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91_HB2959
LRB9108010JMpc
1 AN ACT to amend the Election Code by changing Section
2 9-28.
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 9-28 as follows:
7 (10 ILCS 5/9-28)
8 Sec. 9-28. Electronic filing and availability. The
9 Board shall by rule provide for the optional electronic
10 filing of expenditure and contribution reports. as follows:
11 Beginning July 1, 1999, or as soon thereafter as the
12 Board has provided adequate software to the political
13 committee, electronic filing is required for all political
14 committees that during the reporting period (i) had at any
15 time a balance or an accumulation of contributions of $25,000
16 or more, (ii) made aggregate expenditures of $25,000 or more,
17 or (iii) received loans of an aggregate of $25,000 or more.
18 Beginning July 1, 2003, electronic filing is required for
19 all political committees that during the reporting period (i)
20 had at any time a balance or an accumulation of contributions
21 of $10,000 or more, (ii) made aggregate expenditures of
22 $10,000 or more, or (iii) received loans of an aggregate of
23 $10,000 or more.
24 The Board may provide by rule for the optional electronic
25 filing of expenditure and contribution reports for all other
26 political committees. The Board shall promptly make all
27 reports filed electronically under this Article by all
28 political committees publicly available by means of a
29 searchable database that is accessible through the World Wide
30 Web.
31 The Board shall provide all software necessary to file
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1 electronically under comply with this Section to candidates,
2 public officials, political committees, and election
3 authorities.
4 The Board shall implement a plan to provide computer
5 access and assistance to candidates, public officials,
6 political committees, and election authorities with respect
7 to electronic filings required under this Article.
8 For the purposes of this Section, "political committees"
9 includes entities required to report to the Board under
10 Section 9-7.5.
11 (Source: P.A. 90-495, eff. 8-18-97; 90-737, eff. 1-1-99.)
12 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
13 becoming law.