Senate Sponsors: DILLARD. House Sponsors: HANNIG-WINTERS Short description: ELECTION CODE-PENALTIES Synopsis of Bill as introduced: Amends the Election Code to make a technical change. HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 1. Adds reference to: 10 ILCS 5/9-3 from Ch. 46, par. 9-3 10 ILCS 5/9-4 from Ch. 46, par. 9-4 10 ILCS 5/9-23 from Ch. 46, par. 9-23 10 ILCS 5/9-30 new 230 ILCS 15/8.1 from Ch. 85, par. 2308.1 Deletes everything. Amends the Election Code and the Raffles Act. Requires the State Board of Elections to impose civil penalties for late filing or nonfiling of a political committee's statement of organization. Sets the penalty at $25 per business day of violation, up to $5,000, except for political committees for statewide offices, for which the penalty is $50 per business day of violation, up to $10,000. In the statement of organization form, corrects an obsolete reference to the penalty for willful filing of a false or incomplete statement. With relation to the 2-business day deadline for filing with the Board a report of a contribution of $500 or more, provides that the Board must receive the report within that 2-day period. Removes the requirement that the Board impose specified civil penalties for violation of that 2-day reporting requirement, and instead permits the Board to impose a civil penalty up to 50% of the amount of the untimely reported contribution but in no case less than 10%. Removes language barring a person from the ballot who owes civil penalties imposed after noncompliance with an order of the State Board. Bars a person from the ballot who owes any civil penalty imposed under the Campaign Finance Article. Disqualifies as a raffle licensee any political committee that owes, or is the subject of disputed civil penalties for untimely filing of, statements of organizations and campaign finance reports as well as civil penalties resulting from noncompliance with State Board orders. Removes the provision that a raffle license applicant must have existed as a political committee for at least one year. Effective immediately. Last action on Bill: SESSION SINE DIE Last action date: 01-01-09 Location: Senate Amendments to Bill: AMENDMENTS ADOPTED: HOUSE - 1 SENATE - 0 END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Status