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SB2464 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY


 


 
96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2009 and 2010
SB2464

 

Introduced 10/14/2009, by Sen. Christine Radogno

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
10 ILCS 5/9-1.4   from Ch. 46, par. 9-1.4
10 ILCS 5/9-1.5   from Ch. 46, par. 9-1.5
10 ILCS 5/9-1.6   from Ch. 46, par. 9-1.6
10 ILCS 5/9-1.7  from Ch. 46, par. 9-1.7
10 ILCS 5/9-1.8  from Ch. 46, par. 9-1.8
10 ILCS 5/9-1.14
10 ILCS 5/9-3   from Ch. 46, par. 9-3
10 ILCS 5/9-4   from Ch. 46, par. 9-4
10 ILCS 5/9-7.5
10 ILCS 5/9-8.5 new
10 ILCS 5/9-8.6 new
10 ILCS 5/9-10   from Ch. 46, par. 9-10
10 ILCS 5/9-13   from Ch. 46, par. 9-13
10 ILCS 5/9-14   from Ch. 46, par. 9-14
10 ILCS 5/9-21   from Ch. 46, par. 9-21
10 ILCS 5/9-23   from Ch. 46, par. 9-23
10 ILCS 5/9-23.5 new
10 ILCS 5/9-28
10 ILCS 5/9-28.5 new
10 ILCS 5/9-30
10 ILCS 5/9-40 new

    Amends the Election Code. Makes various changes concerning campaign finance, including, without limitation, the imposition of campaign contribution limits beginning November 3, 2010. Effective immediately in part and January 1, 2011 in part.


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A BILL FOR

 

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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
5 Sections 9-1.4, 9-1.5, 9-1.6, 9-1.7, 9-1.8, 9-1.14, 9-3, 9-4,
6 9-7.5, 9-10, 9-13, 9-14, 9-21, 9-23, 9-28, and 9-30 and by
7 adding Sections 9-8.5, 9-8.6, 9-23.5, 9-28.5, and 9-40 as
8 follows:
 
9     (10 ILCS 5/9-1.4)  (from Ch. 46, par. 9-1.4)
10     Sec. 9-1.4. Contribution.
11     (A) "Contribution" means-
12     (1) a gift, subscription, donation, dues, loan, advance, or
13 deposit of money or anything of value, knowingly received in
14 connection with the nomination for election, or election, or
15 retention of any person to or in public office, in connection
16 with the election of any person as ward or township
17 committeeman in counties of 3,000,000 or more population, or in
18 connection with any question of public policy;
19     (1.5) a gift, subscription, donation, dues, loan, advance,
20 deposit of money, or anything of value that constitutes an
21 electioneering communication regardless of whether the
22 communication is made in concert or cooperation with or at the
23 request, suggestion, or knowledge of a candidate, a candidate's

 

 

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1 authorized local political committee, a State political
2 committee, a political committee in support of or opposition to
3 a question of public policy, or any of their agents;
4     (2) the purchase of tickets for fund-raising events,
5 including but not limited to dinners, luncheons, cocktail
6 parties, and rallies made in connection with the nomination for
7 election, or election, or retention of any person to or in
8 public office, in connection with the election of any person as
9 ward or township committeeman in counties of 3,000,000 or more
10 population, or in connection with any question of public
11 policy;
12     (3) a transfer of funds between political committees; and
13     (4) the services of an employee donated by an employer, in
14 which case the contribution shall be listed in the name of the
15 employer, except that any individual services provided
16 voluntarily and without promise or expectation of compensation
17 from any source shall not be deemed a contribution; and
18     (5) any expenditure made in cooperation, consultation, or
19 concert with the committee. An expenditure by one committee
20 that benefits another committee constitutes a contribution to
21 the other committee if the expenditure is made in cooperation,
22 consultation, or concert with the other committee. but
23     (B) "Contribution" (5) does not include--
24         (a) the use of real or personal property and the cost
25     of invitations, food, and beverages, voluntarily provided
26     by an individual in rendering voluntary personal services

 

 

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1     on the individual's residential premises for
2     candidate-related activities; provided the value of the
3     service provided does not exceed an aggregate of $150 in a
4     reporting period;
5         (b) the sale of any food or beverage by a vendor for
6     use in a candidate's campaign at a charge less than the
7     normal comparable charge, if such charge for use in a
8     candidate's campaign is at least equal to the cost of such
9     food or beverage to the vendor; .
10         (c) communications on any subject by a corporation to
11     its stockholders and executive or administrative personnel
12     and their families, by a labor organization to its members
13     and executive or administrative personnel and their
14     families, or by an association to its members and executive
15     or administrative personnel and their families;
16         (d) voter registration and get-out-the-vote campaigns
17     that make no mention of any clearly identified candidate,
18     public question, or political party, or group or
19     combination thereof;
20         (e) a secured loan of money by a national or State bank
21     or credit union made in accordance with the applicable
22     banking laws and regulations and in the ordinary course of
23     business; however, the use, ownership, or control of any
24     security for such a loan, if provided by a person other
25     than the candidate or his or her committee, qualifies as a
26     contribution; or

 

 

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1         (f) an independent expenditure.
2     (C) Interest or other investment income, earnings or
3 proceeds, and refunds or returns of all or part of a
4 committee's previous expenditures shall not be considered
5 contributions for the purposes of Section 9-8.5 but shall be
6 listed with contributions on disclosure reports required by
7 this Article.
8 (Source: P.A. 94-645, eff. 8-22-05.)
 
9     (10 ILCS 5/9-1.5)  (from Ch. 46, par. 9-1.5)
10     Sec. 9-1.5. Expenditure defined.
11     (A) "Expenditure" means-
12     (1) a payment, distribution, purchase, loan, advance,
13 deposit, or gift of money or anything of value, in connection
14 with the nomination for election, or election, or retention of
15 any person to or in public office, in connection with the
16 election of any person as ward or township committeeman in
17 counties of 3,000,000 or more population, or in connection with
18 any question of public policy. "Expenditure" also includes a
19 payment, distribution, purchase, loan, advance, deposit, or
20 gift of money or anything of value that constitutes an
21 electioneering communication regardless of whether the
22 communication is made in concert or cooperation with or at the
23 request, suggestion, or knowledge of a candidate, a candidate's
24 authorized local political committee, a State political
25 committee, a political committee in support of or opposition to

 

 

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1 a question of public policy, or any of their agents.
2     (2) a transfer of funds between political committees.
3     (B) "Expenditure" However, expenditure does not include -
4         (a) the use of real or personal property and the cost
5     of invitations, food, and beverages, voluntarily provided
6     by an individual in rendering voluntary personal services
7     on the individual's residential premises for
8     candidate-related activities; provided the value of the
9     service provided does not exceed an aggregate of $150 in a
10     reporting period;
11         (b) the sale of any food or beverage by a vendor for
12     use in a candidate's campaign at a charge less than the
13     normal comparable charge, if such charge for use in a
14     candidate's campaign is at least equal to the cost of such
15     food or beverage to the vendor.
16     (2) a transfer of funds between political committees.
17 (Source: P.A. 93-574, eff. 8-21-03; 93-615, eff. 11-19-03;
18 93-847, eff. 7-30-04.)
 
19     (10 ILCS 5/9-1.6)  (from Ch. 46, par. 9-1.6)
20     Sec. 9-1.6. Person. "Person" or "whoever" means a natural
21 person an individual, trust, partnership, committee,
22 association, corporation, or any other organization or group of
23 persons.
24 (Source: P.A. 78-1183.)
 

 

 

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1     (10 ILCS 5/9-1.7)   (from Ch. 46, par. 9-1.7)
2     Sec. 9-1.7. "Local political committee" means the
3 candidate himself or any individual, trust, partnership,
4 committee, association, corporation, or other organization or
5 group of persons which:
6         (a) accepts contributions or grants or makes
7     expenditures during any 12-month period in an aggregate
8     amount exceeding $3,000 on behalf of or in opposition to a
9     candidate or candidates for public office who are required
10     by the Illinois Governmental Ethics Act to file statements
11     of economic interests with the county clerk, or on behalf
12     of or in opposition to a candidate or candidates for
13     election to the office of ward or township committeeman in
14     counties of 3,000,000 or more population;
15         (b) accepts contributions or makes expenditures during
16     any 12-month period in an aggregate amount exceeding $3,000
17     in support of or in opposition to any question of public
18     policy to be submitted to the electors of an area
19     encompassing no more than one county. The $3,000 threshold
20     established in this paragraph (b) applies to any receipts
21     or expenditures received or made with the purpose of
22     securing a place on the ballot for, advocating the defeat
23     or passage of, or engaging in electioneering communication
24     regarding the question of public policy regardless of the
25     method of initiation of the question of public policy and
26     regardless of whether petitions have been circulated or

 

 

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1     filed with the appropriate office or whether the question
2     has been adopted and certified by the governing body;
3         (c) accepts contributions or makes expenditures during
4     any 12-month period in an aggregate amount exceeding $3,000
5     and has as its primary purpose the furtherance of
6     governmental, political or social values, is organized on a
7     not-for-profit basis, and which publicly endorses or
8     publicly opposes a candidate or candidates for public
9     office who are required by the Illinois Governmental Ethics
10     Act to file statements of economic interest with the County
11     Clerk or a candidate or candidates for the office of ward
12     or township committeeman in counties of 3,000,000 or more
13     population; or
14         (d) accepts contributions or makes expenditures during
15     any 12-month period in an aggregate amount exceeding $3,000
16     for electioneering communications relating to any
17     candidate or candidates described in paragraph (a) or any
18     question of public policy described in paragraph (b); or
19         (e) makes expenditures for electioneering
20     communications during any 12-month period in an aggregate
21     amount exceeding $3,000 relating to any candidate or
22     candidates described in paragraph (a) or any question of
23     public policy described in paragraph (b).
24 (Source: P.A. 95-963, eff. 1-1-09.)
 
25     (10 ILCS 5/9-1.8)   (from Ch. 46, par. 9-1.8)

 

 

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1     Sec. 9-1.8. "State political committee" means the
2 candidate himself or any individual, trust, partnership,
3 committee, association, corporation, or any other organization
4 or group of persons which--
5     (a) accepts contributions or grants or makes expenditures
6 during any 12-month period in an aggregate amount exceeding
7 $3,000 on behalf of or in opposition to a candidate or
8 candidates for public office who are required by the Illinois
9 Governmental Ethics Act to file statements of economic
10 interests with the Secretary of State,
11     (b) accepts contributions or makes expenditures during any
12 12-month period in an aggregate amount exceeding $3,000 in
13 support of or in opposition to any question of public policy to
14 be submitted to the electors of an area encompassing more than
15 one county. The $3,000 threshold established in this paragraph
16 (b) applies to any receipts or expenditures received or made
17 with the purpose of securing a place on the ballot for,
18 advocating the defeat or passage of, or engaging in
19 electioneering communication regarding the question of public
20 policy regardless of the method of initiation of the question
21 of public policy and regardless of whether petitions have been
22 circulated or filed with the appropriate office or whether the
23 question has been adopted and certified by the governing body,
24     (c) accepts contributions or makes expenditures during any
25 12-month period in an aggregate amount exceeding $3,000 and has
26 as its primary purpose the furtherance of governmental,

 

 

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1 political or social values, is organized on a not-for-profit
2 basis, and which publicly endorses or publicly opposes a
3 candidate or candidates for public office who are required by
4 the Illinois Governmental Ethics Act to file statements of
5 economic interest with the Secretary of State, or
6     (d) accepts contributions or makes expenditures during any
7 12-month period in an aggregate amount exceeding $3,000 for
8 electioneering communications relating to any candidate or
9 candidates described in paragraph (a) or any question of public
10 policy described in paragraph (b), or .
11     (e) makes expenditures for electioneering communications
12 during any 12-month period in an aggregate amount exceeding
13 $3,000 relating to any candidate or candidates described in
14 paragraph (a) or any question of public policy described in
15 paragraph (b).
16 (Source: P.A. 95-963, eff. 1-1-09.)
 
17     (10 ILCS 5/9-1.14)
18     Sec. 9-1.14. Electioneering communication defined.
19     (a) "Electioneering communication" means, for the purposes
20 of this Article, any broadcast form of communication, in
21 whatever medium, including but not limited to a newspaper,
22 radio, television, or Internet communication, that (1) refers
23 to a clearly identified candidate or candidates who will appear
24 on the ballot for nomination, election, or retention, refers to
25 a clearly identified political party, or refers to a clearly

 

 

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1 identified question of public policy that will appear on the
2 ballot; and (2) is made within (i) 60 days before a general
3 election or consolidated election or (ii) 30 days before a
4 primary election; (3) is targeted to the relevant electorate;
5 and (4) is susceptible to no reasonable interpretation other
6 than as an appeal to vote for or against a clearly identified
7 candidate for nomination, election, or retention, political
8 party, or question of public policy.
9     (b) "Electioneering communication" does not include:
10         (1) A communication, other than an advertisement,
11     appearing in a news story, commentary, or editorial
12     distributed through the facilities of any legitimate news
13     organization, unless the facilities are owned or
14     controlled by any political party, political committee, or
15     candidate.
16         (2) A communication made solely to promote a candidate
17     debate or forum that is made by or on behalf of the person
18     sponsoring the debate or forum.
19         (3) A communication made as part of a non-partisan
20     activity designed to encourage individuals to vote or to
21     register to vote.
22         (4) A communication by an organization operating and
23     remaining in good standing under Section 501(c)(3) of the
24     Internal Revenue Code of 1986.
25         (5) A communication exclusively between a labor
26     organization, as defined under federal or State law, and

 

 

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1     its members.
2         (6) A communication exclusively between an
3     organization formed under Section 501(c)(6) of the
4     Internal Revenue Code and its members.
5 (Source: P.A. 93-574, eff. 8-21-03; 93-615, eff. 11-19-03;
6 93-847, eff. 7-30-04; 94-461, eff. 8-4-05; 94-645, eff.
7 8-22-05.)
 
8     (10 ILCS 5/9-3)  (from Ch. 46, par. 9-3)
9     Sec. 9-3. Every state political committee and every local
10 political committee shall file with the State Board of
11 Elections, and every local political committee shall file with
12 the county clerk, a statement of organization within 10
13 business days of the creation of such committee, except any
14 political committee created within the 30 days before an
15 election shall file a statement of organization within 5
16 business days. A political committee that acts as both a state
17 political committee and a local political committee shall file
18 a copy of each statement of organization with the State Board
19 of Elections and the county clerk. The Board shall impose a
20 civil penalty of $25 per business day upon political committees
21 for failing to file or late filing of a statement of
22 organization, except that for committees formed to support
23 candidates for statewide office, the civil penalty shall be $50
24 per business day. Such penalties shall not exceed $5,000, and
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1 committees. There shall be no fine if the statement is mailed
2 and postmarked at least 72 hours prior to the filing deadline.
3     In addition to the civil penalties authorized by this
4 Section, the State Board of Elections or any other affected
5 political committee may apply to the circuit court for a
6 temporary restraining order or a preliminary or permanent
7 injunction against the political committee to cease the
8 expenditure of funds and to cease operations until the
9 statement of organization is filed.
10     For the purpose of this Section, "statewide office" means
11 the Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Secretary of State,
12 Attorney General, State Treasurer, and State Comptroller.
13     The statement of organization shall include -
14     (a) the name and address of the political committee (the
15 name of the political committee must include the name of any
16 sponsoring entity);
17     (b) the scope, area of activity, party affiliation,
18 candidate affiliation and his county of residence, and purposes
19 of the political committee;
20     (c) the name, address, and position of each custodian of
21 the committee's books and accounts;
22     (d) the name, address, and position of the committee's
23 principal officers, including the chairman, treasurer, and
24 officers and members of its finance committee, if any;
25     (e) any additional information required by Section 9-8.5
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1     (f) a statement of what specific disposition of residual
2 fund will be made in the event of the dissolution or
3 termination of the committee;
4     (g) a listing of all banks or other financial institutions,
5 safety deposit boxes, and any other repositories or custodians
6 of funds used by the committee;
7     (h) the amount of funds available for campaign expenditures
8 as of the filing date of the committee's statement of
9 organization.
10     For purposes of this Section, a "sponsoring entity" is (i)
11 any person, political committee, organization, corporation, or
12 association that contributes at least 33% of the total funding
13 of the political committee or (ii) any person or other entity
14 that is registered or is required to register under the
15 Lobbyist Registration Act and contributes at least 33% of the
16 total funding of the political committee; except that a
17 political committee is not a "sponsoring entity" for purposes
18 of this Section if it is a political committee organized by (i)
19 an established political party as defined in Section 10-2, (ii)
20 a partisan caucus of either house of the General Assembly, or
21 (iii) the Speaker or Minority Leader of the House of
22 Representatives or the President or Minority Leader of the
23 Senate, in his or her capacity as a legislative leader of the
24 House of Representatives or Senate and not as a candidate for
25 Representative or Senator.
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1 94-645, eff. 8-22-05.)
 
2     (10 ILCS 5/9-4)  (from Ch. 46, par. 9-4)
3     Sec. 9-4. The statement of organization required by this
4 Article to be filed in accordance with Section 9-3 shall be
5 verified, dated, and signed by either the treasurer of the
6 political committee making the statement or the candidate on
7 whose behalf the statement is made, and shall contain
8 substantially the following:
9
STATEMENT OF ORGANIZATION
10     (a) name and address of the political committee:
11 .............................................................
12
13     (b) scope, area of activity, party affiliation, candidate
14 affiliation and his county of residence, and purposes of the
15 political committee:
16 .............................................................
17 .............................................................
18 .............................................................
19 .............................................................
20
21     (c) name, address, and position of each custodian of the
22 committee's books and accounts:
23 .............................................................
24 .............................................................
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1     (d) name, address, and position of the committee's
2 principal officers, including the chairman, treasurer, and
3 officers and members of its finance committee, if any:
4 .............................................................
5 .............................................................
6 .............................................................
7
8     (e)   a statement of what specific disposition of residual
9 funds will be made in the event of the dissolution or
10 termination of the committee:
11 .............................................................
12 .............................................................
13
14     (f)   a listing of all banks or other financial
15 institutions, safety deposit boxes, and any other repositories
16 or custodians of funds used by the committee:
17 .............................................................
18 .............................................................
19
20     (g)   the amount of funds available for campaign
21 expenditures as of the filing date of the committee's statement
22 of organization:
23 .............................................................
24
25     (h) any additional information required by Section 9-8.5 of
26 the Election Code:

 

 

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1 ............................................................. 
2
VERIFICATION:
3     "I declare that this statement of organization (including
4 any accompanying schedules and statements) has been examined by
5 me and to the best of my knowledge and belief is a true,
6 correct and complete statement of organization as required by
7 Article 9 of The Election Code. I understand that willfully
8 filing a false or incomplete statement is a business offense
9 subject to a fine of at least $1,001 and up to $5,000 ."
10 ................  ..........................................
11 (date of filing)  (signature of person making the statement)
12 (Source: P.A. 93-615, eff. 11-19-03.)
 
13     (10 ILCS 5/9-7.5)
14     Sec. 9-7.5. Nonprofit organization registration and
15 disclosure.
16     (a) Each nonprofit organization, except for a labor union,
17 that accepts contributions, makes contributions, or makes
18 expenditures during any 12-month period in an aggregate amount
19 exceeding $5,000 (I) on behalf of or in opposition to public
20 officials, candidates for public office, or a question of
21 public policy or (II) for electioneering communications shall
22 register with the State Board of Elections. The Board by rule
23 shall prescribe the registration procedure and form. The
24 registration form shall require the following information:
25         (1) The registrant's name, address, and purpose.

 

 

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1         (2) The name, address, and position of each custodian
2     of the registrant's financial books, accounts, and
3     records.
4         (3) The name, address, and position of each of the
5     registrant's principal officers.
6     (b) Each nonprofit organization required to register under
7 subsection (a) shall file contribution and expenditure reports
8 with the Board. The Board by rule shall prescribe the form,
9 which shall require the following information:
10         (1) The organization's name, address, and purpose.
11         (2) The amount of funds on hand at the beginning of the
12     reporting period.
13         (3) The full name and address of each person who has
14     made one or more contributions to or for the organization
15     within the reporting period in an aggregate amount or value
16     in excess of $150, together with the amount and date of the
17     contributions, and if a contributor is an individual who
18     contributed more than $500, the occupation and employer of
19     the contributor or, if the occupation and employer of the
20     contributor are unknown, a statement that the organization
21     has made a good faith effort to ascertain this information.
22         (4) The total sum of individual contributions made to
23     or for the organization during the reporting period and not
24     reported in item (3).
25         (5) The name and address of each organization and
26     political committee from which the reporting organization

 

 

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1     received, or to which that organization made, any transfer
2     of funds in an aggregate amount or value in excess of $150,
3     together with the amounts and dates of the transfers.
4         (6) The total sum of transfers made to or from the
5     organization during the reporting period and not reported
6     in item (5).
7         (7) Each loan to or from any person within the
8     reporting period by or to the organization in an aggregate
9     amount or value in excess of $150, together with the full
10     names and mailing addresses of the lender and endorsers, if
11     any, and the date and amount of the loans, and if a lender
12     or endorser is an individual who loaned or endorsed a loan
13     of more than $500, the occupation and employer of the
14     individual or, if the occupation and employer of the
15     individual are unknown, a statement that the organization
16     has made a good faith effort to ascertain this information.
17         (8) The total amount of proceeds received by the
18     organization from (i) the sale of tickets for each dinner,
19     luncheon, cocktail party, rally, and other fundraising
20     event, (ii) mass collections made at those events, and
21     (iii) sales of items such as buttons, badges, flags,
22     emblems, hats, banners, literature, and similar materials.
23         (9) Each contribution, rebate, refund, or other
24     receipt in excess of $150 received by the organization not
25     otherwise listed under items (3) through (8), and if a
26     contributor is an individual who contributed more than

 

 

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1     $500, the occupation and employer of the contributor or, if
2     the occupation and employer of the contributor are unknown,
3     a statement that the organization has made a good faith
4     effort to ascertain this information.
5         (10) The total sum of all receipts by or for the
6     organization during the reporting period.
7         (11) The full name and mailing address of each person
8     to whom expenditures have been made by the organization
9     within the reporting period in an aggregate amount or value
10     in excess of $150, the amount, date, and purpose of each
11     expenditure, and the question of public policy on behalf of
12     which the expenditure was made.
13         (12) The full name and mailing address of each person
14     to whom an expenditure for personal services, salaries, and
15     reimbursed expenses in excess of $150 has been made and
16     which is not otherwise reported, including the amount,
17     date, and purpose of the expenditure.
18         (13) The total sum of expenditures made by the
19     organization during the reporting period.
20         (14) The full name and mailing address of each person
21     to whom the organization owes debts or obligations in
22     excess of $150 and the amount of the debts or obligations.
23     The State Board by rule shall define a "good faith effort".
24     (c) The reports required under subsection (b) shall be
25 filed at the same times and for the same reporting periods as
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1 campaign contributions and expenditures required by this
2 Article of political committees. The reports required under
3 subsection (b) shall be available for public inspection and
4 copying in the same manner as reports filed by political
5 committees. The Board may charge a fee that covers the costs of
6 copying and distribution, if any.
7     (d) An organization required to file reports under
8 subsection (b) shall include a statement on all literature and
9 advertisements soliciting funds stating the following:
10     "A copy of our report filed with the State Board of
11 Elections is (or will be) available for purchase from the State
12 Board of Elections, Springfield, Illinois".
13 (Source: P.A. 94-645, eff. 8-22-05.)
 
14     (10 ILCS 5/9-8.5 new)
15     Sec. 9-8.5. Limits on contributions received by political
16 committees.
17     (a) Definitions. For the purposes of this Section:
18     "Association" means any group, club, meeting, collective,
19 membership organization, collection of persons, any entity
20 organized under Section 501 or 527 of the Internal Revenue
21 Code, or any other entity other than a natural person, except
22 that an association does not include a political committee
23 organized under this Article or a labor organization as defined
24 in this Section.
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1 committee, the year prior to and the year of a general election
2 or (ii) for a local political committee, the year prior to and
3 the year of a consolidated election.
4     "Corporation" includes a corporation, limited liability
5 company, partnership, professional practice, cooperative, or
6 sole proprietorship, whether organized on a for-profit or
7 non-profit basis, organized under the laws of Illinois or
8 another state. A corporation does not include (i) a labor
9 organization as defined in this Section or (ii) an incorporated
10 political committee registered pursuant to this Article or
11 corresponding federal laws or laws of another state.
12     "Labor organization" means any organization of any kind or
13 any agency or employee representation committee or plan in
14 which employees participate and that exists for the purpose, in
15 whole or in part, of dealing with employers concerning
16 grievances, labor disputes, wages, rates of pay, hours of
17 employment, or conditions of work.
18     "Multi-candidate committee" means a political committee
19 organized by a public official, candidate, or political party
20 to support the nomination, election, or retention of public
21 officials or candidates for multiple, specified offices.
22 "Multi-candidate committee" also includes a political party
23 committee.
24     "Non-candidate committee" means a political committee
25 organized by a person, persons, or entity other than a public
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1 causes, ideas, or interests but not organized to support
2 specific candidates for nomination, election, or retention.
3     "Political party committee" means a political committee
4 organized to support candidates of a specific political party
5 seeking elective office within a specific jurisdiction.
6     "Single-candidate committee" means a political committee
7 organized to support or oppose the election of a single,
8 specific candidate or public official or to support or oppose
9 one or more questions of public policy.
10     "Statewide office" means the Governor, Lieutenant
11 Governor, Attorney General, Secretary of State, Comptroller,
12 and Treasurer.
13     (b) Single-candidate committee. Beginning on November 3,
14 2010, no public official or candidate for public office may
15 establish or maintain more than one political committee. The
16 statement of organization must identify the public official or
17 candidate, the office that the public official or candidate
18 occupies or seeks to occupy, and a statement that the political
19 committee is the only single-candidate committee designated by
20 the public official or candidate to receive contributions and
21 make expenditures on behalf of the public official or candidate
22 for such office.
23         (1) Each biannual period, a single-candidate committee
24     may not accept contributions with an aggregate value over
25     $5,000 from a natural person.
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1     may not accept contributions with an aggregate value over
2     $10,000 from another political committee or a corporation,
3     labor organization, or association.
4         (3) Each biannual period, a single-candidate committee
5     may not accept contributions with an aggregate value over
6     $90,000 from more than one multi-candidate political
7     committee that is designated in writing by the
8     single-candidate committee.
9         (4) A single-candidate committee formed to support a
10     candidate for statewide office may receive contributions
11     of not more than 3 times the limit established from the
12     sources identified in paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) of this
13     subsection.
14     (c) Multi-candidate committee. Beginning on November 3,
15 2010, a public official, candidate for public office, or a
16 political party may establish or maintain one political
17 committee to support the election of public officials or
18 candidates for multiple, specified offices. The statement of
19 organization must identify the public official, candidate, or
20 political party forming the committee, the public officials,
21 candidates, or political party the committee is organized to
22 support, and a statement that the political committee is the
23 only multi-candidate committee designated by the public
24 official, candidate, or political party to receive
25 contributions and make expenditures on behalf of the public
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1         (1) Each biannual period, a multi-candidate committee
2     may not accept contributions with an aggregate value over
3     $10,000 from a natural person.
4         (2) Each biannual period, a multi-candidate committee
5     may not accept contributions with an aggregate value over
6     $20,000 from another political committee or a corporation,
7     labor organization, or association.
8     (d) Non-candidate committee. Beginning on November 3,
9 2010, a corporation, association, labor organization, or other
10 person may establish or maintain one political committee to
11 support or oppose a cause or interest other than a political
12 committee established to support or oppose a public question
13 but not to support specific candidates for nomination,
14 election, or retention. The statement of organization must
15 identify the entity forming the committee, the cause or
16 interest supported or opposed, and a statement that the
17 political committee is the only non-candidate committee
18 designated to receive contributions and make expenditures on
19 behalf of the entity.
20         (1) Each biannual period, a non-candidate committee
21     may not accept contributions with an aggregate value over
22     $10,000 from a natural person.
23         (2) Each biannual period, a non-candidate committee
24     may not accept contributions with an aggregate value over
25     $20,000 from another political committee, a corporation, a
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1     (e) Self-funding candidates. If a public official, a
2 candidate, or the public official's or candidate's immediate
3 family contributes or loans to the public official's or
4 candidate's political committee or to other political
5 committees that transfer funds to the public official's or
6 candidate's political committee during the 12 months prior to
7 an election in an aggregate amount of more than (i) $250,000
8 for statewide office or (ii) $100,000 for all other elective
9 offices, then the public official or candidate shall file with
10 the State Board of Elections, within one day, a Notification of
11 Self-funding that shall detail each contribution or loan made
12 by the public official, the candidate, or the public official's
13 or candidate's immediate family. Within 2 business days after
14 the filing of a Notification of Self-funding, the notification
15 shall be posted on the Board's website and the Board shall give
16 official notice of the filing to each candidate for the same
17 office as the public official or candidate making the filing,
18 including the public official or candidate filing the
19 Notification of Self-funding. Upon receiving notice from the
20 Board, all candidates for that office, including the public
21 official or candidate who filed a Notification of Self-funding,
22 shall be permitted to accept contributions in excess of any
23 contribution limits imposed by this Section. For the purposes
24 of this subsection, "immediate family" means the spouse,
25 parent, or child of a public official or candidate.
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1 prohibit political committees from dividing the proceeds of
2 joint fundraising efforts; provided that no political
3 committee may receive more than the limit from any one
4 contributor, and all contributions shall be reported.
5     (g) Contributions or transfers in violation of this
6 Section.
7         (1) A political committee that receives a contribution
8     or transfer in violation of this Section shall dispose of
9     the contribution or transfer by returning the contribution
10     or transfer, or an amount equal to the contribution or
11     transfer, to the contributor or transferor or donating the
12     contribution or transfer, or an amount equal to the
13     contribution or transfer, to a charity. A contribution or
14     transfer received in violation of this Section that is not
15     disposed of as provided in this subsection within 30 days
16     after its receipt shall escheat to the General Revenue
17     Fund.
18         (2) Any person, corporation, association, labor
19     organization, or political committee that makes a
20     contribution in violation of this Section is guilty of a
21     business offense and shall be fined the greater of $2,000
22     or 3 times the value of the excess contribution.
23         (3) Any committee that knowingly accepts a
24     contribution in violation of this Section is guilty of a
25     business offense, and the State Board of Elections shall
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1     contribution and not more than the greater of $5,000 or 3
2     times the value of the excess contribution for each
3     violation. For purposes of this subsection, a committee
4     knows that a contribution is in violation of this Section
5     if the committee chairman or treasurer, any natural person
6     paid to perform regular committee duties, or, for a
7     single-candidate or multi-candidate committee, any
8     candidate supported by the committee knows, or reasonably
9     should know, at the time the excess contribution is made,
10     that the contribution is in violation of this Section.
11     (h) On January 1 of each odd-numbered year, the State Board
12 of Elections shall adjust the amount of the contribution and
13 transfer limitations established in this Section for inflation
14 as determined by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban
15 Consumers as issued by the United States Department of Labor
16 and rounded to the nearest $100. The State Board shall publish
17 this information on its official web site.
18     (i) Nothing in this Section shall limit the amounts that
19 may be transferred between a State and federal committee of a
20 State central committee of a political party.
 
21     (10 ILCS 5/9-8.6 new)
22     Sec. 9-8.6. Independent expenditures.
23     (a) "Independent expenditure" means an expenditure (i)
24 that is made by a natural person for the purpose of making
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1 or against the nomination, election, retention, or defeat of a
2 clearly identifiable public official or candidate and (ii) that
3 is not made in connection, consultation, or concert with or at
4 the request or suggestion of the public official or candidate,
5 the public official's or candidate's designated political
6 committee or campaign, or the agent or agents of the public
7 official, candidate, or political committee or campaign. An
8 independent expenditure is not considered a contribution to a
9 political committee. An expenditure made by a natural person in
10 connection, consultation, or concert with or at the request or
11 suggestion of the public official or candidate, the public
12 official's or candidate's single-candidate committee, or the
13 agent or agents of the public official, candidate, or political
14 committee or campaign shall be considered a contribution to the
15 public official's or candidate's single-candidate committee.
16     (b) A person that makes an independent expenditure
17 supporting or opposing a public official or candidate that,
18 alone or in combination with any other independent expenditure
19 made by that person supporting or opposing that public official
20 or candidate during any 12-month period, equals an aggregate
21 value of at least $3,000 must file a written disclosure with
22 that public official or candidate and the State Board of
23 Elections within 2 business days after making any expenditure
24 that results in the person meeting or exceeding the $3,000
25 threshold. Each disclosure must identify the person, the public
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1 and nature of each independent expenditure, and, in the case of
2 a person, his or her occupation and employer.
3     Any person that makes independent expenditures in an
4 aggregate amount exceeding $3,000 during a biannual period as
5 defined in Section 9-8.5 shall have a continuing duty to
6 disclose each time the person has an unreported independent
7 expenditure or expenditures supporting or opposing a public
8 official or candidate that exceed an aggregate value of
9 $20,000. In this event, the person shall file a written
10 disclosure with the public official or candidate, any other
11 candidate seeking the office, and the State Board within 2
12 business days after making any expenditure that results in the
13 person meeting or exceeding the $20,000 in aggregate. Each
14 disclosure must identify the person, his or her occupation, the
15 public official or candidate, and the date, amount, and nature
16 of each independent expenditure.
17     (c) Any entity other than a natural person that makes
18 expenditures of any kind in an aggregate amount exceeding
19 $3,000 during any 12-month period supporting or opposing a
20 public official or candidate must organize as a political
21 committee in accordance with this Article.
 
22     (10 ILCS 5/9-10)  (from Ch. 46, par. 9-10)
23     Sec. 9-10. Financial reports.
24     (a) The treasurer of every state political committee and
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1 with the Board, and the treasurer of every local political
2 committee shall file with the county clerk, reports of campaign
3 contributions, and quarterly semi-annual reports of campaign
4 contributions and expenditures on forms to be prescribed or
5 approved by the Board. The treasurer of every political
6 committee that acts as both a state political committee and a
7 local political committee shall file a copy of each report with
8 the State Board of Elections and the county clerk. Entities
9 subject to Section 9-7.5 shall file reports required by that
10 Section at times provided in this Section and are subject to
11 the penalties provided in this Section.
12     (b) A This subsection does not apply with respect to
13 general primary elections. Reports of campaign contributions
14 shall be filed no later than the 15th day next preceding each
15 election in connection with which the political committee has
16 accepted or 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 paragraph (1) of this subsection
10 (c) (b) and subsection (b-5) but may file in lieu thereof a
11 Statement of Nonparticipation in the Election with the Board or
12 the Board and the county clerk ; except that if the political
13 committee, by the terms of its statement of organization filed
14 in accordance with this Article, is organized to support or
15 oppose a candidate or public question on the ballot at the next
16 election or primary, that committee must file reports required
17 by paragraph (1) of this subsection (c) (b) and by subsection
18 (b-5). If a political committee is not organized to support or
19 oppose a candidate or public question on the ballot at the next
20 election or primary and the political committee does not file a
21 Statement of Nonparticipation, then the committee will be
22 deemed to have filed a Statement of Nonparticipation. If such
23 political committee participates in that election, then the
24 committee will be considered in violation of this subsection as
25 if it had filed a Statement of Nonparticipation, unless the
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1 after the political committee makes such expenditures or within
2 24 hours in the period 5 days prior to the election.
3     (c) Real-time reports.
4         (1) A report of (b-5) Notwithstanding the provisions of
5     subsection (b) and Section 1.25 of the Statute on Statutes,
6     any aggregate contributions contribution of more than $500
7     received (i) with respect to elections other than the
8     general primary election, in the 60 days interim between
9     the last date of the period covered by the last report
10     filed under subsection (b) prior to the election and the
11     date of the election or (ii) with respect to general
12     primary elections, in the period beginning January 1 of the
13     year of the general primary election and prior to the date
14     of the general primary election shall be filed
15     electronically with and must actually be received by the
16     State Board of Elections within 2 business days after
17     receipt of such contribution.
18         (2) A report of any contribution received at any other
19     time in the aggregate amount of more than $500, or in the
20     aggregate amount of more than $1,000 in the case of a State
21     officer or a candidate for statewide office, or a political
22     committee formed for a State officer or candidate for
23     statewide office, in the interim between the last date of
24     the period covered by the last report filed under
25     subsection (a) shall be filed electronically with and must
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1     5 business days after receipt of the contribution. For the
2     purpose of this subsection, "statewide office" and "State
3     officer" mean the Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Attorney
4     General, Secretary of State, Comptroller, and Treasurer. A
5     continuing political committee that does not support or
6     oppose a candidate or public question on the ballot at a
7     general primary election and does not make expenditures in
8     excess of $500 on behalf of or in opposition to any
9     candidate or public question on the ballot at the general
10     primary election shall not be required to file the report
11     prescribed in this subsection unless the committee makes an
12     expenditure in excess of $500 on behalf of or in opposition
13     to any candidate or public question on the ballot at the
14     general primary election. The committee shall timely file
15     the report required under this subsection beginning with
16     the date the expenditure that triggered participation was
17     made. The State Board shall allow filings of reports of
18     contributions of more than $500 under this subsection (b-5)
19     by political committees that are not required to file
20     electronically to be made by facsimile transmission.
21     (d) A single-candidate or multi-candidate committee
22 organized by or in support of a member of the General Assembly
23 also must file the reports required by paragraph (1) of
24 subsection (c) during the period beginning May 1 through the
25 adjournment of the spring legislative session. A
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1 in support of the Governor must file the reports required by
2 paragraph (1) of subsection (c) during the 90 days following
3 the adjournment of the spring legislative session.
4     (e) For the purpose of this Section subsection, a
5 contribution is considered received on the date the public
6 official, candidate, or treasurer of the political committee
7 (or equivalent person in the case of a reporting entity other
8 than a political committee) actually receives it or, in the
9 case of goods or services, 2 business days after the date the
10 public official, candidate, or treasurer of the committee, or
11 other reporting entity receives the certification required
12 under subsection (b) of Section 9-6.
13     (f) Failure to report each contribution is a separate
14 violation of this subsection. In the final disposition of any
15 matter by the Board on or after the effective date of this
16 amendatory Act of the 93rd General Assembly, the Board may
17 impose fines for willful or wanton violations of this
18 subsection not to exceed 150% 100% of the total amount of the
19 contributions that were untimely reported, but in no case when
20 a fine is imposed shall it be less than 10% of the total amount
21 of the contributions that were untimely reported. When
22 considering the amount of the fine to be imposed, the Board
23 shall consider, but is not limited to, the following factors:
24         (1) the amount by which a contribution exceeded the
25     threshold;
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1     committed inadvertently, negligently, knowingly, or
2     intentionally;
3         (2) the number of days the contribution was reported
4     late; and
5         (3) past violations of Sections 9-3 and 9-10 of this
6     Article by the committee.
7     (g) The Board may impose fines for negligent, inadvertent,
8 or technical violations of this Section not to exceed 50% of
9 the total amount of the contributions that were untimely
10 reported, or the Board may decline to impose a fine for such
11 violations. When considering the amount of the fine to be
12 imposed, the Board shall consider, but is not limited to, the
13 following factors:
14         (1) whether the violation was negligent, inadvertent,
15     or technical in nature;
16         (2) whether the contribution at issue was disclosed but
17     a violation arose because the disclosure was incorrectly
18     characterized or reported inadvertently by another related
19     committee;
20         (3) whether the violation arose from an apparent
21     discrepancy between the date of the contribution reported
22     by the transferring committee and the date reported by the
23     receiving committee, if there appears to be no attempt to
24     delay disclosure;
25         (4) whether the disclosure was triggered by an
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1     contributions or transfers are less than the threshold
2     triggering disclosure requirements, and there appears to
3     be no attempt to delay disclosure;
4         (5) the amount by which a contribution exceeded the
5     threshold;
6         (6) the number of days the contribution was reported
7     late; and
8         (7) past violations of this Section and Section 9-3 by
9     the committee.
10     (h) (c) In addition to such reports the treasurer of every
11 political committee shall file quarterly semi-annual reports
12 of campaign contributions and expenditures. The reports shall
13 cover the period January 1 through March 31, April 1 through
14 June 30, July 1 through September 30, and October 1 through
15 December 31 of each year. Reports shall be filed no later than
16 20 days after the close of the reporting period. no later than
17 July 20th, covering the period from January 1st through June
18 30th immediately preceding, and no later than January 20th,
19 covering the period from July 1st through December 31st of the
20 preceding calendar year. Reports of contributions and
21 expenditures must be filed to cover the prescribed time periods
22 even though no contributions or expenditures may have been
23 received or made during the period. The Board shall assess a
24 civil penalty not to exceed $5,000 for a violation of this
25 subsection, except that for State officers and candidates and
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1 penalty may not exceed $10,000. The fine, however, shall not
2 exceed $500 for a first filing violation for filing less than
3 10 days after the deadline. There shall be no fine if the
4 report is mailed and postmarked at least 72 hours prior to the
5 filing deadline. For the purpose of this subsection, "statewide
6 office" and "State officer" means the Governor, Lieutenant
7 Governor, Attorney General, Secretary of State, Comptroller,
8 and Treasurer.
9     (i) Audits.
10         (1) In addition to any fine imposed under this
11     subsection, the State Board of Elections may order any
12     political committee that has failed to file 2 successive
13     quarterly reports within 5 business days after the date the
14     report was due to conduct an audit of all financial records
15     required to be maintained by the committee at the time the
16     audit is ordered. The committee ordered to conduct an audit
17     shall deliver a certified copy of the audit to the Board
18     within 90 calendar days after the date the audit was
19     ordered. If the committee fails to deliver a certified
20     audit in the time required, the Board shall assess a civil
21     penalty of $250 per day that the audit is late, not to
22     exceed $5,000.
23         (2) The State Board of Elections shall conduct audits
24     of the finances and disclosure reports of political
25     committees organized under this Article to discover any
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1     reports, contributions in excess of limits established by
2     law, and any other prohibited acts. The State Board of
3     Elections shall establish policies and procedures
4     necessary to audit political committees in accordance with
5     this subsection.
6             (a) Four times a year, within 30 days after the
7         filing deadline for quarterly reports, the Board shall
8         divide committees into groups based on the sum total of
9         reported receipts. The groups shall include committees
10         that have (A) less than $3,000; (B) at least $3,000 but
11         not more than $10,000; (C) more than $10,000 but not
12         more than $25,000; (D) more than $25,000 but not more
13         than $100,000; and (E) more than $100,000 or have not
14         filed reports by the 30th day after the filing
15         deadline. The Board shall, by a random method of its
16         choosing, select 1.0% of the committees in Group (A),
17         2.0% of the committees in Group (B), 3.0% of the
18         committees in Group (C), 4.0% of the committees in
19         Group (D), and 5.0% of the committees in Group (E) and
20         order audits be conducted of those committees.
21             (b) Audits shall conform to uniform standards
22         established by rule.
23             (c) Committees ordered to submit records for
24         audits shall transmit all records to the Board within
25         10 business days after the date of the Board meeting at
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1         vote of any 5 of its members may grant one 15-business
2         day extension to transmit records to the Board.
3             (d) After completion of the audit, the Board shall
4         post copies of all audits on its website.
5             (e) If the committee fails to deliver records in
6         the time required, the Board shall assess a civil
7         penalty of $250 per day that the records are late, not
8         to exceed $5,000.
9             (f) Any violation discovered in an audit shall be
10         subject to any fines and penalties established for such
11         violation.
12     (j) (c-5) A political committee that acts as either (i) a
13 State 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     (k) (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. Within 5 business days
25 after the Board imposes or waives fines under this Section, the
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1 considered and imposed, identifying the person, candidate, or
2 political committee subject to the determination, the total
3 amount of contributions that were untimely reported, and the
4 amount of penalties assessed in each instance.
5 (Source: P.A. 94-645, eff. 8-22-05; 95-6, eff. 6-20-07; 95-957,
6 eff. 1-1-09.)
 
7     (10 ILCS 5/9-13)  (from Ch. 46, par. 9-13)
8     Sec. 9-13. Each quarterly semi-annual report of campaign
9 contributions and expenditures under Section 9-10 shall
10 disclose-
11     (1) the name and address of the political committee;
12     (2) (Blank);
13     (3) the amount of funds on hand at the beginning of the
14 reporting period;
15     (4) the full name and mailing address of each person who
16 has made one or more contributions to or for such committee
17 within the reporting period in an aggregate amount or value in
18 excess of $150, together with the amount and date of such
19 contributions, and if the contributor is an individual who
20 contributed more than $500, the occupation and employer of the
21 contributor or, if the occupation and employer of the
22 contributor are unknown, a statement that the committee has
23 made a good faith effort to ascertain this information;
24     (5) the total sum of individual contributions made to or
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1 under item (4);
2     (6) the name and address of each political committee from
3 which the reporting committee received, or to which that
4 committee made, any transfer of funds, in the aggregate amount
5 or value in excess of $150, together with the amounts and dates
6 of all transfers;
7     (7) the total sum of transfers made to or from such
8 committee during the reporting period and not reported under
9 item (6);
10     (8) each loan to or from any person within the reporting
11 period by or to such committee in an aggregate amount or value
12 in excess of $150, together with the full names and mailing
13 addresses of the lender and endorsers, if any, and the date and
14 amount of such loans, and if a lender or endorser is an
15 individual who loaned or endorsed a loan of more than $500, the
16 occupation and employer of that individual, or if the
17 occupation and employer of the individual are unknown, a
18 statement that the committee has made a good faith effort to
19 ascertain this information;
20     (9) the total amount of proceeds received by such committee
21 from (a) the sale of tickets for each dinner, luncheon,
22 cocktail party, rally, and other fund-raising events; (b) mass
23 collections made at such events; and (c) sales of items such as
24 political campaign pins, buttons, badges, flags, emblems,
25 hats, banners, literature, and similar materials;
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1 excess of $150 received by such committee not otherwise listed
2 under items (4) through (9), and if the contributor is an
3 individual who contributed more than $500, the occupation and
4 employer of the contributor or, if the occupation and employer
5 of the contributor are unknown, a statement that the committee
6 has made a good faith effort to ascertain this information;
7     (11) the total sum of all receipts by or for such committee
8 or candidate during the reporting period;
9     (12) the full name and mailing address of each person to
10 whom expenditures have been made by such committee or candidate
11 within the reporting period in an aggregate amount or value in
12 excess of $150, the amount, date, and purpose of each such
13 expenditure and the question of public policy or the name and
14 address of, and office sought by, each candidate on whose
15 behalf such expenditure was made;
16     (13) the full name and mailing address of each person to
17 whom an expenditure for personal services, salaries, and
18 reimbursed expenses in excess of $150 has been made, and which
19 is not otherwise reported, including the amount, date, and
20 purpose of such expenditure;
21     (14) the total sum of expenditures made by such committee
22 during the reporting period;
23     (15) the full name and mailing address of each person to
24 whom the committee owes debts or obligations in excess of $150,
25 and the amount of such debts or obligations.
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1 (Source: P.A. 90-495, eff. 1-1-98; 90-737, eff. 1-1-99.)
 
2     (10 ILCS 5/9-14)  (from Ch. 46, par. 9-14)
3     Sec. 9-14. Each quarterly semi-annual report of campaign
4 contributions and expenditures required by Section 9-10 of this
5 Article to be filed with the Board or the Board and the county
6 clerk shall be verified, dated, and signed by either the
7 treasurer of the political committee making the report or the
8 candidate on whose behalf the report is made, and shall contain
9 substantially the following:
10
QUARTERLY SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT OF CAMPAIGN
11
CONTRIBUTIONS AND EXPENDITURES
12 (1) name and address of the political committee:
13 .............................................................
14 (2) the date of the beginning of the reporting period, and the
15 amount of funds on hand at the beginning of the reporting
16 period;
17 .............................................................
18 (3) the full name and mailing address of each person who has
19 made one or more contributions to or for the committee within
20 the reporting period in an aggregate amount or value in excess
21 of $150, together with the amount and date of such
22 contributions, and if a contributor is an individual who
23 contributed more than $500, the occupation and employer of each
24 contributor or, if the occupation and employer of the
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1 made a good faith effort to ascertain this information:
2nameaddressamountdateoccupationemployer
3.......................................
4.......................................
5.......................................
6.......................................
7.......................................
8 (4) the total sum of individual contributions made to or for
9 the committee during the reporting period and not reported
10 under item--(3):
11 .............................................................
12 (5) the name and address of each political committee from which
13 the reporting committee received, or to which that committee
14 made, any transfer of funds, in an aggregate amount or value in
15 excess of $150, together with the amounts and dates of all
16 transfers:
17nameaddressamountdate
18........................................
19........................................
20........................................
21 (6) the total sum of transfers made to or from such committee
22 during the reporting period and not reported under item (5);
23 (7) each loan to or from any person within the reporting period
24 by or to the committee in an aggregate amount or value in
25 excess of $150, together with the full names and mailing
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1 amount of such loans, and if a lender or endorser is an
2 individual who loaned or endorsed a loan of more than $500, the
3 occupation and employer of each person making the loan, or if
4 the occupation and employer of the individual are unknown, a
5 statement that the committee has made a good faith effort to
6 ascertain this information:
7nameaddressamountdateendorsersoccupationemployer
8................................................
9................................................
10................................................
11 (8) the total amount of proceeds received by the committee from
12 (a) the sale of tickets for each dinner, luncheon, cocktail
13 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 (a)..........................................................
18 (b)..........................................................
19 (c)..........................................................
20 (9) each contribution, rebate, refund, or other receipt in
21 excess of $150 received by the committee not otherwise listed
22 under items (3) through (8), and if a contributor is an
23 individual who contributed more than $500, the occupation and
24 employer of each contributor or, if the occupation and employer
25 of the contributor are unknown, a statement that the committee
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1nameaddressamountdateendorsersoccupationemployer
2................................................
3................................................
4................................................
5 (10) the total sum of all receipts by or for the committee
6 during the reporting period:
7 .............................................................
8 (11) the full name and mailing address of each person to whom
9 expenditures have been made by the committee within the
10 reporting period in an aggregate amount or value in excess of
11 $150, the amount, date, and purpose of each such expenditure,
12 and the question of public policy or the name and address of,
13 and office sought by, each candidate on whose behalf the
14 expenditure was made:
15nameaddressamountdatepurposebeneficiary
16.............................................
17.............................................
18.............................................
19.............................................
20.............................................
21 (12) the full name and mailing address of each person to whom
22 an expenditure for personal services, salaries, and reimbursed
23 expenses in excess of $150 has been made, and which is not
24 otherwise reported, including the amount, date, and purpose of
25 such expenditure:
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1..............................................
2..............................................
3..............................................
4 (13) the total sum of expenditures made by the committee during
5 the reporting period;
6 .............................................................
7 (14) the full name and mailing address of each person to whom
8 the committee owes debts or obligations in excess of $150, and
9 the amount of such debts or obligations:
10 .............................................................
11 .............................................................
12 VERIFICATION:
13     "I declare that this quarterly semi-annual report of
14 campaign contributions and expenditures (including any
15 accompanying schedules and statements) has been examined by me
16 and to the best of my knowledge and belief is a true, correct
17 and complete report as required by Article 9 of The Election
18 Code. I understand that willfully filing a false or incomplete
19 report is a business offense subject to a fine of up to
20 $5,000."
21 ................     .......................................
22 (date of filing)      (signature of person making the report)
23 (Source: P.A. 90-495, eff. 1-1-98; 90-737, eff. 1-1-99.)
 
24     (10 ILCS 5/9-21)  (from Ch. 46, par. 9-21)
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1 Section 9-20, the Board shall hold a closed preliminary hearing
2 to determine whether or not the complaint appears to have been
3 filed on justifiable grounds. Such closed preliminary hearing
4 shall be conducted as soon as practicable after affording
5 reasonable notice, a copy of the complaint, and an opportunity
6 to testify at such hearing to both the person making the
7 complaint and the person against whom the complaint is
8 directed. If the Board fails to determine that the complaint
9 has been filed on justifiable grounds, it shall dismiss the
10 complaint without further hearing.
11     Whenever in the judgment of the Board in an open meeting
12 determines, after affording due notice and an opportunity for a
13 public hearing, any person has engaged or is about to engage in
14 an act or practice which constitutes or will constitute a
15 violation of any provision of this Article or any regulation or
16 order issued thereunder, the Board shall issue an order
17 directing such person to take such action as the Board
18 determines may be necessary in the public interest to correct
19 the violation. In addition, if the act or practice engaged in
20 consists of the failure to file any required report within the
21 time prescribed by this Article, the Board, as part of its
22 order, shall further provide that if, within the 12-month
23 period following the issuance of the order, such person fails
24 to file within the time prescribed by this Article any
25 subsequent report as may be required, such person may be
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1 shall render its final judgment within 60 days of the date the
2 complaint is filed; except that during the 60 days preceding
3 the date of the election in reference to which the complaint is
4 filed, the Board shall render its final judgment within 7 days
5 of the date the complaint is filed, and during the 7 days
6 preceding such election, the Board shall render such judgment
7 before the date of such election, if possible.
8     At any time prior to the issuance of the Board's final
9 judgment, the parties may dispose of the complaint by a written
10 stipulation, agreed settlement or consent order. Any such
11 stipulation, settlement or order shall, however, be submitted
12 in writing to the Board and shall become effective only if
13 approved by the Board in an open meeting. If the act or
14 practice complained of consists of the failure to file any
15 required report within the time prescribed by this Article,
16 such stipulation, settlement or order may provide that if,
17 within the 12-month period following the approval of such
18 stipulation, agreement or order, the person complained of fails
19 to file within the time prescribed by this Article any
20 subsequent reports as may be required, such person may be
21 subject to a civil penalty pursuant to Section 9-23.
22     Any person filing a complaint pursuant to Section 9-20 may,
23 upon written notice to the other parties and to the Board,
24 voluntarily withdraw the complaint at any time prior to the
25 issuance of the Board's final determination.
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1     (10 ILCS 5/9-23)  (from Ch. 46, par. 9-23)
2     Sec. 9-23. Whenever the Board, pursuant to Section 9-21,
3 has issued an order, or has approved a written stipulation,
4 agreed settlement or consent order, directing a person
5 determined by the Board to be in violation of any provision of
6 this Article or any regulation adopted thereunder, to cease or
7 correct such violation or otherwise comply with this Article
8 and such person fails or refuses to comply with such order,
9 stipulation, settlement or consent order within the time
10 specified by the Board, the Board in an open meeting, after
11 affording notice and an opportunity for a public hearing, may
12 impose a civil penalty on such person in an amount not to
13 exceed $5,000; except that for State officers and candidates
14 and political committees formed for statewide office, the civil
15 penalty may not exceed $10,000. For the purpose of this
16 Section, "statewide office" and "State officer" means the
17 Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General, Secretary of
18 State, Comptroller, and Treasurer.
19     Civil penalties imposed on any such person by the Board
20 shall be enforceable in the Circuit Court. The Board shall
21 petition the Court for an order to enforce collection of the
22 penalty and, if the Court finds it has jurisdiction over the
23 person against whom the penalty was imposed, the Court shall
24 issue the appropriate order. Any civil penalties collected by
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1     In addition to or in lieu of the imposition of a civil
2 penalty, the board may report such violation and the failure or
3 refusal to comply with the order of the Board to the Attorney
4 General and the appropriate State's Attorney.
5 (Source: P.A. 93-615, eff. 11-19-03.)
 
6     (10 ILCS 5/9-23.5 new)
7     Sec. 9-23.5. Public database of founded complaints. The
8 State Board of Elections shall establish and maintain on its
9 official website a searchable database, freely accessible to
10 the public, of each complaint filed with the Board under this
11 Article on which Board action was taken, including all Board
12 actions and penalties imposed, if any. The Board must update
13 the database within 5 business days after an action taken or a
14 penalty imposed to include that complaint, action, or penalty
15 in the database.
 
16     (10 ILCS 5/9-28)
17     Sec. 9-28. Electronic filing and availability. The Board
18 shall by rule provide for the electronic filing of expenditure
19 and contribution reports as follows:
20     Beginning July 1, 1999, or as soon thereafter as the Board
21 has provided adequate software to the political committee,
22 electronic filing is required for all political committees that
23 during the reporting period (i) had at any time a balance or an
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1 aggregate expenditures of $25,000 or more, or (iii) received
2 loans of an aggregate of $25,000 or more.
3     Beginning July 1, 2003, electronic filing is required for
4 all political committees that during the reporting period (i)
5 had at any time a balance or an accumulation of contributions
6 of $10,000 or more, (ii) made aggregate expenditures of $10,000
7 or more, or (iii) received loans of an aggregate of $10,000 or
8 more.
9     Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section, a
10 political committee filing a report under subsection (c), (d),
11 or (e) of Section 9-10 must file that report electronically.
12     The Board may provide by rule for the optional electronic
13 filing of expenditure and contribution reports for all other
14 political committees. The Board shall promptly make all reports
15 filed under this Article by all political committees publicly
16 available by means of a searchable database that is accessible
17 through the World Wide Web.
18     The Board shall provide all software necessary to comply
19 with this Section to candidates, public officials, political
20 committees, and election authorities.
21     The Board shall implement a plan to provide computer access
22 and assistance to candidates, public officials, political
23 committees, and election authorities with respect to
24 electronic filings required under this Article.
25     For the purposes of this Section, "political committees"
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1 9-7.5.
2 (Source: P.A. 90-495, eff. 8-18-97; 90-737, eff. 1-1-99.)
 
3     (10 ILCS 5/9-28.5 new)
4     Sec. 9-28.5. Injunctive relief for electioneering
5 communications.
6     (a) Whenever the Attorney General, or a State's Attorney
7 with jurisdiction over any portion of the relevant electorate,
8 believes that any person, as defined in Section 9-1.6, is
9 making, producing, publishing, republishing, or broadcasting
10 an electioneering communication paid for by any person, as
11 defined in Section 9-1.6, who has not first complied with the
12 registration and disclosure requirements of this Article, he or
13 she may bring an action in the name of the People of the State
14 of Illinois or, in the case of a State's Attorney, the People
15 of the County, against such person or persons to restrain by
16 preliminary or permanent injunction the making, producing,
17 publishing, republishing, or broadcasting of such
18 electioneering communication until the registration and
19 disclosure requirements have been met.
20     (b) Any person who believes any person, as defined in
21 Section 9-1.6, is making, producing, publishing, republishing,
22 or broadcasting an electioneering communication paid for by any
23 person, as defined in Section 9-1.6, who has not first complied
24 with the registration and disclosure requirements of this
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1 person or persons to restrain by preliminary or permanent
2 injunction the making, producing, publishing, republishing, or
3 broadcasting of such electioneering communication until the
4 registration and disclosure requirements have been met.
 
5     (10 ILCS 5/9-30)
6     Sec. 9-30. Ballot forfeiture. The State Board of Elections
7 shall not certify the The name of any a person who has not paid
8 a civil penalty imposed against his or her political committee
9 him or her under this Article to shall not appear upon any
10 ballot for any office in any election while the penalty is
11 unpaid.
12     The State Board of Elections shall generate a list of all
13 candidates whose political committees have not paid any civil
14 penalty assessed against them under this Article. Such list
15 shall be transmitted to any election authority whose duty it is
16 to place the name of any such candidate on the ballot. The
17 election authority shall not place upon the ballot the name of
18 any candidate appearing on this list for any office in any
19 election while the penalty is unpaid.
20 (Source: P.A. 93-615, eff. 11-19-03.)
 
21     (10 ILCS 5/9-40 new)
22     Sec. 9-40. Public Financing of Judicial Elections Task
23 Force.
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1 Judicial Elections Task Force. The Task Force shall conduct
2 meetings and take testimony to assess the need for developing a
3 system of public financing for judicial elections.
4     (b) The Task Force shall consist of all of the following
5 voting members:
6         (1) Four persons appointed by the Governor, with no
7     more than 2 from the same political party.
8         (2) Four members of the judiciary appointed by the
9     Illinois Supreme Court.
10         (3) One member appointed by the President of the
11     Senate.
12         (4) One member appointed by the Minority Leader of the
13     Senate.
14         (5) One member appointed by the Speaker of the House of
15     Representatives.
16         (6) One member appointed by the Minority Leader of the
17     House of Representatives.
18         (7) One member appointed by the State Board of
19     Elections.
20     (c) In the event of a vacancy, the appointment to fill the
21 vacancy shall be made by the appointing authority that made the
22 original appointment. The Task Force may begin to conduct
23 business upon the appointment of a majority of the voting
24 members.
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1 the Task Force. Members of the Task Force shall receive no
2 compensation for their participation but may be reimbursed for
3 expenses in connection with their participation, if funds are
4 available.
5     (e) The Task Force shall submit a report to the Governor,
6 General Assembly, and Illinois Supreme Court by January 1,
7 2012. The State Board of Elections shall make the report
8 available on its website.
9     (f) The Task Force is abolished on January 10, 2012, and
10 this Section is repealed on January 10, 2012.
 
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 January
14 1, 2011, except that Section 9-8.5 of the Election Code takes
15 effect November 3, 2010 and except that this Section, Sections
16 9-28.5 and 9-40 of the Election Code, and the changes to
17 Sections 9-1.14 and 9-30 of the Election Code take effect upon
18 becoming law.