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Public Act 90-0495

HB0729 Enrolled                                LRB9000666MWpc

    AN ACT to amend the Election Code  by  changing  Sections
9-3,  9-4, 9-5, 9-11, 9-12, 9-13, 9-14, 9-17, and 9-21 and by
adding Section 9-28.

    Be it enacted by the People of  the  State  of  Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:

    Section  5.   The  Election  Code  is amended by changing
Sections 9-3, 9-4, 9-5, 9-11, 9-12,  9-13,  9-14,  9-17,  and
9-21 and by adding Section 9-28 as follows:

    (10 ILCS 5/9-3) (from Ch. 46, par. 9-3)
    Sec.  9-3.   Every  state  political  committee and every
local political committee shall file with the State Board  of
Elections,  and  every  local  political committee shall file
with the county clerk, a statement of organization within  10
business  30  days  of the creation of such committee, except
any political committee created within the 30 days before  an
election  shall  file  a  statement  of organization within 5
business days.  A political committee that  acts  as  both  a
state  political  committee  and  a local political committee
shall file a copy of each statement of organization with  the
State Board of Elections and  the county clerk.
    The statement of organization shall include -
    (a)  the name and address of the political committee;
    (b)  the  scope,  area  of  activity,  party affiliation,
candidate  affiliation  and  his  county  of  residence,  and
purposes of the political committee;
    (c)  the name, address, and position of each custodian of
the committee's books and accounts;
    (d)  the name, address, and position of  the  committee's
principal  officers,  including  the chairman, treasurer, and
officers and members of its finance committee, if any;
    (e)  (Blank); a statement  whether  the  committee  is  a
continuing one;
    (f)  a statement of what specific disposition of residual
fund  will  be  made  in  the  event  of  the  dissolution or
termination of the committee;
    (g)  a  listing  of  all   banks   or   other   financial
institutions,   safety   deposit   boxes,   and   any   other
repositories or custodians of funds used by the committee;
    (h)  the   amount   of   funds   available  for  campaign
expenditures  as  of  the  filing  date  of  the  committee's
statement of organization.
(Source: P.A. 86-873.)

    (10 ILCS 5/9-4) (from Ch. 46, par. 9-4)
    Sec. 9-4.  The statement of organization required by this
Article to be filed in accordance with Section 9-3  shall  be
verified,  dated,  and  signed by either the treasurer of the
political committee making the statement or the candidate  on
whose  behalf  the  statement  is  made,  and  shall  contain
substantially the following:
                  STATEMENT OF ORGANIZATION
    (a)  name and address of the political committee:
.............................................................
    (b)  scope,   area   of   activity,   party  affiliation,
candidate  affiliation  and  his  county  of  residence,  and
purposes of the political committee:
.............................................................
.............................................................
.............................................................
.............................................................
    (c)  name, address, and position of each custodian of the
committee's books and accounts:
.............................................................
.............................................................
    (d)  name,  address,  and  position  of  the  committee's
principal officers, including the  chairman,  treasurer,  and
officers and members of its finance committee, if any:
.............................................................
.............................................................
.............................................................
    (e)  a  statement  whether  the committee is a continuing
one:
.............................................................
    (e) (f)  a statement  of  what  specific  disposition  of
residual  funds  will be made in the event of the dissolution
or termination of the committee:
.............................................................
.............................................................
    (f) (g)  a  listing  of  all  banks  or  other  financial
institutions,   safety   deposit   boxes,   and   any   other
repositories or custodians of funds used by the committee:
.............................................................
.............................................................
    (g) (h)  the  amount  of  funds  available  for  campaign
expenditures  as  of  the  filing  date  of  the  committee's
statement of organization:
.............................................................
                        VERIFICATION:
    "I declare that this statement of organization (including
any accompanying schedules and statements) has been  examined
by  me  and to the best of my knowledge and belief is a true,
correct and complete statement of organization as required by
Article 9 of The Election Code. I understand that the penalty
for willfully filing a false or incomplete statement shall be
a fine  not  to  exceed  $500  or  imprisonment  in  a  penal
institution  other  than  the  penitentiary  not  to exceed 6
months, or both fine and imprisonment."
................  ..........................................
(date of filing)  (signature of person making the statement)
(Source: P.A. 86-873.)

    (10 ILCS 5/9-5) (from Ch. 46, par. 9-5)
    Sec.  9-5.    Any  change   in   information   previously
submitted   in   a   statement  of  organization  except  for
information  submitted  under  Section  9-3  (h)   shall   be
reported,  as  required  of  statements  of  organization  by
Section  9-3  of  this Article, within 10 days following such
change.
    Any political  committee  which,  after  having  filed  a
statement of organization, dissolves as a political committee
or  determines  that  it  will no longer receive any campaign
contributions nor make any campaign expenditures shall notify
the Board, or the Board and the county clerk, as required  of
statements of organization by Section 9-3 of this Article, of
that  fact  and  file  with  the  Board, or the Board and the
county clerk, as required of statements  of  organization  by
Section  9-3  of this Article, a final report with respect to
its  contributions  and  expenditures,  including  the  final
disposition of its funds and assets.
    In the event that a political  committee  dissolves,  all
contributions   in  its  possession,  after  payment  of  the
committee's   outstanding   liabilities,   including    staff
salaries,  shall  be  refunded to the contributors in amounts
not exceeding their individual contributions, or  transferred
to  other  political  or  charitable organizations consistent
with the positions of the  committee  or  the  candidates  it
represented.   In  no  case shall these funds be used for the
personal aggrandizement of any committee member  or  campaign
worker.
(Source: P.A. 86-873.)

    (10 ILCS 5/9-11) (from Ch. 46, par. 9-11)
    Sec.  9-11.  Each  report of campaign contributions under
Section 9-10 shall disclose-
    (1)  the name and address of the political committee;
    (2)  (Blank);  the  scope,  area   of   activity,   party
affiliation,  candidate  affiliation,  and  purposes  of  the
political committee;
    (3)  the  amount of funds on hand at the beginning of the
reporting period;
    (4)  the full name and mailing address of each person who
has made one or more contributions to or for  such  committee
within  the  reporting period in an aggregate amount or value
in excess of $150, together with the amount and date of  such
contributions;
    (5)  the total sum of individual contributions made to or
for  such  committee  during  the  reporting  period  and not
reported under item (4);
    (6)  the name and address  of  each  political  committee
from which the reporting committee received, or to which that
committee  made,  any  transfer  of  funds,  in any aggregate
amount or value in excess of $150, together with the  amounts
and dates of all transfers;
    (7)  the  total  sum  of  transfers  made to or from such
committee during the reporting period and not reported  under
item (6);
    (8)  each loan to or from any person within the reporting
period  by  or  to  such  committee in an aggregate amount or
value in excess of $150, together with  the  full  names  and
mailing  addresses  of  the lender and endorsers, if any, and
the date and amount of such loans;
    (9)  the  total  amount  of  proceeds  received  by  such
committee from (a) the  sale  of  tickets  for  each  dinner,
luncheon,  cocktail  party,  rally,  and  other  fund-raising
events;  (b)  mass  collections  made at such events; and (c)
sales of items such  as  political  campaign  pins,  buttons,
badges,   flags,  emblems,  hats,  banners,  literature,  and
similar materials;
    (10)  each contribution, rebate, refund, or other receipt
in excess of $150 received by such  committee  not  otherwise
listed under items (4) through (9);
    (11)  the  total  sum  of  all  receipts  by  or for such
committee or candidate during the reporting period.
    The reports of campaign contributions  filed  under  this
Article  shall  be  cumulative during the reporting period to
which they relate, but where there has been no change  in  an
item reported in a previous report during such year, only the
amount need be carried forward.
(Source: P.A. 86-873.)

    (10 ILCS 5/9-12) (from Ch. 46, par. 9-12)
    Sec.   9-12.    Each  report  of  campaign  contributions
required by Section 9-10 of this Article to be filed with the
Board or the Board and the county clerk  shall  be  verified,
dated,  and  signed  by either the treasurer of the political
committee making the report or the candidate on whose  behalf
the  report  is  made,  and  shall  contain substantially the
following:
              REPORT OF CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS
(1)  name and address of the political committee:
.............................................................
(2)  scope, area of activity,  party  affiliation,  candidate
affiliation, and purposes of the political committee:
.............................................................
.............................................................
.............................................................
.............................................................
(3)  the  date  of the beginning of the reporting period, and
the amount of funds on hand at the beginning of the reporting
period:
.............................................................
(3) (4)  the full name and mailing address of each person who
has made one or more contributions to or  for  the  committee
within  the  reporting period in an aggregate amount or value
in excess of $150, together with the amount and date of  such
contributions:
name            address           amount           date
..........      ..........        ..........       ..........
..........      ..........        ..........       ..........
..........      ..........        ..........       ..........
..........      ..........        ..........       ..........
..........      ..........        ..........       ..........
(4) (5)  the total sum of individual contributions made to or
for  the  committee  during  the  reporting  period  and  not
reported under item (3) (4) -
.............................................................
(5) (6)  the  name  and  address  of each political committee
from which the reporting committee received, or to which that
committee made, any transfer of funds, in an aggregate amount
or value in excess of $150, together  with  the  amounts  and
dates of all transfers:
name            address           amount           date
..........      ..........        ..........       ..........
..........      ..........        ..........       ..........
..........      ..........        ..........       ..........
(6) (7)  the  total  sum  of  transfers  made to or from such
committee during the reporting period and not under item  (5)
(6):
.............................................................
(7) (8)  each loan to or from any person within the reporting
period by or to the committee in an aggregate amount or value
in  excess  of $150, together with the full names and mailing
addresses of the lender and endorsers, if any, and  the  date
and amount of such loans:
(8) (9)  the   total  amount  of  proceeds  received  by  the
committee from (a) the  sale  of  tickets  for  each  dinner,
luncheon,  cocktail  party,  rally,  and  other  fund-raising
events;  (b)  mass  collections  made at such events; and (c)
sales of items such  as  political  campaign  pins,  buttons,
badges,   flags,  emblems,  hats,  banners,  literature,  and
similar materials:
(a)..........................................................
(b)..........................................................
(c)..........................................................
(9) (10)  each contribution, rebate, refund, or other receipt
in excess of $150 received by  the  committee  not  otherwise
listed under items (3) (4) through (8) (9):
name            address           amount           date
..........      ..........        ..........       ..........
..........      ..........        ..........       ..........
(10) (11)  the  total  sum  of  all  receipts  by  or for the
committee during the reporting period:
.............................................................
VERIFICATION:
    "I declare that this  report  of  campaign  contributions
(including  any  accompanying  schedules  and statements) has
been examined by me and to  the  best  of  my  knowledge  and
belief  is a true, correct and complete report as required by
Article 9 of The Election Code. I understand that the penalty
for willfully filing a false or incomplete statement shall be
a fine  not  to  exceed  $500  or  imprisonment  in  a  penal
institution  other  than  the  penitentiary  not  to exceed 6
months, or both fine and imprisonment."
.............................................................
(date of filing)      (signature of person making the report)
(Source: P.A. 86-873.)

    (10 ILCS 5/9-13) (from Ch. 46, par. 9-13)
    Sec.  9-13.   Each   semi-annual   report   of   campaign
contributions  and  expenditures  under  Section  9-10  shall
disclose-
    (1)  the name and address of the political committee;
    (2)  (Blank);   the   scope,   area  of  activity,  party
affiliation,  candidate  affiliation,  and  purposes  of  the
political committee;
    (3)  the amount of funds on hand at the beginning of  the
reporting period;
    (4)  the full name and mailing address of each person who
has  made  one or more contributions to or for such committee
within the reporting period in an aggregate amount  or  value
in  excess of $150, together with the amount and date of such
contributions;
    (5)  the total sum of individual contributions made to or
for such  committee  during  the  reporting  period  and  not
reported under item (4);
    (6)  the  name  and  address  of each political committee
from which the reporting committee received, or to which that
committee made, any  transfer  of  funds,  in  the  aggregate
amount  or value in excess of $150, together with the amounts
and dates of all transfers;
    (7)  the total sum of transfers  made  to  or  from  such
committee  during the reporting period and not reported under
item (6);
    (8)  each loan to or from any person within the reporting
period by or to such committee  in  an  aggregate  amount  or
value  in  excess  of  $150, together with the full names and
mailing addresses of the lender and endorsers,  if  any,  and
the date and amount of such loans;
    (9)  the  total  amount  of  proceeds  received  by  such
committee  from  (a)  the  sale  of  tickets for each dinner,
luncheon,  cocktail  party,  rally,  and  other  fund-raising
events; (b) mass collections made at  such  events;  and  (c)
sales  of  items  such  as  political campaign pins, buttons,
badges,  flags,  emblems,  hats,  banners,  literature,   and
similar materials;
    (10)  each contribution, rebate, refund, or other receipt
in  excess  of  $150 received by such committee not otherwise
listed under items (4) through (9);
    (11)  the total sum  of  all  receipts  by  or  for  such
committee or candidate during the reporting period;
    (12)  the full name and mailing address of each person to
whom  expenditures  have  been  made  by  such  committee  or
candidate  within the reporting period in an aggregate amount
or value in excess of $150, the amount, date, and purpose  of
each  such  expenditure  and the question of public policy or
the name and address of, and office sought by, each candidate
on whose behalf such expenditure was made;
    (13)  the full name and mailing address of each person to
whom an expenditure  for  personal  services,  salaries,  and
reimbursed  expenses  in  excess  of  $150 has been made, and
which is not otherwise reported, including the amount,  date,
and purpose of such expenditure;
    (14)  the   total   sum  of  expenditures  made  by  such
committee during the reporting period;
    (15)  the full name and mailing address of each person to
whom the committee owes debts or  obligations  in  excess  of
$150, and the amount of such debts or obligations.
(Source: P.A. 86-873.)

    (10 ILCS 5/9-14) (from Ch. 46, par. 9-14)
    Sec.   9-14.    Each   semi-annual   report  of  campaign
contributions and expenditures required by  Section  9-10  of
this  Article to be filed with the Board or the Board and the
county clerk shall be verified, dated, and signed  by  either
the treasurer of the political committee making the report or
the  candidate  on whose behalf the report is made, and shall
contain substantially the following:
               SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT OF CAMPAIGN
               CONTRIBUTIONS AND EXPENDITURES
(1)  name and address of the political committee:
.............................................................
(2)  scope, area of activity,  party  affiliation,  candidate
affiliation, and purposes of the political committee:
.............................................................
.............................................................
.............................................................
.............................................................
(3)  the  date  of the beginning of the reporting period, and
the amount of funds on hand at the beginning of the reporting
period;
.............................................................
(3) (4)  the full name and mailing address of each person who
has made one or more contributions to or  for  the  committee
within  the  reporting period in an aggregate amount or value
in excess of $150, together with the amount and date of  such
contributions:
name            address           amount           date
..........      ..........        ..........       ..........
..........      ..........        ..........       ..........
..........      ..........        ..........       ..........
..........      ..........        ..........       ..........
..........      ..........        ..........       ..........
(4) (5)  the total sum of individual contributions made to or
for  the  committee  during  the  reporting  period  and  not
reported under item--(3) (4):
.............................................................
(5) (6)  the  name  and  address  of each political committee
from which the reporting committee received, or to which that
committee made, any transfer of funds, in an aggregate amount
or value in excess of $150, together  with  the  amounts  and
dates of all transfers:
name            address           amount           date
..........      ..........        ..........       ..........
..........      ..........        ..........       ..........
..........      ..........        ..........       ..........
(6) (7)  the  total  sum  of  transfers  made to or from such
committee during the reporting period and not reported  under
item (5) (6);
(7) (8)  each loan to or from any person within the reporting
period by or to the committee in an aggregate amount or value
in  excess  of $150, together with the full names and mailing
addresses of the lender and endorsers, if any, and  the  date
and amount of such loans:
name         address       amount      date        endorsers
..........   ..........    ........    ........    ..........
..........   ..........    ........    ........    ..........
..........   ..........    ........    ........    ..........
(8) (9)  the   total  amount  of  proceeds  received  by  the
committee from (a) the  sale  of  tickets  for  each  dinner,
luncheon,  cocktail  party,  rally,  and  other  fund-raising
events;  (b)  mass  collections  made at such events; and (c)
sales of items such  as  political  campaign  pins,  buttons,
badges,   flags,  emblems,  hats,  banners,  literature,  and
similar materials:
(a)..........................................................
(b)..........................................................
(c)..........................................................
(9) (10)  each contribution, rebate, refund, or other receipt
in excess of $150 received by  the  committee  not  otherwise
listed under items (3) (4) through (8) (9):
name            address           amount           date
..........      ..........        ..........       ..........
..........      ..........        ..........       ..........
(10) (11)  the  total  sum  of  all  receipts  by  or for the
committee during the reporting period:
.............................................................
(11) (12)  the full name and mailing address of  each  person
to  whom  expenditures have been made by the committee within
the reporting period in  an  aggregate  amount  or  value  in
excess  of  $150,  the amount, date, and purpose of each such
expenditure, and the question of public policy  or  the  name
and address of, and office sought by, each candidate on whose
behalf the expenditure was made:
name        address   amount   date    purpose    beneficiary
..........  .......   ......   ....    .......    ...........
..........  .......   ......   ....    .......    ...........
..........  .......   ......   ....    .......    ...........
..........  .......   ......   ....    .......    ...........
..........  .......   ......   ....    .......    ...........
(12) (13)  the  full  name and mailing address of each person
to whom an  expenditure for personal services, salaries,  and
reimbursed  expenses  in  excess  of  $150 has been made, and
which is not otherwise reported, including the amount,  date,
and purpose of such expenditure:
name         address       amount      date        purpose
..........   ..........    ........    ........    ..........
..........   ..........    ........    ........    ..........
..........   ..........    ........    ........    ..........
(13) (14)  the   total   sum  of  expenditures  made  by  the
committee during the reporting period;
.............................................................
(14) (15)  the full name and mailing address of  each  person
to  whom the committee owes debts or obligations in excess of
$150, and the amount of such debts or obligations:
.............................................................
.............................................................
VERIFICATION:
    "I declare  that  this  semi-annual  report  of  campaign
contributions  and  expenditures  (including any accompanying
schedules and statements) has been examined by me and to  the
best  of  my  knowledge  and  belief  is  a true, correct and
complete report as required by  Article  9  of  The  Election
Code.  I  understand  that the penalty for willfully filing a
false or incomplete report shall be a fine not to exceed $500
or  imprisonment  in  a  penal  institution  other  than  the
penitentiary not  to  exceed  6  months,  or  both  fine  and
imprisonment."
................      .......................................
(date of filing)      (signature of person making the report)
(Source: P.A. 86-873.)

    (10 ILCS 5/9-17) (from Ch. 46, par. 9-17)
    Sec.  9-17.  All  statements and reports filed under this
Article with the board or county clerk shall be available for
examination and copying  by  the  public  at  all  reasonable
times. Such person examining a statement or report must first
fill  out  a  form  prepared  by  the  Board  identifying the
examiner by name, occupation, address and  telephone  number,
and  listing  the  date  of  examination  and reason for such
examination. The board shall supply such forms to the  county
clerks annually and replenish such forms upon request.
    The  Board  or  county  clerk,  as the case may be, shall
promptly notify each political committee required to  file  a
statement or report under this Article of each instance of an
examination  of  its  statement  or  report  by  sending it a
duplicate original of the identification form filled  out  by
the person examining its report.
    Any  person who alters or falsifies information on a copy
of a statement or report obtained from  the  State  Board  of
Elections  or  the county clerk pursuant to Article 9 of this
Code and publishes, circulates or distributes such altered or
falsified  information  with  the  intent   to   misrepresent
contributions received or expenditures made by a candidate or
political committee shall be guilty of a Class B misdemeanor.
    Any  person  who shall sell or utilize information copied
from statements and reports filed with  the  State  Board  of
Elections  or  the county clerk pursuant to Article 9 of this
Code for the purpose of soliciting contributions or  for  the
purpose of business solicitation shall be guilty of a Class B
misdemeanor.
(Source: P.A. 81-310.)

    (10 ILCS 5/9-21) (from Ch. 46, par. 9-21)
    Sec.  9-21.  Upon  receipt  of  such complaint, the Board
shall hold a closed preliminary hearing to determine  whether
or   not   the  complaint  appears  to  have  been  filed  on
justifiable grounds. Such closed preliminary hearing shall be
conducted as soon as practicable after  affording  reasonable
notice,  a  copy  of  the  complaint,  and  an opportunity to
testify at  such  hearing  to  both  the  person  making  the
complaint  and  the  person  against  whom  the  complaint is
directed. If the Board determines that the complaint has  not
been  filed  on  justifiable  grounds,  it  shall dismiss the
complaint without further hearing.
    Whenever in the judgment of the  Board,  after  affording
due  notice  and  an  opportunity  for  a public hearing, any
person has engaged or  is  about  to  engage  in  an  act  or
practice  which constitutes or will constitute a violation of
any provision of this Article  or  any  regulation  or  order
issued  thereunder,  the Board shall issue an order directing
such person to take such action as the Board  determines  may
be necessary in the public interest to correct the violation.
In  addition,  if  the act or practice engaged in consists of
the failure to file  any  required  report  within  the  time
prescribed  by this Article, the Board, as part of its order,
shall further provide that if,  within  the  12-month  period
following  the  issuance  of  the order, such person fails to
file  within  the  time  prescribed  by  this   Article   any
subsequent  report  as  may  be  required, such person may be
subject to a civil penalty pursuant to Section 9-23.  If  the
complaint is directed to an elected public official or to the
chairman  or  treasurer  of  his political committee during a
year in which  that  official  is  not  a  candidate  seeking
nomination  for,  election  to  or  retention  in the same or
another office, the Board shall  render  its  final  judgment
within  42  days  of the date the complaint is filed.  If the
complaint is directed to a candidate seeking nomination  for,
election  to or retention in public office or to the chairman
or treasurer of his  political  committee,  The  Board  shall
render  its  final judgment within 60 21 days of the date the
complaint is filed; except that during the 60 days  preceding
the  date of the election in reference to which the complaint
is filed, the Board shall render its final judgment within  7
days  of  the  date  the complaint is filed, and during the 7
days preceding such election, the  Board  shall  render  such
judgment before the date of such election, if possible.
    At  any  time  prior to the issuance of the Board's final
judgment, the parties may  dispose  of  the  complaint  by  a
written stipulation, agreed settlement or consent order.  Any
such  stipulation,  settlement  or  order  shall, however, be
submitted in writing to the Board and shall become  effective
only  if  approved  by  the  Board.   If  the act or practice
complained of consists of the failure to  file  any  required
report  within  the  time  prescribed  by  this Article, such
stipulation, settlement or order may provide that if,  within
the   12-month   period   following   the  approval  of  such
stipulation, agreement or order,  the  person  complained  of
fails  to file within the time prescribed by this Article any
subsequent reports as may be required,  such  person  may  be
subject to a civil penalty pursuant to Section 9-23.
    Any  person  filing  a complaint pursuant to Section 9-20
may, upon written notice to the  other  parties  and  to  the
Board,  voluntarily  withdraw the complaint at any time prior
to the issuance of the Board's final determination.
(Source: P.A. 83-1362.)

    (10 ILCS 5/9-28 new)
    Sec.  9-28.  Electronic  filing  and  availability.   The
Board may by rule provide for the optional electronic  filing
of  expenditure  and  contribution  reports.  The Board shall
promptly make all reports filed under  this  Article  by  all
political   committees  publicly  available  by  means  of  a
searchable database that is accessible through the World Wide
Web.

    Section 99.  Effective date.  This Act  takes  effect  on
January  1,  1998,  except  that this Section, the provisions
changing Sec. 9-17 of the Election Code, and  the  provisions
adding  Sec.  9-28  to  the  Election  Code  take effect upon
becoming law.

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