Full Text of SB1234 99th General Assembly
SB1234 99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY |
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State of Illinois
2015 and 2016 SB1234 Introduced 2/11/2015, by Sen. Kwame Raoul SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: |
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Amends the Election Code. Makes a technical change in a provision concerning the Campaign Finance Reform Task Force.
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning elections.
| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
| 4 | | Section 5. The Election Code is amended by changing Section | 5 | | 9-40 as follows: | 6 | | (10 ILCS 5/9-40) | 7 | | (This Section scheduled to be repealed on March 15, 2015)
| 8 | | Sec. 9-40. Campaign Finance Reform Task Force. | 9 | | (a) There is hereby created the the Campaign Finance Reform | 10 | | Task Force. The purpose of the Task Force is to conduct a | 11 | | thorough review of the implementation of campaign finance | 12 | | reform legislation in the State of Illinois, and the | 13 | | feasibility of implementing a mechanism of campaign finance | 14 | | regulation that would subsidize political campaigns in | 15 | | exchange for voluntary adherence to specified expenditure | 16 | | limitations. | 17 | | (b) The Task Force shall consist of 11 members, appointed | 18 | | as follows: 2 each by the Speaker of the House of | 19 | | Representatives, the Minority Leader of the House of | 20 | | Representatives, the President of the Senate, and the Minority | 21 | | Leader of the Senate; and 3 by the Governor, one of whom shall | 22 | | serve as chairperson. Members shall be adults and residents of | 23 | | Illinois. The individual (or his or her successor) who |
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| 1 | | appointed a member may remove that appointed member before the | 2 | | expiration of his or her term on the Task Force for official | 3 | | misconduct, incompetence, or neglect of duty. Members shall | 4 | | serve without compensation, but may be reimbursed for expenses. | 5 | | Appointments shall be made within 60 days after the effective | 6 | | date of this amendatory Act of the 96th General Assembly. | 7 | | (c) The Task Force shall conduct meetings and conduct a | 8 | | public hearing before filing any report mandated by this | 9 | | Section. At the public hearings, the Task Force shall allow | 10 | | interested persons to present their views and comments. The | 11 | | Task Force shall submit all reports required by this Section to | 12 | | the Governor, the State Board of Elections, and the General | 13 | | Assembly. In addition to the reports required by this Section, | 14 | | the Task Force may provide, at its discretion, interim reports | 15 | | and recommendations. The State Board of Elections shall provide | 16 | | administrative support to the Task Force. | 17 | | (d) The Task Force shall study the feasibility of | 18 | | implementing a mechanism of campaign finance regulation that | 19 | | would subsidize political campaigns in exchange for voluntary | 20 | | adherence to specified expenditure limitations. In conducting | 21 | | its study, the Task Force shall consider a system of public | 22 | | financing by State government for the conduct and finance of | 23 | | election campaigns for the following: (1) Representatives and | 24 | | Senators in the General Assembly, (2) constitutional offices of | 25 | | State government, and (3) judges. The Task Force may propose | 26 | | financing campaigns through funding mechanisms including, but |
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| 1 | | not limited to, fines, voluntary contributions, surcharges on | 2 | | lobbying activities, and a whistleblower fund. In determining a | 3 | | plan for election to each office, the Task Force shall consider | 4 | | the following factors: | 5 | | (i) the amount of funds raised by past candidates for | 6 | | that office; | 7 | | (ii) the amount of funds expended by past candidates | 8 | | for that office; | 9 | | (iii) the disparity in the amount of funds raised by | 10 | | candidates of different political parties; | 11 | | (iv) the amount of funds expended by entities not | 12 | | affiliated with a candidate; | 13 | | (v) the amount of money contributed to or expended by a | 14 | | committee of a political party to promote a candidate; | 15 | | (vi) jurisprudence with relation to campaign finance | 16 | | and public financing; and
| 17 | | (vii) such other factors, not confined to the | 18 | | foregoing, that the Task Force determines to be related to | 19 | | the public financing of elections in this State. | 20 | | The Task Force shall also study the feasibility of creating | 21 | | public financing within the statutory system of limits, or if | 22 | | the system of limits should be changed to facilitate a system | 23 | | of public financing and the need for a process to protect | 24 | | candidates who receive public financing against candidates who | 25 | | do not opt to participate in public financing or who | 26 | | self-finance. |
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| 1 | | The Task Force shall submit the report required by this | 2 | | subsection no later than December 31, 2011. The Task Force may | 3 | | provide, at its discretion, interim reports and | 4 | | recommendations before that date. | 5 | | (e) The Task Force shall examine and make recommendations | 6 | | related to the provisions of this amendatory Act of the 96th | 7 | | General Assembly in Section 9-8.5 (c-5) and (c-10) limiting | 8 | | contributions to a political party committee from a candidate | 9 | | political committee or political party committee. The Task | 10 | | Force shall submit a report with recommendations required by | 11 | | this subsection no later than September 30, 2012. The Task | 12 | | Force may provide, at its discretion, interim reports and | 13 | | recommendations before that date. | 14 | | (f) The Task Force shall review the implementation of this | 15 | | amendatory Act of the 96th General Assembly and any additional | 16 | | campaign finance reform legislation considered by the General | 17 | | Assembly. The Task Force shall examine each provision of this | 18 | | amendatory Act of the 96th General Assembly and make | 19 | | recommendations for changes, deletions, or improvements.
In | 20 | | conducting its review of campaign finance reform | 21 | | implementation, the Task Force shall also consider and address | 22 | | a variety of empirical measures, case studies, and comparative | 23 | | analyses, including, but not limited to the following: | 24 | | (i) campaign finance legislation in other states as | 25 | | well as the federal system of campaign finance regulation; | 26 | | (ii) the impact of contribution limits in Illinois, |
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| 1 | | including the impact on contributions from individuals, | 2 | | corporations, associations, and labor organizations; | 3 | | (iii) the impact of contribution limits on independent | 4 | | expenditures in Illinois; | 5 | | (iv) the effectiveness, reliability, and cost of | 6 | | various enforcement mechanisms; | 7 | | (v) the best practices in mandating timely disclosure | 8 | | of the origin of campaign contributions; and | 9 | | (vi) the best way to require and conduct random audits | 10 | | and audits for cause. | 11 | | The Task Force shall also submit a report detailing the | 12 | | following: (i) the effectiveness of enforcement mechanisms, | 13 | | (ii) whether the disclosure requirements and the definition of | 14 | | "receipt" result in accurate reporting; (iii) issues related to | 15 | | audits, (iv) the effect of using the same election cycle for | 16 | | all members of the General Assembly, and (v) the impact of | 17 | | Section 9-8.5(h). | 18 | | The Task Force shall submit reports required by this | 19 | | subsection no later than March 1, 2013 and March 1, 2015. | 20 | | (g) The Task Force shall submit a final report by March 10, | 21 | | 2015. The Task Force is abolished and this Section is repealed | 22 | | on March 15, 2015.
| 23 | | (Source: P.A. 96-832, eff. 7-1-10 .)
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