" means
16 any item, thing, service includes all things, services, or good
17 goods, regardless of whether it they may be valued in monetary
18 terms according to ascertainable market value. Anything of
19 value which does not have an ascertainable market value must be
20 reported by describing the item, thing, service services, or
21 good goods contributed and by using the contributor's certified
22 market value required under Section 9-6.
23 (Source: P.A. 90-737, eff. 1-1-99.)
 

 

 

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1     (10 ILCS 5/9-1.13)  (from Ch. 46, par. 9-1.13)
2     Sec. 9-1.13. "Transfer of funds" means any conveyance of
3 money or the purchase of tickets made in connection with the
4 nomination for election, election or retention of any person to
5 or in public office or in connection with any question of
6 public policy from one political committee to another political
7 committee.
8 (Source: P.A. 86-873.)
 
9     (10 ILCS 5/9-1.14)
10     Sec. 9-1.14. Electioneering communication defined.
11     (a) "Electioneering communication" means, for the purposes
12 of this Article, any broadcast, cable, or satellite form of
13 communication, in whatever medium, including but not limited to
14 a newspaper, radio, television, or Internet communication,
15 that (1) refers to (i) a clearly identified candidate or
16 candidates who will appear on the ballot for nomination for
17 election, election, or retention, (ii) refers to a clearly
18 identified political party, or (iii) refers to a clearly
19 identified question of public policy that will appear on the
20 ballot, and (2) is made within (i) 60 days before a general
21 election or consolidated election or (ii) 30 days before a
22 primary election, (3) is targeted to the relevant electorate,
23 and (4) is susceptible to no reasonable interpretation other
24 than as an appeal to vote for or against a clearly identified
25 candidate for nomination for election, election, or retention,

 

 

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1 a political party, or a question of public policy.
2     (b) "Electioneering communication" does not include:
3         (1) A communication, other than an advertisement,
4     appearing in a news story, commentary, or editorial
5     distributed through the facilities of any legitimate news
6     organization, unless the facilities are owned or
7     controlled by any political party, political committee, or
8     candidate.
9         (2) A communication made solely to promote a candidate
10     debate or forum that is made by or on behalf of the person
11     sponsoring the debate or forum.
12         (3) A communication made as part of a non-partisan
13     activity designed to encourage individuals to vote or to
14     register to vote.
15         (4) A communication by an organization operating and
16     remaining in good standing under Section 501(c)(3) of the
17     Internal Revenue Code of 1986.
18         (5) A communication exclusively between a labor
19     organization, as defined under federal or State law, and
20     its members.
21         (6) A communication exclusively between an
22     organization formed under Section 501(c)(6) of the
23     Internal Revenue Code and its members.
24 (Source: P.A. 93-574, eff. 8-21-03; 93-615, eff. 11-19-03;
25 93-847, eff. 7-30-04; 94-461, eff. 8-4-05; 94-645, eff.
26 8-22-05.)
 

 

 

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1     (10 ILCS 5/9-1.15 new)
2     Sec. 9-1.15. Independent expenditure. "Independent
3 expenditure" means any payment, gift, donation, or expenditure
4 of funds (i) by a natural person or political committee for the
5 purpose of making electioneering communications or of
6 expressly advocating for or against the nomination for
7 election, election, retention, or defeat of a clearly
8 identifiable public official or candidate and (ii) that is not
9 made in connection, consultation, or concert with or at the
10 request or suggestion of the public official or candidate, the
11 public official's or candidate's designated political
12 committee or campaign, or the agent or agents of the public
13 official, candidate, or political committee or campaign.
 
14     (10 ILCS 5/9-2)  (from Ch. 46, par. 9-2)
15     Sec. 9-2. Political committee designations.
16     (a) Every political committee shall be designated as a (i)
17 candidate political committee, (ii) political party committee,
18 (iii) political action committee, or (iv) ballot initiative
19 committee.
20     (b) No public official or candidate for public office may
21 maintain or establish more than one candidate political
22 committee for each office that public official or candidate
23 holds or is seeking. The name of a candidate political
24 committee shall include the name of the candidate and the

 

 

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1 public office the candidate holds or to or in which the
2 candidate seeks nomination for election, election, or
3 retention. If a candidate establishes one candidate political
4 committee for multiple offices elected at different elections,
5 the candidate shall designate an election cycle, as defined in
6 Section 9-1.9, for purposes of contribution limitations and
7 reporting requirements set forth in this Article. No political
8 committee, other than a candidate committee, may include the
9 name of a candidate in its name.
10     (c) No State central committee or county central committee
11 of a political party or any subordinate unit of a political
12 party may maintain or establish more than one political party
13 committee. The name of a political party committee must include
14 the name of the political party.
15     (d) No natural person, trust, partnership, committee,
16 association, corporation, or other organization or group of
17 persons forming a political action committee shall maintain or
18 establish more than one political action committee. The
19 following factors shall be considered to determine whether an
20 entity has a sufficient relationship with another entity that
21 maintained or established a political action committee so as to
22 deem the entity in violation of this Section for maintaining or
23 establishing more than one political action committee: (1)
24 whether an entity owns a controlling interest in the voting
25 stock or securities of the entity controlling the political
26 action committee; (2) whether an entity has the authority or

 

 

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1 ability to direct or participate in the governance of the
2 entity that established or maintained a political action
3 committee through provisions of constitutions, bylaws,
4 contracts, or other rules, or through formal or informal
5 practices or procedures; (3) whether an entity has the
6 authority or ability to hire, appoint, demote, or otherwise
7 control the officers, other decision-making employees, or
8 members of the entity that established or maintained a
9 political action committee; (4) whether an entity has a common
10 or overlapping membership with the entity that established or
11 maintained a political action committee which indicates a
12 formal or ongoing relationship between the sponsoring entities
13 or committees; (5) whether an entity has common or overlapping
14 officers or employees with the entity that established or
15 maintained a political action committee which indicates a
16 formal or ongoing relationship between the sponsoring entities
17 or committees; (6) whether an entity has any members, officers,
18 or employees who were members, officers, or employees of the
19 entity that established or maintained a political action
20 committee which indicates a formal or ongoing relationship or
21 which indicates the creation of a successor entity; (7) whether
22 an entity provides funds or goods in a significant amount or on
23 an ongoing basis to the entity that established or maintained a
24 political action committee, such as through direct or indirect
25 payments for administrative, fundraising, or other costs, but
26 not including the transfer to a committee of its allocated

 

 

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1 share of proceeds jointly raised; (8) whether an entity causes
2 or arranges for funds in a significant amount or on an ongoing
3 basis to be provided to the entity that established or
4 maintained a political action committee, but not including the
5 transfer to a committee of its allocated share of proceeds
6 jointly raised; or (9) whether an entity or its agent had an
7 active or significant role in the formation of another
8 political action committee. The name of a political action
9 committee must include the name of the entity forming the
10 committee and the cause or interest the committee is formed to
11 support or oppose.
12     (e) The name of a ballot initiative committee must include
13 words describing the question of public policy, whether the
14 group supports or opposes the question, and the year in which
15 the question will appear on the ballot.
16     (f) Every political committee shall designate a chairman
17 and a treasurer. The same person may serve as both chairman and
18 treasurer of any political committee. A candidate who
19 administers his own campaign contributions and expenditures
20 shall be deemed a political committee for purposes of this
21 Article and shall designate himself as chairman, treasurer, or
22 both chairman and treasurer of such political committee. The
23 treasurer of a political committee shall be responsible for
24 keeping the records and filing the statements and reports
25 required by this Article.
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1 made by or on behalf of a political committee at a time when
2 there is a vacancy in the office of chairman or treasurer
3 thereof. No expenditure shall be made for or on behalf of a
4 political committee without the authorization of its chairman
5 or treasurer, or their designated agents.
6     (h) For purposes of implementing the changes made by this
7 amendatory Act of the 96th General Assembly, every political
8 committee shall make the designation required by this Section
9 by December 31, 2010 in accordance with subsection (e) of
10 Section 9-3.
11 (Source: P.A. 80-756.)
 
12     (10 ILCS 5/9-3)  (from Ch. 46, par. 9-3)
13     Sec. 9-3. Political committee statement of organization.
14     (a) Every state political committee and every local
15 political committee shall file with the State Board of
16 Elections, and every local political committee shall file with
17 the county clerk, a statement of organization within 10
18 business days of the creation of such committee, except any
19 political committee created within the 30 days before an
20 election shall file a statement of organization within 2 5
21 business days in person, by facsimile transmission, or by
22 electronic mail. Any change in information previously
23 submitted in a statement of organization shall be reported, as
24 required for the original statement of organization by this
25 Section, within 10 days following that change. A political

 

 

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1 committee that acts as both a state political committee and a
2 local political committee shall file a copy of each statement
3 of organization with the State Board of Elections and the
4 county clerk. The Board shall impose a civil penalty of $50 $25
5 per business day upon political committees for failing to file
6 or late filing of a statement of organization, except that for
7 committees formed to support candidates for statewide office,
8 the civil penalty shall be $50 per business day. Such penalties
9 shall not exceed $5,000, and shall not exceed $10,000 for
10 statewide office political committees. There shall be no fine
11 if the statement is mailed and postmarked at least 72 hours
12 prior to the filing deadline.
13     In addition to the civil penalties authorized by this
14 Section, the State Board of Elections or any other affected
15 political committee may apply to the circuit court for a
16 temporary restraining order or a preliminary or permanent
17 injunction against the political committee to cease the
18 expenditure of funds and to cease operations until the
19 statement of organization is filed.
20     For the purpose of this Section, "statewide office" means
21 the Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Secretary of State,
22 Attorney General, State Treasurer, and State Comptroller.
23     (b) The statement of organization shall include: -
24         (1) (a) the name and address of the political committee
25     and designation as a candidate political committee,
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1     ballot initiative committee (the name of the political
2     committee must include the name of any sponsoring entity);
3         (2) (b) the scope, area of activity, party affiliation,
4     candidate affiliation and his county of residence, and
5     purposes of the political committee;
6         (3) (c) the name, address, and position of each
7     custodian of the committee's books and accounts;
8         (4) (d) the name, address, and position of the
9     committee's principal officers, including the chairman,
10     treasurer, and officers and members of its finance
11     committee, if any;
12         (5) the name and address of any sponsoring entity (e)
13     (Blank);
14         (6) (f) a statement of what specific disposition of
15     residual fund will be made in the event of the dissolution
16     or termination of the committee;
17         (7) (g) a listing of all banks or other financial
18     institutions, safety deposit boxes, and any other
19     repositories or custodians of funds used by the committee;
20     and
21         (8) (h) the amount of funds available for campaign
22     expenditures as of the filing date of the committee's
23     statement of organization.
24     For purposes of this Section, a "sponsoring entity" is (i)
25 any person, political committee, organization, corporation, or
26 association that contributes at least 33% of the total funding

 

 

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1 of the political committee or (ii) any person or other entity
2 that is registered or is required to register under the
3 Lobbyist Registration Act and contributes at least 33% of the
4 total funding of the political committee; except that a
5 political committee is not a "sponsoring entity" for purposes
6 of this Section if it is a political committee organized by (i)
7 an established political party as defined in Section 10-2, (ii)
8 a partisan caucus of either house of the General Assembly, or
9 (iii) the Speaker or Minority Leader of the House of
10 Representatives or the President or Minority Leader of the
11 Senate, in his or her capacity as a legislative leader of the
12 House of Representatives or Senate and not as a candidate for
13 Representative or Senator.
14     (c) Each statement of organization required to be filed in
15 accordance with this Section shall be verified, dated, and
16 signed by either the treasurer of the political committee
17 making the statement or the candidate on whose behalf the
18 statement is made and shall contain substantially the following
19 verification:
20
"VERIFICATION:
21     I declare that this statement of organization (including
22 any accompanying schedules and statements) has been examined by
23 me and, to the best of my knowledge and belief, is a true,
24 correct, and complete statement of organization as required by
25 Article 9 of the Election Code. I understand that willfully
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1 penalty of at least $1,001 and up to $5,000.
2 ................  ..........................................
3 (date of filing) (signature of person making the statement)". 
4     (d) The statement of organization for a ballot initiative
5 committee also shall include a verification signed by the
6 chairperson of the committee that (i) the committee is formed
7 for the purpose of supporting or opposing a question of public
8 policy, (ii) all contributions and expenditures of the
9 committee will be used for the purpose described in the
10 statement of organization, (iii) the committee may accept
11 unlimited contributions from any source, provided that the
12 ballot initiative committee does not make contributions or
13 expenditures in support of or opposition to a candidate or
14 candidates for nomination for election, election, or
15 retention, and (iv) failure to abide by these requirements
16 shall deem the committee in violation of this Article.
17     (e) For purposes of implementing the changes made by this
18 amendatory Act of the 96th General Assembly, every political
19 committee shall file the statement required by this Section
20 with the Board by December 31, 2010.
21 (Source: P.A. 93-574, eff. 8-21-03; 93-615, eff. 11-19-03;
22 94-645, eff. 8-22-05.)
 
23     (10 ILCS 5/9-5)  (from Ch. 46, par. 9-5)
24     Sec. 9-5. Dissolved or inactive committee. Any change in
25 information previously submitted in a statement of

 

 

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1 organization except for information submitted under Section
2 9-3 (h) shall be reported, as required of statements of
3 organization by Section 9-3 of this Article, within 10 days
4 following such change.
5     Any political committee which, after having filed a
6 statement of organization, dissolves as a political committee
7 or determines that it will no longer receive any campaign
8 contributions nor make any campaign expenditures shall notify
9 the Board, or the Board and the county clerk, as required of
10 statements of organization by Section 9-3 of this Article, of
11 that fact and file with the Board, or the Board and the county
12 clerk, as required of statements of organization by Section 9-3
13 of this Article, a final report with respect to its
14 contributions and expenditures, including the final
15 disposition of its funds and assets.
16     In the event that a political committee dissolves, all
17 contributions in its possession, after payment of the
18 committee's outstanding liabilities, including staff salaries,
19 shall be refunded to the contributors in amounts not exceeding
20 their individual contributions, or transferred to other
21 political or charitable organizations consistent with the
22 positions of the committee or the candidates it represented. In
23 no case shall these funds be used for the personal
24 aggrandizement of any committee member or campaign worker.
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1     (10 ILCS 5/9-6)  (from Ch. 46, par. 9-6)
2     Sec. 9-6. Accounting for contributions.
3     (a) A Every person who collects or accepts receives a
4 contribution in excess of $20 for a political committee shall,
5 on demand of the treasurer, and in any event within 5 days
6 after receipt of such contribution, submit render to the
7 treasurer a detailed account of the contribution thereof,
8 including (i) the amount, (ii) the name and address of the
9 person making such contribution, (iii) and the date on which
10 the contribution it was received, and (iv) the name and address
11 of the person collecting or accepting the contribution for the
12 political committee. A political committee shall disclose on
13 the quarterly statement the name, address, and occupation of
14 any person who collects or accepts contributions from at least
15 5 persons in the aggregate of $3,000 or more outside of the
16 presence of a candidate or in connection with a fundraising
17 event sanctioned or coordinated by the political committee
18 during a reporting period. This subsection does not apply to a
19 person who is an officer of the committee, a compensated
20 employee, or an entity used for processing financial
21 transactions by credit card or other means.
22     (b) Within 5 business days of contributing goods or
23 services of more than $50 value to a political committee, the
24 contributor shall submit to the treasurer a detailed account of
25 the contribution, including (i) the name and address of the
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1 contribution to the political committee on forms prescribed by
2 the State Board of Elections. The forms shall include the name
3 and address of the contributor, a description and market value
4 of the goods or services, and (iii) the date on which the
5 contribution was made.
6     (c) All funds of a political committee shall be segregated
7 from, and may not be commingled with, any personal funds of
8 officers, members, or associates of such committee.
9 (Source: P.A. 90-737, eff. 1-1-99.)
 
10     (10 ILCS 5/9-7)  (from Ch. 46, par. 9-7)
11     Sec. 9-7. The treasurer of a political committee shall keep
12 a detailed and exact account of-
13     (a) the total of all contributions made to or for the
14 committee;
15     (b) the full name and mailing address of every person
16 making a contribution in excess of $20 and the date and amount
17 thereof;
18     (c) the total of all expenditures made by or on behalf of
19 the committee;
20     (d) the full name and mailing address of every person to
21 whom any expenditure in excess of $20 is made, and the date and
22 amount thereof;
23     (e) proof of payment, stating the particulars, for every
24 expenditure in excess of $20 made by or on behalf of the
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1     The treasurer shall preserve all records and accounts
2 required by this section for a period of 2 years.
3 (Source: P.A. 79-293.)
 
4     (10 ILCS 5/9-8)  (from Ch. 46, par. 9-8)
5     Sec. 9-8. Any political committee which solicits or
6 receives contributions or makes expenditures on behalf of any
7 candidate that is not authorized in writing by such candidate
8 to do so shall include a notice on the face or front page of all
9 literature and advertisements published and following all
10 commercials broadcast, that are authorized by the committee and
11 that mention the candidate, in connection with such candidate's
12 campaign by such committee or on its behalf stating that the
13 committee is not authorized by such candidate and that such
14 candidate is not responsible for the activities of such
15 committee.
16 (Source: P.A. 78-1183.)
 
17     (10 ILCS 5/9-8.5 new)
18     Sec. 9-8.5. Limitations on campaign contributions.
19     (a) It is unlawful for a political committee to accept
20 contributions except as provided in this Section.
21     (b) During an election cycle, a candidate political
22 committee may not accept contributions with an aggregate value
23 over the following: (i) $5,000 from any individual, (ii)
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1 association, or (iii) $50,000 from a candidate political
2 committee or political action committee. A candidate political
3 committee may accept contributions in any amount from a
4 political party committee; except a candidate political
5 committee may accept contributions from only one political
6 party committee established for the purpose of electing
7 candidates to the General Assembly.
8     (c) During an election cycle, a political party committee
9 may not accept contributions with an aggregate value over the
10 following: (i) $10,000 from any individual, (ii) $20,000 from
11 any corporation, labor organization, or association, or (iii)
12 $50,000 from a political action committee. A political party
13 committee may accept contributions in any amount from another
14 political party committee or a candidate political committee.
15 Nothing in this Section shall limit the amounts that may be
16 transferred between a State committee and federal committee of
17 a State central committee of a political party.
18     (d) During an election cycle, a political action committee
19 may not accept contributions with an aggregate value over the
20 following: (i) $10,000 from any individual, (ii) $20,000 from
21 any corporation, labor organization, or association, or (iii)
22 $50,000 from a political action committee or candidate
23 political committee.
24     (e) A ballot initiative committee may accept contributions
25 in any amount from any source, provided that the committee
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1     (f) Nothing in this Section shall prohibit a political
2 committee from dividing the proceeds of joint fundraising
3 efforts; provided that no political committee may receive more
4 than the limit from any one contributor.
5     (g) On January 1 of each odd-numbered year, the State Board
6 of Elections shall adjust the amounts of the contribution
7 limitations established in this Section for inflation as
8 determined by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers
9 as issued by the United States Department of Labor and rounded
10 to the nearest $100. The State Board shall publish this
11 information on its official website.
12     (h) Self-funding candidates. If a public official, a
13 candidate, or the public official's or candidate's immediate
14 family contributes or loans to the public official's or
15 candidate's political committee or to other political
16 committees that transfer funds to the public official's or
17 candidate's political committee or makes independent
18 expenditures for the benefit of the public official's or
19 candidate's campaign during the 12 months prior to an election
20 in an aggregate amount of more than (i) $250,000 for statewide
21 office or (ii) $100,000 for all other elective offices, then
22 the public official or candidate shall file with the State
23 Board of Elections, within one day, a Notification of
24 Self-funding that shall detail each contribution or loan made
25 by the public official, the candidate, or the public official's
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1 the filing of a Notification of Self-funding, the notification
2 shall be posted on the Board's website and the Board shall give
3 official notice of the filing to each candidate for the same
4 office as the public official or candidate making the filing,
5 including the public official or candidate filing the
6 Notification of Self-funding. Upon receiving notice from the
7 Board, all candidates for that office, including the public
8 official or candidate who filed a Notification of Self-funding,
9 shall be permitted to accept contributions in excess of any
10 contribution limits imposed by subsection (b). For the purposes
11 of this subsection, "immediate family" means the spouse,
12 parent, or child of a public official or candidate.
13     (i) A corporation, labor organization, or association may
14 collect, accept, and facilitate the delivery of contributions
15 from natural persons, corporations, labor organizations, or
16 associations made through dues, levies, or similar assessments
17 to a political action committee, provided the contribution does
18 not exceed the limits set forth in this Section. The
19 corporation, labor organization, or association shall submit
20 to the treasurer of the political committee an account of the
21 contributions, including the amount, the name and address of
22 the person making such contribution, and the name and address
23 of the corporation, labor organization, or association
24 facilitating the delivery of the contributions.
25     (j) A political committee that receives a contribution or
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1 contribution or transfer by returning the contribution or
2 transfer, or an amount equal to the contribution or transfer,
3 to the contributor or transferor or donating the contribution
4 or transfer, or an amount equal to the contribution or
5 transfer, to a charity. A contribution or transfer received in
6 violation of this Section that is not disposed of as provided
7 in this subsection within 15 days after its receipt shall
8 escheat to the General Revenue Fund.
9     (k) For the purposes of this Section, "statewide office"
10 means the Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General,
11 Secretary of State, Comptroller, and Treasurer.
12     (l) This Section is repealed if and when the United States
13 Supreme Court invalidates campaign contribution limits
14 established by or pursuant to federal law.
 
15     (10 ILCS 5/9-8.6 new)
16     Sec. 9-8.6. Independent expenditures.
17     (a) An independent expenditure is not considered a
18 contribution to a political committee. An expenditure made by a
19 natural person or political committee for an electioneering
20 communication in connection, consultation, or concert with or
21 at the request or suggestion of the public official or
22 candidate, the public official's or candidate's candidate
23 committee, or the agent or agents of the public official,
24 candidate, or political committee or campaign shall not be
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1 considered a contribution to the public official's or
2 candidate's candidate committee.
3     A natural person who makes an independent expenditure
4 supporting or opposing a public official or candidate that,
5 alone or in combination with any other independent expenditure
6 made by that natural person supporting or opposing that public
7 official or candidate during any 12-month period, equals an
8 aggregate value of at least $3,000 must file a written
9 disclosure with the State Board of Elections within 2 business
10 days after making any expenditure that results in the natural
11 person meeting or exceeding the $3,000 threshold. Each
12 disclosure must identify the natural person, the public
13 official or candidate supported or opposed, the date, amount,
14 and nature of each independent expenditure, and the natural
15 person's occupation and employer.
16     (b) Any entity other than a natural person that makes
17 expenditures of any kind in an aggregate amount exceeding
18 $3,000 during any 12-month period supporting or opposing a
19 public official or candidate must organize as a political
20 committee in accordance with this Article.
21     (c) Every political committee that makes independent
22 expenditures must report all such independent expenditures as
23 required under Section 9-10 of this Article.
 
24     (10 ILCS 5/9-9)  (from Ch. 46, par. 9-9)
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1 all literature and advertisements soliciting funds the
2 following notice:
3     "A copy of our report filed with the State Board of
4 Elections is (or will be) available for purchase from the State
5 Board of Elections, Springfield, Illinois, or online at
6 www.elections.state.il.us."
7     Any local political committee shall include on all
8 literature and advertisements soliciting funds the following
9 notice:
10     "A copy of our report filed with the county clerk is (or
11 will be) available for purchase from the county clerk, (county
12 clerk's address), Illinois."
13     Any political committee that acts as both a state political
14 committee and a local political committee shall include on all
15 literature and advertisements soliciting funds the following
16 notice:
17     "A copy of our report filed with the State Board of
18 Elections and the county clerk is (or will be) available for
19 purchase from the State Board of Elections, Springfield,
20 Illinois, and from the county clerk, (county clerk's address),
21 Illinois."
22 (Source: P.A. 83-259.)
 
23     (10 ILCS 5/9-10)  (from Ch. 46, par. 9-10)
24     Sec. 9-10. Disclosure of contributions and expenditures
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1     (a) The treasurer of every state political committee and
2 the treasurer of every local political committee shall file
3 with the Board, and the treasurer of every local political
4 committee shall file with the county clerk, reports of campaign
5 contributions, and semi-annual reports of campaign
6 contributions and expenditures as required by this Section on
7 forms to be prescribed or approved by the Board. The treasurer
8 of every political committee that acts as both a state
9 political committee and a local political committee shall file
10 a copy of each report with the State Board of Elections and the
11 county clerk. Entities subject to Section 9-7.5 shall file
12 reports required by that Section at times provided in this
13 Section and are subject to the penalties provided in this
14 Section.
15     (b) Every political committee shall file quarterly reports
16 of campaign contributions, expenditures, and independent
17 expenditures. The reports shall cover the period January 1
18 through March 31, April 1 through June 30, July 1 through
19 September 30, and October 1 through December 31 of each year. A
20 political committee shall file quarterly reports no later than
21 the 15th day of the month following each period. Reports of
22 contributions and expenditures must be filed to cover the
23 prescribed time periods even though no contributions or
24 expenditures may have been received or made during the period.
25 The Board shall assess a civil penalty not to exceed $5,000 for
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1 however, shall not exceed $1,000 for a first violation if the
2 committee files less than 10 days after the deadline. There
3 shall be no fine if the report is mailed and postmarked at
4 least 72 hours prior to the filing deadline. When considering
5 the amount of the fine to be imposed, the Board shall consider
6 whether the violation was committed inadvertently,
7 negligently, knowingly, or intentionally and any past
8 violations of this Section.
9     (c) A political committee shall file a report of any
10 contribution of more than $1,000. The report shall be filed
11 electronically with the Board within 5 business days after
12 receipt of the contribution, except that the report shall be
13 filed within 2 business days after receipt if (i) the
14 contribution is received 30 or fewer days before the date of an
15 election and (ii) the political committee supports or opposes a
16 candidate or public question on the ballot at that election or
17 makes expenditures in excess of $500 on behalf of or in
18 opposition to a candidate or public question on the ballot at
19 that election. The State Board shall allow filings of reports
20 of contributions of more than $1,000 by political committees
21 that are not required to file electronically to be made by
22 facsimile transmission. The Board shall assess a civil penalty
23 for failure to file a report required by this subsection.
24 Failure to report each contribution is a separate violation of
25 this subsection. The Board shall impose fines for willful or
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1 the total amount of the contributions that were untimely
2 reported, but in no case shall it be less than 10% of the total
3 amount of the contributions that were untimely reported. When
4 considering the amount of the fine to be imposed for willful or
5 wanton violations, the Board shall consider the number of days
6 the contribution was reported late and past violations of this
7 Section and Section 9-3. The Board may impose a fine for
8 negligent or inadvertent violations of this subsection not to
9 exceed 50% of the total amount of the contributions that were
10 untimely reported, or the Board may waive the fine. When
11 considering whether to impose a fine and the amount of the
12 fine, the Board shall consider the following factors: (1)
13 whether the political committee made an attempt to disclose the
14 contribution and any attempts made to correct the violation,
15 (2) whether the violation is attributed to a clerical or
16 computer error, (3) the amount of the contribution, (4) the
17 number of days the contribution was reported late, and (5) past
18 violations of this Section and Section 9-3 by the political
19 committee.
20     (d) For the purpose of this Section, a contribution is
21 considered received on the date (i) a monetary contribution was
22 deposited in a bank, financial institution, or other repository
23 of funds for the committee, (ii) the date a committee receives
24 notice a monetary contribution was deposited by an entity used
25 to process financial transactions by credit card or other
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1 deposited in a bank, financial institution, or other repository
2 of funds for the committee, or (iii) the public official,
3 candidate, or political committee receives the notification of
4 contribution of goods or services as required under subsection
5 (b) of Section 9-6.
6     (e) A political committee that makes independent
7 expenditures of more than $1,000 during the period 30 days or
8 fewer before an election shall electronically file a report
9 with the Board within 5 business days after making the
10 independent expenditure. The report shall contain the
11 information required in Section 9-11(c) of this Article. This
12 subsection does not apply with respect to general primary
13 elections. Reports of campaign contributions shall be filed no
14 later than the 15th day next preceding each election in
15 connection with which the political committee has accepted or
16 is accepting contributions or has made or is making
17 expenditures. Such reports shall be complete as of the 30th day
18 next preceding each election. The Board shall assess a civil
19 penalty not to exceed $5,000 for a violation of this
20 subsection, except that for State officers and candidates and
21 political committees formed for statewide office, the civil
22 penalty may not exceed $10,000. The fine, however, shall not
23 exceed $500 for a first filing violation for filing less than
24 10 days after the deadline. There shall be no fine if the
25 report is mailed and postmarked at least 72 hours prior to the
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1 office" and "State officer" means the Governor, Lieutenant
2 Governor, Attorney General, Secretary of State, Comptroller,
3 and Treasurer. However, a continuing political committee that
4 does not make an expenditure or expenditures in an aggregate
5 amount of more than $500 on behalf of or in opposition to any
6 (i) candidate or candidates, (ii) public question or questions,
7 or (iii) candidate or candidates and public question or
8 questions on the ballot at an election shall not be required to
9 file the reports prescribed in this subsection (b) and
10 subsection (b-5) but may file in lieu thereof a Statement of
11 Nonparticipation in the Election with the Board or the Board
12 and the county clerk ; except that if the political committee,
13 by the terms of its statement of organization filed in
14 accordance with this Article, is organized to support or oppose
15 a candidate or public question on the ballot at the next
16 election or primary, that committee must file reports required
17 by this subsection (b) and by subsection (b-5).
18     (b-5) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (b) and
19 Section 1.25 of the Statute on Statutes, any contribution of
20 more than $500 received (i) with respect to elections other
21 than the general primary election, in the interim between the
22 last date of the period covered by the last report filed under
23 subsection (b) prior to the election and the date of the
24 election or (ii) with respect to general primary elections, in
25 the period beginning January 1 of the year of the general
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1 election shall be filed with and must actually be received by
2 the State Board of Elections within 2 business days after
3 receipt of such contribution. A continuing political committee
4 that does not support or oppose a candidate or public question
5 on the ballot at a general primary election and does not make
6 expenditures in excess of $500 on behalf of or in opposition to
7 any candidate or public question on the ballot at the general
8 primary election shall not be required to file the report
9 prescribed in this subsection unless the committee makes an
10 expenditure in excess of $500 on behalf of or in opposition to
11 any candidate or public question on the ballot at the general
12 primary election. The committee shall timely file the report
13 required under this subsection beginning with the date the
14 expenditure that triggered participation was made. The State
15 Board shall allow filings of reports of contributions of more
16 than $500 under this subsection (b-5) by political committees
17 that are not required to file electronically to be made by
18 facsimile transmission. For the purpose of this subsection, a
19 contribution is considered received on the date the public
20 official, candidate, or political committee (or equivalent
21 person in the case of a reporting entity other than a political
22 committee) actually receives it or, in the case of goods or
23 services, 2 business days after the date the public official,
24 candidate, committee, or other reporting entity receives the
25 certification required under subsection (b) of Section 9-6.
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1 this subsection. In the final disposition of any matter by the
2 Board on or after the effective date of this amendatory Act of
3 the 93rd General Assembly, the Board may impose fines for
4 violations of this subsection not to exceed 100% of the total
5 amount of the contributions that were untimely reported, but in
6 no case when a fine is imposed shall it be less than 10% of the
7 total amount of the contributions that were untimely reported.
8 When considering the amount of the fine to be imposed, the
9 Board shall consider, but is not limited to, the following
10 factors:
11         (1) whether in the Board's opinion the violation was
12     committed inadvertently, negligently, knowingly, or
13     intentionally;
14         (2) the number of days the contribution was reported
15     late; and
16         (3) past violations of Sections 9-3 and 9-10 of this
17     Article by the committee.
18     (c) In addition to such reports the treasurer of every
19 political committee shall file semi-annual reports of campaign
20 contributions and expenditures no later than July 20th,
21 covering the period from January 1st through June 30th
22 immediately preceding, and no later than January 20th, covering
23 the period from July 1st through December 31st of the preceding
24 calendar year. Reports of contributions and expenditures must
25 be filed to cover the prescribed time periods even though no
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1 during the period. The Board shall assess a civil penalty not
2 to exceed $5,000 for a violation of this subsection, except
3 that for State officers and candidates and political committees
4 formed for statewide office, the civil penalty may not exceed
5 $10,000. The fine, however, shall not exceed $500 for a first
6 filing violation for filing less than 10 days after the
7 deadline. There shall be no fine if the report is mailed and
8 postmarked at least 72 hours prior to the filing deadline. For
9 the purpose of this subsection, "statewide office" and "State
10 officer" means the Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Attorney
11 General, Secretary of State, Comptroller, and Treasurer.
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
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.
22     (f) (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.
25 (Source: P.A. 94-645, eff. 8-22-05; 95-6, eff. 6-20-07; 95-957,
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1     (10 ILCS 5/9-11)  (from Ch. 46, par. 9-11)
2     Sec. 9-11. Financial reports.
3     (a) Each quarterly report of campaign contributions,
4 expenditures, and independent expenditures under Section 9-10
5 shall disclose the following:
6         (1) the name and address of the political committee;
7         (2) the name and address of the person submitting the
8     report on behalf of the committee, if other than the
9     chairman or treasurer;
10         (3) the amount of funds on hand at the beginning of the
11     reporting period;
12         (4) the full name and mailing address of each person
13     who has made one or more contributions to or for the
14     committee within the reporting period in an aggregate
15     amount or value in excess of $150, together with the
16     amounts and dates of those contributions, and, if the
17     contributor is an individual who contributed more than
18     $500, the occupation and employer of the contributor or, if
19     the occupation and employer of the contributor are unknown,
20     a statement that the committee has made a good faith effort
21     to ascertain this information;
22         (5) the total sum of individual contributions made to
23     or for the committee during the reporting period and not
24     reported under item (4);
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1     from which the reporting committee received, or to which
2     that committee made, any transfer of funds in the aggregate
3     amount or value in excess of $150, together with the
4     amounts and dates of all transfers;
5         (7) the total sum of transfers made to or from the
6     committee during the reporting period and not reported
7     under item (6);
8         (8) each loan to or from any person within the
9     reporting period by or to the committee in an aggregate
10     amount or value in excess of $150, together with the full
11     names and mailing addresses of the lender and endorsers, if
12     any; the dates and amounts of the loans; and, if a lender
13     or endorser is an individual who loaned or endorsed a loan
14     of more than $500, the occupation and employer of that
15     individual or, if the occupation and employer of the
16     individual are unknown, a statement that the committee has
17     made a good faith effort to ascertain this information;
18         (9) the total amount of proceeds received by the
19     committee from (i) the sale of tickets for each dinner,
20     luncheon, cocktail party, rally, and other fund-raising
21     events; (ii) mass collections made at those events; and
22     (iii) sales of items such as political campaign pins,
23     buttons, badges, flags, emblems, hats, banners,
24     literature, and similar materials;
25         (10) each contribution, rebate, refund, or other
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1     otherwise listed under items (4) through (9) and, if the
2     contributor is an individual who contributed more than
3     $500, the occupation and employer of the contributor or, if
4     the occupation and employer of the contributor are unknown,
5     a statement that the committee has made a good faith effort
6     to ascertain this information;
7         (11) the total sum of all receipts by or for the
8     committee or candidate during the reporting period;
9         (12) the full name and mailing address of each person
10     to whom expenditures have been made by the committee or
11     candidate within the reporting period in an aggregate
12     amount or value in excess of $150; the amount, date, and
13     purpose of each of those expenditures; and the question of
14     public policy or the name and address of, and the office
15     sought by, each candidate on whose behalf that expenditure
16     was made;
17         (13) the full name and mailing address of each person
18     to whom an expenditure for personal services, salaries, and
19     reimbursed expenses in excess of $150 has been made and
20     that is not otherwise reported, including the amount, date,
21     and purpose of the expenditure;
22         (14) the total sum of expenditures made by the
23     committee during the reporting period; and
24         (15) the full name and mailing address of each person
25     to whom the committee owes debts or obligations in excess
26     of $150 and the amount of those debts or obligations.

 

 

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1     (b) Each report of a campaign contribution of more than
2 $1,000 required contributions under subsection (c) of Section
3 9-10 shall disclose the following: -
4         (1) the name and address of the political committee;
5         (2) the name and address of the person submitting the
6     report on behalf of the committee, if other than the
7     chairman or treasurer (Blank);
8         (3) the amount of funds on hand at the beginning of the
9     reporting period;
10         (4) the full name and mailing address of each person
11     who has made one or more contributions to or for such
12     committee within the reporting period in an aggregate
13     amount or value in excess of $150, together with the amount
14     and date of such contributions, and if a contributor is an
15     individual who contributed more than $500, the occupation
16     and employer of the contributor or, if the occupation and
17     employer of the contributor are unknown, a statement that
18     the committee has made a good faith effort to ascertain
19     this information;
20         (5) the total sum of individual contributions made to
21     or for such committee during the reporting period and not
22     reported under item (4);
23         (6) the name and address of each political committee
24     from which the reporting committee received, or to which
25     that committee made, any transfer of funds, in any
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1     the amounts and dates of all transfers;
2         (7) the total sum of transfers made to or from such
3     committee during the reporting period and not reported
4     under item (6);
5         (8) each loan to or from any person within the
6     reporting period by or to such committee in an aggregate
7     amount or value in excess of $150, together with the full
8     names and mailing addresses of the lender and endorsers, if
9     any, and the date and amount of such loans, and if a lender
10     or endorser is an individual who loaned or endorsed a loan
11     of more than $500, the occupation and employer of that
12     individual, or if the occupation and employer of the
13     individual are unknown, a statement that the committee has
14     made a good faith effort to ascertain this information;
15         (9) the total amount of proceeds received by such
16     committee from (a) the sale of tickets for each dinner,
17     luncheon, cocktail party, rally, and other fund-raising
18     events; (b) mass collections made at such events; and (c)
19     sales of items such as political campaign pins, buttons,
20     badges, flags, emblems, hats, banners, literature, and
21     similar materials;
22         (10) each contribution, rebate, refund, or other
23     receipt in excess of $150 received by such committee not
24     otherwise listed under items (4) through (9), and if a
25     contributor is an individual who contributed more than
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1     the occupation and employer of the contributor are unknown,
2     a statement that the committee has made a good faith effort
3     to ascertain this information; and
4         (11) the total sum of all receipts by or for such
5     committee or candidate during the reporting period.
6     (c) Each quarterly report shall include the following
7 information regarding any independent expenditures made during
8 the reporting period: (1) the full name and mailing address of
9 each person to whom an expenditure in excess of $150 has been
10 made in connection with an independent expenditure; (2) the
11 amount, date, and purpose of such expenditure; (3) a statement
12 whether the independent expenditure was in support of or in
13 opposition to a particular candidate; (4) the name of the
14 candidate; (5) the office and, when applicable, district,
15 sought by the candidate; and (6) a certification, under penalty
16 of perjury, that such expenditure was not made in co-operation,
17 consultation, or concert with, or at the request or suggestion
18 of, any candidate or any authorized committee or agent of such
19 committee. The report shall also include (I) the total of all
20 independent expenditures of $150 or less made during the
21 reporting period and (II) the total amount of all independent
22 expenditures made during the reporting period.
23     (d) The Board shall by rule define a "good faith effort".
24     The reports of campaign contributions filed under this
25 Article shall be cumulative during the reporting period to
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1     (e) Each report shall be verified, dated, and signed by
2 either the treasurer of the political committee or the
3 candidate on whose behalf the report is filed and shall contain
4 the following verification:
5     "I declare that this report (including any accompanying
6 schedules and statements) has been examined by me and, to the
7 best of my knowledge and belief, is a true, correct, and
8 complete report as required by Article 9 of The Election Code.
9 I understand that willfully filing a false or incomplete
10 statement is subject to a civil penalty of up to $5,000.".
11 (Source: P.A. 90-495, eff. 1-1-98; 90-737, eff. 1-1-99.)
 
12     (10 ILCS 5/9-13)  (from Ch. 46, par. 9-13)
13     Sec. 9-13. Audits of political committees.
14     (a) The Board may order a political committee to conduct an
15 audit of the financial records required to be maintained by the
16 committee to ensure compliance with the contribution
17 limitations established in Section 9-8.5 and the reporting
18 requirements established in Section 9-3 and Section 9-10. In
19 each calendar year, the Board shall order an audit of no more
20 than 3% of registered political committees. Political
21 committees to be audited shall be selected on a random basis by
22 the Board. The Board shall design a standard and scientific
23 random method of selecting the political committees that are to
24 be audited so that every political committee has an equal
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1 audit of the financial records of a political committee if the
2 Board has reason to believe the political committee is in
3 violation of Section 9-3, 9-8.5, or 9-10. The Board shall
4 promulgate rules regarding the procedure for ordering an audit
5 and the process for reviewing audit findings.
6     (b) Upon receipt of notification from the Board ordering an
7 audit, a political committee shall conduct an audit of the
8 financial records required to be maintained by the committee to
9 ensure compliance with the contribution limitations
10 established in Section 9-8.5 and the reporting requirements
11 established in Section 9-3 and Section 9-10 for a period of 2
12 years or the period since the committee was previously ordered
13 to conduct an audit, whichever is shorter. A certified copy of
14 the audit shall be delivered to the Board within 60 calendar
15 days after receipt of notice from the Board, unless the Board
16 grants an extension to complete the audit. A political
17 committee ordered to conduct an audit through the random
18 selection process shall not be required to conduct another
19 audit for a minimum of 5 years unless the Board has reason to
20 believe the political committee is in violation of Section 9-3,
21 9-8.5,or 9-10.
22     (c) The Board shall not disclose the name of any political
23 committee ordered to conduct an audit or any documents in
24 possession of the Board related to an audit unless, after
25 review of the audit findings, the Board has reason to believe
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1 or 9-10.
2     (d) Failure to deliver a certified audit in a timely manner
3 is a business offense punishable by a fine of $250 per day that
4 the audit is late, up to a maximum of $5,000.
5 Each semi-annual report of campaign contributions and
6 expenditures under Section 9-10 shall disclose-
7     (1) the name and address of the political committee;
8     (2) (Blank);
9     (3) the amount of funds on hand at the beginning of the
10 reporting period;
11     (4) the full name and mailing address of each person who
12 has made one or more contributions to or for such committee
13 within the reporting period in an aggregate amount or value in
14 excess of $150, together with the amount and date of such
15 contributions, and if the contributor is an individual who
16 contributed more than $500, the occupation and employer of the
17 contributor or, if the occupation and employer of the
18 contributor are unknown, a statement that the committee has
19 made a good faith effort to ascertain this information;
20     (5) the total sum of individual contributions made to or
21 for such committee during the reporting period and not reported
22 under item (4);
23     (6) the name and address of each political committee from
24 which the reporting committee received, or to which that
25 committee made, any transfer of funds, in the aggregate amount
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1 of all transfers;
2     (7) the total sum of transfers made to or from such
3 committee during the reporting period and not reported under
4 item (6);
5     (8) each loan to or from any person within the reporting
6 period by or to such committee in an aggregate amount or value
7 in excess of $150, together with the full names and mailing
8 addresses of the lender and endorsers, if any, and the date and
9 amount of such loans, and if a lender or endorser is an
10 individual who loaned or endorsed a loan of more than $500, the
11 occupation and employer of that individual, or if the
12 occupation and employer of the individual are unknown, a
13 statement that the committee has made a good faith effort to
14 ascertain this information;
15     (9) the total amount of proceeds received by such committee
16 from (a) the sale of tickets for each dinner, luncheon,
17 cocktail party, rally, and other fund-raising events; (b) mass
18 collections made at such events; and (c) sales of items such as
19 political campaign pins, buttons, badges, flags, emblems,
20 hats, banners, literature, and similar materials;
21     (10) each contribution, rebate, refund, or other receipt in
22 excess of $150 received by such committee not otherwise listed
23 under items (4) through (9), and if the contributor is an
24 individual who contributed more than $500, the occupation and
25 employer of the contributor or, if the occupation and employer
26 of the contributor are unknown, a statement that the committee

 

 

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1 has made a good faith effort to ascertain this information;
2     (11) the total sum of all receipts by or for such committee
3 or candidate during the reporting period;
4     (12) the full name and mailing address of each person to
5 whom expenditures have been made by such committee or candidate
6 within the reporting period in an aggregate amount or value in
7 excess of $150, the amount, date, and purpose of each such
8 expenditure and the question of public policy or the name and
9 address of, and office sought by, each candidate on whose
10 behalf such expenditure was made;
11     (13) the full name and mailing address of each person to
12 whom an expenditure for personal services, salaries, and
13 reimbursed expenses in excess of $150 has been made, and which
14 is not otherwise reported, including the amount, date, and
15 purpose of such expenditure;
16     (14) the total sum of expenditures made by such committee
17 during the reporting period;
18     (15) the full name and mailing address of each person to
19 whom the committee owes debts or obligations in excess of $150,
20 and the amount of such debts or obligations.
21     The Board shall by rule define a "good faith effort".
22 (Source: P.A. 90-495, eff. 1-1-98; 90-737, eff. 1-1-99.)
 
23     (10 ILCS 5/9-16)  (from Ch. 46, par. 9-16)
24     Sec. 9-16. It shall be the duty of the board and of each
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1     (1) to make the reports and statements filed with them
2 available for public inspection and copying, commencing as soon
3 as practicable but not later than the end of the second day
4 following the day during which it was received, and to permit
5 copying of any such report or statement by hand or at cost by
6 duplicating machine, as requested by any person, at the expense
7 of such person;
8     (2) to preserve such reports and statements for a period of
9 2 years from the date of receipt;
10     (3) to develop a filing, coding, and cross-indexing system
11 consonant with the purposes of this Article;
12     (4) to compile and maintain a current list of all
13 statements or parts of statements pertaining to each candidate;
14     (5) to prepare and publish such reports as the board or
15 county clerk may deem appropriate;
16     (6) to report apparent violations of law to the appropriate
17 law enforcement authorities; and
18     (7) to provide to each candidate at the time he files his
19 nomination papers a notice of obligations under this Article.
20 Said notice shall state that the manual of instructions and
21 forms for the statements required to be filed under this
22 Article are available from the Board or the county clerk upon
23 request. Said notice shall be given each candidate by the Board
24 or county clerk and the candidate shall receipt therefor.
25 However, if a candidate files his nomination papers by mail or
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1 of the candidate, the Board or the county clerk shall within 2
2 business days of the day and hour endorsed on the petition send
3 such notice to the candidate by first class mail. Such notice
4 shall briefly outline who is required to file under the
5 campaign disclosure law and the penalties for failure to file.
6 The notice of obligations under this Article shall be prepared
7 by the Board.
8     Thereafter, at least 30 days before each filing date for
9 reports of campaign contributions and for semi-annual reports
10 of campaign contributions and expenditures, the Board shall
11 send by first class mail to each political committee that has
12 filed a statement of organization with the Board or the Board
13 and the county clerk, a notice of obligations under this
14 Article, and appropriate forms for filing the report. The
15 notice shall contain a statement that the manual of
16 instructions is available from the Board or the county clerk
17 upon request.
18     The board or the appropriate clerk shall preserve the
19 receipts for said packets and notices for a period of 2 years
20 from the date of receipt.
21 (Source: P.A. 86-873.)
 
22     (10 ILCS 5/9-21)  (from Ch. 46, par. 9-21)
23     Sec. 9-21. Upon receipt of a such complaint as provided in
24 Section 9-20, the Board shall hold a closed preliminary hearing
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1 filed on justifiable grounds. Such closed preliminary hearing
2 shall be conducted as soon as practicable after affording
3 reasonable notice, a copy of the complaint, and an opportunity
4 to testify at such hearing to both the person making the
5 complaint and the person against whom the complaint is
6 directed. If the Board fails to determine that the complaint
7 has been filed on justifiable grounds, it shall dismiss the
8 complaint without further hearing. Any additional hearings
9 shall be open to the public.
10     Whenever in the judgment of the Board, in an open meeting,
11 determines, after affording due notice and an opportunity for a
12 public hearing, that any person has engaged or is about to
13 engage in an act or practice which constitutes or will
14 constitute a violation of any provision of this Article or any
15 regulation or order issued thereunder, the Board shall issue an
16 order directing such person to take such action as the Board
17 determines may be necessary in the public interest to correct
18 the violation. In addition, if the act or practice engaged in
19 consists of the failure to file any required report within the
20 time prescribed by this Article, the Board, as part of its
21 order, shall further provide that if, within the 12-month
22 period following the issuance of the order, such person fails
23 to file within the time prescribed by this Article any
24 subsequent report as may be required, such person may be
25 subject to a civil penalty pursuant to Section 9-23. The Board
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1 complaint is filed; except that during the 60 days preceding
2 the date of the election in reference to which the complaint is
3 filed, the Board shall render its final judgment within 7 days
4 of the date the complaint is filed, and during the 7 days
5 preceding such election, the Board shall render such judgment
6 before the date of such election, if possible.
7     At any time prior to the issuance of the Board's final
8 judgment, the parties may dispose of the complaint by a written
9 stipulation, agreed settlement or consent order. Any such
10 stipulation, settlement or order shall, however, be submitted
11 in writing to the Board and shall become effective only if
12 approved by the Board in an open meeting. If the act or
13 practice complained of consists of the failure to file any
14 required report within the time prescribed by this Article,
15 such stipulation, settlement or order may provide that if,
16 within the 12-month period following the approval of such
17 stipulation, agreement or order, the person complained of fails
18 to file within the time prescribed by this Article any
19 subsequent reports as may be required, such person may be
20 subject to a civil penalty pursuant to Section 9-23.
21     Any person filing a complaint pursuant to Section 9-20 may,
22 upon written notice to the other parties and to the Board,
23 voluntarily withdraw the complaint at any time prior to the
24 issuance of the Board's final determination.
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1     (10 ILCS 5/9-23.5 new)
2     Sec. 9-23.5. Public database of founded complaints. The
3 State Board of Elections shall establish and maintain on its
4 official website a searchable database, freely accessible to
5 the public, of each complaint filed with the Board under this
6 Article with respect to which Board action was taken, including
7 all Board actions and penalties imposed, if any. The Board must
8 update the database within 5 business days after an action is
9 taken or a penalty is imposed to include that complaint,
10 action, or penalty in the database.
 
11     (10 ILCS 5/9-28)
12     Sec. 9-28. Electronic filing and availability. The Board
13 shall by rule provide for the electronic filing of expenditure
14 and contribution reports as follows:
15     Electronic Beginning July 1, 1999, or as soon thereafter as
16 the Board has provided adequate software to the political
17 committee, electronic filing is required for all political
18 committees that during the reporting period (i) had at any time
19 a balance or an accumulation of contributions of $10,000
20 $25,000 or more, (ii) made aggregate expenditures of $10,000
21 $25,000 or more, or (iii) received loans of an aggregate of
22 $10,000 $25,000 or more.
23     Beginning July 1, 2003, electronic filing is required for
24 all political committees that during the reporting period (i)
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1 of $10,000 or more, (ii) made aggregate expenditures of $10,000
2 or more, or (iii) received loans of an aggregate of $10,000 or
3 more.
4     The Board may provide by rule for the optional electronic
5 filing of expenditure and contribution reports for all other
6 political committees. The Board shall promptly make all reports
7 filed under this Article by all political committees publicly
8 available by means of a searchable database that is accessible
9 on the Board's website through the World Wide Web.
10     The Board shall provide all software necessary to comply
11 with this Section to candidates, public officials, political
12 committees, and election authorities.
13     The Board shall implement a plan to provide computer access
14 and assistance to candidates, public officials, political
15 committees, and election authorities with respect to
16 electronic filings required under this Article.
17     For the purposes of this Section, "political committees"
18 includes entities required to report to the Board under Section
19 9-7.5.
20 (Source: P.A. 90-495, eff. 8-18-97; 90-737, eff. 1-1-99.)
 
21     (10 ILCS 5/9-28.5 new)
22     Sec. 9-28.5. Injunctive relief for electioneering
23 communications.
24     (a) Whenever the Attorney General, or a State's Attorney
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1 believes that any person, as defined in Section 9-1.6, is
2 making, producing, publishing, republishing, or broadcasting
3 an electioneering communication paid for by any person, as
4 defined in Section 9-1.6, who has not first complied with the
5 registration and disclosure requirements of this Article, he or
6 she may bring an action in the name of the People of the State
7 of Illinois or, in the case of a State's Attorney, the People
8 of the County, against such person or persons to restrain by
9 preliminary or permanent injunction the making, producing,
10 publishing, republishing, or broadcasting of such
11 electioneering communication until the registration and
12 disclosure requirements have been met.
13     (b) Any political committee that believes any person, as
14 defined in Section 9-1.6, is making, producing, publishing,
15 republishing, or broadcasting an electioneering communication
16 paid for by any person, as defined in Section 9-1.6, who has
17 not first complied with the registration and disclosure
18 requirements of this Article may bring an action in the circuit
19 court against such person or persons to restrain by preliminary
20 or permanent injunction the making, producing, publishing,
21 republishing, or broadcasting of such electioneering
22 communication until the registration and disclosure
23 requirements have been met.
 
24     (10 ILCS 5/9-30)
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1 shall not certify the The name of any a person who has not paid
2 a civil penalty imposed against his or her political committee
3 him or her under this Article to shall not appear upon any
4 ballot for any office in any election while the penalty is
5 unpaid.
6     The State Board of Elections shall generate a list of all
7 candidates whose political committees have not paid any civil
8 penalty assessed against them under this Article. Such list
9 shall be transmitted to any election authority whose duty it is
10 to place the name of any such candidate on the ballot. The
11 election authority shall not place upon the ballot the name of
12 any candidate appearing on this list for any office in any
13 election while the penalty is unpaid.
14 (Source: P.A. 93-615, eff. 11-19-03.)
 
15     (10 ILCS 5/9-40 new)
16     Sec. 9-40. Public Financing of Judicial Elections Task
17 Force.
18     (a) There is hereby established a Public Financing of
19 Judicial Elections Task Force. The Task Force shall conduct
20 meetings and take testimony to assess the need for developing a
21 system of public financing for judicial elections.
22     (b) The Task Force shall consist of all of the following
23 voting members:
24         (1) Four persons appointed by the Governor, with no
25     more than 2 from the same political party.

 

 

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1         (2) Four members of the judiciary appointed by the
2     Illinois Supreme Court.
3         (3) One member appointed by the President of the
4     Senate.
5         (4) One member appointed by the Minority Leader of the
6     Senate.
7         (5) One member appointed by the Speaker of the House of
8     Representatives.
9         (6) One member appointed by the Minority Leader of the
10     House of Representatives.
11         (7) One member appointed by State Board of Elections.
12     (c) In the event of a vacancy, the appointment to fill the
13 vacancy shall be made by the appointing authority that made the
14 original appointment. The Task Force may begin to conduct
15 business upon the appointment of a majority of the voting
16 members.
17     (d) The State Board of Elections shall be the agency
18 responsible for providing staff and administrative support to
19 the Task Force. Members of the Task Force shall receive no
20 compensation for their participation, but may be reimbursed for
21 expenses in connection with their participation, if funds are
22 available.
23     (e) The Task Force shall submit a report to the Governor,
24 General Assembly, and Illinois Supreme Court by January 1,
25 2012. The State Board of Elections shall make the report
26 available on its website.

 

 

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1     (f) The Task Force is abolished on January 10, 2012, and
2 this Section is repealed on January 10, 2012.
 
3     (10 ILCS 5/9-1.7 rep.)
4     (10 ILCS 5/9-4 rep.)
5     (10 ILCS 5/9-7.5 rep.)
6     (10 ILCS 5/9-8.10 rep.)
7     (10 ILCS 5/9-12 rep.)
8     (10 ILCS 5/9-14 rep.)
9     Section 10. The Election Code is amended by repealing
10 Sections 9-1.7, 9-4, 9-7.5, 9-8.10, 9-12, and 9-14.
 
11     Section 97. Severability. The provisions of this Act are
12 severable under Section 1.31 of the Statute on Statutes.
 
13     Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect on
14 January 1, 2011, except that (i) this Section and the changes
15 in Section 5 to Sections 9-1.14, 9-1.15, 9-8.6, and 9-28.5 of
16 the Election Code take effect on January 1, 2010 and (ii) the
17 changes in Section 5 to Section 9-2 and 9-3 of the Election
18 Code take effect on July 1, 2010.".