93RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2003 and 2004
SB3142

 

Introduced 2/6/2004, by Adeline Jay Geo-Karis

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
10 ILCS 5/9-11   from Ch. 46, par. 9-11
10 ILCS 5/9-12   from Ch. 46, par. 9-12
10 ILCS 5/9-13   from Ch. 46, par. 9-13
10 ILCS 5/9-14   from Ch. 46, par. 9-14

    Amends the Election Code. With respect to a political committee's disclosure of campaign contributions and expenditures, requires itemization of contributions, expenditures, and transfers exceeding $50 (now, exceeding $150).


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A BILL FOR

 

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1     AN ACT concerning campaign finance.
 
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
5 Sections 9-11, 9-12, 9-13, and 9-14 as follows:
 
6     (10 ILCS 5/9-11)  (from Ch. 46, par. 9-11)
7     Sec. 9-11. Each report of campaign contributions under
8 Section 9-10 shall disclose-
9     (1) the name and address of the political committee;
10     (2) (Blank);
11     (3) the amount of funds on hand at the beginning of the
12 reporting period;
13     (4) the full name and mailing address of each person who
14 has made one or more contributions to or for such committee
15 within the reporting period in an aggregate amount or value in
16 excess of $50 $150, together with the amount and date of such
17 contributions, and if a contributor is an individual who
18 contributed more than $500, the occupation and employer of the
19 contributor or, if the occupation and employer of the
20 contributor are unknown, a statement that the committee has
21 made a good faith effort to ascertain this information;
22     (5) the total sum of individual contributions made to or
23 for such committee during the reporting period and not reported
24 under item (4);
25     (6) the name and address of each political committee from
26 which the reporting committee received, or to which that
27 committee made, any transfer of funds, in any aggregate amount
28 or value in excess of $50 $150, together with the amounts and
29 dates of all transfers;
30     (7) the total sum of transfers made to or from such
31 committee during the reporting period and not reported under
32 item (6);

 

 

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1     (8) each loan to or from any person within the reporting
2 period by or to such committee in an aggregate amount or value
3 in excess of $50 $150, together with the full names and mailing
4 addresses of the lender and endorsers, if any, and the date and
5 amount of such loans, and if a lender or endorser is an
6 individual who loaned or endorsed a loan of more than $500, the
7 occupation and employer of that individual, or if the
8 occupation and employer of the individual are unknown, a
9 statement that the committee has made a good faith effort to
10 ascertain this information;
11     (9) the total amount of proceeds received by such committee
12 from (a) the sale of tickets for each dinner, luncheon,
13 cocktail party, rally, and other fund-raising events; (b) mass
14 collections made at such events; and (c) sales of items such as
15 political campaign pins, buttons, badges, flags, emblems,
16 hats, banners, literature, and similar materials;
17     (10) each contribution, rebate, refund, or other receipt in
18 excess of $50 $150 received by such committee not otherwise
19 listed under items (4) through (9), and if a contributor is an
20 individual who contributed more than $500, the occupation and
21 employer of the contributor or, if the occupation and employer
22 of the contributor are unknown, a statement that the committee
23 has made a good faith effort to ascertain this information;
24     (11) the total sum of all receipts by or for such committee
25 or candidate during the reporting period.
26     The Board shall by rule define a "good faith effort".
27     The reports of campaign contributions filed under this
28 Article shall be cumulative during the reporting period to
29 which they relate.
30 (Source: P.A. 90-495, eff. 1-1-98; 90-737, eff. 1-1-99.)
 
31     (10 ILCS 5/9-12)  (from Ch. 46, par. 9-12)
32     Sec. 9-12. Each report of campaign contributions required
33 by Section 9-10 of this Article to be filed with the Board or
34 the Board and the county clerk shall be verified, dated, and
35 signed by either the treasurer of the political committee

 

 

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1 making the report or the candidate on whose behalf the report
2 is made, and shall contain substantially the following:
3
REPORT OF CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS
4 (1) name and address of the political committee:
5 .............................................................
6 (2) the date of the beginning of the reporting period, and the
7 amount of funds on hand at the beginning of the reporting
8 period:
9 .............................................................
10 (3) the full name and mailing address of each person who has
11 made one or more contributions to or for the committee within
12 the reporting period in an aggregate amount or value in excess
13 of $50 $150, together with the amount and date of such
14 contributions, and if a contributor is an individual who
15 contributed more than $500, the occupation and employer of each
16 contributor or, if the occupation and employer of the
17 contributor are unknown, a statement that the committee has
18 made a good faith effort to ascertain this information:
19nameaddressamountdateoccupationemployer
20.......................................
21.......................................
22.......................................
23.......................................
24.......................................
25 (4) the total sum of individual contributions made to or for
26 the committee during the reporting period and not reported
27 under item (3) -
28 .............................................................
29 (5) the name and address of each political committee from which
30 the reporting committee received, or to which that committee
31 made, any transfer of funds, in an aggregate amount or value in
32 excess of $50 $150, together with the amounts and dates of all
33 transfers:
34nameaddressamountdate
35........................................
36........................................

 

 

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1........................................
2(6) the total sum of transfers made to or from such committee
3during the reporting period and not under item (5):
4...............
5(7) each loan to or from any person within the reporting period
6by or to the committee in an aggregate amount or value in
7excess of $50 $150, together with the full names and mailing
8addresses of the lender and endorsers, if any, and the date and
9amount of such loans, and if a lender or endorser is an
10individual who loaned or endorsed a loan of more than $500, the
11occupation and employer of each person making the loan, or if
12the occupation and employer of the individual are unknown, a
13statement that the committee has made a good faith effort to
14ascertain this information:
15(8) the total amount of proceeds received by the committee from
16(a) the sale of tickets for each dinner, luncheon, cocktail
17party, rally, and other fund-raising events; (b) mass
18collections made at such events; and (c) sales of items such as
19political campaign pins, buttons, badges, flags, emblems, hats,
20banners, literature, and similar materials:
21(a)............
22(b)............
23(c)............
24 (9) each contribution, rebate, refund, or other receipt in
25 excess of $50 $150 received by the committee not otherwise
26 listed under items (3) through (8), and if the contributor is
27 an individual who contributed more than $500, the occupation
28 and employer of each contributor or, if the occupation and
29 employer of the contributor are unknown, a statement that the
30 committee has made a good faith effort to ascertain this
31 information:
32nameaddressamountdateoccupationemployer
33.......................................
34.......................................
35 (10) the total sum of all receipts by or for the committee
36 during the reporting period:

 

 

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1 .............................................................
2 VERIFICATION:
3     "I declare that this report of campaign contributions
4 (including any accompanying schedules and statements) has been
5 examined by me and to the best of my knowledge and belief is a
6 true, correct and complete report as required by Article 9 of
7 The Election Code. I understand that willfully filing a false
8 or incomplete statement is a business offense subject to a fine
9 of up to $5,000."
10 .............................................................
11 (date of filing)      (signature of person making the report)
12 (Source: P.A. 90-495, eff. 1-1-98; 90-737, eff. 1-1-99.)
 
13     (10 ILCS 5/9-13)  (from Ch. 46, par. 9-13)
14     Sec. 9-13. Each semi-annual report of campaign
15 contributions and expenditures under Section 9-10 shall
16 disclose-
17     (1) the name and address of the political committee;
18     (2) (Blank);
19     (3) the amount of funds on hand at the beginning of the
20 reporting period;
21     (4) the full name and mailing address of each person who
22 has made one or more contributions to or for such committee
23 within the reporting period in an aggregate amount or value in
24 excess of $50 $150, together with the amount and date of such
25 contributions, and if the contributor is an individual who
26 contributed more than $500, the occupation and employer of the
27 contributor or, if the occupation and employer of the
28 contributor are unknown, a statement that the committee has
29 made a good faith effort to ascertain this information;
30     (5) the total sum of individual contributions made to or
31 for such committee during the reporting period and not reported
32 under item (4);
33     (6) the name and address of each political committee from
34 which the reporting committee received, or to which that
35 committee made, any transfer of funds, in the aggregate amount

 

 

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1 or value in excess of $50 $150, together with the amounts and
2 dates of all transfers;
3     (7) the total sum of transfers made to or from such
4 committee during the reporting period and not reported under
5 item (6);
6     (8) each loan to or from any person within the reporting
7 period by or to such committee in an aggregate amount or value
8 in excess of $50 $150, together with the full names and mailing
9 addresses of the lender and endorsers, if any, and the date and
10 amount of such loans, and if a lender or endorser is an
11 individual who loaned or endorsed a loan of more than $500, the
12 occupation and employer of that individual, or if the
13 occupation and employer of the individual are unknown, a
14 statement that the committee has made a good faith effort to
15 ascertain this information;
16     (9) the total amount of proceeds received by such committee
17 from (a) the sale of tickets for each dinner, luncheon,
18 cocktail party, rally, and other fund-raising events; (b) mass
19 collections made at such events; and (c) sales of items such as
20 political campaign pins, buttons, badges, flags, emblems,
21 hats, banners, literature, and similar materials;
22     (10) each contribution, rebate, refund, or other receipt in
23 excess of $50 $150 received by such committee not otherwise
24 listed under items (4) through (9), and if the contributor is
25 an individual who contributed more than $500, the occupation
26 and employer of the contributor or, if the occupation and
27 employer of the contributor are unknown, a statement that the
28 committee has made a good faith effort to ascertain this
29 information;
30     (11) the total sum of all receipts by or for such committee
31 or candidate during the reporting period;
32     (12) the full name and mailing address of each person to
33 whom expenditures have been made by such committee or candidate
34 within the reporting period in an aggregate amount or value in
35 excess of $50 $150, the amount, date, and purpose of each such
36 expenditure and the question of public policy or the name and

 

 

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1 address of, and office sought by, each candidate on whose
2 behalf such expenditure was made;
3     (13) the full name and mailing address of each person to
4 whom an expenditure for personal services, salaries, and
5 reimbursed expenses in excess of $50 $150 has been made, and
6 which is not otherwise reported, including the amount, date,
7 and purpose of such expenditure;
8     (14) the total sum of expenditures made by such committee
9 during the reporting period;
10     (15) the full name and mailing address of each person to
11 whom the committee owes debts or obligations in excess of $50
12 $150, and the amount of such debts or obligations.
13     The Board shall by rule define a "good faith effort".
14 (Source: P.A. 90-495, eff. 1-1-98; 90-737, eff. 1-1-99.)
 
15     (10 ILCS 5/9-14)  (from Ch. 46, par. 9-14)
16     Sec. 9-14. Each semi-annual report of campaign
17 contributions and expenditures required by Section 9-10 of this
18 Article to be filed with the Board or the Board and the county
19 clerk shall be verified, dated, and signed by either the
20 treasurer of the political committee making the report or the
21 candidate on whose behalf the report is made, and shall contain
22 substantially the following:
23
SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT OF CAMPAIGN
24 CONTRIBUTIONS AND EXPENDITURES
25 (1) name and address of the political committee:
26 .............................................................
27 (2) the date of the beginning of the reporting period, and the
28 amount of funds on hand at the beginning of the reporting
29 period;
30 .............................................................
31 (3) the full name and mailing address of each person who has
32 made one or more contributions to or for the committee within
33 the reporting period in an aggregate amount or value in excess
34 of $50 $150, together with the amount and date of such
35 contributions, and if a contributor is an individual who

 

 

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1 contributed more than $500, the occupation and employer of each
2 contributor or, if the occupation and employer of the
3 contributor are unknown, a statement that the committee has
4 made a good faith effort to ascertain this information:
5nameaddressamountdateoccupationemployer
6.......................................
7.......................................
8.......................................
9.......................................
10.......................................
11 (4) the total sum of individual contributions made to or for
12 the committee during the reporting period and not reported
13 under item--(3):
14 .............................................................
15 (5) the name and address of each political committee from which
16 the reporting committee received, or to which that committee
17 made, any transfer of funds, in an aggregate amount or value in
18 excess of $50 $150, together with the amounts and dates of all
19 transfers:
20nameaddressamountdate
21........................................
22........................................
23........................................
24 (6) the total sum of transfers made to or from such committee
25 during the reporting period and not reported under item (5);
26 (7) each loan to or from any person within the reporting period
27 by or to the committee in an aggregate amount or value in
28 excess of $50 $150, together with the full names and mailing
29 addresses of the lender and endorsers, if any, and the date and
30 amount of such loans, and if a lender or endorser is an
31 individual who loaned or endorsed a loan of more than $500, the
32 occupation and employer of each person making the loan, or if
33 the occupation and employer of the individual are unknown, a
34 statement that the committee has made a good faith effort to
35 ascertain this information:
36nameaddressamountdateendorsersoccupationemployer

 

 

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1................................................
2................................................
3................................................
4 (8) the total amount of proceeds received by the committee from
5 (a) the sale of tickets for each dinner, luncheon, cocktail
6 party, rally, and other fund-raising events; (b) mass
7 collections made at such events; and (c) sales of items such as
8 political campaign pins, buttons, badges, flags, emblems,
9 hats, banners, literature, and similar materials:
10 (a)..........................................................
11 .(b)..........................................................
12 .(c)..........................................................
13 (9) each contribution, rebate, refund, or other receipt in
14 excess of $50 $150 received by the committee not otherwise
15 listed under items (3) through (8), and if a contributor is an
16 individual who contributed more than $500, the occupation and
17 employer of each contributor or, if the occupation and employer
18 of the contributor are unknown, a statement that the committee
19 has made a good faith effort to ascertain this information:
20nameaddressamountdateendorsersoccupationemployer
21................................................
22................................................
23................................................
24 (10) the total sum of all receipts by or for the committee
25 during the reporting period:
26 .............................................................
27 (11) the full name and mailing address of each person to whom
28 expenditures have been made by the committee within the
29 reporting period in an aggregate amount or value in excess of
30 $50 $150, the amount, date, and purpose of each such
31 expenditure, and the question of public policy or the name and
32 address of, and office sought by, each candidate on whose
33 behalf the expenditure was made:
34nameaddressamountdatepurposebeneficiary
35.............................................
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1.............................................
2.............................................
3.............................................
4 (12) the full name and mailing address of each person to whom
5 an expenditure for personal services, salaries, and reimbursed
6 expenses in excess of $50 $150 has been made, and which is not
7 otherwise reported, including the amount, date, and purpose of
8 such expenditure:
9nameaddressamountdatepurpose
10..............................................
11..............................................
12..............................................
13 (13) the total sum of expenditures made by the committee during
14 the reporting period;
15 .............................................................
16 (14) the full name and mailing address of each person to whom
17 the committee owes debts or obligations in excess of $50 $150,
18 and the amount of such debts or obligations:
19 .............................................................
20 .............................................................
21 VERIFICATION:
22     "I declare that this semi-annual report of campaign
23 contributions and expenditures (including any accompanying
24 schedules and statements) has been examined by me and to the
25 best of my knowledge and belief is a true, correct and complete
26 report as required by Article 9 of The Election Code. I
27 understand that willfully filing a false or incomplete report
28 is a business offense subject to a fine of up to $5,000."
29 ................     .......................................
30 (date of filing)      (signature of person making the report)
31 (Source: P.A. 90-495, eff. 1-1-98; 90-737, eff. 1-1-99.)