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96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2009 and 2010
HB2995
Introduced 2/24/2009, by Rep. Tom Cross SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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10 ILCS 5/9-1.3 |
from Ch. 46, par. 9-1.3 |
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Amends the Election Code. Makes a technical change in the Section of the
campaign finance Article defining "candidate".
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A BILL FOR
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HB2995 |
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LRB096 09739 JAM 19902 b |
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| AN ACT concerning elections.
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| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, |
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| represented in the General Assembly:
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| Section 5. The Election Code is amended by changing Section |
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| 9-1.3 as follows:
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| (10 ILCS 5/9-1.3) (from Ch. 46, par. 9-1.3)
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| Sec. 9-1.3.
"Candidate" means any person who seeks |
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| nomination for election,
election to or retention in public |
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| office, or any person who seeks election
as ward or township |
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| committeeman in counties of 3,000,000 or more population,
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| whether or not such person is elected. A person seeks |
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| nomination for election,
election or retention if he (1) takes |
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| the
the action necessary under the laws of
this State to |
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| attempt to qualify for nomination for election, election to or
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| retention in public office or election as ward or township |
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| committeeman in
counties of 3,000,000 or more population, or |
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| (2) receives contributions or
makes expenditures, or gives |
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| consent for any other person to receive
contributions or make |
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| expenditures with a view to bringing about his
nomination for |
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| election or election to or retention in public
office, or his |
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| or her election as ward or township committeeman in counties
of |
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| 3,000,000 or more population. |
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| (Source: P.A. 89-405, eff. 11-8-95.)
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