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91_HB2602
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1 AN ACT to amend the Election Code.
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 Section 9-26 and adding Sections 9-1.9-5, 9-2.10, 9-7.2,
6 9-7.15, 9-8.5, 9-25.5, and 9-25.10 as follows:
7 (10 ILCS 5/9-1.9-5 new)
8 Sec. 9-1.9-5. Political action committee. "Political
9 action committee" means a political committee other than a
10 political committee established by a public official, a
11 candidate for public office, a county central committee of a
12 political party, or the State central committee of a
13 political party.
14 (10 ILCS 5/9-2.10 new)
15 Sec. 9-2.10. Single political committee. No public
16 official or candidate for public office may establish more
17 than one political committee.
18 (10 ILCS 5/9-7.2 new)
19 Sec. 9-7.2. Prohibited contributors. No corporation,
20 including without limitation a professional or non-profit
21 corporation, or labor union may make contributions from its
22 treasury funds. Those entities may establish political
23 committees subject to this Article for the purpose of making
24 contributions.
25 (10 ILCS 5/9-7.15 new)
26 Sec. 9-7.15. Contributor registration and disclosure.
27 The political action committee of any corporation, labor
28 union, or association of individuals, however described or
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1 organized, that spends more than $3,000 in money or the fair
2 market value of its services, in the aggregate and over any
3 period of time, (i) to one or more political committees, (ii)
4 in support of or in opposition to any one or more candidates
5 for public office or public questions, or (iii) to one or
6 more political committees and in support of or in opposition
7 to any one or more candidates for public office or public
8 questions shall register with the Board in a manner
9 prescribed by the Board and shall file financial disclosure
10 reports with the Board. The reports shall be filed at the
11 same times that campaign contribution and expenditure reports
12 are required to be filed by political committees and shall be
13 for the same reporting periods. The reports shall itemize all
14 amounts and recipients. The Board shall promulgate forms for
15 the reports.
16 (10 ILCS 5/9-8.5 new)
17 Sec. 9-8.5. Limits on contributions, transfers, and
18 carry-over.
19 (a) No individual may make contributions to the
20 political committee of a candidate for the General Assembly
21 or of a General Assembly member of more than $1,500 during a
22 primary election period or more than $1,500 during an
23 election period. No individual may make contributions to the
24 political committee of a candidate for statewide office or of
25 a statewide officer of more than $2,500 during a primary
26 election period or more than $2,500 during an election
27 period. No individual may make contributions to a political
28 action committee, a political committee of a county central
29 committee of a political party, or a political committee of a
30 State central committee of a political party of more than
31 $3,000 during an election cycle.
32 (b) No political action committee may make contributions
33 to the political committee of a candidate for the General
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1 Assembly or of a General Assembly member of more than $2,000
2 during a primary election period or more than $2,000 during
3 an election period. No political action committee may make
4 contributions to the political committee of a candidate for
5 statewide office or of a statewide officer of more than
6 $3,000 during a primary election period or more than $3,000
7 during an election period. No political action committee may
8 make contributions to the political committee of a county
9 central committee of a political party or of a State central
10 committee of a political party of more than $4,000 during a
11 primary election period or more than $4,000 during an
12 election period.
13 (c) The political committee of a candidate for public
14 office or of a public official may not transfer funds, or
15 make contributions to the political committee of another
16 candidate for public office or of another public official, to
17 a political action committee, or to the political committee
18 of a county or State central committee of a political party.
19 (d) No political committee of a candidate for the
20 General Assembly or of a General Assembly member may have a
21 balance of more than $25,000 on June 30 of an odd-numbered
22 year. No political committee of a candidate for statewide
23 office or of a statewide officer may have a balance of more
24 than $100,000 on June 30 of an odd-numbered year. Funds in
25 excess of these amounts on that date shall be returned to
26 contributors or surrendered to the State Treasurer for
27 deposit into the State treasury.
28 (e) On July 1 of each odd-numbered year, the limits
29 established in this Section shall be adjusted for inflation
30 as determined by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban
31 Consumers as determined by the United States Department of
32 Labor and rounded to the nearest $100.
33 (f) For purposes of this Section, a statewide office or
34 statewide officer means the Governor, Lieutenant Governor,
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1 Attorney General, Secretary of State, State Treasurer, or
2 State Comptroller. A primary election period begins July 1
3 of an odd-numbered year and ends the day of the next general
4 primary election. An election period begins the day after a
5 general primary election and ends June 30 of the next
6 odd-numbered year. An election cycle begins July 1 of an
7 odd-numbered year and ends June 30 of the next odd-numbered
8 year.
9 (g) Contributions accepted in violation of subsection
10 (a), (b), or (c) shall be surrendered immediately to the
11 State Treasurer for deposit into the State treasury.
12 (10 ILCS 5/9-25.5 new)
13 Sec. 9-25.5. Dissolution of political committee. Each
14 public official who leaves office due to retirement or
15 defeat, and each candidate for public office who has been
16 defeated, must close his or her political committee and
17 dispose of any remaining funds within 4 years after leaving
18 office or losing an election.
19 Upon the dissolution of a political committee, its
20 remaining funds shall be returned to contributors or
21 surrendered to the State Treasurer for deposit into the State
22 treasury.
23 (10 ILCS 5/9-25.10 new)
24 Sec. 9-25.10. Candidate guidebooks. The State Board
25 shall prepare or have prepared candidate guidebooks for each
26 region or legislative district of the State. The guidebook
27 shall contain a photo of and statement from each candidate
28 for statewide office and each candidate for the General
29 Assembly in that region or district. The guidebooks shall be
30 distributed to each household in the region or district
31 within a reasonable time before the general election.
32 The State Board shall adopt rules for the implementation
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1 of this Section.
2 For the purpose of this Section, statewide office means
3 the Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General,
4 Secretary of State, State Treasurer, and State Comptroller.
5 (10 ILCS 5/9-26) (from Ch. 46, par. 9-26)
6 Sec. 9-26. Willful failure to file or willful filing of
7 false or incomplete information required by this Article
8 shall constitute a Class A misdemeanor business offense
9 subject to a fine of up to $5,000.
10 The receipt and retention of contributions in violation
11 of Section 9-8.5 is a Class A misdemeanor.
12 Willful filing of a false complaint under this Article
13 shall constitute a Class B misdemeanor.
14 A prosecution for any offense designated by this Article
15 shall be commenced no later than 18 months after the
16 commission of the offense.
17 The appropriate State's Attorney or the Attorney General
18 shall bring such actions in the name of the people of the
19 State of Illinois.
20 (Source: P.A. 90-737, eff. 1-1-99.)
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1 INDEX
2 Statutes amended in order of appearance
3 10 ILCS 5/9-1.9-5 new
4 10 ILCS 5/9-2.10 new
5 10 ILCS 5/9-7.2 new
6 10 ILCS 5/9-7.15 new
7 10 ILCS 5/9-8.5 new
8 10 ILCS 5/9-25.5 new
9 10 ILCS 5/9-25.10 new
10 10 ILCS 5/9-26 from Ch. 46, par. 9-26