Section 100.50  Multiple Filings by State and Local Committees

a)         Reference:  This Section interprets or applies Sections 9-3 and 9-10 of the Election Code.

b)         A political committee that acts as both a State political committee and local political committee shall file each original Statement of Organization, Form D-1, as required by Sections 9-3 and 9-4 of the Election Code, and any other appropriate reports with the State Board of Elections, and shall file a copy of each and any other appropriate reports with the county clerk, except that political committees that file their reports electronically need not file copies of their D-2 reports, as required by Sections 9-11, 9-12, 9-13 and 9-14 of the Election Code, with the county clerk if the county clerk is participating in the electronic filing waiver program.  A county clerk is eligible to participate in this program if he or she has a system that can access electronically and duplicate the reports that are on file with the State Board of Elections.  Political committees, however, must continue to file copies of their D-1 Statement of Organization forms and any written correspondence with the county clerk.

c)         When determining their filing obligations, it is the responsibility of political committees to verify whether the county clerk is participating in the electronic filing waiver program.

d)         Any State committee that elects to support or oppose any local candidate or a question of public policy and exceeds an aggregate amount of $3000 for local candidates or a question of public policy shall file an amended Statement of Organization, Form D-1, indicating that it is now a State and local committee and shall comply with all local filing requirements.  In the event the State and local committee ceases to support local candidates, it shall file an amended D-1 indicating that it is now a State political committee and shall submit a letter informing the county clerk that it will no longer be active in that county.

e)         Any local committee that elects to support or oppose any State candidate or a question of public policy and exceeds an aggregate amount of $3000 for State candidates or $3000 for a question of public policy shall file an amended Statement of Organization, Form D-1, indicating that it is now a State and local committee and shall comply with all State filing requirements.  In the event the State and local committee ceases to support State candidates, it shall file an amended D-1 indicating that it is now a local political committee and shall submit a letter to the State Board of Elections informing the Board that it will no longer be active statewide.

(Source:  Amended at 28 Ill. Reg. 18785, effective November 7, 2005)