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90_SB0090
10 ILCS 5/9-2 from Ch. 46, par. 9-2
Amends the Election Code to provide that a political
committee may apply campaign funds only against expenditures
for personnel, services, materials, facilities or other
things of value purchased to further a candidate's nomination
or election to office, or for expenses accrued in the
performance of legislative or governmental duties.
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1 AN ACT to amend the Election Code by changing Section
2 9-2.
3 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
4 represented in the General Assembly:
5 Section 5. The Election Code is amended by changing
6 Section 9-2 as follows:
7 (10 ILCS 5/9-2) (from Ch. 46, par. 9-2)
8 Sec. 9-2. Every political committee shall designate a
9 chairman and a treasurer. The same person may serve as both
10 chairman and treasurer of any political committee. A
11 candidate who administers his own campaign contributions and
12 expenditures shall be deemed a political committee for
13 purposes of this Article and shall designate himself as
14 chairman, treasurer, or both chairman and treasurer of such
15 political committee. The treasurer of a political committee
16 shall be responsible for keeping the records and filing the
17 statements and reports required by this Article.
18 No contribution and no expenditure shall be accepted or
19 made by or on behalf of a political committee at a time when
20 there is a vacancy in the office of chairman or treasurer
21 thereof. No expenditure shall be made for or on behalf of a
22 political committee without the authorization of its chairman
23 or treasurer, or their designated agents.
24 A political committee may apply the funds received under
25 this Article only against expenditures for personnel,
26 services, materials, facilities, or other things of value
27 purchased to further a candidate's nomination or election to
28 office, or for expenses accrued in the performance of
29 legislative or governmental duties.
30 A political committee shall not make expenditures:
31 (1) In violation of any law of the United States or of
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1 this State.
2 (2) For satisfaction of personal debts, other than
3 repayment of loans to the campaign. The repayments shall be
4 made by check written to the person who made the loan. If
5 the repayment is for a loan made by the candidate to the
6 committee, the repayment shall not include interest.
7 (3) In payment for items, services, or benefits for the
8 candidate, elected official, committee officer, or their
9 families, unless for reimbursement of campaign expenses, or
10 expenses related to the performance of legislative or
11 governmental duties.
12 (4) For clothing or laundry expenses, except clothing
13 items rented by a candidate for his or her use exclusively
14 for a specific campaign-related event.
15 (5) For travel expenses for a candidate, public
16 official, campaign worker, staff member, committee officer,
17 or family member to or from a destination outside the State
18 of Illinois, including room, board, and entertainment
19 expenses incurred outside the State of Illinois, unless the
20 travel is necessary for campaign, legislative, or
21 governmental duties.
22 (6) For membership or club dues charged by
23 organizations, clubs, or facilities that are primarily
24 engaged in providing health, exercise, recreational, or
25 entertainment services. However, campaign funds may be used
26 to rent those clubs or facilities for a specific
27 campaign-related meeting or fundraising event.
28 (7) In payment for any item, service, or expenditure for
29 which any individual has been reimbursed, or will be
30 reimbursed, by the State or party, or other person or
31 institution.
32 (8) For the purchase of or installment payments for a
33 motor vehicle. However, a candidate or public official may
34 purchase or lease a motor vehicle during the duration of the
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1 campaign if the vehicle will be primarily used for campaign
2 purposes or governmental or legislative duties. Costs for
3 other usage of the vehicle shall not be paid from campaign
4 funds. Candidates and campaign workers may be reimbursed for
5 actual mileage for campaign-related travel at a rate not to
6 exceed the current rate of reimbursement allowed under the
7 standard mileage rate method for computation of business
8 expenses under the Internal Revenue Code.
9 (9) For purchase or lease of any equipment owned by the
10 candidate or by a corporation owned by, managed by, or
11 employing the candidate, unless the equipment is purchased or
12 leased at cost, without profit to the owner of the equipment.
13 The State Board of Elections shall have the authority to
14 investigate on its own motion, or upon receipt of a
15 complaint, violations of the provisions of this Section. The
16 Board shall levy a fine on a candidate or on any officer of a
17 committee found to have expenditures in violation of this
18 Section. The fine shall be $500 for those expenditures that
19 total less than $500, and shall be the amount of the
20 expenditure plus $500 for those expenditures that total more
21 than $500. The Board shall also have the authority to render
22 rulings and opinions in relation to compliance with this
23 Section.
24 (Source: P.A. 80-756.)